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'The Spotted Dog' (1939) where it all began
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In January 1988, the beginning of the end for the inhabitants of Kerteh was in sight as hashing finally arrived in the area compliments of Nancy and Jim Rupple. Once every two weeks beer was distributed from the back of their vehicle (a Trooper that has no other real use) to the motley recipients, most of whom had not even completed the run. In late July the same year, a few of the regulars, under the influence of alcohol, decided to form the pro-tem committee and managed to stay sober long enough to record the number of runs and who ran it. However, local has-lore says it took the committee two planned drunks and a few impromptu cool downs before the constitution was in a written form suitable for submission to the Registrar of Societies. By November, the Hash has received fzck all from the the afore mentioned office, except a request for all the names of the members to be submitted in Chinese characters! (is it possible to write Gary Klashinsky in Chinese?) The fortnightly routine of escaping the wife to enjoy a thirst generating run and then plenty of beer was, by popular request (demand), changed to weekly in April 1989, as most members were not getting enough! (it is left to the reader to decide whether the statement refers to sex or drink but not both). In June that year, the Hash came of age and celebrated the 25th run with 200 hashers, 40 cases of beer and a cleared bank balance; only to be rewarded with a hell of a hangover, a nagging wife and an evening of misplaced memories. In January 1990, the 'official registration' of the Hash arrived and the weekly runs now boasted an average turn-out of forty to fifty. In November, 200 plus horrible barstewards from Hash chapters around Peninsula Malaysia turned up to support and fall down at the celebration of the 100th run, The run warm-up consisted of a quick abseiling course before the motley crew were sent to the on. Upon the return, though some made it back unsurprisingly early, the Hash was quite literally forced to eat and drink until full to bursting. However, there still appeared some dissatisfaction; judging by the few who decided to five us back to the food and drink, pre-mixed with the ubiquitous diced carrots, in a Technicolor display that remains unrivaled to this day. The celebration of the 150th run in October 1991 happed but it was not until the celebration of the 200th run (the party was great even with a low turn-out) that renaissance of the Hash had begun; in part due to the arrival in the area of some has animals and beer monsters from other hashes around the world. Since then Kerteh Hash has celebrated runs numbering 250, 300, 350, 400, 500 and 555. Those years have also include special runs: Vicars and Tarts, Bondage, Body Check, Grab My bag, family picnics, joint runs with KT Hash and the annual charity run. Hashers have represented Kerteh all over the world in Manila, Phuket, Rotorua, Bandung, Singapore, Langkawi, Cypress, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. The stories will live forever!
We are the Kerteh Hash House Harriers based on the beautiful East Coast of West Malaysia. We are the local chapter of the international Hash House Harriers: A drinking club with a running problem. We meet every Monday evening and start both a run and a walk at 6.00 pm (5.45pm during Monsoon). After an hour of hashing through the jungle, as darkness falls, we gather at a local restaurant for our On-Down. Kerteh area boasts some of the best hashing in the country, with a superb mix of palm oil plantation, rubber estates, secondary jungle and fruit orchards, with just the right amount of mud to keep everyone happy. We encourage everyone to join in the fun, so if you are visiting the Kerteh area, come and meet us at KH3. Annual membership is RM30, with a RM4 sign up fee each week. The guest fee is RM6, which includes a search party to look for lost guests (once beer is finished). The object of the hash is not to be the winner but to avoid becoming a tiger's dinner.
On! On! (Pito)
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