File this under WTF!

The Sep 10, 2007 issue of Time Magazine is reporting that two "Hash House Harriers" are facing felony charges for creating a bio-terrorism scare and forcing hundreds to evacuate a Connecticut Ikea parking lot for sprinkling flour to mark a trail for their local Hash.

Click here for the Time story.

For those unfamiliar with hashing, Wikipedia describes "Hash House Harriers" as an "international group of social, non-competitive running and drinking clubs. Hashing has frequently been described as 'a drinking club with a running problem', and the social element of hashing is of equal importance to the running. The template for a hash run is for one or more hashers (the "hares") to lay out a running trail, which may include false trails, short cuts and trail breaks. They also prefer the use of bio-degradable materials such as flour or sawdust to mark the trail in order to avoid unnecessary problems."

Also according to Wikipedia, this arrest took place on 25 Aug 2007 in New Haven, Connecticut.

What really amazes me is that it seemed perfectly reasonable to "someone" that a terrorist would be carrying around a 5 lb bag of "Anthrax" and would blazingly sprinkle it in a Shopping Center parking lot. What is even more amazing is that this event resulted in the arrest and subsequent felony charges against two people.

Having done a couple of Mountain Bike Hashes- which I must say was great fun- I guess it's a good thing that this "someone" didn't hear them singing their drinking songs- that would have certainly got someone in trouble.