NEXT HASH EVENT
WHEN: Fri, 16 May
WHAT: Prom Prelube
TIME: 7:00 pm
WHERE: Lockerbie Pub
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WHAT: Prom Prelube
TIME: 7:00 pm
WHERE: Lockerbie Pub
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HASH DICTIONARY
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
A
* Alcohol Abuse: spilling or otherwise wasting beer at any time during a hash, especially during down-downs
* "Are You?" (R U?): question shouted by the pack to FRBs, meaning "Are you on trail?"
* Arrow: directional trail mark; also see True Trail Arrow, Pack Arrow
* A-to-A: trail that ends where it starts
* A-to-B: point-to-point trail (trail that starts one place, ends another; if it's a really long trail sometimes called A-to-Z)
* Auto-Hashing: hitching a ride to the end, a heinous violation of hash etiquette
B
* Back Check (BC): trail mark indicating that runners should turn around and retrace their path while looking for true trail, which branched off somewhere before the BC; sometimes accompanied by a number indicating the number of marks the pack should go back before looking for true trail
* Bad Trail (BT): 1) a section of trail which goes nowhere; 2) trail mark* indicating the end of a BT; see also False Trail, YBF
* Bag Wagon: see B-Van
* Balls Check: trail mark* indicating a check or intersection which must be solved by male hashers before the pack can proceed
* Bash: bicycle hash
* Basher: bicycle hasher
* Bashing: hashing by bicycle
* Beer: see Piss
* Beer Check: 1) beverage stop; 2) trail mark indicating a beverage stop
* Beer Master: mismanagement member in charge of ensuring an adequate beverage supply for hash events; also "biermeister"
* Beer Near: trail mark indicating proximity of beverages; can be associated with a beer check, on-in, or on-home
* Blow Job: see Bad Trail
* Boob Check: trail mark indicating a check or intersection which must be solved by female hashers before the pack can proceed; see Gender Confusion
* B-Van: vehicle used to transport beer, food, hash bags; see also Chase Vehicle
C
* Caught Hare: a hare who has been overtaken and physically caught by a member of the pack; normally honored during Down-Downs
* Chalk: basic substance used for marking trail; see also Flour, Paper
* Chalk Talk: trail instructions for virgin or visiting hashers
* Chase Vehicle: see B-Van
* Check: trail mark indicating an intersection where true trail may take another direction; see also Decision Point, Intersection.
* "Checking!": answer shouted by FRB to pack when asked "Are You?", indicating that FRB has not determined whether the trail he's following is true or false
* Circle: assembly of hashers at trail's end, normally for the purpose of conducting down-downs
* Circle Jerk: a circular section of trail laid for the purpose of slowing down FRBs
* Co-hare: hare's assistant . . . in many hashes it is normal to have two or more hares laying trail together; in others it is a rare event
D
* Dead f___ing Last (DFL): last member of pack to finish trail, sometimes honored during down-downs (though this goes against the grain of hashing's "non-competitive" ethos)
* Dead Hare: hare who lays the entire trail before the pack sets out; sometimes accompanies the pack to ensure it doesn't get lost (see Sweeper)
* Dead on Trail (DOT): hopelessly lost
* Debauchery: Any of several morale-building mixed-sex activities indulged in by hashers, usually during aon-after's.
* Decision Point (DP): see Check.
* Doo-Loop: looping section of trail designed to slow down the pack and give the hare more lead
* Down-Down: the ceremony of quaffing a beverage (an honor)
* Down-Downs: the ceremony of honoring deserving hashers after the trail
* Down-Down Box: a clearly defined square or rectangular area in which all down-downs are consumed. Anyone who enters this box, for whatever reason, must do a down-down
* Dry Bag: see Shag Bag
E
* Eagle Trail: an optional section of trail, longer or more difficult than the standard trail
* Erections: mismanagement elections.
F
* False Trail: see Bad Trail; a section of trail going nowhere, designed to slow down the pack and give the hare more lead
* F.B.A.C.: Fat Boys' Athletic Club; a kinder, gentler subset of the hashing community with rigorous membership standards
* Flour: a basic substance used to mark trail; see also Chalk, Paper
* Front Running Bastard (FRB): faster member of the pack, also the one member of the pack who finishes trail first (and is normally "honored" for same, since one should not be competitive)
* Full Moon: frequently an occasion for an evening hash; many kennels hash every full moon throughout the year
G
* Grand Master: mismanagement member, ceremonial leader of the kennel; also Hash Master
* Grand Mattress: mismanagement member; sometimes used as the title for a female grand master
* Grand Mistress: mismanagement member; sometimes used as the title for a female grand master, but often used as the title for someone who organizes hash parties and dinners
* GrrrAnimals: matching or coordinated running attire worn by poofters, normally a punishable offense
H
* Hare: hasher who lays the trail; see Live Hare, Dead Hare
* Hare Arrow: trail mark, normally means "true trail," but not always
* Harrier: any hasher, male or female; in some hashes, a male hasher
* Harriette: female hasher
* Hash: 1) the Hash House Harriers, as in "I run with the hash"; 2) an individual kennel, as in "I run with the New York Hash"; 3) the actual event, as in "I'm hashing tonight"; 4) trail marks, as in chalk, flour, or paper
* Hash Bag: bag of dry clothes and other post-trail necessities; see also Shag Bag
* Hash Cash: 1) mismanagement member; the treasurer; 2) financial resources of the hash
* Hasher: any Hash House Harrier
* Hash Etiquette: euphemism for "rule"; also see Rule # 1
* Hash Flash: hash photographer
* Hash Haberdasher: mismanagement member in charge of T-shirts, hats, mementos, etc
* Hash House: 1) the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, meeting place of the Mother Hash; 2) any hash hangout, usually a bar
* Hash House Harrier: any hasher
* Hash House Harriers (HHH or H3): 1) hashers; 2) the hash
* Hash House Horrors: hashers' children
* Hash Hymn: song sung by the pack during down-downs; see also International Hash Hymn
* Hashing: the act of running a hash trail
* Hash-L: international e-mail list for hashers
* Hash Master: mismanagement member; see Grand Master
* Hash Name: nickname, sometimes unsavory or indelicate, usually bestowed on a harrier or harrierette by the grand master, mismanagement, or the circle after a set number of runs or in honor of a notable incident; not used by all hashes
* Hash Olympics: games played during interhashes, usually involving drinking; can involve debauchery
* Hash Respect: paying attention during down-downs or the circle (also see Respect)
* Hash Scribe: mismanagement member normally in charge of writing the hash trash
* Hash Shit (Hash-It, Hashit): offensive or embarrassing object given to a hasher for notable on-trail accomplishments, normally carried by the awardee on subsequent trails until it is awarded to someone else; sometimes also used as a nickname for the awardee
* Hash Trash: newsletter containing writeups of past runs and announcements of upcoming events
* Hash Time: an erratic measure of a precise phenomena. If the hash is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm, the actual start may be 2:17 or 2:29, or ???
* Hat: in most hashes, not to be worn while doing down-downs
* Hounds: the body of hashers in pursuit of the hare, see also Pack
I
* Interhash: regional, national, or world hash gathering
* Intersection: see Check
* International Hash Hymn: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"; see Hash Hymn
J
* Joint Master (JM): co-GM; in some hashes, an assistant to the GM
K
* Kennel: Hash House Harrier chapter or club
* Knitting Circle: group of harriers or harriettes (usually the latter) who spend more time walking and talking than hashing.
L
* Live Hare: hare who gets a nominal head start and is pursued by the pack as he lays trail
* Loop: see Doo-Loop
* Long-Cutting Bastard (LCB): 1) slower member of the pack; 2) someone who gets horribly lost and comes in late
M
* Mismanagement: hash officials; sometimes elected, sometimes appointed
* Mooning: mild form of debauchery
* Mother Given Name: The nice, sweet name your mother gave you upon your birth. The use of which will earn you a down-down.
* Mother Hash: Kuala Lumpur Hash House Harriers, first organized in 1938, still going strong and an inspiration to us all (except for the bit about "no women")
* M-word: euphemism for "marathon"
N
* Naming Committee: group of hashers who bestow hash names upon new hashers
* Nash Hash: a national interhash
* New Boot: see Virgin
* New Shoe: drinking vessel used during down-downs; see also Tea Bag; heinous violation of hash etiquette
* No Blow: hasher who forgets his whistle, normally honored with a down-down
O
* On-Afters: Adjourning to a bar or house after the hash. Site where debaucherous acts take place. see On-On-Ons, On-On-On-Ons
* "On-Back": shouted by FRBs to the pack when FRBs encounter a back check
* On-Before: where hashers gather before the start of the hash, usually a public establishment
* On-Home: 1) trail's end, also On-In; 2) trail mark* indicating proximity to end
* On-In: see On-Home
* On-Off: start of trail
* "On-On": 1) shouted by FRBs or hounds to indicate they're on trail, sometimes used only to indicate true trail; 2) trail mark in lieu of a true trail arrow
* On-On-Ons: see On-Afters, On-On-On-Ons
* On-On-On-Ons: see On-Afters, On-On-Ons
* "On-One" ("On-Two," etc): shouted by FRBs or hounds to indicate the number of flour marks they've seen on an unexplored trail, usually after a check
* On-Sec: mismanagement member normally in charge of hash rosters, run records, etc
* On-Sex: more than one on-sec
* "On the Ice!": 1) in many kennels, the block of ice upon which honorees sit during down-downs; 2) command given by the GM or RA to down-down recipients
* On-Up! (or down, under, over, through, etc): what hounds sound to let those following know that the trail has become a challenge and the type of challenge being encountered
* On-X: trail mark meaning "on across," usually found near freeways, airport runways, rivers, etc
* Oz: Australia
P
* Pack: hashers in pursuit of the hare, also Hounds
* Pack Arrow: mark left by a member of the pack indicating direction taken; follow at your own peril
* Paper: basic substance used to mark trail; see also Chalk, Flour
* Pelican Drinking: See Debauchery
* Phantom Hare: secret hare, unknown to the pack
* Photo Hash: theme hash where a photograph shows the pack where to run to; another photograph will be hidden at that location, and so on . . . a variation is the "Clue Hash," where hashers find their way by written clues
* Pick-Up Hash: hash where the hare is chosen at the last minute, usually through a drawing or game of chance; head starts are shorter and the hare is expected to be caught often--the hound catching the hare becomes the next hare, and so on
* Piss: see Beer
* Piss Drinking: See Debauchery
* Pissed: drunk
* "Piss Off": go away, get f___ed, etc
* Piss-Up: drinking session; a party
* Piss Wagon: see B-Van
* Player: obnoxious asshole; see also Poofter
* Poofter: literally, a homo; in hash use, 1) a homo; 2) anyone not welcome at the hash (see Rule # 6); 3) a poseur; 4) a person who hangs around the hash but isn't really a hasher; 5) a major whinger; 6) a non-contributor in general; 7) a "player"; 8) a hasher who stops at a check and waits for other hashers to solve it before proceeding
* Poofterism: behavior associated with poofters
* Pre-Lay: act of laying the trail or sections thereof before the hash; sometimes a violation, sometimes not, depending on kennel traditions; like masturbation, widely practiced but seldom admitted
* Private Party: act of participating in a non-circle conversation, thereby showing disrespect to the GM during down-downs
Q
* Queef: say what?
R
* Racism: any mention of racing, including use of the word "race"; see R-word
* Ranging: the process whereby certain hounds run with total disregard for the trail
* Receding Hareline: list of upcoming hash events, normally printed in the hash trash
* Red Dress Run: theme hash where hares and pack wear red dresses; variations include lingerie runs, mini-skirt runs, muumuu runs, nude runs, etc
* Rego: registration form
* Regroup: trail mark used in some hashes, where FRBs must wait for all members of the pack to arrive before setting out again
* Religious Adviser/Advisor (RA): mismanagement member normally in charge of blessing the hash and settling disputes over tradition; sometimes in charge of down-down ceremonies
* Respect: reverential attitude of right-thinking pack members toward the GM during the circle and down-downs (also see Hash Respect)
* Road Whore: mismanagement member, responsible for organizing road trips to other hashes or hash events, encouraging participation in same
* Rule: universally-understood tenet of acceptable hash behavior; never called a "rule" but often euphemized as "tradition" or "hash etiquette"
* Rule # 1: "There are no rules"
* Rule # 2: "See Rule # 1"
* Rule # 6: "No poofters!"
* R-word: euphemism for "race," "run," or "rule"
S
* Self-Appointed Officious Asshole: see Hash God
* Shag Bag: a bag of dry/warm clothing for use after the hash; see also Dry Bag and Hash Bag
* Shiggy: jungle, thick vegetation, rocks, cliffs, streams, etc; especially mud
* Shiggy-Shaggy (aka Zicky-Zacky): a chant made by the hash in response to anyone verbally screwing up. The offender must drink beer, but not necessarily a full down-down.
* Shitty: adjective used to describe a really good trail
* Short-Cutting: the act of attempting to short-cut the trail, see also Zenning
* Short-Cutting Bastard (SCB): habitual short-cutter, a title of esteem in most hashes
* Singapore Back Check (SBC): trail mark indicating that true trail branched off somewhere between the SBC mark and the previous check
* Sixty-Nine: a number fraught with significance
* Slutty: general-use adjective used to describe something as strong, robust, or satisfying; opposite of Gay
* Sweeper: hasher, normally an experienced member of the pack, assigned to follow the pack in order to ensure no one gets lost; this function is sometimes performed by a dead hare
T
* Tea Bag: sock or sole insert from a new shoe, the liquid from which is wrung out into a violator's mouth after he or she has finished a down-down from the offending footwear
* Tradition: euphemism for "rule"; also see Rule # 1
* Trail Mistress: mismanagement member in charge of lining up hares for future trails
* Trail Recce: act of scouting a potential trail; hare practice
* True Trail: the correct trail that leads to the on-in
* True Trail Arrow: trail mark* indicating true trail
* Trusted Agent: Hound who has been told where the on-in is in case the pack gets lost
* Turkey Trail: optional section of trail, normally shorter and easier than the main trail
* Turtle Check: trail mark indicating that FRBs should wait at the mark until the slower hashers (the turtles) have caught up; normally used on dead hare trails to keep the pack together (in some hashes this is known as a Circle Check)
U
* Up-Up: trail mark used to taunt the pack on a hilly trail
V
* Violation: any infraction of hash etiquette or tradition, on- or off-trail
* Violator: he or she who must be punished, normally by down-down
* Virgin: first-time hasher; also applied to first-time hare
* Virgin Lay: 1) a virgin hare's first trail; 2) a new kennel's first hash
W
* Walkers: infant, infirm, or elderly hashers
* Wanker: literally, a masturbator; in English/Australian use, a sort of "Sad Sack" character; in hash use, an everyday hasher
* Wet Bag: variation on Shag Bag, but containing post-trail swimming or hot tub gear
* Wherdafugarwee?: from a hash song, what a hound might say when lost
X
* X: trail mark used to indicate a check or intersection
Y
* Yak Circle: a clearly defined circle next to the Down-Down Box in which all vomitus is deposited
* YBF: bad trail mark*; stands for "You've Been f___ed"
Z
* Zenning: striking out cross-country in anticipation of finding the on-in; see also Short-Cutting
* Zicky-Zacky: see Shiggy-Shaggy
ABOUT INDYSCENT HHH AND HASHING
What is Hashing ?
Hashing is a world-wide semi-athletic / drinking / social club based on the old English schoolboy's game of "Hare and Hounds". It is centered around drinking and is non-competitive. I often describe hashing to my friends as "a bunch of grown-ups playing hide and seek with beer." Others say we're a drinking club with a running problem. Running is loosely used to mean running, jogging, walking, crawling or any other means of conveyance. Every Hash and every Hasher is unique in their own way, a good attitude, personality, thirst, humor and a sharp wit are important attributes. There are 3 parts to a hash, the "Hash," the "On-In," and the "On-After." These are explained later in this article. We charge $5 for all hashes to help pay for the beer.
History
The Hash House Harriers received its humble beginnings in 1938 from a Britisher named Albert Stephen Ignatius Gispert, in Malaysia. Having a fondness for the game, "Hare and Hounds", he gathered together a group of friends to form a running club in Kuala Lumpur that would later become a world-wide legacy. The fraternity received its name from the Selangor Club Chambers, which due to the lackluster food served there was commonly referred to as the "Hash House".
This peaceful endeavor was eventually cut short with the advent of the Japanese invasion of Malaysia, of which several hashers distinguished themselves. Captain Gispert died in the Battle of Singapore, but a fellow Hasher, Torch Bennett, re-established the hash after the war. He also successfully sought war reparations for 24 enamel mugs, a galvanized tin bath and two old bags.
In 1947 a few surviving members of the original Hash House Harriers started operations in Milan Italy, but ceased for several years. It wasn't until 1962 that the next group was formed in Singapore. The Singapore H3 was slowly followed by others until by the Mother Hash's 1500th postwar run in 1973, there were thirty-five known hashes around the world. This figure climbed into the hundreds by the eighties and there are now probably well over five thousand active Hashes.
Hashing Rule Number One: There are no rules !
What Happens at a Hash ?
The INdy Scent Hash House Harriers (indyhhh) normally get together on the second Friday and fourth Saturday of each month for a run which is called a "hash." We also have special occasions (check our calendar for details on dates and times), always in a different place to avoid monotony. This is what happens at a hash: Two hashers are the "hares" and will set a trail for the "hounds" to follow. Several different methods may be used to lay the trail, the most common being with flour and chalk. The Hare is traditionally given a 10-15 minute head-start before the pack starts after. The Hare uses various marks to indicate direction and deviously tries to outwit the pack. Hares often leave beer on the trail to slow the hounds down (it works!). The packs purpose is to catch the Hare, if possible, and avoid getting lost. Eventually everyone makes it to the On-In where running takes a backseat to socializing. The hashers already a little tipsy form a circle. The Hares gets abused for the trail they laid, usually by being made to drink small cups of beer called "down-downs." After the circle we usually go to a bar or pub to eat, drink, and laugh. This is called the "on-after."
Hash Names:
To protect ourselves from each other, experienced hashers have nicknames like "BlownRanger" or "BushDriver." The reason for this is that many of us are doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc., and we'd rather not have our mother-given names public. Also, some of us don't like to mix our "hash lives" with our personal lives. You will be assigned a hash name on your sixth run, and you will have no say in the matter.
On your first hash, you are a "virgin." After your first hash you are officially a "hasher." You will introduce yourself as "Just John" or whatever your real name may be.
Where do we Hash ?
Hashing takes place in the city and in the country. In malls, thru backyards, across highways, during the Indianapolis 500, under highways, over hills, thru woods, trees, bushes, shrubs, thru culverts, across streams, briars, thru swamps, over rocks, over fields, construction sites, parking lots, abandoned buildings, sidewalks, roads ( paved and unpaved ) and anywhere else the half-witted will follow the Hare. The more difficult the terrain, the better the Hash. It is quite possible to have a good trail set in the middle of a city. One rule we have is to always stay on public property.
Hashing is a world-wide semi-athletic / drinking / social club based on the old English schoolboy's game of "Hare and Hounds". It is centered around drinking and is non-competitive. I often describe hashing to my friends as "a bunch of grown-ups playing hide and seek with beer." Others say we're a drinking club with a running problem. Running is loosely used to mean running, jogging, walking, crawling or any other means of conveyance. Every Hash and every Hasher is unique in their own way, a good attitude, personality, thirst, humor and a sharp wit are important attributes. There are 3 parts to a hash, the "Hash," the "On-In," and the "On-After." These are explained later in this article. We charge $5 for all hashes to help pay for the beer.
History
The Hash House Harriers received its humble beginnings in 1938 from a Britisher named Albert Stephen Ignatius Gispert, in Malaysia. Having a fondness for the game, "Hare and Hounds", he gathered together a group of friends to form a running club in Kuala Lumpur that would later become a world-wide legacy. The fraternity received its name from the Selangor Club Chambers, which due to the lackluster food served there was commonly referred to as the "Hash House".
This peaceful endeavor was eventually cut short with the advent of the Japanese invasion of Malaysia, of which several hashers distinguished themselves. Captain Gispert died in the Battle of Singapore, but a fellow Hasher, Torch Bennett, re-established the hash after the war. He also successfully sought war reparations for 24 enamel mugs, a galvanized tin bath and two old bags.
In 1947 a few surviving members of the original Hash House Harriers started operations in Milan Italy, but ceased for several years. It wasn't until 1962 that the next group was formed in Singapore. The Singapore H3 was slowly followed by others until by the Mother Hash's 1500th postwar run in 1973, there were thirty-five known hashes around the world. This figure climbed into the hundreds by the eighties and there are now probably well over five thousand active Hashes.
Hashing Rule Number One: There are no rules !
What Happens at a Hash ?
The INdy Scent Hash House Harriers (indyhhh) normally get together on the second Friday and fourth Saturday of each month for a run which is called a "hash." We also have special occasions (check our calendar for details on dates and times), always in a different place to avoid monotony. This is what happens at a hash: Two hashers are the "hares" and will set a trail for the "hounds" to follow. Several different methods may be used to lay the trail, the most common being with flour and chalk. The Hare is traditionally given a 10-15 minute head-start before the pack starts after. The Hare uses various marks to indicate direction and deviously tries to outwit the pack. Hares often leave beer on the trail to slow the hounds down (it works!). The packs purpose is to catch the Hare, if possible, and avoid getting lost. Eventually everyone makes it to the On-In where running takes a backseat to socializing. The hashers already a little tipsy form a circle. The Hares gets abused for the trail they laid, usually by being made to drink small cups of beer called "down-downs." After the circle we usually go to a bar or pub to eat, drink, and laugh. This is called the "on-after."
Hash Names:
To protect ourselves from each other, experienced hashers have nicknames like "BlownRanger" or "BushDriver." The reason for this is that many of us are doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc., and we'd rather not have our mother-given names public. Also, some of us don't like to mix our "hash lives" with our personal lives. You will be assigned a hash name on your sixth run, and you will have no say in the matter.
On your first hash, you are a "virgin." After your first hash you are officially a "hasher." You will introduce yourself as "Just John" or whatever your real name may be.
Where do we Hash ?
Hashing takes place in the city and in the country. In malls, thru backyards, across highways, during the Indianapolis 500, under highways, over hills, thru woods, trees, bushes, shrubs, thru culverts, across streams, briars, thru swamps, over rocks, over fields, construction sites, parking lots, abandoned buildings, sidewalks, roads ( paved and unpaved ) and anywhere else the half-witted will follow the Hare. The more difficult the terrain, the better the Hash. It is quite possible to have a good trail set in the middle of a city. One rule we have is to always stay on public property.