Previously in this series: How to tell if you're in a Thomas Hardy novel. You hate Katharine Hepburn, but the story of how much you hate her has rather outgrown the reality of your original dislike. It's a great zinger, though. You deliver a cruel pun to someone you barely know while wearing a fur coat. You are at a party where you hate everyone in attendance. You are having a marvelous time. People compare…