To be honest, a lot of what's in the first two clues isn't supposed to make sense. At least not yet. But they will. In previous years some of the early clues seemed kind of strange, and yet by the end of the hunt, they were pretty much figured out completely once there was some additional information to work with.
The treasure once was already hidden in a box of cards at Newell. I am pretty sure this has an underlying meaning- maybe that it just means CARD. But he is not gonna waste a whole clue on what its hidden in without telling us a little more. At least not this clue. Its NOT in a Bicylce card box.
It could even be that a past hunt with the deck of cards was Newell so look there. That is taking 2 steps. Bicycle ride = cards= Newell.
What if clue 2 is telling us that the the other clues mean a particular CARD game? Like clue one could mean the game of Bridge -take to the next step and it is a real Bridge.
a field goal and animal could = WILDCARDin sports = football the 'payday' would be securing the Wild Card = football thats taking 2 steps with 3 ideas from the clue
moment of dark for card games makes me think of Dungeons and Dragons -any park with a dungeon in it? :)
feeling this me2 un-joe
Main Entry: 1dark
Pronunciation: 'därk
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide 1 a :devoid or partially devoid of light :not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light b :transmitting only a portion of light 2 a :wholly or partially black b of a color :of low or very low lightness 3 a :arising from or showing evil traits or desires :
EVIL
2 :a dark or deep color - in the dark 1 :in secrecy
<most of his dealings were done in the dark> 2 :in ignorance
<kept the public in the dark about the agreement>
I happen to love that AW used the word MOMENT in a clue what a great word!
Main Entry: mo·ment
Pronunciation: 'mO-m&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movEre to move 1 a :a minute portion or point of time :
INSTANT
b :a comparatively brief period of time 2 a :present time
<at the momentshe is working on a novel> b :a time of excellence or conspicuousness
<he has his moment s> 3 :importance in influence or effect
<a matter of great moment> 4 obsolete :a cause or motive of action 5 :a stage in historical or logical development 6 a :tendency or measure of tendency to produce motion especially about a point or axis b :the product of quantity (as a force) and the distance to a particular axis or point 7 a :the mean of the nth powers of the deviations of the observed values in a set of statistical data from a fixed value b :the expected value of a power of the deviation of a random variable from a fixed value synonymsee
IMPORTANCE
clue 1 -BE the animal - get down on your hands and kneews and crawl low cause even though its on the ground -it could be in a tree hole or between something that looks like a field goal. Lay low to the ground and pretend to see the park through the eyes of squirrel. I personally like the idea of laying down on the ground in the park ;)
Bigger than Rice Park :( I hate it when you rule out Alice so quickly.
ok, back to try to get 1 more hour of sleep
-I heard this is gonna be a cold week! At least Kitch didnt put his hunting gear away. haha  I somehow get this numbness during the hunt tha helps me get through the cold for 2 weeks- it is weird that I can do it during January for that 2 weeks BUT when it comes to any other time of year I cant handle the cold weather. It must be a mindset or something. now I am just blabberin. crap I thought it was earlier than it is, the alarm just went off!!!!! so much for 1 more hour.... gotta go get coffee!
bbl -I gotta go sieze the day! I may have to get CM to teach me how to powernap- haha
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What a beautiful day out there! Crank the tunes! I have already been out to Roseville and back -WOW! I can't wait to get Whitney to school so I can go run! It's an amazing day!
(trying to keep positive since I heard it was supposed to be so damned cold this week)
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I don't think it's really supposed to be all that cold. I seem to recall highs in the upper 20's and 30's. Not as nice as some of the weather we've had, but it certainly could be worse.
some of this is wrong I'm sure, but these were my first thoughts on the clue before I seen that it's all figured out already.
score a payday and score a feild goal. Score twice? Music score? Also there are three periods in the clue sent via e-mail but only 2 on the one posted yesterday? Is the puncuation correct AW? moment of dark will hold the way to keep score- shadow a moment of dark/count the shadows from the lamp posts or trees maybe?
 still think 6pm makes the most sense though so just about a half hour away now we'll have Clue #2. -AW
Glad you think so. I like midnight. 3rd shift works better with a midnight clue. But it's your hunt! :)
I guess I'll just say right now, don't worry about the puncuation. I can't think of anywhere in any of the clues where it is meant to be significant. When writing in poetry form sometimes I think to put in a period and sometimes I don't.
Glad you think so. I like midnight. 3rd shift works better with a midnight clue. But it's your hunt! :)
Funny, I would think it would be rather frustrating to get the clue just as you have to start your work shift. I would think it would be better to get the clue earlier when you can actually go out and look for a bit before work.
It's nice to think about the clue at work and if it's good go out at 3am when nobodys around to get it. or otherwise go out in the morning and pick it up. Then theres the long wait for the next clue while I'm sleeping, so it goes by faster.
A Bicycle ride will be your guide To what you are looking for And in the park a moment of dark Will hold the way to keep score
And the previous clues:
Clue #1
Come make your bet on the trickiest hunt yet. As you sometimes take not one step, but two. You’ll be all set and not have to get wet If the same, only different is what you do.
A treasure renowned, one lost, another found Ponder if we were the animals as you stroll To be treasure bound, search on the ground And score a payday if you make a field goal
Icesis2 wants to know if anyone knows where she can go this morning for a coffee shop with A GREAT ATMOSHPERE and a GREAT VIEW (nice windows -not your house Kitch!)
There's a coffee shop on the corner of 6th and Maria, kitty corner from the St Paul Metro State campus, that has pretty good atmosphere and it has a decent view of St Paul. I can't remember the name.
good thing I'm outta town...
I'd be drunk trying to find it on the last clue...
I'll be busy turning 40. That's when Jake found yours 2 years ago AW.
To be honest, a lot of what's in the first two clues isn't supposed to make sense. At least not yet. But they will. In previous years some of the early clues seemed kind of strange, and yet by the end of the hunt, they were pretty much figured out completely once there was some additional information to work with.
Kitch, thanks for letting me have your
JOE
!
Northern Metro Loop Joe
Shouldn't those be unJoe's?Â
Damn! Thanks OT - I just made a cardinal sin for this thread. Sorry AW.
Un-samich Joe!
The treasure once was already hidden in a box of cards at Newell. I am pretty sure this has an underlying meaning- maybe that it just means CARD. But he is not gonna waste a whole clue on what its hidden in without telling us a little more. At least not this clue. Its NOT in a Bicylce card box.
It could even be that a past hunt with the deck of cards was Newell so look there. That is taking 2 steps. Bicycle ride = cards= Newell.
What if clue 2 is telling us that the the other clues mean a particular CARD game?
Like clue one could mean the game of Bridge -take to the next step and it is a real Bridge.
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[Edited by on Mar 8, 2005 at 03:30am.]
a
field goal
and
animal
could = WILDCARDin sports = football
the 'payday' would be securing the Wild Card = football
thats taking 2 steps with 3 ideas from the clue
and I love football!
[Edited by on Mar 8, 2005 at 03:39am.]
moment of dark for card games makes me think of Dungeons and Dragons
-any park with a dungeon in it? :)
feeling this me2 un-joe
Main Entry:
1dark
Pronunciation: 'därk
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide
1 a
:devoid or partially devoid of light :not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light b
:transmitting only a portion of light
2 a
:wholly or partially black b
of a color
:of low or very low lightness
3 a
:arising from or showing evil traits or desires :
EVIL
<the darkpowers that lead to war> b
:
DISMAL
,
GLOOMY
<had a darkview of the future> c
:lacking knowledge or culture
4
:not clear to the understanding
5
:not fair in complexion :
SWARTHY
6
:
SECRET
<kept his plans dark>
7
:possessing depth and richness
<a darkvoice>
8
:closed to the public
<the theater is darkin the summer>
synonymsee
OBSCURE
2dark
Function: noun
1 a
:a place or time of little or no light :
NIGHT
,
NIGHTFALL
b
:absence of light :
DARKNESS
2
:a dark or deep color
- in the dark
1
:in secrecy
<most of his dealings were done in the dark> 2
:in ignorance
<kept the public in the dark about the agreement>
[Edited by on Mar 8, 2005 at 03:53am.]
I happen to love that AW used the word MOMENT in a clue
what a great word!
Main Entry: mo·ment
Pronunciation: 'mO-m&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movEre to move
1 a
:a minute portion or point of time :
INSTANT
b
:a comparatively brief period of time
2 a
:present time
<at the momentshe is working on a novel> b
:a time of excellence or conspicuousness
<he has his moment
s>
3
:importance in influence or effect
<a matter of great moment>
4
obsolete
:a cause or motive of action
5
:a stage in historical or logical development
6 a
:tendency or measure of tendency to produce motion especially about a point or axis b
:the product of quantity (as a force) and the distance to a particular axis or point
7 a
:the mean of the nth powers of the deviations of the observed values in a set of statistical data from a fixed value b
:the expected value of a power of the deviation of a random variable from a fixed value
synonymsee
IMPORTANCE
A moment of dark makes me think of an eclipse, or a power surge?
I just saw a picture of an eclipse tonight too
nice though LL!
2eclipse
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): eclipsed; eclips·ing
:to cause an eclipse of: as a
:
OBSCURE
,
DARKEN
b
:to reduce in importance or repute c
:
SURPASS
annular eclipse
Function: noun
:an eclipse in which a thin outer ring of the sun's disk is not covered by the apparently smaller dark disk of the moon
moment of dark = eclipse which are usually made by circular disksin the sky-now add that with score= disc golf
clue 1 -BE the animal - get down on your hands and kneews and crawl low cause even though its on the ground -it could be in a tree hole or between something that looks like a field goal. Lay low to the ground and pretend to see the park through the eyes of squirrel. I personally like the idea of laying down on the ground in the park ;)
[Edited by on Mar 8, 2005 at 04:04am.]
Bigger than Rice Park :(
I hate it when you rule out Alice so quickly.
ok, back to try to get 1 more hour of sleep
-I heard this is gonna be a cold week! At least Kitch didnt put his hunting gear away. haha
 I somehow get this numbness during the hunt tha helps me get through the cold for 2 weeks- it is weird that I can do it during January for that 2 weeks BUT when it comes to any other time of year I cant handle the cold weather. It must be a mindset or something. now I am just blabberin. crap I thought it was earlier than it is, the alarm just went off!!!!! so much for 1 more hour.... gotta go get coffee!
bbl -I gotta go sieze the day!
I may have to get CM to teach me how to powernap- haha
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Me too, gotta shower before I lose track of time here :)
hardcore chicks ! geez
hardcore chicks ! geez
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exactly my thoughts
I'm still convinced that "moment" is saying it is only dark for a small period of time...
Like a shadow.....In the shadows???hmm gotta think..
...
ride a "deck" boat? pontoon?
Someone shoulda donated a night in their hot tub!
Â
A night in the hot tub with you, I think whoever did the donating woulda been the winner!
SCRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMME2!!!!
What a beautiful day out there! Crank the tunes!
I have already been out to Roseville and back -WOW!
I can't wait to get Whitney to school so I can go run!
It's an amazing day!
(trying to keep positive since I heard it was supposed to be so damned cold this week)
[Edited 2 times. Most recently by on Mar 8, 2005 at 06:08am.]
I hate it when you rule out Alice so quickly
There would have to be a lot more snow before I could even think about hiding it at Alice.
I don't think it's really supposed to be all that cold. I seem to recall highs in the upper 20's and 30's. Not as nice as some of the weather we've had, but it certainly could be worse.
morning everyone. Seems you all have if figured out so far.
I dont think so-it was just fun to add some more crap to the dogpile ;)
Seems you all have if figured out so far.
If we had is ALL figured out...it would be in my pocket.
some of this is wrong I'm sure, but these were my first thoughts on the clue before I seen that it's all figured out already.
score a payday and score a feild goal. Score twice? Music score?
Also there are three periods in the clue sent via e-mail but only 2 on the one posted yesterday? Is the puncuation correct AW?
moment of dark will hold the way to keep score-
shadow a moment of dark/count the shadows from the lamp posts or trees maybe?
 still think 6pm makes the most sense though so just about a half hour away now we'll have Clue #2. -AW
Glad you think so. I like midnight. 3rd shift works better with a midnight clue. But it's your hunt! :)
I guess I'll just say right now, don't worry about the puncuation. I can't think of anywhere in any of the clues where it is meant to be significant. When writing in poetry form sometimes I think to put in a period and sometimes I don't.
Glad you think so. I like midnight. 3rd shift works better with a midnight clue. But it's your hunt! :)
Funny, I would think it would be rather frustrating to get the clue just as you have to start your work shift. I would think it would be better to get the clue earlier when you can actually go out and look for a bit before work.
Ponder if we were the animals as you stroll
it was just fun to add some more crap to the dogpile
It's in a pile of dog crap! Thats what they do when you take em for a walk right! A fire hydrant or tree?
shadow a moment of dark/count the shadows from the lamp posts or trees maybe?
I really like this idea...
It's nice to think about the clue at work and if it's good go out at 3am when nobodys around to get it. or otherwise go out in the morning and pick it up. Then theres the long wait for the next clue while I'm sleeping, so it goes by faster.
if your going to count try 7 no peek
well thats the extent of my ideas for now. Hard to think about these clues after visualizing me2 crawling around the park like an animal.
[Edited by on Mar 8, 2005 at 06:38am.]
Clue #2
A Bicycle ride will be your guide
To what you are looking for
And in the park a moment of dark
Will hold the way to keep score
And the previous clues:
Clue #1
Come make your bet on the trickiest hunt yet.
As you sometimes take not one step, but two.
You’ll be all set and not have to get wet
If the same, only different is what you do.
A treasure renowned, one lost, another found
Ponder if we were the animals as you stroll
To be treasure bound, search on the ground
And score a payday if you make a field goal
Ponder if wewere the animals as you stroll
Then wewould look for an out house or bathroom?
Icesis2 wants to know if anyone knows where she can go this morning for a coffee shop with A GREAT ATMOSHPERE and a GREAT VIEW (nice windows -not your house Kitch!)
FWIW
http://www.alternativeculture.com/lit/dark.htm
some one asked if there were any deer trails in St paul earlier.
Yes, there are all kinds of deer signs and trails in Battle Creek.
There's a coffee shop on the corner of 6th and Maria, kitty corner from the St Paul Metro State campus, that has pretty good atmosphere and it has a decent view of St Paul. I can't remember the name.
I have a nice view and I could make her some coffee. hehe
Payday's a candy bar...
I have a nice view and I could make her some coffee. hehe
Well, for that matter so do I. ;-)
Well ok, I was actually lying. I don't drink coffee so I probably couldn't really make any.
wow- beautiful find Clue Master
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Clue #2
A Bicycle ride will be your guide
To what you are looking for
And in the park a moment of dark
Will hold the way to keep score
Lets go find a fat bottomed girl in the park and hold her hand and bring her to a dark place and score.
nice 3m- very nice-
International Women's Day ---case you didn't know...
I'm in full support of women.
http://www.internationalwomensday.com
I wonder if a moment of dark might be like along a whiteline of a bike path and a place where the line is gone will guide you to the coin