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Rod ‘Wagga Rod’ Dominsi, also known as ‘The Galloping Tarantula’, is an estimator and quantity surveyor (a brick counter!) working in Brisbane. Rod was a notable runner in his youth and in 1972 was the first Australian to take part in the World Orienteering Championships. By that time he was already a hasher, having joined Sydney H3 in 1967. He stayed with them for 1065 runs, holding the positions of Trail Master, President and Joint Master. During his Sydney days he clocked up another 200 runs as a guest with the Harriettes and also founded the Wagga Wagga Hash. He later moved to Brisbane, where he founded the Thirsty Hash. All in all he has a lifetime total of over 2000 runs and ‘at 60 still has 40 years of hashing to go.’ |
The UK hash website lists 11 hashes in Wales, but most of these are occasional events, run annually or on the full moon. In fact this land of rugby and sheep shaggers is not the strongest of hash territory, which is surprising considering how many Welsh have become ex-pats. Nonetheless, in 2004 Cardiff became the only UK city (so far) to host InterHash. Cardiff H3 was founded in 1984 by Colwyn Jones (ex-Edinburgh) and completed 600 runs in April 2005. It runs on alternate weeks so that members can also join the Mountin' Sheep H3 which was formed by ‘Sheepshagger’ in 1994. This bunch usually heads for the Brecon Beacons National Park. Further west the Swansea Jack H3 perform monthly (actually a glance through their hash list suggests every two weeks) and celebrated their 100th run in June 2005. Saints H3 was probably operating out of RAF St Arthan sometime in the 1990’s. There is a common website at www.hashsouthwales.org
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The hash caters for everybody, so most hashes include a walking pack, possibly with their own shorter trail. Given the changing demographics of the Hash this trend is going to become even more common in the years ahead! Indeed one of the skills of laying a good trail is to see that the walkers don’t miss out on the best bits – like the beer stop or the dangerous rope-bridge! Walkers are generally classified as those who walk most or all the trail. If you run at least half the trail then you are really a runner!
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A separate and presumably shorter trail for those who like to walk. A good trail will be one that brings walkers and runners together at the checks at more or less the same time.
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WallyTony ‘Wally’ Welsh and Barbara ‘Peaches’ Welsh learnt their hashing in Jordan before returning home to found Teign Valley H3. Wally was officially voted the GM at the first mismanagement meeting and held the position from 1986 to 1990, after which he became scribe.
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Wally KangaWally ‘Wally Kanga’ Birch started hashing 20 years ago with the Fleet Hash. |
WangerJo ‘Wanger ‘Cagney started hashing in 1980 with Mount Isa Hash when Tony “Baggins” Bilborough and John “Oscar” Donaldson were in their prime. Wanger is now a regular at Brisbane’s Halfway Hash and since leaving Mt Isa has run with most of the Brisbane chapters and has attended several InterHashes, starting with InterHash Bali in 1988. |
WankerNot surprisingly the act of solo sex, which can also mean totally useless, has inspired many a hash name. More surprisingly is that several of them are actually quite amusing. The best? Well, what about
Wankers Aweigh Wankin Wodger Wanks with Wolves or Wee Willie Wanker
It is worth noting that Wee Willie has a son who is a third generation hasher. |
Ward, SharkySharkey Ward was UK Nash Hash Sec in 1985 and a central figure in the Wessex hash for many years and was elected 'Godfather for life'. Sharkey was also a regular at InterHash from Pattaya 1986 onwards, but in recent times is no longer evident. “Perhaps age has caught up with Sharkey” (Whorator)
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Larry ‘Webfoot’ Jones discovered hashing soon after being transferred to Singapore in 1973. On his return to America he ran on the 2nd New York Hash and in 1980 moved to Los Angeles. La Jolla H3 was the only hash in California at the time so Webfoot founded the LAH3, acting as GM until leaving for Georgia in 1983. |
The guy (or girl) in charge of the hash website. Flying Booger and Stray Dog run the best-known international hash websites while in 2002 D2hD accepted the responsibility for co-ordinating the InterHash website and InterHash Directory from his base in Canberra, Australia. Other webmasters of repute include Likk’m (Switzerland) Zippy (USA now sadly no longer with us) and Webfucker (Holland). |
Westrop, ArthurA pre-war hasher and veteran of earlier paper chases noted for being older and of a higher social rank than the average pack member. Arthur had won the Military Cross during World War 1 and was apparently a keen runner and a tea totaler. He later moved to Malawi where he died in 1965. On on Arthur. |
An interesting feature on the Half Mind website, where hashers can tick off countries and American states they have run in, plus the big events they have attended and see how they rank in the world of hashing. It is all good fun and over a thousand hashers have entered their hash career records. The Wolf remains top of the list with 80 countries (it helps if you have worked for an airline!) and then there are 4 others hashers with 50 countries to their credit (MTM, Higgins, Candyfloss and Yarksucker). |
To moan, to groan to complain. Quite acceptable – in some circles even expected - if done with humour and good nature. |
Whipper InA term for the Hasher responsible for inducing people to move away from the beer truck into a Hash circle so that the GM can submit them to Hash wit and wisdom. A difficult task given the penchant Hashers have for beer. |
Gary “Whistle” Irvine began Hashing with Toowoomba Hash near Brisbane in 1982 and two decades later he continues to hash in Brisbane with any Hash that serves beer. While deaf as a post in his left ear, he will never miss the call to beer .
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Many hashers use whistles to communicate, a habit which seems to have its origins in US Hashing. It is small to carry, produces a loud noise that carries a great distances and even the average hasher has the musical ability to play it. Signals are not really universal, but two short blows can often mean on on, while one long blow might stand for checking. |
Whiteman, GeorgeGeorge Whiteman was the founder of Little Sai Wan H3 and Scarborough H3 before retiring to Cyprus where he played a central role in running Larnaca H3. |
Frank ‘Whorator’ Benfield was first exposed to Hashing in Lae, TPNG in 1973, when the Lae Hash pack was warming up in to its 1974 beginnings. He spent a significant part of his Hash life in South East Asia, most notably in Jakarta (1978-80) and Pattaya (1984-87) where he worked on various Hash committees. He was one of the Joint Masters of Jakarta Hash in 1979 and the GM Pattaya. After moving to Australia he was one of the originators of the Toowoomba H3 (1981) and in 1997 was one of a small group of Brisbane hashers who started the Nigel and Noelene’s Noggy H3 (Noggy Hash). Whorator also Hashed for several years with Halfway Hash in Brisbane and is now a regular at the Wednesday night Breakfast Creek Hotel Hash. Having come to his senses he now considers the Brisbane H3 his Hashing home because it is a men-only Hash. He attended each InterHash up to Hobart 2000, missed two and then rejoined the InterHash trail in Chiang Mai in 2006. In 1986 he assisted Magic in the staging the Pattaya InterHash, where he started his career as InterHash MC. Since then he has MCed other InterHashes, America’s Interhash 1991 and Pan Asia Hash Bandung in 1991. |
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A regular feature of UK Nash Hash. The game involves running 20 yards, chugging a beer, running a set number of circles around a stick and then trying to run in a straight line back to your team. Good Luck!
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A pre-war hasher who joined Mother Hash sometime late in1939. He is credited with being one of those to keep things going after WW2 and was Joint Master from 1951 to 1952 and again in 1954. He moved to Singapore in 1958 but does not appear to have attempted to start a hash. Philip later moved to London, but was a regular visitor to KL. He died in April 1981. On on Phillip. |
WiglessJon ‘Wigless’ Orten is a second-generation hasher, being dragged along to Hashes since childhood. Has hashed in Durban, London and Australia but is most noted for his pioneer work in Fiji where he was cofounder of Nadi H3 and was founder of Pacific Harbour H3.
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WildbillBill ‘Wild Bill’ Higgins set up hash in Iceland but the group folded after his departure. |
John ‘Wildman’ Harvey was a central figure in Qatar hashing in the 1990’s, the first runner to reach 700 runs and a noted hare. |
WineA few sad bastards on the hash like to drink wine. (Poofters). It tends to be more a mixed hash thing. (Wankers) Very common at InterHash these days. (Which shows how standards are declining!) |
Witless WankerRichard ‘Witless Wanker’ Ward has been Hashing in Jakarta ‘for ever’, and for much of the time has been running at least three hashes a week, which points to a possible run total of around 3000! Was founder and first GM of Jakarta's TGIF Hash.
Eddie ‘Wombat’ Machinski is an ex- hasher from Medan Hash who became founder of Batavia H3. He has been a loyal servant to the kennel over many years, including once threatening physical violence to visiting hashers who were not following the strict Batavia circle etiquette.
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Wolfgang ‘The Wolf’ Gust was introduced to hashing in Korea in the early seventies and as a Lufthansa employee spent the next two decades hashing around the globe. He was one of the 5 surviving veterans of every InterHash and was cofounder of the InterScandic Hash, on which he was also had a 100% attendance record. His career highlights include taking a wooden donkey cart all the way from Islamabad Hash to InterHash 1986, directing a winning cabaret act at InterHash Phuket and acting as a special advisor to Digit in InterHash Goa. For many years he divided his time between Korea and Norway where he helped establish the Oslo hash as one of Europe’s top kennels. He later returned to Germany, becoming a central figure on the Frankfurt Hash and a major organizer of international events and trips. He could be tough in the circle, but was too kind to ever upset people and as an organizer had few equals.
Onon The Wolf
In May 2010 the hash word was saddened to hear that the Wolf had died while on a run with the Frankfurt Hash. Towards the end of the run he had taken a short cut home. There was little immediate concern when he did not appear, as he often stopped and chatted to people as he walked around. However on this occasion the great man had suffered a heart attack. His death brought a vast outpouring of messages and tributes from the hash community.
He was, is and will be a legendary hasher not only to us but to the whole of the hashing community. He will live on in our hearts and never be forgotten.’
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An afternoon radio program put out in Britain by the BBC. At some time in 1986 they featured Cheltenham H3 .
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A pre-war hasher, Frank arrived in KL some time around February 1939 and joined Mother on her 6th or 7th run. He had a bad war, spending time in KL’s Pudu jail and in camps in Thailand. He returned to KL after the war and was Joint Master in 1949. Frank later retired to his native Guernsey. |
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Wrong Way is another common Hash name. Wrong WayClive 'Wrong Way' Pearce has Hashed extensively around Hashdom as a working member of the oil patch. He’s now working on his bar tan in Pattaya, Thailand. He was the 2nd GM of the Pattaya Dirt Road Hash and has completed over 70 of its monthly runs. |
Wyatt-Smith was sent out to Malaysia around 1939 to work in forestry. He joined Mother Hash, where he was a noted FRB, which was not surprising as he was an Oxford Half Blue at cross country running. He was also one of the first to bring along a hash dog, a bull terror. With the outbreak of war John was recruited into a special combat group and escaped from Singapore in a small boat, ending up in South Africa. Returning to Malaysia after the war he continued to work in forestry, publishing books on the trees of Malaysia and becoming one of the early pioneers of conservation of tropical forests. During the years of low Hash numbers his knowledge of the local forests meant he was always ready to set a run, often haring with Frank Woodward. He stayed in Malaysia until 1963 when he moved to Nigeria. It is uncertain how many runs he achieved with KL but he was noted to be both hashing and playing casual games of seven-aside rugby in his sixties. Wyatt-Smith retired to Oxford where he died in 2002 at the age of 85. On on John. Sources include ‘The Times’. |
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