Saturday, December 10, 2005
Hilarious Story for the Easily Entertained
Two British joggers, BP employees it turns, were arrested this week here in Baku near the Khatai reservoir with a "white powder." Charges were suspicion of bioterrorism.
They were released after questioning. The white powder? Flour.
I'm too lazy to investigate this further, but I'm pretty sure they were marking the Hash route. "The Hash" is a ubiquitous British ex-pat running/social club (or more as they describe it, "a drinking club with a running problem") that runs pre-set routes throughout the city twice a week, then ends up (or starts out at) one of Baku's dozens of pubs.
They were released after questioning. The white powder? Flour.
I'm too lazy to investigate this further, but I'm pretty sure they were marking the Hash route. "The Hash" is a ubiquitous British ex-pat running/social club (or more as they describe it, "a drinking club with a running problem") that runs pre-set routes throughout the city twice a week, then ends up (or starts out at) one of Baku's dozens of pubs.
