Prawn cocktail
Retro, ironic or just plain and proud, we can't pass this treat on any menu

McQueen Puma trainers
Inspired by bones, veins and sinews for a mesh-effect shoe that's too good for the track

Handwritten thank you notes
Nothing beats good, old-fashioned manners

LOATHINGIT

Fashion reverse snobbery
Claiming your dress is from Topshop when really it's from Prada and getting away with it until the joint credit card statements come through

Waterchugging Groundhog Day
You get through the three litres a day. Only to realize you have to do the exact same thing again tomorrow and the day after and

Organised mates
They've booked their summer holiday, bought their festival tickets, reserved the cottage for new years 2006 while we haven't even bought a diary yet

Blackberry gaze
The distracted, faraway look in your companion's eyes as their pocket vibrates. . .