Here's a lovely thread to give us all something to rail senselessly against when we're in that kind of mood, and to "keep our irony detectors sharp". As a first contribution, read this one:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/sep/28/uae-global-warming-theme-park
Anyone got a favourite thing that you just think "how can they think about doing that when the planet's in this state" ?
Cheers
Simon