Off topic, but:Have you seen the Gordon Ramsay spoof ad for his Christmas Show when he tells the boy he is late and hands him a potato peeler? The boy drops the present and there is the sound of broken glass.
Yes! And now I watch it with mixed emotions, not knowing whether I'm gonna be sad or whether I'll be 'aha, it's only Gordon!'
On topic, I agree with all of the rest of your post.