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What to Expect from a Hash

by Jesslyn Cummings
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Don't Be Suprised by Their Names

Whether your greeted first by Pissonya or Social Retard, don't be surprised that no one goes by their real name. If this is your first hash, you should be addressed as NoName (your first name) or Just (your first name), as in Just David or NoName David. In other words, you don't have a hash name yet. You'll also probably be called a virgin or new-boot.

Hashes give names to the hashers in different ways. In some hashes you remain unnamed until you do something worthy of a naming. In other hashes, you get named on a certain hash, say your 5th hash. Expect most names to be of a devious or sexual (at least implied) nature. (If you're easily shocked or offended, hashing might not be the pastime for you.)

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