"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
Dear Doctor Down-Down, I’m concerned that my boyfriend is becoming addicted to hashing, but I’m not sure. Are there signs or indications I should be looking for? On On, Concerned Girlfriend Dear Concerned, Try looking for the ten classical symptoms of hash addiction. If he exhibits three or more, you need to either get a […]
Dear Dr. Down-Down, Do you know the official words to the “Head Chant”? On On, Curious in Charlottesville Dear Curious, Here’s the version I know: Head? Who said head? I’ll take some of that! Oooh-rah!And I did, and it was good. And there was much rejoicing. And then we fucked. We fucked for hours. Uprooting […]
Dear Doctor Down-Down, Help! I’m currently hashing with Tulsa HHH. I thought maybe you would be able to help my hash with the biggest problem ever they are facing on the face of the earth. Their biggest concern is how to be politically correct, discreet and how to do down-downs (I mean what size vessels […]
Dear Dr. Down Down, I’m fairly new to hashing but really enjoying myself. I’ve read in your column and elsewhere that one of the few rules/traditions of hashing is “no poofters.” But my hash has a number of split hamster bean flickers and a few manly men if you know what I mean. Is the […]
Dear Doctor Down-Down, Visitors often compare our hash to theirs in unfavorable ways. Why do visiting hashers behave this way? On On, Offended Host Dear Host, You’ve touched on one of my pet peeves. If it makes you feel any better, just tell yourself that some visitors simply have no manners and let it go […]
Dear Doctor Down-Down, What can you do about a long-time hasher who’s managed to piss off about half of the kennel with a variety of money-related shenanigans, including shorting the pack tab at the On-In and taking extra from the sub-hash cash for supplies at a trail. The hasher has also driven off a few […]
Dear Doctor Down-Down, To your knowledge, has there ever been a top ten list of reasons to hash? Or, has there ever been a top ten list of reasons to come up with a top ten list of reasons to hash? If not, do you think we should make one up? Or better yet, do […]
Politically I’m a leftist through and through, so I’m always surprised when my inner conservative rears its pointy head. I’m reading a blog entry by Phoenix Woman about right-wingers refusing to call domestic terrorism by its name, nodding along, completely in agreement, when I come upon this sentence: Republican Senator Scott Brown — who was […]