Run #103 - The January Beach Hash
Run #103, Lafontaine Park
January 18, 1999
Hares: The Abbot, Skinflint
Hashers: Juicy Fruit, LOB, Dead Animal, Capt. Canada, 69, Numbskull,
Mustapha Kunt, Turkish Delight
Newcomers: Adla and Jennifer
Run 103 resembled more of a March run than a mid-January one. The pack
assembled in light winter Hashing gear outside Abbot's Sherbrooke St.
apartment building. With temperatures around 5 deg C, winter hashes don't
get much better than this.
After a brief snowball fight, the pack was off -- this time following red
dye markers around the LaFontaine Park area. There were only mild cases
of trail confusion as the pack tried to decipher markings that had been
absorbed by the slush on the side of the streets.
Who says people lose their sense of humour during the winter months? Upon
further inspection of a suspect trail marking by one of us, some guy who
was clearing his roof yelled out, "Touche pas a ca, c'est l'urine de mon
chien!" ("Don't touch that, it's my dog's piss!"). Could this have been a
closet hasher, happy to participate by calling the trail from the comfort
of his own roof? Or simply a kind soul, who's good deed for the day was
done by averting someone from touching excrement? We may never know the
answer.
The trial was well set with plenty of checks, and ended with the pack
crossing the skating rink in LaFontaine Park. Immediately after the run,
everyone was in the pool and hot tub downstairs -- a beautiful end to a
hash.
Down Downs
* Skinflint and The Abbot, for setting a great trail
* Captain Canada, for breaking the GM's car while on loan
* 69, for being shy and filling in her belly-dancing photo with ink before
showing it to us (the undoctored photo is now on the web for any
interested).
* Juicy Fruit, for day-tripping (although making snow angels was her
excuse, both merit a down-down)
* Adla and Jennifer, for being newcomers (just what were you thinking?)
The down-downs were following by chorus led by The Abbot, including the
highly appropriate "Singing in the Rain", with pool water substituting for
rain. We then buggered off to Abbot's apartment for chili. Thumbs up!
Funniest thing heard on today's Hash
With the serving of chili (which, might I add, was bloody good chili --
not too spicy, not too tame) came the inevitable discussion of -- you
guessed it -- fart lighting. Now, apparently, there is quite a science
behind this: How close to hold the lighter, how not to fart so you don't
suck the flame back in and burn your rectum (rectum? it bloody well near
killed him!), etc.
When one of the newcomers left shortly after this discussion, no doubt
from lack of intelligent conversation, someone remarked, "I hope we didn't
scare her off", to which Mustapha replied, "Nah, she's running off home to
try it herself"...
Pictures to follow when the new Hash Flash (69) gets them developed.
ON ON!
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1. That yellow cloud under Captain Canada isn't beer : ) - Numbskull
2. Can you spot the Great White Whale? - PF
