World champion bowler visits Pattaya

Brendan Richards

Current Indoor Bowls champion and world no. 2 outdoor champion Alex Marshall was in Pattaya recently to give a few tips to the city’s budding athletes at the Bowling Green. Hailing from Scotland, Alex Marshall has numerous world titles to his name and imparted some 28 years of experience to local residents and visitors during the visit, as well as promoting the name Thomas Tailor, the company Alex works for supplying woods (lawn bowling balls) and associated sporting equipment in the game.

Alex Marshall proved he is one of the best, both on the indoor and outdoor greens, as the intense concentration shows on his face.

The lads from the Bowling Green gathered enthusiastic players in an attempt to give Alex a run for his money. However, like any true champion, Alex defeated all competitors in a lengthy afternoon entailing 45 ends of play against 9 of the local boys.

As the sun set and the cooling amber refreshments were brought out to thirsty players, it was Glenn ‘Jeep’ Holthaus who Alex selected as player of the week and presented Jeep with a set of new woods.

Ready to roll, Alex Marshall (center) with the local lads for an afternoon of Lawn Bowling action.

Jeep was suitably amused that he managed to get the upper hand on his fellow players and vowed to raffle off the new woods, valued at 10,000 baht, for his Computers for Kids charity. Quite an achievement, since Jeep was running on cortisone after popping his knee out the previous day.

Alex represented his country in 1988 and went on to have success in the World Championships. He took gold medals in the Team, Pairs and Fours competitions in the World Outdoor Championships (1992). He followed this success with a gold in the 1995 World Indoors Championship (Pairs), a gold in the Team event and a silver in Pairs in the 1996 World Outdoor Championship, together with wins in the 1999 World Indoor Championships and the 2000 World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games held in Manchester in 2002.

It was his first trip to Pattaya and he assures us he’ll back to play on the local greens here in Fun City.

Cheers score perfect score in Wednesday Quiz League

Who wrote the book Empire of the Sun and appeared in the movie? In which British city was William Gladstone born? What is the opposite of the expression “vulnerable” at the bridge table?

The Cheers team celebrate after achieving a total score of 120 points in the Wednesday Quiz League.

These are just a few of the 60 questions the Cheers quiz team answered correctly on the Wednesday quiz night of October 22. The total score for the night was 120 points, a perfect score.

Consistently at the top of the league tables, Cheers put on a performance that outshined the other teams in the Wednesday league. In fact, the average score of all the other teams was 93.

Besides the Wednesday quiz league, teams also play on Sunday, but with a slightly different format. Teams involved in the quiz leagues are The Bunker, Bob’s Bar, Cheers, The Londoner, Rising Sun, Nervous Wreck, Queen Victoria Inn, Fawlty Towers, Shagwell Mansions, Palmers Bar, Tommy’s Bar, Bowling Green, Pleasure Dome, OK Corral, Tippy’s, Happy Bar 2. All are welcome to play, but please leave your egos at the door.

Peacock Indoor Bowling and Snooker Leagues

Mickey Mouse Darts League

Sunday Quiz League

Wilf and Remy scramble to victory

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Bunker

The Bunker’s monthly two-day “fiesta” of golf was held at the beautifully maintained Green Valley course on Monday and Tuesday, October 20-21, with a two-player team scramble. The enjoyable format attracted fifteen teams and the weather even chose to be favourable for the event as well.

The likely lads, Wilf Latham and Remy Guy, during the Bunker’s monthly two-day golf tournament held at the Green Valley Golf Course.

As always the course was beautifully turned out with greens much faster than on many courses currently, and this was to catch out most players initially. However the field soon found it’s feet and, as with most scrambles, it was very tight at the top of the leaderboard.

Also, not uncommonly, only one player in the top ten teams had a handicap greater than twenty. At the end of the first day only two shots covered the first four places, with Wilf Latham and Remy Guy returning a fine net 65.6, Magnus Johansson and Martin Hanfelt recording 65.2 and the surprising leaders, Perry McNeely and Gerhard Schulze, topping the chart with net 63.4.

The second day was promising to be a tense affair when the “also-rans” John Preddy and Len Jones led the field off but they were to be the day’s biggest “improvers” taking seven shots of their first day tally. Would the leaders do the same? In the tense struggle that followed Bob Lindborg and partner Lamud set the standard for the day with an excellent net 65.6; only 0.2 of a shot behind were the two-ball of George “One Ball” Jackson and Phil Mitchell.

Magnus and Martin were to lose a shot to their first day total. Repeating their first day round of 65.6, the long hitting of Wilf Latham and the deft touches of Remy Guy around the greens were enough to see them blow away the efforts of the first day leaders, for whom the wheels most definitely came off the wagon. Only 0.4 of a shot covered the first three teams at the end. Consistency is the secret of a winning team and this was the point proven.

Final results:

1. Wilf Latham & Remy Guy, 131.2:

2. Magnus Johansson & Martin Hanfelt, 131.4

3. George Jackson & Phil Mitchell, 131.6

The Bunker Super Sawng awards for birdie two’s went to Wilf and Remy, George and Phil Mitchell, Klaus Schackt and Ann Kaesavane, Harry Riley and Ciano Glavina, Gerhard Schulze and Perry McNeely and Keith Smithson and Kevin Taylor on the first day. On the second day the recipients were Ed and Mam Trayling, Saranya Chaiyanont and Samantha Burke, Klaus and Ann, Wilf and Remy, George and Phil and Roy Mitchell and Bill Hewitt.

Remy storms to the front at Ban Chang

Century Ban Chang welcomed the Bunker Boys for their weekly stableford competition on Thursday, October 23, with heavily laden skies and patchy, sanded greens. The two divisions were cut at 20 and under and it was good to see Paul Butler back in a Bunker competition again, having finished his work stint in Vietnam.

In division two the heavy rains which afflicted the final third of the round caused havoc with the scores and George Meigh took third place with his paltry total of 24 points, three behind lady golfer Kanjana Gregory and her 27. Only George Redgewell managed to keep his head and fire a good score and his 38 points was more than enough to take the honours.

In division one Takeshi Hakozaki weathered most of the storm to record 31 points and take third place, with scratch golfer Keith Smithson almost firing level par with his round of gross 75 netting him 35 points. Out in front, however, with an excellent 39 points, was the Belgian Beau, Remy Guy. Remy has been back in Pattaya for only three weeks, after a five month golf-free spell in Europe, and he has quickly found his form again. Last year saw him tumble in the handicap lists and similar performances will see him fall further this time.

The strength of his game is his short game and he used this to good effect once again on a course he enjoys. The day’s most steadfast golfer was Karim Nehari whose birdie two on the fifteenth gave him the Bunker Super Sawng award. It also added five points to his card, giving him a grand total of 11 points. The Bunker Banana Booby has never been more deserved!

Jimmy in the winner’s Brackett

IPGC Golf From Lewiinski’s

Sunday October 19
Green Valley - White Tees
Stableford

1st Place A Flight: Jim Brackett, 39 points

2nd Place A Flight: Rick Sharp, 39 points

3rd Place A Flight: Klaus Schackt, 38 points

4th Place A Flight: Julian Clarke, 37 points

1st Place B Flight: Bob Lindborg, 40 points

2nd Place B Flight: Pete Stonebridge, 38 points

3rd Place B Flight: Larry Nicholas, 33 points

4th Place B Flight: Joe McArdle, 33 points

Nobody told Bob Lindborg it was not the Monthly Medal so Bob went out and shot the best on the day 40 points thereby reducing his handicap without the benefit of picking up a trophy! He won’t be happy.

Pete Stonebridge who has not been able to play as often as he has previously given his nocturnal responsibilities at the Classroom A-Go-Go still gave evidence that infrequent play will not equate to infrequent pay as he was just a step below Bob with a credible 38 points.

The penultimate spot in B Flight was left to an all-Irish count back between Larry Nicholas and Joe McArdle, with the irascible Mulligan’s owner having the better of it. The roster of A Flight winners read like a Who’s Who of Lewiinski’s Golf Society with Jim Brackett edging Rick Sharp on count back. Klaus Schackt and Julian Clarke were cascaded behind Jim and Rick in one stroke increments.

Tuesday October 21
Laem Chabang - A &
B - White Tees
Stableford

1st Place A Flight: Larry Watson, 40 points

2nd Place A Flight: Gary Blackburne, 39 points

3rd Place A Flight: Jim Brackett, 37 points

1st Place B Flight: Harvey Samuel, 42 points

2nd Place B Flight: Dan MacLean, 39 points

3rd Place B Flight: Odvarr Rykke, 38 points

Harvey Samuel was man-of-the-match and tops in B Flight as he put his best competitive effort in some time together to lap the field with 42 points!

“Big Dan” MacLean strode across the street from the Sugar Shack and threw a handsome 39 points at Jack’s layout. Always improving Odvarr Rykke made his 38 points stand up for third in B flight. The omnipresent Irish struck again as low handicapper Larry Watson shot gross 75, good for 40 points and top spot in A Flight.

It was good to see Gary Blackburne climbing the steps on the podium as he returned to form, not that anyone doubted that he soon would. Jim Brackett made it two paydays in two tourneys as his 37 points completed the A Flight payees.

Wednesday
October 22
St. Andrews 2000 - White Tees
Stableford

1st Place: Eddie Blackwell, 37 points

2nd Place: Stewart Thompson, 35 points

3rd Place: Bob Noble, 34 points

It looked as though Eddie Blackwell may slip to near human status and go a week without stamping his imprimatur on a pay stub. But with one comp remaining he ended that fear as he shot two clear of the field and clung to the top rung. Mates Stewart Thompson and Bob Noble rounded out the happy part if the single flight field.

PSC golf from Bobby Joe’s 60’s Bar

Friday October 24
Royal Lakeside
Stableford

They say if it looks like one and acts like one it has to be one. Well for the past week we have spent most of our spare time paddling around in water for hours on end, digging up the ground all over the place with big wet chunks of earth flying into the air, with water streaming down all over our bodies and travelling in flocks. No, we are not ducks we are golfers but we must be quackers.

Bobby with Bob Benda & John Guest.

At the 60’s Bar we were going to have a special day, with Bobby promising hot freshly cooked pies with mashed potatoes, mushy peas and gravy on our return so it seemed the thing to do to brave the pouring rain and travel down to Royal Lakeside. Actually not a bad trip, after the return from Plutaluang the day before we expected much worse.

Bobby with Mac Stewart & Eric O’Brian.

Royal Lakeside proved pretty much as expected, it drains well, damp but playable, but of course no carts. Good Lord, my feet are killing me and I am stiff as a board, mainly due to the hills of Plutaluang. Still this course is eminently playable and so flat with lush fairways that it is usually a pleasure to walk, today proved no different, wet and soggy but cool and pleasant.

The course as was to be expected proved to be long with the fairways soggy with no run, so at the end it was no surprise the scores were pretty average and Bob Benda won one shot ahead of Derek Brook. His second one shot loss in two days.

The generous sponsors from ‘Big Joe’s English Food Company’.

The drive back to Pattaya was not too bad after the shambles of the day before, and soon we were back to the 60’s bar and the delicious smell of freshly baked Steak and Kidney pies and all the trimmings, supplied by Bobby and his sponsor ‘Big Joe’s English Food Company’. There really is nothing like good old English stodge for the converted, good food that sticks to the ribs. I was nearly killed in the stampede.

Pies consumed and doggie bags filled we got onto the serious part of the night, the drinking, but not before Bobby thanked the sponsor and did the presentation.

Winner: Bob Benda

Near Pins: John Guest (2), Mac McCaskill

Long Puts: Stewart Thompson, Eric O’Brian

John Desmond takes his first win

IPGC TAGGS golf from The Haven

Monday October 20
Treasure Hill
Stableford

1st John Desmond, 37

2ndTrevor Schirmer, 36

3rd Tony Barritt, 33 cb9 20

4th Henrik Johnsson, 33 cb9 16

With the storms surrounding Pattaya during the week, it was a pleasure to travel to Treasure Hill where the course was found to be in excellent condition and did not necessitate a lift and place ruling on the day and the rain also kept its distance to allow a good dry day out for the first time in a few outings.

John Desmond having sorted out the slight problem with the short wand is at last beginning to show the form expected from a single figure handicapper, and led the field home albeit narrowly, from Trevor Schirmer.

Tony Barritt continued with his fine run of form to take third place on count back from newcomer Henrik Johnsson with an outstanding back nine.

The Twos were shared between Brian Kelly and Tony Barritt.

Prior to the prize giving Richard Livingston, the resident PGA Professional, welcomed new member Henrik Johnsson and also welcomed back Philip Cass.

Wednesday
October 22
Burapha East
Stroke Play

1st Tony Barritt, 68

2nd Christian Pogetti, 69

3rd Phil Groves, 70

4th Mike Dabanovich, 73

The rain returned to interfere with the day’s tournament over the A and B courses, played from the blue tees, at Burapha, but it did not affect the scoring too badly as the now prolific Tony Barritt again took top honours with an even better round than the previous outing which left him one shot clear of Christian Pogetti in second place.

Phil Groves fired a gross 76, good enough to take third but a little off the scorching pace set by the leaders. Mike Dabanovich, who as usual is just starting to run into form just prior to his departure to the sands, rounded out the podium.

The twos pool was divided between Jimmy Little and Tony Barritt (again?).

Before presenting the prizes, Richard welcomed new member Gerard Bristeau and welcomed back J.P. Carcabal and Christian Pogetti.

On Friday 24 most of the golfers trekked down to Plutaluang for the annual T.Q. Master’s, a short report of which can be found in this weeks Pattaya Mail on back page, as it was washed away by the torrential rain and had to be abandoned when the management closed the course. This is the first time in ten years that one of Pattaya ‘s major tournaments has had to be abandoned and it was re-scheduled for November 21.

PSC golf from the Cafe Kronborg

Monday October 20
Pattaya Country Club
Stroke Play

The Pattaya Country Club was host to a Stroke Play Competition in two flights, A flight 0 to 17, and B flight 18 upwards. The course was showing some wear and tear from the recent wet conditions, but the greens were quick and true. On the day the course won with nobody shooting their handicap.

Bill Plath, Winner A flight Monday October 20.

Bill Plath took the A flight on a countback from Bob Pearce, both on net 73, with Ebrahim close behind on net 75. In the B flight we had a three way countback on net 73 with Dave Richardson coming out on top, Arthur Bailey coming second and Dick Worden coming in third.

Thursday October 23
Plutaluang S & W
Stableford

Remind me not to play this course on a wet day or on a day when carts are not available and in fact we lost players when carts were unable to be used. It’s a long way from most greens to the next tee box and without the caddies to lead us we would have been lost and been wandering in the wilds for weeks to come.

Dave Richardson, Winner B flight on Monday and Thursday.

In the circumstances the day was a long walk, never spoilt, but pretty slow as it was a special day. This allowed the elderly to sit on every tee box and get their wind back, also to stiffen up.

This is a fine course but very difficult and very hilly, so on the day it was no surprise that the ex military members of our players came out on top, when the going gets tough etc. Pitons and climbing gear optional, walking sticks mandatory.

Derek Brook, 2nd in A flight on Thursday October 23.

We were nearly finished when the heavens opened, and racing to the clubhouse under an umbrella the promise of a hot shower and a cold beer lured one on, to be met on the steps by most players finished as there was no electricity. Oh there was hot water, scalding hot and no cold water so no shower.

Sat in the restaurant cold and wet we did the results and found the A flight, 0 to 16, played well whilst the B flight, 17 upwards, struggled a little. The winner of the A flight was Bob Pearce with a fine 40 points, just ahead of Derek Brook with a pretty good 39 points and in third Brian Noguer with 34 points. In the B flight Dave Richardson came through again with 36 points beating Phillipe Berra into second on countback. Third with 32 points was Tim Holt.

Bob Pearce, Winner A flight Thursday October 23.

Presentation over, a wet and bedraggled bunch braved the teeming rain to get to the transport, only to be met by a Sukhumvit blocked with heavy traffic back beyond the Phoenix joining and a 2 hour drive back. No fun in wet clothes.

Back at the ranch, very damp, we all tucked into ‘cold’ beers and told ourselves what a fine day we had. Weird people, golfers that is.

Tim Holt once again wins the bragging rights

3 Sisters Golf

Tim Holt again take honors at Siam Monday golf. I believe Tim grew up near a pasture with a lot of lush grass, just like the conditions that Siam is in at the moment. Again the greens were slow and the fairways uncut. If they were cut, it wasn’t where most of us landed. The course is nice and green, but the grass has not been cut on the fairways for quite sometime. The conditions did not bother Tim as he stormed in with 41 points to win the bragging rights for the day.

Jim Holt took the honors for the week.

Dene Mundy came in second with 39 points - it seems that Australians live pretty near the pastures in the outback so I guess he is also used to the conditions. (Just joking Dene.) Dene came in with a respectable 39 points which at first was thought as the winner.

Following close behind Dene was Trevor Carnahoff with 37 points trailed by Jerry Lien and Matt Kirkland. Both came in with 36 points. Jerry was proud of his 36 points but it didn’t hold up.

Fighting for the cellar position this week were Bill Key and Carl Baumann. Carl edged out Bill by a point. Bill came in with 22 points while Carl had 21. As they looked over their shoulders, a newcomer to Monday Golf came charging by ripping out the bag with 16 points. No one expected this as Clive Harris, the newcomer, fell into the cellar for the week. I hope that he returns next week to redeem his score.

The Square Ring

by Howie Reed

Saw on the front pages of last week’s Mail a story on the “nefarious women of the second category”. Well as this is October 31 today (Halloween) is their International Holiday. So to all out there: “Happy Halloween”. In Nevada where I currently hang my hat October 31 is also the day that Nevada Day is celebrated. I don’t believe that it’s a coincidence, cause strange things go on especially when it comes to boxing.

Halloween came a little early to the Motha Country, that would be England. Michael Brodie (33-1) was fighting Koreon Injin Chi (27-2) for the vacant WBC Featherwight title. The fight held in Manchester was according to all reports a “knock down-drag’em out brawl” with both fighters covered with blood with the final bell sounded. Of the 1,600 hundred punches one, a right hand, dropped Brodie in the second stanza. In the first round there was a clash of heads that referee Daniel Van de Wiele’s saw as instigated by Brodie. Many thought the clash was “incidental”. That aside the incident brought on a point deduction. Well almost. Seems the judges either disregarded the referee’s order or ignored it which is pretty much the same.

When the final bell rang there was a 10 minute delay. It was discovered, maybe by Sherlock Holmes, that the point had not been deducted. It was. The score was announced as 114-112, 113-112 and 113-113 for Injin Chi. The “Upon further review” probably brought about by the flurry at ringside activity (yelling, cursing, etc) WBC President Dr. Jose Sulaiman said he would check the scorecards and meet with the British Board of Control. “Apparently it was determined that WBC President Jose Sulaiman made an error in adding up one of the cards. “It was an honest mistake and my mistake alone,” said Sulaiman. “It was a terrific contest and there deserves to be a rematch.” The result is a draw and a still vacant title. If you believe that the “inscrutable One”, Dr. Jose Sulaiman, made a mistake then you accept “I love you all my heart” as a true reflection of affection.

Under the heading of “dunkenfreediculous”, Dariuz Michalczewski (48-0) with a win last Sunday would have tied the record set by the great Rocky Mariano with 49 straight wins. Mentioning the two in the same breath is silly. “The Rock” met all comers and Michalczewski met all those that would come to Germany and fight. Of his previous 48 wins, 46 came on home ground. His outside ventures were to Poland and Portugal.

Michalczewski was defending his WBO light heavyweight championship against Mexican born Julio Cesar Gonzalez (46-1) who now lives in Hungtingon Beach, California. Gonzalez is no surfer, but a pretty good fighter with but one loss to Roy Jones via a UD in “ought 1”.

The wrap on Michalczewski is that he only fought people he could beat and almost never strayed from Germany. He loved the home cooking and the 15,000 fans who showed up to watch his matches. The real knock on both he and Roy Jones is that they refused to fight each other. In the end all the angst about the record being tied was all for naught as Gonzalez took a split decision (116-112, 116-112, 113-115.) The Ex Champs promoter could be heard saying during the fight, “You have to do more!” Easy for him to say as he wasn’t the one getting pounded by body shots.

The new champ said after the fight, “I fought like a Mexican. I just listened to my corner. Michalczewski is a true champion, but tonight he took too much.” Michalczewski simply thanked the fans for being with him and said he had no plans for the future other than a vacation in Italy. Gonzales will probably go to Disneyland.

There are those in boxing that leave footprints when they leave. Hungarian boxing legend Laszlo Papp was one of those. He died recently in Budapest, Hungary, after a long illness at the age of 78. Papp won the gold medal in three consecutive Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956, then was allowed to compete in the pro ranks despite the “amateurs only” stance of the Hungarian government. As a prizefighter, Papp compiled a 27-0-2 record and the European middleweight title. He was on the verge of a world title shot against then-160 lb champion Joey Giardello in 1965 when his foreign travel permit was revoked by the government and his career was brought to an end. Later Papp would coach the Hungarian Olympic Teams. The WBC voted Papp the best amateur and professional middleweight ever. That’s probably a stretch but regardless he was something special.

Also gone form the scene is Danish heavyweight favourite Brian Nielsen (63-2) as he has decided to “hang’em up.” Many in the American press liked to make fun of the “Danish Pastry”. They were being unfair as he beat the same “bums” that most of their heavyweight contenders did. In the end he was one “tough dude”. Maybe a little short on talent but his heart was there. He called it a day due to a knee injury. His October “two thousand and one” fight with Mike Tyson showed his grit. Although Nielsen lost he never gave up. The Dane had wins against Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Orlin Norris, Jeremy Williams, Andrew Maynard, Peter McNeely, Phil Jackson and his final win against Uriah Grant. How about them apples?

Jomtien Golf Group enjoys Royal Thai Navy Golf Course

Sattahip (as it is often called) is one of only three 36-hole layouts on the Eastern Seaboard (the others being Burapha and Noble Place). The Navy course provided a warm welcome to a small pack of Jomtien Golf Group (JGG) golfers on Thursday October 16.

Nominally called the “Octoberfest Medal”, the organiser on the day, Ned, deemed as there was no Bavarian beer to be found, green cans were acceptable.

The course played long, but scoring was good. Dave Woodbury (36 handicap on the day) was the Overall Winner and big-hitting Ned won both the Long Drive and a Near Pin. Lady Winner was Ott who also snatched the other Near Pin.

By the time the players had gathered back at the Moonshine for supper, Ned had worked out all the scores and winners. Prizes were awarded accordingly.

See the golf schedule on page 47 for the next JGG competition.

Potential players are reminded that JGG requires no handicaps, playing each Thursdays on a handicap-on-the-day basis. All have a great chance to win, never mind the quality of the golf! Few players break 100, but we all have a great time.

Meeting at the Moonshine Place in Jomtien to co-ordinate transport, JGG normally head off about 8.30 am to a fresh course each week. Players pay their own green and cart fees except for monthly tournaments where a complete day’s package is put together by the club. JGG also organizes large charity tournaments two or three times a year.

Both new and visiting golfers are always most welcome, being paired with local members to “show them the ropes”. For further information on Jomtien’s first golf group, drop by the Moonshine on Jomtien Beach Road, Soi 4, or call Ted on 038 231 956 or Al on 07 067 8572. There are some great courses out there and some very attractive playing fees right now.

PH3 Run 1024

I have been asked to scribe because the appointed scribe Fini never turned in a report after he was appointed at the run. I have never done this before so hopefully it will turn out OK. I hope Fini is OK and doesn’t get lots of hash s**t, he tends to lock himself away from the rest of the world occasionally, maybe this is a Belgian thing.

I come from Germany which is near Belgium; in fact I don’t think there are any Belgians left in Belgium now. When the European MP’s took over their country I think they all moved to Pattaya. They must be important because they have their own embassy on Soi 3.

Germany (the second super power) is a much larger country; we are very close to where those he-men Skandi’s come from. I say second super power because we seem to come second in everything we do, that’s maybe the reason we didn’t want to send troops to Baghdad. I am also amazed we didn’t send our Rugby team to Australia; surely you get something for coming second in every game?

I have only been to the hash about 10 times now and seem to always enjoy myself very much. I signed up at 3:30 at the Scandi, nice to see Dr. Pinky smiling and chewing razor blades. The bus journey seemed to take forever, why do we go so far out of town? Lots of new shoes were dealt with and the hares Wee Wee from Belgium (He is a sexy man) and Bottomless Pit a fellow German described the run. By the time the run got away it was 5:20 so not much daylight left for us slow runners/walkers. The run took us over a hill, then back up hundreds of steps and back over the same hill, through a mini swamp and back to the welcome sight of the truck.

There were still women and kids out in the dark at 18:45. I thought Monday was supposed to be a family run? I will certainly think twice about doing the run so late again. The circle was late because some kids were still missing, it finally started about 18:50 with Ewok doing the raffle, I never win anything, maybe I should buy some tickets next time. Who is that little lady that sells them, she seems quite popular?

Sir Airhead entertained with some religion, he iced the hares, only the men said it was a good run, they would wouldn’t they. Weed Eater and his lady No Meat were iced, apparently he lost his wallet around the pier area, not much money in it but what upset him was the loss of his ribbed condoms.

A couple of hashers were given new names, Spider Girl and Kneel And Bob. There were several anniversaries, Free Willy getting a t-shirt, I can’t remember the others. The GM General Kidney Wiper dealt with all the other stuff like returners, virgins etc, then Sir Chicken F. took over the circle and iced all the Bangkok people, me included for bringing all the traffic to Pattaya during the APEC meeting.

Time was getting on and the beer was running short so the hash hymn was done then it was back on the bus to the Classroom where good food was set up for us, thanks to Compost Heap and his staff.

On On

Winnie The Widget (the one with the big headlights)