Ach, there’s no point worrying about this kind of thing anyway. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve given bands the advice that they should not aspire to the pop culture status of bands they don’t really like or respect themselves.

If there’s so little on that list which I have any time for, which is the case, then I should really know better than to be surprised or at all sulky about neither the site/label itself nor pretty much any bands I like being on it.

http://www.list.co.uk/article/22676-the-hot-100-2009/”

You got a nomination, as did several S,bT bands but that’s what happens with (kind of) democracy – only the blandest get through. For the (strictly-off-the-) record though, I reckon you came in at around 108.

2. Favourite Royal (from any nation, past or present).
Prince Edmund Blackadder.

3. How much of your Christmas shopping remains to be done.
Not much – some food things which will mainly be done on the last two days.

4. At what point does the self-loathing of gluttony kick in for you around Christmas time.
It comes and goes – a fair number of christmas feast things have already happened through work,they’re always fun, although for one reason or another (very early train next day for course one time, missing almost the whole thing because of a funeral next time) I’ve kind of missed the best of this stuff so far this year.

5. Fuck it, link to a silly picture on the internet just for shits and giggles (just paste the URL into your comment – WordPress will do the rest).

http://www.xkcd.com/124/