Monday, March 30, 2009

Hash Run 1459 @ Lotopa


Morning All,
Apologies for the late posting, the Scribe has been in recovery mode..Hash this week will be at the GM's house in Lotopa. This will be the farewell run for Delicious as she is about to depart our shores and head to NZ to find a job..or was it to party?? I forget..Hope to see you all there today..Map is attached for those who still need directions to the GM's house.

OnOn

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Hash Run 1457 Photos (St Patty's)

The run from Crown of Thorns and Pussy Snatchers place celebrated St. Patties day with green rice, green beer and tones of good food. Only a few completed the run but the beer was helpfully completed by a hearty crowd of leprechauns. Hashers were introduced to Mija - the pussy from which Pussy Snatchers name was derived.

On on.

Hash Run 1456 Photos (Snake Pit)

The run from the Snake Pit was convoluted and tortuous – through volleyball games, under peoples washing, past barking dogs and waving children. Food beer and hashers were plentiful once again. Scribe … where are you?? Thanks to Snake and Fang for hosting once again.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Hash Run 1458 - 23/3/09


Mahalo,
Hash next week will be up at AC/DC's place in Vailima to welcome back his "better" half. Food will be provided as well as the drinks, just come prepared to get wet & dirty and don't forget your hash cash. We have had a few runs from this location now and there has always been a different track, so fingers crossed the hare sets a nice run!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Corned Beef Added to the Menu (Run 1457)

In respect for mother Ireland and the only day the rest of the world eats corned beef casa, de PS and COT will also feature a proper Gaelic dish.

Slainte (Cheers)
Pronounced “slawn- cha”

Directions - 759-9799

PS.

Hash Run 1457 - 16 Mar 09 (St. Patrick's Day Run)

Hash Run #1457, our St. Patrick's Day Run, will be hosted by Pussy Snatcher and Crown of Thorns at their flat in Vailima; close to the Curry House / Zodiac.

This is a BYOF / Pot-Luck Run. So be sure to Bring Your Own Food or bring a nice dish to add to the table. PS and COT will be providing a mighty green curry, some corned beef, and plenty of rice. Karaoke hints that the GM's leprechauns may throw in some salted beef!

And finally, remember to wear something GREEN!

On On!

Photos, Photos, Photos!


Our Hash Paparazzi started-off the year with a flurry of photos. Check-out the Hash Photo Albums to see these photos and more. Many thanks to Poumuli for posting these great photos.

New Photo Albums
Hash 1454
Hash 1453
Hash 1449
Hash 1448
Hashers Gone Fishing
AC/DC Back-in-the-Day
Pac Harbour Hash

On On!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Do You Recognize This Man?

A blast from the past. Secret Hash operatives (Poumuli) uncover some choice pictures from long ago. Do you recognize this Hasher? Check-out these photos and more in the Hash Photo Albums.

On On!

Hash Trash - Run #1456

Run number 1456 was held at the Snake Pit in glorious downtown surroundings. It was fitting that Snake had set the run to start through the kitchen of a nearby Chinese restaurant (more on that later). The number of false trails that were included at first delighted then thoroughly ticked off runners and walkers alike. There ought to be a law…

The trail treated us to a great variety of sights, from teeming backyards, steaming rubbish and a teetering walk along the Vailima stream bank towards the bridge by Mulivai where we had a choice of grabbing barbed wire for balance or tottering along on grass covered wobbly rocks. Unfortunately there were no injuries to report. After some road running confusion, eventually the pack made it back to the Snake Pit where POD once again stepped in as Deputy Dawg for the GM (please come back soon, she is trying to kill us all!).

There was one newcomer to Hash, namely a German visitor with Hobbes. She took a voluntary down down as well, but received a few others with the rest of the German speakers for not observing Hash Hush, even after many reminders. I thought they knew how to obey orders in that part of the world… Eugene Sr. also got a down down, but was not sure if he was retread.

A Romeo award was given to Poumuli for whisking Wahoo off on a romantic get-away to Fiji, while Wahoo got the celebrity award due to Le Manumea appearing in a glowing Observer editorial.

SOTB was awarded several proxy awards for Sassygirl (not coming to Hash, observed drinking at HQ1 during Hash run, etc), as well as for advertising the piss-poor SamoaTel. Lewinsky again had a streamlined haircut that according to POD “did not make him GO any faster” [editorial emphasis added], so that was a down down. Gordon Ramsey again nearly volunteered himself for a double down, and AC/DC was involved in several, the reasons for which are unclear, as was the Zorro incidentally. This was after Poumuli had called on Swinger to take up the role of Religious Adviser since he alone in the Hash watched the televised church services, but Poumuli had to share in the award for hypocrisy since he was actually in that televised service.

Kiwi turned up late, nattily attired in his golf gear and had to drink from his gleaming golf shoes as these were new, clean and new to Hash.

Pussysnatcher got the International Women’s Day award for suggesting that his house mate Crown of Thorns could arrange the next Hash when she returns this week.

Poumuli.

Monday, March 09, 2009

Hash Run 1456 - 09 Mar 09

Hash #1456 will be Downtown at the Snake Pit (Snake and Fang's home). This is a fantastic central location - walking distance from work for many of our Hashers.

Strap on some sneakers, come on out, go for a run, and enjoy a few cold ones with us tonight.

On On!

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Hash Run 1455 - 02 Mar 09



Hash Run #1455 will be hosted by AC/DC and Gordon Ramsey in Vailima. Just take Eugene Rd. (next to the Manumea Hotel), look for the second house on the right, and you'll find AC/DC's.
Food will be provided by AC/DC and Gordon Ramsey, so don't worry about bringing food, instead make sure you bring your hash cash..

Also, remember today's run is a theme run. The theme today is "Fairy Run". So come dressed as your favorite fairy (I'm sure FBI will love this) and get ready for another fun run through the jungle.

On On!

Slippery Hash #1454 Trash

The run was hosted by Slippery up past the National University of Samoa. AC/DC and Farmer Joe were dispatched as hares, a wee bit late in arriving so the run got off slowly at the direction of POD – standing in as the GM’s Deputy Dawg. The hares did not disappoint as the run went through some great scenery, gardens guarded by vicious mutts and down a slippery pipe. Poumuli went down on his muli, and would have continued if he hadn’t spotted Kiwi going along the side of the pipe. There was a good turnout with lots of new faces, but many of the walkers took a shortcut on-home. Disgraceful.


But not as disgraceful as the hares stealing Happy Feet’s pram for spreading the paper trail.

Click here to view the Hash Run #1454 Photo Album.

POD presided over the hash circle, and dispensed her version of hash justice to various offenders. There were a few newcomers to hash, and a number of re-treads. Gordon Ramsey had earlier volunteered himself for a down down, which POD obliged. Poumuli had written to the papers once again and was awarded for attacking free trade and the World Trade Organization. Several leaners were caught, as well as wearers of shades during the circle. Two new shoes had to drink from their shoes as SOTB had forgotten Das Boot. Delicious has been trying to call her boyfriend when drunk and has got through to SOTB instead, so that warranted a brew. SOTB got one for surfing instead of hashing, and jointly with Poumuli and Sassygirl for not being there for his mum in the hour of need (wiping of sweaty brow). AC/DC had been doing some weird yoga in the yard which also warranted a down down.

The food was an excellent spread put on by Slippery and cooked up in a storm of smoke by Gordon Ramsey, but the keg was kicked at 8.20 PM

On On!

Poumuli.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Hash Run 1454 - 23rd Feb 09

Hi All,

Hash will be at Slippery's place at Vaivase, just past the Main gate for NUS (IOT) in the 2 storey houses. Its the last house (house number 1 at the top of the hill) on the left hand side. Just look for the paper and you cant miss it.
Parking is in the compound of House 1 and on the main road. We cant park in House number 2 as it is being used up. Food will be provided but bring your normal $15 hash cash.

Should prove to be another interesting run from this area as there is so much bush and jungle out there.

If you get lost, call 7500767 or look at the map.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Hash Run 1453 @ Hotel Millenia - 16/2/09

Hash Next week will be a Birthday run..Yes, its Lezzie's Birthday (dont ask how old) and he's hosting hash at his place at Hotel Millenia. Bring a set of change just in case and be prepared to get dirty..Also, Hash Mere's, Lezzie says you are more than welcome to give him a birthday kiss..or a present..See you all there

See map for directions..

On On

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Hash Trash - Valentines Run @ ACP

Since the Scribe is getting flak left right and center, he thought it best to put together some trash from the Valentines Run held at ACP Vaitele. Thanks to Uncle Fred and the family at ACP for letting us have our hash run at their premises. Uncle Fred Gave the OK for the big 1500 run to be held there again so were definitely looking forward to it.

There were clear instructions last week and on the blog that all hashers were to turn up in red or pink to celebrate Valentines Day..it was shocking to see that only half of the hashers made the effort. Those that did not come in the right colours were given their down downs for their lack of effort.

The run was set on paper, some red, some white, and from the complaints that came through after the run, it was quite a long one.(Poor sods who actually made it)

When the formalities got under way, the pace was set from the first award..there were a hand full of new runners, most of which were only here on holidays and were dragged in by AC/DC and Gordon Ramsey. Some of the mere's didn't want to leave Samoa and SOTB kindly offered his place for them to stay..There was a mix of new runners, from Kiwis, to Poms through to Canadians and one from the Caribbean..not sure if shes Pirate material.

There were a couple of retreads in Kamikaze (dont know his real name but everyone went with Kamikaze) and someone else..i forget.. i blame the lovely alcohol filed lamington.
There were 3 new shoes present at hash. Gordon Ramsey, DJ and Mr Silva. All 3 men did well not to waste the beer while drinking out of their boots.

GM's awards started off with Snake, being on the front page of the Observer with the 14.5 ft sausage..SOTB tried to dob the GM in for his 2 photos on page 4 of the paper but it didn't stick. Underated took a down down for closing down the Curry house for 2 weeks longer than he had advertised..Obviously there were Hashers with a craving for some real curry!
Skanky got slapped with a down down for not wearing Pink when she helped to organise the Valentines hash run.
Michael was nominated for a down down for claiming to be a Virgin (I think there's a movie about this - 40 year old Virgin)
DJ tried to nominate AC/DC for something which ended up backfiring and he ended up with his down down.

Numerous Nominations were thrown all over the place..The scribe got one for finally posting some has trash from the 1450 run. Lewinsky got one for making POD do the speech at Happy Feet's birthday party. Tony Blair handed over 'The Chicken' award to Karaoke because her daughters are now gone and she cant play mother hen anymore. GM recons otherwise..
SOTB nominated one of the new girls from England for having a "dirty nipple"..apparently she hugged a tree during the run..Yeah Right!..

Best dressed award went to the Vet chick (Dammit, forgot your name..im going to stick with the lamington as my excuse) with her Pink dress & matching stockings...
SOTB, Farmer Joe and Crash did a down down for sneaking back to the GM's place last week to finish the 7% keg..unfortunately the other culprits have all gone overseas.

There was a great spread of food which everyone helped with. Being a BYO BBQ, hash pulled through yet again to provide a great feed for the evening and to top it off, there was that "lovely alcohol filled" lamington cake for desert.

A few ended up at HQ but most decided enough was enough when the keg ran out. Great Effort!

Thanks again to the Family at ACP- The Foundation of Samoa (You got a Toyota) for having us over for hash. Thanks to all the Hashers that helped chip in with the BBQ and to everyone that came. Remember next run is Lezzie's Birthday so it should be rather interesting..

On On

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Valentines Hash Run 1451 - 9th Feb

Hi Hash Crew,

Next week's Valentines hash run will be at the Apia Concrete Products (ACP) Compound by the warehouse where we usually have it. This is a BYO Run so bring something to throw on the BBQ and as per norm, Hash will provide the drinks and you pay your $15.

Also, since its Valentines, you are required to dress up in a Red or Pink Dress or outfit..and bring your valentine with you..or don't, its up to you.

Map is below for those who haven't been out this way. Thanks again to the ACP Family for allowing us to have our run out here..always a great location to do a hash run!
See you there and be prepared..bring a change of clothes and your best valentines hash outfit!

OnOn

Hash Trash - Run 1450

G'Day to those of you who have taken the time to read the hash trash, yes, hash trash has been slack over the last few weeks/months..but he has to work too. Today I received a call from the GM requesting hash trash to be posted so here it goes, or what I can remember from that night.

Apia Hash House Harriers held their 1450th Run on the 2nd February 2009 at the GM & Karaoke's Home in Lotopa. There was a great turnout with close to 50 Mad/Keen Hashers present for the celebration. AHHH ordered 2 of the "Special Kegs" aka 7% (as if the normal keg wasn't enough)for this run and boy did they go down well (Thanks Vailima Breweries and our 'Inside Contacts' - Mighty Mouse and Double-D for hooking us up!)

The Run was set by Kiwi and his Son (Sorry, I cant remember his name and no this doesn't warrant a down down for hash trash) who was running late and driving like an F1 Driver trying desperately to get to the GM's place to set the run. We were told it was to be a short run but only a handful made the effort to complete it. The rest decided a short cut was the best option and many returned to base before the Hare's got back.

When the festivities got under way, to many peoples surprise, the GM had invited TV3 and the Samoa Observer to hash to mark this special event. (Truth be told, I think he wanted them there for his birthday- See Samoa Observer Wednesday Paper page 4...he he he) It was great to see Apia Hash present in the Local News on TV3 and in the Observer. As most of us know Hash here in Samoa has been going strong for almost 28 years now. We'd like to extend a Big Fa'afetai to the crew of TV3 and the Samoa Observer for their support.

With the GM handing out a few awards, most hashers were somewhat hesitant to make nominations, possibly due to the fact that the keg was not the norm and that many were probably scared of getting too far to the dark side. There was a bit of rain during the awards but this did not stop the Hashers from having a great time.
Retreads were Crime, Slippery, Enforcer, Rottie, Under Rated, COT, Orgasm...and possibly one or two others...
Orgy Georgy was the only hasher with new shoes and Kiwi filled up his boot to drink from, luckily for Orgy Georgy, his shoes had enough holes for half of the beer to leak out of.
Some of the GM's awards went to Wahoo, who had to drink out of a glass that all the Hash Mere's seem to love..yes, its the 1 Foot long Penis Glass..and Wahoo did well to down her award. AC/DC was handed an award but as he was not drinking, he handed it over to his whipping boy Gordon Ramsey who ended up doing a double as he had his sun glasses firmly attached to his head. Ray Charles was also given a down down but he too handed it off to his whipping boy. (What is wrong with these Hash Men???)
Double D and Mighty Mouse were given awards for helping Provide the 2 special kegs for hash.

There were Hash T-Shirts that had to be given out to those that have completed X number of runs. Rottie, Enforcer, Orgy Georgy, Under Rated were given their T-Shirts along with a down down to celebrate their Runs.

Mustang and Desirable were given a Down Down each as it was also their farewell run. All the best in NZ and don't forget to stop by for a run or two.

Monday's Run was also a special one for our GM who was celebrating his Birthday (Happy Birthday GM) along side with the 1450 Mark. And no that's not his age. In order to celebrate this run, AHHH decided to cook a sausage, that measured out at 14.50 Feet. No need to tell you why they chose 14.50 feet. (This left some hash Mere's overly excited and the hash men were feeling sexually threatened) We believe this is the longest Sausage ever made and cooked in Samoa (What an achievement!) Thanks to the Snake and his team of chefs that cooked the Sausage, it sure was a hand full.

When it came down to the nominations, there were only a few handed out. Most hashers were holding back from being dobbed in for some crime they may have done over the week and during the run. Kiwi was given one for his Formula 1 Driving skills as well as for being the Hare. The GM was nominated for his Birthday and given a down down and his Cake which he happily sunk his teeth into. Tony Blair was handed the Chicken of the Week award and Lezzie was promptly given the Tit of the week award for turning up late to hash...again. A few Hashers got down downs for leaning up against the post and holding up the house.

The Hash Meres (Mustang, Delicious, Desirable, Delectable, Dori, Skanky and Mighty Mouse) made a donation to AHHH by presenting a Drinking Boot - DAS BOOT - Which is a staggering 2L glass - shaped like a boot (Why do I try and explain this?) To thank them, the Boot was filled and they had to down it as a team..which they did rather well. Thanks again Ladies...

The Hash Men and Meres had prepared (or tried to) a small show for each other. The hash men did a Tokelauan Haka that didn't go as well as expected (Camera Shy I guess) With the hash men stripped down to a lava lava, they preformed the haka with the Hash Meres laughing away. The Hash Mere's Preformed a small dance- So long, farewell....which got some of the older hash men excited..AC/DC couldn't control himself and he joined the Mere's in their Dance.

Once the Awards and formalities were done, the food was presented and what a spread! There was an array of great food and it didn't take the Hash group long to get into it. From the 14.5 Foot sausage to the GM's special Bean dish to a lovely spicy oka and faalifu talo (Getting hungry again!) and roast ham, turkey, cakes, salads, you name it..(Be right back, gone to get some food..) A BIG Thank you to the GM & Karaoke for a lovely spread..best hash feed I have ever had...

When the night was over, the hashers moved on to HQ to continue the party to celebrate the 1450 Run...and when the night was over, a little birdy told me that a few hard-core hashers decided to head back to the GM's place to finish off the keg. (Gm at the start of the run said that he wanted the keg finished so those hashers were just following orders)

All in all, it was a great night and a memorable one. Again a big thanks to the GM and Karaoke, Snake and the Chefs, TV3 and Samoa Observer and to all the Hashers that made the effort to come down to hash..great to see you all there still supporting AHHH. If I have forgotten anything, oh well, I may have to take a down down for it next week but for now..ON ON!

Friday, January 30, 2009

Hash Run 1450 - 2/2/09

Talofa All,

Next Week's BIG 1450 Run will be held at the GM's House at Lotopa. Be sure to wear something somewhat outrageous and be prepared for one heck of a night. There are a few surprises on Monday so come prepared, and it might pay to bring a spare set of clothes..you never know!

Directions: Go up Lotopa Road towards RLS Primary school and turn left just after Adria's Cakes & Lynn's Store, Go to the house at the back and you cant miss it.

Map is attached for those who are too slow to read or understand directions.

See you all there,

OnOn

Saturday, January 24, 2009

GM's Valentines Day Message

Greetings again from the Hash Mismanagement crew. Hope your New Year’s resolutions are still on track. What? .. you haven’t started yet? Well, not to worry, 2009 is just started. Just the fact that you’ve made the effort to generate a new years resolution says to me that you are now on the right track and you are facing the right direction. Just because you’re not moving is a minor detail that can easily be remedied. Forget the doomsday sayers who say that it’s the same resolution for the last 7 years!! To them I say the fact that you’ve got the bat in your hands and you’ve stepped up to the plate swinging is more important. And as sure as the night follows day, you will eventually hit the ball. You have to – it’s the law of the universe. You have the GMs word on it.

Maybe the seventh year is when you will hit the ball clear out of the park.

OK enough of that so I can get on with the business at hand. Many of you, maybe all of you might be surprised to know that Valentines Day is one of the GMs favourite days of the year. I know it’s hard to believe that behind this hard-as-rock exterior and behind this solid one pack and buns of steel is a romantic core. But its true and to understand this seeming paradox you’d have to go back just a few years ago when the GM was a young stud (he’s still a stud but just not as young). I’m only relating this story because there is a point to be made from it.

Anyway, back to the story.

One winter day I partied late into the night. The next day I woke up late so I rushed around trying to get ready for work. So right off the bat, I had started my day off on the wrong foot. And as is generally the case, as the day wore on, it got worse. Anyway, I walked out the front door to find three feet of snow on the ground. So I went back into the house, put on my rubber boots and my gloves, and went outside to shovel my driveway so I could drive to work. After 45 minutes I got the driveway cleared. So I jumped into my car and rushed off to get to work as fast as I could go, even though I was already over two hours late. Halfway to work I discovered that I still had my rubber boots on, so now I’ll have to wear rubber boots all day at work. In addition, I had forgotten my employee badge so now I would have to call my boss to come down and sign me in, something he does not like to do. Before I had even gotten to work, I’m already in a bad mood and it was shaping up to be a really bad day.

About a quarter mile from work, I drove by one of my co-worker’s house. I always drive by her house because I had the hots for her. She had an ass that just wouldn’t quit. When I passed her house I looked over and saw her car stuck on the side of her driveway with the hood open, so I stopped to see if she needed help. She had driven off the driveway and gotten stuck, then killed her battery trying to restart the car.

This was just the break I was hoping for. In about ten seconds I had her car back on the driveway and the car running again. She insisted she buy me lunch to repay me and of course I accepted, after a very weak attempt at rejecting.

There’s a lot more to this story but I’m going to stop here because I can now make my point. And here it is. From the time I woke up to then, I had been having a real bad day and I had already made up my mind that the day was not going to get any better. But after she asked me to lunch something amazing happened. My day made a complete turn around and within minutes my entire outlook on life had made a complete U-turn.

I went from low as dirt to flying high on cloud nine. I didn’t even mind my boss chewing me out for forgetting my badge and I almost enjoyed wearing my rubber boots at work. The thing is, my day was still the same day and many other things went wrong, but do you think for one moment that it got me down… no way Hosay. I was flying high all that day and of course all night too!! But let’s not go there.

The moral of the story is this – the proclamation that love makes the world go round is as true as it comes. So what am I saying here. OK, here it is. If you want to have a super day, if you want to be in a good mood all day, you’ve got to inject some love and romance into your life. Do something for the love of your life and happiness will be knocking at your front door before you know it

So for Valentines Day this year, why don’t you make it a little more special. How do you do that you ask? Here’s a yardstick you can use. Seven years from now, (that too long?) OK, how about six months from now, will they remember what happened on Valentines Day? If it can withstand the test of time then I say, you’re on the right track. If there’s one thing that can be called the kiss-of-death in love and romance its BOREDOM. Believe me when I say that because I’m taking that directly out of Eveready’s Book of Love. I’m talking from experience here folks (maybe someday I’ll tell you the story behind that ).

Hundreds and thousands of people through the ages have spent entire fortunes looking for the elixir of life. Well look no further my hash friends the GM can sum it up in one word… LOVE. So make love work for you. Use it to your gain, that’s what its there for. Let it bring you happiness. Let it give you a high no drugs can touch. As Skanky put it so eloquently, let it put butterflies in your bosom. Put the pedal to the medal; no speed limits where you’re going.

In love and romance, time invested is never time wasted.

So good luck and may you drown in the sea of love.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.

PS: If this prescription doesn’t work for you, don’t call the GM, he’ll be too busy executing his own Valentines Day plan. Lets see, V drinks – check, whipped cream – check, AA batteries – check, handcuffs - check, check, check. OK, The Love Boat is ready to sail!!

Hash Run 1449 - 26/01/09

Hash next week will be hosted by John and the gang up at AC/DC's place in Vailima. It will also be John's Birthday so Hash Mary's fee free to give him a Birthday kiss. AC/DC's place is up next to Le Manumea Hotel where we had last weeks run. Map is below for anyone that needs help getting up there.
See you all there.
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