"Contestants make short work of the objects placed in their path during Vulgarity Hurdles" (picture from last year's CHAP OLYMPIAD in London)

The Chap, in association with Hendrick’s Gin, will host their annual olympiad for perfectly dressed, under achieving dandies with no interest in sport on July 13th, 2006.

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"Few of the contestants had any difficulties in the Shouting at Foreigners event" (picture from last year's CHAP OLYMPIAD)

Honi soit qui mal y pense...
http://www.thechap.net/olympics.html

Die Encyclopedia Wikipedia schreibt:
"...The "Chappists" propose a revolution based not on violence or bomb-throwing, but on dressing and behaving very nicely indeed.
They combine decadence with activism and have organised protests against modern art installations and vulgar corporations such as GAP, STARBUCKS and NIKE.
It could be argued that while Chappism is certainly sincere in its appreciation of British culture and its love of tradition it is none the less firmly rooted in the Situationist strand of anarchism with more than the occasional nod to DADA."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chap

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Nochmal der Chap in eigenen Worten:
"But fear not, dear hearts, for there is something in the air… Can you smell it? It is a blend of bergamot, old leather and Cavendish tobacco, and it smells of Revolution. The Tweed Revolution." http://www.thechap.net/


Wir haben nichts dagegen.

Und hier das Regularium der diesjaehrigen Olympiade sowie eine Kurzeinfuehrung in die Einzeldisziplinen:

"THE CHAP OLYMPICS 2006

The Chap, in association with Hendrick’s Gin, will host their annual olympiad for perfectly dressed, under achieving dandies with no interest in sport on July 13th this year. Taking place in the elgantly verdant Bedford Square Gardens (just off the Tottenham Court Road) from 5-9pm, the 2006 Olympiad will be another utterly decadent soiree, in which contestants compete for the coveted Golden Cravat. Any participants caught training or wearing sportswear during the weeks leading up the games will be instantly disqualified.
The event starts at five pm with the lighting of the Olympic Pipe, which is passed around the contestants. When all have taken a heady puff of Old Cavendish tobacco, the pipe is placed on the Olympic Pipe Rack and the games commence. The opening event is the Martini Knockout Relay, in which three teams compete to mix the perfect dry martini.

Other events will include:
• The Relating of Anecdotes – contestants are judged on their erudition, witticisms and their ability to end on the same anecdote as they began.
• Cucumber Sandwiches Discus – a plate of cucumber sandwiches is hurled across the field, with points deducted for getting sand in the sandwiches.
• Throwing the Quill – a quill is thrown at a target accompanied by recitations of poetry. Extra points are awarded for tragic fragments of verse.
• Shouting at Foreigners – judges set a task for the contestant to achieve, such as ordering a brace of kippers. Points are deducted for hitting the foreigner.
• Bounders – roguish contestants must approach a lady and say something to her that results in a slap on the face. The winner is the cad with the reddest face.
• Freestyle Trouser Gymnastics – a minute and a half is given for contestants to perform the trouser manoeuvres of their choice in the Pantaloon Arena. Points are awarded for élan, panache and the maintenance of an immaculate crease."
http://www.thechap.net/olympics.html


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Am Donnerstag, mitten in der Nacht, wird es eine bisher einmalige Zeit-Datum-Kombination geben:

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