Conventions of the Asunción H3
The first rule of the Hash is that there are no rules. But there are conventions that we follow in the Asunción H3...
The facts: Mixed hash, PG-rated at worst. Pack: 8-20. Run every other Saturday at 1400 hrs. during winter, 1600 hrs. during the summer. Beer: cans. Food: usually munchies, at times burgers or something substantial. Cost: Gs. 10,000 (mas ó menos -- you can pay more or less as you like).
Communications: AH3 is on line! The webpage is www.geocities.com/assuncionhhh, and there's a yahoogroups e-mail list at www.yahoogroups.com; the name of the group is "assuncion." Also, the hash's official e-mail address is assuncionhhh@yahoo.com.
Sign-in: At the appointed time, the Hash Register will sign hashers (the pack) into the official Hash Register. It costs Gs. 10,000 to hash with us. It's not much, but it goes a long way.
Chalk talk: Someone (the Hare Raiser or the RA) will give the Chalk Talk, an explanation of the symbols used to mark the trail. While AH3 has standard markings, it's always best to check with the Hares for any additional marks may have used.
The trail: Go run the trail. There should be a beer check on trail to allow people to rehydrate. The trail will be from 5-8 km long, unless it's not. We often provide shortcuts for walkers and the hopelessly lost.
On-in: Come on home! If you complete the trail, you'll find anything you brought with you (dry shirt, change of shoes, etc.) at the ending place (which will usually be the starting place: the so-called A to A run). Relax for a few minutes, socialize, have a beer and get ready for ...
The Circle: the hash ritual. Here's the general format:
- Presentation of the sacred vessels and mantle
- Down-down by the hares
- Introduction of virgins - first time hashers
- Introduction of visitors
- Sinners and Violators - screw your friends and let us all laugh at them
for the stupid things they've done in the past two weeks ... especially on
trail
- Namings (see below)
- Sh*t shirt - the sh*t shirt, so named for reasons that are obvious after
you see it, is to be awarded to the person who's done the stupidest thing
on that day's run. After nominations, the pack votes by the appropriate show
of genitalia. The shirt is to be worn, unwashed, on the next hash.
- Announcements. Like future hashes, hares, stuff for sale.
- Swing Low. Learn the words and you can look like a real hasher wherever
you go, all over the world.
Hash names: in AH3, we name when someone does something so noteworthy, so exceptional, so ridiculously silly that it should be memorialized. In addition, we will not name someone unless they have hared. We should come to a name by a guided consensus, with input by the pack and mis-management. Hash names, ideally, should be clever and related to the hash. As a general rule, if the namee doesn't like her name but can still tell her mother what it is, you've done good.
Next run: Try not to leave the circle without having a hare chosen/"volunteered" for the next run. In the next two weeks, tell the Hare Raiser where you're going to start. Then find a trail and go shopping for munchies and beer. If you don't know what you're doing, ask someone. They won't know either, but at least they'll make you feel better. As long as you're having fun, you're doing okay.
Last Updated: August 15, 2003
