BH3 #497
Monday January 25, 2010
Start: 4th and
On-In: Boat Bar Inc. on Smith & Wyckoff
Scribe: Trips & Balls
Dear Diary,
Today I went to the Brooklyn Hash. Ok, I can’t lie to you diary…it was actually a few weeks ago, sorry I’ve been so busy and neglecting you! Where was I, oh yeah, I was on my way to the Brooklyn hash and you know me, always reading or sleeping on the subway…I knew I had to get off at 4th and 9th, but when I looked up and saw a sign saying 9th street I panicked and quickly hopped off the train. Sadly I was once stop too early at Smith and 9th, gah! I had to walk past all kinds of crazy people talking to themselves and make my way to they start. Anyways once I got there it was a really fun time.
Bobby the Barnacle was the hare. He nicely told me the on-in location in case I couldn’t catch up with the pack. Awe. Turns out after running a few lonely blocks I caught up to the pack looking dazed and confused at a check. I was very happy to see some of my favoritest Brooklynites and BH3 supporters were out and about tonight. Headlights was chipper as always, USMW had a spring in her step, FMIG was late just like me, Ding was wearing a yellow strap that he claimed was made to be worn for reflective purposes, but really was a fluorescent beauty pageant sash from the 90’s.
Everyone seemed to be in good spirits. Red-headed Steve, Sari, Headlights, and Jess were even bounding along trail as if they all hadn’t run a stellar half marathon race yesterday. The whole pack got a bit confused when we came upon a check immediately after solving another check. Hmm could the Barnacle have crossed his own trail? We hoped not and continued running over the smelly Gowanus canal and finishing up with a mere 3.8 miles logged on trail.
FMIG and Headlights gave out a long string of down-downs. Forgive me diary, but I’d better get to bed soon so I’ll just put these in bullet form with my thoughts in parentheses!
–Barnacle for doing a crap job (we got to sing the S.H.I.T.T.Y. T.R.A.I.L. song!)
–Canine Fixation and “Nads on Film” (I must confess diary I’m not really sure who this is, I think it’s a newish hash name) both accused “Legal in Some States” for not calling back on trail. Lame accusation so we made him drink for sleeping with his sister instead.
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–Ding! Got one for his lovely crossing guard / 90’s beauty pageant winner reflective gear. (safety first!)
–“Oral Values” (really? can’t we come up with a cooler name for Sari?!) got one for being a racist…her D-tag was still attached to her shoe.
–Trips & Balls (that’s me) got one for getting off on the wrong subway stop (boo!).
–Oral Values and Technically Foul were accused of alcohol abuse for spilling the down-downs while setting them up (hey, at least they were trying to help out).
–Dogface got one for getting lost and actually managing to r*n the whole trail.
–Eager for Beaver and Smashmouth got one…something to do with DBB showing up to see E4B’s wife 69-down yet she never showed up (that’d be some manage a trios).
–Finally Red-Headed Steve got a couple for talking during the circle and drinking his first down-down with his pinky up.
Honestly diary, I didn’t think it was a bad circle, but I bet all those BH3 regulars can’t wait for FMIG to retire already! Standard on-in events such as drinking beer and eating pizza followed the circle. Then for a nice change of pace we got to meet Barnacle’s super-cute, 3-legged dog Hopper. Headlights and Hopper hit it off and made-out right in the bar in front of all of us! Now if that’s not good hash gossip I don’t know what is…
I promise I’ll be better and write in you more often,
Goodnight!
-Trips & Balls