Marin Hash # 15
Hares - Escrowtum, Cock Exchange, Goes Down Easy

I don't know where this Novato came from, even though I grew up minutes away, but I don't remember it being so close to the freaking sun. I think Mercury is cooler than it was at the start of the hash. It was so hot, even Splat was drinking water before the start of the run. Not just one bottle, but several. You would think he would be jumping on the wagon much like Thurston, but he came back to the correct path, and started drinking beer. There was a little mix up with the directions of the hash in that not many people paid attention to it. For some reason, most thought it was the office building closest to the movie theatre, and not the actual start. With the beer, water, and munchies all being at the first office building, most of the pack was there enjoying water and beer. We were getting worried about the trail when Escrowtum was nowhere to be found, but we had the beer, so it was in the back of our minds. It wasn't until Dr. Kimble and The Bag Lady came around that we realized we were not at the start. Meat Balls had really begun to party early, and was found puking in some convertible, but we were all ready to go. The trail started easy enough, with an early Turkey-Eagle Split, with the Eagles off to downtown Novato. As a good half mind, the hare decided to try to make things tricky by hiding the flour in unusual places, forcing the pack to regroup, and wander aimlessly. It was done so well that even Zydeco was an FRB for about a mile. After a stretch that would make the Bataan Death March seem like a walk in the park, we arrived at the first of two beer checks. It was then time to dodge more rattlesnakes, ticks, and PO on trail on the way to the next beer check. Most of the pack decided to walk, including Dr. Kimble, and Likes to Lick. Once the pack got to the second beer check, it was decided to make it an A to B run, rather than go back to the parking lot of death. With green grass, and shade, it was a better location for down downs. Cock Exchange and I positioned our chairs strategically so that we were next to the keg of beer. We did find that Toungless and Fits In's whippets had done some car hashing with Escrowtum. Dr. Kimble lead the down downs, and many of those were given to the hare for the excuse of a run she called a trail. Sheep Style and Dick Chick were brought up for deciding to show up more than fashionably late, and still run trail. The final down downs were given to the non-runners, Dick Chick and The Bag Lady since they were never seen on trail. It was then off to Moylans Brewery for food and Beer. Wet Nurse and Rarely Cums decided to bless us with their presence there, but the waitress seemed to have a problem with getting us all enough beers. I guess Escrowtum did not give enough warning on what to expect with us hashers.

as told by Morning Missile - 6/1/03