24 Mar 12: Saturday, 11:30:
Stop Press!!
The hare has just radioed in to say that the road through the southern part of Chapagaon is closed due to being dug up. What you need to do is this: go on into Chapagaon and turn left on the road out to Bajrabarahi Temple. Follow the road as it winds around and past a pond. You will then see the temple forest ahead with the main road bending to the left in front of it and an unmade road going straight on. Head for the road going straight on, but take a right turn into a narrow road with buildings on both sides. Keep on this road as it heads south (you may come to a bend to the right and then a crossroads where you turn left). You will eventually emerge at a pond where a right and a left turn will bring you back on to the main road heading south. The map on the right makes things abundantly clear, except for The Count, who is beyond help.
OnOn. GM |
| 27 Jan 11: In regard to the most recent trash: For the less intellectually inclined among us, the name I suggested was not "Chipping Hill" but "Chip Inhale" (think *Chippendale*). I humbly suggest this name because I've never seen the guy not eating chips ("Crisps" if you hail from Britain or one of its more sycophantic colonies). Throughout the entire circle, he's munching contentedly with entire bag in hand, which explains why he still doesn't know the song--his focus is elsewhere, his ears are hampered by the loud sounds of mastication (for those of you who qualify within the "less intellectually inclined" group, this word means "chewing") and his mouth is otherwise occupied which obviously prohibits his harmonious participation. --OnOn, Kruel |
| 24 Jan 12 The Rebirth of the Trash! Click here to read Turd Herder's words and see my photos. GM |
| 22 Jan 12 Donations solicited: I am participating in the HimalayanRush "Sprint" Triathlon as a fundraising event for his orphanage, New Life Children's Home (see lamchildren.org). Please feel warmly welcome to donate (any amount) to the cause which can be done through the lamchildren.org website. If I drown on my way across Begnas, refunds may be negotiated. Kruel |
| 14 Jan 12: Next full moon: The next full moon is at 3.39am on 8 February. Any Bahuns out there... does this mean the next full moon hash should be on 7 or 8 February. See http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonrise.html. KO |
| 29 Dec 11: Sad news: The Himalayan Hash House Harriers express their deep condolences to the GM, Simon and Kirstie on the death of Durga. Durga passed away during the night on 27 December and her funeral was held at Pashupatinath yesterday. In her fond memory we remember all the help she gave to the hash every Saturday over many years. God bless. HHHH |
| 11 Dec 11: Lunar Eclipse Hash: On 10 December Doggy Style set the first ever H4 Fullmoon Lunar Eclipse Saturday hash. A spectacular run through the bahals of Patan old town with the phases of the eclipse observed at each holding check. The total eclipse happened as we were at the Patan Durbar Square holding check and was marked with a mass Hash Howl to the eclipsed moon. Good turnout of 52 hashers. KO |
3 Dec 11 Hi all: I was wondering if it's possible for you to send out invites to all the different HHH clubs for the "Himalayan Rush Triathlon" and Facebook Himalayanrush. We will be having a special discount for hashers.
And what do you think about a "Triathlon Hash" in the near future? Handcream said he's done one of those. If people are interested I would like to hare one sometime in January. OnOn, Pawan |
1 Dec 11: The End of the Trash Writers Union (aka a miserable attempt to voice the blues of our dying hash trash tradition).
This Scribe sits down after a long day, committed to tell the world about the greatness of Run 1733. And greatness we got. A nice day, good weather, balanced running, just the amount of checks and holdings we were longing for, well marked trails, views of Langtang Lirung, and even a slight possibility that we can drop the GM off at the KAT feline center to be neutralized...umm, put to sleep...umm, I mean sterilized.
No the Himalayan Hash has truly nothing to complain about lately. With fast food chains throwing free and boneless chicken at us, T-shirts that will actually appear at next week's run, good numbers of runners and walkers, additional full moon hashes, and even the return to mobility of PomPom the complainer and Keeled Over, these are the high times for sure!
So why is it that This Scribe can't help drifting off in romantic rapture to the harsh ancient days: full of old farts telling the GM to 'get on with it', when Howezatt covered the ears of Half-a-Lunch as Trouble tried to explain him where he was conceived, when there were people writing the trash even during the run, and when StripTies perverted his Trotsky rhetoric to describe the never-ending efforts of the Gee-Mizz to keep the hash standards to a minimum.
Whatever happened to all of our Hash Trash Heroes! They got SuperSucked back to their home countries, retired on tropical islands or, even worse, were employed by the UN as editors to ensure they would never write about muppets or big birds again. Meanwhile the phone rings, the T-shirts exist and they are out there waiting to be picked up.....a Happy Ending after all. OnOn. Hebitch |
12 Nov 11 We had a great Full Moon Hash last Thursday. Thanks to Hares Pawan, Hole-in-One, and Ritesh Scholar. Additional thanks to Pawan for supplying beer and softs at holding check 3 in his garden at Ekantakuna. No thanks to Moksh Restaurant for attempting to sell us beer at Rs 450 a bottle!
Here's a list of the participants. If you were there but not on the list, and you want your presence to go into the Hash Record let me know and I will add you: Ashesh Acharya, Christian Clark, Max Clark, Nika Clark, Tom Delatte, Rabi Karmacharya, Steve Keeling, Chiuki Matsumoto, Sarina Piya, Bruce Pollock, David Potter, Raj Pradhan, Ritesh Pudasaini, Pawan Rana, Pankaj Rayamaji, Larisa Rossen, Shasa Shrestha, Mike Soulsby, Izumi Takai, Prabal Thapa, Miki Upreti, Nishta Upreti. OnOn. GM |
12 Dec 11:
Annapurna 50/70/100 km Races
We are getting closer to the ANNAPURNA100 Ultra Trail race and have to finalize our logistic arrangements. It is very important for us to have a reasonable idea of the numbers we can expect. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU INTEND TO RUN via http://annapurna100.com/register/
For those who want to leave for Pokhara only on the 31st of December, we will arrange a bus leaving Kathmandu early that day. Wanna join that ride? Let us know! Roger Henke |
4 Nov 11 Anybody in the HHHH fancy undertaking some serious international hash mis-management in 2013? Read on:
All, This is Bootlegger, GM from the Colombo Hash House Harriers. As I hope most of you are aware, we are hosting the South Asia Inter Hash (SAIH) 2011 in Galle, Sri Lanka, this coming weekend. In true hash fashion, it has been mismanaged all along the way, but we carry on (on) with what promises to be a wonderful event -- in spite of our efforts! The attached program is our latest effort to nail down a schedule. Otherwise, updates will continue to flow in through our website (www.colombohhh.com).
As has been done in the past, the hosting GM runs a brief meeting at some point to discuss the next SAIH, scheduled for 2013. Being that many of you will not be present for this year's SAIH, I would like to solicit nominations for the next SAIH in advance. If you are sending anybody to the SAIH this year, please do let me know who your representative is. If not, please do send me an email so that I know who you support for the SAIH, or if wish to defer to another hash.
Unfortunately, this late notice gives you very little time to prepare. My apologies. At present, it is my intention to hold a meeting some time this Saturday (Oct. 29, at an undisclosed time and location - meaning I do not know where or when yet) to discuss who gets SAIH 2013. If you have any preference (or comments), please send me a note or nominate a delegate if you cannot be present in person. One vote per hash.
I am certain I've missed many SAIH GM's. I collected the above addresses through the Global Trash website (www.gthhh.com), which does not appear to be completely up to date. As best I can tell, the SAIH consists of Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan (no hash listing), and the Maldives (no hash listing).
Again, my apologies for the late notice. In this instance, you may shoot the messenger! My hash feet still have room for a few more bullet holes! On On. William "Bootlegger" Martin, Grand Master, Colombo Hash House Harriers |
4 Nov 11 Typical scene on Run 1728: the serene Apple, and Dead-in-the-Water's butt. GM |
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9 Nov 11 Come to the Full Moon Hash tomorrow. With the return to clear skies we may even have some light to run by. The mismanagement does not operate after 18:00 hrs, however Moksh Restaurant is on hand, so you needn't go thirsty. And bring a flashlight that works (this is a note to myself). OnOn GM |
| 17 Oct 11 The runs are getting far too long! Here are the trails of Hash 1726 Eagle and Turkey runs. The Eagle trail was 11.7km, with 1020 climbing meters (up to 2257m altitude), taking us about 3hr. The Turkey trail was 6.8km, with 540 climbing meters. OnOn GM |
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| 15 Oct 11 Amazing! We at last have another Trash. It's from Run 1724 and you can read it here. GM |
1 Sep 09 Misdirections: A
subtle remainder reminder to all budding hares that the way to
the on-in should be marked with paper and the
directions for posting on the webshite should include
the place name of the on-in and approximate distances,
approximate times and unmistakable landmarks to reach
there. KO |
| 12 Oct 11 Full Moon Hash 1725 was a great run set by Hole-in-One and HeBitch taking us through narrow alleyways south of the National Museum before a small section of the Ring Road up to Swayambu, into the forest on the north slope of the Swayambu hill and then, of course, up the long steps to the stupa where the members submitted themselves to the camera: |
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| From the stupa the trail led down to Tahachal and then another bit of alleywork to emerge back on the Chhauni main road and home to Hole-in-One's Bunker. We then had a great party on the roof of HIO's skyscraper with food provided by HIO and Shasa, HeBitch, Dr Death, and Mrs Rotter. GM |
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11 Oct 11 Here's the Run 1724 data from Hole-in-One's metallic bracelet:
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11 Oct 11 Erstwhile HHHH'er Takes Up Running!
Hello David and all at the HHHH. I'm happy to report that I've just completed my first marathon in Victoria, British Columbia. I completed this run in 3:42 and when the slogging got a bit tough in the last 4 K or so, I thought of those H4 FRBs to help motivate me and keep my pace strong through the finish.
Along the route there was, besides the usual water and energy drink options, one HHH option serving beer and calling on-on for all those who might know what the he'll they were on about. Great fun! Robin also completed 8K in 34:02 . A personal best for him! Thanks for the start on some excellent training and the memory of which individuals I'd normally be chasing through the Himalayan foothills. Cheers, Annalise |
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7 Oct 11 Well, I've not had a Trash for Run 1723, but here's a shot which tells most of the story!! GM |
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2 Sep 11 I have had a communication from worldhhh.com inviting us to become a Premium Hash. The spiel is is here. Personally, I am quite happy with our present Sub-Prime status. GM |
| 11 Aug 11: Vertical running! As a warm up for Hash 1717 why not try the vertical running race in Shivapuri on 27 August. Find more information on this bizarre event here. A proper horizontal run will take place at 3pm on the same day as detailed above! Horizontal HeBitch |
| 9 Aug 11: Hash 1714: See the GPS trail of the 11.5 km long Hash 1714 here and a digital recording featuring our very own lycra-clad hashers including Dobberman below. HandKream |
31 May 11 Come on people,
make a contribution to the Trashes for Run 1704 and on by adding to the
page on the Hash Wiki.
If you want the url of this send me an email. GM |
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31 July 11 Hash 1713 trail: See the
GPS trail of run 1713 here. The run was 13.4 km long. Handcream |
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30 July 11 Dear hashers, somehow my
brownie tin disappeared during last
week's hash (coincidentally Fingerlickin's first hash). Without a tin I
have been trying to hold them while baking but the results might be
less desirable for vegetarians amongst us....has anyone seen it? If
so please let me know since I will need it to make brownies for tomorrow... That's right!
I've said it! No tin no brownies!
On On Masturbaker |
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21 July 11 DoMeSueMe took a video of
last week's Hash (1711) and uploaded it to YouTube. I just about
managed to stream and watch it in Damak but it was in 2 second
flashes so I cannot confirm HeBitch's review which read: "It was the greatest movie ever!!!!" Go
here to watch it. GM |
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Should have been 12 July 11: Dear GM,
I'm extremely concerned to see the HHHH as headline news item in
one of Kathmandu's most prestigious newspapers (Himalayan Hares,
Friday 8th July) since these insights into the inner workings of our
secret association could only have been obtained though illegal
hacking into the GM's mobile.
Something should be done about it! If we don't put a stop to it
now we might find that the inane mutterings of all and sundry are
splashed all over the next edition of the Himalayan Times.
Brainey |
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It's not only the GM who had shoe trouble on Run 1709: |
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4 Jul 11 Hey GM, During last Hash on
July 2nd, someone took my shoes from Casper's garden. Must have been by either by
mistake or by someone who wanted better shoes, because in the end I
did find same sized shoes left over in the garden, which I then took
home. But I really do want my own shoes back. Mine are Saucony
(brand), size 12ish (so not many people in Nepal who fit them),
grey/silver with yellow and white. And damn good shoes. OnOn.
Karel |
4 Jul 11 Dear Karel, What u no likka my
shoes?! U insulting me?! Mya shoes veddy nice - veddy veddy nice - so
much better dan your lousy shoes - steel eef u want them back meet me
at Bagmati bridge tonite at midnight - come with 100,000 rupees CASH
in a big brown bag and u get you shoes back capiche - understand -
but come alone!
Kidding sorry my lad - where do you live will drop them off - hope u
r in Patan! Sorry about that same size same colour etc etc. OnOn.
Dead-in-the-Water |
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4 Jul 11 Hey DITW: "Two rather
large white men, barefoot, size 12, meeting on a dodgy bridge in
Kathmandu at midnight. One hands the other money. ..." That
could be the start of a very good indie film in almost every possible
genre. Dolph Lundgren can play me,
will get his career going again ("You. Shoes. Give.").
OnOn. Karel |
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9 Jun 11 Due to losing my camera on
Run 1704 the trash for
this hash has only one photo. Of me. With the Hashit. It's
awful. Please, please someone send some other photographic record of
this Hash. OnOn GM |
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Weekday Run |
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Run in the week: If you want a midweek
crutch competition with the crippled Keeled
Over, and can get to his house (located here
- 2 km south of the Ring Road in Lalitpur) by 5 pm in the winter and
5.30 pm the rest of the year, then email Keeled or phone him on 5570
165 to find out more. The run is about 40 minutes long along
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20 May 11 Hi there: Andreas (UNDP) has offered to do the hash from
his compound on 28 May. That is the day of a heavy bandh and so it
sounds like a good idea as we should keep a low profile that day
except for Dead-in-the-Water who
should be lynched on that day when the constitution is due!
Keeled Over |
20 May 11 Excellent! We should have a
beer holding check in front of the CA Hall.
On Doggystyle
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24 May 11 Hash Get-together: at 19:00
hrs in the Sunrise Tibetan Momo Restaurant,
Ekantakuna, Patan. All welcome. Buy your own drinks and snacks
and one for the GM. Below is a photo
of the place (red ground floor frontage behind the central motorbike)
with the big Ekantakuna tree on the right and SDC in the background.
There will be no paper, no run, and certainly no circle. So it'll
be like a hash without the bad bits. OnOn. GM |
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12 May 11 Dear All, after Run 1702 Himalayan Hash
House Harriers will be closing down. The reason for his, apart
from being the only way I can rage into the night of retirement, is
that we have run out of paper. The only
possibility of revival is if someone appears
soon with large quantities of laying mixture. GM |
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5 May Go
straight to the Hash 1700 Weekend list for the latest attendance
and transport update. GM |
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12 April 11 It's the event you have all
been waiting for since Run 1600!!!: |
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This will take place over the weekend of Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and
Sunday 8th of May at the Famous Farm
Hotel, Nuwakot. Nuwakot is north-west of Kathmandu on the road
to Trisuli, Dunche, and Langtang. It takes about four hours to drive
there from Kathmandu. Keeled Over has stayed in the hotel and
reported it as very beautiful. Handcream has also stayed there and
you all know the high standard of his life!
We intend to book the entire Famous Farm Hotel which consists of the
following rooms:
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2 with a big
bed
and space for another single
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2 with three single beds
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2 with one
double bed
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2 with two
single beds
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3 with one
single bed
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an attic where 3-4 single beds can be installed
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a kennel next to the kitchen
waste heap for Doggystyle
By my reckoning that means a total of
27 can be accommodated if all rooms are at full capacity. If
the number of hashers who want to come is greater than this then
the hotel can provide tents.
Doggystyle has negotiated with the
hotel the excellent price of Rs 3850 per person.
This is for accommodation on the nights of the 6th and 7th and all
meals from evening dinner on the 6th to midday lunch on the 8th.
There would be some adjustment downwards for anyone in a tent, and it
may be that people in rooms should pay a
Oh, and the runs: we'll have
Number 1700 on the Saturday afternoon and be fresh
and joyous for Number 1701 on the Sunday morning.
Number 1700 will be hared by DoggyStyle and HeBitch, Yogi
Hare will do 1701 (won't that be wonderful).
We haven't sorted out transport yet. There are lots of options:
use the local bus service (exciting): use our own vehicles: hire a
bus: cycle (Keeled did this).
At Hash 1696 last Saturday a show of hands in the relatively
poorly-attended circle indicated that about 15 people want to come.
So I reckon it's very likely that we will be able to fill the
hotel.
In order to secure your place can you
please send me an email with the following information:
- name:
- number of persons:
- room type preference:
- transport preference:
I have started a list of attendees here.
I will add participants to it as I receive intent emails. OnOn.
GM |
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24 April Hash trails: See the course
taken by my gadget and I on hashes 1695
(7.7km of running and 565m of climbing), 1696
(13 km of running and 1000m of climbing) and 1697
(9.5 km of running and 690m of climbing) Handcream |
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6 Apr 11 What does Million$Visa get
up to when he is not hashing or pushing his old BMW motorcycle around
the rutted gallis of old Patan? Actually, something rather
nice in the Patan palace compound, which was formally unveiled
this week. (No, of course I was not influenced in posting this by a
personal guided tour by $1m and a
night of plying with beer, girls, and glossy architectural
photo-books with captions as long and impenetrable as a Towed Trash) OnOn GM |
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29 Mar 11 Hash 1700 Location
Suggestion: Here's the website for the Famous Farm, Nuwakot. When Rumi and I went, we paid about 60 USD for 2
people, 1 night, incl. 3 meals. Here's the trail we walked in Nuwakot,
going to a top nearby the famous farm, with some pictures:
Cheers, Handcream |
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29 Mar 11 Hash 1700 Location: I think
Nuwakot is an excellent idea. It's fairly close, and I know the
guy who owns the place. So if you want, I can do the negotiation. On
On. DoggyStyle |
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2 Apr 11 12:53 hrs For those confused by the
instructions here is a map showing the route described by
the Hare. GM |
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31 Mar 11 Hash 1694 route: Here is
the the track of Hash 1694
as
recorded on my thingy. Handcream |
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13 Mar 11 Hyolmo
marathon: A marathon is being organised around Helambu on 23
April starting and finishing at Shermatang. Trailrunningnepal.org
says: "Should be a wonderful, low key, friendly race the likes
of which you don't see very often! The scenery is wonderful, the
trails should be soft and enjoyable. Don't hesitate to join
in." Check out the details
here. KO |
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8 Feb 11: Handcream's Gadget: Check
out the routes taken by me and my Gadget
thingy on hashes 1690
(11.8km and 690m of climbing) and 1691
(14.3 km and 760m of climbing). Handcream |
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8 Feb 11: Note: I am posting all 19 of
Handcream's GPS hash maps
(hashes 1630-1691 [pretty irregular pathetic 32% attendance record!])
in the trash sub-indexes. KO |
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17 Jan 11: From Keeled Over:
"Thanks to Joss and
Pawan I made it to the hospital
after my paltang pultong on Saturday after Hash 1684. I have
a broken bone in my hand and bruised ribs but plan to make it to next
week's hash. In spite of my Hash Moniker, I assert that this was
only my second serious hash krash in ten years of hashing and that I
am usually pretty steady on my feet. A much better record than the
GM who specialises in crashing into
softer stuff; i.e. shiggy". Keeled
Over last Saturday |
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14 Jan 11 Dear All: As you know I have
had my tenure as GM extended many
times, despite my pleas to quit. Having consulted with Hash Central I have to tell you that I will now be
departing the HHHH. The official leaving ceremony will take place at
tomorrow's run. I urge the Members to sit down with a beer and
work out what they will do to protect the OnSites, prevent The
Scholars being allowed to run wild, and secure the
tuna dip in an easily verifiable,
resealable tupperware container. GM |
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15 Jan 11 Dear GM: Indeed! Is there any
connection between your rash decision and the end of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)? When and where
will you be holding your flag lowering ceremony and what will become
of the GM's Pension Fund and the
Hash's fixtures and fittings? As with the peace process, we will
we be making a formal request in today's Hash
General Assembly for you to extend your tenure by a further
six months (three more times). The alternative will be to hand over
to indigenous mismanagement. LONG LIVE THE
HIMALAYAN HASH! Keeled Over |
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7 Jan 11 As of 18:40 today I have three empty
seats in the Land Rover. I will be traveling through the
centre of town before heading out to the OnSite. Book now to ensure
disappointment. GM |
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7 Jan 11 Yogi has finally let me
have the location for tomorrow, so click above and get wise. The site
is quite an exposed and possibly windy small ridge so remember to
bring sufficient warm clothes. GM (last
week at Buddhanilkanth it was freezing so the circle was held upwind
of the Land Rover and wanking was allowed) |
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Pension Fund Problems: |
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8 Dec 10 Dear All, I am unhappy to
report that the amount of my Pension Fund
continues to decrease. Moreover, there is a demand for yet
more snacks to be provided (we ran out last week. Even I got only one bite of the tuna dip). So, we
have to raise more money. I do not want to penalize regular
participants further, so my suggestion, after conversation with a
senior ex-GM in Namaste Supermarket a couple of days ago, is to raise
the fees for virgins, newcomers,
visitors, and returnees who have been away for more than six months
to Rs 1000 for beer-drinkers and
Rs 500 for softies. What do you all think?
How can we make special provision for less wealthy Nepalis and GMs?
Your response is invited. OnOn GM |
15 Dec 10 GM. How about charging
returnees who have been away for more than 6 days?
But seriously, I don't think the pension fund crisis will be
solved by overcharging virgins, newcomers and returnees. We need to
work on a serious bailout plan that will call for severe austerity
measures and will make the GM more unpopular than Assange at the US
State Dept.
Two simple suggestions, and if they do not yield a better balance in
the fund, then I will resign from my self-appointed post as GM's
Special Counsel:
1. Need to curb the flow of beer during circle. Start by Giving
softie down downs to softies
2. Limit 2 free bottles per non-softie, and charge Rs 200 for each
bottle beyond the limit.
ON ON, DoggyStyle |
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2 Jan 11 OK DoggyStyle, I appoint you
to stand around while we are having fun and diligently collect the Rs
200 whenever you see any beer drinker reach for a third bottle!
GM |
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31 Dec 10 Happy New Year to all!
I look forward to 2011 as a year of of sharply increased GM's Pension Fund contributions by fewer
hashers. GM |
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We Need Some Trashes Written: |
12 Nov 10 My beloved wankers: You will
notice by looking at the links on the left that I
have posted lots of recent Trashes. Those for runs
1668, 1669 and
1670 have photos but no words. The one for
that very enjoyable Run 1671 has no photos,
an only a few words from Keeled Over
who was not at the event and who made his contribution only to get a
free beer (see below).
SURELY SOMEONE CAN COMMIT WHAT THEY REMEMBER
OF THESE EVENTS TO A TEXT FILE AND SEND IT TO ME FOR POSTING.
As a special reward (and I am very sure that the Hash Committee
support me on this) anyone who can let me have a decent report will
get free beer at their next Hash Run.
So get your fingers tapping. And you'd better be quick, because
HeBitch will already be eyeing up
four weeks of free hashing.
Lastly, if anyone has better captions to some of the photos, you are
welcome to send them to me. GM |
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12 Nov 10 In a fit of hash record
making I have posted Trash 1607!
Sorry about the delay. Again, it has no words, so the above offer
applies. Vicky might like to try her
hand as I believe that it may be her first outing with the HHHH.
GM |
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12 Nov 10 I should have expected this.
Keeled Over has just sent me the
words for Trash 1671
and claimed free beer. Before I acquiesce to this, particularly as
KO was not present at this event, I
am appealing to Thomas with the
Million$Visa to read it and let me
know whether it is an accurate description of the event. For a start,
he hasn't covered the main feature of the run, which was the
wonderful weather. GM |
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Photos needed: |
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We have been updating the post-1640 trashes - check them out here. We
still need photos for hashes 1642,
1644,
1648,
1650 and
1651. Send
your photos to the GM and KO. Check out trash 1645
-- it's a hoot. KO |
8 Dec 10 Dear All, by the time that the
runners arrived back at the circle last week it was almost dark so
that many of the walkers and cyclists had left for home. Part of the
reason for this was obviously the marathon run set by Slimline Dicky. Another part was the number of
people arriving late causing us to set off
late.
As the days are getting even shorter can we please have everyone
ready to perform just before 14:00 hrs.
That includes you too Jimmy. OnOn
GM |
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15 Dec 10 Dear Christmas Day Hashers.
As you can see above the event will take place at Keeled's Kottage in Dholahity. Note that the
start time is one hour early. This is not
because Keeled wants to make sure
that an ultra-long run does not end in the middle of the night, but
because there will be a barbecue in his garden
afterwards. To make this a really great event it would be
great if you would bring along some snack
contributions. Normal hash fare will also be provided and I am
even prepared to allow a more severe reduction in my pension fund to
prevent us running out of drinks. OnOn GM |
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Ex-HHHH'er Shriveled solves middle-east problem, climbs Everest
without beer, writes book: |
15 Dec 10 Howdy Folks, From Arafat to Everest, an aid workers journey through
six conflict zones and a climb up Mount Everest, is now available at:
www.marksquirrell.com
The book was launched last week in Melbourne. Check out the following
link for a quick insight into the Book Launch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqNYd3qYeu8
Please feel free to pass this info on to others in your network that
maybe interested. Merry Christmas, Mark Squirrell (Squiz) |
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15 Dec 10 Dear GM, 'From Doti to Dhankuta written by the H4 GM - not for
sale!!' When are you opening your training institute and
publishing a glowing account of your many notable achievements? Also,
I note with some satisfaction the latest cricket score from
down-under. On-on. Keeled Over. P.S.
HeBitch, do not include the word
pus*y in your emails to me as the UNDP spam and obscenity filter will
not let it though! |
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15 Dec 10 Keeled, Don't know
what your talking about with the cricket. Only wankers follow that
crap. Could you do me a favour (that will be a bloody miracle) and
pass on the details to your unruly lot. Pretty sure that you guys
can't read but there might be a few newbies amongst the pack that
have still got a few brain cells. OnOn, Shriveled (although still in fine working order) |
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The Aged Apple returned to Hash last
week as it is only another ten years until he becomes the first
HHHH'er over 100: |
15 Dec 10 Dear All: Fauja Singh,
Britain's most popular Sikh is 98 now,
the oldest runner in London Marathon. He is threatening to break his
own world record of 5.40 hours in the 90 plus age bracket that he set
previously. While running Marathon races in London, New York and
Toronto, he raised thousands of pounds for various charities
promoting Sikh culture around the world. He has also raised money for
B.L.I.S.S., a charity dedicated to the care for premature babies. He
describes it as the .oldest running for the youngest'.
Fauja's jogging skills were developed on an Indian farm in
Punjab, and then at the magical age of 81, when he moved to the UK,
his love for the sport became more .serious..
Fauja Singh (born April 1, 1911) is a Sikh marathon runner in his
nineties from India who is a world-record holder in his age bracket.
His current personal best time for the London marathon is 6 hours 2
minutes, and his marathon record, for age 90-plus, is 5 hours 40
minutes. OnOn Apple |
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Hashileaks |
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30 Nov 10: Hashileaks. Amongst the many
documents leaked by Wikileaks slagging off world leaders is a
communique to the White House from erstwhile American Ambassador to
Nepal and hasher James M. In it he
says that the Grand Master of the Himalayan
Hash is a reprobate and w**ker. This astonishing revelation deviates from
JM, aka Over-Exposed's standard cautiously optimistic
approach to affairs of state. Reported by all networks. Keeled 'call me Jules' Over |
1 Dec 10 Let me assure all that
hashileaks represent raw assessments from the field that do not
necessarily conform with U.S. policy. In this case, however, it is
true that the Grand Master is a
reprobate and w**nker.
On-on! Over-Exposed |
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2 Dec 10 I am deflated and cheated. Do
you mean, Over-Exposed, that while
you were worshipping me as an outstanding person and the greatest
Grand Master since the Roman Era, you were reporting to the
Washington Hash House that I am a reprobate and w**nker? No wonder Griot's Department of Giving never employed
me for a high-paying low-output consultancy, even though I am in the
target group of the desperately poor. GM |
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Saudi Prince Invited to Hash . . . shares in GM's pension fund
soar: |
26 Nov 10 Hi All, you will see that
Hurry K is going to set a live run
tomorrow. For those of you who do not know what this is, it means
that, no paper having been laid beforehand, we give him a
10 minute start and then have to follow
his paper to see if we can catch him, drag him to the ground, and
kick him unconscious. Catching him will not be as easy as you think
as he can lay checks so that we waste our time looking for the way he
went, and he will probably also be quite scared. Krishna's marking system will be thus:
a) one circle of paper is a check. From a
check within a radius of 50 to 100mthere will be single blobs of paper as usual, but if there are
two blobs it will mean a false trail so you
will have to go back to the check and try again. The real trail will
be identified with three blobs of paper.
b) two circles of paper will mean a
temporary holding check where front runners must wait for the slower
runners to arrive
c) three circles of paper means normal
holding check for all runners
I need a walking hare so if you are willing
to volunteer please send an email to the GM. OnOn Hurry Krishna |
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15 Nov 10 After reading about the government conferring its highest
honour on visiting Saudi Arabian prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, (see here) the HHHH has sent out an
invitation for him to attend next week's run with the
intention of awarding him the Hashit. The mismanagement committee are
suggesting to Prince bin Talal
that he uses some of his US $ 19.4 billion fortune to sponsor a
Hash T-shirt. The prince is staying at the Hyatt and on Friday
night was seen out taking a midnight run through the salubrious
precincts of Jorpati. KO |
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16 Nov 10 Unfortunately the Prince
will be unable to receive the Hashit
as the Mismanagement have lost it. See here. He will therefore make a return to
the HHHH some time in the future. GM |
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How to be Prepared for Orienteering Hash 1674: |
11 Nov 10
1. Bring you own compass and any spare compass if you have one. You
will need it, because this is a orienteering hash and there is paper
only at the checks (called control points'' in orienteering)
2. Runners will have only one route option, however there are
opportunities to do short cuts. All runners will be sent out to the
terrain in groups of 2-4 people. Safety first: there will be enough
mismanagement anyway because of lack of orienteering skills.
3. Walkers will walk in one group with a map of their own, and they
will have to follow control points accordingly.
4. The map scale is roughly 1:18.000 and it was last updated in 1994.
The area is fully bordered by roads, but even road descriptions on
the map cannot be fully trusted. However they are generally going in
the right direction. Happily all the mountains were still there when
I checked last week. They have not vanished, so it's basically
impossible to get lost in this terrain (always assuming that you have
carefully deconstructed the Hare's instructions and also
understood them).
Slimline Dickie |
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Oh No! Anybody up for Another One? |
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28 Sep 10 Dear All, I would like to
reserve 13th November for an Orienteering
Hash. I know it's far away in the future, but I need to do
some reconnaissance on the terrain. I need to visit the place at
least three to four times to check possible locations of control
points and accuracy of the map. This time it might be south of the
ring road, or other place . Don't know yet. OnOn
Slimline Dickie (BTW 13 Nov is my
grandfathers 93th birthday, so this will be dedicated to him.) |
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28 Sep 10 Dear Ever Slim, I am sending
Hole-in-One to your house right away
to clobber you with a 3 wood. OnOn GM |
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24 Oct 10 Where was Hash
1659? Does anybody remember where
Hash 1659 on 24 July 2010 was held and who hared it? I've just
updated the Hash Index
and there's a blank for this hash. Keeled Over |
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The Scandi-hoolies return to the HHHH to pape and rillage: |
22 Sep 10 Dear GM and Keeled Over, I'm writing to you to warn you
that Viaggro, Siggi and I are
planning to join the Hash on October 30, and if feasible also to be
Guest Hares. We will return from a trekking in Langtang the day
before, probably by midday, but time of day might be a bit
unpredictable. In any case, being almost incapable to act as hares,
we would need some support from co-actors . That means that we need someone to organize some
paper and be responsible for laying it in case we return too late on
Friday. What do you think of this idea? You, the Grand Master and 'co-master', should make a decision
here. We anyhow think it's fun to be returnees. All the best,
Lost Ark.
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22 Sep 10 Thank you Lost Ark. I
delegate the Hare backup to Keeled.
GM |
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24 Sep 10 Dear GM, Who are the hares
who go by the names Lost Ark,
Siggi, and Viaggro? Really, who
might they be? I am scared because these
names look to suggest hard, back-breaking hash/runs? Of course I
could be wrong and I would be glad to be; but in case I am right,
what do I need to do in the next one month in preparation for the
"Guest Hare Hash"? Would
KO's assistance make me feel
less scared?
On-on........... VSO Miss who hates being seen
in a white t-shirt but can happily handle a bit of r and p. |
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29 Oct 10 The Scandi-hoolies, acting
with their usual lack of hash decorum, phoned me up yesterday evening
and insisted that I should deliver paper to them at the main
Bhaktapur junction at 14:00 today. The minute I have seen where they
are going to start the run from I will hi-tail it back to the Big
Smoke and post instructions. I am sure that I can count on your
support for reclaiming the cost of this mission, and my loss of
earnings, (a considerable amount on a Friday afternoon) from the
Hoolies. GM |
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9 Oct Today's run location is
confirmed as the one we have used before. GM |
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9 Oct Dear All, the GPS trail of run
1669 can be found here. Although in a reasonably flat area,
Keeled still managed to include
620m of climbing. Cheers, Jurgen
'Handcream' Hulst |
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9 Oct By the way; did you guys know
that Moire has a pretty nice blog
about running? Click here to go to it. Best Regards, Jurgen 'Handcream' Hulst |
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7 Oct 10 Hi All! I'm back from the
hills of the mid-west after a great trip. Just a note to say that
this Saturday's Run will be roughly in the
location described, but will only finally be confirmed after
the Hares check that an instant slum housing estate or an eleven
storey block of flats for elevator destruction testing has not been
put up on the land since we last visited it in May. OnOn GM |
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30 Sep 10 Well I never. In a moment of distress
the Hare has successfully turned to Keeled Over for succour. Read
on: Hi Steve, So it turns out I
came down with a pretty bad case of
typhoid. I've had a fever since Monday, felt quite a bit
better last night but took a turn for the worse this morning. Doctors
have put me on antibiotics but I fear I won't be back in good
enough shape on Saturday to participate in the hash. I'm truly
sorry, I feel terrible about bailing like this but I haven't been
able to leave my room since Monday. I know it's short notice but
do you think it would be possible to find someone else to set the
hash this weekend? Unfortunately, I think you can also disregard the
previous email we sent you about the cross dressing costume themed
hash. We will definitely try and do this another weekend however when
I back in shape. I apologize for the inconvenience. Off Off
In-and-Out |
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29 Sep 10 Dear GM: Has is come to
HHHH's attention that all self-respecting Hashes enforce a dress
code in the circle? Meaning all Hashers - virgins excepted - are required to don some
sort of Hash gear (for example a Fat Cat Charity
T-Shirt) on pain of humiliation and a soft-drink down-down.
(not to waste good beer on slackers) I'm told there
are some pantywaists in HHHH who can't wear cotton next to their
skin. Dearie me! They could still buy a Fat
Cat Charity T-Shirt (at the full price) and wear over it their
nylon or spandex metroman outfits. Up with the Hash dress code! On
On. MacPole |
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29 Sep 10 Dear MacPole, I am wondering
who this cotton-scratcher is. Does he set
Runs with compasses, maps, and torrential rain, instead of paper by
any chance? OnOn. GM PS. I regret to
say that I will be out of Kathmandu for next Saturday's run, and
yet again unable to buy one of your Fat Cat
Charity T-Shirt's. But anyway, hash business is so weak
these days that I have to make do with sack cloth. |
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29 Sep 10 OK You rats; the pink background indicates today's
postings. It is an attempt to raise Towed from his stupor and lead him to responding
to a current hash issue. GM - Indeed, others may also find breaking hash
news somewhat easier to identify. Sorry, I have no idea of how to
program a scrolling line of text at the top of this crap. |
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28 Sep 10 Your Towedness, I did suggest that they should provide free beer instead
of some lousy T-shirts, never mind the fact that they are charging
1000 rupees for them. Whatever, only about three people bought them
at yesterday's hash and so they will probably become available at
a heavily discounted rate in weeks to come. On-On Keeled Over |
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Happy Clappy runs for Pens and Paper: |
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22 Sep 10 Dear All, On Saturday 2nd
October I am going to run the Kathmandu half
marathon to raise money for Khilang School,
7 hours walk from Pokhara. The half marathon is 21km long and
the route mainly follows the Kathmandu Ring Road which, due to its
very high levels of pollution, adds a certain extra challenge to the
event... http://www.kathmandumarathon.com/events-half-marathon.php.
The other challenge for me is that I have to be there at 5.30am.
Oh and then there's the running...! :) Please click
here to find out about Khilang
School, how I came upon it, and
how you could help me with a donation.
Happy Clappy |
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22 Sep 10 Dear Happy Clappy, you
mention Khilang School's need for pens
and paper, but are silent on the matter of OLPC
laptops. DoggyStyle will be
mortified! GM |
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The T-Shirt Mismanagement: |
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22 Sep 10 Special Hash T-Shirts have
been managed for Run 1668 by MacPole and other road bods. Cost will be
Rs 700 each, irrespective of size. Not sure
what colours will be available, but I am sure Christine will be more satisfied than she was
with the shirts on offer at Run 1667!. Kindly, MacPole and WSP have
specified that all proceeds from the sale will be handed over to a
charity of the Hash's choice. I know which one I will choose.
GM |
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23 Sep 10 Hi GM: T-shirts are in
production BUT our cost is Rs 675 per
shirt for 100 so we need to raise the price to minimum Rs 800 (for unfeeling cheap Republican bastards),
Rs 900 (for unfeeling cheap
Conservative bastards) or Rs 1000 (less
than a lousy pizza and beer at Fire and Ice). Can we weather Rs 1000?
You choose. On On. MacPole |
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23 Sep 10 MacPole: Thank you so much
for shifting the part of the blame for the T-Shirt cost increase on
to my shoulders. I am stunned at the amount you are paying to have
them made. Is this by any chance due to extra colours required to
print the WSP Logo? Or the usual shady
practices that road engineers get up to in this country? Anyway, the
GM never shirks a decision, and it
is in the usual direction of fleecing the members for what I can get.
Rs 1000 it is. OnOn. GM |
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Important Announcement which will be ignored by many but will keep
the numbers down and the GM's Pension Fund up: |
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14 Sep 10 Change of Time!!!!! starting
with Run 1667 . . from 15:00 hrs to 14:00
hrs GM |
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No-one should be distracted by this poor substitute for a Hash Run: |
16 Sep 10 Annapurna 100 Races: Saturday
1st January 2011. 50, 70 and 100 km trail races
through fantastic forest trails with stunning views of the Annapurna
range. An unforgettable start to the year! The Annapurna 100 is
destined to be one of the world's great trail running races.
Click here
for more details.
Message from Roger the Organizer: Last
year we only had three hashers out in Pokhara: Miki, Moire and
Narayan. I hope more are joining
this year! And 2011 is going to be a much nicer course!
Note from the GM: January 1st 2011 is a
Saturday, therefore a Hash Day. Those who get get their priorities wrong will
be charged their hash fee in Euros and then severely punished in the
circle. GM |
17 Sep 10 Dear GM, I fully agree, those
who don't show up in Pokhara should receive severe punishment.
Obviously we will allow them to classify the race as participating in
a Pokhara hash so as to ensure the continuity of their hallowed
record of hash presence, they may wear hashing outfits, sit on ice
after the race if they feel inclined to do so, and drink as much beer
as they want, even during the race.
All of this would obviously be under much better control if the
Phnom Penh GM would take personal charge and lead his flock on this
outing to the mid-west. Cheers, Roger the
Organizer |
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22 Sep 10. Hi David: excuses for that
other GM; after seven years in Phnom Penh and only one here my slowly
dissolving brain hasn't yet fully arrived in this part of the
world. Here only one GM rules. Vive
GM HHHH Could you correct the slip?
Cheers, Roger the Organizer |
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22 Sep 10 Dear Roger, No, I won't
correct the slip unless, noting OUR
eagerness to be browbeaten into coming to YOUR runs, YOU come to
OUR Hash! GM |
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Help the Differently-aged: |
11 Sep 10 Rotter, I'll second
Lao Lover's suggestion of reduced
rates for OAPs for the hash. After all, over the years he and I must
have contributed much to the Rotter Pension
Fund (RPF).
Also is it really fifteen years until you become of pensionable age
(you must have been very young when I first met you)!!!! Or is it
just the result of the recession and the necessity to recoup some of
the losses to the GM RPF? OnOn, Turd
Herder |
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MacPole has made a Modest Proposal . .
.
click here. |
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18 Sep 10 at 10:16 Please note that the
directions
to today's run have changed slightly. GM |
3 Sep 10 Hi GM, PS to my previous
comment: Many countries offer discounts to Old Age Pensioners and free public transport. So how
about a discount on the hash fee for OAPs? Say 20-50%? After all, we
do far less running and do not indulge in binge drinking!
Also, anyone have any idea how I can
persuade a Nepali taxi driver to offer me free rides to the
hash......?
PPS A great write up for Run 1664. I
hope that the GM has made
Leah number one hash scribe and
ensured her continuing attendance at the hash. On-on. Lao Lover |
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3 Sep 10 Dear GM, A response to
Macpole's Modest Proposal: Keep it up Macpole (I mean the great ideas of course) - a
typical wily Canuck suggestion to ensure shorter time running and
more time for drinking - a man after my own heart. And of course we
are a drinking club with a very serious running
problem. Also if the GM
thinks at all, which is rather doubtful, he will realise that the
young FRBs running long hashes build up a significant thirst, which
is quenched in the circle by binge drinking, thus depleting his
retirement fund. Whereas if the hash is only 1 1/4 hours, while there
is more time for drinking, it is at a leisurely fashion. On-on.
Lao Lover |
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3 Sep 10 Hello hashers, I will provide
paper, and will consider the dress option if that is what it takes.
On On. HeBitch |
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3 Sep 10 Dear DoggyStyle. What is this
eagle and chicken crap? I've never
heard these strange terms on the HHHH. Has anybody else? OnOn.
GM |
2 Sep 10 Dear GM, MacPole's idea of FRBR and SCBR has been tried
at H4 a number of times. They are better
known as eagle and chicken runs. So lets stick with these
denominations instead of the abbreviations.
Is MacPole volunteering to set the
chicken run every week with the regular hares setting the eagle? Mind
you, the downside is that this will put a severe dent on the
GM's pension fund.
While we are at making H4 more palatable to a wider audience, can I
propose a Doggystyle run alongside
the chicken and the eagle? If there are enough takers, I will be
happy to work on the details. On On. DoggyStyle |
3 Sep 10 Hi GM, So I just thought
I'd take a quick peek at the website to check it and what do I
find but... THIS!!!!!!...... (see 'A
Modest Proposal' below)
Please pass this message to MacPole if
possible... "Of course you are welcome to join us to set
a SCBR but you must dress as a girl or at the very least wear pink or
a hairband. My number is (removed). Schticky
Vikki and Happy Clappy will be
leaving Patan to set the hash at 10am on Saturday. If you want
company then I think He-Bitch may be
at a loose end and I am sure will be delighted to dress as a girl...
We plan to have a spot of lunch by the Snake Lake before the
hash/carnage commences..."
On on, Happy Clappy P.S. We have NO
paper... heeeeeeeeelp |
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2 Sep 10 Happy Clappy whadaya think about the
proposal below? I leave it entirely up to you to make the
decision to lay an additional 'old crocks' run or not.
GM |
2 Sep 10 A Modest Proposal: It took a while but I finally figured it out! I can't keep up with
front running bastards less than half my age and I don't want to
slow them down and spoil their run.
It may come as a surprise , but HHHH runs are much
longer than most hashes and there's no beer stop for runners and
walkers to meet, catch their breath and maybe switch. I know some
walkers who would like to have a bit of a run but they can't
complete 1.5-2 hour runs. I can just get by with some clever
short-cutting but it's very hard going and most walkers can't
do it.
I would like to split the run into two parts: a run as at present
(Front Running Bastards Run) and a run much
like I do alone (Short Cutting Bastards
Run). I'm sure many walkers would join me and we could
attract new Hashers who are shy of running but refuse to walk. The
SCBR would bypass several checks and run a
shorter distance in the same time as the FRBR. Run Crafty and
I used to do this on Canuck Runs, if you remember.
I'm willing to test the idea by joining the Hares setting the
FRBR to set a shorter SCBR. If people like the change we could make it a
permanent feature and instruct Hares accordingly. If Your Greatness likes this idea, let's try it
out this weekend with Happy Clappy
and her pals. Why wait? On on, MacPole |
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31 Aug 10 Thiggy Fingas (Vikki
Esplin) is looking for a fit partner for a
challenging off-the-beaten-track 16-day trek around Annapurna during
the Dessain festival (Oct 9th to 25th). Itinerary will include Naar
Phu area, Manang, and over the Thorung La pass to Muktinath. Anyone
interested should email Vikki at
vikkiesplin[monkey tail]gmail.com:
GM |
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8 Sep 10 GM: A
GPS trail of Run 1665, 4 Sept can be found here. The hares cunningly managed to lay a
trail in the shape of a dog (en-profile, facing left) with hills
for breasts. Total about 9.5km with 560 meters up and down. OnOn.
Handcream |
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1 Sep 10 Fallout from Trash 1664: Can I just point out here that it
was a promising virgin trash from
Leah but that these brownies are produced every week from my two
hands, sweat and blood (and some additional Hebitch ingredients if this mistake is made
again!) and are carefully baked in the good ol' G-Mizz oven! HeBitch, hash MasterBaker! |
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1 Sep 10 Interesting account of the Run 1664provided by Leah. I
remember it quite differently and my
version goes like
this. Christine |
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31 Aug 10 We were wondering last
Saturday whether the Kathmandu exposure of Joss and Dead-in-the-Water would bring us new punters.
Well, so far, I have had a call from a very nice Tamang in Thamel,
and then a guy who rang to inquire whether we did mountain biking and
then slammed the phone down on me when I simpered 'no'. So we're all safe. GM PS: I will be out of KTM from Thursday pm to
Friday pm or Saturday am, so Land Rover riders get your seat reserved
at the soonest. |
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31 Aug 10 A GPS trail of Run 1664, 28
Aug can be found here. I clocked 10.3km while Kimmo had
10.7km, with about 530m up and down. OnOn. Handcream (Jurgen Hulst) |
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28 Aug 10 Less than a fortnight after the Hash fees were raised, the
Himalayan Hash was advertised on the Travel Section of the KTM Post
(August 28) along with GM's
direct number. A coincidence? Maybe not. I wonder how much of the
Hash Cash has been "invested" in
the advertisement to increase the GM's
pension fund. Would be interesting to see how many
unsuspecting virgins will bite the lure for the
"cheap-yet-exhilarating experience". DoggyStyle |
27 Aug 10 Handcream supports GM on the Hash
Fee Raise: I'd like to mention that I fully support
raising hashing fees for soda-drinking softies. As we all know the
hash has always been a "drinking club with a running
problem"; and this doesn't mean a
soda-pop drinking club!
Ok, we can still tolerate the soft-drinkers among us, but I think
they should receive an "incentive" to make the switch to
become true hashers. Furthermore, having more non-sober hashers will
also promote the adaptation of a more creative and expanded hash song
vocabulary . :-)
On On, Handcream |
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27 Aug 10 One Laptop Per Child Doesn't Add
Up: No wonder the take-up is low in Nepal. The spreadsheet
designed by Doggy Style's
(Nepali project boss) team calculates a rise from Rs 400 to Rs 500 as
11% (see below), whereas Excel, and my
brain, report it as 25%! I can only
conclude that the OLPC device is clearly designed to let
price-gouging Nepali shopkeepers take advantage of vulnerable
schoolkids. GM |
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27 Aug 10 Here's Doggystyle, true to
form: I have started boycotting the H4 in protest of the
GM's unilateral and rather
autocratic decision to subsidize the beer drinkers by unfairly
raising the softie's fees by 33%
while keeping the increase to a meager 11% for the beer drinkers. I wonder if H4 bylaws
allows the 'caretaker' GM to introduce such major changes in
Hash policies. DS |
18 Aug 10 The Fees for Hashing have
Increased!! It has been apparent during the last several
months that I am never going embezzle enough from the Hash to be able
to retire in the comfort which is due to me after the strain of so
many years of abuse in the circle. In fact, if matters were to go on
as they are, I would have to stay in work and pay money in to keep
the whole thing going.
The main reason for this state of affairs is a substantial rise in
the cost of beer. A year ago we paid Rs
1795 for a case of Carlsberg beer.
Now it is Rs 2220. Likewise,
San Miguel has risen from Rs 1495 to Rs 1840. The
effect of these prices has been made worse by the relatively fewer
beer payers and the consistently large number of miscreants who get
beer down-downs.
To get us back on a sound financial footing I therefore suggested to
the pack last week that the run fees be raised to Rs 200 for soft drinkers and Rs
500 for beeries. As I heard not one word of objection to this
I declared it agreed and started taking the new amounts. So from now
on, to repeat, it will be Rs 200 for soft
drinkers and Rs 500 for beer
drinkers. I am sure that no-one (except perhaps Keeled and Doggystyle) will be unhappy about this, as you
all know that the HHHH remains one of the cheapest
forms of exercise and entertainment going. GM (Now I'll just sit back for a few
peaceful moments before the complaints arrive.) |
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31 Aug 10 A GPS trail of Run 1664, 28
Aug can be found here. I clocked 10.3km while Kimmo had
10.7km, with about 530m up and down. OnOn. Handcream (Jurgen Hulst) |
|
28 Aug 10 Less than a fortnight after the Hash fees were raised, the
Himalayan Hash was advertised on the Travel Section of the KTM Post
(August 28) along with GM's
direct number. A coincidence? Maybe not. I wonder how much of the
Hash Cash has been "invested" in
the advertisement to increase the GM's
pension fund. Would be interesting to see how many
unsuspecting virgins will bite the lure for the
"cheap-yet-exhilarating experience". DoggyStyle |
27 Aug 10 Handcream supports GM on the Hash
Fee Raise:I'd like to mention that I fully support raising
hashing fees for soda-drinking softies. As we all know the hash has
always been a "drinking club with a running problem"; and
thisdoesn't mean a soda-pop drinking
club!
Ok, we can still tolerate the soft-drinkers among us, but I think
they should receive an "incentive" to make the switch to
become true hashers. Furthermore, having more non-sober hashers will
also promote the adaptation of a more creative and expanded hash song
vocabulary . :-)
On On, Handcream |
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27 Aug 10 One Laptop Per Child Doesn't Add
Up: No wonder the takeup is low in Nepal. The spreadsheet
designed by Doggy Style's (Nepali
project boss) team calculates a rise from Rs
400 to Rs 500 as 11% (see below), whereas Excel, and my brain,
report it as 25%! I can only conclude
that the OLPC device is clearly designed to let price-gouging Nepali
shopkeepers take advantage of vulnerable schoolkids. GM |
|
27 Aug 10 Here's Doggystyle, true to
form: I have started boycotting the H4 in protest of the
GM's unilateral and rather autocratic decision to subsidize the
beer drinkers by unfairly raising the softie's fees by
33% while keeping the increase to a
meager 11% for the beer drinkers. I
wonder if H4 bylaws allows the 'caretaker' GM to introduce
such major changes in Hash policies. DS |
18 Aug 10 The Fees for Hashing have
Increased!! It has been apparent during the last several
months that I am never going embezzle enough from the Hash to be able
to retire in the comfort which is due to me after the strain of so
many years of abuse in the circle. In fact, if matters were to go on
as they are, I would have to stay in work and pay money in to keep
the whole thing going.
The main reason for this state of affairs is a substantial rise in
the cost of beer. A year ago we paid Rs
1795 for a case of Carlsberg beer.
Now it is Rs 2220. Likewise,
San Miguel has risen from Rs 1495 to Rs 1840. The
effect of these prices has been made worse by the relatively fewer
beer payers and the consistently large number of miscreants who get
beer down-downs.
To get us back on a sound financial footing I therefore suggested to
the pack last week that the run fees be raised to Rs 200 for soft drinkers and Rs
500 for beeries. As I heard not one word of objection to this
I declared it agreed and started taking the new amounts. So from now
on, to repeat, it will be Rs 200 for soft
drinkers and Rs 500 for beer
drinkers. I am sure that no-one (except perhaps Keeled and Doggystyle) will be unhappy about this, as you
all know that the HHHH remains one of the cheapest
forms of exercise and entertainment going. GM (Now I'll just sit back for a few peaceful
moments before the complaints arrive.) |