Monday runs are men only runs. This is simply a tradition passed down by the very first Hash House Harriers that was created in Kuala Lumpur nearly 100 years ago. We are not a misogynistic organization and women are welcome to join our ranks. The women have their own group called the "Bunny Hash" that doesn't allow men to attend just to keep things even Steven.
On the Monday runs things do tend to become a bit more silly than they do on Thursday and Saturday though and I honestly have no idea why that is. Perhaps it is due to the absence of women that we feel as though we can act more like children.
You can see in this near out of focus picture because flash photography is not allowed, that we have some sort of frat-boy drinking apparatus here to punish the people that get put on the ice. We don't fill it up all the way because we are not actually in college and we are not looking to ruin the next day for the person on the ice.
There is a more embarrassing version of this same trick though and here it is.
Don't ask me why we do this borderline gay stuff here but it is just part of what we do. Nobody is made to do these things against their will, it is just our version of being very silly and everyone has a good time participating in it.
There are other ways to make people drink that are less than fashionable as well.
The bedpan is one of the old favorites and normally it is reserved for the General Manager or GM of the Men's group. For some it is embarrassing, for others it is quite the honor, for all of us this thing was brand new when we bought it and it has NEVER been used for anything other than putting beer in it. It is also very thoroughly cleaned after each event.
There are a bunch of other "awards" such as dildo necklaces and hats, as well as toilet seat covers that have been decorated and later used as a necklace. Once awarded these things, you are not allowed to take them off until the meeting has concluded.
I can only imagine what a passer by would think if they were to see us having this party without knowing what we are doing there. They probably wouldn't believe what they saw.
As long as you are not super-sensitive you are basically guaranteed a good time at a Hash House Harriers event like ours. We don't want to grow up even though the average age of our attendees is well into the 50's If you feel forever young like we do, you should come and join us at one of our over 5000 chapters that exist around the world. Not all of them will be as graphic as ours are though :)
