Devonport Hash House Harriers: Waterfight the minute the rain stops

January 8, 2014

Waterfight the minute the rain stops

Amazingly the January Winter Weather made way for a few hours of summer for us. Just enough to do our annual assault on the happy campers in Ulverstone.

Though cooler than usual we still carried all kinds of weapons. Amogst the crew was our secret weapon Triple Top who seeked out and overpowered juniors at hoses and fire hydrants. GoneAgain's huge gun malfunctioned leaving him with a mini water pistol and his camera and bullet proof raincoat. No animals were hurt.

Circle done by BedPan, food by Crow, raffle by Flasher,.. all ritually performed at Oz Rock. On offer were expired bra catalogs, fried fish, and Fanny May triple choc walnut brownies for all losers in the raffle (which obviously included the unfortunate prize winner).

Lost property was reunited with owners and proxy-owners...

Next run is our own Triple Top Starlight Extravaganza on Monday 13 January. Meet at theBig Apple in Spreyton at 630pm to make our way to Round Mountain Viewing Area on Olivers Road where the Triple Top usually starts. Dress code on Triple Top's express request: BOW TIE on top, and clothing casual/optional below the waist. BYO chair and (empty) plate/cutlery.

HOFT: February 9th. 2014: Burnie HHH R*n no 1250. Dint is masterminding a HOFT to Projection Bluff. Meet at the Cherry Shed Latrobe at 10am or the Railway car park Deloraine at 10.30 to car pool onwards. Fantastic views from the top and (Dint says!!) it's a reasonably easy walk of around 3 hours return. Wear long scoparia proof trousers and bring nibbles, a drink and money for a pub meal later. Ring Rob "Ringo" Munden on 0417118661 or Caroline "A Bit of This" Waterhouse on 0428592420 for any further details (like what colour socks to wear etc).
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Hobart Full Moon advises us of the following two events:

231	Sat/Sun 18-19 Jan Noon	High Noon for Full Moon Mole Creek Theme: Mole and all his Fiends from Wind in the Willows	A Bit of This & Others
232	Sat 22 Feb Time TBA	Red Dress Run Charity: Bethlehem House Venue: TBA	TBA

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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.)

January 8, 2014

Waterfight the minute the rain stops

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