On a brisk January day and after some confusion about the start location by a few hashers, including your very own GM, 32 hashers (which I think\u00a0could\u00a0be a new World Record) gathered up in Fontenilles to start the annual, and now infamous Burns Hash – 2026 Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The train got going after a short delay and the teams eventually split off through vast countryside\u00a0covered with good dollops of shiggy for good measure. No tumbles on this occasion, and no runners getting lost this time but unfortunately no beer stop due to the earlier confusion\u00a0that delayed the start of the trail. Nevermind, the hashers made up for it by chugging so much beer at the On After that the emergency stash had to be dug out from the underground cave<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To stop the hungry guys from eating all of the meal before we’d even started we quickly\u00a0moved to the circle where Rocket Pants led proceedings\u00a0starting with rewarding the hares for their excellent trail and overall organisation of the day. Notable mentions were given to those that also contributed\u00a0to the meal, although they were lucky to escape the down down rituals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We welcomed virgin Just Josh to the circle as the newest member of the TH3 family – we hope to see him back for the next one. To finish the circle before sunlight\u00a0left us completely, and body temperatures plummet to below zero, we started to whittle down the long list of namings for those in attendance. Starting with Just Andy, who told us that he is a simple guy who doesn’t worry about anything and is happy with everything (I think we need to get him committed). This resulted in the naming of Shitless which he happily agreed was\u00a0quite appropriate. Moving to his partner in crime, this didn’t take so long as she told us she is the opposite of Shitless and so the name\u00a0Laxative was quickly contrived. So now we have our new hash couple – Shitless & Laxative.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next we moved to Just Lea, who made it very challenging with the lack of information provided, although some of our other members had some cheeky ideas based on some rumours they had heard. With topics jumping from who role in procurement to the other end of the spectrum of kite surfing, two names were brought to the table – Male Order & Fly by Night. Just Lea made the mistake of saying that the latter was her favourite, due to the GM not advising her not to show any preferences and so the former was selected. However, as she was not properly briefed about the rules, Just Lea would like to ask the TH3 if they would accept to change her name to Fly by Night….<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, and to the complete surprise of the intended victim, we called Just Chris (offspring of Short Shift & Hairy Shoes) into the circle. JC must have been to hundreds of hashes, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, so it’s well overdue to officially christen him into the H3 fold. It became clear early on that he was passionate about football, even if he does support Scotland and so naughty\u00a0ideas began forming about the art of the game. After much perusing, we concluded on Sloppy Tackle, which also rhymes with his surname – back of the net!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We wrapped up the circle with the Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, chorused by Sweet Pea and IP, including\u00a0the very amusing non-verbale versions before heading into the warmth to get the haggis, neeps, tatties, chilli and all the rest on our plates. The usual Burns Hash hijinks ensued\u00a0with Rocket Pants leading an Auld Lang Syne, trying to fit 32 people into the every intimate circle. The group did their best to minimise washing up by eating all the plates and bowls dry and eventually numbers dwindled down and eventually we all called it a night
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On a brisk January day and after some confusion about the start location by a few hashers, including your very own GM, 32 hashers (which I think\u00a0could\u00a0be a new World Record) gathered up in Fontenilles to start the annual, and now infamous Burns Hash – 2026 Edition The train got going after a short delay and the teams eventually split off through vast countryside\u00a0covered with good dollops of shiggy for good measure. No tumbles on this occasion, and no runners getting lost this time but unfortunately no beer stop due to the earlier confusion\u00a0that delayed the start of the trail. Nevermind, the hashers made up for it by chugging so much beer at the On After that the emergency stash had to be dug out from the underground cave To stop the hungry guys from eating all of the meal before we’d even started we quickly\u00a0moved to the circle where Rocket Pants led proceedings\u00a0starting with rewarding the hares for their excellent trail and overall organisation of the day. Notable mentions were given to those that also contributed\u00a0to the meal, although they were lucky to escape the down down rituals. We welcomed virgin Just Josh to the circle as the newest member of the TH3 family – we hope to see him back for the next one. To finish the circle before sunlight\u00a0left us completely, and body temperatures plummet to below zero, we started to whittle down the long list of namings for those in attendance. Starting with Just Andy, who told us that he is a simple guy who doesn’t worry about anything and is happy with everything (I think we need to get him committed). This resulted in the naming of Shitless which he happily agreed was\u00a0quite appropriate. Moving to his partner in crime, this didn’t take so long as she told us she is the opposite of Shitless and so the name\u00a0Laxative was quickly contrived. So now we have our new hash couple – Shitless & Laxative.\u00a0 Next we moved to Just Lea, who made it very challenging with the lack of information provided, although some of our other members had some cheeky ideas based on some rumours they had heard. With topics jumping from who role in procurement to the other end of the spectrum of kite surfing, two names were brought to the table – Male Order & Fly by Night. Just Lea made the mistake of saying that the latter was her favourite, due to the GM not advising her not to show any preferences and so the former was selected. However, as she was not properly briefed about the rules, Just Lea would like to ask the TH3 if they would accept to change her name to Fly by Night…. Finally, and to the complete surprise of the intended victim, we called Just Chris (offspring of Short Shift & Hairy Shoes) into the circle. JC must have been to hundreds of hashes, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, so it’s well overdue to officially christen him into the H3 fold. It became clear early on that he was passionate about football, even if he does support Scotland and so naughty\u00a0ideas began forming about the art of the game. After much perusing, we concluded on Sloppy Tackle, which also rhymes with his surname – back of the net! We wrapped up the circle with the Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, chorused by Sweet Pea and IP, including\u00a0the very amusing non-verbale versions before heading into the warmth to get the haggis, neeps, tatties, chilli and all the rest on our plates. The usual Burns Hash hijinks ensued\u00a0with Rocket Pants leading an Auld Lang Syne, trying to fit 32 people into the every intimate circle. 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