IH3 Trail #428

2nd Annual Cortland Swimming Re-Hash

Hares: Red Crap, SMD, Smells Like Bush

From the view of the Cortland Swimming Alumni; the day started with Hangovers and squinting eyes as we opened doors to the bright sunny skies of Cortland (11:30 AM). We then put ourselves through shocking awakenings as we forced ourselves into the frigid waters of Holstein Pool (12:00-12:30). Once our bodies adjusted to the cold water and the Mental & Physical stresses about to be placed on our bodies. We then preceded the Hash with the Cortland Swimming and Diving Alumni swim meet (1:00). With the vast amounts of "carbo" loading the night before (6:00 PM-2:00 AM Friday) the Alumni easily won yet another victory against the current swimming and diving team of the Red Dragons. From the pool, all swimmers and divers met at the Community Restaurant for the Semi-Formal dinner (4:00). With the Hash set to ! start a 6:00 the Hares began to worry about getting flour, where to set trail and how many participants we will actually have, knowing all the swimmers need to go back to their rooms of choice to change into proper hashing clothing (MAYBE). So as the 1 hour long buffet line formed, I had time to go the local market to buy the flour. Knowing we had the flour I knew the hash would go off without a hitch. At the conclusion of dinner, exactly as planned everyone dispersed. SMD stayed back to welcome any hashers, as we met outside the restaurant. As the swimmers/hashers started to gather on the side walk more and more people kept arriving. With so many people being on time, it gave SMD a chance to do a "Deck Change" in the back parking lot. The number of Ithaca Hash House Harriers decreased, as they were at the Albany Red Dress, while the number of swimm! ers had increased a great amount in year one. We had 2 alumni that hashed in San Diego, Suck My Dick (SMD) and Smells Like Bush, who has moved back to NY. Those representing IH3 were Dances With Head, Pussy Pong, Country Cock, Just Corey, 1/2 Monty (Bobbitt), and myself, Red Crap. The remaining participants were either second time hashers or Virgins: Just…Jack, Jason, Scott, Greg, Bridget, Kevin, April, Kate, Ellie, Gardner, Jeff, Jessica, Murph, Amy (Bobbitt). With everyone present and hash cash paid, SMD lead us in a chalk talk as it varies from HASH to HASH. After the talk SMD and Smells Like Bush took off to set a live trail. For those that still did not understand, we gave a review of chalk talk. With a ten-minute lead, the pack took off. SMD lead us in the same direction as last year, but decided to keep it in the downtown area, since we did not have a "Swim House" to intrude in on the Alumni social for a Beer Near (BN). So they kept the trail on level ground. They lead us past! or near every bar in Cortland without stopping. Past children playing at a local schools play ground, through the front lawn of the Sheriffs office, almost back to the starting point, then by some more bars, only to circle back for the one and only BN. The plan was for Patino Murphy’s but a college formal had the place filled. So we went next store to Ducci’s to consume several pitchers. Being strapped for time with other alumni arrangements this became the on-in. We all gathered as Dances and SMD lead the down-downs: The Hares drank. IH3 hashers drank, when a hare drinks they all drink. Out of Towner’s. Virgins. Dances and Murph for New shoes, Jason actually drank for Murph. Ellie, Kate, and April drank for wearing Jeans. If you did not drink, you drank. We closed the circle at about 7:45. The IH3 hashers and Jack began playing some billiards. When all of a sudden a Cortland College transit v! an pulled up out front of the bar and brought the swimmers to a disclosed location in Marathon. As the Swimmers were on their way to getting tanked. The rest of IH3 were left at the bar… I think Dances and PP were fine with this, as Dances looked like he had his fill of Beer from attending The Brew-Off. SMD presented Dances with a copy of the 2003 San Diego Red Dress DVD, I also received the 2003 and 2002 DVD’s , great Hash weekend material!!!

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