Devonport Hash House Harriers: March 2008

March 31, 2008

You made me ink!

Bald Eagle's Run was almost foiled by Tracka's diversion tactic of trying to get us to the on-on before the run. Run was good, despite the icy conditions we safely negotiated the 6.82 kilometers which took us to great heights (just over 100m.), from Well's car park (at 5m above sea level). The run took 48 minutes and a mere 365.1 kCal. For the record that is about 3 fingers of a KitKat bar!

Whoaps Tracka, I think you need to wipe it off!

Gone Again is up for some lost property, scattering his belongings in each of the three cars as well as the on-on... What's on his mind?

Giggles

Giggles submitted these pics of the walkers on Dyke's run.

Mirror mirror on the wall who's the.....

March 30, 2008

Happy Birthday Prickle

Spotted in Devonport celebrating another 21st...

March 25, 2008

Dyke's Easter Run in Port Sorell

After a walk around the block we almost called it quits - the blind walkers following the blind talkers not having found the trail across the bridge almost gave up, but decided to give it another whirl as we'd only gone for 15 minutes!

In the end the run was a flat (0-20m) 5.96kms which we covered in 45 minutes! 430 kCalories were burned and copious ones consumed in the BBQ afterwards. Dint got 12 down downs for his photo appearing in the paper a gazillion times, and the cheap port for desert made urine the topic of choice for Giggles and GoneAgain.

Hareline Reminder:

31/03/08 Bald Eagle Wells car park, Latrobe
07/04/08 Dint TBA
14/04/08 Tracka TBA

On On,
GoneAgain----

March 18, 2008

Bastard's St Patricks Punishment

Of course I had the gadget in myu pocket... but turned it on too late.
I measured these facts: We peaked at 140m and the cars were parked at 40m. above sealevel.
Dint told some local we went for a HASH run when asked what the cars were all about heading into the Dial range. On return we had the cops waiting for us. Bastard was long gone and drinking at home by that stage.

Onon,
GoneAgain----

March 13, 2008

HOFT - Sunday, April 6

Attention Hashers -

The next HOFT (don't ask what number as Tracka was keeping count), will be a trek up Mt Murchinson, near Tullah, on the West Coast. The plan at this stage is to leave Macca's in Burnie around 9.30 a.m. and car pool to Tullah.

Your guide for this fantastic trek up the mountain past alpine lakes and impressive cliffs is DINT. Dint is working in Hobart the night before and may travel to the West Coast from the South and meet you at Tullah (near the cafe - formerly the tavern) around 10.45 a.m., so someone else will have to organise the car pooling.

Updates later (an update is more news, or alternatively where you can stick it if you're
not interested).

On, On

Dint

PS. Photos from someone's hike up there <here>

March 11, 2008

Receding Hareline

17/03/08 Bastard Hole in the road, Dial Road Penguin, past motocross track
24/03/08 Dyke Port Sorell Hall
31/03/08 Bald Eagle Wells car park, Latrobe
07/04/08 Dint TBA
14/04/08 Tracka TBA

On On

Eagle

March 10, 2008

Captain Crab's Run

Remarkable run arranged by Captain Crab. He skillfully managed to get his wife to cook, his daughter to serve, Flasher to set the run, and GoneAgain to check on them. All went well and we got fed after our 7.13km run which we covered in 51 minutes -just over 7 minutes per kilometer! We probabably burned about 514.3 kCal. +/- 0.2 if your weight was about 70kg. Some of the (speed)humps on the run were as high as 20 meters - which we hit about 4-5 times.

NB: IF NO RUN INFO ON THE NEXT WEEKS RUN IS ON THIS SITE EMAIL ME AND I WILL FIX IT!

OFFICE BEARERS

Grandmaster – Flasher Joint masters – Tracka & Tinsel Hash hops – Cheese Hash lip – Gyno Lower lip – Crow Hash cash – Bald Eagle Hash monk – Killer Rig raffle – Crow Hash Flash – Rumpole Hash web – Gone again On sec – Shagadelic Trailmasters – Maggie, Flasher Who needs a Hash Monk, haven't had one for years and the sun still shines...

And incidentally,....

1. HASH HOPS: This is unquestionably the most important position in the hash. The Beermeister has the weighty responsibility of making sure that the lifeblood of hashing is available at each and every hash event. He keeps constant vigilance to find the cheapest spirituous fermenti available, always has coolers in the trunk of his car, cases of beer in his garage, and reliably returns the empty keg to get another full one for the next hash. While this might be a "pain in the ass" job, it's undoubtedly the most important one to the hash.

2. GRAND MASTER: The head hasher. The chairman of the board. The big cheese. The HMFIC. The guiding light. Gispert's legacy. The GM is not simply a figure head for the hash, rather (s)he personifies the hash's character (or lack thereof.) (S)he leads with a dynamic strength that permeates the fabric of the organization. Both directly, and through the hash officers, (s)he gives inspiration, direction, and vision to all. This position ranks only below Beermeister, Hash Cash, Hash Mouth, Hash Flash, and On-Sec in real importance to the hash.

3. HASH HAWKER or HABERDASHER: This is a person who has a flair for fashion, a head for business (who said head?), and the showmanship of P.T. Barnum. (S)he's responsible for the design, procurement, warehousing, merchandising, and vending of items of apparel and various trinkets to the hash. Prior flea market or circus midway experience preferred.

4. HARE RAISER: The Hare Raiser makes sure that there's a hare (or hares) for each hash, and that the start location is known to the On-Sec well in advance of hash day for publicity purposes. The Hare Raiser IS the hare if (s)he can't find anyone else to do it.

5. HASH CASH: The holder of the purse-strings. Someone needs to dash about the start of each hash begging for money. Someone has to keep track of what comes in and what goes out (commonly referred to as "the old in and out.") These generally unappreciated duties fall on the shoulders of the Hash Cash. This trustworthy soul must withstand the whining of the Hares who have overspent, the whimpering of those who forgot their fees, and the interrogations of those who mistakenly think there should be some sort of accounting for hash funds.

6. HASH FLASH: The person who captures for posterity all embarrassing hash moments on film. The hash flash must have an acute sense of the absurd to know what to take photos of, and also a small degree of reliability to bring a camera, film, take pictures, have them developed and put only the finest thereof into the sacred photo album.

7. HASH HARLOT: A trashy wench who has seen the dark side of hashing... and likes it! One with a lust for life who, revels in being the butt of the jester's ribald wit, the object of the songster's bawdy lyric, and the centrepiece of sensual repartee at all hash functions.

8. TRAIL MASTER or HASH HORN: Equipment requirements: A bugle or other appropriate wind instrument. Performance venue: The hash trail. Musical ability: Optional.

9. LIP : The hash mouth runs the official business at the On-On with an iron hand. (S)he must be loud, clear, passionate, articulate, humorous and possess an uncommon ability to think on his feet. It also helps if (s)he speaks English.

10. HASHIT KEEPER: This is arguably the most complicated position within the hash hierarchy. The responsibility surrounds custody of a large cardboard box (or entire house) filled with the flotsam and jetsam of past hashes. Precisely why this crap is retained is a mystery shrouded in the mythology of hashdom. However, the hashit itself rarely makes it to the hash, although the custodian is usually there himself. This reinforces the argument that remembering to bring the hashit is probably beyond the cognitive ability of your average hasher.

11. ON-SEC: This position is the masochist's dream. (S)he struggles with piles of paper, miles of computer wire, and might attempt to occasionally produce a Hound Directory or Hash Trash to keep the hash members somewhat informed. (S)he is the principal "outside" representative maintaining the Harrier.Net Worldwide WebSite, the hash membership data base. Boring stuff to say the least.

12. RELIGIOUS ADVISOR: Keeper of the faith. Enforcer of the scriptures. This is the hasher who has seen the light (Bud light) and can taste in his soul the true spirit of Hashing. The religious advisor spreads the word and inspires the zest and zeal of the hash in all participants. Any hasher found transgressing the spirit of hashing is disciplined by the RA. (S)e is the keeper of the sacred Laws of Hashing and comes up with sufficiently plausible lies to cover any serious questions of propriety of actions within the hash.

13. SONGMEISTER: This is a hasher with no self-respect. (S)he never lacks for a song suitable to the occasion. His songs are risqué, lewd, and vulgar. The Songmeister speaks with other hashers and hashes to acquire songs to add to the hash hymnal. The mission is to explore new tunes and new celebrations. To boldly go where no Songmeister has gone before (pardon the split infinitive.)