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

OldArdvarrk - I agree. 'glow in the dark what are chillies?' No wonder people end up eating the vindaloos - they are the only ones with heat in those places. Unfortunately all the good places (two) in Galsgow that I know of are currently outside my expense bracket

Petty Hate - Brick Lane curry houses in London. get back in your restraunts and cook, don't stand outside trying to get me in your place - it only annoys me and ensures I'll not go in there. And your curry is crud and expensive anyhow.

Zantic

Strictly no a petty hate but an advert for cheap hot curry.

If you are ever in Bradford West Yorkshire try the following hot and cheap places

Kashmir Morley St, next to the city morgue. Chicken veg bhuna and 3 chappatis for under a fiver, and its also BYOB. Seekh kebabs are 70p each. Tell them how hot you want it. I have eaten there for nearly 30 years and I only take it medium, be warned.

Saajan Morley street, hottest buffet in town for £3 students and £5 everyone else at lunchtime. Lamb bhuna to die for. No Alchol here.

Ambala Great Horton Rd, just above the Uni, Tandoori mixed starter on a sizzling platter for £3.80. There is enough there for 2 people. The Kebaba and Tikka are all cooked over charcoal. No Alcoho Here. Best Desi Chai in the area.

Leeds Shahi Naan Kebab at the junction of Harehills lane, about a mile from St James Hospital. Naan Kebab for £3.50 and its a whole naan baked to order. Bet you can,t eat it all.

Dewsbury Delights, juts behind Safeway off Halifax Road Dewsbury. Again great fresh Naan and a masala fish that will clear any bout of flu. Naan, fish and Kebabs for under a fiver.

More Petty hates

No, I dont feel grumpy tonight. Normal service will be resumed shortly

I didnt mean babe in that sense ... i mean when you get people who use it every other second,like hon or sweetie n you barely know them! Tis more than a little patronising.

Ah, now I understand.

Thanks for not zapping me.

We say Luv a lot in Yorkshire, but its only because we dont know your name, or we have forgotten because we have crap memories or because we are too shy to ask you what your name is. Best way to avoid being called luv is to tell people your name.

There is a story about a visit from the previous Queen to Bradford. During the civic dinner, Her Majesty was sitting with the Aldermen and the Lord Mayor. The Lord Mayor asked, ' There must be someting that we can refer to you by other than Your Majesty, Your Majesty'. The Queen replied, ' You have called me Luv three times already'!

The Queen was also quick to point out that at the Palace , they observed strict rationing. The Mayor is reputed to have replied, ' Well tha'l be glad of a proper do then'.

These stories are probably untrue but we like to think that they are.

Bye for now

Wop

Oh bugger, wrong convo!!

I work in a call centre and hate people calling me mate or boss or my friend when they've never spoken to me before, but worst of all is the Welsh equivilent, butt

I don't make a habit of zapping people ..unless they really deserve it of course


A petty hate? customers who come up to me having ripped the ticket off the item they want and ask how much it is then when i tell them the usual price try to barter on it! Its a charity shop for fecks sake..

I am taking a bin liner full of clothes into Age Concern tomorrow. My wife has been at slimming world since last september and has dropped 2 dress sizes.


Back to grumbles.

Getting marketing phone calls by people telling me that I have won something that I never entered and then trying to put me on hold for a sales consultant. Register with the Telephone Preference Service if this happens to you. It will reduce these calls to maybe just once per month. We used to get 2 or 3 every evening.

Buying a bottle of wine in Tesco and then finding it on a bogof in Morrisons.

People who sit right at the bar in pubs and then glare at you when you have to talk over them to place your order.

Buying a CD for that catchy tune that has been played on the radio or TV only to find the other 13 tracks are garbage.

I may be in a minority but I hate text speak and make a point of sending messages spelt properly and with punctuation!

Oh and I hate peaches with a passion!

c x

Hi C

I too hate text type messages.

One eyed Cat????

Lake district, wow

CU L8er

Oldaardvark

What about people who put a wet teaspoon back in the sugar bowl

>>What about people who put a wet teaspoon back in the sugar bowl<<
Or people who put the sugar bag onto a wet surface

( oldardvark)

Or people who stir a milky coffee with a spoon and then my black one! !

I hate the duvet having the fastenings at the top or it being the wrong way up ( even if it's reversible you just know which side should be on top!)

c x

Changing the duvet cover is the household chore I dread more than any other.

It's impossible to keep the margarine or butter out of marmite...unless you use about six knives.

Escort Three Doors where the boot lid catch is in the door so that when you lean into the car it hits you right in the forehead.

Shops where there is one person serving and two talking to each other about the night before. What would they do if an Airline pilot decided that he was too busy talking to bother about landing the plane.

Shops where the offer expired at the end of February but they havent bothered to take down the "Special Offer" sign.

Shops............

On the marmite front, this is the food of the devil

But, use one spoon per jam or marmalade pot. Have one butter knife for butter only. Each diner has there own spreading knife.

Yes, I have a dishwasher, and everytime it dies, we buy a new one.

Pet hate

Why do dishwashers always die 6 months after the end of the extended 5 year warranty?

Getting in the shower to find that the previous family member used the last of the shampoo.

Ditto for using the Loo, although replace shampoo with Loo roll, I am not that odd.

Why am I the only person in my home capable of closing doors and switching lights off!!

Buying furniture and finding that its faulty after you have unpacked it all.

Dr Ferris, you are so right about the Escort 3 door.

You can add to this the new Toyota Avensis which has a 2 stage rear hatch opening, I have lost scalp to these nasty beasts.

Also add the old Ford Cortina, boot lid spring very weak and in a high wind , one cought me on the back of the neck. I was lifted partly conscious from my boot by a passing elderly couple who had seen me drop like a sack of spuds. I had a headache for 2 days.

Dissertations

old ardvaark I'd like to apologise for laughing at your post about cortinas

My other half has just thrown a hairbrush at me from the kitchen worktop, thats his pet peeve!!

c x

There is nothing funny about Cortinas. I still have the VIN number of my Mk3 2000 GT stamped indelibly on my chest from when my fox terrier jumped on the drivers seat whilst I was under the car and the jack went up through the frame leaving me as the only supporting artist for the car.

Chorlton

No apology needed. If my pain can bring a little joy into another life then all to the good. If its any consolation ,my wife laughed as well, she has a slapstick type of humour that is tickled by people getting hurt. Her favourite is when animals bite people on the behind. That aside she has a sweet nature!!!!!

How long is your husbands hair???

Oh I have guessed now, you have 2 small girls.

My better half has just gone out for a curry with her girlfriends.
I am racking up the stereo in a min to listen to the Chili Peppers with my yougest.

Petty hates

Mobile phone ringtones, especially the one that Dom Jolly has on Trigger Happy TV. HELLO YES I'M ON THE PHONE!!!!

Mk3 2000GT

RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was it Daytona yellow with a black vinyl roof?? and an 8 Track