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sbisson and marypcb and I were strolling along Fulham Road or some such place, awaiting the opening of Underworld, we came across a row of shops which seemed to be upscale second hand stores (at any rate their windows featured shining black top hats interspersed with leather hat cases, smoking jackets and other satorial items associated with a certain civility. And in amongst these displays were issues of a magazine called, "The Chap" which kept us in gales reading the headlines and quotes on the covers. I had to whip out my PDA and write down this particular phrase to bring home to a friend, "The sword of civility and the shield of exquisite tailoring". *chortle*
When conveying this scene to him this morning I was moved to find out if The Chap has a website... http://www.thechapmagazine.com. The pipe isn't the only thing here that makes me think of the Church of the SubGenius. I really hope this is a hilarious send-up and not a sincere reflection on British gentlemen. I'm a little sorry I didn't pop in and see about procuring a copy. Who could resist "Arthur Masonik's philosophical musings in the areas of grooming and wooing" or reading about "splendid fellows of history" and the rest of this "vast treasure trove of information to help you survive in a hostile age of consumate vulgarity".
sbisson and marypcb and I were strolling along Fulham Road or some such place, awaiting the opening of Underworld, we came across a row of shops which seemed to be upscale second hand stores (at any rate their windows featured shining black top hats interspersed with leather hat cases, smoking jackets and other satorial items associated with a certain civility. And in amongst these displays were issues of a magazine called, "The Chap" which kept us in gales reading the headlines and quotes on the covers. I had to whip out my PDA and write down this particular phrase to bring home to a friend, "The sword of civility and the shield of exquisite tailoring". *chortle*When conveying this scene to him this morning I was moved to find out if The Chap has a website... http://www.thechapmagazine.com. The pipe isn't the only thing here that makes me think of the Church of the SubGenius. I really hope this is a hilarious send-up and not a sincere reflection on British gentlemen. I'm a little sorry I didn't pop in and see about procuring a copy. Who could resist "Arthur Masonik's philosophical musings in the areas of grooming and wooing" or reading about "splendid fellows of history" and the rest of this "vast treasure trove of information to help you survive in a hostile age of consumate vulgarity".
