1. Christmas decorations. Up in November. If you have your decorations up at this exact time, congratulations, you make me feel physically sick.

Why is it that Christmas needs to be forced down our throat? It’s ONE DAY A YEAR. Why do we need a 4-week buildup to it? Ok, I can allow town centres and the like to have their decorations up early. It brings in trade. Trade means money. Money makes people happy.

Howver, when I walk down to the shops on NOVEMBER 27th, and notice 5 sets of lights up at people’s windows, there’s something wrong there. They have no *need* to be decorating their houses this early. What is the point? I honestly believe that Xmas should only be celebrated 12 days before, and 12 days after. AT THE MOST.

I hate Christmas. I have nothing to celebrate. It’s a time to be with your family, yadda yadda yadda. the Percivals consist of me and Daddykins, nobody else. I really do not like having Christmas forced down my throat every time I walk past someone’s house. It just stinks of “Keeping up with the Jones’s”….

“Bastard! Those at 26 got their Xmas decorations out of the loft before us! Dave! Get the tree out of the loft!!! Shit! That’s not good enough! We don’t have a fairy-light seesaw in our window! Quick! Run to the poundshop and get us a tree made purely of LED’s… but not normal LEDs, make them so bright that cats hiss at them as they walk past!”

The country seems to be obsessed with energy saving at the minute. Why not fine all of the stupid gits who have fairy lights up at their window before 13th December? Most fairy lights are incandescant, which means they take up a hell of a lot of energy.

Why do they need a display up at their window anyway? Just to show off? Do they have children who would be embarassed if their parents don’t make a special display? If so, who is to blame for that? Bahhhh. I have so many people to shout at, but I suppose I’d better move onto point number 2.

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Er, I can’t remember my original point number 2. Therefore, I’ll have to turn to the pages of the local paper for comments. No sooner do I open it, I spot the following stupid competition….

Read the statement, then the question again. Is it just me, or all of the answers provided correct? If you’re not sure, read it again to make sure.

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