Editor’s Note:
Welcome to the best edition of Harrier Magazine ever. In this issue we’re off to Amsterdam for a brief layover (no pun intended), before we deploy on a covert mission to Al Asad, Iraq. How about a pause for the cause in an Albuquerque storm drain, followed by a cold micro brew or two at what may be the best HHH pub in San Diego? We’ll join the search for a missing hasher in the remote wilderness outside Las Vegas, and discover the impact that Facebook and other social media may already have on us, and on a hashing lifestyle we enjoy. What is a hashing lifestyle? Start by considering the multitude of HHH events coming up in your region and around the world. If hashing and travel are on your horizon, you embody a lifestyle that many hashers seek. A Top Ten list of what hashers need to know to survive and thrive in Jogjakarta is unveiled with “Interhash in a Nutshell”. Where will you stay, how will you get there, and what will it cost? These are but some of the questions you need answered before you depart for Indonesia. Interhash Voting has been a contentious issue since before the switch from GMs only voting to a more democratic one-person one-vote system. As emerging democracies experience electoral growing pains, Interhash voting has been problematic since before the switch to ballot boxes at Cardiff IH in 2004. This year’s vote portends to be the most fair, the most secure, and the most strictly enforced process Interhash has ever seen. You must follow some stringent rules in order to vote. But remember dear hasher, your IH vote does count, so be sure to cast it, or don’t complain about where the next Interhash will be in 2014.
See you on trail,
Jim Edens
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Hashing in the Age of Operation Hash Best Hash in Amsterdam Paradise Hashing: Fiji Top 10 Tips for Interhash Happy Trails in Albuquerque Around the World
RETURNERS DEPARTMENTS
Hash Hero Interhash News Contributors Classifieds HHH News That’s Hashing! Hash Boy Red Dress News HHH Pubs: O’Brien’s On The Ice
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Vol. 11 No.2
April - June 2012
(Formerly Asia-Pacific Harrier)
www.harriermagazine.com Editor/Publisher Jim Edens publisher@harriermagazine.com Administration Lisa Sukita admin@harriermagazine.com
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Design and Photography Jimmy Wilkins jwilkins@harriermagazine.com Editorial Director Drew Jeschke drew@harriermagazine.com Australia Representative Hans Kumpel hans@harriermagazine.com Europe Representative Pierre Marc Lefebvre hhhhiggins@gmail.com Contributors: Editorial / Photos / Graphics Kurt Bodmer, Steve Charles, Kat Cox, James Garcia, Sean Gilmour, Jeff Hearn, Higgins, Torben Schou Jensen & Morass, Drew Jeschke,Jay Hopkins, Robert Mallon, Mark Reynolds, Randall Salisbury, Juliana Santi, Ian Slater, Tim Stahl, Lisa Sukita, Derek Vandivere, Jimmy Wilkins, Paul Woodford On The Cover: Jakarta TV personality Fiona Callaghan on trail. -Photo by Jostein Haugum Contributors Welcome! We welcome anything related to hashing. * All submissions are subject to the editor’s axe or scissors. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the magazine, its advertisers, publisher or contributors.
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It’s entirely appropriate that for Harrier Magazine’s Interhash edition, the chairman of the Borobudur Interhash at Magelang, Indonesia be recognized as this issue’s Hash Hero. Liem Chie An, King Kong, is the Hash Master of the Magelang Hash. King Kong was born in Magelang www.harrierfoundation.org in 1956. When he’s not hashing, King Kong runs an integrated poultry company. He is a co-founder of the Magelang Hash, established in 1993. At the Perth Interhash in 2008, King Kong decided to submit a bid for Interhash 2012 after learning Bali decided not to pursue the event. The Magelang home town boy wants to promote his native region and the world famous Borobudur Temple, located 20 minutes outside of town. King Kong has attended every Interhash since 1994. King Kong has been married to Elis Suginah of Cilegon for 30 years. They have three children: Anastasia Liem, a PhD from the University of Georgia; Raissa Liem, studying medicine; and Arif Budiman, who earned a BS from Iowa State University.
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As the 200 Train Rumblers from Jakarta and Bandung rumble on into Jogja, they will make their way to the Hash HQ at the Rich Hotel in Jogjakarta. The Rich better suits the needs of hashers with a spacious Hash Bazaar (booked your booth yet?) selling really cool Interhash goodies, the buses for run departures are there and a pretty awesome rooftop Beer Garden giving you a panoramic view of Jogja and the surrounding area.
For the very thirsty, the Hash Pubs have been chosen and are ready to serve you very cold beer.
From the proceeds of our Red Dress run we are building a school for the handicapped kids of the area. The school will proudly display a plaque ‘Proudly built by the Interhashers of Borobudur Interhash 2012’. So, If you haven’t already registered, get registered and be part of it. You will also be able to register at the Hash Bazaar on the Tuesday and The stage positions at the party venues will be slap Wednesday prior to the run. Register there too for bang in front of both Prambanan and Borobudur Monday’s Full Moon Run. Temples, but there will still be a quiet area put aside Talking of runs, you can expect to see some stunning scenery on the trails, many runs hosted by your fafor the Old Farts. Entertainment will include a little culture (but not vourite circle masters of previous Interhashes who too much) just to open the proceedings, a live band are already signed up to ‘take control’. playing floor filling oldies, our Hash Acts (got yours in yet?) the Down Down Competition and a record The Bali Pre and Post Lubes are in full swing, and breaking lightshow on Borobudur temple that will hashers visiting the be quite spectacular! paradise island are in We also have a few other surprises up our hash shirt for a treat. sleeves as Interhash luminaries will abound and Survivors will be recognized. On On to Indonesia’s Interhash Invasion!
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Jeff ‘ZAP’ Hearn started hashing in Texas, but calls San Diego home now. An avid cyclist, ZAP loves the exercise hashing offers, but sticks with the philosophy of ‘Don’t take life too seriously.’ ZAP presides over the Pub Hash in San Diego. A former committee member of the San Diego Hash and the Larrikins, ZAP has travelled to San Antonio, St. Louis, Dallas, New York City, San Francisco, Tokyo, Okinawa and South Korea to run. Derek ‘Missing Link’ Vandivere got lost on his virgin trail in Boston in 1993 and missed the circle. He moved to Amsterdam a few months later and began running with The Hague and Amsterdam hashes. Missing Link’s favorite thing about hashing is the camaraderie and lifelong friendships that develop, most notably with his wife, Excremental Earnings, and daughter, Princess Butterfly. Missing Link and family have visited Vietnam, Prague and other European capitals for Red Dress Runs, and Munich, where the couple got engaged at the Oktoberfest hash. Kat ‘GoLF’ Cox is a writer who lives and hashes in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Currently she maintains abqhhh. com for the ABQH3 kennel and writes an advice column for a local newspaper. She has traveled to Hong Kong, France and other American cities to hash. She survived a rollover car wreck after her first trail and is thus unafraid of any trail any hare could possibly lay.
James ‘Smelly’ Garcia is an active duty Naval Officer serving in Hawaii. He began hashing with the Aloha Hash House Harriers in 2008. He has spent his time on island hashing with the various hashes including the Honolulu Hawaii Hash House Harriers and the Kukini Nui Pick Up Hash. He served 6 months in Iraq where he founded the Al Asad Hash House Harriers.
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Hashing in the Age of
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utting-edge communications, as more seasoned hashers may recall, used to consist of printing the Hash Trash, making photocopies, stuffing envelopes, applying labels and postage stamps and posting it off. Publishing Hash Directories was an even more involved process. Evolving technology has changed all that. The advent of e-mail and hash websites in the late 1990s represented a shortcut for hashers and more money available to spend on beer. Today, the Hash has entered the Age of Facebook. Consider the enormous reach and power of Facebook: • • • • • • • • •
Facebook has 800 million active users worldwide Over 71% of all U.S. Internet users are on Facebook; more than 70% of Facebook users live outside the United States Roughly half of active users log on every day More than 200 million people access Facebook via a mobile device each day Users that access Facebook on mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook compared to non-mobile users The average user spends 23 minutes with each log-in The average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events Users share over 30 billion pieces of information each month Each day, about 250 million photos are uploaded to Facebook
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Many hashers are starting to harness this power. Event Promotion The Quad Cities Hash House Harriers, for example, created a Facebook calendar event for their Red Dress Run held in the American heartland town of Rock Island, Illinois this past February. Hashers and other participants became fans by clicking the “like” button. Every time the event organizers posted a status update, it posted in every fan’s news feed. Not only that, each time a person became a fan, their status message beside their name would read, “likes Quad Cities Red Dress Run.” That message would in turn be visible to all the new fan’s Facebook friends, helping the event to go viral. Flying Below the Radar Often times, it’s best for a kennel to operate a group away from the public glare. Fortunately, Facebook allows “closed” and even “secret” groups to be set up. With a closed group, anyone can see the group, but only members can see its posts. With a “secret” group, only members can see the group or what its members post. Such groups also come in handy for event planning. The planners of a Nash Hash, for example, can work more collaboratively and easily using a closed group on Facebook than if they had to deal with the flow of e-mail back and forth. They can share location photos and share leads for vendors. The possibilities are endless.
Other Social Media Finding New Audiences The hash website www.RedDressRuns.org is, as the name implies, a site that provides information on Red Dress Run events. On any given day, an analysis reveals that Facebook is, by far, the top driver of traffic to the site. Not only does site traffic come from its Facebook companion page Red Dress Runs, but from other Facebook users. Let’s say the Red Dress Runs page provides a link to the calendar of upcoming Red Dress Run events on the main site. By clicking the “share” button on a Red Dress Runs post, it will appear on the user’s home page. That person’s friends could potentially “re-share” the event, increasing the potential to replicate virally.
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Twitter is another form of social media that hashers are using. In 140 characters or less, some kennels are announcing run locations, special happy hours and promoting major events. It’s important to remember that Twitter is an entirely different beast with certain limitations. The lifespan of a link sent via Twitter is only about five minutes, for example. Hashers are using other forms of social media sites Digg and Reddit. Popular media sites such as YouTube and Flickr are also being integrated with hash websites. Every new day seems to bring tools that connect hashers around the world in new and different ways. While all these changes may be too fast for some, they sure beat paper cuts and the taste of stamps.
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HHH NEWS
Hasher Missing in Canyon By Sean Gilmour
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massive search and rescue effort commenced at the Calico Basin area of Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas on January 23, 2012 to find a lost hasher, Ron “Bloody As*hole” Kirk.
Kirk was last heard from on January 16 via text message to his family. Kirk’s brother, Darrell, reached out to Las Vegas hashers on January 23, asking if anyone had heard from him. Randy “Hop-A-Long Catastrophe” Watley and Matt “Too Fu*ked To Circle Jerk” Brown immediately went searching. Watley found Kirk’s jeep parked at Calico Basin. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police helicopter flights, and foot patrols assisted by trained dogs failed. At that point, Las Vegas hashers took matters into their own hands. The Beatles’ song “Come Together” might best tell the story of what happened in Las Vegas during the following three weeks. Come together, right now, over me. The outpouring of support came from not only the Las Vegas hashing community, but nationwide. Hashers from Arizona, California, and Utah joined the search. Harriers from Chicago, Kirk’s hometown, sent donations via PayPal, given to the Kirk family. A Las Vegas kennel made red baseball jerseys in honor of Kirk with proceeds also being donated to the family. Las Vegas is home to one of the largest hiking and outdoors groups in the US. Non-hashers have provided a phenomenal amount of sup-
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port. Since Las Vegas Metro Search and Rescue operations ceased, hashers and hikers alike have teamed up under the volunteer leadership of David Cummings, a ten-year search and rescue veteran, to continue looking. In the two weeks following the discovery of Kirk’s jeep, more than 800 people hiked a combined 3700 miles during the search. Danae “I Make Cops C*m” Cummings was at the forefront of the search effort in the early stages, keeping geographic records of areas searched, and acting as a media spokesperson. Here come old flat top. Kirk, 46, is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He moved to Las Vegas in 2009 to attend UNLV. Serious about his coursework, Kirk often joked about the papers he would have to write after a weekend of hashing. Got to be a joker, He just do what he please. Kirk had an unstoppable force within. On one of his first trails in Las Vegas, there was a large gravel road leading down a steep hill strewn with garbage. Amongst the garbage was part of a basketball hoop assembly that Kirk turned into a sled and rode head first down a hill. He loved adventure and challenges. The hash offered valuable information in the search effort based on Kirk’s personality. Hashers repeatedly
Ron “Bloody As*hole” Kirk
explained to the searchers that Kirk wouldn’t be found on an established trail, look 100 yards or more in either direction, look in the places ordinary hikers would avoid. Kirk loved shiggy. He wear no shoeshine, He got toe jam football. Truly a minimalist, Kirk was known to run the Las Vegas Strip in the blazing afternoon heat, barefoot. It would be hard to think of a hash trail where he was not bleeding from some body part by the end. It’s been a challenge explaining Kirk’s minimalist ways to the many hikers who have volunteered in the search. Fellow Las Vegas hashers don’t think Kirk owned pants, having never seen him wear anything more than a shirt and shorts regardless of the weather. When running in the desert, Kirk would never carry provisions, no water, no sunscreen, but maybe a big can of Fosters beer. His unstoppable force did not require such things. This intimate knowledge of Kirk’s personality, that only the hashers know and understand, continues to help the search. He say one and one and one is three. Kirk is more than just a great hasher, he donated blood and plasma regularly, and loved
charitable causes. Kirk always saw the glass as half full. Several Las Vegas hashers have adopted that outlook in tribute to Kirk. While saddened by his disappearance, the Las Vegas hashers are humbled by how the community has rallied. The Kirk family has asked that a search and rescue company be developed, specifically for the Red Rock area. In February, local volunteers, some of whom are hashers, promised to train and be certified in the field of search and rescue to aid the community. As the family requested, Red Rock Search and Rescue was founded. The newly formed search and rescue team, along with Kirk’s eternal spirit of optimism are considered his lasting gifts to the community. There is a Facebook page that is being used to compile information for the search: https:// www.facebook.com/findronkirk. View that page for any updates, or the Red Rock Search and Rescue page http://on.fb.me/yqrBJB to make contributions. Search parties continue scouring the Red Rock area, many in attendence are Las Vegas hashers, ‘On-Ron!’ has become the battle cry.
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Operation Hash
Running in a Combat Zone
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magine a hash with no beer. Imagine a hash where poison snakes, pointed shiggy and twisted ankles are not the main dangers.
Members of the Al Asad (Iraq) Hash House Harriers (A2H3) were sent into a combat zone by the US Army and Navy. What better way of coping with the stress than to run through the desert calling ‘On On’, circling up and giving down downs with Near Beer? Officers and enlisted members of the military, along with civilian contractors, made up the A2H3. At the hash, rank did not play any role. Life in a combat zone is inherently stressful. Although the base at Al Asad could be considered the safest in Iraq, many factors affect those stationed there. Knowing that you could die at any moment is not taken lightly by any person working for, or with, the military. For the most part, people stationed at the base work seven days a week, often more than 12 hours a day. Job responsibilities add to the extra hours and other pressures of the posting. In addition, there is the seperation from families and friends, and its difficult trying to keep that life in balance, and deal with issues from the other side of the world. The A2H3 started as a discussion between James Garcia and his old friend, Dave Campbell (hash name Drildo Beaner), from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland who reconnected after seven
years and ended up in the same command in Iraq. Garcia got to talking about hashing and the pair decided one was needed and the A2H3 was born. The first trail was set on July 15, 2011. All of the runs were night time runs, due to work schedules and the need for anonymity in Iraq. Although there is no alcohol in Iraq, there was plenty of Near Beer and a need to blow off a bunch of steam. Hashers played it fast and loose doing as much offroad running as possible and going as far as possible without wandering into the Iraqi section of the base. A2H3 was a core group of eight hashers with many visitors rotating in and out, as personnel redeployed back to the US. In all, A2H3 ran eight trails, about once every three weeks. The last run was on November 3, 2011, a costume run. By then, the base was already in the throngs of shutting down and moving personnel out. Only three harriers joined the final run, though it was a good time. The costumed runners got some well-deserved stares. Many of the personnel were at Al Asad for six months, though others were posted for as long as 15 months. The hash was something that helped personnel break away from the stress and monotony of a long deployment. At some point everyone hits a rhythm on base and days seem to run together. The hash provided a needed diversion and it was something to look forward to. A2H3 had it all, minus the beer.
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By James Garcia
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The best hash in Amsterdam {no pun intended} By Derek Vandivere
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n a city where innovation is needed just to keep land dry, the Amsterdam Hash House Harriers (AH3) break out of the mold and make trails in new and interesting places.
Take for example, the iconic canals in the capital city of the Netherlands. First thoughts from hares might be to run along the canal, enjoying the surrounding scenery and classic architecture. But AH3 runs paddle boat hashes on the canals. Trails are marked on the walls of the canal, but especially interesting to hashers is the S.S. On On, the piss boat/wagon. The S.S. On On used to fly a hash flag, but one of Amsterdam’s low clearance bridges snapped it off.
Hashing in Holland is probably a bit different than the norm. The highest elevation in the country is 877 meters, but that’s actually on Saba, a Carribean island that decided to become a Dutch municipality in 2010. On the mainland, the highest elevation is 323 meters, but that’s a two and a half hour drive from Amsterdam. Closer to town, there’s a man made hill that’s 10 meters high. This mountain was so daunting to the local Dutch that a track was built to go up the hill in motorized carts. The last bit of wilderness in the country was chopped down in the 19th century, so almost all runs are either in the city or the surrounding parks.
1000 Bicycle hashes through flower fields during tulip season are other breaks from a typical hash.
AH3 will celebrate its 1000 run on Halloween weekend October 26-28. Weekend events include a Friday favorite haunts pub crawl, a Saturday spooky run with special stops at the city’s haunted houses for gruesome historical re-enactments. Also on Saturday night, plans call for visiting the Bokbierfestival, the largest beer festival in the Netherlands. AH3 makes home brewed bokbier available at all runs. The weekend concludes with a visit to the birth place of AH3 on Sunday, toasting the future and another 1000 runs, at least. AH3 is one of three main hashes in the Netherlands. The Hague HHH is the oldest, and will be celebrating 30 years of hashing this summer at the Dutch Nash Hash. Wageningen HHH, in the east of the country, just ran it’s 76th monthly hash.
The Hague Hash occasionally hosts skate hashes, with trails laid on frozen canals in the countryside. Hashes in the Netherlands have experienced standard problems with the authorities, mostly due to marking trails. The Hague isn’t allowed to mark in flour anymore due to citizens’ concerns about their dogs being poisoned. An Amsterdam hare literally had to sweep up a trail because forest rangers were worried about the local birds’ diet. In Amsterdam itself, hashing is a far cry from the city’s normal ‘crazy’ activities (coffee shops and window shopping for prostitutes). As such, AH3 draws little attention from city residents or police.
For more information on the AH3’s 1000 run or hashing in the city, visit www.harrier.nl.
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Paradise Hashing:
Fiji By Sir Dr. R. Raju (SDC)
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iji, the name alone evokes images of a tropical, island paradise. It’s exotic, it’s sexy.
With 333 islands in the South Seas, Fiji is bidding to host Interhash 2014, which will be decided by vote at Interhash 2012 in Jogjakarta, Indonesia in May. Known for lagoons, coral reefs and sandy beaches, this island nation also features mountains, virgin rainforest, rivers and waterfalls which make great hashing terrain. Regarded as the ‘Hub of the Pacific’, Fiji is blessed with blue skies, clear water and general pollution-free living. The islands are free from dangerous animals and is virtually void of tropical disease: no rabies, malaria, yellow fever or tick-borne diseases are found here.
Nadi, like Lautoka and Hospital hash, is on the dry side of the island, whereas Suva and Pacific Harbour hash are on the wet side. But everywhere in Fiji there is an abundance of great locations that make hashing here an unforgettable experience.
From December to March, Fiji has rainy season, but otherwise offers ideal weather. Fijians are famous for hospitality which has won the country a reputation as one of the friendliest on earth. Locals use the word ‘Bula’ to say hello, welcome or to wish people good luck and health. Literally translated, bula means life.
Lautoka, Suva and Nadi kennels run on Monday. Suva is the largest hash with more than 20 regulars followed by Nadi, which also draws about 20 harriers per week.
There are five active hash kennels in Fiji; Suva is the oldest, dating from the early 1970’s with more than 2000 runs completed, followed by Lautoka, Hospital, Nadi and Pacific Harbour. Nadi, with more than 1250 hash runs to its credit, is located near the only international airport in Fiji, and is capable of hosting more than 5,000 hashers.
Hospital hash runs every Thursday with an average pack of 15 and Pacific Harbour meets every Saturday. There is an annual Fiji Nash Hash. Last year’s event had 80 hashers attend. At the Fiji hashes, great deeds, loyalty and perseverance are rewarded with hash knighthoods. So, it’s common to meet hashers with names beginning ‘Sir’. More info: rraju@connect.com.fj
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Interhash In a Nutshell Live from Jogjakarta, it’s Interhash 2012. By Drew Jeschke
What You Need to Know 1. What is Interhash? When is it? Interhash is a biennial gathering of hashers from around the world. It is the granddaddy of all hash events. No invitation is necessary, just register, pay your fees and let the fun commence. More than 3,900 hashers have registered at press time. Interhash 2012 will take place May 24-27 in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. This is the 18th edition of Interhash. Previous sites included (in order): Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur (twice), Jakarta, Sydney, Pattaya, Bali, Manila, Phuket, Rotorua, Cyprus, Hobart, Goa, Cardiff, Chiang Mai, Perth and Kuching. Pre and post lube events are planned in Bali and Jakarta for hashers wanting to make an extended vacation to Indonesia.
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Attendees will have the opportunity to vote on the location of Interhash 2014. Brussels, Belgium, Hainan, China and the island nation of Fiji are all vying to be host. 2. How do I get to Jogjakarta, where is it? Jogjakarta, on the island of Java in Indonesia, has an international airport with direct flights from Malaysia and Singapore along with domestic service to several Indonesian cities. All trains travelling through Java stop at Jogjakarta. Around Jogjakarta, taxis are plentiful, but local transportation options include horse carts and becaks (a two-seat bicycle with the driver/ peddler sitting behind passengers).
3. What language is spoken in Indonesia? What currency is used? Do I need a visa? Bahasa Indonesia is the official language, but many other languages, including English, are widely spoken. The Indonesian Rupiah’s (IDR) conversion rate is about 9,000IDR to $1USD, 11,850 IDR to 1Euro and 14,150 IDR to 1GBP. Visa on arrival is available to travelers from most nations for $25USD. Citizens of ASEAN nations do not need a visa. Tourist visas are good for 30-day visits. 4. Where should I stay and how much will it cost? There are more than 10,000 rooms in and around Jogjakarta ranging from boarding houses which charge $10USD per night for a simple fan room to 3- to 5-star hotels costing $30-120USD. It is not peak season in Jogjakarta, so hotels will charge normal rates. Also, some Jogjakarta hash members are travel agents who can recommend hotels and tours. The committee has contracted with many hotels to keep rates low, even though Interhash is in town.
5. Other than running, drinking and singing, what can hashers do around Jogjakarta? The Temples of Prambanan and Borobudur are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Borobudur is a Buddhist temple constructed in the 8th century. Prambanan is a Hindu temple built in the 9th century. Hashers can visit museums, shop or take in a performance of the Ramayana Ballet. In the surrounding area, there is a safari park, white water rafting, volcano tours, golf and cycling. The colonial town of Magelang is another tourist hot spot. 6. Speaking of drinking, what about nightlife and beer? Jogjakarta has plenty of pubs, bars, karaoke clubs, discos, nightclubs and some adult entertainment options (ask for directions to the Flower Market). Even though Islam is the religion of the majority of Indonesians (estimated 88 percent), Bintang is the local’s choice for beer. A big bottle of Bintang typically costs 25,000IDR ($2 USD) in a bar or pub. The Hash Pub will be located in the middle of the city and serve as a central meeting point. There will be several more ‘hash friendly’ pubs around town. One more note on drinking: bottled water only, tap water is not potable.
7. What can I eat and how much will it cost? Indonesian food is a variety of regional cuisines. Local restaurants will serve beef, chicken and roast duck (a specialty) with rice for about 40,000-50,000IDR. Typical Javanese cuisine is seasoned with peanuts, chilies and sugar. Nasigoreng (fried rice) is a staple dish. Pizza Hut, McDonald’s and KFC serve western food for the less adventurous.
8. What can we expect for trails? Interhash will feature more than 30 trails of varying lengths and difficulty at 15 run sites incorporating volcanoes, rice fields, temples, forests, mountains and rivers. Each run site will be limited to 150 hashers and none will be located more than 90 minutes from Jogjakarta. Water will be available prior to runs. Food, beer and other drinks will be supplied after the runs. To kick off the weekend, there will be a Red Dress Run around the old colonial city of Magelang. The entry fee of $32USD will include a t-shirt, drinks, a band and dancing, and a contribution to charity to build a school for handicapped children in the area. There will be a Super Ball Breaker run on Saturday which features several viewpoints of Borobudur Temple. Those who finish this physically demanding run will receive a t-shirt. Ball Breaker participants will be prescreened for physical appearance and must sign a waiver prior to running. An Old Farts Fantasy run will be held on Sunday in Magelang with special guest RAs Chee Bye, Drain Oil and Filthy Phil – the three survivors of the previous 17 Interhashes.
9. What is in my goody bag? At last count, the Interhash goody bag had 18 items. These items include: 2 shirts, a backpack, luggage tag, patch, beer glass, hat, sarong, beer cozy, sports bottle, large towel, souvenir book, drink coupons, and survival guide among others. 10. How safe is Jogjakarta, or Indonesia for that matter? Regular police, tourism police, military police and the army will all assist in keeping hashers safe inside and outside of hash venues. The Interhash 2012 committee assures visitors it is safe to walk the streets of Jogjakarta, an already busy tourist destination. Extra
measures will be taken at Interhash to ensure the safety and comfort of hashers. Run convoys will have police escorts to and from venues to avoid delays and traffic jams. The Interhash committee has contacted local hospitals, ambulances and first aid teams to treat unforeseen injuries and illness. Important: drug possession carries the death penalty in Indonesia. There it is, in black and white, our top 10 choices for what hashers need to know to have a great time at Interhash 2012. For more information and updates visit
www.interhash2012.com.
Interhash 2014 Voting Procedures Rules and the Hash are not normal bedfellows. But at Interhash 2012 (IH2012), the voting procedure for selecting the largest international hash event for 2014 will follow strict guidelines. In alphabetical order by country, Brussels, Belgium, Hainan, China and the island nation of Fiji are vying to be host of Interhash 2014 (IH2014).
Here are the rules as decided by the Brussels 2014 and Hainan 2014 bid committees along with the Borobudur 2012 committee:
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Each paid hasher attending IH2012 will be allowed to cast one ballot selecting the site of IH2014. Ballot windows will be open Friday night at the Prambanan party and Saturday night at the Borobudur party at IH2012. In the event of a tie, the site of IH2014 will be decided by a coin toss.
Happy trails in
Albuquerque By Kat Cox
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umors of the death of hashing in New Mexico have been greatly exaggerated.Albuquerque is alive and well, hashing its brains out with the rest of Northern New Mexico at every opportunity.
For those who aren’t up on U.S. geography, an introduction: New Mexico is a beautiful state in the southwestern US (that’s right – not South or Central America). The state enjoys something like 350 days of sunshine a year, which is either due to luck, or the local RA is actually doing his job. Established as the 47th State in the Union in 1912, New Mexico just celebrated its centennial (a youngster to having a flag, by many measures). Known as the Land of Enchantment (for the glorious sunsets, etc), the Land of Entrapment (because so few residents ever leave) and the Land of Mañana (because… ‘Oh, I’ll tell ya’ tomorrow’).
There are quite a few active kennels in New Mexico. There is a hash in almost every city that has more than 1,000 residents. Because the state is huge, hashers from neighboring kennels don’t often see each other, although they try to keep in touch. The Albuquerque Hash (ABQH3) is the largest, boasting about 40-50 people for each trail, as well as more than 150 people in the Facebook group and don’t even get started on Yahoo groups. ABQH3 hashes every Saturday from April - November and every other Saturday when it’s cold(ish) out. There is a Full Moon Hash in the warm months (Wednesday closest to the full moon) and a ladies-only hash called Albuquerque Sisters y Sexo, aka ASS, which meets once a month, usually on a Sunday.
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se of arroyos u s e k a m n te of ecks, The ABQH3 ) for beer ch s e h c it d e g a sh floods (water drain threat of fla l a u d e th f o rs who in spite rant onlooke g a v t n ie s n a and tr e beer. would like th What’s it like to hash in Albuquerque? First off, there’s the glorious weather. Sometimes in the winter it snows, “Monsoon Season” arrives in the late summer and there’s wind in the spring to contend with, but overall, it’s generally nice enough to get out and about for a good five-miler on any Saturday afternoon. There’s nothing like starting a trail covered in warm long undies in a winter wonderland and ending up wearing skivvies in a dry desert. Nights in the summer are cool, and ABQH3 hares and harriettes love themselves a good (sometimes skinny) dip in a hot tub, regardless of the time of year. Another fabulous thing about New Mexico trails is the ability to mix some shiggy-rifficopen space with urban streets. Albuquerque is one of few towns in the US that is developed enough to be “civilized”, but still has plenty of undeveloped land to get hashers muddy, dusty, and covered in goat heads. And the cactus, the glorious cactus! Goes right through shoes and stays there for three weeks, minimum. Albuquerque is a few minutes’ drive from the mountain, so there’s plenty of vertical climbing to do. And maybe skiing. And camping. And BASHing with mountain bikes. And mushroom hunting. And real hunting, although luckily no one’s ever thought to bring a gun on trail.
There are about a dozen or so breweries in Albuquerque and surrounding areas, and for the most part, they are 100 percent hasher-friendly. Discounted keg for the Circle? Check! Want to donate some proceeds from this weekend’s bar tabs to a Red Dress R*n charity? Absolutely! Want to bring in 50 hashers dressed in drag for the Queen’s Hash? Yes, as long as pictures are allowed. Tuesday nights are scheduled drinking practice – Celebrate Loudly, It’s Tuesday (figure out the acronym) – gets hashers asked back most of the time, since they’re such a fun boost to the Tuesday night bar scene. The only real negative is that no one in the rest of the world seems to know New Mexico exists. Try hashing anywhere in Europe or Asia and telling people about New Mexico. “There’s a New Mexico?” “Is that, like, Arizona?” Luckily, for the first time probably ever, the ABQH3 is hosting two giant weekend events to get folks out to visit this humble town: First An**al Sicko de Mayo will go down down down May 4-6, and the Red Dress R*n will be August 19. Registration will be available on the website (abqhhh.com) as soon as the pack gets its act together. The world will learn soon enough about the best hashing on either side of Rio Grande.
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Around the World By Drew Jeschke
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round the World conjures many different, but exciting images in a traveler’s mind. Maybe it’s a tropical beach, a rainforest, a place with exotic animals or a historic site. Four major hash events in 2013 offer all of the above. Many hashers will be planning next year’s holiday while at Interhash 2012 in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, the granddaddy of all hash events, a biennial gathering which often attracts more than 5,000 harriers. But every year, hashers meet to run, socialize and drink on every continent as a way of seeing the world and meeting new half minds. In 2013, Africa Hash in Ghana, Pan Asia Hash in Thailand, Eurohash in Scandinavia and InterAmericas Hash in Panama top the list of major events.
AFRICA HASH Accra Hash House Harriers in Ghana is the host kennel for Africa Hash which will take place June 7-9, 2013 at Cape Coast. More than 150 hashers have already registered for the top event on the Dark Continent in 2013. Cape Coast promises jungle terrain, sandy beaches and historic ancient slave castles. The University of Cape Coast is the venue, where hashers will have the option of staying in guest houses. Cape Coast is 130 km west of Accra, Ghana’s capital. Transport direct from Accra Airport to Cape Coast via lubricated luxury coach is included in the registration cost. Pre and post lubes are being planned in neighboring countries. Hashers travelling to Africa can use this opportunity to book safaris before or after the event. Registration, currently $200, and information can be found at www.accrahash.com.
PAN ASIA Pattaya, Thailand, already a notorious site for debauchery, will rise to a new level when the Pan Asia Hash takes place July 5-7, 2013. The joint bid by the Pattaya Jungle Monkey Hash and the Malacca (Malaysia) Monkey Hash already has attracted more than 2,000 registrations. Pattaya is located 120 kilometers southeast of Bangkok and is easily reached by bus, minivan or taxi from Bangkok’s international airport. A party town in every sense of the word, Pattaya rose to notoriety during the Vietnam War when it served as a popular R&R spot for soldiers on leave. Located on the Gulf of Siam, Pattaya is famous for beach and water sports, but not too far outside of town, the terrain switches to jungles and even some hills. Registration, currently $100, and information can be found at www.panasia2013.com.
EUROHASH Estonia, Finland and Sweden will collaborate to host Eurohash during the weekend of August 16-18, 2013. The event will kick off in Helsinki, Finland with a run and circle before boarding a ferry to Tallinn, Estonia. After spending the night in Tallinn, the hash and circle will take place in Estonia before boarding another ferry, this time an overnight ferry, to Stockholm, Sweden. There will be one more run in Sweden before the final circle. All three countries are covered by the Schengen Visa. Almost 250 hashers have registered for Eurohash 2013 which currently costs between 200-310 Euro based on shared or single occupancy. Pre and post lubes are planned for Denmark and Norway. Registration and more information, including photos of the ferry, can be found at www.eurohash.hopto.org.
INTERAMERICAS Interamericas Hash is slated for Labor Day weekend, August 30-September 2, 2013 at an all-inclusive resort in Farallon, Panama. The Interamericas Hash committee promotes its event as a ‘Hash in the Tropics.’ Promising shiggy, trails through small towns, exotic beaches and beautiful views, this will be the first major international event hosted in Panama. Trails will depart from the front door of the host hotel which is located 115 kilometers from Panama City, the capital. Mountain terrain surrounds Farallon and Rio Hato providing great hashing followed by a welcome respite on the beach. Registration numbers were not provided by Interamericas Hash committee, but cost is currently $189. For more information, including registration, consult www.iah2013.com.
OTHER EVENTS Consult Harrier Magazine’s website for other regional or special hashing events. Updated information about Interhash 2012 and all of the above events can also be found online at www.harriermagazine.com.
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Apr 27-29: Vindobona H3 30th Anniversary. Mörbisch, Austria. www.viennahash.at/ Apr 27-29: InterCock 2012. Yerevan, Armenia. www.hashspace.ning.com/events/yerevan-intercock-2012-armenia May 18-20: Great Hash Migration Mombasa. Mombasa, Kenya. www.hashmigration2012kenya.com/ May 25-27: InterHash 2012. Jogjakarta, Indonesia. www.interhash2012.com/ May 25-27: Bergen H3 Killer Hill 2012. Bergen, Norway. www.bh3.org/killer_hill_information.html Jun 2-4: Nomad 2012. Magaweka, New Zealand. www.nzhhh.co.nz/ Jun 22-24: Nash Bash 2012. Berkshire, UK. www.hhh.org.uk/homevent.cfm Jul 6-8: Wild Wolf Birthday Bash. Phuket, Thailand. www.pihashbash.com/wwbb12.htm Jul 13-22: Hedonism II. Negril, Jamaica. www.ononandaway.com/ July 27-28 2012: Koh Samui 500th Run Koh Samui, Thailand www.ksh3.com/ Jul 27-29 2012: Inverness H3 Scandi-Jock Weekend. Scania, Sweden. www.invernessh3.se/ Aug 3-5 2012: German Nash Hash. Stuttgart, Germany. www.stuttgarthash.de/gnh2012.html Aug 24-26 2012: Elgin H3 1500th. Elgin, UK. www.hhh.org.uk/homevent.cfm
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25-26 Aug: 20 Years of Hashing Celebration Phnom Penh, Cambodia www.p2h3.com Aug 31-Sep 3: Colorado InviHashional 2012. Snowmass, CO, USA. www.harrier.net/invihash/index.html Sep 7-9: All China Nash Hash. Hong Kong. www.hashchina.com/ Sep 7-9: Pan Indo Hash 2012. Manado, Indonesia. www.indohash.com/
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1. Aloha HHH (AH3), runs every Saturday 2. Honolulu Hawaii Hash House Harriers (H5), runs every Tuesday 3. Oahu Pick-Up Hash, runs first Thursday each month 4. Harriettes of Oahu, (HOs), runs once a month 5. Kukini Nui Hash House Harriers, runs fourth Thursday each month 6. Hawaii Full Moon Hash, runs once a month 7. Life’s A Beach Its Awesome HASH (LABIA), Runs alternate Sundays 8. Volcano Hash, a traveling hash
Red Dress Run News
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long a stretch of sidewalk, a mother and daughter brace themselves for what will be their third trip to a bridal shop today. Passing them in another direction are two boys and their younger sister running in front of their parents in the direction of the ice cream shop. Doors open as shoppers enter stores, while others merge with the busy sidewalk traffic. Suddenly, a shrill whistle pierces the air. At the end of the street, there’s a flash of red. Moments later, a noisy, pulsing herd of people clad in red appear. The involuntary reflex is predictable: turning heads, squinting eyes and dropping jaws. They’re all running … in red … dresses! And it’s rather obvious that many of them aren’t women! Some gawkers are rendered dumbfounded and speechless. Others smile as they describe the event to an unbelieving friend on phone. Cameras emerge. “What is this all about?” asks a bystander. “Why are you doing this?” Welcome to the spectacle that is the Hash House Harriers’ Red Dress Run. Watch as it makes its way down the streets of Beijing. Sorry, make that Edmonton. Or could it be Cologne, London or possibly Juba in South Sedan? The answer is all of the above. The reaction of befuddled onlookers is one of the best parts of a Red Dress Run and that scene was played out by hashers in at least 109 locations around the globe in 2011 alone. The first official Red Dress Run was hosted in 1988 by the San Diego Hash House Harriers to lampoon an event held the previous year in nearby Long Beach, California. Her luggage lost, a visiting woman was still wearing a red dress when a friend took her to something
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called “the hash.” With some goading, she ran the trail and into history – wearing her red dress. “The Lady in Red,” as she would later be named, was decidedly attractive. When she joined the continuing party in a hot tub wearing only her red dress and a smile, the other females recognized that any hopes for male attention had just drowned. But the inspiration for the first Red Dress Run had been born. Addressing the crowd in San Diego on August 12, 1988, The Lady In Red suggested that the hash should make the Red Dress Run an annual event and use it as an opportunity to raise funds for local charities. Not only did the San Diego tradition continue, but even in those pre-Internet days, the idea slowly began to spread with traveling hashers and word-ofmouth. A relocated San Diego hasher established a Red Dress Run in Washington, DC in 1994. The 1998 Montreal Red Dress Run raised CAN$2,500 for the Royal Victoria Cedar Cancer Institute. By 2000, it had jumped to New Zealand. The same year it became an Interhash tradition with 1,500 red clad half-minds raising AU$23,700 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Tasmania. To accommodate the event, the Tasmanian state government removed a 64-year-old law that prohibited men from dressing as women in public between sunset and sunrise. The Hash House Harriers have taken the Red Dress Run to every continent including, it is rumored, Antarctica. In 2012, hashers in Antigua, Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, Guyana, Indonesia, Israel, Madagascar, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, South Sudan, Vietnam, United Kingdom, and the United States will play host to Red Dress Runs.
2012 Charity RDR Events April 28, 2012: Jacksonville Hash House Harriers 14th Annual KGB Memorial Red Dress Run. http://www.jaxh3.com/ Saturday, June 23, 2012: San Diego H3 Red Dress Run. www.sdh3.com
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It’s difficult to quantify how much money the Red Dress Run has raised for charitable causes. But registration receipts from more than 7,000 participants in New Orleans totaled more than US$200,000 benefitting 20 different charities. Other hashes have leveraged corporate sponsorships. The Sydney Hash House Harriers carried buckets during their Red Dress Run, allowing generous onlookers to help them raise AU $4600 for Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off The Streets (YOTS) in 2011. The Washington, DC Red Dress Run held a series of events prior to the Red Dress Run, allowing them to raise US$10,300 for two charities without any of the money coming from registration fees. With common-law protection now in place and others in process for the Red Dress Run brand, the tradition is likely to continue far into the future while providing Hash House Harriers an opportunity to give back to the communities in which they hash. For More information on upcoming Red Dress Run events, see www.RedDressRuns.org. “LIKE” the Red Dress RunsFacebook page: www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Red-Dress-Runs/113668358722729
June 30, 2012: Madison Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. 311 East Bluff, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Other festivities continue on July 1. http://www.madisonh3.com/ July 1, 2012: Ottawa Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Celebrate Canada Day by running in a red dress! http://www.oh3.info/ August 11, 2012: New Orleans Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. http://www.neworleanshash.com/ October 6, 2012: Washington, DC Area Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. www.dchashing.com/community/reddress/ Saturday, October 27, 2012: Las Vegas Red Dress Run. The event starts with a Halloween Costume Ball on the 26th, the Red Dress Run on the 27th, and a Recovery Run on the 28th. www.lasvegashhh.com
For more Red Dress Run events, plus history, traditions and other information, go to www.RedDressRuns.org. You may also “like” the Red Dress Runs Facebook page and join the Twitter conversation with @RedDressRuns.
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ON ON ON Featured HHH Pub: O’Brien’s:
The Hoppiest Place on Earth By Jeff Hearn
O’Brien’s Proprietor Tom Nickel filling a 3 litre St Feuillien glass.
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good bar is a cozy place where A.S. Gispert, the man who came up with the name Hash House Harriers, would have felt right at home.
sports. In fact, O’Brien’s was just voted best US Soccer Bar in 2011 by www.ussoccer. com, garnering 25% of the vote. Big vinyl easy chairs provide comfort for fans.
O’Brien’s, located in the middle of San Diego’s hip and happening Asian restaurant scene, fits that billing.
The pub’s legacy is centered on its advocacy of local small breweries that was the genesis of a now robust “hoppy beer tasting room scene” in San Diego.
Since 1994, Tom and Lindsey Nickel have served up the best of the West Coast favorite drinks: pale ales, IPA’s, stouts and porters on tap or cask. The bar also features a superb selection of domestic and European bottled beers and ales to be enjoyed at the bar or to take away. O’Brien’s invokes the feeling of an expat’s Asian Pacific home-away-from-home with a dart board and five flat screens tuned to soccer matches, along with American
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O’Brien’s celebrated its 18th anniversary in January 2012 by featuring delectable local smoked beers and chili pepper beers along with a real cask favorite – Ballast Point Habenero Sculpin. With 20 taps, and more to come, O’Brien’s rotating beer offerings please a broad range of cerevisial palettes. Fine crafts beers deserve a fine, affordable menu of hearty, made from scratch cuisine fit to satisfy the appetites of thirsty
HHH PUBS
This column features favorite hash pubs around the world, profiling watering holes that readers can visit at upcoming hash events, or old favorites. Hash pub owners, event organizers, or any hasher who is just dying to share a favorite bar with this magazine’s readers should email:
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What makes the pub hash friendly? What drink discounts are offered? Be the place in town where visitors can getinformation about the local hash and meet up with hashers on non-running days.
hashers, soccer fans and pub regulars known as ‘Muggers’ whose Viking livers and loyal patronage have earned them a personalized classic British dimpled pint mugs. The garlic fries alone are fit to ward off any vampire. Try the hearty clam chowder, sandwiches, salads and gourmet hamburgers or the brewer’s plate with a selection of wursts, cheeses, crackers alongside tasty little pickles. O’Brien’s hosts regular beer and cheese parings, private dining nights and beer-centric international travel opportunities.
days feature three hashes. What started off as Get a Life Week a few years ago (seven hashes in seven days) pinnacled into the 2007 marathon of 69 straight days of hashing. About a half dozen hashes end at local hash-friendly bars. Suffice it to say that “a hard bar is good to find.” Few places have what it takes to cater to a large crowd of thirsty, sweaty, rowdy and randy hashers numbering upwards of 50 people. O’Brien’s is one of many pubs pleased to accommodate the hash.
The staff at O’Brien’s knows their beer and make the pub a friendly place where people can get together for drinks, food, to watch a game or accommodate hash On On On’s.
O’Brien’s 4646 Convoy Street, San Diego, CA 92111 858.715.1745
San Diego is home to many different hashes. Harriers can run every day. Some
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We’ll Be There! Will You?
25-27 May 2012 interhash Java 2012 Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia 7-9 September 2012 All China Nash Hash Hong Kong
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he two topics of this column constitute two things that, jointly or separately, take up a great deal of an average hasher’s thoughts. Yes, I admit that a fair bit of cognitive effort also goes into thinking about sport and trying to remember the name of the drummer in Devo, but few would doubt that getting some cold ones down your neck and getting your end away are never far from what remains of the minds of most hashers old and young, although for the older gentlemen of the hash, the thoughts run more to remembrances of encounters past, than anticipation of things to come (so to speak). Thus it is when the world of scientific research, over which as part of my continuing service to my loyal readers I maintain a watching brief, presents an opportunity to consider these two things in a conjoined manner (as it were) I feel it is my duty to report it.
The research in question comes from that hotbed of intellectual inquiry, Australia, and is of such importance, that it was honoured in late 2011 with a prestigious Ig Nobel prize. For those of you unaware of such award, I refer you to my previous column, or you could try that Internet thingy which seems to contain an awful lot of useful information, and porn.
mate with discarded beer bottles along the side of the road. As Darryl puts it, “We were doing research on a different topic altogether, and near our field camp one morning, we saw these beer bottles with these beetles clearly trying to mate with the bottles, because their penises were clearly prodding away at the back end of the bottle.. And it was obviously of interest”.
The research, conducted by David Rentz from Kuranda, Australia, and Darryl Gwynne of the University of Toronto, was entitled “Beetles on the Bottle” and detailed their findings that a certain kind of Australian beetle mates (or attempts to mate) with a certain kind of Australian beer bottle. It seems that Dave and Darryl (good names for a couple of drinking mates) were conducting unrelated scientific research in Western Australia when they noticed the phenomenon of male Jewel beetles regularly attempting to
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Ice is nice , but beer on the ice is better.
Well, it would clearly be of interest, although it is somewhat surprising to me that, given the boys were in Western Australia, they didn’t happen to see Aussie blokes attempting to mate with empty beer bottles, acceptable and amenable chicks being fairly thin on the ground over there. Darryl was interested because he studies Darwinian sexual selection (see, who says I never relate the garbage in this column to its notional title and purpose?), and he states that “one of the clear glaring patterns about animals is that there are a number of examples of males making mating errors. Females never — I’ve never heard an example of a female making an error. So here’s a male making a clear mating error and the theory behind it is that sperm’s cheap. Males can afford to, once in a while, you know, basically make a mistake. Females no, because reproduction is much more expensive for females”. So much wisdom in such a short statement. However, I think that I, like most male hashers, can only be in partial agreement. “Males make mating errors”. Well, I have no problem with that, I make them all the time, and, while I don’t usually end up attempting to shag a beer bottle, beer is almost always a contributor to making the error. “Females never make an error”. Well, if that were true then I would never have sex. And I have, many times. No, really. “Sperm is cheap”. Well, on one level that’s good because I waste an awful lot of it, but I wonder if that is so true for the aging hash male? And finally, “Reproduction is much more expensive for females”. I think any hashman who has produced offspring would question that one. So many sportscars go unpurchased, so many prostitutes unshagged, so many interhashes unattended because money has to be wasted sending ungrateful rugrats to school. Returning to the research, it seems the beetles were attracted to the brown color of the beer bottles which simulated the color of female beetles. Moreover, the bottles had a series of little dimples around the base
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to prevent slippage of the beer from the hand. Those reflected light in a similar way to the wing covers of the female, which were not only brown but had similar dimples in them. Thus the poor male beetles were caught in what is known as a classic case of an “evolutionary trap”. The male beetles have evolved over millions of years to prefer the largest brown female they can find, because bigger females have more eggs and hence they are drawn to the empties by the side of the road. This is a sad situation indeed, however I can state with some certainty that this kind of trap is not one any hashmen of my acquaintance in South East Asia are likely to fall into, since we are all naturally drawn to the smallest brown females we can find, although whether that represents a trap of a different kind is a topic for a future column. The greatest tragedy in the research however is reserved for the conclusion. Apparently, Dave and Darryl contacted the brewery and had them stop making the bottles with dimples in them thus making it less likely for males to mistake the bottles for females but more likely for the bottle to slip from your grasp! I ask you to consider what is the bigger loss to the world, when some evolutionarily unfit bug ejaculates into an empty bottle or a man drops a full beer to shatter on the ground. The answer is obvious to any right-thinking person and for that reason, Dave and Darryl must not only be given seats on the ice should they be unwise enough to show up on a hash, they should be mercilessly pelted with beer bottles, empty ones of course. On to the next issue.
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