Devonport Hash House Harriers

March 23, 2009

Dial 000 for HOFT

Dyke's HOFT was close to being cancelled when Dyke realised it was 12:13pm and no one had shown at the Hole in the Road behind Penguin, but then the punters appeared over the hill. Full of enthusiasm we descended down to the Leven River and marched along to our designated lunch-spot at Purton's Flat. Dyke had arranged beer, champagne and other goodies to handicap us on the way back home

Half way along the walk we were surprised by Towels and SlackMac who intercepted our trail. They had been alerted to our operation by the HHH inteligence faction.

Dyke had planted interesting artefacts for all to enjoy. See below the FoMoCo diesel powered pump that tickled BB and R's fancy. Personally I was more intrigued by the Launy ballerina and Puss in Boot's swishy pants, or whatever was making the squishy sound in there...

Dyke hospitality was enjoyed after the run which got us re-energised to partake in pizza in Penguin... Next HOFT is Montezuma's Falls with Flasher (hope he learned from today's mini-HOFT).

See you all tonight at the Devonport Pool, bottom of Steele Street.

March 16, 2009

Tinsel and Tracka's Bash

Hard yakka going up and down through the bush between Railton and Spreyton, past some killer dogs and back again... Super-sized snags on the Barbie at the Axeman's Hall of Fame and so another hash was won.

Flasher had a few down downs for his 300th run, GoneAgain set off a fart-bomb, and a large contingent of tourists (including Andre from Brazil who didnt like the meat but ate 4 snags none the less) were present compliments of Killer who got his people mover in action for the occasion.

Small HOFT set by Dyke next Sunday (22 March 09) at noon from the Hole in the Road near the Motocross track in the Dial Range outside of Penguin. Pub-meal afterwards.

Next run from the Devonport Pool carpark - see below blog post...

GoneAgain----

Next Run....

DYKES RUN 23rd March - meet at Devonport Olympic pool at 1830hours

OnOn
Flasher

March 12, 2009

Corectionns

Guardsvan was accidentally renamed van Guard, probably inspired by his artistic streaks or tendency to bite off ears. Our reporter, AgainGone, from the van clan himself apologises profusely and has gone straight into therapy at the DNS (Nat. Dyslexic Assoc.).

Photos of Guardvan's run were spotted on Hashspace:... Unfortunately the slideshow function of Hashspace seems to be having difficulties... You will have to visit Hashspace (those of you that have signed up there) and see them <there>.

March 11, 2009

Up and Cumming from our informer

The latest up and cumming runs for the NW and other runs we might want to attend:

March 23rd, DH3, Dyke and Mabel@TBA
March 30th, DH3, HARE REQUIRED
April 6th, DH3, Bastard@TBA.
March 21st—Combined Hash Clubs R*n from the Bream Creek Showground,Copping. Bus leaves from the venue at 11 am. A steal at only $5.
April 4th-5th—Weekend HOFT (Hashing Old Farts Trek)—Saturday walk into Montezuma Falls at Rosebery, then on to Queenstown for an overnighter – caravan park or motel depending on numbers – Sunday recovery walk to Nelson Falls. Anyone interested contact Flasher (flasher@dhash.com) Note that daylight saving ends on this weekend.
May 1st-3rd, 2009, Fri-Sun — Aussie Nash Hash @ Cairns registrations now $350 until March 31st 2009. Get off your arse and register if you are cumming. Even Spoof has his rego in already.
June 6-8th, 2009—The Highland Fling @ Great Lake Hotel
June 21st, 2009—Burnie Hash House Harriers 1000th R*n— it’s bound to be a long night…
July?/August? TBA, 2009—Burnie HHH Waratah Wild West Weekend
August?/September? TBA 2009—Devonport HHH Tour de Piss
September 9th, 2009—Global Harriettes R*n @ various locations
October 17th-18th, 2009—Burnie Hash’s Burnie Ten weekend.
July 1-4, 2010—Sarawak Rainforest Interhash @ Kuching, Borneo.

GoneAgain----

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.)