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		<title>Guards to Wear Vegetarian Bearskins</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=427</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guards are set to have their traditional bearskin hats replaced with faux-fur versions. Vegetarian designer and daughter of a pop singer Stella McCartney has been given the job of redesigning the iconic symbols of some 200 years of British military history. Not because of any military outfitting credentials, but because her profile as the daughter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moustachioed Fish More Attractive to Lady Fish</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=425</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until a recent study, scientists were unsure as to why male Mexican molly fish (Poecilia sphenops) sported an extravagant moustache-like structure on their upper lips. Close study of the fish’s sexual behaviour revealed that, much like in human gentlemanly circles, the females are drawn to the more luxuriantly moustachioed males. But, as recorded in Behavioral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chap Olympiad Stewards Located</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=414</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sixth annual Chap Olympiad is almost upon us. Tickets have nearly sold out. The grass is being given a final inspection by the Chap Olympic Committee, to ensure it is slippery enough for drunken non-athletes to tumble over on, the instant they try and exert themselves. The prize hydrangea bushes are being covered in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World’s Most Vulgar Suit Goes on Sale</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=399</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stuart Hughes, a 39-year-old Liverpool-based designer, is proud to have placed the finishing touches to the price tag on the most vulgar suit ever made. The suit, priced just shy of £600,000, is studded with 480 diamonds with a total carat value of 240. The rocks are described as being “strategically placed” around the suit, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Close, but no Cigar</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=396</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A museum has doctored an image of Winston Churchill to make it more palatable to a contemporary audience. The original image, in which Churchill makes a V for victory sign with his hand while a half-smoked cigar pokes out of the corner of his mouth, has been airbrushed to remove the cigar entirely. The doctored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death of a Dandy</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=392</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sebastian Horsley&#8217;s body was found on the morning of Thursday 17th June at his flat in Soho, the cause of death being a suspected heroin overdose. Horsley had just witnessed the opening of a new play about his life at the Soho Theatre, which was set to be made into a film produced by his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup Squad Set Forth in Shiny Suits</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=383</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The England soccer team has been kitted out with smart new suits by Marks and Spencer. The official FA suit has been made to specifications set by England Manager Fabio Capello, who is Italian. Accordingly, the suit is a tad on the spivvy side, overly shiny and the trousers are rather tight around the crotch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chap Olympiad Athletes Already Exhausted</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=356</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Sixth annual Chap Olympiad looms, athletes are outdoing each other in being seen not to make the slightest effort to get into physical shape. The Chap Olympiad is the tournament that pits the world&#8217;s puniest fops against each other, rewarding them for panache, savoir-faire and winsome smiles rather than sporting prowess. Training, such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English Cricket Bat Industry Under EU Threat</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=347</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The English cricket bat industry is under threat following a European directive which prevents willow being exported outside Europe. Introduced in March this year, the EU law prohibits the use of the insecticide Methyl Bromide, with which the willow is treated before being exported to be turned into cricket bats. However, the wood cannot leave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Lord Saves Harris Tweed</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=335</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Smith, the actor playing the latest incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, has inadvertently revived the Harris Tweed industry in the Outer Hebrides. Mr. Smith, working with Dr Who’s costume designer Ray Holman, chose a vintage tweed jacket as part of his signature outfit, which also includes a bow tie, striped shirt and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The One-Armed Cufflink Bandit</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=332</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A one-armed man walked into a jewellery shop in Essex and distracted staff while he made off with a single cufflink. The thief pretended to be looking for a present for his mother, when he knocked boxes of cufflinks on the floor and ran off with one in the shape of a boxing glove. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIP IAN CARMICHAEL 1920-2010</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=327</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British actor who could be said to have embodied the ethos of Chappishness has died aged 89. Ian Carmichael always played the upper class twit, offering a bumbling but well-meaning conterpoint to the cads and bounders who shared the screen with him. One of his best-known roles was as Bertie Wooster in the 1960s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hand Shaking Given Shakedown</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=322</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modern youngsters are eschewing the handshake as the customary greeting and parting gesture. They are replacing it with a casual wave, a hug or by touching fists – in a nod to the tradition held by the rap musicians they listen to. The custom of shaking hands dates back to medieval times, when it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Tweed Run Storms Through City</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=307</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second annual Tweed Run was held in London on 10 April 2010, setting off from Central London at midday, on a 14-mile route passing the British Museum, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Savile Row, stopping off in the park for a spot of tea and ending with a bit of a knees-up in the City [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Any Time Gentlemen, Please</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=302</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Chap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A brand-new drinks department has been added to the already burgeoning Chap Shop and is now fully open for business, 24 hours a day. The range of fine alcoholic tipples has been hand selected by The Chap’s very own drinks correspondent, Mr. Neil Ridley, and constitutes the essential beverages that should be found in any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. B Hails The Chap With New Ditty</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=279</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hail the Chap! Lovable Chap-hop artiste and rapper for the flappers, Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer, has composed a brand-new song especially for The Chap, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of this august publication. Entitled &#8220;Hail The Chap!&#8221;, the ditty explores the theme of the Chap&#8217;s ten-year history, examining its various achievements and manifestoes, within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoe Shine Back in Style</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=265</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The noble and ancient art of the shoe shine, long absent from our cities, has made a welcome return with the launch of Spit ‘n’ Polish Shoeshine booths. The first booth was opened at Marylebone Station in London. Spit ‘n’ Polish Shoeshine is the brainchild of Ronan McCarthy, who plans to put a shine back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anguish Over Angostura Dearth</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=258</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, those with a predilection for the Manhattan, Old Fashioned or Pink Gin had a sharp increase in blood pressure, when it was learned that the world’s supply of Angostura Bitters had run dry. The highly aromatic elixir, made from a secret recipe of rare herbs, has been the mainstay in many a cocktail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chap’s New Formal Line Sparks Storm of Controversy</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=249</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In anticipation of both the festive season and the forthcoming Grand Anarcho-Dandyist Ball, The Chap Shop has launched an impressive array of formal wear in both the black and white tie categories. But one of the photographs used to publicise the new line has attracted strong criticism from some quarters. Many have argued that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chaps of the Decade</title>
		<link>http://thechap.net/content/section_news/?p=239</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To mark this publication&#8217;s tenth anniversary, we are urging readers to nominate the men and women whom they feel represent the shiniest beacons of Chappishness throughout this, and perhaps other (though probably not) foreign lands. Is St. Stephen of Fry, for instance, a potential Chap of the Decade? Can one reconcile his fruity erudition, wittiness [...]]]></description>
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