Self Congratulate

And seeing Glee's executive producer Ryan Murphy drop in at the end to self-congratulate himself on what "he can write to" and then tell the bottom contestants how they basically aren't good enough only made things more stomach-turning. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If those kinds of scribblings are something something to congratulate or self-congratulate this blog for, I'll gladly leave that to you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Let's reduce our both our carbon footprint and our ego emission and NOT gather before the limelight to self-congratulate. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's the preening eco-Puritan holier-than-thou-ness that grates, the grotesque need to simultaneously lecture and self-congratulate that nauseates, and the narcissitic abuse of a Christmas card to command PC applause that makes one's skin crawl. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

But critics say that's no reason for the Bush administration to self-congratulate. ❋ Unknown (2006)

We self-congratulate with the noun at every opportunity, from outdoor food festivals to parades and "heritage months." ❋ R.M. VAUGHAN (2011)

Are we so desperate for an Enemy to pin our blame to no matter what so that we can self-congratulate and separate "us" from "them" that we've forgotten the whole point - to make our food system worldwide more responsible? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Name Game just makes most people more ignorant (while giving a few people another reason to self-congratulate over their superior sensitivity). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Listening to some of the television meteorologists this morning and afternoon self-congratulate themselves about getting a 2.7 "snow and sleet event correct was curious and interesting, but nauseating. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This comment left on [a soundtrack] that was used in [the Umbrella Academy] series: Sneak self-congratulation compliment: "Thank you [umbrella academy] for reintroducing this to the next generation." It seems like an innocent comment, but is actually a way for the commenter to congratulate themselves for knowing the soundtrack before it was in the series. The commenter also believes that they are better than the people who are just now discovering it, and that he/she should get a reward for knowing the song for a longer period of time. ❋ TaiChiTony (2019)