The words for last week.

  Issue xxx​​                 Isca Hash House Harriers               20/06/12 Run Number xxx     Trail: Magdalen Car Park, Exeter City Centre Hare: Imelda On Down: George's Meeting House   If I said that the hare and a small and select pack of toned athletes met for a run on a glorious May evening last week, I'd be lying. It was June, getting ready to chuck it down and we had a big and varied pack, compete with visitors, virgins, walkers and runners. Also, the hare wasn't anywhere to be seen.   Not to be deterred by the impending doom from the skies or the lack of anyone that knows what they're doing, the usual incoherent ramblings from people trying to be in charge began. Then Coffin (not the hare) started telling us the particulars of the trail. Before she'd finished a rather harassed-looking Imelda (actually the hare) appeared, having just been out relaying washed-out marks. Waffle complete, the pack on-onned down the hill.   Following a couple of early fishhooks, a few twists and turns around the seedier end of the City Centre saw us crossing the river. No idea why- it was temporary and futile protection from the right soaking coming our way. As we started zig-zagging into the streets, the poor chalk marks were starting to look a bit worn out. The beleaguered hare popped in an emergency regroup and told us to give him a 'couple of minutes' for him to start his unplanned live lay.   In an outbreak of accidental sportsmanship, the now slightly damp pack actually did allow a couple of minutes before setting off but only because the nearby chippy smelt so nice. The fresh marks propelled us on through a long-short split to another regroup near some smokers outside the pub. They were trying to agree on whether to look bemused or indifferent to the drowned rats they were regarding. Cathuselem, bless him, missed the 30-odd hashers standing at the regroup and went sailing on by.   After the regroup, the trail demonstrated how lovely and flat Exeter couldn't be when it tried hard. The shorts at the split were let off the full ascent of the hill and the longs found themselves deposited in some unexpected country park-type land. Excellent- some shiggy to wash the rain off. A tricksy downhill was followed by a steep final uphill past the stampeding herd of cattle to the sweetie stop.   At this point, I think the pack had more turned into a shoal because we hung around for quite a while before we swam off down the hill, once more pursuing in live-trail fashion. Unfortunately, the air was now made up more of raindrops that air, and even the front-runners were having trouble picking out arrows and (more importantly) fishhooks.   Our rapid and increasingly confused twisting and turning eventually brought us back to the river where the trail had finally floated away downstream. The now rather wrinkly pack paddled its way back up to the car park for down downs and rub downs with dry towels. The last hasher back was the live-laying hare.   Pints all-round, surely?! Alas no trail can be perfect.   A quick change later beer, burgers and a review of Buzby's excellent photos with no pants on for many helped the rest of the evening go merrily by.   I don't remember any dogs on trail. What does this mean? Either that dogs dissolve or they're not stupid enough to go hashing in a monsoon.   Special condemnations go to the virgins who smiled throughout the trail, Spocky's banter, and their maiden down downs- welcome to ISCA!   Well done to a very damp and hard-working hare for an ace trail- maybe you should rerun it in the summer?...   Down Downs Imelda for being the Hare Various guests and virgins Twice Nightly because Spocky Bitz didn't give her and Clever Dick a lift Others?     On on, Clever Dick        

This weeks hash

Red Rock Brewery,  north of Bishopsteignton  SX 900 752  Hare Number 2    on ONUS PP

This weeks hash

Magdalen St CP Exeter  OD George’s Meeting place SX919921  Hare Imelda On ON PP                             

Tonight's hash

The Castle Inn  18 Fordens Lane Holcombe  Nr Dawlish SX952750   Just for a looky  http://castleinnholcombe.co.uk/ Shorty+ Bigfoot       On ON PP                           

This weeks trail video

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Words for last week

I hope you have all had a lovely evening hashing and I'm sorry that I did not get these done earlier......but we are still ahead of my previous attempt! I would have loved to have been there this evening but I'm in the lakes having a lovely time..... Any way some how it is already my turn to write the words again, bypassing Busby as it was his trail,, and what a fine trail it was. In summary (I only have 30mins of Internet in the pub!)  it was back check, buttercup, bogs, broken ankles, beer (or cider and lots of) bumps, booze, boobs, back to front, bums, birthday drinks (thank you very much Buzby, gutted it was such a great turn out!) bells and baaaaaa heaven!  In slightly moor detail....still have time.... A quite simply massive pack, including bill brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Davey, peter gurney, dan'l widden, Harry H'orkand uncle tom Cobly and  all assembled at the door of the pub hoping for a truly Buzby trail......straight to the bar. But no he simply said 3 and on and it's that way....... Hang on.... Long shorts? Sweetie stop????? It soon became apparent that there was no need for long short splits just a certain amount of caution running down hill. The further you go down the further you have to come back up.... With two back checks in quick succession x Bitz and puss found themselves in the FRB position, and very excited to be there..... Welcome back by the way!  Anyway they were soon caught and on we ran through yonder buttercup meadow, under bared wire fences (gallantly held by wide in his gimp vest) across hill and vale to the sweetie stop. Yeah there was a sweetie stop.  Lots of inudeno about fridges..... How does a fridge become sexy? Some thing about a big gap, and a big shiny American..... The minds you people have!  We were sent on called forward by the bells, more back checks and a fish hook for ALL kept us together. I couldnt see the FRBs but I nearly spat on my jelly bean when I heard the sounds of them reaching a field of sheep......DOGS......SHEEP...... WIDE, PUT THAT DOWN....  before we knew it we were back I front of the pub and circled up ready for for a grand master to arrive..... The down downs were awarded to..... I haven't written it down.... The hare and birthday boy Buzby The gimp wide boy Some visitors And ummmm sorry Whilst Spocky was dealing them out I do remember that Buzby handed us out a free beer voucher.....thank you very much..... On into the pub where there was much rejoicing and food and beer and a few confused locals ( including on of my school governors)  Ater slipping out tothe garden fora quick pyramid we decided to do an a-z of the evenings events and it goes a little something like this.... A a very lovely hash B Buzby and birthday and beer C coffins turn to write the words or yummy cider D dogs lots of E eclairs F fridge freeze G gapping gap H high will Hayes I Imelda's new shoes or was he just after a free drink J jelly beans K kura shut up L lusty locals M mud N nosey Parker slippery O OMG what was wide wearing P pyramids Q for the bar R running.....?  S Shelly.....she can stay we like her!  T tits and tom Cobly U up that hill you just ran down V valley W wide the gimp X xbitz is back Y yes tor Z zebra.... Didn't you see it!  Have a lovely week and think of me on helvellyn in the rain.... Xxxxx coffinxxxxx

This weeks hash

Nobody Inn  Doddiscombsleigh  SX855865    Rise n Shine, Mateus Rosie + Mc Fee  On ON PP