Madison Hash House Harriers

May 23, 2009

HASH HISTORY - HASH RUN #1658

NUTFARMER started his birthday run at Wexford Park on the far west side with help from co-hare SHOWME. About 25 hashers showed up for the run, most of them were BABY BALLS' relatives. The pack also included SOLAR ERECTION and Just Leah, both daughters of HASH HULK, a Madison hasher from days past. They are both working on HH to return some day. The trail headed east across Gammon Road then to several long backchecks before leading to the secret bike into the Highlands. After another long backcheck, the pack found the true trail heading into the possibly virgin territory of Skyline Park, a length of shiggy and green space between the Highlands and Middleton. As the pack emerged from the shiggy, they found the first beer check in the street at the far east side of Middleton. The weather was perfect so there was little ambition to move on from the beer. Eventually the pack got going again, and after a little more shiggy they enjoyed a lengthy stretch of railroad tracks before taking to another long backcheck on the boardwalk around Stricker Pond. There was a giant turtle floating in the pond and a raging debate arose. Was it dead or alive... and what would it taste like? The second beer check was at Tiedeman Pond just a block from Stricker Pond. After a good rest, the pack found their respective ways back to the start at the park. FERGIE lives near the park so she was able to lead a group on footpaths through the wooded portion of the park. The On-On was at the park shelter were the hares served a picnic sandwich buffet, birthday carrot cake and canned beer (due to the prohibition of glass beverage containers). In her role as Religious Advisor, SAMORI got ceremonies going to honor the hares, most of the usual misdemeanors and NUTFARMERS 75th birthday (that's what the candles said). Just Lynne was named BIG JUGS for trying to run down NUTFARMER in the grocery store with a cart full of giant Syttende Mai water bottles. Then it was time for the seldom seens NOSTRADUMBASS, FERGIE, TRIED SEX A LOT, SHORT BUS, CAN'T FIND IT, HIGH STOOL DROP OUT, PUPPY and SAMMI. Then new boots and visitors. First was SOLAR ERECTION and Just Leah, then the BABY BALLS family consisting of son Robert and his wife Marissa, other son Andrew, brother Tom and his wife Jan and sister Marcia. According to BB, Robert and his wife were in town visiting and will be heading to Hawaii for three years later this month. The rest of the family wanted to see them. Since the hash is such a family friendly activity BABY BALLS thought they should all hash together. See, it wasn't complicated at all...