6 JULY 2008

Hares – BAM BAM , RUNNING DICK and BUCKET ARSE

Following the Jungle motto “never let the truth get in the way of a good story” then we shall begin.

To set the picture we have a team of hares comprising - Bam Bam – Australian of doubtful pedigree. Running Dick – English, debonair akin to Bertie Wooster and Bucket Arse – Thai lumpy one, the name say's it all.

Late on Friday afternoon prior to the run, mysterious reports, supposedly emanating from the hares, suggested their original “A” site had been removed by persons unknown. It actually transpired that the quarry owners had started working again and quite literally removed the site from beneath the gullible hare's feet. Reports suggesting they had spent several fruitless hours scouring the adjacent jungle looking for the “lost A site” are unconfirmed.

New A site found (still in the quarry) and at the appointed hour the 125 th running of the Jungle Hash started to unfold…well, a lot of cars. Pickups and motorbikes arrived and much activity emanated from the occupants as beer and ice was unloaded. Stools placed strategically in a circle and prodigious displays of hash rags adorned racks and tables.

As the hash bus arrived and regurgitated, the numbers swelled. Missing Link launched himself from the bus akin to sky diving as is his want – the pack toady would be a big one and relief showed on the hares faces. On the Jungle Hash you are expected to leave the circle and engage in some exercise – Jazzer , old and infirm (some say dead) is left on guard.

Form a circle thundered Dizzy the GM as he attempted to take command of the variegated collection of hasher's. New shoes and Beverly Hill Pick Cock consumes his amber liquid very rapidly. Transpired Hobbit had contacted the GM from England asking we take special care of My Precious, as she was prone to getting lost, so she was issued with a whistle. Hares ON IN and explain the run- “white paper, 359 deg checks. False trails, very big cows and in fact anything the hares could think of to confuse the pack. FRB's will be back to the lager in about one hour (we hope). The trail is 8.2km was muttered as a closing statement.

ON OUT and we find paper after 300 meters leading into a Eucalyptus plantation, twisting and turning among the trees – devious break to the right well spotted by old farts, Drippy, Ringworm and Lucan. The front portion of the pack follows Jellobutt and G.I Joe into the distance. First water splash much akin to a horse race – Shooting Star , Squeeze My Tube and That's the One refuse, holding up the remainder of the pack. It was here that Stinky Sloppy Seconds lost his footing and plunged headlong into that Stinky Sloppy Shiggy . As he emerged, he was seen to exhale a small amount of vegetation and one small, very dead, fish. We run on into another quarry and then onto a track between cassava plantations. Check – on called right very quickly and the pack follow. Drippy and Lucan not to be fooled, check forward and are rewarded when they find paper and hear FT called behind them.

Several “hash crashes” today and the award was latterly made to Dizzy when he propelled himself into some shiggy (with full pike) and a rating for the degree of difficulty of 9.4

The run slowly became more of a runners hash as we pounded out the kilometres – very hot and humid but with some shade in places. The cows remained very placid except for when Squeeze My Tube and That's The One decided to spook them, just as the G.M. Dizzy, was approaching. Being very light of foot, the G.M. was able to execute some very fancy footwork and managed to escape untouched.

Upon crossing some black top it became evident the hares had either become lost or had done insufficient reccee work and we were plunged into very sharp cassava for several 100 meters before again re-crossing the black top and then entering the wettest part of the run. Large fluorescent red lettering pronounced the ON IN and we soon sighted the Hash Bus and cold amber fluid containers. Well done the hares……good run pronounced in the subsequent circle. If you want to know about the circle than run with the Jungle hash.

Notable awards on Run #125

5000 th Jungle Sign Up – Ice Butt Buddy 75 th Run – Dizzy 50 th Run – Jazzer

On On to the next Jungle Run “Christmas in July” 20 th July 08

Dizzy & Lord Lucan

SHIRT FOR 5 YEARS OF THE JUNGLE HASH

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