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Hares Manoj, Nabin, and Anil
Virgins Parmeswar, Farid, Leah?, Subarna, and Manoj
Latecomers, all from between Mexico and the North
Pole
Returnee Fanta celebrates the Guinea general strike
John and Plonker, for what reason I know not
An easy one for Ian as today's run ventured nowhere
near the Bagmati
Hash recce done on a motorbike, and some suspicion
that most of the paper was set the same way
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Hash
1741 got off to a timely start with the GM
obviously taking the previous week’s hash comments on board regarding
time management. The on-on was at Katunje just south of Bhaktapur. After
the usual circle introductions and explanations (where the hares did not
seem to know how many checks there were or about the route in general) everyone
set off northwards down the hill. Anil
and Navin hared the runners and ‘Amanda’,
aka Manoj the Local, the walkers.
The timely start surprised a few late comers with The
Fox expressing extreme indignation at everyone leaving before he
was ready. The route then led eastwards and then north to an up-down-up-down
temple, before coming round in a full circle westwards on to the main
road to China at Nagargot chowk.
It was a gentleman’s run of about 1.25 hours with a few not-too-strenuous
climbs, across a few fields, along a few roads and with one major river
crossing of at least 1.75m width by 3.226
mm deep rushing water. As the hare was heard to say afterwards,
‘no one wants a 3-4 hour hash, there needs to be plenty of time
for ‘social snacks, drinks and chat’.
A couple of notable incidents occurred. Big
j aka Over-Exposed obviously
managed to crack the high security hash communications system, determined
the hash route, met the runners half way round in his j-mobile, and sneakily
joined the runners. Luckily he was spotted by the GM
who made sure everyone was aware of this by shouting ‘you’re
late, you’re late’. Griot
also tried the same approach but obviously got his wires crossed. He was
first seen by everyone as he pitched up all hot and sweaty back at the
on-on site 20 minutes after the runners had finished.
The hare spent most of his time looking out for a few slow-coaches (holding
everyone up) and it was obvious this suited him quite well (it also suited
this scribe who is not known for ‘checking it out’). The GM
had some concerns that the hares may have set the trail on motorbikes,
but this was strenuously denied!!. For the second week in a row the runners
made it back before the walkers.
Again the circle got off to a timely start and a 9.9
was awarded for the afternoon. Initially a 6.6
was proposed but inverted to 9.9 when
it was realised that the proposer had only recently been on the other
side of the world. The highlight was probably the local black and white
dog that strode purposely and arrogantly in the circle following the GM
as he did his stuff. Even Victim and
his two ferocious beasts could not chase it away (the dog not the GM).
Is this the first time the GM’s
position has been challenged by a dog?
A down-down was given to one country in particular (all present were
down-downed) for the biggest con in history - paying a has-been ex- footballer
$1m per week to kick a football around! Finally, commiserations to hare
Anil for getting the Hashit.
Allegations of using the motorbike to set the trail would not be silenced
and according to hash rules, unfortunately it’s a case of being
guilty until proved innocent. Again thanks to Mrs
Rotter for supplying the snacks. How’s
that!
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