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Dec 2014
6:14pm, 20 Dec 2014
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Duchess
Behave, I have a mortgage to pay!
Dec 2014
7:46pm, 20 Dec 2014
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Fitz
Days being given names. After Black Friday and cyber Monday, today is Panic Saturday according to today's Independent.

Next week I give you manic Monday, tragic Tuesday, wasted Wednesday, and turkey Thursday. Followed by fatbastard Friday.
Dec 2014
8:17pm, 20 Dec 2014
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Rosehip
cheats
especially those who appear to prosper :(
Dec 2014
9:26pm, 20 Dec 2014
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-Monty-
Miranda Hart

Dr Who

Strictly Come Dancing

Spin off programmes that follow on from other programmes to squeeze every single bit of life out of them.

Yes I know that there are other channels and an off switch.....
XB
Dec 2014
10:23pm, 20 Dec 2014
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XB
The amount of oxygen (and my licence fee) wasted on talking about football. We managed well enough with Jimmy Hill in my day; he let the footie talk for itself.
Dec 2014
11:17am, 21 Dec 2014
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ChrisHB
Sports commentators, managers etc saying, "This is the kind of game they have to win if they're going to be top."
Dec 2014
3:04pm, 21 Dec 2014
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Ding Dong Jambomo on high!
*a bit controversial but* the constant anti-materialism and the phrase 'people getting stuff they don't need' comments that goes around, especially at Christmas, but at other times of years.

I'm not saying being madly greedy and demented (a la Black Friday (sorry Fitz)) is in anyway good. however working hard and wanting to buy yourself something nice, and maybe a bit frivoulous or unnessecary to living, doesn't make you a bad person. If people didn't want some materialistic goods then how can I buy (or this year make) them a present which will make their face light up and enhance their lives?

Yeah sure, i don't *need* my iPhone but it means that I am connected with people I love, its something I have bought and paid for myself (which i am a bit pleased about) and it enhances my life. There is nothing wrong with sometimes having stuff that you want, rather than need.
Dec 2014
9:57pm, 21 Dec 2014
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Alice the Camel
Adverts that assume I can't understand joined up numbers. It's not one eight nine, it's a hundred and eighty nine pounds.
Dec 2014
11:15pm, 21 Dec 2014
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JXmas *chameleon*
Yes! I hate that! Sofa adverts are the worst for it - shrieking about their double discounts, and flogging nasty looking furniture for two nine nine...
Dec 2014
11:21pm, 21 Dec 2014
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Badger
Fitz, my local paper was calling the day before yesterday Black Eye Friday.

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