FANS PURITY TEST
So are all Petheads Pet Shop Boys fans? Sure! But just how much of a fan are you?
Petheads can range from the casual fan who likes a few songs, to the fanatic who
knows all the chart positions and songs by heart, to the totally obsessed
individuals who eat, sleep, drink and live Pet Shop Boys, 24/7. This is the
'official' Pet Shop Boys purity test. This 'purity test' method of calculating how much
you like or know about a specific subject has been used on just about anything. This
test was inspired by the 'Transformers fan purity test' written by Diana Calder,
and the more recent 'What makes a true Pethead?' posts on the discussion forums.
I hope this test will help you determine just how much the Pet Shop Boys rule your life.
To score sections 1-8, simply count the total of 'yes' answers, and add bonus points
where indicated. Most of the questions were written by
Tricky Disco.
Suggestions for changes in wording of the questions, format, scoring, etc. are
appreciated, and so are submissions of questions for the next version of the test,
but please e-mail them to
Tricky Disco.
Those who contribute to the test will receive credit for their contributions.
(Note: When contributing questions, please state which section the questions are for
and phrase the question as a specific question. More general suggestions are
appreciated but credit will only be given for clearly worded questions.)
Also bear in mind that this test is created first and foremost just for fun
and should nobody take these questions or this test in general too seriously.
And now – 'Let's rock!'
Section 1: Audio
- Do you own any music of the Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you listen to it regularly?
- Do you listen to Pet Shop Boys at least once a year?
- .....at least once a month?
- .....at least once a week?
- .....every day?
- .....all day, every day?
- .....even the songs you don't like?
- .....or do you like all the songs?
- Do you listen to the Pet Shop Boys while sleeping?
- Do you listen to the Pet Shop Boys in your car?
- Do you listen to your Pet Shop Boys songs in other people's cars?
- .....on your Walkman/Discman/Mp3 player/Minidisc player?
- Do you not leave the house without the Pet Shop Boys on your Walkman/Discman/Mp3 player/Minidisc player?
- Do you listen to the Pet Shop Boys at work?
- Are you listening to the Pet Shop Boys right now?
- Have you ever taped a Pet Shop Boys song off the radio?
- .....even though you've already heard it before?
- .....even though you already own it?
- .....do you tape Pet Shop Boys songs off the radio every time they're played?
- .....did you keep the tapes?
- .....do you still have them?
- Have you ever phoned in a Pet Shop Boys request on the radio?
- .....and did they play it?
- Have you ever phoned a radio station and blasted them for not playing enough Pet Shop Boys?
- .....and did it work?
- Do you sing along to the Pet Shop Boys songs you're listening to?
- .....no matter the circumstances you're in at that moment?
- Do you know all the lyrics to the songs you listen to?
- Have you written down all the lyrics to the songs you've heard?
- Have you ever downloaded Pet Shop Boys songs off Napster or similar file sharing programs?
- .....do you still have them?
- Have you ever downloaded Pet Shop Boys songs off FTP servers?
- Have you ever downloaded Pet Shop Boys songs from other peoples download pages?
- Have other people ever downloaded songs from you?
- Have you burned your downloaded songs onto CDs?
- .....and the answer is yes, can we get copies?
- Have you created your own labels for the CD(s)?
- Have you created your own labels for the CD case?
- Have you ever made a whole tape with just one Pet Shop Boys song, so you wouldn't have to keep rewinding it?
- Have you ever forced a captive audience to listen to Pet Shop Boys songs?
- .....did they like it?
- Have you ever listened to the Pet Shop Boys for more than 10 hours straight?
- .....more than 20?
- Are the Pet Shop Boys the only reason you have a CD player?
- .....MiniDisc player?
- .....Vinyl turntable?
- .....Radio?
- .....Mp3 player?
- .....Computer?
- .....Walkman?
- .....Discman?
- .....ears?
- Have you ever worn out a Pet Shop Boys tape/CD/vinyl etc. through constant playing?
- Have you ever broken a tape recorder/CD player/MiniDisc player etc. through constant playing of Pet Shop Boys material?
- .....so badly that it couldn't be fixed?
- Do you have all the Pet Shop Boys albums released in your area?
- .....on CD?
- .....Vinyl?
- .....MiniDisc?
- .....Tape?
- .....all of the above?
- Do you have all the Pet Shop Boys singles released in your area?
- .....on CD?
- .....Vinyl?
- .....MiniDisc?
- .....Tape?
- .....all of the above?
- Have you encoded your entire Pet Shop Boys collection onto Mp3 format?
- .....even the Vinyl?
- .....every Pet Shop Boys song ever recorded?
- Do you have any Pet Shop Boys releases from abroad?
- .....all of the Pet Shop Boys releases from abroad?
- .....on more than one format?
- Do you have any unreleased material not available to the general public?
- .....on CD?
- .....Vinyl?
- .....Tape?
- Do you have any Pet Shop Boys bootlegs/pirate editions?
- .....on Vinyl?
- .....Tape?
- Do you have all the Pet Shop Boys bootleg/pirate editions?
- Do you have more than one copy of any Pet Shop Boys title?
- Do you listen to nothing else than Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you only listen to the radio when you know there's going to a Pet Shop Boys song on?
- Do you own any Pet Shop Boys related material by other artists?
- Do you listen to Pet Shop Boys related material by other artists?
- Do you only listen to it because of the Pet Shop Boys connection?
- Do you listen to non-Pet Shop Boys related material by that artist only because the Pet Shop Boys have a connection with that artist?
- Has a Pet Shop Boys connection with an artist made you listen to releases made previous to establishing that connection?
- Do you only listen to music by artists that have worked with the Pet Shop Boys in one way or another?
- Do you have all releases of every artist that has worked or been connected/influenced by the Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you listen to unofficial remixes of Pet Shop Boys songs?
- Do you refuse to listen to an unofficial remix of a Pet Shop Boys song, because it is unofficial?
- .....even though it's better than the official ones?
- Do you have audio recordings of the Pet Shop Boys live?
- .....just for the sake of having them?
- .....do you listen to them regularly?
- .....were you at the gig yourself?
- .....did you record the songs yourself at that gig?
Section 2: Video
- Have you seen any of the Pet Shop Boys music videos?
- Do you watch them regularly?
- Do you watch them at least once a year?
- .....at least once a month?
- .....at least once a week?
- .....every day?
- .....every free hour of the day?
- .....even the ones you don't like?
- Have you ever taped Pet Shop Boys videos off the TV?
- Did you keep the tape?
- Do you have 'Videography'?
- Do you have 'Various'?
- Do you have all the Pet Shop Boys music videos on tape?
- .....even the alternate videos?
- Do you know who the director is for each video?
- Have you made copies of the videos?
- .....for your friends?
- .....for other fans?
- Have you sold or exchanged copies of the videos to other people?
- Have you converted them into streaming files for your computer?
- Have you burned them onto CD?
- Have you made copies of those CDs for your friends?
- .....or other fans?
- Have you sold or exchanged copies of the CDs to other people?
- Are you making a steady profit of selling copies of the videos/CDs?
- Do you tape any Pet Shop Boys appearances on TV?
- Do you tape all Pet Shop Boys appearances you can on TV?
- Do you have Pet Shop Boys appearances/events on tape from TV from other countries?
- Have you ever had a friend who lives somewhere else (or gets cable/satellite stations that you don't) tape episodes not seen in your area for you?
- Have you ever had a total stranger who lives somewhere else (or gets cable/satellite stations that you don't) tape appearances/events not seen in your area for you?
- Have you taped every commercial or promotion for the Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you have more than 5 hours of Pet Shop Boys appearances/events on tape?
- .....more than 10?
- .....more than 20?
- Have you ever watched your Pet Shop Boys tapes for more than 10 hours straight?
- Did you ever pause the tape for any other reason than to take a break?
- Have you ever skipped something you were supposed to do in order to watch your Pet Shop Boys tapes?
- Did skipping this something have repercussions that haunted you for more than a month?
- .....was it worth it anyway?
- Have you ever used the Pet Shop Boys as an excuse not to do something?
- Have you seen 'It Couldn't Happen Here'?
- Did you see it in a theatre?
- Do you own it on tape?
- Do you own a copy of it that someone copied for you?
- Do you watch it daily?
- .....twice a day?
- .....in excess of 4 times a day?
- Do you know the names of all the characters in the movie?
- Do you know who all the actors are in the movie?
- Do you believe that 'It Couldn't Happen Here' is the best movie ever made?
- Do you have all the Pet Shop Boys official video releases?
- On laserdisc?
- On both tape and laserdisc?
- Are the Pet Shop Boys tapes the only reason you have a television?
- .....or have a VCR?
- .....or have a satellite dish?
- .....or have cable?
- Do you watch your Pet Shop Boys tapes with your friends?
- .....with your significant other?
- .....with your kids?
- ......with your parents?
- ......with other Pet Shop Boys fans?
- Do you have the 'Somewhere' DVD?
- ......but do not have access to a DVD player?
- Is the 'Somewhere' DVD the only reason you bought a DVD player?
- Do you have both the 'Somewhere' DVD and VHS?
- Have you ever reviewed one of the official videos?
- .....for your own personal experience?
- .....for a newspaper or newsletter?
- .....for a magazine?
- .....for an website?
- Have you ever worn out a tape of Pet Shop Boys through excessive use?
- Did you ever break your VCR/Laserdisc/DVD player while repeatedly viewing the Pet Shop Boys material?
- .....so badly that it couldn't be fixed?
- Did you go and see 'Psycho' just because the Pet Shop Boys had a song on the soundtrack?
- Did you go and see 'The Crying Game' only because the Pet Shop Boys produced the soundtrack?
- Do you keep track of which of the Pet Shop Boys music videos you own?
- Do you intently watch for mentions of the Pet Shop Boys in movies, TV shows, etc.?
- .....and tape the relevant sections to add to your collection?
Section 3: Reading
- Do you subscribe to the Pet Shop Boys newsletter, 'Literally'?
- Have you been a subscriber from the beginning?
- Do you have all the issues?
- Did you obtain earlier issues you did not own through other means?
- Do you have duplicates of each issue, just in case?
- Have you ever written a letter to 'Literally'?
- .....and had it printed and answered by the Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you own any of the Pet Shop Boys books?
- .....all the Pet Shop Boys books?
- .....even the unofficial ones?
- Do you have all the different versions of each book?
- Do you read articles about the Pet Shop Boys in the papers/magazines?
- Do you read interviews with the Pet Shop Boys in papers/magazines?
- Have you ever bought a paper/magazine just for the sake of a Pet Shop Boys mention in it?
- .....even if it's bad?
- Do you have a scrapbook of Pet Shop Boys clippings?
- .....more than 2?
- .....more than 10?
- .....more than 20?
- Do you have any clippings in languages other than your mother language?
- .....other than English?
- .....in a language you neither speak or understand?
- Do you buy or subscribe to magazines or papers from abroad because of Pet Shop Boys articles in them?
- .....even if it's in a foreign language?
- .....that you neither speak or understand?
- Have you ever had someone translate those articles for you that you couldn't understand?
- Have you ever decided to learn that language in order to read them yourself?
- .....were you successful?
- .....did learning that new language get you a better job?
- Have you read anything non-Pet Shop Boys related by Chris Heath?
- .....only because of his Pet Shop Boys connection?
- Have you ever written a letter to a paper/magazine, complaining about a bad review or mention of the Pet Shop Boys in their articles?
- .....and had it published?
- .....and had them apologize?
- Do you own any of the books Neil worked as editor on in the 70s?
- .....all the books?
- Do you own any issues of the Marvel comics he worked as editor on?
- ......all the issues?
- Do you own any issues of Smash Hits from he worked on?
- .....all the issues?
- Have you ever read a book just for the sake of the Pet Shop Boys being mentioned in it?
- Have you ever bought a book only because the Pet Shop Boys are mentioned in it?
- Are you familiar with the Petish™ dictionary?
- Have you actually used words like 'kisking' and 'vervous' in a non-Pet Shop Boys related conversation?
- .....and did the person you were talking to understand what you meant?
Section 4: Knowledge
- Can you name all the producers the Pet Shop Boys have worked with?
- Do you know which record companies the Pet Shop Boys are released on by in countries other than the UK?
- Do you know the chart positions of their singles in the UK?
- .....in the USA?
- .....anywhere else?
- .....everywhere else?
- Do you know the chart positions of their albums in the UK?
- .....in the USA?
- .....anywhere else?
- .....everywhere else?
- Do you know the release dates of their singles in the UK?
- .....in the USA?
- .....anywhere else?
- .....everywhere else?
- Do you know the release dates of their albums in the UK?
- .....in the USA?
- .....anywhere else?
- .....everywhere else?
- Do you know the names of all the singles?
- Can you name them all in alphabetical order?
- .....in under 5 minutes?
- Do you know the names of all the albums?
- Can you tell which singles are from which album?
- Do you know the names of all the Pet Shop Boys songs ever written?
- Do you know all the Pet Shop Boys songs ever written?
- .....off by heart?
- .....even the remixes?
- Can you instantly tell what song it is just by hearing a few seconds of it?
- Can you instantly tell what remix it is just by hearing a few seconds of it?
- Can you name all of the Pet Shop Boys remixers?
- .....in alphabetical order?
- Have you ever bought material released/remixed by a Pet Shop Boys remixer, only because he's done a Pet Shop Boys remix?
- Have you ever been to Newcastle?
- .....only because it's Neil's hometown?
- .....and tried to find his childhood home?
- .....and succeeded?
- Have you ever been to Blackpool?
- .....only because it's Chris' hometown?
- .....and tried to find his childhood home?
- .....and succeeded?
- Have you made a special visit to Milton Keynes just to see the staircase?
- Have you ever been to the Chelsea records electronic store on Kings Road?
- .....not for the intended purpose of buying something?
- Have you ever been to London, just for the sake of catching a glimpse of Neil and Chris somewhere?
- .....and succeeded?
- Do you know where they live in London?
- .....outside of London?
- Have you ever met Neil or Chris?
- .....at a signing session?
- .....at a concert?
- .....just by coincidence?
- Did you speak with them?
- Do you know the name of Neil's dog?
- .....and what kind of dog it is?
- Do you know the names of Chris' dogs?
- .....and what kind of dogs they are?
- .....and which one of them appeared on one of their record sleeves?
- Do you know which record sleeve it is?
- Do you (not so) secretly wish Janet Street-Porter would just leave Neil alone?
- Do you know who Frances MacDormand is?
- .....or Dainton Connel?
- .....Peter Andreas?
- .....Pete Gleadall?
- .....José Cea?
- .....Tom Watkins?
- .....Lynne Easton?
- .....Sylvia Mason-James?
- .....Les Childs?
- .....Tom Stephan?
- Have you bought any of his records just because of his connection with the Pet Shop Boys?
- Does the date July 10th mean anything to you?
- .....or October 4th?
- .....or August 19th?
- Do you do anything special to celebrate those dates?
- Do you know what 'West End Sunglasses' is?
- Do you know which song 'It's a Sin' is allegedly stolen from?
- Do you know the name of the school Neil went to in Newcastle?
- Is it obvious to you why the school question is mentioned right after asking about 'It's a Sin'?
- Do you know the names of Neil and Chris' parents?
- .....their brothers and sisters?
- .....and how old they are?
- .....and what they do for a living?
- you know which football team Chris supports?
- .....and do you now support them too?
- Do you know every gig the Pet Shop Boys have ever played?
- Have you ever seen the Pet Shop Boys live in concert?
- .....more than twice?
- .....more than ten times?
- .....in another country?
- .....in another part of the world?
- Have the Pet Shop Boys ever played in your country?
- .....in your hometown?
- Did you go to London especially to see 'Somewhere'?
- Have you seen the Pet Shop Boys play live on TV?
- Do you which magazine showcased Chris' legendary flat?
- .....and which issue it was?
- Do you know what's special about the August 1994 issue of Attitude magazine?
- Do you know which magazine put Chris at the No. 1 spot of it's list of the 'most fanciable men'?
- Do you think he deserved the No. 1 spot?
- Do you know which Pet Shop Boys singles made it to No. 1 in the UK?
- .....and when?
- .....and for how long they stayed there?
- .....and which songs booted them off the top spot?
- Do you know where the legendary 'Tennant Observatory' is?
- .....have you ever been there?
- .....and have you ever actually 'observed' Neil Tennant from there?
- Do you know the names of the bands Chris used to play with before he was in the Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you know the name of the band Neil used to play with before the Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you know what Neil and Chris chose as a name before naming themselves 'Pet Shop Boys'?
- Do you know what was the first single they released?
- Do you know which band Neil went to New York to interview for Smash Hits in 1981?
- .....and how that trip affected the Pet Shop Boys history?
Section 5: Creative Activities
- Have you ever written parodies of Pet Shop Boys songs?
- Have you ever written parodies of other artist's song to make it about Pet Shop Boys?
- Have you ever written a story about the Pet Shop Boys?
- Did it involve yourself?
- Did it involve other celebrities?
- .....not usually associated with the Pet Shop Boys?
- Have you ever sung a Pet Shop Boys song to try and impress someone?
- .....well, were they impressed?
- Do you do impressions of Neil and/or Chris?
- .....that actually sound like them?
- .....on your answering machine's outgoing message?
- .....when leaving a message in someone's voice mail?
- .....while speaking with an operator?
- .....during a job interview?
- .....and get hired anyway?
- .....and get hired Because of it?
- Have you ever submitted something Pet Shop Boys related for school?
- .....did you get higher than a B?
- .....even though the person grading it had never heard of the Pet Shop Boys?
- Have you ever attempted to psychoanalyse Neil and/or Chris?
- Do you have any Pet Shop Boys tattoos?
- Have you ever made your own Pet Shop Boys clothing or have someone make it for you?
- Have you named any of your children after the Pet Shop Boys?
- .....did your significant other understand?
- .....did your friends know this was bound to happen?
- Do you have a Pet Shop Boys shrine?
- .....do your friends come to gawk?
- .....did they try to copy your idea?
- Have you ever had a Pet Shop Boys related dream?
- .....that came true?
- .....that you wrote down?
- .....and posted on the internet?
- Have you ever drawn pictures of the Pet Shop Boys?
- .....and posted it on the internet?
- Have you ever changed your lifestyle habits to better match those of Neil and/or Chris?
- Have you ever refused to do something because it's not something Neil and/or Chris would do?
- Have you ever done something only because that's something Neil and/or Chris would do?
- Have you ever made your own Pet Shop Boys costume?
- .....and worn it in public?
- .....at a non-Pet Shop Boys related event?
- .....and had your picture taken in it?
- Are you proud to be a Pet Shop Boys fan?
- If asked what your favourite artists were, would you proudly state the Pet Shop Boys?
- .....even if people think you must be weird?
- .....or Gay?
- .....or a total loser?
- Upon hearing total strangers slagging off the Pet Shop Boys in some way or another in a private conversation, do you get involved and try to reason/argue with the people involved?
- .....and did that intervention result in a heated argument?
- .....that resulted in physical harm to one or more persons involved?
- .....that resulted in the local constabulary to get involved in the affair?
- .....that resulted in anyone getting prosecuted?
- .....or put into intensive care?
- Did you go to see the Pet Shop Boys musical 'Closer To Heaven'?
- .....when it premiered on Tuesday 15th May 2001?
- .....have you been more than once?
- Do you sometimes refer to Pet Shop Boys song titles in abbreviations when writing?
- Do you only refer to Pet Shop Boys song titles in abbreviations when writing?
- Then you probably know which song LTMOD is?
- .....or IWNDTKOT?
- .....YWIWM?
- .....CITTYP
- .....LCQ?
- .....IDK?
- .....TGAGAAPP?
- Did you instantly detect which ones were just made up?
Section 6: Computer Habits
- Do you like my Pet Shop Boys site, So Pet Shop Boys?
- Do you visit it at least once a month?
- .....once a week?
- .....once a day?
- .....more than twice a day?
- Is it your internet browser home page?
- Have you ever visited the official Pet Shop Boys site, PetShopBoys.co.uk
www.petshopboys.co.uk?
- Do you visit it at least once a month?
- .....once a week?
- .....once a day?
- .....more than twice a day?
- Is it your internet browser home page?
- Have you posted your question in the Questions & Answers section?
- .....more than 3 questions?
- .....more than 10 questions?
- .....and were any of them answered?
- .....or were any of them deleted from the site?
- .....due to 'fragile' contents?
- Does the name 'Helen Milton' mean anything to you?
- Do you know the true identity of 'Helen Milton'?
- Are you on the Introspective mailing list?
- Do you read the newsgroups alt.music.pet-shop-boys?
- .....more than once a week?
- .....more than once a day?
- .....have you read every article?
- .....did you archive every article?
- .....did you print them out?
- Do you post to alt.music.pet-shop-boys?
- .....more than once a week?
- .....more than once a day?
- Is your name immediately recognizable by all a.m.p-s-b/Introspective readers?
- Do you post informational documents on a.m.p-s-b/Introspective? (FAQ, Discographies, Lyrics, etc.)
- 1 bonus point if you spend more than 1 hour per month updating the document.
- 2 bonus points if you spend more than 2 hours per month updating the document.
- Are you a member of any of the Pet Shop Boys related groups on e-groups?
- .....all the Pet Shop Boys related groups on e-groups?
- Have you ever posted on any of the Pet Shop Boys related groups on e-groups?
- Do you moderate any of the Pet Shop Boys related groups on e-groups?
- Have you ever visited one of the Pet Shop Boys discussion forums?
- Have you ever lurked at one of the Pet Shop Boys discussion forums?
- Have you ever posted on one of the Pet Shop Boys discussion forums?
- Do you post more than once a month?
- .....once a week?
- .....once a day?
- .....several times a day?
- Were you a regular poster on the Dotmusic Pet Shop Boys forum before the re-design?
- .....do you still lurk there?
- .....do you still post there?
- Do you wish that the true identity of 'Spaceman' could be revealed, so he could be made to answer for his postings in the most brutal manner?
- Were you a regular poster on the Hostboard Pet Shop Boys forum before it was sold?
- .....do you still lurk there?
- .....do you still post there?
- Are you a regular poster on the Sky Pet Shop Boys forum?
- Are you a regular poster of the German Boardy Pet Shop Boys forum?
- Are you annoyed by the constant moving of the Pet Shop Boys discussion forums?
- Is your name instantly recognizable by all Pet Shop Boys forum readers?
- Is your user name related to the Pet Shop Boys in any way?
- Are you (or have you ever been) a moderator of one of the several Pet Shop Boys forums?
- Have you ever posted something Pet Shop Boys related on the newsgroups/forums/message boards that was longer than 300 lines?
- Have you ever posted to tell everyone how much you love the Pet Shop Boys?
- .....to tell everyone about something Pet Shop Boys related that is going to be on TV in your area?
- .....to tell everyone about a new release or update?
- .....to tell everyone that you've either seen or met Neil and/or Chris?
- .....to tell everyone you're going on vacation?
- Have you ever seen mass unrest in the Pet Shop Boys forums?
- .....was it because you posted something?
- .....was it because you forgot to post something?
- .....was it because you went on vacation?
- .....was it because you asked what the fourth single from 'Nightlife' was going to be?
- .....was it because you said 'Positive Role Model' was going to be a single?
- .....was it because someone made a comment about Neil's hair?
- .....or Neil's 'deadpan' vocals?
- .....was it because you made a comment about Neil's hair?
- .....or Neil's 'deadpan' vocals?
- .....was it because Spaceman started ranting again?
- .....was it because Drico One started ranting again?
- .....was it because someone posted something (anything) about hamsters?
- .....was it because someone posted a picture of the Pet Shop Boys?
- .....was it because someone posted a picture of Janet Street-Porter?
- .....was it because someone posted that picture of Neil and Elton John at the Ivor Novello awards?
- Do you know the true identities of any of the Pet Shop Boys forum posters?
- Do you know what any of the Pet Shop Boys forum posters look like in real life?
- Have you ever met any of the Pet Shop Boys forum posters in real life?
- Have you ever gotten a 'Happy Birthday' thread at the Pet Shop Boys forums?
- Do you know which poster diligently keeps track of the other posters birthdays?
- .....which poster usually starts the philosophical threads?
- .....which poster the others usually turn to if they need to find a certain Pet Shop Boys track?
- .....which poster has by far the most aliases?
- .....which poster usually posts somewhere in a thread: 'You girls scare me sometimes'?
- .....which poster loves the colour pink?
- Do you have over 1 MB (Megabyte) of Pet Shop Boys sound files (other than music) on your computer?
- .....more than 10 MB?
- .....more than 50 MB?
- .....more than 100 MB?
- .....more than 1 GB?
- Do you have more than 1 MB of Pet Shop Boys pictures on your computer?
- .....more than 10 MB?
- .....more than 50 MB?
- .....more than 100 MB?
- .....more than 1 GB?
- Do you have more than 1 MB of Pet Shop Boys archived material (interviews, transcripts, etc.) on your computer?
- .....more than 10 MB?
- .....more than 50 MB?
- .....more than 100 MB?
- .....more than 1 GB?
- Do you have Lorenzo's discography list?
- Have you memorized it?
- Do you have any Pet Shop Boys icons on your computer?
- Do you have a Pet Shop Boys startup screen or wallpaper?
- Do you have a Pet Shop Boys screen saver?
- .....that you designed yourself?
- Do you have any Pet Shop Boys type fonts?
- Have you posted any photos, interviews or other printed material?
- Have you put up your own website dedicated to the Pet Shop Boys in one way or another?
- Has it been visited frequently?
- Has it been said to be better than the official site?
- Has it been listed as one of the unofficial Pet Shop Boys site links on the official site?
- Have you ever talked with other Pet Shop Boys fans in internet chatrooms? (ICQ, MSN, etc.....)
- Do you keep in touch with other Pet Shop Boys fans over the phone?
- Have you ever gone to a get-together primarily to meet other Pet Shop Boys fans?
- .....and travelled over 500 miles to get there?
- .....more than once?
- Do you have a Pet Shop Boys ringtone on your mobile phone?
- Do you have a Pet Shop Boys logo on your mobile phone?
Section 7: Shopping
- Have you ever bought a Pet Shop Boys related piece of merchandise?
- Have you ever bought a Pet Shop Boys related piece of clothing?
- .....that wasn't being sold at a Pet Shop Boys related event?
- Have you ever spent more than £500 on Pet Shop Boys in one day?
- .....not including imports?
- .....not including records?
- Have you ever imported Pet Shop Boys records/merchandise from the US?
- .....from Canada?
- .....from Japan?
- .....from Europe?
- .....from Australia?
- .....from South America?
- .....that cost as much in shipping as the actual product?
- .....that you later discovered was available in your own country?
- .....but you didn't care cause you got a package from another country?
- Do you get recognised when you enter your local record store?
- Do you get asked "do you have any new info on Pet Shop Boys releases" by the people at the record stores?
- .....when you say "yes", do the sales staff listen intently?
- Have you ever talked about Pet Shop Boys with a record store employee?
- .....for more than 5 minutes?
- .....for more than 30 minutes?
- Have you ever talked about Pet Shop Boys with another shopper?
- .....for more than 5 minutes?
- .....for more than 30 minutes?
- Have you ever been called by anyone at a record store to let you know about new Pet Shop Boys releases?
- Do you own anything autographed by the Pet Shop Boys?
- .....that you got the boys to sign themselves?
- .....at a signing session?
- .....at a Pet Shop Boys related event?
- .....upon meeting them by 'coincidence' somewhere?
- Have you paid more than a £100 for an autographed Pet Shop Boys item?
- Do you buy any record that has remotely anything to do with the Pet Shop Boys?
- .....even if it's something with just one Pet Shop Boys song on it?
- .....if it's something with a Pet Shop Boys-related song on it?
- .....if it's something with a Pet Shop Boys produced song on it?
- .....if it's something with a Pet Shop Boys cover version on it?
- .....even if it's East 17's 'West End Girls'?
- Did you buy both 'Very' and 'Very Relentless'?
- .....both 'Disco 2' and the 'Disco 2' bonus disc version?
- .....both 'Bilingual' and the 'Bilingual Special Edition'?
- .....both 'Nightlife' and the 'Nightlife Extra' version?
- Have you ever bought more than one copy of a Pet Shop Boys record at once?
- .....on the same format?
- .....more than one of each format available?
- Have you ever bought more than two copies of a Pet Shop Boys record at once?
- .....on the same format?
- .....more than one of each format available?
- Do you constantly search for Pet Shop Boys records in better condition than the one you have now?
- Does your Pet Shop Boys collection have to be in perfect condition?
- Have you searched for Pet Shop Boys records in Department stores?
- .....in the mall?
- .....in every mall within a 100 mile radius?
- .....at specialist record stores?
- .....at record fairs?
- .....on the internet?
- .....at every flea market and mart around?
- .....at every flea market and mart not so close to your area?
- .....at every garage sale you see?
- .....by asking cousins or friends to search their basements for them?
- .....by asking everyone you work with?
- .....by asking people who come into where you work?
- .....by stopping total strangers and asking them on the street?
- .....by dialling random phone numbers and acting like a Telemarketer?
- .....by taking an ad in a newspaper or a magazine?
- Have you ever bought so much Pet Shop Boys stuff that your significant other started to doubt your sanity?
- Has all this ever caused you to doubt your own sanity?
- Are you planning on buying the videos when they are re-released on DVD?
- Have you Bought all of the re-issues?
- .....at once?
- .....on the day of release? (Monday June 4th 2001)
- .....at the Tower records store in Piccadilly, London?
- Are you planning on buying the 'Closer To Heaven' cast album?
- Are you planning on buying the 'Nightlife' tour video when it is finally released?
- .....even though by then it'll be two years since the tour actually took place?
- Is the visage of the Pet Shop Boys visible somewhere in your room at this moment?
- .....other than on CD covers or videos?
- .....other than on books or flyers?
- Do you have a Pet Shop Boys poster?
- .....that is posted up somewhere at this moment?
- Do you have more than 2 posters?
- .....posted up at this moment?
- .....more than 2?
- .....more than 5?
- .....more than 10?
- Is your room completely covered with Pet Shop Boys posters?
Section 8: Miscellaneous
- Do you quote Pet Shop Boys lyrics in conversation?
- .....more than once a day?
- Do you quote Pet Shop Boys lyrics to people who have never heard the songs?
- Will you use the results of this test to try and impress people?
- Would the people you associate with be impressed by your score on this test?
- Have you ever been offended by a question on this test?
- Would you like to go and play fetch with Kevin?
- Do you consider the Pet Shop Boys to be your role models?
- When faced with a difficult decision, do you resolve it by thinking, "What would Neil or Chris do?"
- Do you know any people who work at the Pet Shop Boys partnership offices?
- .....have you met them in person?
- Have you ever argued which era produced better songs, the pre-1991 era or the post-1991 era?
- Have you ever argued about song lyrics?
- Have you ever misheard song lyrics?
- .....misheard song lyrics for something entirely different?
- .....misheard song lyrics to have sexual references?
- .....when after all it was just your mind playing tricks on you?
- Have you made a Pet Shop Boys fan out of someone?
- .....more than 5 people?
- .....more than 10 people?
- .....everyone you know?
- .....everyone you encounter?
- Are you annoyed that the Pet Shop Boys aren’t as much in the charts as they used to be?
- .....that the Pet Shop Boys are constantly being compared to Depeche Mode, Erasure and New Order?
- .....that the Pet Shop Boys are constantly being labelled into the 'Gay Music' category, just because Neil is out?
- Do you (not so) secretly wish that the Pet Shop Boys weren't gay?
- Do you sometimes doubt whether Chris actually is gay?
- Do you sometimes doubt whether Chris actually is Chris?
- Are you horrified at the thought that the Pet Shop Boys might actually one day replace the Pet Shop Boys with a younger model (like Ant & Dec were rumoured to be)?
- Have you ever waited in one place for more than an hour to get a glimpse of either Neil or Chris?
- .....more than 4 hours?
- .....more than 8 hours?
- .....more than 12 hours?
- Are you a stalker?
- Are you highly annoyed that your score on this test indicates that you are not much of a fan?
- .....will you be losing sleep over this?
- .....will you be sending questions to
Tricky Disco
in the hopes that she'll include them and that you can increase your score?
- Have you ever submitted a question to
Tricky Disco
for this test?
- .....did the question get used?
- Have you ever argued about 'Neil' not being Neil's real name?
- Have you ever argued about Neil's eyes not really being blue?
- .....were you right?
- Have you ever organized/helped organize a Pet Shop Boys related event?
- Has anybody asked you the question 'Who are the Pet Shop Boys'?
- .....did you tell them?
- .....did you sing 'West End Girls' to them?
- .....did you sing all their greatest hits to them?
- Do you study/work better with Pet Shop Boys playing in the background?
- Does it annoy you that the Pet Shop Boys are still being pigeonholed into the 80s category?
- .....but does it annoy you even more when they aren't included in 80s nostalgia features/releases?
- Have you ever gotten a Pet Shop Boys song so firmly stuck in your head that you thought you'd go insane?
The Scoring
Take the total number of 'yes' answers you had for sections 1-8 and add any bonus points.
Now find out just where you rank:
0-75 Pethead Junior
You may have heard a song or two, but your knowledge of all things Pet Shop Boys is still very scarce, and must be remedied immediately!
76-150 Pethead Ensign
Well, you know some of the songs and occasionally look around you to see what's happening in Pet Shop Boys land. Like most normal individuals do. You could probably do better without much effort.
151-225 Pethead Senior
Even though you're not completely familiar with the inner workings of the Pet Shop Boys yet, you're eager to learn, and willing to actively dedicate yourself to the Pet Shop Boys cause.
301-400 Pethead Major
You are one of the proud, and spread the good word of the Pet Shop Boys wherever you go to anyone willing (or unwilling) to listen. Everyone who knows you also knows a good deal of the Pet Shop Boys through you. Keep up the good work!
401-500 Pethead General
You're well known in the Pethead community for your actions regarding the Pet Shop Boys, and Neil and Chris most likely know who you are either by experience or reputation. In general, you are knows first and foremost as an active Pet Shop Boys supporter.
501-600 Pethead Executive
Whoa! Looks like you don't perform a single action without it being Pet Shop Boys related in one way or another! You are such a notorious Pethead, that even total strangers know you by reputation alone. You are most likely one of the PetsFiles™ agents or their biggest fan, and when you speak, all the other Petheads listen.
601+ Pethead Extraordinaire
Ahem.....you must either be Neil Tennant himself.....or more likely, lied through your teeth when you took this test! Please go back to the beginning and answer truthfully this time!
And Finally.....
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