vicarious

On-Yomi: セツ、ショウ — Kun-Yomi: おさ.める、かね.る、と.る

Koohii stories:

1) [radical_tyro] 13-7-2007(146): Now that I'm a responsible adult, I have to get my vicarious thrills from watching stupid people put sparklers up to their ears and burn their fingers.

2) [mspertus] 1-5-2007(128): I put my fingers in my ears to avoid going deaf while getting a vicarious thrill from watching kids light off sparklers and fireworks on Chinese New Year.

3) [noname] 24-2-2008(28): 摂る 【とる】 (v5r) to take something into the body; to absorb nourishment. 摂取 【せっしゅ】 (n,vs) (1) intake; absorption; adoption; (2) assimilation; (P) STORY: One way to TAKE IN SOME NOURISHMENT INTO THE BODY is to take your FINGER, dig around in your EAR, then eat whatever SPARKLY matter you may find.

4) [dihutenosa] 19-12-2007(23): [+mspertus] My friend is too afraid of loud noises, so while we go out to enjoy the sparklers and fireworks on New Years, he stays at home and watches everything on TV so he can have a vicarious experience. Just the sight of them freaks him out though, so he watches with the volume low and his fingers firmly planted in his ears.

5) [Nukemarine] 3-12-2007(10): Old southern joke. It was a VICARIOUS situation, the man lights a firecracker (SPARKLES), then stuck his FINGER in his EARS to prepare for the boom. Sadly, he was still holding the firecracker.