PHHH #1072.9

Date: December 18, 2005


Hare: MSc BA HYP Paul M.

Hounds: Delicate Psyche, Hand Solo, CvC, Dancing Fool, Sjorn Dork, Natural Born Lesbian 
Hound for 5 min: Geezer

Location: Duke Island Park

Weather: Supersunny

Canalized water: Sorbet-like

Streaming water: Fluid

Sound FX: provided by Summerset Raritan Valley Fire Department

Notable Events:
* Four over-cautious hasher crossing canal on bellies and 4" x 4"  
logs, cracking ice underneath
* Dancing Fool dancing foolishly on semi-frozen canalized water
* Unmarked assumed would-be backchecks with ensuing false trails and dead-end trails
* Girder bridge crossed unnecessarily two or more times by several hounds
* On-in at Old York Inn with surround football television broadcast
* NBL due on Friday, February 24, 2006, 2:13 pm
* Unanimous vote that Paully covers bar bill


First - rule of thumb: If you are still at the start after 15 min GO HOME! When I passed 
the cars for the third time, that was enough for the geezer.


The day improved when we chanced upon a wayside hostelry and were plied with victuals and 
libations by the rotund and cheerful innkeeper.  All of this in exchange for a few coins of 
the realm, supplied by the mollified hare.


HYP adds:
I told you at 3:00 that you were running the hash backwards (when you saw me in my car).
I can't help that you all went 50+ yards to the Duke Island Sign (i.e. mark #1) even though 
you were all parked on top of marks already.

When you bitched about it being 3:30 and getting late - it was only 3:10.
 
As for Boxing Day, I'll be there for the first few marks at least.

Another thing you missed Sunday Geezer - I wish I had a camera:
 
 5 hounds slithering across the frozen canal on their bellies (despite Dancing Fool's 
ancillary jumping that compressed the ice in a manner in which I've never seen - and hope 
will never see again!)