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...These are the wild and wacky Hash House Harriers, part jogging group, part frat party?and self-described "drinking club with a running problem." "Hashers" trot and sprint together not just for exercise but to socialize and banter (in their own arcane jargon), and to quaff copious amounts of beer that cancel out the very health benefits they gain from running. Many people?mostly expatriates? find the mix appealing, and "hash" chapters have mushroomed in cities worldwide...
...harriers," would set off soon after, in hopes of "capturing" the hare before he finished the trail. The reward at the end of the run, whether or not the hare was caught, was cold beer for all. The group would start out from the company mess hall, dubbed the "hash house" for its dubious cuisine, and soon became known as the Hash House Harriers. They drafted a charter that to this day is still closely followed: to promote fitness among members, to get rid of weekend hangovers, to acquire a good thirst and to satisfy it in beer...
...beer, combined with the often strenuous running, builds a quick camaraderie among hashers. It also makes it easy for people to drop in and visit a hash. After one or two drinks, everyone, fast or slow, shy or loud, feels at home. Depending on the club (there are nearly a dozen in Hong Kong alone), the amount of drinking varies from an optional cold one at the finish to a supervised "down-down" of several beers in quick succession, due to some violation of an obscure?and quite possibly made-up on the spot?hashing law. While the rules vary...
...Despite hashing's international veneer, a finely wrought British toilet humor still predominates in hash circles?the post-run roundup of jokes, insults and infractions. The naming of newcomers, a long-standing hash tradition usually accompanied by a liberal anointment of beer and flour, can border on the obscene. "You aren't supposed to like your hash name," says Martin ("Camel") Luzon, so dubbed for his long legs and loping gait. "Usually it's some sort of caricature, or comes from something that happened on a run." He cites the example of "Skidmark," an unfortunate hasher caught with his pants...
...four-and-a-half hour meeting over breakfast and lunch last week, representatives from Harvard and MIT sat down with Cambridge officials to hash out their respective relationships with the city, which have been hostile more often than friendly in past years...