ARE YOU (RU?): A plea for help. A Hound who is not on the trail and wants to know if anyone else is. The reply should be either checking or ON ON.

 

BACK CHECK (or CHECK BACK): Kinda like a false trail, but not. One of the sadistic methods used by the hare to get you to run down a trail and then have to come back because he decided to set the trail in another direction. Marked with BC or CB and a number, indicating that that you've gone past the turn off for the real trail. Count back the number of marks represented and the mark turns into a check. The trail could go in any direction from this point.

 

BEER MEISTER: The person responsible for keeping the hash supplied with ice cold beer every week.

 

CHECK: A cunning trap to put the hounds off the trail also enables back runners to catch up.

 

CHECKING: Looking for the trail. If you are Checking, say so.

 

DFL (or AEC): Dead f*cking last – or ass-end Charlie, they are the slow pokes that hold up the circle.

 

DOWN DOWN: A beer (or similar) drunk as rapidly as possible while various derogatory songs are sung by the pack. If you do not get it all down the remaining should be poured over your head - or down your pants.  Newcomers, leavers, celebrators, backsliders, and anyone else who deserves it can be invited to do a down down.

 

FALSE TRAIL: Usually found after a check. A false trail can be of any length, depending on the level of nastiness of the hare. If you find it, go back to the check and look in another direction. Note: Falsies are seldom or never come across by the back markers, and are employed mainly to keep the FRBs from not getting to the beer too early.

 

FRB: Also known as front running bastards, a fast wanker who is more intent on "winning" than having a good time (punishable by a down down). The FRBs are used to scout the trail at the check. The hare aims to lose FRBs whenever possible.

 

GRANDMASTER: The really, really unlucky hasher who has to try to organize the day to day running of the hash.

 

HARE: the hasher(s) who is lucky enough to lay the trail.

 

HARE RAISER: A member of mismanagement who tries to organize the hares.

 

HASH CASH: Our worthy treasurer.

 

HASH MISMANAGEMENT: The complete group of incompetents who are responsible for the order or disorder of the Hash.

HASH NAME: The hash will attempt to name every hasher after many runs or a noteworthy event. The PCH3 employs a democratic process which often results in very interesting names. Do not ask for a hash name!

 

HASH TRASH: A write up recapping the latest hash run - nonfactual or fictional.

 

HOUND: Anyone who follows the hash. They pay their weekly tithe - If they don't - they have Hash Cash chasing them.

 

ON ONE: The hasher is checking from a check and has found one mark.

 

ON TWO: The hasher is checking from a check and has found two marks.

 

ON TRAIL: The hasher is checking from a check and has found three marks and is therefore on the right trail - usually - it may be a false trail but it will be marked.

 

ON ON: Sames as On Trail but is shouted by all hashers whenever they see a trail mark. The call assists the rear runners who may not be able to see the front runners but at least can hear them.

 

ON IN: The venue where all the crates of amber throat charmer are consumed, and where the Religious Advisor comes into his own.

 

ON SEC: The hasher responsible for keeping track of useless information.

 

PACK ARROW: An arrow (chalk) drawn by a hasher in the direction that the trail goes (they think). The arrow is different from the hare's arrow (hopefully).

 

RELIGIOUS ADVISOR (RA): The person who calls the circle to order and gives out punishments as it appeals to his/her sense of humor/sadisticness.

 

SCB: Short Cutting Bastard. To be a successful SCB requires great skill and cunning. A SCB has to try to make it appear that they have run the whole trail when in fact they have only done about half of it.

 

SHIGGY: Mud and other yucky stuff.

 

SONG MEISTER: The hasher who's supposed to help the RA by starting down down songs. This person generally is loud and knows a lot of songs (many of them are disgusting) which they'll sing anytime, anyplace!

 

VIRGIN: A person who is new to hashing.

 

WANKER: A very common euphimism, literally meaning someone incapable of masturbation, but generally is a friendly term of polite affection - try it!

 

ZENNING: The fine art of short cutting.