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

Yoghurt cartons.

If you accidently drop one of these beasts it will explode like a month old dead all up you, the wall, and the vicar.
But try to deliberately open one?.......oh no, i'm not playing says the carton.
So you pull, and twist and shout and tear, and finally the lid comes away at speed. Showering you, the wall and the vicar.

The Scissor Sisters are fabulous and Ana Matronic is awesome - I just had to say that.

Petty hate: People who do something stupid when you're in a bad mood, but then apologise, denying you the chance for some cathartic glaring

Petty hate: Actually doing something stupid while in a bad mood.

Petty hate: when there's a minor contretemp - such as brushing lightly against someone or one of the dogs momentarily blocking someone's path - and you apologise to the person and they don't say "That's okay".

"The Scissor Sisters are fabulous and Ana Matronic is awesome"

Ana Matronic?! Ana Mabloodytronic?! Do us a favour!

I'm not over impressed with Asda's website. I heard there was a food scare but in a whirlwind weekend of Christmas shopping and boozing I've only just had a chance to try to find out what products were recalled.

No mention of the food scare at all on their front page.

No news at all of the scare in their news section.

Front page plastered with things they're trying to flog you, though.

Obviously the possibility of me choking to death on shards of glass isn't as important as trying to squeeze every last penny out of the Christmas market

Dentists. Curse them. I had to book a check up(!) a month in advance, then I come on time and still wait, then the bug*r spends 2 minutes looking at my teeth, taking 2 x-rays and prodding them a bit, tells me I have tooth decay in my wisdom tooth but he's not gonna do anything about it and that I'm waring my teeth by grinding them, and sends me off to make another appointment (a month in advance!) to see the hygenist, who doesn't work Tuesdays or Fridays, which are the only days I can come and see her. And those two bloody minutes cost £15 and a full working day!! What the heck for???

And when he asked you "What makes you grind your teeth?"..... You replied "Your prices mainly, sunshine"

Ok, maybe its a huge hate and not so petty, but christmas!!! Everything about it except tinsel, thats pretty.

And my brothers girlfriend. Cannot stand her at all!

Oh and fluff is irritating me today too.

Fluff, I so agree with that. It just floats around and gets in your hair and mouth. And everyone else loves the fact that it looks like a chicken recently exploded along with a can of florescent paint.

ph:Pens with too much fluff on.

Dentists: I'm sure that while they're guddling around in there fixing one job for an extortionate fee, they're surreptitiously setting up something else to make sure you have to come back in six months with another problem (today's hairline crack in the enamel, whoops, little knock on that tooth there, is a going to become a full-blown cavity six months down the line, cunningly timed for when you pay off the last of the credit card bill for today's work and you can afford to pay agiain...)
doesn't do to not have work for later in the year, does it, doc?

The worse thing is that you can *tell* they're not doing what needs doing and seem to be looking for ways to get you back for more (money). And you have to come back in 6 months anyway, and pay then, so why get other things in the way?

Happy Holidays It's called CHRISTMAS. They've got it on the Google homepage.

Well technically Holidays=Holy days... it's accurate anyway

The UK is a primarily 'Christian' country, so anything other than "Happy Christmas" is just political correctness. Having said that, Leamington Spa had "Happy Diwalli" hanging with their Christmas lights a week or so ago. They took it down at the end of Diwalli, just like they'll take the Christmas lights down in January. It was a nice gesture, but where was the "Happy Hanukkah" for the Jewish population?

That's the whole point of "Happy Holidays". In the US there's Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, all of which fall around the same time of year. You can add Diwalli for any Hindus they may have. It's not easy to tell somebody's religion just by looking at them, so it's safer to just say, "Happy Holidays" to avoid giving offence.

Other than that, Winnoch2 is right - except for Kwanzaa, which is a secular celebration honouring African-American heritage.

Spare apostrophies.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6208295.stm

Repeat Chrimbo presents- how much hot chocolate and bath thingies can one person consume in a year? Give me something else!!!

Anyone else been having trouble finding a decent, normal no-frills diary? We traipsed around town for ages today trying to find a simple 2007 diary. 99 percent of the diaries available seem geared towards the Christmas market, with pointless themes (kittens ffs), thick leather-bound covers and cheap nasty paper. One shop had piles of diaries for August 2006 to August 2007. Absolutely useless. We eventually found something half suitable in the pound shop of all places, but I fear the ink from my fountain pens will soak through the paper.

"One shop had piles of diaries for August 2006 to August 2007. Absolutely useless."

I use one to cover a University year which runs from October 2006 to May 2007. Saves me having to buy a new diary in January and copying out all the relevant information. Quite useful.

Todays petty hate is market traders who lack commitment! I want my breakfast and the burger van hasn't turned up. Where am I supposed to get food from now? The fruit and veg stall?