Toyo Village Hash, 4/16/05

On Saturday, April 16th, the Kumamoto Hash House Harriers headed to a small village named Toyo nestled in the foothills of Kyushu's central mountains. Froilan and Suzanne (aka Nuck-a-nuts and A**hole kool-aid) managed to carve out a stellar path through all manners of terrain. 25 people gathered near a river and a junior high and set out after the hares. After getting totally lost in the Takenoko forests, the group spread out, forded a raging river, and then climbed a hill to find a beer near placed strategically in the middle of a school's baseball practice. Soon after, Brother Dis Nut, in a quest to find cheap piercing in Japan, impaled his foot on a bamboo shoot. He managed to mark the path well with blood for the hashers behind him. After winding through many farms and onlooking obachans, we crossed a swinging rope bridge, found more beer, then sprinted up a buddha-lined mountain path. Winding on down to the river, Brother S.F. was confortably ahead before making a fateful wrong turn. When all was said and done and the smoke finally cleared, a mortal by the name of Allison snatched the lead and finished just ahead of Sliced Bush.

After a quick revision of home, the hash ended next to a gorgeous, yet chilly river. A few decided to swim and Sister Hi and Squeaky decided not to, but then got in anyway. After a rousing religion, folks headed off in all directions to pursue fun in the perfect weekend weekend weather.

Now the nitty gritty, the hash facts:

-25 people came to the hash, a huge turnout.
-There were 3 hash virgins.
-Brother Cock Sprinter's younger brother Chris came all the way from Australia for the hash.
-...plus Chris is only 17, establishing a new youth record for the KHHH.
-Allison Yoder won the hash and was immortalized as Sister "YODA-LADY-ZO".
-...because she is wise like the Jedi master, can yodel like Celine Dion in Karaoke and is a fan of elephants.
-Brother Dis Nut went on to triumphantly finish the hash with a limp and a mighty staff in hand. When told he looked like Moses, he responded, "Oh yeah? Moses never made it to the promised land!"
-3 Miyazakians joined the hash.
-Video footage taken by Brother Sliced Bush during the hash will be used in an upcoming propaganda/recruiting/training video.
-Huge thanks to Froilan and Suzanne, well done. A very successful Hash indeed.

See you at the MAY hash, stay tuned.