The Chap Olympics

// video added January 10, 2008 // 10 comments // // Embed video:
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The Chap is a popular magazine proposing a return to a dandified way of life, involving tweed, pipe smoking, brogues and finely pressed trousers. The "Chappists" propose a revolution based not on violence or bomb-throwing, but on dressing and behaving very nicely indeed.
The annual olympics begins with the lighting of the Olympic Pipe. When all the contestants have taken a puff, the pipe is placed on the Olympic Pipe Rack and the games commence.
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10 comments // The Chap Olympics // Video

  • thelostagency
  • Paul_Flynn
  • Dmitri_Molotov
  • DDukes94
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      DDukes94  

    • I do say lads, let us congreate at the next event. Can I have a date for when the Chap Olympics is happening again? I do say, Good Show!

    • 1 year ago
  • SAllen100486
  • matlaroche
  • hynese
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      hynese  

    • Love it! The tone is what made this pod - way to show how these guys are committed to their activities and the Chap-lifestyle, but don't take themselves too seriously... it's all in good fun! Funny interviews, good action shots of the umbrella hockey and steeplechase - nice touch with the text transitions that are reminiscent of silent films.

    • 2 years ago
  • CBonsignore
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      CBonsignore  

    • This is hilarious! Oscar Wilde is rejoicing from the grave, knowing that the ideals of Dandyism are being upheld in the 21st century. A great look into a bizarre but incredibly humorous subculture.

    • 2 years ago
  • amberflash
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      amberflash  

    • Corking good fun!

      For any girl who has ever asked, "where have all of the old fashioned gentlemen gone?" Well, here you are! Pip pip and bravo, Simon Hitchman.

    • 2 years ago
  • abbym0308
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      abbym0308  
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    • What a fantastic pod! It's good to see that refined tomfoolery is alive and well in Britain. This looks like so much fun! I love the way this is filmed too. Here's a link to The Chap magazine reports modern stories with an interesting perspective.

    • 2 years ago
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