Run #1342 - The Last Hash of Spring
June 18, 2007
Hare: Blue Balls
Where: Strathos, 5555 Strathcona Hill SW
On-In: Pete's Peanut Pub, #30 - 7337 Sierra Morena Blvd SW
Big Rock: Pete's Peanut Pub charges a fair price
Attendance: 42
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The Last Hash of Spring started outside a bar that didn't want anything
to do with hashers, and eventually ended in a place where free flying
peanuts were plentiful but the cheap bleeps still charged for a glass of
water.
It was a rather curious choice of locations by Blue Balls and his
co-hares — wait, Mr. Balls had no other hares — but at least the run
provided panoramic views of downtown Calgary and a distant rainstorm, as
well as the snow-capped Rockies.
As a bonus, the post-hash bar ambiance — there were peanut shells
flying everywhere — was somewhat akin to an elementary school
lunchroom, only with lotsa beer.
The burning question du jour: Would Princess Pumper of Lithuania and
Snow Job end their Farewell Tour 2007 and actually leave for the Eastern
European hot spot? Or would they milk their farewell in Lakey-like
fashion, begging for all sorts of down-downs on their way out the door?
It appears as though they're headed to Shangri-La by the Baltic Sea, but
only after a brief pit stop in Idaho, of all places. But they drank
their beers and were on their way anyway.
Back at the bar, RA Skewbic conducted business as peanuts flew around
him. It took remarkable concentration, but Skoob managed to soldier on,
so to speak.
The peanut posse was too numerous to mention, but Hottie and Tiny
Bubbles stood out in that they both threw like girls. Hottie, of course,
would be the only one who could legitimately use that excuse. In other
action:
- Joy the psychologist played the coy role in the circle — shrink types
do that, you know — and declined to reveal her real name, even after
incessant prodding. For some reason or other, she was named Cheap Whine,
which didn't seem to offend her too much.
- In a stunning development akin to Dubya Bush suddenly speaking fluent
German, Snevil actually followed trail here and there — which shocked
Duke of Hurl, who was forced into a down-down for expressing his
amazement. Snevil, who represents the child in all of us, found an
aluminum softball bat on trail and brought it to the end, where it was
given to Lay 'Em, then taken away for safekeeping, as sort of an
honourary Hash Thingy. Showing her non-greedy side, Snevil also left an
expensive-looking pendant on a fence post, apparently figuring it was
some sort of set-up.
- The choir, which consisted of retreads Duke, King Shit and
Libya-loving Randy Bastard, actually made it through a few songs without
butchering them beyond recognition. The choir came through after a diss
from Skewbic, showing that the vets can handle pressure with the best of
them — or they just forgot what he said.
- Bum Titty and his evil twin — or is it the other way around? — Flat
showed up at the same hash — confusing everyone in their wake, even
Hottie for a moment.
- Snow Job got enough down-downs that he'll probably have to refrain
from drinking for six months in Lichtenstein, er, Lithuania just to dry
out. It's a good thing that drinking isn't a major pastime in his new
country.
- Speaking of countries, Big Country managed to find his way to the end
of trail — it was touch and go for awhile — but then didn't find his
way to the bar. It was probably either kid issues or some sort of
international intrigue.
- In the end, Glittoris probably spoke for all hashers when she said she
was simply happy that she didn't have to clean up all the peanut shells
on the floor.