{"id":25593,"date":"2010-02-22T11:43:51","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T18:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25593"},"modified":"2020-02-22T11:47:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T18:47:42","slug":"ask-dr-down-down-sep-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=25593","title":{"rendered":"Ask Dr. Down-Down: Sep 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Dear Dr. Down Down,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m fairly new to hashing but really enjoying myself. I\u2019ve read in your column and elsewhere that one of the few rules\/traditions of hashing is \u201cno poofters.\u201d But my hash has a number of split hamster bean flickers and a few manly men if you know what I mean. Is the Hash \u201cno poofters\u201d rule really anti-same sex couplings or is no poofters a metaphor for shiggy wimps? or something else?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On On,<br \/>\nChokecollar<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dear Chokecollar,<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more than one answer to this one. First of all, the whole \u201cno poofters\u201d thing started with the Monty Python \u201cBruces\u201d skit of the early 1970s and was adopted by hash groups in several English-speaking countries. Older and non-English-speaking hashers, however,\u00a0would wonder what the hell you were talking about if you said \u201cno poofters\u201d to them.<\/p>\n<p>When I joined the hash, no one asked me what my sexual preferences were. Then again, the fact that I showed up wearing red pumps, mascara, whip marks, and nipple clamps may have discouraged hashers from asking. If you first showed up with a girlfiend, especially if she was leading you around with a little chain attached to your choke collar, chances are most hashers wouldn\u2019t have said anything to you, either \u2013 but we all love lesbians, and that\u2019s how the real poofters \u2013 the gay guys \u2013 get their feet in the door. Ha ha just kidding. Sure, there are probably hash groups where poofters aren\u2019t welcome, but it\u2019s also true that many hash groups have gay and lesbian members, and I\u2019ve never heard of a gay or lesbian hasher being asked to leave. When most of us say \u201cno poofters,\u201d what we mean is that hashing is not for sissies.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t tell whether your hash is homophobic or homo-friendly, here are some indicators to look for:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Top Ten Signs Your Hash is Tolerant of Sexual Diversity<\/p>\n<p><dir>10. Absence of \u201chomo draggin\u2019 chains\u201d from rear bumper of beer van.<br \/>\n9. Your kennel&#8217;s name is Hamersley Hash House Harriers.<br \/>\n8. Hash hosts annual red dress run where men dress in drag.<br \/>\n7. Men who show up for annual red dress run get seriously into accessorizing.<br \/>\n6. When a harriette shows her tits at the circle, some harriers don\u2019t look up from the beer keg.<br \/>\n5. When a harriette shows her tits at the circle, some harriettes do look up from the beer keg.<br \/>\n4. Hash bucket contains lite beer, shandies, wine coolers . . .<br \/>\n3. Rainbow-colored on-on foot stickers.<br \/>\n2. GM bursts into tears if everyone doesn\u2019t pay attention.<\/dir><dir><em>. . . and the number one sign your hash is tolerant of sexual diversity is . . .<\/em><\/dir><dir>1. Sound of felching drowns out \u201cdrink it down, down, down, down . . .\u201d<\/dir>On On,<br \/>\nDr. Down-Down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Dr. Down Down, I\u2019m fairly new to hashing but really enjoying myself. I\u2019ve read in your column and elsewhere that one of the few rules\/traditions of hashing is \u201cno poofters.\u201d But my hash has a number of split hamster bean flickers and a few manly men if you know what I mean. 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