Opinions differ whether it is a drinking or a running problem. What I adore about this community is that we have very young people, octogenerians and everything in between. Whatever else you say about us – we are a colourful bunch and never grey. The … Continue reading We Have a Problem
That’s not really my last pic on the camera SD card but pretty close. The actual last on the card is of another baby, with his face showing prominently and the parents have asked me not to put their child on the internet. With this … Continue reading Spring in His Step, Spring in the Meadow
before we do this to them:
FYI: It’s the naming of a new hasher. Chances are, that they’ve never seen a naming before.
and it will turn into an obsession. Weekly Prompt Weekend Challenge: Obsession
If you read some of what I’ve written you might be aware that I’m also known as Knicker Elastic in certain circles, i.e. the Hash House Harriers. As it so happens, when I was hashing in Saudi there was a harriette (i.e. a female hasher) with the the name of Trundle.
So I give you: Trundle and Knicker Elastic, somewhere in the vicinity of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
While scouring the internet looking for an inspiration what to post for Fan’s prompt “voucher” I came across this sentence: “a rock band’s overpriced T-shirt has become the universally recognized voucher for one’s attendance at a sold-out concert” here.
I guess my voucher for having been at the German Nash Hash in 2023 are all the goodies below: a t-shirt, a buff, a wine glass with straw (!) on a lanyard specially for glasses, overlong orange shoe laces, a rubber bottle cap, two patches and of course, the goodie bag itself.
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That’s why we need to carry our names around the neck. Lest we forget. She was really made in Germany. Also, her father likes the abbreviation, he is a fighter pilot. He was named because the nurses from the Philippines kept mispronouncing his nerd name. … Continue reading We Are Stupid
I have a nerd name and I have a hash name (I also have an internet name, i.e. Eklastic, which is a combination of both, jumbled up).
We wear the name around our neck, just in case we might forget it.
At hash meets there are usually haberdashery sellers and they will do the beading for you. Hence, I’ve had a number of necklaces over the years.
To protect the not-so-innocent I’ve blanked out a few letters. If you are interested (I doubt it) you can play a game of wordl to find the full names.
will look as good! So we call our badges patches but they’re still badges. There are kennel patches like these: And then there are personal badges. Most personal badges are rather … rough so I will only show a judicious selection: You don’t have to … Continue reading A Badge by any Other Name
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