The Rules of Hashing:

Rule #1: There are no rules!

That being said, the following “10 Commandments of Hashing” might help you avoid many down-downs.

I. Thou shalt not wear new shoes to the hash.

II. Thou shalt not wear any item of clothing referencing a sanctioned race to the hash. Although thou might participate in such events you shall be “punished” with a down-down should the hash find out. Woe be to the FRB who places in a race, for the beer shall flow mightily upon him.

III. Thou shalt not stretch at the beer check, nor shalt thou wear a Garmin, use a stopwatch, or engage in any other behavior to imply that you are taking the hash too seriously.

IV. Honor the circle.

V. Cheat if thou must, but thou shalt not miss the beer checks.

VI. If thou art an FRB, thou shalt mark true trail for those behind you.

VII. Thou shalt not complain about thy given hash name, lest a far more heinous name be rendered unto you; nor shalt thou be too eager to be named, lest we name you the first thing to enter our minds, and you shall forever be known as Ass Face.

VIII. When haring, thou shalt obey the rules of checks on trail (this means you, HomoLone), thus rendering a hash that, though misleading, can be followed by any hasher of mediocre intelligence (which is, of course, redundant).

IX. Thou shalt not covet another hasher’s wife, or his ass, or his wife’s ass.

X. Thou shalt not waste beer, be it through spillage or neglect.