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2000 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt

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Discuss the 2000 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Here

Allison Wonderland

Profession rhymes with obession. It's not always so easy to write rhymes. You have to be creative sometimes in your choice of words.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:44 AM Permalink
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Allison, was so good to see you again. And thanks for the fun Hunt Trivia game! Even if Jakey *did* know ALL the answers. SHEESH!!!

I really like your point about being depressed over the Vikings... I wonder when these clues were written...

Help me here, how does Swede Hollow Park tie into the Vikings?????

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:47 AM Permalink
Terry

Allison - I like the idea of Swede Hollow with the reference to the Vikings. It'll be interesting to see if that plays out.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:47 AM Permalink
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Like I said, Allison, "progression" rhymes, too, and actually makes more sense. That profession's bugging me! :)

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:48 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Vikings are Scandanavians, as in Sweden (among other places)

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:49 AM Permalink
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Hay, Ter! Nice to see you and Inks again! Was fun listening to tales of Hunts past.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:49 AM Permalink
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DUH! (smaking self in forehead) Thanks, Allison.

JOE!!!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:50 AM Permalink
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Well, weren't the Vikings considered by many to be rogues - "rapscallions"?

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:51 AM Permalink
Alan and Jill

Let the over-analyzing begin!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:51 AM Permalink
Terry

Just think how much worse it'll get till the next clue when we can rip that one from one side of smithereens to the other!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:53 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

With only one clue to play with, there's not much to do BUT overanalyze it. Still, this year I plan on at least recognizing it as such and try not to act on it.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:57 AM Permalink
Terry

Sometimes though the over-analyzing stuff pays off. Other times it just makes you insane.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 1:59 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Makes us insane? I thought we already were?

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:00 AM Permalink
Terry

Allison! Shhhhhhhhhh No one else is supposed to know that!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:01 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

When you're outside at 2AM, digging through snow and ice when its below zero out, and you have to get up at 5:30AM to go to work, well I don't think the insanity is much of a secret at that point.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:03 AM Permalink
Terry

Actually being up noodling the first clue after 2am might rate as insanity too!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:04 AM Permalink
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LOL! Yea, Terry. Might. But I'm reading Steve's book, too. Trying to learn things. Not like ittiz gonna keep me from over analyzing, but I can try!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:05 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I slept in today, and will tomorrow too. It just may be the last chance to do so in quite a while.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:06 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Oh yes, the book! I should take a look through that.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:07 AM Permalink
THX 1138

What I want to know is..........what am I doing up at 2:00AM reading this board? I'm not even a diehard hunter!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:07 AM Permalink
Terry

I'm gonna try to be smart about this and go hit the sheets. If one gets more sleep now, later when 3 hours of sleep looks like sleeping in, I won't already be at a huge deficit.

Goodnight all and happy hunting dreams.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:08 AM Permalink
THX 1138

Good idea Terry. Goodnight, I'm hitting the hay as well.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:08 AM Permalink
Terry

And Jake hasn't been here yet. I bet he's out in a park somewhere!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:08 AM Permalink
THX 1138

"And Jake hasn't been here yet. I bet he's out in a park somewhere!"

Well, I e-mailed him and haven't gotten a response.

:-)

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:09 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

He might have just gone to bed? (Not likely)

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:11 AM Permalink
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Nite, Ter. Hay, THX, very glad you came tonite. Was nice meeting you... Nite, THX.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:11 AM Permalink
'mom'

Hiyall!!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:16 AM Permalink
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Lexington Pkwy runs past the Como golf course...

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:16 AM Permalink
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Hay, Mom! How are the girls?

I'm up to my usual... Trying to ace the XACT spot where The Med's hidden in Clue #1!

This Hunt DRIVES ME NUTZ!!!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:17 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

How is Lexington related to anything?

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:18 AM Permalink
'mom'

Allison - You're noodling WAY too much into a *first clue*. What are we gonna do with your rants when we really get into the nitty-gritty??!!

Can I tell you? Natalie has been sleeping the better part of the day - like for more than 12 hours now. Has had a couple "snack" breaks and fresh diapers along the way. I was sure she'd have woken while we were at McGoverns, but NO! I'm almost afraid to go to bed, but pretty sure that's where I'm headed soon...

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:19 AM Permalink
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Allison, "rebellion" used with don't go on the golf course.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:20 AM Permalink
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Mom, ittiz me, not Allison reading too much in to the first clue!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:21 AM Permalink
'mom'

I can't believe we have to wait ALMOST 24 HOURS for the 2nd clue to come out! Gonna drive me NUTS!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:22 AM Permalink
'mom'

You're both doing a pretty good job! LOL!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:22 AM Permalink
'mom'

I'm gonna crawl under the blankets while I can - before Natalie figures out she's been sleeping way more than she's supposed to!

SCD's - Hope to see ya around here tomorrow. And I'll get some pictures up somewhere too.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:24 AM Permalink
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At least I won't be lonely in the nuthouse, Mom. You'll be there to keep me company.

Ittiz gonna be a lllloooonnnnnggg 1.5 weeks!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:24 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

So Mom, you don't think there is any significance to the use of the Vikings?

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:27 AM Permalink
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Nite, Mom.

Allison, I think I'm gonna turn in, too. Or is that "turn in to," as a raving lunatic? :)

SCD all Hunters and Diggers! The HUNT is a foot!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:27 AM Permalink
'mom'

No, I think it's a *good*, plausible theory that "Vikings" could have some significance....

Here I go again - just one more post....

I gotta get under those blankets - til tomorrow!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:28 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Good night then everyone who's leaving. I'll be around doing some other stuff for a bit.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:29 AM Permalink
Birdie15

well here is my shot. Cavort means to caper excitedly. Caper means 1) brambled like schrub 2) jump or run playfully I have a gut feeling like this might means something but I am not sure. I am stretching it.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:34 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Ok, time for me to go to sleep too. But in general, if you try to stretch something, and find you have nowhere to anchor it to, then you've probably stretched it too far. Not that brainstorming is bad, but its nice to be able to draw a plausible conclusion from it.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 2:55 AM Permalink
Duff

The no golf course info is the same as last years #1 but there seems to be another little clue in this one.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 3:19 AM Permalink
Birdie15

I think I agree with you duff, how about cavort?

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 3:25 AM Permalink
Treasure Digger

Good morning, everyone. Got home late last night and was too tired to log on and chat. Just read the first clue, interesting!!! The first clue almost always sounds the same. I'll check in here again later today.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 9:06 AM Permalink
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Help! I just want to buy a Carnival Button, and do you know that NO place can I find where they sell them at. Can anyone help me? I am new to this search and it's my second year at it. I am having a good time already : ) Easy to entertain ha!

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 9:07 AM Permalink
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Good Marning, Jean!

Some Rainbows have Buttons. I got mine at the Rainbow on White Bear Avenue just north of 694. SuperAmerica's have them, but I don't know if *all* SuperMom's do...

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 9:14 AM Permalink
THX 1138

The Super America on the corner of 7th & Wall still has buttons. They also still have the four pack.

Sun, 01/23/2000 - 9:32 AM Permalink