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Report 1470
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NIHIL IN INTELLECTU NISI PRIUS IN SENSU
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Or in other words, a hash report means nothing to those who did not run the trail.
But is this true? Do we not all read the reports, even after an absence, if only to catch up on the gossip? The dictum in the title above does not meet with universal agreement.
Today's trail began with the hash in one car park and the hare's vehicle, with the start of the flour, in another; we found this inauspicious. The trail ended with the hare opining that only two trails are possible from next week's venue; we found this impertinent, given that what we had just run was, at least till the conclusion, wholly predictable and indeed predicted. You all know the score: hash through the woods till you find the A3, over the bridge, carry on north to the old road, over that, down to the Mole, east, and then before the village turn south to reverse the route. It is true that the check on the Mole proved to be a back check, with the trail on top and not by the river; this gave Tequil'over a chance to denounce the front runners for calling the check too soon, so that the pack stayed idly at the top. Mere jealousy: Called Away read the runes aright and was straight back up while we went wrong.
It is also true that the hare added an immense, absurd, and quite unwanted loop east of the A244. This had an odd effect. The perceptive, led by the Tub, shrugged their shoulders and went home. The hard men, enhanced and encouraged by Atalanta and Velcro, ran the loop very fast. A handful, including Clever Trevor and Terminator, seem to have run the same loop more slowly. The knitting circle took it so calmly that they missed the Circle, and were still standing surveying the preposterous end to the trail (around 50% of the great A3 roundabout, putting the lives of all and sundry at risk) when everyone else was off to The Bear.
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Don't ask me which Bear: the pack was busy in hot debate on this matter when I left. The consensus seemed to be Oxshott, not Esher.
To be honest, I am not sure I have accounted for everyone in this report ; I am left with an uneasy feeling that a fair number of hashers did their own thing altogether. It is sure that no one could accuse the hare of keeping us all together. (Oddly enough, the same thing happened the last time we ran from this car park). Nihil in intellectu could serve as a motto for Glasscruncher.
For those keen on a more literal translation of our text, "Ideas come only from experience": it is intended to deny a priori or innate knowledge, though it could be used against Plato or Bishop Berkeley, if you felt so inclined. Be my guest.
Down-downs were given to Short An' for front running, to Man in Brew for solving checks, to Teetotal for acquiring a red face without running the loop, and to Stilton for remembering Father's day. He came with a complete family - but chose to exile them from the profanity and bawdry of our indecorous Circle.... So we did drink a toast to those men who had reared children; remarkably few! Are male hashers not polyphiloprogenitive? Overleaf you will find the last appeal for the T-shirt design: next Sunday is your final chance!
You are also asked to let Ear Trumpet - or the Onsex - know of your interest in a vineyard hash in the Montreux area, 10th to 12th October. We can't compute costs till we have a first feel for numbers. It will include an Easy Jet flight, mountain railways, and a good deal of drinking.
You will also find a query, "Do geese see God?" The answer is of course, "Yes, but an anserine God".......
ON ON FRB
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