The Cock & Rabbit

Hummery:  Take a large dose of chintz, an eclectic set-up, plus a helping of old-world hospitality, throw together with copious quantities of food, wash down with good-value satisfying ales, then add olives at the bar for good measure and, voilà - you’ve recreated  the Cock & Rabbit!

Overheard on the hash (24th November 2015) 

“Meatballs & custard - probably not the ideal pre-hashing meal” [Nikki makes sure that nobody is about to follow her over the stiles too closely]

“The Cock & ‘Ave-it - isn’t that the type of pub where East End criminals come to lie low?” “Maybe it’s The Cock & Grab-it, more of a pulling joint?” [Matt & Mark debate the provenance of the pub]

“You can probably tell by now why the locals call this path ‘The Somme’”  “Unexploded ordnance?” [Gerry’s Statement of The Bleedin’ Obvious is treated with the contempt it deserved]

“AAAAAARRHHHHHH…oh sweet Jesus Christ…..EEEEOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!” [Hawkeye tweaks his little toe, causing a Keystone Cops-style pile up as he comes to a dead stop on the narrow muddy trail]

“I expected to see ‘Search & Rescue’ appear at any moment - no need for a formal call-out after that sort of yell.” “Bit disappointed myself - when a man with 2 leg braces yells like that, you’re expecting at least a cruciate ligament or two” “Yup, I’d predicted a torn Achilles….bit of an anti-climax really?” [the remainder of the Hash prove less than sympathetic to Hawkeye’s discomfort]

“Go on son, on me head” [a few seconds later, a football whizzes inches from Kev's face] ”Woah - that was close…almost hit me! On second thoughts, I wish it had - would have made for a good story”

[A few minutes later…..] “Ouch!”  “What was the Kev?”  “I just had a little dispute with a barbed wire fence…but I wasn’t going to yell about it like Hawkeye” [cue blood pumping from Kev’s hand…along with a self-satisfied manly smile]

“I couldn’t find anything for a 23rd anniversary, so I went for Silk (11th) & Steel (12th)” [Roger shows his romantic side and presents Gerry with a token of his affection] “Do you get a t shirt with that as well?” [Mike shows his less-romantic side]

“He’s a very muddy boy - he’s going to have to drive back home naked” “Why’s that?” “Well, it’s my car and I don’t want it getting filthy inside” [Zac ponders a very uncomfortable journey home]

[Finally, especially for Hawkeye, as we pondered ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ whilst running] “I have always been of the opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.  Which do you know?”