Howard? Who the hell is Howard!

... a capital offence in the hashing world - referring to yourself or others by their 'nerd' names* ... Perhaps the dear boy was a little embarrassed to tell the bar that his hash handle was 'Two Shags' ... (he's got two Jags - cars, you fools- and hashers, being hashers, utilised a bit of rhyming slang) ...

* Nerd name = your real name ... on the hash, once you've been named - that's your 'handle' for life!