PRINCETON HHH HASH #367.4

Date: July 1, 1992
Weather: Ized
Set by: Solo
Hashers: Dogshrinker, Road Jaundice, The Geezer, Throatwarber, Big Nut, 8 Balls,
Dr. No, Blied, LRF, Wacko, The Ghost of Hashes Past.
First To Cooler:  Joe Burns

DON’T GIVE UP THE GHOST!

Description, Comments, Polemics, and Lies:  Question: Can you tell the difference 
between  and   ? If not, you are a perfect candidate for this run, and deserve 
the fate of the 10 half-minds running Solo’s near-perfect effort. What’s an extra 40 
minutes and two or three more miles on a nice 90  evening? That’s what the LRF’s “It’s 
definitely an arrow” cost us all. Happily, it cost the LRF and Dr. No more than the rest of 
us, but more of that subject, and its dreadful implications, in a moment. “Watch for the 
Ghost of Hashes past,” advised Solo at the start, “He points to salvation.” So it was at 
the 1:45 mark with Wacko frontrunning through the darkening woods and the rest of us 
(save the LRF and No, who were somewhere on a road, far, far, away) following on in 
various degrees of distress. Wacko’s hideous scream as he saw the apparition echoed 
through the gloom and froze us in our tracks until, mercifully soon thereafter came the 
cry of On In. The usual beer guzzling followed, of course, along with plenty of 
speculation as the fates of the missing LRF and No. They finally appeared back at the 
start, No sucking wind and both of them wynging excuses. Off we went to the 
Geezerheim where the usual degenerate conversation included more of Blied’s “Tales 
of the Cockpit; more than you wanted to know about airplane travel.” New lows in Fear 
of Flying. It appears that our apres’ will be enlivened by more than Pascal’s parasite 
stories in the future. 


More Trash: #368.4 will be Wacko’s 250th hash. This is also likely to be No’s last set as 
a member of the PH3! Although that seems a mercy, it is perhaps worth reviewing the 
evil Dr.’s past efforts in the hopes of preparing for what promises to be a truly taxing 
hour or three next Tuesday. As always, Your Scribe has only your interests at heart and 
minds not at all the hours of labor at the database necessary to extract the following 
valuable summary of No’s crimes against humanity: 

 1. #278.4, Sept. 23, 1990, “Roam for Foam IV” A couple of hours of incredibly 
boring track running in the company of No’s cretinous buddies from Reading.
 
 2. #289.4, Dec. 9, 1990, Montgomery High to the Villa No. A combination of 
endless pavement and frozen streams. The two hours that taught GDA (his first hash) 
how to set for pain.
 
 3. #302.4, March 9, 1991, “The Silence of the Hounds”  Rocky Hill to 
Montgomery Park. A torture trail of lost checks and bad beer. The cry of “Take him back, 
Reading!” often heard.
 
 4. #313.4, May 25, 1991, Villa No to the Belle Meade Inn. The famous Field of 
Thorns Hash on which Solo carried Fluke out, and we all made the acquaintance of The 
Belle Meade Welder and had a great time speaking in tongues.
 
 5. #324.4, August 14, 1991, Montgomery High (Again??!) to Opossum Road. 
The two-hour “One Hour, max” hash of pain.
 
 6. #338.4, Dec. 1, 1991, “There’s One Born Every Minute”. Stevenson Hall to 
the Institute Woods in a mere two hours and 30 minutes in the cold and rain. Vintage No.
 
 7. #354.4, March 29, 1992, “No Pain”. Note the long gaps between 5 and 6 and 
6 and 7.  We learn. Slowly, but we do learn. Another “An hour, no more.” from No.  It was 
1:47 to the overpass over the tracks and the swill that passes for food on a No hash.
 
 What further pain can #8 bring? Consider that it is No’s last chance to torture 
us. Consider that he was lost for an hour or so last week. Consider the abuse we heaped 
upon his deserving head. Consider this writeup. Expect to join the Ghost next week.

Next Hashes:

#368.4   TUESDAY, July 7, (Note odd day),  Dr. No sets. Apres at the sumptuous Villa 
No, 290 Grandview Drive in Skillman NJ (609) 466-8669 (call often).