Li Cheng

February 21, 2008

It wasn't the anticipated smell of Chinese cooking mixed with cigarette smoke and stale beer that greeted me at Li Cheng last night, but the smell of acetone. It seems Back Door Buzz is no longer getting the required ummm, buzz from beer and has taken to sniffing nail polish remover. Get some help dude.

Unfortunately the total eclipse of the moon had occurred on the preceding night but everyone, especially Casket Case, got a good look at Black Widow's full moon before heading out to the parking lot for chalk talk.

After tidy instructions and introductions the pack set off past the Glencairn subway into the less than tony Flemington Park neighbourhood. Although with legally blind hasher Eager Beaver leading the way we almost didn't make it past Bathurst Heights Secondary School. Last time we ran through this neighbourhood someone was murdered. It was a non-hasher. I was hoping we would have more luck this time.

Across the frozen tundra we trudged, with always willing to please COD jumping on emaciated Humpday's back to give him enough weight to break through the crust. Most hashers took a break at the top of the Flemington ski and snowboard hill to watch ranger-in-training Wet Pussy do his imitation of Shadow. While a slight miscalculation of direction allowed Black Widow, Casket Case and Flyer to demonstrate their fence jumping skills.

Crossing under the Allen Road, Wet Pussy was proud to point out the stunningly beautiful handiwork his company had performed on the low income housing. He was a little hard to hear however as some of the more sadistic half minds were taking great delight in taunting a pack of pitbulls.

At this point FLAB decided she would rather run with the hare than some random stranger.

Heading back south, lithe hash ringer Flyer celebrated her ascension to FRB while pragmatic Wet 'n Dirty slipped into Canadian Tire to pick up some wiper blades. The rest of the gang decided the beer check had to be at Allen's. 'tweren't. Of course Cougar and Robin Wood, who did trail lite, had already made that discovery. The beer check was a chip shot from Li Cheng at Marlee Bar and Grill. A gaily decorated bistro and the first smoker friendly bar we've discovered since Benny's. I think I'll go back for lunch some time. As we were finishing our reward Rose Eh and Birdbrian appeared after the adventurous twosome had completed trail on their own. Back at Li Cheng, GM Wet 'n Dirty dispensed down downs to the latecummers, Wet Pussy for his Spotted Dick, and to Humpday for losing his mitten. No need to worry however as the glove had been found by Cougar, passed on to Robin Wood and handed over to resident mittenologist Casket Case. Apparently it's the first one he has ever returned.

Seeing this, Sex Toy attempted to return the Angela Lansbury workout video to its rightful owner. She was unsuccessful.