Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Accommodation in Budapest
Liam's Apartment rental
Martin's Apartment rental
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Join us if...
...you're an experienced expatriate (or used to wasting time far from home) and are already familiar with HASHING. Like a bad rash, you keep coming back.
... you're just another dumb foreigner (or a naïve native) staying in
...you stumbled across this site by accident and but are still somewhat intrigued or titillated.
…you enjoy getting out into nature one day a week so you can feel like you are really not just a slug
…like running…like drinking
Well, then you’ve got at least one good reason to come and experience the benefits of hashing. Bring along some cash, your favorite beer-mug (if any), and sneakers, to join us for the next weekly fun-run (or fun-walk, if you prefer walky-talking to running) of the Budapest Hash House Harriers, “the local drinking club with a running problem”.
Bring along family, friends and/or foes as well. There is no age limit either so don’t feel the need to leave the “Horrors” home alone. The more the merrier we are! (Please note that there is fair amount of banter, chicanery, and good natured ribbing involved in hashing, so make sure you bring a sense of humor; though some get along fine without)
Receding Hareline
| Hash # | Date | Hares | Location | Scribe | Comments |
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| 837 | Feb.25th | Rabies & Bursting Bladder | Castle | Baldrick | |
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Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Find a Hash: Local and Global
Hash Glossary
- Are you? A query yelled out by hounds to other members of the pack to ask "Are you on trail?"
- Beer - Yes, please!
- Beer Stop - A point in the trail where the pack stops to rest & regroup while consuming beverages organised by the gracious hares.
- Bull Sheet - BPH3 Hash Trash. Write up on the run produced by scribe for the week.
- Check - A big "X" or circle marked on the trail which indicates that the trail (may) now veer off in a new direction. The pack then must search around and find where the trail starts up again--usually within 100 yards or so.
- Check Back - Act of backtracking to locate trail.
- Checking! - Utterance during the act of looking for flour.
- Circle - Convivial post-run piss-take session at which down-downs are usually presented to hares, visitors, returners, sinners and leavers.
- Co-hare - Hare's accomplice.
- Down-down - What you do with beer, to chug down beer while being serenaded with rude, lewd songs by off-key hashers. Any beer (or soda for non-drinkers) that cannot be consumed must be dumped over ones head. Down-downs are administered/awarded/assigned for any one of numerous hash crimes.
- Drunk - A state of mind that can occur with frequent hashing.
- Elections - Usually rigged
- False trail - Designed to turn pack around, falsie.
- Flour - Used by the Hares to mark the trail. Self raising helps when it rains.
- FRB - Front-running bastard
- Grand Master - Supreme leader of a Hash chapter. Also known as GM or GMH.
- Grand Mattress - Female version of above
- Grand Mistress - Alternative for above
- Hare - The person who determines the trail to be run and then sets the marks to lead the pack to the On-In. Trickery and deception are often employed to foil the pack in its quest for beer. Accepts all blame for cock-ups.
- Harrier - Male hasher, hashman.
- Harriet - Female Hasher
- Harriette - French Harriet
- Hash - Refers to the run, the group of people who run or the act of running and drinking. Has nothing to do with the drug term: Hashish
- Hash Cash - Club treasurer
- Hash Crimes - Wearing new shoes, being a new hasher, being the hare, having a birthday, treating the hash like a race, wearing a race shirt, saying the word race, getting married, getting laid, getting lost, getting found, auto-hashing, being named, being renamed, visiting a hash, leaving a hash, returning to a hash, etc etc etc. Note that anyone can nominate anyone else for a hash crime and said nominee can be awarded a down-down regardless of the veracity of said nomination.
- Hash Flash - Photographer on the run
- Hash Haberdasher - Vendor of Hash apparel, insignia and ensemble
- Hash Hole - Warning to following hashers of potential hazardous subsidence on trail, foxhole, warren etc.
- Hash Horn - Rallies the pack. Remember, short toots for `checking'; a long blast signals On-On! The hasher who carries it.
- Hash Hymnal - Song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
- Hashoholic - If discovered, administer beer immediately
- Hashoholism - Highly infectious condition first reported in South East Asia in the late 1930s.
- Hash Nurse - Assists bleeding Hashers!
- Hash Sniff - Responsible for finding the start of the trail.
- HHH - Hash House Harriers, H3
- Hound - See "Pack"
- Mark - Either a chalk arrow, blob of flour, surveyors tape or toilet paper used to indicate the direction of the trail
- Mismanagement - club committee
- NFG - New Fucking Guy/gal; any unnamed hasher
- On - A state of being. That is, being "on" trail means you have seen hash marks that were made by the hares. Nothing to do with PMT
- On-After - Refers to the place the hash goes to after the run to eat, drink beer, sing, drink beer, and drink beer. Usually to a local bar, but occasionally, one of the hashers will be foolish enough to invite everyone over to tear up their home
- On-In - The arrival at the end of the trail; the location of the food and beer. Also, a futile goal of many male hashers
- On-On - Yelled out by members of the hash to indicate to the rest of the pack they are on the right trail. Also used as a hash salutation (esp. in electronic mail messages)
- On-Out - Hash salutation used by hashers to indicate they are leaving the On-In for the On-After or leaving the On-In for home.
- Really Drunk - A state of mind that can occur with frequent hashing.
- Religious Advisor - Sets the tone and discipline of the Hash. Seeks out Hash Criminals and punishes accordingly with Down Downs. Also known as the RA.
- Respect - To be shown to the Hash Master, Religious Advisor, or whoever is running the circle.
- Shortcutting - Avoiding perfectly good trail marks in an attempt to be lazy. This is usually done on purpose and if you find the trail while avoiding some particularly long boring section you have in fact short-cut... however, many times this type of behavior ends up in the hound becoming hopelessly lost.
- SCB - Short-cutting bastard. A bastard that short-cuts.
- Shiggy - Briars, slime, mud, deep creeks, quicksand, swamps, storm drains and other terrain which makes the hares happy and causes much pain and discomfort to the hounds that follow
- Sponsors - Help provide Hash apparel, website, beers, parties ... anything in fact
- Virgin - Someone who is new to hashing. Like virginity, this state once lost, can never be regained.
- WebMaster - one who manages or maintains a home page or web site for the hash
- Whistle/Horn - Small device worn around ones neck that is blown loudly to indicate to those far behind you that you are actually "on trail" and they should follow you.
Mismanagement
GrandMistress: PussyWillow
RA: SmokeyDonkey
Rabies
Incredible Hulk
CheesyBallz
HotFlush
StAnus
CunningLinguist
some others I have forgotten...
Guide to Haring
Booger's GuideEvery hash has a certain type of wallflower: the harrier or harriette who shows up every week for the trail and the beer, but never hares. Most hash groups try hard to draw their wallflowers out, but there remain a stubborn few who can be relied upon to beg off whenever they're asked to set a trail.
I suspect that when you get right down to it, your really determined wallflower is afraid to hare. Afraid of doing something for the first time, afraid of being criticized for messing up the trail, afraid of being compared with better hares . . . and in a live hare hash, afraid of getting caught! I've hared so many times I can't begin to remember all the trails I've laid, but I'm still terrified every time I do it. I have vivid nightmares the evening before, and once I start laying trail, for the first mile I can't make up my mind whether to suck wind or hyperventilate. I strongly suspect that most hares experience some sort of pre-trail anxiety. It comes with the territory, and it's part of the thrill of haring.
Haring is a thrill, after all, and uniquely rewarding. It really is a kick to plan a trail, especially if you've discovered some unexplored, challenging terrain to spice it up. And there are so many possibilities . . . long straight A to Bs, eagle/turkey splits, uphill detours begging to be BTs, circular trails that can either be A to As, A to almost-As, even A to Bs. Trust me, few things in life come up to the level of fun you'll get from finishing your trail, then running back to a vantage point where you can watch the pack flailing through the shiggy . . . except, perhaps, for the pleasure of knowing you finished your trail without getting caught! Yes, it's rewarding. It adds a new dimension to your enjoyment of hashing, and once you've tried it, you'll want to do it again.
For the benefit of experienced hares who want to learn more about the art, for novice hares, and especially for hashers who would sign up to hare if they didn't find the whole deal so intimidating, here are some tips and techniques I've developed over the years:
Live Hare Trails. Find an experienced co-hare to help you lay your first trail, and listen to his or her advice. This really is the best way to learn . . . it'll also give you added confidence, and you can be sure your co-hare will help you plan your trail to minimize the chance of getting caught. Here are some live hare techniques tailored to your own prowess as a runner:
- Front Running Bastard. Shit, just go for it. You probably don't even need a co-hare. All you have to worry about is using up your head start with checks, loops, and bad trails, so be sure to wear a stopwatch and remember to hack it when you take off. Plan a fairly straight A to B and you're in there. If you can't carry enough flour to lay the entire trail, you may want to go out ahead of time and stash an extra bag somewhere on trail.
- Head of the Pack Runner. Go out one or two hours early and pre-lay your longer bad trails and loops. This will allow you and your co-hare to take maximum advantage of your head start, live haring just the basic trail from start to finish. Be very careful if you're laying a circular trail, though - short-cutters might head out backwards and catch you on your way in! Laying an A to B trail is the best way to avoid getting caught.
- Middle of the Pack Runner. Make sure you recruit a good runner as co-hare, and have him or her run the complete trail, laying the middle portion. You lay the first part, then detour off trail to a place where you can pick up and lay the end. Alternately, have your co-hare lay the first two-thirds of the trail while you run straight to a point where you can pick up the last third. Both of these techniques require a circular trail, though not necessarily an A to A.
- Back of the Pack Runner. Pre-lay two-thirds to three-fourths of your trail. Live hare the first portion, hide somewhere until the pack passes, then detour straight to a point where you can pick up and lay the last portion. Once again, you'll need a circular trail for this to work.
- Fat Boy. Pre-lay nine-tenths of your trail. Run the first tenth, then hop in the car you stashed ahead of time (don't forget to bring your keys with you!) and drive to the end (being sure to park the car out of sight). Trail type no longer matters - you can set it straight or you can set it circular. You can set a f_cking rhomboid if you want.
- Keep Up the Pretense. No matter which technique you use, keep the details to yourself and your co-hares. As far as the pack is concerned, you hared the entire trail live!
- A Sobering Thought. You know what's really depressing? The above is pretty much a description of my downhill progress at haring over the years!
- Regardless of Running Ability. Start planning trail a month, or at the very latest two weeks, before the event. Pick the area you want to run in, then select start and finish locations. Many hares pick the finish location first and start their planning from there. There are many considerations in picking start and finish locations - parking, shade, a place to pee, and a reasonable amount of isolation from civilians so you can sing and drink afterwards. Plan the route from start to finish. Begin with map study, then walk the route. Look for animal or kid trails . . . they'll lead you to all sorts of interesting places, like holes in fences, the best places to cross streams, the best routes up and down cliffs, etc. Pick the best places for checks, and make your BTs convincing. Your trail should keep the FRBs busy solving checks, allowing the pack to catch up. Live run your trail at least once, timing yourself. You should be able to run the basic trail (run the trail itself without taking bad trails or loops, that is) in 30 to 45 minutes. Don't worry that it's too short . . . with your checks, bad trails, and loops, the pack will be out for an hour or slightly longer.
Dead Hare Trails. At first glance, dead haring appears easier than live haring, but that's not necessarily true. I still recommend working with an experienced co-hare at first. Quite often, novice dead hares lay overly complicated, way-too-long trails, simply because without the worry of getting caught, they can. Here are some thoughts on dead hare trails:
- Plan Ahead. Live or dead trail, the basics are the same: you need to plan ahead, putting some thought into start and finish locations as well as the route. You still want to lay a trail that will keep the pack together, slowing down the FRBs and allowing the slower runners an opportunity to catch up. Overall length should be the same as a live trail; it shouldn't take you much more than an hour to walk your basic trail from start to finish.
- Viva la Difference. The difference between live and dead haring is that you have time to lay a more complex trail, with no pressure to hurry lest you get caught . . . just don't get carried away! Your only real time constraint is how early you can pre-lay and still expect your trail to be there when the pack runs it. A rainstorm between your pre-lay and the start of the hash can undo all your hard work; so can an anal property owner with a broom or garden hose. My point? Don't pre-lay trail too early . . . one to two hours before the start is about the right time to set out with your bag of flour.
- Deus ex Machina. It's easier to take advantage of public transportation when you dead hare. You can time the start so that the pack, after running the first half-mile, for example, will arrive at a bus or subway stop in time to catch a ride to another part of town, where trail will resume. Elevators and ferry boats are always a nice touch. Be inventive. Just be sure that if you try this, you do it early enough on trail so that the pack is still together and no one gets left behind. By the way, it's up to you, the hare, to figure out how to pay for special items like this.
- Boldly Go Where No Hare Has Gone Before. A live hare, running, is more likely to be challenged and turned away from certain venues than a dead hare, discreetly walking, looking innocent. What sort of venue? Oh, say, a fancy mall, tony stores inside the mall, hotel pools, casinos, air terminals, private beaches, gated neighborhoods, outdoor wedding ceremonies . . . you can certainly set the pack up for some high profile encounters! Obviously, a little of this can go a long way, and personally, I always think twice about laying trail through areas where the pack is likely to get busted for trespassing . . . then I go ahead and do it anyway!
- Sweep Your Trail. As a dead hare, you should plan to run or walk behind the pack, looking for DOTs and helping them get back on trail.
Other Hare Responsibilities. In most hashes, live or dead hare, the hares sweep trail when hashers are overdue, finding DOTs and bringing them on-in. On hot days, hares should provide for water or beer stops along the trail. In hashes without a biermeister, the hares are usually responsible for bringing the beer. In some hashes, the hares are expected to find a suitable on-after restaurant or pub, while in other hashes, the hares bring and cook food for on-afters. But uppermost and always, the hares are responsible for laying a challenging, entertaining trail, the heart of every hash.
As I said, I get excited about haring, and I hope what I've written will help get you excited too. You really haven't experienced the full thrill of hashing until you've hared. Wallflowers, get with it . . . find an experienced co-hare and sign up now!
- Booger's Guide to Haring ©1999 by Flying Booger for the Half-Mind Catalog
ELEMENTS OF HASHING
The Run (aka Trail)
One or two hashers, called the hare(s), lay a trail. They mark their trail with chalk arrows, shredded paper, flour, or pieces of toilet paper hanging in the bush, depending on local tradition or terrain. They might pre-lay trail a day or a few hours before the hash, or they might lay the trail as "live hares," running ahead of the pack with only a short (15 minutes is typical) head start. At a given signal, the rest of the hash (the Harriers, Harriettes, hounds, or pack) set off in pursuit of the trail. The idea is to keep the pack somewhat together and this is achieved by setting false trails, cunning checks, and sneaky loops. The fitter front runners will often run twice as far as the more slothful members, yet still finish the run at the same time as the rest of the pack. The length and difficulty of the run depends on the hare and the terrain but will typically be between four and eight kilometers, or about 45 minutes to an hour of running with checks, false trails, and shortcutting.
The Circle (aka Religion)
At trail's end hashers gather to drink beer and observe religious ceremonies . . . which consist of drinking more beer, this time ritualistically. Circles may be led by the hash Grandmaster, the Religious Adviser, or by a committee of mismanagement. Traditions (and the degree of rowdiness) vary from hash to hash, but in general the Circle consists of awarding "Down-Downs" for misdemeanors real, imagined, or blatantly made up, and the recipients will most likely have been dobbed in by their fellow hashers. Visitors are always given a Visitors Down-Down as are Virgins (first-time hash runners) and anyone else who comes to the attention of the Circle. The Circle can last a couple of minutes or half the night depending on the level of religious fervor of the hash. With changing times drinking has lost some of its importance and most clubs now modify their ceremonies to cater to non-drinkers and those stupid enough to think that hashing can improve their health.
The On-On (aka On-On-On, On-Afters, or Après)
Some hashes suspend ceremonies for awhile to consume food provided by the hare(s). Other hashes, at the conclusion of the Circle, repair to a nearby restaurant or pub. This is the social part of the hash, and the party usually breaks up afterward. In some hashes, however, religion may continue during or after On-Ons, with the telling of jokes and singing of songs, and all members, visitors, and virgins should come armed with at least one joke or song lest they be called upon.
The above article originally written by Steve "Modess" Trinka and stolen from the Hunter HHH page Additional information on starting and conducting hashes can be found at Harrier.Net
