Vancouver Hash House Harriers

Jan 7 2012

Sunday, January 15, 2012

The Vancouver Hash House Harriers
Run No.1315
at
14th at Clark Park, East Vancouver, Saturday, 07-January-2012
by
Maple Dick

Maple Dick (hare), Jammer, Beheader, Cream Filled, Manhole, Mountme, Marcus (returning), Irish Boy No.1 and Irish Boy No.2, Captain Hymen Grinder, Comes Naturally, Banshee, Horny, Until Next Week, Plunger, Dangler, Hardon with Shitty & Roadkill, Banshee, Porno Prick, Sex with the Beast (just visiting), I'take the Fat Chick & ITFC's pal (just visiting), Malice, Aw Fuck It, Abysmal - yes folks, that's a solid 21 hounds, a hare and 3 visiting, not bad considering the weather...

Maple Schmekl was found sipping carefully from a beer, protecting its oral orifice from the rain drops beneath the canopy of an evergreen. Ja, he says, I ran out of flour. Oh, and by the way, a lot of the trail is marked with orange chalk. Anyway, he says, this was supposed to be Analyser's run, so blame her... It is hard to argue with this faultless logic. And there is a Schnapps Check, lots of beer and the On On On is at Toby's - this is all mostly good news and off we go.

Fortunately, there are enough of us to cover most of the alternative routes, and so despite the absence of discernible marks, marks on trees, marks under bushes, no marks at all, and so on we head vaguely Easterly through John Hendry Park, Beaconsfield Park, and thence to the East side of Renfrew Ravine Park for the Schnapps Check on Atlin Street, from there we follow the Skytrain to General Brock Park before easing our way N to the Beer Check in the shadow of Tyee Elementary at 19th and Dumbfries.

Numerous calls are made and received and slowly the pack re-gathers itself to celebrate the profound relief that another of Maple's "puzzles within an enigma" runs is complete.

Fropm there it is a brief skip N to Clark Park and Down Downs are enjoyed by all. Comes Naturally for dressing up in red velour track suit with matching cap and shoes (and not running a step), the Irishmen for leading the pack with unerring inaccuracy, and so on and on.

Eventually we retire to the Toby - and underestimated establishment the talents of whose wait staff far exceeds that of their chef. It is here that we are mooned by "anonymous" hashers, and much much merryment is had by all.

Good on, Maple! On On!