FOOTPRINT

The official organ of the Abu Dhabi Island Hash House Harriers AUH4


Hashing is a state of mind- a friendship of kindred spirits joined together for the sole purpose of reliving their childhood or fraternity days, releasing the tensions of everyday life, and generally, acting a fool amongst others who will not judge you or measure you by anything more than your sense of humor."
Stray Dog (From the Global Trash Hash Bible complete reference for the Hash House Harriers)

AUH4 Run Number 1525 – Monday 17th September 2007

‘The Return to Justin’s Ladies Park Run’
Prelude:
In the United States, 17th September is very special as it marks ‘National Apple Dumpling Day’. In honour of this, and as proud citizens of the America, Justin and Tiffany volunteered to set the hash for AUH4 run number 1525.
17th September also marks ‘Citizenship Day’ which commemorates the events of September 17th 1787 when the United States Constitution was signed. This particular observance drew vast numbers of Canadians to the hash eager to show solidarity with the yanks.
The Event:
Held, despite a considerable amount of confusion to the last amongst the faithful, at Khalidiya Ladies Park near Spinneys. Eventually everyone was gathered in the appropriate car park (which was sprouting buildings) in eager anticipation of another run of perfect length.
They were not disappointed. The run took in all the enchanting sights and sounds that Khalidiya has to offer, before routing back onto the Corniche for a seafront view (which also offered a rare and delightful breeze) and then to Justin and Tiffany’s for the on-back.

The on-back quickly resembled a military hospital with hashers, suffering from dehydration incurred from the imposition of Ramadan, lain strewn around the villa’s perimeter. However most soon recovered in time to replenish their livers with hash water foolishly sweated out over the course of the previous hour.
Justin THE RUN – Verdict
On run 1515, HM Bigears credited hare Justin for giving ‘perfect length.’ Ten runs later and Justin hared again. On this occasion HM Bigears declared that he had provided ‘good length.’ Not sure where I’m going with this…well that’s a lie actually. Sufficed to say that again Justin did not leave Bigears wanting
The run had:
Far too much sand
Good red markings (that were all, in fact, white and blue?)
Pavements too narrow
Weather poorly organized
Scores ranged from 4 to 11, never actually settled on a figure. So, another 9.31 then

HM – Bigears
Hares
Justin and Tiffany and a pack of Dogs

Virgins
Debbie with brat Robert, dutiful subjects and under the protectorate of HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Bob? (I didn’t hear from all the jabbering) from Finland with wife Tarja and two brats Yanick and Alexi
All will hash again!

New Members
We’re enjoying swelling members at the minute. Today, Bob? (This time I did record it but its been washed out by sweat in my scribe book) and wife Tarja Welcome

Returners
Big Tom ‘Truffles’ after months of putting his feet up, bloody teachers
Saadiya
Whiplash, Franz and the Dorsch family

Hash Numbers
None

Hare Raiser
Next week Bigears and Dune Basher
Don’t know where as yet, but will endeavor to let the masses know before the run this time!

Events
Al Ain Re-hydration Run. Perthy, Whiplash and Sheila will all be setting stalls in the desert

Hash Social
Rich and Leith housewarming party this Friday from 1900 hours. All invited, please bring food, drink etc.
Friday after progressive dinner
Wednesday after Dhow (note that’s a boat Leith!) cruise from the British Club

RA – Perthy Throwup
Perthy, having been away for a couple of weeks, noted that the singing hasn’t got any better, even after watching Wales try to play rugby, then duly made the following charges:

Sex on Hash
Leith, this time for saying ‘it’s a big one tonight!’
Franz for something (again, ink has run due to sweat, will defiantly use biro next week!)
Bigears for ‘as HM I’m allowed to abuse Children’
Justin for ‘I don’t follow trails, I just follow Viagra Baby’s toned arse’
Carpet Burns and Whiplash for not shutting the f**k up
Carpet Burns and Franz for taking a Pit (as Poo of all people pointed out a piss/shit) Stop
George with one E f or being hare raiser and not making the same effort on his head
Truffles for offering himself to Bigears and then withdrawing
VB and Rich for hiding at the end of false trails and VB for feeling ill
Shane, Alex and Humpty Dumpty for I don’t know what!
Whiplash and new members Dave and Jo for racing and then talking in the circle
French Fries for skateboarding. But unfortunately he was still skateboarding so couldn’t take his punishment
Bagbum and Leith for sitting in the circle
VB and Heather for using foul fucking language in Footprints edition no. 1524
Humpty Dumpty for telling the youngsters not to leave the old people behind. He happened to have Perthy with him, therefore this was seen as tantamount to RA abuse
And finally…
Poo and Bagbum for pulling up in their car 200 metres from the finish, jumping out and running in then complaining it was a long run
Geordy Dave for turning up with a pin-stripe suit on a hanger
Ralph as he had behaved and not been in the circle yet

Charges from the Floor
None!

The Grub
Vast quantity of Lebanese – becoming quite a crowd favorite!

Announcements
Poo and Bagbum are now sorted for accommodation, somewhere near the cornice…
and there will be a housewarming party sometime after Eid!

“Well, I'd love to [come to the progressive dinner].... but the name thing is a ball breaker as well. hehehehe Would love to join you all, but with the wife in Jakarta.
Take good care all and have a great time!” Ken & Jen

PLEASE:
Take hash water job of Kangaroo Keg who has faithfully done it now for 2 years
Let us know if you are planning to bring a virgin along
Clean up after yourself at the on-back
and please shut up during hash circle!

Social Events
Friday 28th September 2007
Ramadan progressive Dinner


NEW EVENT
Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Dhow trip followed by bottle session back at the Club
1830 and 2030 hours respectively

Mid October 2007
Iftar Dinner

AL AIN RE-HYDRATION RUN – 23rd to 24th November NTNH Site (2006), Al Ain, UAE. Please see Website for details

HASH VALENTINES BALL – with Mainland and Wasps at The Club – February

WORLD INTERHASH – 21st-23rd March
Further details to follow as an when… … …

A heartwarming story…
In 1986, Mikele Mebembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University.
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Mikele approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mikele worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.
The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mikele stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mikele never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Mikele was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mikele and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mikele, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mikele couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mikele summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.
The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mikele's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
…Well it made me chuckle


AUH4 Run Number 1526 – Monday 24th September 2007
START TIME:1800 Hours
LOCATION:Same location as 1520, Meena Port. Would imagine we could probably follow the same trail also!
HARES: Dunebasher and Viagra Baby
DIRECTIONS:Go out along Meena Rd and at the end of it turn left as if you were going to the Fish Market or the Iranian Souq. Keep going through the round about with large phalluses in the middle. Keep going straight past Ace Hardware and Toys R’ Us
About 500 metres along you will come onto what looks like a runway next to the water where (hopefully) lots of other Hashers will be gathered
ON BACK:Same Place
Bring chairs if possible


Don’t forget –
· Please recycle all cans – Perthy will take all cans back to assist their Harriss with an early return to Bangladesh – so please put all food scraps in a separate bag
· If you haven’t Hared any runs or hosted the Down downs Dancing Queen would like to talk to you. We all need to take our turns
· Numbers have been climbing so if you are bringing Virgins along please let Hash Committee know as we would hate to be embarrassed by shortage of food and even worse run out of Hash Water



AUH4 WEBSITE
Don’t forget to look up the AUH4 website. Many thanks to Sheila for putting so much effort into a GREAT website - and check out any incriminating photos of yourself!!
Web site - where you are now
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