diff --git a/rss.py b/rss.py
index adcf4bb4b2..d71496859e 100644
--- a/rss.py
+++ b/rss.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 def checkdb(cursor):
-    cursor.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rss ( channel text, site_name text, site_url text, fg text, bg text)")
+    cursor.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rss (channel text, site_name text, site_url text, fg text, bg text)')
 
 
 def setup(bot):
@@ -64,12 +64,13 @@ def manage_rss(bot, trigger):
         channel = text[2]
         feed_name = text[3]
         feed_url = text[4]
-        fg = text[5].zfill(2) if len(text) >= 6 else '01'
-        bg = text[6].zfill(2) if len(text) >= 7 else '00'
+        fg = (int(text[5]) % 16).zfill(2) if len(text) >= 6 and text[5].isdigit() else '01'
+        bg = (int(text[6]) % 16).zfill(2) if len(text) >= 7 and text[6].isdigit() else '00'
         
-        c.execute('SELECT * FROM rss WHERE channel = %s AND site_name = %s' % (SUB * 2), (channel, feed_name))
+        c.execute('SELECT * FROM rss WHERE channel = %s AND site_name = %s' % (SUB * 2),
+                  (channel, feed_name))
         if c.fetchall():
-            c.execute('UPDATE rss SET site_url=%s, fg=%s, bg=%s WHERE channel = %s AND site_name = %s' % (SUB * 5),
+            c.execute('UPDATE rss SET site_url = %s, fg = %s, bg = %s WHERE channel = %s AND site_name = %s' % (SUB * 5),
                       (feed_url, fg, bg, channel, feed_name))
             bot.reply("Successfully modified the feed.")
         else:
@@ -96,20 +97,22 @@ def manage_rss(bot, trigger):
             bot.reply("Successfully removed the feed from the given channel.")
         else:
             # .rss del Feed_Name
-            c.execute('DELETE FROM rss WHERE site_name = %s' % SUB,
-                      (text[2],))
+            c.execute('DELETE FROM rss WHERE site_name = %s' % SUB, (text[2],))
             conn.commit()
             c.close()
             bot.reply("Successfully removed the feed from all channels.")
         
     elif text[1] == 'list':
-        c.execute("SELECT * FROM rss")
-        k = 0
-        for row in c.fetchall():
-            k += 1
-            bot.say("{0} {1} ({2}) - {3} {4}".format(*row))
-        if k == 0:
-            bot.reply("No RSS feeds in database.")
+        c.execute('SELECT * FROM rss')
+        feeds = c.fetchall()
+        
+        if not feeds:
+            bot.reply("No RSS feeds in the database.")
+        else:
+            noun = 'feeds' if len(feeds) != 1 else 'feed'
+            bot.say("{0} RSS {1} in database:".format(len(feeds), noun))
+        for feed in feeds:
+            bot.say("{0} \x03{3},{4}{1}\x03 {2} - {3} {4}".format(*feed))
 
     conn.close()
 
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ def manage_rss(bot, trigger):
 def startrss(bot, trigger):
     """Begin reading RSS feeds. [-v : Verbose | -q : Quiet | -i [seconds] : Set fetch interval | --stop : Stop fetching] """
     if not trigger.admin:
-        bot.reply("You must be an admin to start up the RSS feeds.")
+        bot.reply("You must be an admin to start fetching RSS feeds.")
         return
     
     global first_run, DEBUG, STOP
@@ -141,11 +144,11 @@ def startrss(bot, trigger):
         
     if flag == '--stop':
         STOP = True
-        bot.reply("Okay, I'll stop RSS fetching...")
+        bot.reply("Okay, I'll stop fetching RSS feeds.")
     else:
         STOP = False
-        bot.reply("Okay, I'll start RSS fetching..." if first_run else
-                  "Okay, I'll restart RSS fetching...")
+        bot.reply("Okay, I'll start fetching RSS feeds..." if first_run else
+                  "Continuing to fetch RSS feeds...")
     first_run = False
         
         
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ def read_feeds(bot):
     conn = bot.db.connect()
     c = conn.cursor()
     checkdb(c)
-    c.execute("SELECT * FROM rss")
+    c.execute('SELECT * FROM rss')
     feeds = c.fetchall()
     
     if not feeds:
@@ -167,8 +170,8 @@ def read_feeds(bot):
         return
     
     if DEBUG:
-        s = 's' if len(feeds) != 1 else ''
-        msg_all_channels(bot, "Checking {0} RSS feed{1}...".format(len(feeds), s))
+        noun = 'feeds' if len(feeds) != 1 else 'feed'
+        msg_all_channels(bot, "Checking {0} RSS {1}...".format(len(feeds), noun))
     
     for feed in feeds:
         feed_channel, feed_name, feed_url, feed_fg, feed_bg = feed
@@ -180,7 +183,8 @@ def read_feeds(bot):
             msg_all_channels(bot, "Can't parse, " + str(E))
 
         if DEBUG:
-            bot.msg(feed_channel, "Found {0} entries for {1}".format(len(fp.entries), feed_name))
+            noun = 'entries' if len(fp.entries) != 1 else 'entry'
+            bot.msg(feed_channel, "Found {0} {1} for {2}".format(len(fp.entries), noun, feed_name))
         
         try:
             entry = fp.entries[0]
@@ -188,14 +192,14 @@ def read_feeds(bot):
             continue
 
         # check if new entry
-        c.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recent ( channel text, site_name text, article_title text, article_url text )")
+        c.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recent (channel text, site_name text, article_title text, article_url text)')
         c.execute('SELECT * FROM recent WHERE channel = %s AND site_name = %s and article_title = %s AND article_url = %s' % (SUB * 4),
                   (feed_channel, feed_name, entry.title, entry.link))
         if c.fetchall():
             if DEBUG:
                 bot.msg(feed_channel, u"Skipping previously read entry: [{0}] {1}".format(feed_name, entry.title))
         else:
-            # print entry
+            # print entry and save into recent
             message = "[{0}] \x02{1}\x02 {2}".format(feed_name_colour, entry.title, entry.link)
             if entry.updated:
                 message += " - " + entry.updated