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

Aye. And my local Tesco Metro doesn't do All Day Breakfast wedges any more.

Ooooh, I could murder a cheese and pickle sandwich

I hate being so eaily manipulated into wanting things...

Being mistaken for Xanatic.

Zantic

Feeling obliged to socialise. I've just finished a long shift and although there were no big problems, I've still been on my feet for 10 hours and I'm tired. As I went to leave work people were insisting I go out for a drink, when I say no, I'm tired and cycling home, these people, whose shifts were all shorter than mine, called me boring. Then when I get back to my halls I went to the bar to get some keys for the computer cluster so I can check my emails and come on here. People in the bar start shouting after me to have a drink and join in the quiz
I just feel like shouting off I'm tired and want to be anti-social, leave me alone
Rant over, I feel much better

Painting stair spindles, now that's annoying.
People not being able to speak properly like wot i do :- saying bought instead of brought (what have you bought with you today).
Usage of the word "pound" in "it cost five pound", wankers.

People where i work continually using the word "brekkie",when working out who is having what and how many ther are for breakfast.
"how many brekkies", "what shall we get for brekkie", "are you havin' a brekkie today", "brekkie brekkie brekkie", twats.

Gillian MacHeath(?) on You Are What You Eat constantly talking about 'poo'. How are we supposed to trust her when she talks like a play school teacher? Faeces, excreta, even stool. STOP SAYING POO.

Eloisa I'm with you on that one; I absolutely HATE that word.

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She says it because the people who watch and believe the nonsense she dishes out would not understand words like Faeces, excreta, even stool.

As you do seem to watch it I suggest you stop she is a fraud and con-merchant. She is the epitome of bad science and it is amazing she got a second series of the show.

So, one of my pet hates is people who twist poor non-scientific rubbish into scientific gooblydegook that the ordinary joe would get drawn in by because 'scientists/experts and people with 'PhDs'' say it is fact and works.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/badscience/

I suggest spending a bit of time going through the backlog there is plenty on Dr...sorry...Ms McKeith.

At least it's not as bad as that bloody woman on How Clean is Your House? who always goes on about 'pee-pee'.

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Indeed, any one whose life revolves around being anally clean (no pun intended) must have the intellectual landscape of a maggot. If all this woman can be bothered about is keeping houses clean she needs to get out a bit more and get other interests. From what I have seen of her she would do pretty well at being 'a madame'..if you know what I mean.

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I have problems with the opposite mistake... as in "I brought a new coat today."

"Indeed, any one whose life revolves around being anally clean (no pun intended) must have the intellectual landscape of a maggot. If all this woman can be bothered about is keeping houses clean she needs to get out a bit more and get other interests."

Hmmm. Both my grandmothers were cleaners as a job, and I woldn't say they had the intellectual landscape of a maggot - far from it. They were just poor, and didn't have the opportunities I have had. The fact that these women have found a way to make a lot of money from what is essentially a really cr@ppy job suggests they are a lot smarter than you give them credit for.

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PS there is nothing wrong with the word poo. Normal people use it, it is an everyday type of word, unlike excretia. I do actually agree with you about the MacKieth woman but can't see what is wrong with the word 'poo'.

"I brought a new coat today" makes perfect sense to me!!!!

Am I missing something?

BLOODY CYCLISTS!!!!!
footpaths are for FEET and the bus lanes are for BUSES!!!!!!

>>"I brought a new coat today" makes perfect sense to me!!!!

Am I missing something?<<

"I brought.." is fine if you don't mean you purchased a new coat, that would be "I bought a new coat today".

Brought has nothing to do with buying and everything to do with bringing.

I will bring my new coat in tomorrow to show you...
I brought a new coat today...

I will buy a new coat tomorrow...
I bought a new coat today...

See the diference?

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Yep. 'bought' refers to the act of buying something, 'brought' refers to the act of bringing something with you.

'I brought a new coat today' (in the context of having purchased a new coat) is incorrect.

I make no apologies for being a pavement cyclist: if I get hit by a car on the road I die. If I hit a pedestrian on the pavement they live.

(And I would rather die than wear one of those awful helmets.)

>>"I brought a new coat today"

Also when people say "can I lend a fiver?"

Lend me all you like

*Makes a note in a small black book.*

Come the revolution, Spinks...


Seriously, I dislike pavement cyclists. But I can tolerate them as long as they realise that when on a footpath it is MY right of way and they have no right to get in a strop when I don't move for them.

As I said to the bunch of chavs who had a go at me for not moving a few weeks ago: "Does this look like a f**king cycle path to you?"

If I had my way there'd be a lot more dedicated cycle paths.