Cashmere hoons

A few of us have emerged white and shaken from a particular hasher's car after being taken for a drive - and have sworn never to repeat the experience....What brought this to mind on Sunday was the sight of a couple of hoons burning up the bitumen on Sanderling Street. They were going too fast for anyone to note the rego number, or we might have reported them on the anti-hooning line....

Payback had set an interesting couple of trails through some unfamiliar territory, using a minimum of chalk. Thanks to him! And, as usual, Potluck produced a varied and generous feast. Thanks to all for their contributions!

Here are some of Snappy and Saucy Sous' shots from the occasion:

A reminder that our Halloween Run is coming up:

Take it off! Take it off!

It was time to hold a solemn naming ceremony for a no-name who has been coming along for a while. Congratulations to Big Donk on his new moniker! Jamesbondage, the Hash jeweler, had produced a name-lace with admirable celerity, and we were able to award it during the naming ceremony. Big Donk is hoping to make it to Interhash next year, which would take our numbers up to 18!

Big Donk:

Here's a joke from next week's hare:

Q: What's the difference between the Wallabies and a tea bag?

A: The teabag stays longer in the cup! (Boom, boom!)

Next week's run and walk will be amid the leafy and well-heeled (and extraordinarily flat) streets of Albion. Our hares have asked that we make sure to come along in designer active-wear, and wipe our feet before setting out along the prosperous pavements....The date marks the "International Day for Older Persons", which is relevant to Objective 4 of the Hash House Harriers movement: "To persuade the older members that they are not as old as they feel." Of course, since it'll be such a flat trail with no hills, there'll be no reason for anyone to feel old....

And finally - here's a link to a sexy promo for the latest SPADEwerx production: https://drive.google.com/file/d/100oa_YgWMS6u7SMsrJrjmmHsKJbqR1t_/view?fbclid=IwAR3eeoUeSAGX-DEzv_0g4JYln6GPw5DiY48khqH-aNllhktPCffc33T18dg Share it around!

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 1st October, 4 pm.

Where: Bartley's Hill Lookout. A map! Park in Morgan Street.

Hares: Le W*nk and Lax

MAKE SURE YOU BRING CHAIRS!

On, on!

A happy time in Gaythorne

What a pity we can't use the obvious adjective in the post title! We certainly did have a very happy/cheerful/light-hearted (any word but the g-one) time in Gaythorne on Sunday. It was made even g-er by the free ice-cream cakes handed out to those with birthdays in September. Here are the birthday boys and girls - thanks for the ice-cream, folks!

Upstanding was busy on Sunday keeping the skies above us safe, so Le W*nk and Lax set the trail. It was a highly deviant (sorry, devious) one with a number of checks and some well-hidden little arrows. It took us past some notable real estate, too. Many thanks!

Here are some shots from the event, courtesy of Snappy and Cash Converta:

The gathering hordes:

The walk:

Three tables in the club:

Saturday saw Banger, Scratchit and Payback join Shockjock in his brewery to produce the 2023 Hash Mash - a Pacific Ale. There was a minor flood, and some chocolate-flavoured sausages for lunch, but otherwise the day went well, and the brew in the fermenter is evidently smelling delicious!

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 24th September, 4 pm.

Where: Frank Nichols Reserve, Lilley Road, Warner. A map! (the best parking is on Sanderling Street)

Hares: Payback will set the trail. Catering will be by Potluck (please bring something to share)

We suggest you bring chairs....

On, on!

Brisbane’s Worst Park No More

 [This week's post was penned by Lax. If she's not careful, she'll find herself with a permanent gig!]

Our hash this week revisited Brisbane’s worst park to see the BCC transformation and the difference $3 million makes! Most of our hashers were able to restrain themselves & avoid the new massive playground! Most!

Our trek took us through the Kedron Avenues & the historic Lutwyche cemetery. Thankfully there were no magpies swooping but the season is young! Miss Demeanour ensured the cemetery was given the respect it deserved. Unfortunately this walk meant Floater was back at work on a Sunday!

At the onon the sausages and onions sizzled. Make an Offer is off bottle-opening duties and thankfully not seriously hurt in her close encounter with a cork! Footsie was reunited with her prized cutlery and Le W*nk drowned his sorrows at the All Black defeat by the French!

[Here are a few of Saucy Sous' pics from the event:]

Our intrepid travelers were missing this week & battled three early spring storms on their adventure.  Hail photos were more like snowfields than downtown Nanango.

With numbers down there was food to spare and some very happy youngsters scored the extra sausages!!

Our next run will start at the back of the Gaythorne RSL with dinner at the club to celebrate the September birthdays in style!

[...And finally - the next SPADEwerx production is coming up in October. Choose a date, buy tickets, and Culture can ensure that you are on a table with people you would like to sit with....

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 17th September, 4 pm

Where: Gaythorne RSL - meet at the carpark on Tel El Kebir St.

Hares: Upstanding and Idle Vice will set the trail. Dinner at the RSL - observe the dress code, please....

On, on!

Dad jokes 2023

Every year at this time we hold a solemn ceremony at which (drumroll, please) the Samford Hash Tight Jocks are awarded to a recipient judged worthy to be our Father of the Year. The venerable nether garments encasing the Family Jewels have been enhanced over the years (decades, even) by each winner, and so now boast the heraldic budgies, the leaden balls, and other inscrutable objects. Last year's winner, B&W, adorned them with a tick protectant - good thought! And of course, the Tight Jocks have never seen in inside of a washing machine, which lends them a distinctive patina, and aroma....

Of course, as we emphasize each year, fatherly behaviour is not limited to those who are biological fathers, and we take no account of biological paternity in making the award. Nevertheless, this year's recipient happens to be a biological father, and grandfather - though he is a little uncertain about how many grandchildren he has. "Six or seven", he told Culture...but we believe the real number is nine. He's also proving a real father-figure to Le W*nk - stern and demanding during his training sessions. Congratulations to Dumbbell - our 2023 Father of the Year!

The first stage of the investiture - which turns the recipient into the spitting image of Michelangelo's David:

And then the donning of the Tight Jocks themselves (note Saucy Sous' wholly inappropriate mirth at this very serious point of the ceremony):

And then the impressive catwalk parade - captured in part in Snappy's video:

As our 2023 winner, Dumbbell is charged with keeping the sacrosanct Tight Jocks safe, making sure that they are never washed, embellishing  them, and passing them on to his successor next year. And of course we will render him all the respect that a paterfamilias deserves over the next twelve months.

M. Promptu took the walkers around the Samford circuit, and the runners along Burton Lane and through the bush to Bygotts Road. As always, Potluck produced a most lavish, varied and tasty feast. Many thanks to all for their contributions!

Here are some hashers gathering and waiting expectantly for Le W*nk and Lax to turn up:

A few of Snappy's shots from the walk:

And some commemorative images of people replenishing their bodily fluids and making short work of the Potluck bonanza:

Some pensive looks:

Incidentally, the votes in the annual Dad Joke competition went to Leave Pass for another one of his Irish tales!

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 10th September, 4 pm

Where: Bradbury Park, Kedron. Meet at the carpark on Batten Street. A map!

Hares: Lax and Le W*nk.

We strongly suggest you bring chairs.

On, on!