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2000 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt

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Discuss the 2000 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Here

TooManySecrets

"boreas" is the greek god of the north wind, as per merriam dictionary

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:39 PM Permalink
Troy & Kitty

werentany try today's column

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:39 PM Permalink
Kiwi

It's just a thought don't get all bent.

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:39 PM Permalink
Werentany

thanks troy & kitty... going to check it out :)

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:40 PM Permalink
Cosmo Cat

... i can look south east north and west from my rooftop... and any other outdoor non 'forest' place on earth

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:40 PM Permalink
StepDogg

Too many secrets -- have you ever seen the movie "sneakers"?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:40 PM Permalink
Kiwi

Hey Dogg what do you think so far for this new clue?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:42 PM Permalink
Sister Sister

Hi all,

I agree that Boreas means north...but are they saying look north to see a tower or two, or look in the north for the park?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:42 PM Permalink
Werentany

rofl@ lileks column... so true

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:42 PM Permalink
Cosmo Cat

just tryin to keep people on the same TRACK kiwi, no offense, but it says direction (singular)... im a word freak, writer and crossword addict, hence my love of the hunt...

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:42 PM Permalink
TooManySecrets

kiwi -

am with you - keep it simple and be patient. if you chew up these same clues for long enough, you could find a reason the med is in san diego....

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:43 PM Permalink
Kiwi

Well, maybe it's not good for us all to be on the same track. People think differently and its only human but, some times its for the good

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:43 PM Permalink
StepDogg

Well Kiwi -- I think people are definately overanalyzing it....and that's OK, that's the fun of this whole thing. But there are soooo many things it could mean. A while back, I explained a little animal theory...kinda far fetched, but did you see it?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:44 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

Lileks clue #1--You'll have no trouble finding the hiding place! It's made of atoms and occupies space! On another note, if Boreas does not refer to North, it means nothing. Saying St. Paul=Boreas is like saying South from the North Pole.....Might refer to previous ice castles, might not.

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:44 PM Permalink
Kiwi

I like your thinking Too many secrets

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
excavating stud

don't care what you all say, kiwi's got a great e-mail address

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
Cosmo Cat

ok now i just wanna be post #6969

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
Kiwi

I like your thinking Too many secrets

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
Cosmo Cat

ok now i just wanna be post #6969

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
Kiwi

I like your thinking Too many secrets

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
Cosmo Cat

ok now i just wanna be post #6969

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
LocalYokel

Boreas', look to the center? What do you all think?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:46 PM Permalink
Kiwi

ha ha I am #6969 and it fits my nickname of aol kiwi006969

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:47 PM Permalink
Kiwi

Didn't I just say that a second ago or am I just retarded

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:47 PM Permalink
Cosmo Cat

fitting that you foiled my plan kiwi ;-)

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:47 PM Permalink
Kiwi

Sorry

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:48 PM Permalink
excavating stud

people sure have been hot for newell, it's been combed pretty "well"

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:48 PM Permalink
Kiwi

Newell is out of the question

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:48 PM Permalink
Kiwi

where does King Boreas set up shop?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:49 PM Permalink
Therese Sonnek

I brought up the confusion on Boreas because of the recent publication of the Winter Carnival fable. Apparently the writer of the local fable didn't know his mythology. See the link to the fable in the recent stories at the Winter Carnival main page here at pp.com

I was wondering how publishing the clue with Boreas in it and the fable might tie in.

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:50 PM Permalink
Kiwi

where is home for the winter ?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:50 PM Permalink
excavating stud

suppose i'll just stick with my viking statue...

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:51 PM Permalink
Kiwi

where is his home ( king boreas) for the winter according to the myth or what ever

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:51 PM Permalink
green

Kiwi, some like Phoenix, some like Ft. Lauderdale.

Why?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:51 PM Permalink
Baygent

Hey, you seekers, you don't have to run to the newstand.

check out www.pioneerplanet.com

It's the PP web page, and it states that the next clue can be clicked on at 12:01 am, Saturday

Good Hunting

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:51 PM Permalink
StepDogg

Boreas's home according to legend is the Ice Castle, isn't it?? I'm pretty sure.

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:52 PM Permalink
excavating stud

someone posted the whole king b story a day or two ago

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:52 PM Permalink
onthejazz

agree with you cosmo, well-trained should be well trained, not well-trained its obviously an anagram :)

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:53 PM Permalink
Kiwi

Where is the castle located?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:53 PM Permalink
TooManySecrets

how can "boreas' direction" not mean north? That is the clue that needs the least analyzing...

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:53 PM Permalink
Annette B.

I could have swore it said something about Boreas being from Olympus. Oh well, no one liked that theory last nite tho. Has the mediallion EVER been in the same park 2 yrs in a row? I gotta know.

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:53 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

hehehe green--after all, they tend to be older....

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:54 PM Permalink
Kiwi

maybe they are talking about where king boreas is at or whatever in that clue

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:54 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Never been closer than 6 years apart Annette.

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:55 PM Permalink
Kiwi

maybe that's were new comes in Alison

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:56 PM Permalink
onthejazz

if you go to pp you can get it at 11:30 tho :)

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:56 PM Permalink
onthejazz

dont forget that :)

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:56 PM Permalink
green

Mizzed you 2day, DDave. Hope you're off work for the weekend and will bee here. You are 2 funny!

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:56 PM Permalink
onthejazz

kiwi!

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:56 PM Permalink
Annette B.

Thanks Allison - I guess I will have to go thru the archives in future years to get a head start to rule out certain parks. Which parks would be ruled out - for being in the past 5 yrs?

Fri, 01/28/2000 - 7:57 PM Permalink