all its grotesque chamelessness

By which, of course, I meant to say charmlessness but in the context of MCR Vernacular Life I could just have easily meant Shamelessness as in Shameless, which remains a favourite in this house even after God knows how many years. Also key to the MCR-VL is the sit-com Ideal in which The Fall feature as integral to the cultural mythos of the thing (have they ever featured on Shameless? I don't think they have though I've read that MES is a fan) with not only various Fall songs being used as part of the soundtrack, but a cameo by Mark E Smith himself playing the part of Jesus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7m_pCtvU94