HVH3 "134 Hauntingly Familiar Hash"

Sunday, December 19th, 2005

Hare & Scribe: Anti-CocK

The Pack: Dewey Do Me! , Sodom Me! , Canis Lickus, Friar F#ck, NFN Cameron (Her 2nd HVH3 Hash), Shitty Trail.

Latecummer: Tubslut, who has now been adopted by the HVH3, we being a kinder, gentler, hash?

Sunday, December 19th, 2005 dawned bright and chipper for our most recent hash gathering. The snows of the previous weeks had bonded together in sheets of ice because of high temperatures and rain over the preceding few days. This made for a perfect hashing surface as many of the Wankers found out on trail.

The actual hash began on the Cushman Common across from the old Cushman General Store. Although we were having trail on, around and over the Amtrak tracks we never were bothered by the appearance of the Vermonter train. ( Or do they still call it, "The Montrealer"?)

As hare I explained the days hash marks and stuff. We sang some songs and then the pack was off. Little did we know that Tubslut was riding aimlessly through the wilds of Hampshire County, trying to reach us on our cell phones, which I had left in my spare blue jeans at the first beer check.

Anyway, Canis quickly became an FRB but took off south on the Amtrak rails, oddly enough, because there were no hash marks going in that direction...

Sodom Me! and NFN Cameron and Friar and Dewey went east into Cushman Village and one of them spotted true trail turn north towards No. Amherst. Cainus caught up in time to run a long false through the Cushman Pre-School playground. Trail then went towards Leonards Egg Farm, where Sodom Me! took a false up towards January Hills Road.

True Trail crossed the street and followed an icy path up across the bridge on the stream that flows into Puffers Pond. There followed a check which stalled people as all good trails must be followed until the MF'ing real trail is found. The TT went NW towards Leverett. TT turned left onto Pulpit Hill Rd past the Jewell-ah's old haunt, "The Lounge", scene of many infamous UMASS parties in the late 1980's and early 90s.

TT then stopped at a check on the Amtrak rails where I think some FRBs followed the falses until true trail was spotted continuing up Pulpit Hill Rd toward the Amherst Road Crew's gravel pits. Trail turned in there and then trail was on some really slippery sheets of ice. Trail meandered around the pits then swept uphill thru brambles and a upslope and virgin snow/ice back to Pulpit Hill Road.

Trail went up Pulpit Hill Rd and then swung up a steep slippery hill that went into the woods above Puffers Pond. After a short trail that led to a check, Cainus spotted the BN signage and gave the customary shout. Some civilian had let her pseudo-dog off leash and the scrawny little mutt took off on her. She joined us at the beercheck, which was conveniently located at Sodom Me!'s abode, so she could admonish us about whistles and noise in the woods. We courteously admonished her about leash laws in Amherst. You can take the courteously in italics with a grain of slat ;-)

After slurpping mass quantitties of good stouts and cream ales, trail ran south on Pulpit Hill Road but then lurked westerly above the Cherry Hill golf course in a twisty maze of checks and another uphill stretch that mysteriously ended at beer check No.2. back at Sodom Me!'s

Here trail ended and we got wind of Tubslut's being on trail, becuase Cainus went back to the SP to pick up cars and the Tubslutmobile was there. Later after picking him up we found the check just below the BN got him. I wonder if "Ms. No Leash" erased the BN? Oh Yeah, BTW, the entire time we were at the BCs, Ms. No Leash was wandering around calling out to her missing mutt. I Think the dogs name was BUFU or something like that.

Anyways, the On In was at Mike's Westview, eraahh, The Harp in North Amherst, where we ate lots of stuff and washed it down with copius pitchers of Guiness. We watched the Colts lose their perfect season. Another good year for the ' 72 'Phins.

I don't know when the next HVH3 hash is but there is a bunch of good hashs cumming up soon and over the next couple of months. i.e. The Summit H3 1000th. and the Rumson "Motion by the Ocean". Check out the Northeast Hashing website for details.

Rumour does have it though that two members of the HVH3 are planning a diabolical hash where maximum drunkedness will be the theme. This may involve cabin camping and strong stomachs, only for the heartiest of true hashers. Be forewarned. Details to follow.

Early reports form our hasher in Iraq suggest that Buffet V will be in June this year. Start prepping you livers , it's later than you think!

Happy New Year!
ACK
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