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K9 Deresay is a central figure on the Istanbul hash,
where he is a former GM and has a record 560 plus runs to his
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KamikazeKamikaze actually means ‘divine wind’ but is now generally taken to refer to the Japanese suicide pilots who tried to sink allied ships by flying into them during WW2. Kamikaze is therefore a perfect hash name for anybody of Japanese origin, or someone who falls over regularly. There are Kamikazes on numerous hashes.
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KamikazeKohei ‘Kamikaze’ Kashiwagi started Hashing in Dhaka in 1980s and then moved on to Manila, Sulaimania H3 in Saudi Arabia and Jebel H3 in Oman. He is now a member of the Nairobi Hash.
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Kampala H3 stage an annual 87 km relay from Kampala to Jinja. The run goes through bush, plantations and eventually crosses the Nile. It was first run in 2006 for the kennel’s 20th anniversary
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English doctor and long term GM of Kampala H3 who has been there ‘for ever’.
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KazakhstanThe one hash is the Almaty based Tien Shan H3, which was founded in 1995. Almaty by the way is not the capital, that is Astana, but it is the commercial and social centre of the country, and generally thought of as a much more pleasant place to live. In the old days the hash took a winter’s break from December to mid-February and by 2005 they had more or less closed down. However, since November 209 they have been back up and running and meeting at Mad Murphy's Irish pub every first and third Sunday of the month. Updated with thanks to Pumkin Eater,
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An Irish Accountant who did a few pre-war runs then drifted away. He started to run again after the war and took over as On-Sec from Torch in 1949. It was Kennedy who drew up the rules when the hash had to register as a club and he also introduced the idea of subscriptions. His interview with Stu Lloyd for ‘Hare of the Dog’ was one of the most important additions to our knowledge of the pre-war hashing since Magic’s interviews with ‘Horse’ Thompson.
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A common, and possibly recent, description for a hash group, although chapter or club are quite acceptable.
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Kenya Updated
Nairobi lies on the Kenyan highlands, giving cooler weather and making it malaria free. There is also an excellent brewery as well, so except for the crime (it is not called Nair-robbery for nothing) it is a pretty neat place to live. Nairobi H3 was founded in 1979 by Susan ‘Glug Glug’ Morris, formally of Addis. One of the early GM's, Bill 'Sparerib' Drake, turned out for 300 of the first 400 runs. For the first few years there was a strong ex-pat influence, particularly on the committee but Kenya has a big middle class and today Kenyans make up the majority of the 200 Hashers who turn up on any particular Monday. Nairobi Hashers are noted for partying, with punctuality not always their strong point. They are however excellent at staging weekend trips and their annual Naivasha Relay is a spectacular event through some of the wildest hashing country you will ever find. Nairobi is usually well represented at InterHash and Africa InterHash, and their Maasai dance has been performed at many a cabaret. In 2000 the size of the pack caused some members to break away and found the ‘Original Nairobi Hash House Harriers’. The idea was that smaller numbers would allow them to use a wider range of venues but there were some complaints that the new Hash had divided along racial lines. The Orginals sent this explanation for their founding....
The first Hash was on 21st Feb 2000. The founding GM was Aggrey 'Electrocuted' Chabeda, together with John 'Missionary' Edwards. Strictly speaking, the term 'Original' may not be permissible in global Hash circles as there is not actually any member of ONH3 who was present at the founding of the first Nairobi Hash in the early 1970s. But we do have among our number Sue 'Glug Glug' Norris, who hashed as long ago as 1979 and is the longest standing Hasher still alive and well in Kenya. Note however that Sue Norris is NOT the same as Sue Morris (who apparently WAS one of the first Nairobi Hashers). Just a confusing coincidence.
Mombasa H3 was once active, thanks largely to the enthusiasm of 'Bald Eagle', but they folded around 1990, partly because of declining security, including reluctance to leave cars unguarded at the run site. The millennium year saw Trevor 'R'Hole' Fellows try to bring Hashing back to the coast and Mombasa was also the venue for the 2003 African InterHash organised jointly by NH3 and ONH3. Kenya also bid - unsuccessfully - for the 2008 and 2010 InterHash and is back in the running for 2012.
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KGB T-shirtA famous hash t-shirts ordered by Moscow H3 for the 1980 Olympics. It showed the Olympic bear mascot, plus the letters ‘KGB’. Despite being shipped in under diplomatic protection, a box was ‘accidentally’ dropped by customs. Hashers argued that ‘KGB’ stood for: Keep Getting Boozed, but the shirts were deported. They were brought back via another diplomatic source, but could not be worn in public.
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KillerTim ‘Killer’ Watt was a member of the Durban H3, founder of the Durban Blue Moon and well known around the African Hash scene. Those at African InterHash in Dar will remember him parading naked for most of the circle, in fact for most of the weekend. (To particular amusement of the Kenyan Harriettes). He was killed in a motorcycle accident around Christmas 1998. On on Killer
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A middle of nowhere southern Pacific paradise, made up of numerous islands and atolls. A collection of experienced hashers started talking about setting up a hash in June 1990 and the first run finally got underway three months later. John Brown (ex Lusaka) was the first GM.
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It gets tough at the top! The Killer Hill Pack 2004. Note Bergen Hash founder Abominator third from left, back row The beautiful Norwegian city of Bergen (it is really a slightly overgrown town) is surrounded by hills and once a year the local population turn out on mass to send a whole day walking the complete circuit. Not to be outdone, the Bergen Hash stage a Killer Hill Run in which they hash up and down ONE of the summits. This long weekend event attracts some 30 hashers, including a few visitors. It enjoyed its 11th edition in 2007 when the hill in question was the 568 meter high Rundemanen
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Knight, CameroonCameroun Knight made a considerable contribution to hashing in the seventies and eighties. Ever present at the first five InterHashes, he ran with several Hashes around Africa and the Middle East and was also one of the founders of Abu Dhabi H3. Knob JockeyJim ’Knob Jockey’ Czerwinski was GM of Dar es Salaam during their golden period in the early nineties. On one occasion he missed the hash due to an important business meeting only to find the pack outside his office singing ‘Jim Czerwinski is a horses arse.’ Knob Jockey opened the window, told them to bugger off and continued with his meeting. Last heard of hashing in Poland.
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KL is an abbreviation for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia and the home of Mother Hash.
Founded in the late twenties or early thirties, the Kuala Lumpur Harriers organised mixed paper chases with curry and beer on Sundays. They had folded by the mid thirties, but might well have influenced some of the pioneers who founded the Mother Hash a few years later.
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Kosovo Up date to follow, for now see Bosnia
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Kueh, StephenStephen Kueh,
described by a friend as 'pint sized and soft spoken' joined Kuching H3 in 1966, about 3 years after the kennel was founded. On 2nd May 1989 he
completed 1000 runs with them, being the first hasher in the world to reach that landmark. As some
earlier runs had not been recorded he had unofficially reached 1000 runs slightly earlier. 1000 hashes in 23 years averages about
40 runs a year At the time of the 1990 'Thriller in Manila ' he was one of 23 hashers who had attended every Interhash. |
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Shaggers long term Q8 Hasher and '07 GM ....Kuwait Black Hash ..................Kuwait Harriettes on annual Christmas Pub Crawl
History of Kuwait Hashing
The first Hash in Kuwait was set on 10th June 1984 by Peter Robinson, (ex-Amman) as part of a birthday celebration. The idea was a success and the official Run Number 1 followed on 21st July, attracting a mixed pack of 23. Runs were fortnightly and the pack grew steadily, with another ex-Amman pair, Alan and Joan Bristow, playing a leading role. It was a hard time, with the Iran-Iraq war raging, bringing bomb threats and police checks. Just by forming an unregistered organisation the Hash was breaking the law, while home brewing was frowned upon, with private homes occasionally being raided. Despite this, by 1985 the Hash was running weekly and attracting packs of 80 plus, making it difficult to fit into small apartments. The kennel already had their famous skyline badge, which had been designed by Bob Pour, an American architect. Memorable runs from this period included an illegal dash through the grounds of the British Embassy, an all night camp out on the beach for run 33 and a record pack of 99 for Gene Tonguis’ farewell run. The Holiday Inn was the unofficial Hash home and a Christmas Hash in the desert became a ritual. Towards the end of 1985 Peter Robinson returned to Jordan with Alan Bristow stepping up as GM. There was a fast turnover of ex-pats at this time and by the 100th run only Jo Hubatscheck, Jerry Young and Alan McDonald were left from the original runners. With the Iraqi invasion the Hash closed down although they proudly hashed the day after the invasion! Many of the records were lost during the occupation but these have been partly recompiled from newsletters that survived in private collections. Hashing was restarted within three months of liberation by Johnny ‘Condom’ Johnson with help from Dave Hollingdale and Derek ‘Half Moon’ Hildreth. Previously a Saturday evening Hash (Kuwait had a Thursday-Friday weekend in those days) the reformed now kennel took the Thursday weekend spot. As the old hands returned they objected to this and formed the rival Saturday ‘Quality’ Hash. The generally feeling however is that it is the larger Thursday Hash that is the direct descendant of the original group. The second Gulf War led to a mass evacuation, but the runs continued despite the odd scud missile. Today a few hashers heading in and out of Iraq or Afghanistan run when in town, but teachers and businessmen make up the biggest contingents on any of the three Hashes. The longest serving veterans are now Shaggers and Pizza Piss. The Full Moon Hash, called whenever one of Her Majesties ships are in port, has not met for a while.
Hashing today Kuwait is an active centre of Hashing with three kennels. The Thursday Q8H3 and the Saturday ‘Quality’ Hash meet weekly. There is a friendly rivalry between the two groups and it is customary to spit on the ground when mentioning the rival kennel. This is purely ‘hashmanship’ and there is a sizable core who regularly turn out with both kennels. The Bedouin Black Hash is staged on the last Friday of the month. They are the smallest hash, often hovering around 10-12 runners. They have the rule of ‘never crossing tarmac’ and finish the evening with a barbecue. The main residential areas are found spread along the coast and in recent years more ex-pats have been moving south towards Mangaf and Fahaheel, which now hosts a disproportionate number of runs. Security around military camps and oilfields means that even the Black Hash seldom gets too far into the desert, but there are weekend camps and a yearly trip to Failaka Island. In town dangers include litter, wires and aggressive traffic. Kuwait is a dry country, but there is a home brewing cultural and ‘special lemonade’ is available for down-downs. Circles take place in the privacy of a house or compound, except on occasions when the hash is far enough into the desert not to attract attention. In the summer of 2007 Kuwait switched from a Thursday-Friday to a Friday-Saturday weekend. This changed the nature of the kennels. The Saturday Hash, which had been attracting an evening pack of 20-30 hash diehards, who enjoyed celebrating getting through the first working day of the week, suddenly found themselves running on the last evening of the weekend. The Thursday Hash which had attracted the largest pack, running early in the evening in the middle of the weekend, found themselves running on the last evening of the working week. The average member of the Bedouin Black Hash probably never even noticed the weekend had been changed! There was some discussion about moving the Saturday Hash to Sunday and thus once again running at the start of the working week. Sources: Kuwait the Incomplete Hash Statistics, Kuwait 500th run program
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