MH3 Run 274. Hollybrook, Heatherton

MH3 Run 274
Date: Monday 11th April 2016
Location: Hollybrook, Heatherton
Hares: Durex and Malteaser
Weather: Wet
Pack size: 12



It's been a while since we've hashed from the Hollybrook but I thought this location on the edge of Mickleover, and at the fringes of the Derby urban area, would be a good venue for our first BST trail this year. Too bad the weather was miserable, grey and wet with the sunset feeling as though it was 2 hours earlier than expected.
Dobber welcomed us to trail No. 275 - I must remember to ask why all this year there appears to have been a trail that escaped my attention. As RA he can call runs whatever number he wants, but now this numbering is also having an detrimental impact on Diarrhoea's hashing log.
Malteaser led the pack of walkers on a short-cut from the start so as to avoid the muddy fields encountered by the remaining pack of six. Indeed, the walkers managed several strategic short-cuts that meant we all more-or-less arrived back at the pub (in darkness) at about the same time. Seaman Stains (classification very fast walker) with his local knowledge and speed did manage to keep in contact with the r*nners for most of the way.
It was cheap beer and quiz night in the Hollybrook, the former appreciated by most and the latter enjoyed by a few. Gobalot and Malteaser signed up for the quiz (see footnote) which had to wait for Dobber to finish our indoor circle before the questioning could commence.
In the circle the following were awarded with DDs:

Tonight's hares, Durex and Malteaser 
(photo by Diarrhoea)

1. Gobalot - should of gone to spec savers - unable to see Trianal who was standing right next to her at the On Out;
2. Beer 'n Loathing for forgetting to bring any money;
3. Diarrhoea and Woggle for being 'Phobile Mones', something to do with their mobile phone usage for the hash; and
4. Malteaser and Durex as hares for setting the trail.


Footnote:
The quiz prolonged our enjoyment of the evening no end. Did Gobalot have to walk home alone along the A50? We left some time after 11:00 pm having to wait for the announcement of the results. For those of you that missed the end:

• Mickleover Hash House Harriers finished just outside the prizes in fourth place, not too far behind the winning team
• Wriggle correctly identified the Billy Idol photo
• Holly Willougby tops breast honours list for the second year running on National Cleavage Day (I had to check this out in Google)
• Smithies is Gay
• OBTS was 'Once bitten twice shy'
• the household anagram was 'toilet roll holder'

There was a request from Oriface that we don't choose On Inns with Quiz nights.

Trail as laid by Durex
Trail as swept by hare