Madison Hash House Harriers

February 17, 2007

HASH HISTORY - RUN #1539 - The Up Nort Hash Weekend

ICUF and COL MUSTARD once again hosted the Up Nort Weekend at their estate on the shores of Round Lake. There was ample snow coverage and a keg of ice cold beer flowing (when it wasn't frozen) from the tap in the bunkhouse. Several hashers arrived early in the weekend to do some carousing and downhill skiing on Friday. (Or in the case of PIP and SLOW HAND, to do some kamikaze shush-booming down the hills.) Any shenanigans occurring Thursday evening were eclipsed by the activities to follow on Friday. Temperatures were in single digits and the wind chill was below zero as darkness fell Friday evening after the skiing, just before dinner time. While the first shift of sauna glowing hashers were relaxing in the cabin, the second shift took their places to lounge in the sauna. As time passed and the sauna heated up, HIMALAYME and X-PILES insisted that everyone participate in a naked run. At first this was politely laughed-off but HIMA and X-P continued to bring up the subject until everyone gave in to their suggestion, (I smell a tradition here) and to COL MUSTARD's plan that the group play a prank on their neighbors by running around the neighbor's house and through their garage. As those who weren't already naked got into uniform, the COL led the small pack across the street and up to the house. As the neighbor opened his garage door, the COL attempted to moon but instead, crashed into STIFFY and fell to the ground. He recovered quickly, jumped up and led the way into the garage and out through the ...oops... up to the LOCKED exit door. After considerable effort, the door was opened and the run continued around the house and back to the sauna where a few put their sauna wear back on, and NUTFARMER provided naked beer service because he wasn't chilled quite enough to go back into the sauna. The Spaghetti dinner that evening was great as the last few hashers, HALF CRACKED, THREE HOLER and Just Rollie arrived to make a total of 16 or so for the weekend. After dinner, the group discovered that even after running drunk and naked through subzero winds, their nubbin-like brains still functioned enough to compete in the dictionary game. After a fabulous breakfast Saturday morning, many went skiing while others watched the Badger basketball game, went to Klondike Days in Eagle River or in the case of CAPT'N CA CA, "Tom Sawyered" Just Rollie into switching out CA CA's ski bindings. The COL's official live hare hash run took place late Saturday in windy, snowy conditions. The COL's trail headed onto the frozen lake where the hare was spotted in the distance, but then disappeared. SHOWME found him though, when she noticed his bright orange hat popping out from behind a fishing shanty as he attempted to catch a peek at the pack following him. After another great dinner and some quick ceremonies, the keg wasput to rest and the group had to switch to "beer check" quality beer. After bagels and coffee on Sunday morning, everyone packed up and headed back home to reality. Another WONDERFUL Up Nort Weekend THANKS to ICUF and the COL!!!!

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