31.12.11 Ninety-Nine Things We Could Have Done Without in 2011

We could have done without the following in 2011 - and would manage exceedingly well without them in 2012.

1. Rihanna - too much of a bad thing
2. Natasha Giggs and her pointless contributions to society
3. Kelly Brook - get a life and stop loitering for photos
4. Sofa adverts on TV - surely we all have one by now?
5. Big Brother - whether ordinary or 'celebrity', it's pure SHIT
6. Halifax 'singing adverts' - try a new approach, please!
7. Kerry Katona - need I say more?
8. Katie Price - please just disappear from view
9. The Co-operative's use of "Good with food"
10. John Terry
11. Doctor Who
12. Health & Safety
13. Cookery programmes on TV
14. Political correctness
15. The Euro
16. Semolina
17. John Prescott
18. Union Leaders
19. Bruce Forsyth
20. A reduction in the salt content in Heinz Soups & Pot Noodles
21. Kelly Rowland
22. Anything Olympics related
23. Insurance Comparison Websites
24. Wonga
25. Brighthouse and Perfect Homes
26. Rihanna - doesn't hurt to make doubly sure
27. Let-offs for criminals, and soft sentences
28. Argentina's renewed efforts to claim the Falklands
29. TOWIE
30. Thick cunts earning a fortune for being thick cunts
31. Frankie Cocozza
32. Trailers for 'News at Ten'
33. Sponsorship of TV programmes
34. Every TV show having to have a competition
35. Andrew Lloyd Webber
36. Greensleeves
37. Benefit cheats
38. Ludicrous levels of tax on petrol and diesel
39. New Years Honours and inappropriate recipients
40. The phrase "Award Winning"
41. Personal injury claim companies/services
42. Stupid things done in the name of 'charity'
43. The existence in the UK of circa 200,000 registered charities !!!
44. The obsession of youngsters with being famous, with no effort/talent
45. Overpaid doctors, ripping off the NHS
46. MPs who are often self-serving shits
47. Tony Blair
48. Religion
49. Clocks changing twice each year
50. The supposed need for, and relentless pursuit of, 5-a-day
51. Argos queues
52. Councillors
53. Dogs
54. Airport 'security' enforcing 100ml limit on liquids
55. Christine Bleakley
56. Empty shelves in supermarkets for 'value range' products
57. Subway
58. Simon Cowell
59. Speed cameras
60. Iceland (the shop, not the country)
61. Illiterate advertisers
62. Channel 5
63. Kirstie Allsopp
64. Toilet seats that will not stay up
65. Any use of the word (ha!) "Ream"
66. Any word ending in "z" - [ eg. Soz, for sorry ]
67. Clothes tags/labels that itch and scratch
68. Alan Hanson
69. Fragrances/perfumes launched by twats/celebrities
70. Terms & Conditions
71. Use of the words "up to" when it's never actually that good
72. 'Plural' fuck-ups, [ eg. Stadiums rather than Stadia ]
73. Prince Andrew
74. Sarah Ferguson
75. Beatrice and Eugenie
76. Amy Childs
77. Cold pasta
78. Embarrassing Bodies
79. Fabio Capello
80. Too many disabled parking spaces
81. A "double size" costing more than two "standard" size
82. Kidney Beans
83. Anything else maroon
84. Rihanna - third time for luck
85. Double negatives
86. Escalators for shopping trolleys
87. Obesity / fat cunts
88. Traffic lights on roundabouts
89. Prunes
90. The words "Faux" and "Uber"
91. Temperatures which are mild, hot, cold, freezing, instead of high or low
92. Call queuing systems on customer service help lines
93. Carparks where the spaces are too narrow for doors to be opened
94. The term "one size fits all" - because it doesn't!
95. Sticky price labels that tear and will not be removed
96. KFC chips
97. People who stand, blocking the aisles, and talk in shops
98. Repeats on television
99. Sand

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