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Glastonbury 2011: highs and lows

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Wellyhenge: a new landmark Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

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The Janelle Monae show

Featuring dancers straight from outer space, in Lycra bodysuits, wimple-esque headgear, and ginormous shoulder pads. Cosmic!

False eyelashes

Not the most obvious eye wear for a weekend in a muddy field but hey, if it's good enough for Beyoncé . . .

Periscopes

The short person's festival accessory of choice. Stepladders are so last year.

Best landmark

Wellyhenge, marking the graveyard of boots lost in the Pilton's stickiest mud.

Pulp's Common People

This year's unofficial Glastonbury anthem by the ultimate hip-gyrating, wit-bantering secret guests. Watch and learn, Radiohead.

Doing the "duck" hands

A sock puppet motion without the sock, helpful when leading a group of friends through a crowd. Get quacking.

Down

The DFL (down from London) look

Barbour? Check. Ray-Bans? Check. Hunters? Check. Time to go BTL? Check.

C-list celeb spots

From the football world: Joey Barton, Nancy Dell'Olio, Tim Lovejoy. From the telly: Al Murray, the pub Landlord, someone from Grange Hill that wasn't Zammo, and Harry Enfield.

Underwhelming celeb revelations

Ed Norton was on site as a guest of Radiohead; Joey Barton is managed by Vampire Weekend's managers.

Saying "I'm Dean Piper's assistant"

Do you really think that will get you a backstage pass? No, Babes!

Gun fingers in the air

Whether it's Method Man or the man in the Hip hop karaoke tent, Glasto's peace vibes don't quite equate with pretend fire arms. Braappp, braappp etc.

Mud walks

The walk like a shark quick-step shuffle; the ski-style side-glide or the Liam mud fer it swagger - we've all done it.

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