Run Details

New run time of 19:00. Penguin Shagger 100th (finally!)

#2419 The Royal Oak, Poynings - Sat in the Blind Busker back in April after Brighton Marathon, hares Peter Pansy and Penguin Shagger had concocted the idea of a no-check and lots-of-fishhooks hash, sharing it with Little Swinger and myself. I think we were mis-sold this hash though as, having promised no checks, they bottled it and included 2 checks and an impromptu third one... Mind you, I made it that there were 11 fishhooks! Yes dear hashers, welcome to another PP & PS special! Or, as Sticky Balls put it, "There's more fishhooks here than in a Grimsby tackle shop!"

And so, on a lovely June evening, the pack set forth out of The Royal Oak, W along Poynings Rd and turned N just after Dyke Cl and FH#1 (setting the manner for the rest of the evening). Continuing N to Mill Ln FH#2 would greet the FRBs before trail turned W along to Clappers Ln (and check #1) but not before FH#3 and FH#4 would be encountered. S now on Clappers Ln, a poorly timed tractor reversing would cover up FH#5 for the FRBs (including myself, OH and PS (who was doing all his own fishhooks!)) who luckily weren't too far ahead and returned to FH. Turning off Clappers Ln down the driveway and S to Poynings Rd would see FH#6 picked up. Straight over at Poynings Rd, FH#7 lay in wait for everyone as the hares had decided to use the number 35 to ensure everyone would get caught! Ouch! Winding their way up through the woods to the SDW and through check #2, a regroup at the top would find everyone enjoying the view before PS zoomed away E along the SDW, the pack following some way behind. FH#8 would be placed along the route and FH#9 at the crossing of the road to Devil's Dyke, the latter finding a number of hashers slowly weaving their way back through the cows before turning up the road and into the woods besides The Devil's Dyke pub and (impromptu) check #3. Trail continued E through the longest, deepest, and widest dry valley in Britain, but not before hares had laid in FH#10, winding down through the trees where the pack would suddenly come across Bouncer (dressed in black and white) headed in the opposite direction. FH#11, at the bottom of the valley and just before the On Inn stretch, would find FRB Little Swinger being the only one caught for hares had laid a FH for 1! Ouch again! On Inn NW back to the pub.

Back at the pub, and enjoying the outdoors seating on such a beautiful day, first up, (as usual) the hares, with a quick DD to "Here's to the hares" and necked in record time by PS, but not before being stopped from prematurely going to down it; it had been 18 months since he last hashed, obviously he's forgotten what to do! Next up, PP & PS again, for bottling it and including checks on their otherwise fishhook-only hash, and also to PS for doing his own fishhooks and for going to drink his DD before the previous song had begun; DDs to "Stupid." Then, a group call for Bathe It Daily (for arriving late and in a state of undress not having his shoelaces tired up until the first check (jokingly, about 10km by my accounts!)), Bouncer (for looking like the Milk Tray Man according to OH, and like a professional darts player according to me), Pirate (for arriving at the end), and Elaine (as a welcome back); DDs to all to "This is your Down Down song". And finally, PS once again, this time to receive his 100th hash tankard; DD to "Get a life." It was noted that BID had commented that the days would now being getting shorter and we were on a countdown to Christmas! But, as it happens, that had recently been a subject of email and people were asked to think about where we might want to consider for this year's Christmas Hash. And, much sooner in the future, next week would be hared by me from The Cleveland, Brighton with the usual notes re: parking (it's rubbish - use Preston Drove). And so, another memorable evening was closed with a toast to the hash. - Nasty Nips