First thing at the Hash last Friday, it was pointed out to me by the RA that, contrary to my reporting, Richard WAS given the Hash cap for his ten runs. My sincere apologies to the Hash committee. Something or someone must have distracted me at that crucial moment.
Anyway, the Hash last Friday was at the Monte Rosa region and hared by White Trashed and Littlejohn. It was christened "Arthur's Delight", as it indeed turned out to be at the downdowns - lots of good running tracks and more than enough ups and downs, though that was not appreciated by everybody. The start was a bit delayed, as Julian, having forgotten to "put a tiger in his tank", had to find his own way to the site, which even after three requests for directions, he did not manage on is own and had to be rescued by Arthur. He was rewarded by a downdown for the forgetful and lost and found. Surprisingly, his Hash name appears to be Wise Owl. An opinion was voiced (anonymously), that it was no wonder that Britain had lost its Empire, given the fact that Julian is a military man...
There was one virgin, Mikel, the son of Miguel 'The Moor', a fledgling diplomat who still keeps his hair on; a few years in diplomatic service should take care of that.
Wise Pranker was downdowned for shortcutting; by his own admission he followed the route of pretty farm girls as there were no such running (but plenty walking). Cunning Stunt was doing some illegal stunts with his trumpet and was punished by having to up down his beer from it. Amazingly, it still emitted its shrill tones afterwards. The celebrations included Arthur's 5 times (or more) haring the Hash; he bared his sun-tanned chest with visible pride (no beer gut, him, despite the quantity of beer drunk from his huge earthenware blue and white tankard, downdowns or not). He got a really cute T-shirt, a perfect fit and pictures of bunnies back AND front. Not all of us are so lucky. The other celebrant was Julian; receiving his 10 runs cap, he had no reason to bare anything. There was a downdown for Richard being the FRB, allegedly as a result of doping by the Red Bull beverage, which he freely admitted - as opposed to the Tour de France winner.
The walkers had an easy but pleasant walk, lead by Dolly. Due to a call of nature, some befriended a local farmer's family and walked away from their flowery house weighted by a bag of assorted fruits. The barbecue was delicious and the sunset behind the Antilebanese range fiery, but hopefully benign, now that the cease-fire has been declared.
This may well be the last Hash Trash from this correspondent; the next Damascus Hash being her last, she expects to be the centre of attention and will not be able to write objectively (if that ever was the case). Also she might not be able to see the keyboard through the tears.
Hoping somebody will carry on the torch,
Onon,
Diplomaniac
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