Date: 25-Feb-15
Hares: Deeper and Prickly Bush
Location: 3 Kalmia St, Frankston Heights
A street or two behind Prickly/Deeper’s house was our first on-back, up Pinehill Drive, the location of Bruce Manor, previously the home of the Rt Honourable Lord Stanley Bruce aka Viscount Stanley Melbourne Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia 1923-29. Lord Bruce achieved many things but these days he’s remembered as the first PM to simultaneously lose both the Federal election and his own seat of Flinders and famously, for wearing spats.
For young hashers who don’t know what spats are, (anyone younger than GG) below is an illustration of a chap wearing spats.
The run took us through plenty of greenery – parks, sports grounds and some native bushland, plus a cute little duck-riddled pond in the centre of a roundabout.
The drink stop set the bar high, with servings of both Baileys Irish Cream and dry sherry.
As we drank in the Baileys and the beautiful surroundings, Udder commented “Gee, it’s lovely here in Frankston NORTH”. Now Udder has been watching Kokup’s run timetable for weeks forecasting this run in Frankston SOUTH; on the walk he was the ‘man with the map’ a map which clearly had us running through Frankston SOUTH; and he got hold of the map because only men can read maps and he elected himself walkers’ leader because no-one else had the skills to read a map showing a walk going through Frankston SOUTH. Frankston NORTH is the Pines estate where you lock the car doors and wind up the windows if you have to do a drive-through. If ever we have a run through Frankston NORTH, I guarantee we will be running very, very fast.
Back home we were treated to a delicious dinner with a couple of curries and a pasta dish – plenty of us went back for seconds. But best of all was the lemon meringue pie for afters, best dessert we’ve had at hash for years.
Returnees
Deeper and Prickly Bush
Special Runs
Prickly Bush 96, Wet Patch 36, Kokup 196.
Charges
- Deeper and Prickly Bush for being the hares.
- E&B described the run – there were lots of corners (otherwise we would have ended up in TAS), lots of friendly dog walkers, nice houses, gardens, geraniums, parks, a roundabout with a lake with ducks, we lost Pointy, there was a lovely nature park, a drink stop with Baileys and sherry, but the hares lost a few points for the long trek home along Golf Links Rd. 850/1000
- Story Teller described the walk – the leader of the walkers was Udder, he had the map and as only men can correctly read maps, ergo he was leader. Then he got lost. The walkers guffawed as they watched the runners run straight past the drink stop. But it was terrific that we all came together. 900/1000.
- Gargoyle awarded 100 Run mug.
- Cut Loose awarded 100 Run mug.
- Pointy for not knowing the way.
- Barbie’s Box for needing to give Pointy counselling.
- Story Teller for speaking at 50 words a minute, which means she can verbalise a PhD thesis within 15 minutes.
- Pointy for being Welsh (St David’s Day is upon us).
- Udder for being Welsh.
- Gargoyle for having a leek.
- Deeper, who has Irish ancestors, for being Welsh (I don’t understand either).
- Pointy for grabbing a lady’s behind.
- Kokup for smiling.
- Shoe Shopper for wearing hash gear.
- Story Teller and Barbies for having wet bums.
- LuBangOz and LubOil and Deeper for driving an Audi.
- Lethal for being colour coordinated by wearing green and looking like a frog.
- LubOil for tempting LuBangOz with water.
- Astro, Mother Trucker, Big Ears because they hadn’t had a drink.
Next week’s run, Wet patch and Shoe Shopper, Beaumaris.
Scribe – Cheesecake