Volume 44, Issue 38 | January 28, 2026

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RECEDING HARELINE

Run No.	Date	Hare Apparent	On On
2377	9 February	Triple K	Ford Road, Pontville
2378	16 February	Organ Grinder	Chimney Pot Hill Reserve
2379	23 February	DNR	Tolosa Park, Glenorchy (Mardi Gras Theme)
2380	2 March	Lone Arranger	TBA

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UP AND CUMMING

• 31 January 2026 | Hobart Full Moon High Noon | Waddamana
• 21 March | Bream Creek Show combined clubs Hash Trail
• 8-10 May 2026 | Interhash 2026 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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RUN 2375 REPORT

Did you know:
The formal establishment of the Colony of New South Wales did not occur on 26 January as is commonly assumed, but on 7 February 1788, when the formal proclamation of the colony and of Arthur Phillip’s governorship were read out.
Following Federation in 1901, moves for a national holiday gained pace, with the name Australia Day and the date of 26 January finally selected in 1935, with a public holiday at or around that date in all states in 1940. The first prominent protest also occurred around this time in 1938.
It was not until 1994 that all states agreed to 26 January as the Australia Day public holiday.

Public holiday Hash days have traditionally been quiet. More so when people take the opportunity afforded by a long weekend in the warmer months to get out and enjoy dirt, mosquitoes and chronic overcrowding (aka living the Australian dream). So it was on an Australia Day Monday, with our ‘new norm’ Pack of 35 to 40 dwindling to just 17.

Parking at Bayview Park was somewhat… organic. Different angles and spacing ensured that six cars could fit into a space capable of parking 20. This includes Sonar parking in a space clearly marked ‘No parking’.

As is seemingly now tradition, there was no sign of Hare Ted Bullpit propping himself up with a well-earned beverage after setting trail. Instead, super-sub Hare Sir Eve disengaged himself from the suspicious white van lurking near a kiddies playground, explaining that Ted had taken a bit of a last-minute road trip, and that he had set tonight’s trail.

Stating the bleeding obvious, Eve noted that tonight’s trail was flat, with a maximum elevation of two metres. Alas, Gov’nor Honkers‘ absence meant that he would not get to enjoy such excellent terraforming.

In giving the ‘chalk talk’ Eve made one minor mistake, pointing at some distant beachgoers and suggesting that trail turned inland around that point. Off took the runners—with a lot more gusto than should be evident on a lazy public holiday—and did as Eve instructed.

Except for the ‘around’ reference. Instead, the sharp right hook taken by Prawn Star and Bee’s Dick led to someone’s backyard. It took Organ Grinder to point out trail still heading up the beach to get things back on track.

A false trail and a great loop helped keep most Hashers withing the same postcode, but that didn’t last long as we returned back along a section of the Tangara Trail. Turning off we crossed onto Bayview Road, where it was reported by Fish Fingers that Contessa Coupla Weeks ‘let fluffy off the chain’. Whilst it is well known that a diet of bacon and maple syrup can have a disastrous effect on a person’s gut, this was not of CW’s doing. That most Asian sewer-like aroma was a result of building a suburb on land barely above the high tide mark.

Breaking out onto South Terrace we could spot the runners heading up the far canal path. Canny Hasher Marquis Thrill Seeker and his faux runner accomplice Sonar decided against following trail (and I assume decided against swimming across) to parallel the runners back toward the bay. Thrill Seeker would at least continue to look for and find trail; Sonar looked for and found a hiding spot to wait until the runners had passed, then drop in to finish the last 200 metres strongly.

In those final moments on trail, there was an epic Chariots of Fire slow-motion re-enactment. Not that Sugar Babe and Thrill Seeker were pretending to run in slow motion. They just were. Reliving his glory days at half back for the Yorkshire Dales U12s, Thrilly then tried to ‘hip and shoulder’ both Sugar Babe and Organ Grinder into Davy Jones’ Locker.

Probably more like Davy Jones’ foot spa.

The Pack all returned with their hamstrings and calves untested by trail, which is just what you’d want on a public holiday. (Not that public holidays are different to any other day for many Hashers at H5 these days.)

On On to Sandy Bay and Shit Creek’s Run at behind Seagrass at Long Point.

On! On!
SirEve & Grizzly

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SKOLS – Organ Grinder

• Sir Eve – Proxy Hare
• Country Members – Sugar Babe, Marquis Thrillseeker
• Fish Fingers & Contessa Coupla Weeks – FF, no hash gear, was running late for pickup. 5.45, 4.45pm, Coupla Weeks waiting at the door, Fish Fingers not home
• Contessa Coupla Weeks – Laneway smells

Skols from the floor

• Sonar – No Parking signs, parked between them
• In the Raw – made 8 day walk last 11 days
• Sonar – fine athlete, took off with the runners, drops off, shortcuts, then runs back (I did it all)
• Marquis Thrillseeker – Fragrant hasher abuse, Sugar Babe was in photographer’s shot, then rudely shoved out of the way.

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HASH FLASH

Link to all photos for Run 2375 – Bayview Park, Lauderdale

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FUNNIES (True Stories)

A tourist arrived in Australia, hired a car and set off for the Outback. On his way he saw a guy having sex with a sheep. Deeply horrified, he pulled up at the nearest bar and ordered a straight Scotch. Just as he was about to throw it back, he saw a guy with one leg masturbating furiously at the bar.

“For fuck’s sake!” the tourist cried, “what the hell’s going on here? I’ve been here one hour and I’ve seen a guy fucking a sheep, and now some guy’s jerking himself off in the bar!”

“Well, mate,” the bartender told him, “you can’t expect a man with only one leg to catch a sheep.”

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Between the ages of 16 and 18 she is like Africa, virgin and unexplored.
Between the ages of 19 and 35 she is like Asia, hot and exotic.
Between the ages of 36 and 45 she is like America, fully explored, breathtakingly beautiful, and free with her resources.
Between the ages of 46 and 56 she is like Europe, exhausted but still has points of interest.
After 56 she is like Australia—everybody knows it’s down there but no one gives a damn.

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A woman walks into a drugstore and asks the pharmacist if he sells size extra-large condoms.

He replies, “Yes, we do. Would you like to buy some?”

She responds, “No, but do you mind if I wait around here until someone does?

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NOT SO BRAND NEW H5 MISMANAGEMENT 2025-26

Grand Master	Grizzly
Joint Masters	Contessa Coupla Weeks Wee Willie Winkie
On Sec	Sir Eve
Hash Cash	Gingernuts Grassroots
Hash Lips	Organ Grinder Stunned Mullet
Hash Hops	In The Raw
Trailmaster	Prickit
Hash Flash	Sonar
Hash Horn	Eveready
Hashet Managers	Viagra Next Week

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