Hash Trash for Hash 1450 28 March 2008

Hello to you all!  Another fine sunny day and another run at Saidnaya (apaprently it was exactly the same place as 3 weeks ago, but as they used to say on Radio St Vincent "when it's nice, do it twice" - I can't remember why).

Arthur must have had a good time in Cyprus as he seemed to have travelled back in time by 6 years, claiming it was only Run 1150.  The assembled pack voted out the usual "exciting events that happened in 1150" as not being relevant, though we did get to hear about the fist Liverpool to Birkenhead ferry, which set off in 11:50 and has not yet arrived.

Paul claimed to have used 3 bottles of paint setting the run - they must have been very small bottles.  Reversing the pattern of last week the big cock up (not sex on the hash, despite what Sharief may say) came at the beginning, not the end, when the pack found the on inn  before the real trail and started going around the trail backwards.  Eventually Paul put us right and punished us with an endless mountain.  Both hold checks were on this (just below the snow line) and we still kept going up.  Fortunately we turned down just before falling off the edge of the world and, like my love life, it was all downhill from there.  For some short-cutters (you know who you are - and so did the RA!) the downhill started much sooner.

After regaling us with "great events from 28th March", most of which seemed to involve someone paying someone else a large fee, Arthur began a plethora of down downs - just because you've been away for a while doesnt mean you have to catch up, we had plenty without you!  Paul and Sausan as hares, virgin Nora & returners Joan (Trash Collector) & Kristy were duly moistened before the criminals had to be punished: Paul, for recycling the hash site a bit too soon; your humble scribe and Kristy for something or other - rumoured to be sex on the hash but we were too knackered from climbing that hill.  Sharief joined us for a threesome and a merry dance in the circle; Paul got a couple more, though what I have on this piece of paper was not what the RA announced so I'll just say that he deserved every drop; Marty won this week's Guido Award for finding all the falsies, Guido got an honourable mention for not finding the false trails this week and disappointing those of us who wait to see which way he is going before choosing the opposite direction; Short-cutters Hassan, Gabrielle & Kristy did not go unspotted and Kristy stayed in the circle for 2 more first becuase she was thirsty, or maybe becuase it was her birthday (I may have mis-heard) and then she used the wrong hand for something or other....  Joan also got 2 more, one for falling for Arthur, twice (some would say that warrants psychiatric attention, though I guess lots of beer works too) and then for "sex instead of the hash" for preventing Arthur from hashing in Cyprus.  Finally, not to be left out, Rafi was punished for following the hare rather than checking out the false trails.

The usual good food and drink followed.

Arthur and myself will set next week's trail so bring mountain climbing gear.

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