Madison Hash House Harriers

October 13, 2007

HASH HISTORY - HASH RUN #1573 - DIEGO FAYGO TGPS

DIEGO's Birthday Run - Reported by SHOWME

Yes, it once again started at Bordner Park on the west side of town. And yes, it was once again so convoluted that runners got hopelessly confused. The trail initially headed out onto the streets in the immediate neighborhood but the front runners soon came to a backcheck which took everyone back past the start. From there the trail headed toward shiggy, but not before the pack found the very-early-in-the-run, first beer check in a drainage ravine. After the beer check, the trail led to Owen Conservancy and pretty much all over the many trails there, especially up and down the big hill. It was on one of the trips up the hill that STROKES got lost for about a third of the run. DIEGO was attempting to assist some of those lagging at the back of the pack, but they all seemed as lost as the hare as they continued to head down the wrong trails on their way through the shiggy. After coming out onto streets again, the trail headed through the exclusive Highlands neighborhood before passing under the Old Middleton Road bridge on the railroad tracks to the second alcohol check under the bridge. From there the flour led to the circular trail around Kettle Pond and then back onto the tracks. It was pretty much chaos from here as the brave hare, DIEGO tried valiantly to guide the pack. Everyone eventually made it safely back to their cars and then on to the Bristled Boar Tavern where ceremonies eventually ensued. The food, unlike the run, was a nice change of pace for us. BRIT TIT TIT made a huge selection of great Asian/Chinese dishes. Ceremonies were raucously intimate in the small back room in the Bristled Boar. The usual suspects were awarded down-downs including the hares, two vistors, PREPARATION H from the Hampton, Virgina Hash and LANGENHARDT (pronounced long 'n hard) from the Fort Eustis, Virginia Hash (reputed to be the oldest hash in North America), and one new boot Just Mary. Ceremonies seemed to proceed without extraordinary incident until EGGIE intervened with a bad idea, which must have seemed like a good idea to him. He went into the main bar area, found a batchelorette wedding party and invited the tender, sensitive bride and her maids to stand next to the birthday boy DIEGO and birthday girl HEAVY PETTING while we sang the usual insulting birthday song. As it turned out, it was also the bride's birthday and she ran from the room crying when the hash reached the "F&(#-You" part of the song. (You'll get yours someday, EGGIE). But she actually took her revenge upon poor little NUT FARMER, whom she surprised with a not-too-delicate wedgie later in the evening. (And of course, Nut enjoyed it.)