'Tis the season to be jolly

As a bit of an antidote to the Christmas cheer, I thought I would list a few things that have been annoying me recently
People who stand on the stairs at tube stations talking on mobiles. - - - - - Queues. - - - - - People who bump into the back of you in queues. - - - - - iPhone, iPod, iShuffle, iAye. Not the products, the names. It's only slightly more McIrritating than McDonalds McProducts. - - - - - Smoking when I really don't want one. - - - - - Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson, Ian Wright. Individually very irritating, collectively intolerable. - - - - - People who board a carriage as you are trying to get off. - - - - - On train announcements (that are quite clearly assembled from key words by some machine) giving some of the strangest word accentuation known to man. - - - - - Buying something expensive and then finding out you could have bought a similar product that is twice as good for half the price. - - - - - People who have 'the flu' when they have a cold. - - - - - nil-nil draws. - - - - - Xmas decorations in November. - - - - - Office meetings during lunchtime. Or after hours. Or anytime when the pubs are open. - - - - - Being constantly ripped off in the name of global warming. - - - - - Sitting through a 2 hour film and only realising as the credits roll that it was shit. - - - - - Pretty girls who try their utmost to look like something the cat dragged in, ate, sicked up, ate again then shat out. - - - - - Bed head 'fashion'. This has been going on far too long and needs to be stopped. - - - - - xx.99 prices. Taken to a new level at petrol stations where you won't find a litre of petrol without .9 at the end. - - - - - Sudoku. - - - - - Albums that have one killer track and 14 shit ones. - - - - - The Labour government still blaming things on the previous administration. - - - - - The Labour government. - - - - - Terminal 3, Heathrow. - - - - - People that send all staff emails mentioning that they have a birthday coming up. - - - - - Tax on bonuses. - - - - - Clear snot. Snot should be green, accept no substitutes. - - - - - Venders handing out free newspapers. If I want one, I will take one. - - - - - People walking far too slowly for the situation. - - - - - Hats. Specifically Andy Capp style for men, Pimp hats for women. - - - - - Playing the open B chord on the guitar. - - - - - People who read books whilst they are walking. - - - - - The word 'Executive' in a job title. - - - - - Filling out timesheets. - - - - - Takeaway coffee cups with that little hole in plastic lid. It's Russian Roulette with your lips as to how hot the coffee will be. Or tea. - - - - - Diamond stud earings on men. - - - - - Fancy tea. Earl Grey is acceptable, Pomegranate, peach and toad pheromone is not.