Number Seventeen: Jobs

Society is carefully arranged so that many people are deeply unhappy with their jobs.

Number Sixteen: Ready Meals

Some people are willing to wait for several hours outside a fashionable restaurant to get something to eat.

Number Fifteen: What You Deserve

Many people believe that you deserve what you get.

For further reading see Just-world hypothesis

Number Fourteen: Neighbours

All around the world people are disturbed by neighbours. Music, TV, barking dogs, building work, thin walls and the sound of bare wooden floors in rooms above are common causes of complaint.

Number Thirteen: Onion

The onion is the world's most popular vegetable

Number Twelve: Man and Crab

Man in smart clothing embraces a Japanese Spider Crab

Number Eleven: Relaxed People

Relaxed people are so much nicer.

Number Ten: Permanent Position

Everything from wet clothing to paper to human skin can take on a permanent crease if it is left in the same position.

Number Nine: Marine Monsters

The giant octopus can grow to be about 7 metres/23 feet in length while the colossal squid can reach 14 metres/46 feet. Both the colossal and giant squid are eaten by sperm whales.

Number Eight: International Tidyman

Many people kindly dump litter everywhere so that others may experience the pleasure of collecting it.

Number Seven: The Interpreter

There is a part of the brain that is trying to make sense of all this.

Number Six: Where People Like To Go

People like to gather around a feature. Watery things are always popular; a fountain, a waterfall, river, canal, sea, lake. They also like areas without any cars even if it is just a small patch of grass covering a traffic roundabout. Architectural features can also be attractive and people will gather around the base of a statue or near a bridge or anywhere with steps or seating. If they are looking for distraction they may go to a museum, zoo or theme park. During holidays many people travel to towns and villages that are considered picturesque.

Number Five: Bedside Lamp

The woman who mentions her mother having dementia in an Amazon review of a bedside light.

Number Four: The Disappointment Islands

The Disappointment Islands are a group of Polynesian Islands. They are considered a disappointment, especially if you have high expectations of small coral islands.

Number Three: Bee Bearding

Number Two: The Grandiose Claims of Art

People have a lot to say about art.

See the article International Art English for additional information.

Number One: The Egg

Something has hatched.