No. 791

Endless Thankless Day Hash

October 11, 2004

Hare: Roadkill

In attendance:  Phart, ET,  Dyscount, GoodCrack, DeepShaft, and Zigzag, (late as usual)

This being Thanksgiving, thoughts of prior Hasher Feasts on this day, with tables groaning under the weight of hapless turkeys, steaming creamy whipped potatoes and other mashed-up butter-laden root vegetables, chewy gleaming green beans and asparagus and succulent decadent desserts lured us like lemmings to the hash.  Alas!  That was last year, and this year most hashers egotistically hoarded their own victuals and observed their own feast, never sharing with the rest and leaving this small group of hasher hopefuls out in the cold to fend for themselves.  The disappointment and duress of doing another misforsaken miles-and-miles-long Roadkill Run I shall not herein dwell upon. Starting point was some mini-strip plaza, which fortunately contained a bar with facilities for bodily use before and after.  It was a cool but sunny day, and soon enough we were trotting down the road along familiar tracks.  The route shortly descended down some embankments into the Oakville suburbian trails and parkettes network.  We crossed a tinkling stream and managed this time to keep our footsies dry. We slid down a steep hill, with ET complaining that she has a frightful fear of heights, so Phart always has to be on top, and where ET lost a nail.  And wonder of wonders, after crossing a highschool field evoking mammaries of long-gone athletic achievement, we noticed a vehicle in the distance guarded by Menu and containing a Beerstop!  Roadkill must have taken pity, since he generally  thinks that beerstops are a waste of time and he does not feature them.  Presumably dazed both by the shock of the beerstop apparition and the alcohol contained therein ET & Phart made the mistake of following Zigzag when the road was unclear, but although we zigged and the others zagged, in the end we all got back to the start, where libations were held.

Downdown for Hare Roadkill for A Hash Too Short, with too many beerstops

Downdown for Zigzag for showing up late & being a backsliding Bastard

Downdown for ET for backsliding downhill

Downdown for Phart for wanting to be on top

Downdown for GoodCrack who admitted to being a co-hare

Downdown for DeepShaft because SmeltHer was absent living it up at the Best Eastern Hotel in Siberia

This turned out to be a pathetic downdown ceremony with no proper chalice and half of them drinking water.

On on was advertised at the Copshop but there being no turkey on the Menu, ET & Phart trotted home.