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The Ben Franklin Mob Hash House Harriers (BFMH3) is a Philadelphia-based chapter of the Hash House Harriers, a drinking club with a running problem which exists literally all over the world. For a quick shot of Hash House Harrier history, go here. We (kinda) run, following a trail marked by one among us (called the hare), every Thursday night somewhere in the City of Philadelphia. Usually we run about an hour to and hour and a half and cover between three and five miles, unless the hare is particularly lazy or over-ambitious. You don't have to be a great runner. The evening generally takes us where it will but the run (almost always) ends at the bar where it began. We begin and end each run at a bar because we like beer. Some of us also like running. Due to the way the trail is laid our lesser runners can stay with the rest of the pack. Don't be shy, some regulars walk half or more of the trail without issue. We’re not competitive about running, though some of us are competitive runners. We’re not competitive about drinking beer either, though many of us are better at that than at running. At the bar we “circle up” for a while, sing bawdy songs, and cause a general ruckus, all in the name of the fight against sobriety and as a way to persuade the older members that they are not as old as they feel. You can learn more about us in the About section of the site (duh).

If you like to run and to drink, then come out and join us. Nothing is required except sneakers, an intact liver, and the inability to take yourself too seriously – and $10 for beer. See you Thursday night!

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BFM # 800: Adult Swim @ Paddy's Pub & The Ben Franklin Yacht! (Old City)

Get Wet on the Delaware River on the Ben Franklin Boat
REGO LINK: 
https://hashrego.com/events/bfmh3-800

When:
Thursday, June 20, 2019
7:30 PM Gather
8:00 PM On-out!

Where:
Paddy's Pub 
228 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Hash Cash: 
$35 for rego #1-10 (SOLD OUT!)
$40 for rego #11-40
$45 for rego # 41-60
$50 for rego # 61-71
$55 for anyone who regos after that til the end Monday 6/17, at which point it’ll go up to $65 (so rego now!).

Registration isn't guaranteed until payment is received. 

Theme:
Adult Swim - Get Wet on the Delaware River on the Ben Franklin Boat
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Hare(s):
Sex Toys for Tots, Jewels of De Nile, Me Shrub You Long Time, Cuff Me the Vampire Player & Knights of the Pound Table

Pubic Transit Options:
If you're a subway person, hop off the El at 2nd Street and true trail north for two blocks, ON IN west (left) about a half block down Race Street where it hits Bread Street. If you public transit smarter not harder, take the 57 bus to 3rd & Race and ON IN a half block east (towards the river) on Race Street.

What to Expect:
Trail will leave Paddy’s at 8pm and will be short. There will be a walker’s trail that’s even shorter (although, sadly, more sober). R*nners will get (and use) their hab on trail (a hint!), walkers will get theirs at the boat. Setting sail between 8:30-9pm (however long it takes to herd the DFL aboard). Circle, beer and food will be available once aboard the boat and then we all drink our faces off as is we sail the mighty Delaware aboard the Ben Franklin.

​Stuff to Bring:
Swimwear, a kick ass attitude, ID and a spare live​

​Yes, that’s right, we’ve made it to the 800th official gathering of the Ben Franklin Mob Hash House Harriers. We’ve seen a lot of people and places come and go over the last 15 years, so cum join us to remember, celebrate and make more fuzzy/blurry/completely forgotten memories at our octocentennial hash! To commemorate this joyous occasion, we’ll be starting back where The Gang First Got Together at BFM #1: Paddy’s Pub (Old City)! It will be a real throwback to our birthing bar, one that we haven’t been to in a loooonng ass time. After arriving at our ancestral homestead, we will take a hard break from the majority of BFM traditions. There will be no draw straw as our forefathers intended, nor will this be an A-A trail – no! Instead we’ll take a quick trail which will culminate at the BEN FRANKLIN BOAT! Yes, the BFM is hitting the high seas once again as we disembark into the future of the Big Fucking Mess we all know and love!
 
There will be BEER, merriment, sea shanties, BEER, friends, food, BEER, music, a 3 floor hash party, BEER, wine, a cash bar for liquor and more BEER. Where this three-hour tour (three-hour tour) will take us is anyone’s guess. We’ll visit uncharted lands possibly venturing into the dangerous waters of New Jersey, but fear not, the mob will keep you safe from sobriety (and hunger too) with an open bar for the full 3 hours we’re on the water. Just note that once you get on, YOU CAN’T GET OFF BY YOURSELF, YOU’LL NEED TO WAIT TIL WE DOCK around midnight.
 
Now I know you’re thinking that this sounds like the best wet dream you’ve had all day (possibly all week), right?  Well we didn’t stop there, because on top of everything else, you will receive a very classy, unique and amazing hab as well! What it is is a secret but I promise it will become your most prized possession and something you will pass down in your family for generations to cum.​

Upcumming Hashes (Every Thursday)

Date

06/20
​06/27
07/04
​07/11
​07/18
07/25
​08/01
08/08
08/15

#

​800
801
802
​803
​804
805
​806/9
807
​808

Name/Theme

EIGHT MOTHER FUCKIN HUNDRED
Nope, just a regular awesome hash this week
Independence Day!
The Dead Have Risen...or something like that
​Nope, just a regular awesome hash this week
Nope, just a regular awesome hash this week
A.S. Gispert Trail
ABC Trail for MAYORS CUUUP Prelube
Cousin It's Tailgate!

Location*

​Paddy's Pub; A-B Trail (& B stands for Ben Franklin BOAT)
Era (Brewerytown)
​Druid's Keep (Northern Liberties)
​Drinkers (Old City) - Yes, it's back!
Blarney Stone (University City)
​McGillicutties (Manayunk)
Pennsport? Wonder Inn? (South Philly)*
Bonners? (Center City)
Lot K (Stadiums)

*Future locations are subject to change based on hare requests - volunteer to hare and we'll go to the hood of your choice!