WASHers is back! Hashing isn't only about being embarassing in public, wearing seriously unflattering jogging togs and drinking too much beer - some hashers drink too much wine, as well. The Wine Appreciation Society of Hashers - "WASHers" - was founded by Wet Wipe of the Bristol Hash House Harriers, the inaugural meeting being held on Thursday 26th May, 2005 at the Clifton Sausage. A lot of wine, (including two re-launches) has been passed since then. The last WASHers, of which there is no known record, was at Sergio's in Frogmore Street, Bristol, on Friday, 20th July, 2007.

Welcome Autumn with a glass or six of vino, vin, vinho, Wein, gwin, plonk or wine among friends and sympathisers.
 
Date: Saturday, 30th September 2017. Time: evening.
Place: CJ's Coffee House and Deli, 14 Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8DJ.
 
CJ's is being opened especially for the event! American Supper, so bring a plate of food, along with a bottle of wine to share and appreciate.
 
You MUST book - maximum of 20 places. Please let Wet Wipe, LUNCHi or HBK know if you are attending.

The Little Piggy, Bath. 24/11/2006.

The food was pretty good, although I'm not sure anyone ate any piggy. We got through about six bottles of wine, before staggering up the road to The Male Sheep.

There was a comment from one of the party about how lovely the waitress was. I said I wouldn't actually name the person who held that opinion, as he was worried about upsetting his fiancé. I think the impact of the young, pretty, intelligent waitress for one of the other men in the party was really hammered home when she called him "sir". Mind you, he had given her a glass of wine which she found rather palatable.

My notes say that Gazza said he could show us his cock (or clock? My writing was getting a bit wobbly by this stage). I don't remember seeing either of those objects, but we did, apparently, go on to have a conversation about chickens, and Puki Jangut commented that he had a friend with hens called "Kennet" and "Avon". Hash hens? He also said that he's going to adopt a goat for his grandson's 21st birthday present. Right.

There were even some decisions made. We're going to have a WASHers Away Trip (WAT?) to St Malo this year. Puki Jangut will drive us to Portsmouth. We're going to have WANKOFF on the T-shirts. We couldn't quite get the meaning though. We manged "Wine And No Krapp Or F'ing F....."? Since then I've some thoughts on the matter (well, just now actually) and I reckon the second F should be Frogs. Comments on a postcard please. Watch this space (well, not actually THIS space) for dates, times, prices etc.

The next WASHers meeting will be on Saturday 10th February at Sergios, Frogmore St. See www.sergios.co.uk. This is a BYO restaurant, and HBK recommends booking, so if you fancy coming please let me know so I can give them numbers.

I hope Christmas and New Year brought you lovely things and that you have a healthy and wealthy 2007.

Wet Wipe.