The don't like list is very much like Nettie's (see below) Although I might have forgotten to put Donald Trump so high up! I would also add that I hate people thinking that noisy = strong. One of my pet hates I am not sociable for the same reasons. I often feel embarassed on people's behalf, when they seem quite happy making public some idiotic (in my eyes) belief Although I don't mind the odd cat photo on the internet, especially Henri, the existential cat. This is why Twitter is so fab, Bridget -- because it helps people like you and me communicate and find like-minds when we'd normally be smiling nervously and moving on quickly before we took up too much of each other's time. These are your 20 favourite/ important to you things, right, Nettie? *runs away very fast* Actually I'm with you on almost all of those, and I love Come Dine With Me! (although I do like Eastenders when it has a good script.) I understand 15 because I used to work in a pub and got treated like a bimbo. Yay! xxx A little part of me died when you said you don't like Bruce Springsteen. I shall add this to your 'mortal sins' list including not liking Kylie. And we were getting on so well. I'd like to think I'm reasonably tolerant of people's diversity of opinion but the one thing that really does me in are people who make sweeping statements about others