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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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me2

looks like you were nosing around some bushes.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 4:58 PM Permalink
Randahl

hehe
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:02 PM Permalink
Liquor Lady

Hahahaha! :sillygrin:
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:04 PM Permalink
green

Nice JOE!, Ian. You gonna snatch it from Schiller?
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:06 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

wow this is messed up I kept getting pulled back to like 90 posts ago and it wouldnt let me get to the end of the line???
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:07 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:11 PM Permalink
green

Thank gods those things are bombs. Holy Mackrel but there's a lot!

Edit: AREN'T bombs...
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:12 PM Permalink
green

Ian, you've got tree mail.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:14 PM Permalink
me2

becks says you said snatch :goofy:
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:17 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

becks better watch out ... kris is coming tonight.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:20 PM Permalink
Neecie

Not sure if this has been thrown out there yet...

Could today's clue 5 refer specifically to clue 7 of 2003 about Ann Bilansky, which is really what this year's clue 2 is talking about..

That Stan Bilansky and John Walker are the "guys" and Ann is the "gal who is wise".
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:52 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Does anyone ever have luck finding info on the Minnesota Historical Society website?
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:54 PM Permalink
me2

yes I have luck finding that MHS has info listed online that you can go search through in the MHS library ...but not online- not enough grant $$ or donating $$'s to put it all online.

ann got caught after killing her husband - neither getting caught or killing your spouse is very wise
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:26 PM Permalink
New Daddy

nice noodle!! and ties to chair.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:27 PM Permalink
Grey Wolf

So here's something to think about:

The very large White Bear Township almost completely surrounds the city of White Bear Lake - making it the "Runt".

White Bear Lake - The city or Lakes and Legends. Ma Barker and other gangsters of the era spent a lot of time in the area.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:32 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I always seem to be lost around this time of the hunt. I need a good clue I can sink my teeth into.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:38 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I'm heading out to Mattys soon.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:39 PM Permalink
me2

how about sucker lake? heh
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:39 PM Permalink
green

I don't know, Me2. Depending, killing your spouse could be very wise. But the getting caught and hanging for it is, I agree, pretty stupid.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:40 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

sucker lake? is that another term for the frog pond?
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:40 PM Permalink
me2

we're hanging out at carolines&nicks - we're headeddown to Matts in a couple minutes
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:40 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Can someone refresh my memory on the "Toucan" Theory? Is that an anagram or something else?
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:40 PM Permalink
green

Thanks. I like it. Did you see my naval-mission-with-the-USS-Hope,-et-al idea?

I just LOVE that noodle! LOL! What could be easier? mission/wishin'. Or wishin'/mission. Annapolis here I come! :grin: :sillygrin: :goofy:
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:44 PM Permalink
green

Lord, what has Zephy done! Zephy XPLANE about Jake and the toucan!
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:45 PM Permalink
New Daddy

I just thought of "keep you on your toes" when I saw a climbing wall at a playground.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:47 PM Permalink
excavating stud

So you actually have to go to the MHC to search through the library. How old school. My sister works there. Maybe I can convince her to do some research for me.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:53 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Keep on your toes makes me think dance studio for some reason.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:54 PM Permalink
SNAKE88

Neck won his broomball game.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:01 PM Permalink
KOP

GO Neck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:12 PM Permalink
zephyrus

That had nothing to do with cash as far as I remember, and I don't believe her to have been too wise... but wasn't she the first woman hanged in MN?
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:23 PM Permalink
zephyrus

:smile:
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:24 PM Permalink
zephyrus

ME!?!?!

That was da Bear's joke to his boss... I was trying to tell it back to him...

-----Zephyrus.....why do I always get blamed for stuff???
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:25 PM Permalink
green

Because you're cute.

It was you I read with something about a joke where Jake, a toucan, a black man, like 19 lesbians, and others walked into a bar...

Say, if you do ever go anywhere w/o your pole, I'll be happy to watch it for you! :lipsealed:
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:30 PM Permalink
zephyrus

I left you a nice present over there... :wink:

(my little safe-keeper)
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:33 PM Permalink
KITCH

Larry Ho was a Pen name..
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:37 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Awesome noodle!
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:43 PM Permalink
Terry

Check out the listing for Bush Ave. There was speculation that something related would show up this year in clues.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:43 PM Permalink
green

THAT'S HO IT WAS! I printed that days ago (what day is today anyway?). And the next AM couldn't remember HO the guy was! Thanks, Kitch!
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:46 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Bush Ave originally named Fauquier Ave.
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:46 PM Permalink
green

I think Ian's got the Bushes covered...
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:48 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

here's a wordplay for ya! - You wanna talk about really reachin...

Clue 5 Last Word of Each line in reverse order

fact-pen-act-who = Phalen Avenue?
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:51 PM Permalink
Terry

How are you finding phalen avenue out of that?
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 7:58 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Another Anagram -

To threaten a heinous act =

Attain Near Hothouse Etc --- Or -- Neat, Near Hothouse Attic
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:04 PM Permalink
KITCH

I hate not only sloggin this thread...but the archives..

:frown:
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:06 PM Permalink
KITCH

green: what's your fishing bra story?? I just slogged it...
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:07 PM Permalink
green

Too, too, too many hours at this computer noodling. I've hit the slap-happy wall. Call 911! I'm choking on my own spit and can't breathe I'm laughing so hard!

"I don't know what kind of business calls a potential customer a "douche", a business that should be avoided at all costs."

"Maybe it's got something to do with the French Immersion School???
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:10 PM Permalink
Terry

OMG!!! That is a good one!
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:11 PM Permalink
Terry

Seems there are new folks on the wall. Welcome!
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:12 PM Permalink
Terry

I feel an epistle coming. :smile:
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:15 PM Permalink