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> Dave W <
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>> Umm, no. This is not about hanging out at the local opium den with Osama.
>>
>> I'm just looking for some of your experiences (if any) to these kinds of rides...I'm looking to
>> participate in a few here locally, and was wondering how this type of organized rides work.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Dave W
>
> Bashing is just Bike Hashing. Bashing hasn't been around as long as Hashing, but the following is
> growing. Hashing was started by Albert Stephen Ignatius Gispert, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion,
> Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, known to hashers as "Gispert" or "G". Gispert started H3 in
> Malaya in 1937. Now there are over 1,700 Hash Houses world wide. If you are interested in the
> history see
http://www.sch3.net/hash_history.htm#top (my home hash).
>
> Nothing about Hashing or Bashing should be construed to be organized. Disorganization and
> misinformation are traditional (comes from the military background). If you are interested in how
> it is supposed to work check out
http://www.sch3.net/firsttime.htm#top
>
> Reco
>
> (aka Papa Don't Preach, SCH3)
WOW! Great background info RD. Thanks. I had no idea there was so much history behind it.
Dave (gotta do some research, c-ya)