Put down the remote, ok?

Normally we expect this sort of weirdness to only emanate from the United States, but damn, the Brits are getting a little manic about who wields the remote. Or at least according to a survey done over there by Teletext in which a third of people surveyed admitting that they fight over control of the remote on a regular basis. But wait, there's more! 26% admitted to getting pissed enough to hide the remote, 8% admitted that at some point they'd removed the batteries to stop it from working, 9% admitted to getting into an actual physical fight over control of the remote (if
The Office was involved, we understand), and 3% admitted they'd used the remote to hit someone.

Oh, and buried at the bottom of the story is some related news: the British Potato Council wants the term "couch potato" banned because they think it's derogatory (not to people, to potatoes), and are protesting outside of Parliament today.

[Via pasta and vinegar]