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Youngdumbhos, Hare Seek and Suck, and Hash Flash(less) BaliHite

The Run

The pack then doubled back on to the ridgeline and found the trail heading south and upwards.  Passing a Blank Space trap, the trail climbed further up to a rise where there was (surprise, surprise) a check.  This time there were multiple options but no falsie markings (as warned as a possibility by the co-hares earlier).   The pack then found True Trail climbing up over the boulders heading west and between two safety ropes complete with a sign showing how to fall off of the cliff.

Shortly thereafter the trail climbed up a flight of stairs to an opening in a security fence with a sentry box.  There the markings disappeared altogether.  However, the white painted squares took off - into two directions (as NOT warned as a possibility by the co-hares earlier).

The pack decided to take the left and headed a good way down the trail.  Failing to find any trail marks or other signs of encouragement, they backtracked to the sentry's shack and took the correct trail to the right.  Even so, there were no other marks, besides the white painted squares, for a good kilometer to where the hares had been able to make a mark that had remained undetected by the guards.  With that belated confirmation, the Pack slogged on with incredible views on both sides of the trail.  Fortunately the trail was marked rather well with metal signs depicting the paths a hell of a lot better than how the hares had marked the trail.  Also of special note was a bilingual sign admonishing visitors not to engage in unseemly behavior - including shamanism.

From there it was mainly down hill over rocky stairs and down along an ancient city wall.  Eventually the trail deposited the Pack on to a street.  Again, no markings - just wary soldiers and police.  Guessing correctly that the trail would have to circle back, the Pack headed to the left and finally spied an arrow along the wall.

The trail then took off across the street at an intersection and would have been well marked had not the local police diligently followed some time after the hares to rub out many the trail's chalk and secrets marks.  Eventually the Pack arrived on the main drag near the Famous Policeman statue and headed OnIn and back up the slope to the run site - only to wait for about 10 minutes for the co-hares to arrive by taxi with four hot pizzas and Sherpa who had been vigorously entertaining the hares as they had searched and waited for the pizzas to be prepared.

The Circle

Assuming the Double Prerogative as Hare and GM, LeperCon declared Blank Space as the asshole who preceded all other assholes (aka The Wingee) since 1) neither hare had been present when the Pack arrived OnIn; and 2) the GM had said so.

With the Actual Blank Space present in his role as Hash Cash, the GM was able to properly work through The Categories.  While there were no Newly Paid-up Hashers nor were there Paid-up Guests, we had several Returning Hashers:  First and none other was Blank Space who stepped up to comment that "anyone can bring back a t-shirt" - so he presented the GM with an orange polo shirt.  Well done!  Then came Farty Breath who said he had picked up a t-shirt while refereeing in New Zealand but appreciating the GM's generous personality he gave the shirt away to someone else prior to the run on the GM's behalf.  "Well done, I think," pondered the GM.  Seek and Suck brought back from Canada genuine and edible(?) Beaver Droppings as well as multi-tooled Canadian beer bottle opener.  More like it! Hash Flash BaliHite continued to busy himself taking pictures.

Exhausting all possible booty and bribes, the GM brought up Jolly for song, BaliHite for a blonde joke that was actually funny this time, and then the GM attempted to tell a joke about sheep shagging around the Celtic nations.  About this time Jolly excused himself (as if it was ever possible) and headed off to prepare for the YKHHH 16th Anniversary Party.  DODIC led us in a song about Chicago and OB1 soberly(?) recounted near-by when he was in 5th Grade when a bunch of Good Buddies from the North attempted to give Pres Park Chung-hee a surprise party at his home.  

Shillae told us a joke and promised that he would keep his commitment to hare but he needed a driver to help with the food, etc. (hint, hint!)  With that Shillae was asked if he still remembered at about that time of the evening of where he felt like going - and unerringly he pointed Way Down South!  Hash Flash BaliHite framed and snapped away the last pictures.The GM then declared the OnOnOn was Kelly's Bar to be followed by the YKHHH 16th Anniversary Party.

And so it was.  Half of the day's pack showed up for the Anniversary Party to witness young WOMEN and men indulging beer and profanity with excellent grub as well as to laugh at an innovative multimedia humor presention at the Embassy Club on South Post.  We also stumbled across Plug and Play as well as Rover, the latter maintaining that he officially was "on duty."  After much nonsense and enough, repetitive interplay between the MCs and the audience with the Canadian affirmation of "Eh!" to make Seek and Suck cringe, we left with thoughts and schemes of next week's run.

P.S.  Hash Flash(less) BaliHite discovered all the photos he so industriously took during the run and Circle were lost to a read error in his camera.

Shillae, OB1, Jolly (hidden), DODIC, EM Farty Breath, Blank Space, Youngdumbhos, Seek and Suck (hidden), BaliHite