Date: 29th December 2017…………………..
Location:El Patio de Cuba……………………..

Hashers:30…………………………………………….
Run Pictures.………………………………………….

Great day out …Good job Ferrrett

Date: 18th December 2017……………………..
Location:Surfers Paradise……………………….
Runners:36…………………………………………….
Run Pictures……………………………………….

The Christmas Run is finally here. A good number of hashers gathered from 5:00 pm on the rooftop garden of the Bruce Bishop car park. Booze Masters brought good quality beers. Almost everyone was wearing the new white t-shirt and Santa hats, and Jigsaw rolled up with a stack of pizza boxes. KB ambled over in his inflatable Santa suit, Sir Rabbit, Weekly and Brewtus donned theirs. Weekly did something funny inside his suit and the batteries tipped out. He had a bit of difficulty trying to recover the batteries and get dressed again. Chrissy was dressed in a nice skimpy Christmassy outfit.

About 5:50 the whistle was blown and Jigsaw lead hashers out of the car park, up onto Cavill Ave, onto The Esplanade and into the first drinks stop in Elston Bar in the Soul building. I think staff there were caught unawares and scrambled to get bottled beers ready, although management there were informed. KB was being a real Santa, giving kids little presents.

After half an hour the whistle was blown again, and hasher were led back along Cavill Ave, right up Orchid Ave, through the Asian restaurants alley, across Surfers Paradise Boulevard, through the Circle on Cavil park, across Gold Coast Highway and into the Helm Bar. The deck there had great views of the river and glorious sunset. Josephine won the huge ham leg raffle. Will he bring it to the New Year’s Day run? I wonder.

Around 7:00 pm whistle was sounded and hashers departed back through Circle on Cavill to the tram station. Nice tram ride up to Southport South station, and a short walk to the Bombay Affair Indian restaurant on Scarborough Street. The owner, Naresh, was there to greet us and get us all seated. Plenty of red and white wine was available, Naresh provided jugs of beer.

The meal consisted various plates including chicken tikka, a chaat, curries, naan bread, rice, papadums, which just kept coming. This was followed by a dessert. Chrissy wandered around with nothing much on, chatting to everyone.

GM made a few announcements.

• Remembering departed hashmen.
• No Xmas Day run.
• The New Year’s Day run is at Bent Banana’s palace, starting at 3:00 pm. A short run starting at 3:15 pm. A family affair, BYO booze and drinks, hash provides food, $10 per person.
• Botcho to start new lotto run starting Jan 8.
• Last week’s naming confirmed as Tooth Prick.

No POW this week, or next. Look out, though. The POW has a long memory.

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Mad Mike

Date: 11th December 2017……………………..
Location:Nerang……………………………………
Runners:36…………………………………………….
Run Pictures……………………………………….

Finding 29 Martin Street Nerang proved interesting. Cars were driving up and down looking for it. House number was partially hidden by trees. A small group was standing outside 27. Finally the side door was seen open, and sure enough, Fanny and Rug, plus a few others were inside. Chairs were placed around the meeting room near the wall, and around three tables set out L shaped. Pots were on the stove being gently stirred. Good number of hashers started drifting in.

Outside on the driveway, Fanny the hare called us together, and gave instructions. Magician ran in, after going to a nearby shopping centre and running around it four times. He said he had run all the way from Broadbeach. The hare pointed up the mountain. Did everyone feel the same as me? The dreaded Nerang Forest. I remember some time ago the runners ended up in Pacific Pines and had to get a taxi home.

Wasn’t that Mumbles run? Hare directed hashers to run on blue chalk arrows, then shredded paper, until it ran out, then toilet paper until it ran out. He said the checks were marked with red and white striped plastic tape, and the false trails were short. He said walkers could go up the dreaded hill as far as they wanted, then just turn back if they had enough. The group I was with decided to turn back after 20 minutes. Good walk.

Eskies were just outside the door, near a bin. Jiggy set up office at one end of the L shaped table collecting cash, Ice Man was at the other end of the L doling out new white Christmas shirts with logo embroidered. He was slowly getting a bit frantic as hashers appeared for their shirts but their name and shirt size were not on his list. Weekly was getting upset and moaning about being away for 4 weeks and being dropped off the register.

Eventually he got a size XLx3. Not sure if white is a good choice for Weekly, should have been burgundy red. Sure enough, Weekly spilt his wine glass, and wine half way across the table. Someone said to Weekly, “use your new shirt to wipe it up”

Fanny came out of the kitchen with a tray full of poly cups. Service, he said and started giving out mushroom soup, I went back for seconds. A Rug special. Next hashers were called in to line up for rice and beef curry dished out by KB. Visitor Russ, brought by Fanny, mentioned that Victoria does a wonderful curry. Next came Rug’s speciality dessert, a brioche and apple pudding with chocolate topping.

GM called the circle and pulled in hare Fanny and his assistant Rug. Rug certified there were no calories in the dessert. Aussie gave a run report and had to be interrupted after 5 minutes. Josephine gave a note.

Visitor was Russ who downed his drink expertly, Fanny gave a note.

Returning runners were Flasher, Ferrett, Phantom, Weekly, Brewtus and Aussie. Weekly gave the GM a small bar of soap and a pen, both from the Hilton. Magician gave a note.

Naming of new hashers. Allan now becomes Hal Al and Christian becomes Tooth Prick. Both had a down down. Link gave a note.

Bent Banana was called out to see if a white shirt, which looked like his, was found. Was it his? No, but Sweat Hog claimed it saying it belonged to Poxy. Sweat Hog had a down down, note by Josephine.

RA stepped in and ran off a few quick jokes. He then handed out special run caps to Sir Prince for doing 1650 runs, Hard On for doing 200 runs and Ice Man for doing 200 runs. They had a down down.

Ice Man announced the Christmas Run details, told everyone to get to Bruce Bishop car park at 5:00 pm. Wear the new white shirt and a Santa hat. Make sure to bring to Go-Card for tram. Cost was $25 for members and $50 for visitors and those who have not completed 10 runs , and expect Chrissie to help out.

Flasher was called out for usual short cutting. Two Dogs gave a note.

Magician told a story about parking at Bunnings and seeing this old man trying to pick up a huge bag of manure and putting it into the back of the car. Magician who was parked beside him, blow his horn loudly, and the poor old man dropped the huge bag of manure. Poor old man was Phantom, who took the goblet, but passed it to Magician for the down down. Phantom gave a note.

Ferrett announced the possible demise of hashes in Singapore as a hasher was caught laying a trail with flour and fined $1,000 Sir Prince said that someone was recently penalised with 12 months jail and 3 lashes.

GM came back in and called Swindler, Slug, VD, KB and Hard On into the circle, just for being on the 2015 hash committee and on the back of his t-shirt. Botcho gave a note.

POW Shat stepped in suitable clad, and called out five nominees.

1. Flasher for having the gall to return to hash
2. Magician for wandering around the shopping centre earlier.
3. Weekly for wine spill earlier
4. Hard On for having his wife wait all this time in the car outside waiting to take him home
5. Ferrett for his outlandish long socks

Magician got the POW by vote of the loudest voices. Shat gave a note.

GM announced that the regular Monday New Years Day run will be held a Bent Banana’s house. Families invited for a 3 pm start, short run at 4 pm. BYO drinks and hash will provide food, all for $10 per person, children free.

Botcho announced that the next Hash Lotto would start January 8, register with him

Blackie celebrated an outstanding win over the weekend coming first in the triathlon in 4 age groups.

Nasty called end of circle.

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Mad Mike

Date: 4th December 2017……………………..
Location:Chevron Island………………………..
Runners:31…………………………………………….
Run Pictures……………………………………….

Tonight we had confirmation that Swindler has a direct line to the Big Man above. The whole day it pissed down with rain (so of course the arrows would have been washed out!!) Cars were parked up and down the road outside his house, and hashers were gathered in his garage. Hash bags were neatly laid out at the back amongst the bicycles and boxes.

GM called the bunch to order and Swindler started by saying that the arrows were washed out. But, he had another plan. First he handed an envelope to Fanny, and told him not to open it until the pack got to the bridge over to Surfers. You could see Fanny desperately trying to restrain himself from opening the envelope. Two Dogs, Banana, Blackie also got envelopes.

Each had instructions not to open the envelope until the pack got to a certain point. I could see Two Dogs had to be restrained. Then the unholy. Swindler raised his hand, pointed towards Surfers, and at 6:15 exactly the rain instantly STOPPED. How? How? How?

I put on a coat anyway (I should have trusted him) and joined the walkers. Over the bridge towards Surfers. Left onto Riverview Parade, River Drive past Budds Beach and Shat’s old house, right along Birt Avenue, right again on Oak Avenue. Nasty continued along Birt Avenue towards the beach as he wanted a longer walk. On home for the rest of us. About a half hour walk.

Don’t know why Shat would leave such a beautiful setting. View from Budds Beach.

We got back to the garage, and everything had been moved onto the deck overlooking the river, except for a table with the left-over finger food from the Saturday night formal function. On the deck, a long table was set up for the nosh, and hashers were gathered around the eskies and overlooking the river.

KB was busy in the kitchen basting the huge roast pork leg, almost bigger that the pan. When it was ready he started carving, you could see he knew what he was doing. Seedy helped serve the salad, and Swindler dished out the potato bake. This was followed by a sponge cake with cream.

GM called the circle, and called in the hare Swindler, and Shat? Apparently Shat helped set the run. I didn’t hear any comments about the envelopes, so it must have worked. Nasty gave a note.

Returning runners were Nasty, Slug, Kwakka, Mickey, Banana, Ball Point. Seedy gave a note. Banana then presented the GM with a very spiritual necklace to protect him from volcanoes.

Visitor was Christian from Brazil, now his fourth visit, maybe due for a name if he stays. Swindler brought him, Kwakka gave a note.

Fanny and Mickey were brought out, and then the phone started ringing. Mickey scrambled to take the phone out of his back pocket, tried to turn it off and put it into his back pocket again. No sooner, it started ringing again. He couldn’t find the volume switch, new phone? Rang again, and again. This was becoming a joke. It rang eight times. Who would want him that urgently?

Circumference was called in for taking someone’s hat off during the down downs. He was doing the right thing, wasn’t he? He got a down down anyway. Ball Point gave a note.

RA stepped in and called Nasty out. After protesting, Nasty finally got into the circle, and was presented with the 400 run award embroidered cap.

RA gave a few jokes.

Sweat Hog called Swindler in for advising hashers to leave their hash bags in the garage with the door open, all our precious belongings could have walked! Prince gave a note.

GM stepped back in. It was announced that Caustic’s 52 year old sister had passed away over the weekend, cause not known yet. Hashers offered condolences.

Shat announced that Rock Hard was looking well, had lost 17 kgs, and was strictly following a diet. Hashers wished him speedy recovery.

Circumference, Ice Man and Jiggy were called in for becoming the impromptu hash choir.

Swindler announced good news about something to do with three years?? (My handwriting deteriorates as the night goes on).

Hard On was called in for no hat, he promptly took GM’s hat and had a down down. Now Loved gave a note.

POWs Two Dogs and Fanny stepped in. They each had three  nominations.

1. Hard On and Shat. Shat had left Hard On behind and had to go back for him.
2. Shat and Botcho for going to the Brisbane Friday lunch.
3. Blackie for stomping on envelope 3 during the run and making it almost impossible to see the route.
4. Kwakka for asking if Fanny would fill his wine glass at the formal saying the tide was running out although the glass was almost full.
5. Rug for being completed trashed on Saturday and having Gigie drive him home.
6. Shat for not wearing formal.

With three out of six, Shat was the obvious choice. He donned the gear, wanted to ram the GM up the backside, and had his down down.

Ice Man was called out for his birthday down down. KB gave a note.

Blackie called end of circle before he was asked. Recon he wanted to go home.

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Mad Mike

Date: 2nd December 2017……………………..
Location:Jigsaws Pad Benowa Water………
Attendees:49…………………………………………
Party Pictures……………………………………….