Lakeside Hash House Harriers The drinking club with a running problem
LAKESIDE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS COMMITTEE 2010-2011
Grand Master: Shitoffashovel Religious Adviser: John “Klingon” Perkins Hash Cash: Simon “Lubang Oz” Wreford Grog Master: Checking Chicken: David “Udder Idjit” Cheeseman Sgt@Arms: “General” Soc Sec: Linda “Cyclone Tracy” Anderson-Berry On Sec: Andrew “Bovine Breeder” Leong Hash Haberdash: Lorraine “Egg & Bacon Pie” Gierke Hare Raiser: Philip “Prince” Johnston Hash Flash: David “Point Post” Shearn Web Master: John “Klingon” Perkins
Run 1442, 29 Jun 2011 Hare: General Venue: Sporting Club Hotel, Weston St, Brunswick
It was a maiden night for lots of reasons:
SOAS and his new Committee – the new GM took over the reins from Big Bang and her little bangers General’s First Lakeside Campaign Run – now demoted to Sergeant, set his maiden run for LH3 A new Book with guidelines on proper hashing (riveting reading) The General and SOAS
The Run A late getaway from a brand new run venue due to the General’s family being confined to barracks and hashers struggling to work their way through traffic snarls north of the city. The General promised us a 10k run and a trip to the zoo if we followed his trails and tribulations. The run headed straight to Sydney Rd, took in a few cobbled streets and then crossed over busy Brunswick Rd and on towards the green belt of Royal Park. Vigorous calling by General kept the pack together…..no chance of getting lost on this Hash. But wait a minute…was this the same General that set the run? Yes indeed…he was even calling his own checks, on backs and advising slower hashers of short cuts. Conventional he may not be, but we loved his thoughtfulness. A world record check back (1km by my GPS) had us hurtling down the Capital City Trail towards the Melbourne Zoo where our ears strained for sounds of imprisoned animals and our noses pined for the odours of their pent up poop. No such luck as the run took on the sports fields of Royal Park and a 3km loop near Macarthur Rd. Only Prince, SOAS and Lubang were silly enough to heed the General’s advice and take on the loop whereas the sensible hashers skirted round some famous old educational facilities of the Melbourne University and straight back home. My GPS said 8.22km in I hour 22 mins, in contradiction of the new book guidelines which recommended runs of 6km in under an hour….but who is complaining.
The Circle After enjoying some fine Spanish cuisine, SOAS eloquently assembled the pack for his inaugural speech. The scribe was expecting only a short circle and a one jug down down event, so he had only one small piece of paper to record only minimal happenings. NOT SO – SOAS tried to emulate Pauline Hanson on her maiden speech disaster….it went on infinitum, warbling about getting everyone to contribute to the circle and inviting his flock to join him at his Anglesea seaside retreat for a weekend extravaganza. After demanding that subs be paid before leaving the venue, someone mentioned that Christopher Skase had been reincarnated. At this stage, the scribe was already calling for a Hansard reporter. Cyclone Tracy provided the run report. Even though she insisted she was only a walker, she gave a fine account of the run and scored it at .84/1. E&B disgraced herself during the run report by snoring loudly at Cyclone’s long winded delivery. The General took over as Sergeant at Arms and proceeded to impart his many years of experience as a Northern Territorian hasher. Every charge appeared to be preceded by a joke, most needing a local interpretation, but enlightening nonetheless. The Crocodile joke was the highlight, closely followed by Mummies Boy’s treadmill joke, Sooty’s hot weather joke and a re-enactment of the Royals Paris tunnel disaster (a la Lady Di). Down Downs Ha and Cottontail – new runners (closely linked to General) Gringa and Sooty – returnees (good to see you back) Lubang, Prince, SOAS – taking the 3km long false trail Cooch – train spotting on the tram line Bovine Breeder – for holding up the circle for eating too slowly Cottontail – wearing a black mini-skirt and matching boots on the run Mummies Boy – inappropriate behaviour for closely monitoring Cottontails attire Tricky Dicky – not leaving General’s side during the run General – poorly disguising his own calls at his own checks General – being a perfect imitator of the actor on the Good Life (English TV series) The Previous Committee – thanks for a job well done, particularly the very successful AGM Pointy – being a chameleon (why was he spreadeagled on the wall?)
New runners – Ha and Cottontail Welcome back Sooty, Gringa, Mummies Boy and hi to Ha
ON ON Scribe: Astro
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