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2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion

Submitted by KITCH on

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Clue #1 You've joined the hunt for the regal runt 
To prove searching does pay 
Don't dig a hole or knock down a pole 
And the golf course is out of play 

Last year Jake took home the cake 
With a clue a bit off level 
This year we'll rinse off all our prints 
Lest this hunt go to the devil 

Clue #2 The point of all this is so that you won't miss 
Your big chance to grab all the cash 
Now gather your guys and a gal who is wise 
You'll have to do something quite rash 

Clue #3 We've scanned the county to hide our bounty 
And keep you on your toes 
It may sound risible, but our puck's invisible 
Although it might just stick to your nose. 

Clue #4 How fun is the snow how far will we go 
You really ought to go see 
Get up for the mission and not just the wishin' 
Get into the game-it's all free 

Clue #5 There once was a clue that drove you-know-who 
To threaten a heinous act 
We'd use it again but we're afraid of his pen 
My friend, that's an unfortunate fact 

Clue #6 All ye who look should honor the book 
As one who stood for hope 
Much was built in the name of the kilt 
Look sharp now and never mope 

Clue #7 If you should go look high then low 
One could see it from a bower 
If it's your bent you might seek a tent 
To protect in case of shower 

Take note of the wood and do what you should 
To extract the prize for yourself 
Build a bridge to your dreams as high as they seem 
Leave nothing behind on the shelf 

Clue #8 Look at the buck to acquire good luck 
In finding the grail this year 
Link a jar,a line, a star lawyer divine 
While crying in your beer 

He won, then lost and the nation was tossed 
Into strife that was far from civil 
The point I'm making is yours for the taking 
Believe me - not the message board drivel 

Clue #9 This name brings tears, elation and cheers 
And occasionally even outrages 
It sits on walls and rides the halls 
And fills a dozen pages 

The hills are alive and you'll have arrived 
Refrain from the very injurious 
Be bold and be brave but your skin you must save 
What's off-limits should frankly be obvious 

Clue #10 Look for the sight you hope is just right 
You're doubtful and you're torn 
Make the rounds for what rhymes with grounds 
And part of a rose with a horn 

Through flames and flow this park where you'll go 
Is the site of sacred relics 
Stay away from these and the cliffs if you please 
Or you'll be in a heckuva fix 

Clue #11 Air and river sounds lead all to Mounds 
Far from the graves take your entourage 
Twixt Burns and Thorn, an icy pathway is born 
Across Mounds from a gray house and tan garage 

Hell no fury hath as those on the wrong path 
Mounds and Warner form a woodsy perimeter 
The path not official contains footprints beneficial 
Some 300 trudges in - quest for a quitter 

This trail you must follow goes down a narrow hollow 
Under a fallen tree to an old rusted drum 
From here you must search for a hillside path perch 
Wherein lies the center of fun

 

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CerealKiller

no the lots in Keller Are not plowed! it sucks you have to park across 61 and walk across I dont think So Or park on the north half of Phalen and walk in!! under Frost!!
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 6:33 AM Permalink
Randahl

bowl of jamiacan budz??? w00t
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 6:42 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I think they may have defined the search area as being between Sofia which is on the very south end of Keller and Spoon Lake, which is really a pretty big area. Anyway, I'm off to work where I can't access the forums so maybe see some of you tonight.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 6:49 AM Permalink
Redbear

Gather your guys and a gal who is wise:

Keller Golf Course has been the home of several PGA and LPGA golf tournaments and was a regular stop on both professional tours. Keller was the host of the St. Paul Open 1930-1968; the National PGA Championship 1932 and 1954; the Western Open 1949; the Patty Berg Golf Classic 1970-1980; and the National Amateur Publinks Championship was held at Keller in 1931.

Gather your guys: Golf Tournament

Gal who's wise: Patty Berg

I still think it's a play on "guise," but...
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 6:49 AM Permalink
jREST

Was looking at some maps and thinking similar stuff, sophia (the gal?) surrounded by guys (Gordon Ave, Frank & Edward). Not sure Sophia is wise, but interesting none-the-less
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 6:54 AM Permalink
KITCH

I'm looking for a stick and puck..

going with the hockey theme...

..nuff of that...I'm done noodling for the day....

I hope
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 6:57 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

oh isn't that strange...I really can't believe it's just a coincidence.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:00 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Spoon lake seems like the obvious fit, its just so far north of everything. Could they just be giving us a landmark so to speak to get us in the right park? Also does anyone think it could still be Phalen?

My mom Brasscat had an idea as well, it could be hidden in the clear breath right nasal strip box.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:09 AM Permalink
me2

yeah, good guy

I went to highschool with him

I sent him an email about predig but he just didnt make it
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:11 AM Permalink
KITCH

de-guised ---in that...redbear's :wink:
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:15 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Hey, Ice

If you're still here or anyone else for that matter, how busy was Keller last night?
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:15 AM Permalink
Eags

I was all over the internet trying to make Sophia/Sofia fit last night but was googling St. Paul. Soph = wise. Good one, AW. I do think this interpretation "sits right".
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:16 AM Permalink
KITCH

doe everything go back to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:16 AM Permalink
KITCH

ok...I'm serious...I'm going to get off google and this clue for the rest of the day..
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:18 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I remember all of the encyclopedias scattered around the living room growing up trying to cross reference things and solve clues which could take all day. or even trying to find a map for that matter. Now Google can do just about anything instantly. It did my dishes last night!
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:20 AM Permalink
me2

youre coming out tonight with everyone to get a mounds fix arnt yah?

even if we end up at a park that isnt mounds?
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:21 AM Permalink
Redbear

Oooh...Mounds party?!?
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:27 AM Permalink
me2

didnt they put the medallion under ice at Keller and pour milk over it? sounds almost identical
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:29 AM Permalink
Downtown Dave

Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:31 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Nice DD
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:32 AM Permalink
Downtown Dave

The first thing I thought of was invisible tape. 'cause it's invisible and sticky. I like the Keller conversation, and it makes sense. But thought I'd share a first impression.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:35 AM Permalink
me2

now thats funny! nice find sunny
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:36 AM Permalink
KITCH

I'm hoping I'm the "Quicker Picker Upper" :wink:

grrr...I gotta stop it...
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:42 AM Permalink
brasscat

Good Morning everyone,

I Like the idea of spoon, but here is a different idea

the clue writer is making us think "spoon"

What about the "invisible" Puck being attached to a "Spoon"

A fishing Lure = "spoon"

Remember he said " it might just stick to your nose"

Or a real spoon = a plastic clear picnic disposable spoon.

Maybe the clue writer wants to chase us down to the wrong part of the

park for a while before bringing us back to the correct part of the

park?
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:46 AM Permalink
leelabell

I like AW's Sophia = wise thing. And it bugs the crap out of me that I read that horrid book, The DaVinci Code, and didn't remember who Sophia was.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:50 AM Permalink
me2

you did the dishes last night ..... smile :smile: nice

now your making me look bad :wink:
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:53 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

she was the other main character

Sophie Neveu is a fictional character in the novel, The Da Vinci Code. Neveu is the granddaughter of Louvre curator Jacques Saunière. She is a French National Police cryptographer, who studied at the Royal Holloway, University of London Information Security Group.

She was raised by her grandfather from an early age, after her parents were killed in a car accident. Her grandfather used to call her "Princesse Sophie" and trained her to solve complicated word puzzles. As a young girl, she accidentally discovered a strange key in her grandfather's room inscribed with the initials "P.S.". Later, as a college student, she made a surprise visit to her grandfather's house in Normandy and, silently horrified, she observed him participating in the Hieros Gamos, a sex ritual. The incident led to her estrangement with her grandfather for ten years until the night of his murder.

Sophie finds out at the end of the book that she is a descendant of the Merovingians, and a living descendant of Jesus Christ. She first starts suspecting this when Sir Leigh Teabing reveals the truth of the Holy Grail, but dismisses the idea when Langdon tells her that neither her surname nor her grandfather's is a Merovingian name. In fact, as she later finds out, her parents and ancestors had, for protection, changed their family names of Plantard and Saint-Clair.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:55 AM Permalink
brasscat

yes they did, and it was next to the shoreline, I was 19 that year and hunting there.I remember the hunt being called off because it was found, but when it was turned in hours later it was a fake.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:55 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

by the way one of my favorite books, a very fun read.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:56 AM Permalink
me2

its HIGHLAND invisible -heh-
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:57 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Keller=Decoy

More to come...
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:59 AM Permalink
brasscat

Another take on Sophia

I think of Sophia Loren ( and she just passed away)

She was in the Bob Newhart Show.

He was a shrink, and she was always solving his problems.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 7:59 AM Permalink
Clue Master

You sure you're not thinking of Suzanne Pleshette?

She died yesterday.

Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:05 AM Permalink
brasscat

your right I'm bad
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:11 AM Permalink
brasscat

too little sleep and a boggled brain
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:12 AM Permalink
brasscat

Please explain
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:21 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Zep,

However much I love Shakespeare, can you summarize your noodle, i think i missed it earlier?
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:22 AM Permalink
Posen

Kitch: "Does it all goes back to Mid-summer Night's Dream?"
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:24 AM Permalink
KITCH

I was talking about "puck" being a refercence to the devil

look here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck_(mythology)

but somehow in that wiki page it goes to "midsummers nite dream...

I was wondering how it seems everthing this is tied to midsummers's nite..

zephy posted that link for me to read it...
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:25 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Every year they use the word puck, we read A Midsummer Nights Dream... we should be experts on it by now.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:25 AM Permalink
KITCH

maybe midsummer I'll read it :wink:
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:28 AM Permalink
zephyrus

That's too bad, I liked her
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:29 AM Permalink
KITCH

more of less I was wondering if a every clue of all time could be made to hit "midsummer nights dream" sometime it feels like it...

at least every year it does.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:32 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

experts right...
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:33 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

emphasis on "should be"
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:37 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

agreed.
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:38 AM Permalink
New Daddy

nice find
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:57 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

So many people hiding, come out come out where ever you are.

Who's Here?

Brassmonkey

New Daddy

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KITCH

tim_the_hunter

zephyrus

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Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:57 AM Permalink