Minutes
of the 28th
Annual General Piss-Up held on 27th
March 2010 at The Bridge Inn, Passage Street, Bristol. Minutes
Secretary: Wolfie.
This
was the first AGPU held at The Bridge Inn.
Pre-meeting gossip centred around the suggestion that there may be
some sexual tension, generally considered to be more an aspiration than a firm commitment, between
the current Grand Master, Wet
Wipe,
and the barman of The Bridge.
Wet
Wipe,
opened the formal meeting by welcoming those present.
Apologies.Puki
apologised for Clem.
Minutes
of the last meeting. These
were approved as being accurate in every detail and written in
an almost forensic documentary style, with a broad literary sweep
combining the best of Shakespeare, Milton, Wilde and Dylan (both Bob
and
Thomas).
Matters
Arising. There
were none.
Outgoing
officers' reports.
Grand
Master. Wet
Wipe
invited us to look at the arse on that.
Hash
Cash. Sleepy
distributed
accounts which are included with, and form part of, these minutes.
See below.
Hare
Raiser. Spiderman
reported that hares had been supplied for every run during 2009.
Stats.Wolfie
stated that he had managed to maintain the average number of
runners per run at a record 24 for a second consecutive year,
despite difficult economic conditions.
Proposals
for Hash and Pub Awards.
Best
hash location. Lunchbox
proposed The
New Inn, Pwyllmeric, as follows: Delightful
run through fantastic woodland. All off-road on a warm sunny day:
Spring in the air! At last winter was over! Lovely twisting forest
trails. Set with a great degree of skill and complexity. Buzzards
and Kites overhead. Lovely views of the Severn Estuary and Severn
Bridges from the tump. And an ostrich farm too! So many smiling
faces! It was pointed out that the run from this pub took place on the 14th
March 2010 and that these awards were for the calendar year of
2009, which rendered the nomination invalid. There were no other nominations.
Best
pub for service, beer, range of light snacks, carpark, toilets and
prices. Wet
Wipe
proposed The Beaufort Inn, Hawkesbury Upton, which was seconded and
carried.
Worst
hash location. Waynetta
proposed The Wheatsheaf, Corston, “'cos of that bloody long
road!”, which was seconded and passed unanimously.
Worst
pub for service, beer, range of light snacks, carpark, toilets and
prices. Lunchbox
proposed The New Inn, Pwyllmeric, as follows: 40
runners for the Bristol/Cardiff (Revival) joint run. Forty
salivating hashers on a hot day. There were only two pints at the
bottom of the barrel. "Happy to wait while you change it!"
says I. "But they're not delivering my next barrel 'til
Wednesday" said the landlady. "What else can I get you
lads instead?" Not too many smiling faces.
It
was pointed out that the run from this pub took place on the 14th
March 2010 and that these awards were for the calendar year of
2009, which rendered the nomination invalid. There were no other nominations.
Bristol
and Allied Hashes Pension Scheme (BAHPS).Lunchbox
said that, for reasons which would become apparent during his
forthcoming embezzlement trial, he was resigning from the post of
BAHPS Chairperson. A proposal from Puki Jangut that Lunchbox should rot in hell was deemed inappropriate.
Proposal
for alternate Sunday morning/Monday night runs between May and
August, inclusive. This
proposal from Lunchbox
was not seconded and therefore not voted on.
Grand
Bru Beer Scandal (1991).
Due to the non-attendance of the various legal teams, and the
imminence of the free curry, this matter was not discussed.
Resignation
of Officers.
In accordance with Hash AGPU rules, the officers present resigned.
Down-downs were downed.
Election
of Officers. The following
officers were elected:
Grand
Master: Massive
Joint
Masters: Wet
Wipe and
Scoop
Hash
Cash: Sleepy
On-Sec,
Stats, Webshite: Wolfie
Joint
Religious Advisers: Scoop
and
Trolley Dolly
Hare
Raiser: Spiderman
Hash
Horn: Fur-lined
Booties
Hash
Haberdasher: Soprano
Awards
Co-ordinator: Wet
Wipe
Hash
Flash: Three
and Fourpence
Hasher
Basher: Soprano
Social
Committee: Wet
Wipe(chair),
Waynetta,
Rob Newton
and Soprano
Mee-mee:
Doris
Doombar
Assistant
Mee-me: Scoop
Beer
Master:
HBK.
[The
remainder of the meeting was chaired by the new GM,
Massive.]
A vote of thanks to Wet Wipe
for her four years at the helm was supported by all present.
Any
Other Business.
Insurance.
Lunchbox
proposed
that we subscribe to the national Hashers' insurance scheme. After
some discussion, during which Sleepy
declared
that his continuing committee membership would be contingent on
the club joining the scheme, it was decided that, subject to
confirmation of costs, etc., we would join as at April 2010.
“Nominating”
down-downs. Lunchbox,
now speaking from a prone position, declared that he was sick of
people getting down-downs for legitimate reasons, then “nominating”
someone else to drink them. He felt that, at the very least, the
person nominated by the RA should give a good reason for the person
they were nominating. Alternatively, if driving/working later in
the day or on presentation of a current doctor's certificate, they
could request a non-alcoholic drink. Or, of course, there was
always the traditional option of “wearing it”. Although
a formal motion was not proposed, the general feeling of the
meeting was that Lunchbox
had a good point. The new RAs were asked to take note.