h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

people who stop and decide where they want to walk to next AT THE TOP OF ESCALATORS.

people who press the buzzer to stop the bus AND THEN GO AND WAIT BY THE BUS DRIVER FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. are they scared that the driver will not stop? are they in that much of a rush that a queue full of people waiting to get off a bus is going to speed their day along?

those loan adverts that advise you they can consolidate all you debt repayments AND THEN SUGGEST THAT YOU GET IN DEBT AGAIN WITH A NEW CAR OR A HOLIDAY. it isn't solving the problem it's just getting you more into debt.

people who stop you in the street asking you to sponsor a starving child/chat to you about the rainforests/£2 per month to oxfam THEY GET PAID £8 p/h FOR DOING THAT. can't they get paid £5 p/h and the other three can go towards starving children/rainforests/oxfam? that'll be £3 p/h every day for each one of them.

you need a licence to have a dog BUT NO LICENCE TO SLAP YOUR CHILD ON A BUSY SATURDAY IN T K MAX.

tanning centres who charge £20 for 6 mins tan ON SUNNY DAYS. Stand outside and get it for free.



going to have a lie down now.

You don't need a dog licence anymore..

cat licence?

*cue entire monty python sketch*

I hate those very boring people who quote Monty Python verbatim...

I'm trying to decide if I'm annoyed that this subject has been started up when there's already a perfectly good 'Petty Hates' thread that's been running for yonks.

love you too

Oh, no need to say so. *Everyone* hates me, or at least gets to eventually.

is that because you eat worms?
fatworms thinworm bigworms littleworms worms that squiggle and squirm

*cue entire non-monty python sketch*

Hey I agree with you DMK!
I work in a department store and I HATE IT when people just stop and block your way they know you are behind them and that you can't get around them but they don't care! I also hate when an entire family is spread out and taking up the entire walkway, heaven forbid someone would want to get by. I also hate double wide strollers, need I say more.

Yes I believe you should have a license to have a kid or at least take some classes! I see people all the time in the store who just don't pay attention to their kids and then they get hurt, and they get mad at us like we were suppose to be watching them. That's the problem people think everyone else is responsible for watching their kids except them!

I had a lady in the store the other day with her 3 year old girl, the child was crying because she had to go to the bathroom but the mother wouldn't stop shopping and the kid wet her pants, the sad thing is the bathroom was just a couple of steps away.

Yes please don't hit your kid in the store it only makes them scream more and I don't want to hear it!

Ahhh I feel a little better now

Well if we're talking about supermarkets, what really ticks me off is people who are careless with their trolleys. You know, they leave them blokcing half the aisle while they block the other half looking at the price of frozen sprouts. I like to clatter their trolleys as I pass, or surreptitiously move them along while they're not looking so they wonder what the hell happened to them when they finally turn around.

Oh that's good! I have to try that one!

I happen to like Monty Python. lol
I agree, I hate it when people stop and block the way, but what's even worse is when they realize it and then blame it on you! What?! I'm I the only one who gets a little confused on that one?
Or how about finally turning 18, have had a job and have plenty of money put up to live on my own, but need someone to co-sign on a lease so I can, but my parents won't because "they didn't move out as when they turned 18, so I don't need too". So instead they move me away from somewhere I was finally happy and the place I wanted to begin college. (sorry personal problem stressing me out)
WHEW.... I feel a lot better now... if only I could scream

Oh I like Monty Python - done by the Pythons, that is.

Anyway, what about 'slippery road surface' traffic signs? They annoy the hell out of me. It's a tacit admission that the council couldn't be bothered to fix the problem and we drivers have to lump it.

Old people in supermarkets who block your way, then give you the evil eye if you dare say 'excuse me'

Ditto people, usually pensioners, housewives etc who all decide to go shopping/to the bank/M&S food hall at lunchtime. You have ALL DAY people! Why do it at the time when us poor office bound sods have to go, causing massive queues and a wasted lunch break!

People who stop dead in the pavement for no apparent reason.

People who have appallingly behaved children in public. If I'd done that I would have got a good hiding.