New to Hashing
What Happens at a Hash ?
The Iwakuni White Snake Hash House Hashers get together at least twice a month for a run ( check the Receding Hareline for details on dates and times ), always in a different place to avoid monotony. The Hare(s) will set a trail for the pack (the rest of the Hashers) to follow. Several different methods may be used to lay the trail, the most common being with flour and chalk. Some Hares may use other methods for laying the trail like leaving toilet paper where seeing splotches of flour or writing in chalk may prove difficult. The Hare(s) is traditionally given a 12- minute head-start in addition of 3 minutes of walking by the Pack. The Hare uses various marks to indicate direction and deviously tries to outwit the pack. The packs purpose is to; catch the Hare, if possible, avoid getting lost and continue onward to the next beer-check. Eventually everyone makes it to the On-In where running takes a backseat to socializing. The Hare gets abused, Hashers with Hash-crimes from the trail get abused, beer (soda and water) gets consumed and songs are sung. The On-On-On is another chance to get together after the run, usually at an Izakaya or local bar or where-ever they’ll tolerate us, until we’ve eaten and drunk enough.
Is Hashing for Me ?
Answer the following questions:
1. A UFO lands in your backyard and Aliens approach you with a device they claim will end world hunger, cure heart-disease, provide a clean source of unlimited energy and prevent cancer. You..
A.) Present it to the President of the United States.
B.) Present it to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
C.) Take it apart to see how it works.
D.) Use it to cure poison ivy, insect bites and cuts and scrapes you’ve obtained over the last week
2. The thing you miss most about your childhood is ______________.
A.) The lost innocence
B.) Carefree whimsical summer days
C.) Cherry bombs
D.) Wedgies
If you answered c., then you would make a good Hasher. Alternatively, if your answer d for both then you’re probably already a Hasher.
A definition from the China H3 (Taiwan):
“A Hasher is the protector on earth of a half dozen bottles of beer. Hashers have the energy of a tortoise, only half a mind, the sincerity of a born liar and the sexual ambition of rabbits. They like to spend their money on beer, sex and the rest foolishly. It has been said that you can lock a Hasher out of your house, but not out of your liquor cabinet or jacuzzi.”
Reprinted without permission from Mount Vernon Hash House Harriers Virgin Manual.
The object is to have as much fun as possible without getting arrested or killed. Remember when we were kids, all of us ran. We ran in the playground, in the halls at school, at home, in the grocery store and everywhere else we went…and we loved every minute of it. Watch kids sometime and see the smiles on their faces when they’re running around. As adults, running has become something different, the fun part seems to have gone away and running is sometimes something we have to do, either to stay or get back into shape. Hashing puts the fun back into running. It takes us to places we’ve never been before; parks, mountains, the country. It puts us into situations where we socialize. In other words, it’s the best damn fun you can have with your clothes on. Also, the health aspects can’t be overlooked. The stress relief is phenomenal. Running is one of the very best aerobic exercises and I could swear that I’ve read somewhere that 3 or 4 beers a day increases the average life-span (All Hashers live to be 120 and all Hashers are Liars)).
