All couples disagree sometimes but not many exhibit utter, polar disagreement on everything

Take the creator of thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com

He painstakingly outlines the bewildering array of arguments which develop when a “text-book Only Child” has to adapt to coupledom.

For him, even the most inane midemeanours are squabble fodder. What’s the best way to cut a Kiwi fruit in half, the best way to hang up washing, who put toothpaste speckles on the bathroom mirror, where to sit in the cinema…the list goes on…

And these are minor infractions – the rant about the TV remote is so vast it has to be sub-divided into bullet points !

For this couple the outlook seems bleak. Even if they resolve the arguments about Robot Wars, nail clippings or what colour to paint the room they still have to deal with the inevitable ongoing argument….about arguments .

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We’ve all been struck down by IVR. It’s not a virus – IVR stands for interactive voice response....

...the phone system which allows you to interact with a computer but prevents you from interacting with staff.

Having spoken to a series of automated drones the caller usually ends up disconnected, or a gibbering mental wreck. But now you can avoid this automated maze.

One website has listed some ways to bypass IVR to reach the Holy Grail i.e. a real person. Sometimes these instructions are as simple as “Say "agent" at each prompt” or “Press * at each prompt”.

Although the site features American companies some of them could work over here too. This could be your chance to escape touch tone hell if you don’t mind a bit of experimentation and being stared at you as you strain your fingers “Pressing 000 rapidly and repeatedly”.

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This weekends recommend is the inaugural Cork Comedy Festival which includes intensive comedy workshops for all you up and coming mic dabblers

You might be saying "if I wanted to be a comedian why would I need training. Well, two words - Ricky Somers. Now playing on youtube, he’s proudly billed as the worst comedian ever...

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Gun toting thugs aren’t the only ones infesting our streets. There is a lesser known brand of hoodlums who are just as brazen.

Fashion criminals - those who think themselves above the conventions of colour and style. Which is why we need the Fashion Police website exposing these clothing misdemeanours.

For them, you can break any law just so long as you don’t do it in high waisted denim shorts or a leopard print dress, white collar criminals should only be prosecuted if the collar clashes with cuffs and a prison sentence is unthinkable if only because of the daywear.

Such is their success I think a tv show beckons. The small screen hasn’t successfully mixed fashion and crime since Tubs and Crockett wantonly displayed their forearms in Miami Vice so the demand is there. Who wouldn’t get switched on by CSI Wardrobe or NYPD Shoe !

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We’ve all heard of the Wii – the genius games console from Nintendo which allows players to actively participate in games utilising a remote controller which senses and reacts to movement.

However, with living room gaming participants recklessly flailing Wii remotes this way and the other accidents are inevitable. One site has documented a catalogue of Wii related injuries. There’s the brother who becomes an unwilling participant in his sister’s boxing match, or the cameraman who takes a Wii remote to the stomach when a tennis rally goes awry.

The games may be virtual but the injuries are real so perhaps Nintendo should consider some new developments. Let’s cut down on this senseless violence and safeguard our gaming future with some Wii controllers….made of cotton wool.

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This Weekend we Recommend deadpan, comic genius Rich Hall who plays at the Galway Arts Festival on Sunday.

Rich a master of absurdist irony and the creator of Tennessee Redneck jailbird Otis Lee Crenshaw. Visit his myspace page to hear some Otis musical gems

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If you’re reading this, it could be from a foreign destination. In search of Summer, you may have packed your bags, loaded the saloon and lastminute.commed to hotter climes....

.....where you’re happy to bed down in a glorified portaloo, eat quasi edible foods and endure locust infestations just for the chance of a glimpse of that yellow ball in the sky.

Those of us still aren’t so lucky. Given our almost hourly climate change, outdoor pursuits are out of the question so it’s better to get acquainted with our old cathode ray friend – the TV.

It may be tv’s silly season but it’s not so bad if you’ve got the benefits of multi channel. Evenings are easily passed when you’re being dazzled by the luminescence of Noel Edmonds shirts on Deal or no Deal, tickled by the latest instalment of When Turtles Attack or enthralled by ever new and exciting variants on the property excavation-renovation-restoration-relocation formats.

But what if you live in four channel land with just the national carriers – RTE 1, RTE 2, TV3 and TG4. How could anyone survive without the full array of meaningless reality tv tat for company. Well, help is at hand thanks to the Bog Telly Blog (their words, not mine) – a fan compiled site dedicated to free-to-air tv bringing you previews and reviews of all that’s happening on Irish airwaves.

Whether it’s soap news or movie previews – this blog has the lowdown allowing you to plan the perfect nights goggle boxing. however, if you’re of an envious disposition, there’s one show you should avoid – House Hunters in the Sun.

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The follow up to the ipod has finally landed – promising to bring together all of your technical needs in one brick sized block

But have apple gone too far this time..?

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This weekend Pink gets the Party finished as she brings the Killarney Summerfest to a suitably rocking close

And speaking of rock, the art of the air guitar represents one of the most accessible musical forms, with participants requiring only two functioning arms and no discernable musical aptitude or instruments.

This year, the US Air Guitar World Championships have travelled countrywide to shortlist the best invisible axe men for this years final. Visit the site and you can marvel at contestants like C Diddy or the Rock Ness Monster and even generate your own rock handle.

The real star of the show is mc Bjorn Turoque (pronounced Born To Rock, obviously) who is a champion chopper and punner.

Those of you considering entering the Irish Air Guitar Championship could do worse than study his airobics video – where he freestyle moves like it’s going out of fashion. Creating signature moves is all about enthusiasm and passion but exercise caution – because broken air strings can be a bugger to fix.

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Big Brother isn’t the only voyeur household in town.

The Icepick is described as a wired house with prying eyes, ears and sensors everywhere – there’s barcodes on the bin, temperature sensors on the toilet, a doorbell cam, front-door cam and ….wait for it….a microwave cam.

Microwave cam - what a curiously pointless waste of time. After all, does anyone out there really give a set of rusty nuts whether it's toad in the hole or beans on toast being consumed in the icepick house.

What next, will icepick fans find themselves glued to images spewed out by the paint dry cam, the pitch dark cam, the u bend cam or the inevitable cam cam : a device whose sole purpose would be to watch another camera as it records insignificant events.

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It may be a year away but the 2008 US presidential campaign is at full tilt with nominees thinking of ever more ingenious ways to capture the vote.

Hillary Clinton used hubbie Bill and a Sopranos parody to announce her campaign song by Celine Dion Not to be outdone, front runner Barack Obama has now released his own mobile ringtones available in rock, pop and hip hop stylings

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This weekend we recommend something decidedly healthy – hightail yourself to Achill for the half marathon taking place on Saturday

Complete it and you’ve earned the right to indulge in something wholly unhealthy - like a dirty big fry up. To make sure you’re fully briefed on your full Irish you could try the ultimate Irish breakfast review site – which has been picking up significant traffic and international coverage thanks to it’s concise reviews of early morning eateries all across the land.

Chewing the fat so you don’t have to the makers of this site leave no egg unturned, no sausage un sizzled as they compile the definitive list of better breakfasts. And, the good news is you can be part of the quest – by submitting your own sizzling fry up reviews and photos.

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Worldwide, a lot of news people are asking the same question “What are the seven worlds of the ancient world”.

And it’s all because of a swashbuckling Swiss chap called Bernard Weber In 2001, his 7 Wonders Foundation decided to divine what the new 7 wonders of the world would be. Since then, millions have visited the website and voted to create a 21 strong shortlist. And, on the 7th of the 7th 07 the final 7 will be announced…

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