They have obviously never met my wife.
I can run jokes one after the other that get laughs from everyone and she just looks at me.
But let me reach for something on the kitchen counter and catch my head on the end of a cabinet door (OUCH!) and she is rolling on the floor.
This proves the FR moderators are all men!
I'm a female and I HIGHLY enjoy seeing someone evil getting what they deserve!
Your poster name and the article title struck me as funny. Perfect article for you to post. ;o)
I think this may have more variations than was tested for. Men seem to enjoy watching someone on the recieving end of little things more than women, but women seem to derive much more satisfaction from big failures.
Men also don't mind seeing someone they like get a little pain in their life, while women almost always focus on those they do not like.
For example, 3 guys are standing on a porch and one leans on the railing which gives way and he falls into the thorny bushes below. The other two guys will pull him out, but only while laughing. Most women I know would think that the laughter was uncalled for, most men would think it was appropriate since he didn't get hurt too bad.
But, 2 guys are driving down the road and see a guy they don't like in another car. Suddenly, his car is broadsided. Most guys would become concerned and hope everyone is ok. Many women, seeing a woman they didn't like in an accident, would be much less concerned and maybe even develop a "serves her right" attitude.
"Happiness is getting your hair cut every two weeks and watching your neighbor fall off the roof" - unknown Chinese philisopher.
I don't believe this for a moment. In five decades of living, I have noted that, all other things being equal, it is MUCH better to be on the wrong side of a guy than a girl.