Royal Southside Hash Trash© Run 1649

Run No:	1649
Date:	18 August, 2005
Location:	Sai Kung Town
Hares:	ET

Hareline:

The Pre-Run:

It was pissing down rain on Hong Kong island and that, the fact that many of the gentlemen are currently out of town &. and maybe because this was to be an ET run, kept the pack size very small this week. Only 6 stalwart runners  Cabbage, Hugh What, Smallbone, JackOff, Tinks & Ice showed up at the 101M mini-bus terminus in Sai Kung. The rains had momentarily lifted and ET described his earlier trail setting while in miserable conditions. Conditions were so bad that ET reckoned he was going to have to sweep & forgetting the fact that this would leave no-one behind to mind the bags.

Brilliantly, Cabbage offered to lead the pack, and after a few compass E/W/N/S directions from the hare, off went the pack, following the waterfront promenade Northwards and onto a promised 40 minute run.

The Run:

Not surprisingly for an ET run (or so says Leak on You), there was no markings whatsoever for the first half mile. Finally a small millimeter of washed out chalk was spotted, followed by an occasional blob thereafter. The pack cruised on, assuming a most gentlemanly pace. As usual, Ice brought up the back of the pack thus allowing him to save his trail calling skills for later.

After navigating thru a gravel parking lot and out onto the highway the pack where, in the absence of any markings, hesitated. Ice turned right and headed up the road. After waiting a suitable period, Cabbage announced to the assembled gentlemen that the correct trail was, in fact, left. Ice was allowed to run a bit further before the On On call was made.

Trundling southwards, the pack crossed the road and periodically spotted miniscule dots of paint or flour. Several potential right hand turns were passed before Cabbage called a halt and guessing  that trail might lead westwards from the road, directed a right hand turn. A long pot-holed road  was negotiated that offered numerous opportunities for shoe immersion and mud caking. After about a quarter mile the pack came into some low-rise village houses, dogs, and some recognizable terrain. Turning left and South, the pack waited for Tinks & Ice to catch up before sorting out which possible way the trail might be going.

At this point, Ice, who had only just caught up with the pack, decided to check out a trail  and was not seen again until the bins.

Trail was soon discovered and the pack found itself, after a bit of wandering about, on trails previously set in run 1646, which explained why Cabbage sorta  knew where the pack should and shouldn t go. The gentlemen continued at an extremely leisurely pace, enjoying fellowship, and the idea that we would all return to the bins shortly &

Turning right, and back onto the main highway, the pack was surprised to meet up with Kiwi Sausage who had set out on his own and followed the road before bumping into pack. All markings at this point were non-existent so Cabbage decided to truly take matters into his own.

Crossing the road, Cabbage pointed out the section of his run 1646 that Smallbone & Jackoff skipped (editors note  wisely avoided). He ran the pack along the invisible trail, and even threw in the checks and checkbacks for a bit of additional realism. This tactic caused Tinks & Hugh What to drop out, while Kiwi, Jackoff & Smallbone reluctantly lagged along. Somehow, the run pace picked up, and a real run was now underway. Mercifully, Cabbage turned the pack towards northward home and, sprinting off into the distance, the remaining 3 were left to cruise into the bins after negotiating the water front seafood restaurants and evening strollers.

A great 36 minute run this week. Nice job Cabbage!

Ice finally showed up at close to an hour from the start. No mention of why &.

The Circle:

Non-runners Camel and bike-ridding Saddle joined the small group under shelter as the rain once again began to fall. The close proximity of the Sai Kung sports facility afforded showers and a chance to get cleaned up prior to having a few warm up beers and the start of the circle.

Camel also handed out up-coming tour visa documents and conducted a second review of potential kilt samples. This latter exercise was interesting in revealing the fashion sensibilities of the gentlemen.

The Circle:

At 20:40 Kiwi announced "Circle up". Amah candidate s this week  Ice & ET. But, Cabbage wins the nomination for not paying attention. Hashmaster Smallbone starts the proceedings: Grease the Amah Saddle – perfect weather as normal ET  No run tonight. Sub-contracted it to Cabbage ET  great weather for the pack Grease the Amah Saddle  rain before and after but not during the run. Nice job. All then noted that this was also a Squeak-free hash. Wonderful. No awards this week (again). Grease the Amah Kiwi  short-cutting the run Kiwi s Circle: Ice  Cheap Scotsman at the bar recently Jack Off  Must be a penis inspector as evidenced by his email to the pack today Camel & Smallbone  Success in Zhongshan Cabbage  Looking for boat ballast instead of real sailors Smallbone s Circle: Camel  made the right decision in Zhongshan Grease the Amah Jackoff called in to give a few: Hugh What  in mourning now that the Atkins company has filed for bankruptcy Tinks  gaining weight. We can all notice how much by how fast he is running downhill now. Ice  Thanks for coming in last again. The scribes would be lost without this kind of fodder. During run 1647 he wasn t last, and there was panic. Note - Gasp © tracking shows that Ice has now taken a commanding lead for last-of-the-pack  honors. Grease the Amah Ice  whinging (what else is new) about the ones list Cabbage  taking a perfectly good gentlemen s run and turning it into a hash Saddle  thanks for the notes mate Saddle  runners hash and not a bike hash Cabbage  thanks for the gentlemen s run & at least the first three quarters Smallbone s Circle: Jackoff  off in Singapore last week instead of being on the run Saddle  Sodomizing a member of the pack Hugh Watt  definitely a no-no on the Southside, please Hugh Watt s circle: Grease the Amah Kiwi  Late in for the run and grabs lady in red. Jealous? Smallbone  non-beer drinker tonight. New run & coke diet Smallbone s Circle: Camel & Saddle  non-runners Ice  borrowing stuff in the showers. Cheap Scotsman. Grease the Amah ET  join the Amah Announcements Tinks (drink first) Meet him on Saturday in the Kangaroo bar to celebrate his birthday & and watch tri-nation rugby. Gasp © sports result  South Africa beat Australia & again. Watch American sports for true enjoyment. Ice  does it include pies? Jack off  something important, but no so important that it was recorded Saddle - something important, but no so important that it was recorded Cabbage (drink first)  wife in Bangkok on sex tour. ET provides a cracker & Cabbage s circle: Tinks  Free beer for the circle from 7-11. Taste it and you will know why. Ice  next weeks run by Emmaroyde from Queen s pier On On  ET slight neckie Kiwi  2 weeks in a row wearing a shirt Kiwi s circle: ET  no trail tonight ET  5 minutes late, 10 minutes late to the run. Get it right! Amah degreased

Circle Closed

Awards... now in crisis mode:

On On

Sai Kung Seafood meal, under shelter, and out of the rain
ET, old boy, what a Cracker of an evening . Nice job & with much help.…

Sports Section:

From the London Telegraph
Dull charm of the British
By Sarah Womack, Social Affairs Correspondent
(Filed: 15/08/2005)

Britain is not rated highly for its people, culture and the way it is
governed, but is also now confirmed as being widely regarded as somewhat dull.

A poll of more than 10,000 people worldwide placed Britain as the fourth
least popular out of 25 nations surveyed. The United States was ranked the
world's favourite country, followed by Canada and Switzerland.

The latest quarterly Gasp © survey asked how people
viewed a nation's culture, people, and appeal as a place to migrate from,
invest in or visit.

The first report, in May, gave Britain second-to last place and, even though the
survey has been expanded from 10 to 25 countries, Britain remains in the
lowest five, while the US remains in top 10.

However, despite its low ranking, the Gasp © surveyers used a single
word to sum up the experience of visiting the UK - "predictable". By
comparison, the United States is perceived as "exciting" and ranked the most
popular place to visit. Britain came in nearly dead last,again, in this
category.

Britain scored well on meat pies and fish and chips. As a nation brand,
Britain's greatest asset continues to be that its people desire to leave to improve their lives.
They came-in third for friendliness and sense of humor, and, behind New Zealand and Scotland
for animal sodomizing, a result that a Gasp © panelist from Australia was
surprised, but sadden to report since this means a slip in standing from previous survey s.

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