evil evil everywhere

so who's the evilest of them all? well geez that's a rather hard question if the candidates to choose from is olga and i.

but at CNY celebrations last night surrounded by vast family friends whom i have either not met or just don't remember, i was asked a rather strange question. which shook some resonance in me considering i fall within the category of such people. here it is.

if anyone read will anderson's column in the sunday magazine of the hearld sun yesterday, he wrote about how it seems to be part of the modern day human nature to find some amusement from others who find themselves in a pickle of a dally (translation: a tough spot/between a rock and a hard place/in a bind etc.), be it that they have incurred some physical injury, find themselves retelling some embarassing situation, or just simply made a fool of themselves.

after asking me what i thought of the phenomenon by my "cousin" i with no hesitation admitted that i do, with no harm or offence intended, do find those kinda circumstances amusing. which prompted him to exclaim (rather loudly) that i am cruel and evil and how is it possible to find someone else's pain funny? well my answer was simple, everyone else does it and it's more than evident like will said in shows like Australia's Funniest Home Videos.

so question time folksies -
by finding someone else's bad predicament funny, does that make you evil? granted we're not talking about a full blown tragedy here, just more like everyday misfortunes that have reared their ugly heads.

and if anyone can answer me this i applaud you. why do kids find fish tank water so fascinating they want to drink it? and fry poor nemo "up good!"?!?!?!