Guest was me, sans cookie.

I was referring more to Debrett's Peerage, Etiquette, and Season books, but you're right, Giok, things are changing - Debrett's have published People of Today since 1982, and achievement is as important as genealogy to gain an entry in the book, they say.

I had a jolly time looking round the Debrett's site, and I was almost tempted to buy a copy of Etiquette and Modern Manners (it's still a dreadful faux pas to pass the port to the right, I'm glad to hear, and on a more mdern note, one should always remember to wipe down gym equipment for the next user if one's made it terribly sweaty). Then I got to the checkout - you have a choice. You can either ask them to send you a proforma invoice, or if you indicate that you want to pay by one of these new-fangled credit card thingies, they'll telephone you to arrange it! How quaint, bless 'em.

LFF