spafJan 5
@RandomAntics: "The best revenge is living well, so I really need to know what the second best revenge is."
Show threadD C Ross

@spaf
" It's a wonderful expression. I just don't know how true it is. You don't see it turning up in a lot of opera plots. 'Ludwig, maddened by the poisoning of his entire family, wreaks vengeance on Gunther in the third act by living well. Whereupon Woton, upon discovering his deception, wreaks vengeance on Gunther in the third act again by living even better than the Duke.'"

-- Niles Crane (Frasier, S2E11)

Jan 5 at 8:02pmWeb
Show threadPhilip BrewerJan 5

@deeseearr @spaf I dunno. I've lived so well, I can no longer remember who I wanted to get revenge on.

Maybe it's forgetting those people that amounts to a successful act of vengeance?