Motto Blogging

“A drinking club with a motorcycle problem”: motto of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club, est. 1946, the original “wild ones” immortalized in the Marlon Brando movie. Someone will probably accuse me of saying hashers can’t use the “drinking club with a running problem” motto because someone else came up with the idea first. No, that’s not what I’m saying. What […]

Hash Rating Scale

Here’s a hash rating scale originally devised by ZiPpY and PlayDoh Penis. Readers, what hash rating should your hash get? G-Rated Hash: Beer and snacks, sodas for non-drinkers, names like “Fuzzy Wuzzy,” songs like “He’s a Hasher, He’s True Blue,” new shoes okay, no one pukes, hash over in two hours. PG-Rated Hash: Cases of beer, names like […]

Talking About Trail

I’ve been thinking about the three basic trail configurations available to hares: A-to-A, A-to-A+, and A-to-B.  If you’re a hasher you know what all that means.  In case you aren’t, here are some short definitions: A-to-A: a trail that starts and ends at the same place. A-to-A+: a trail that ends near the start. A-to-B: a point-to-point […]

What Have You Done for the Hash Lately?

The hash, I believe, is unique in that it has no professional core or cadre. Somewhere within the structure of virtually every other “volunteer nonprofit” athletic, social, or charitable group – be it Road Runners USA, the national bike teams participating in the Tour de France, even Girl Scouts International – there’s a CEO, a […]

The Circle and the Spirit of Hashing

Some time ago, I visited a hash in Southern California. I knew most of the hashers there, so I was with friends. The weather was perfect. The hares and the pack were stoked. The trail was scenic and challenging, and the hares did an outstanding job of keeping the pack together – the quick and […]