The Helmet
The helmet is the highlight of the evening.
Some times
people drop dead, " get revived ", have heart attacks, and need to go for testicular surgery as
their gonads shrink so far up that you need pliers to get them back down again.
The helmet is delivered for the most heinous crimes of the
week, often involving other hashers. The helmet can be a two or three person disaster.
Its usually given for anything. Iced water is the theme and lots of it is what's
its all about.
History
of the helmet
History of the
Helmet…
Back in 1985 a run was set near to the new Etisialat building by the
defense roundabout. The Hares on this
run were TubeullarBalls and a young
novice hasher called C#%Sucker.
During the circle, an argument started as the most senior Hasher at the time, Pontif,
thought the run was a pile of shite and was calling for the Hares to be Helmeted,
with what was at the time a Mono Helmet.
In their defense the Hares claimed
that they should not be Helmeted as
however shite the run, they had done their bit for the Hash and everyone who thought otherwise could fuckoff.
In those days the Creek Hash was a
lot smaller with about 15 to 20 regular runners. Though the pack was split it
was decided that the Hares should
never get the Helmet, as they were
right in pointing out, they had at least got off their arses and put in the
effort, however misguided.
Unfortunately as is the case when tempers flare and alcohol is involved it went
a bit further and Sucker and Pontif engaged
in fisticuffs.
The following Tuesday MuffDiver
arrived on the Hash and announced
that such action were not in the true spirit of Creek Hashing and that a cooling off period was called for. At
this point he introduced the Double
Helmet, the purpose of which was to put the two offending parties next to
each other and give them a good soaking.