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From Abba to Supertramp, my taste in music has often inspired a rising sea of scorn. But whatever. I am cool with being uncool, writes Adrian Chiles

The endlessly repeated tunes suggest your quest to speak to a person is utterly, horrifyingly futile, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

People often assume my job skills are impressive, while their own aren’t worth a mention. What they don’t realise is that I’d swap with them in an instant, writes Adrian Chiles

In this era of relentless, irony-free, fact-free braggadocio, I can’t get enough of amusingly bashful self-promotion, writes Adrian Chiles

I happened to be in Cardiff during the Oasis gigs. Before I knew it, my legs developed a mind of their own, my shoulders got involved and my jaw was chewing, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

Whatever I turn my hand to, I leave behind a chaotic mess. If tidiness is next to godliness, there’s no hope for me, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

The actor seems to have inspired a generation of young chaps to grow wispy caterpillars on their upper lips. When it comes to facial hair, I’ve learned it’s best to go big or go home, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

All the poor man wanted was fresh fruit from the tree in front of my flat. I would have needed a heart of stone to refuse him, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

Letters: The word edgelord may have been unfamiliar to Adrian Chiles – but Anthony Lawton says we’re all victims of the online provocateurs, one of them in particular