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2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion

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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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ares

good luck, ice!
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:45 AM Permalink
Terry

Best of luck Ice!
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:46 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

Thanks guys I don't think I need it but A little extra never hurt!!!
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:46 AM Permalink
ry

hysterical! :sillygrin:
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:48 AM Permalink
zephyrus

all ye who look = a yokel hollow
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:49 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

  • yawn* out late again last night. I expect doubly so tonight.

    Checked out Tony Schmidt and Freeway park before the clue last night. Hoped for a better clue to toss us to THE park, but then again, the cluewriter still hasn't mentioned it's in a park, nor even in st. paul for that matter. Pulled a wild hanlon and stopped at a mcdonalds near Highland park at midnight. Kinda cool though, the guy gave us extra stuff because they were closing. So we pulled into Highland, ate and watched more people show up. Got out for a bit and wandered around. I still don't really see it being at Highland myself though. Called it a night after that, needed to rest up for the weekend.
  • Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:50 AM Permalink
    Big G

    good thought but could you imagine the backlash of calling swedes yokels?? Eesh!
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:52 AM Permalink
    green

    Tartans of Maplewood?
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:53 AM Permalink
    mrmnmikey

    Cooler! :cool:
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:54 AM Permalink
    zephyrus

    I thought it was cute - local yokels.. ask Timmers what he came up with while anagramming last night... Good fun!
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:54 AM Permalink
    Andrea

    I was thinking of that too... but is there anything near there?
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:56 AM Permalink
    OT

    Or the PP clue writer using the word "retarded" in a clue.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:57 AM Permalink
    zephyrus

    Ed Phalen, A Mover, Knows Porno = Look sharp now and never mope

    Yeah... I am no good at these...
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:07 AM Permalink
    ares

    oh great. now zephy's got porn on his phone.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:09 AM Permalink
    zephyrus



    this?
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:10 AM Permalink
    mrmnmikey

    you may have hit the bounty

    As were at phalen

    risible= WHEEEE lock?
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:10 AM Permalink
    excavating stud

    I like that. I was sold on Como. I might have to re-think things a bit.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:11 AM Permalink
    zephyrus

    nice to see you here ares :smile:
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:11 AM Permalink
    ares

    i've been around.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:12 AM Permalink
    zephyrus

    That's what everyone's been sayin'... :wink:
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:13 AM Permalink
    zephyrus

    well... I better run before it gets too late... CUL8R!
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:14 AM Permalink
    diggin4it

    Dragon = satan = devil
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:14 AM Permalink
    green

    Conway. BC.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:16 AM Permalink
    ares

    ruh-roh. don't let tc know that!
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:16 AM Permalink
    PilotsHatGuy

    There are alot of clues that point to the "Gellette Zone" of phalen.

    Guys and gal could be Robinhood and his marry men and Maid marian (Sherwood Ave)

    Searching the county could be that Phalen/Keller is a regional park

    rash could be poison ivy (Ivy Ave)

    Invisable park could be clear ave

    Mission and wishin could be space (Johnson Pkwy)

    Free games could be the rec center

    Poetry park, Earl St, Gelette, there's alot of things. It worries me that most are streets vs any refrences to Phalen himself, or anything like that. Also would they reuse Phalen that quick. I know I know, Como 03. But still that was more out of spite for out bitching about 02 than anything else.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:35 AM Permalink
    wolfpac

    The family name of Keller is of Scotish origin.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:39 AM Permalink
    Allison Wonderland

    If it is in that zone, I know the two spots I want to check out.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:39 AM Permalink
    40below

    also, Farnsworth Aerospace magnet school is only a block or two away from Phalen... their motto is "Soaring To New Heights"...

    http://farnsworth.spps.org/

    Free games - Arcade turns into a freeway

    and as was pointed out before, as far as references to Phalen himself, he was a "printer's devil" for I believe it was a Hastings newspaper? last two words of clue one...

    I'm heavily leaning towards Phalen... I just don't like the last two clues... then again, I don't like this clue writer at all, lol..
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:41 AM Permalink
    OT

    This anagram posted at PP board:

    Look smart now and never mope = Do remove snow on Phalen Park
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:41 AM Permalink
    ares

    wow!

    <edit> referring to the fire at the monte.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:42 AM Permalink
    mrmnmikey

    Look smart now and never mope

    wheres the "D"??? for the DO part? Only one P, cant be
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:44 AM Permalink
    40below

    Yeah, that was the best anagram I've seen found yet...
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:45 AM Permalink
    40below

    LOL, that would explain why it's so good now, wouldn't it?
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:45 AM Permalink
    Downtown Dave

    Funny stuff. Loved the Hanlons.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:47 AM Permalink
    OT

    Sorry, I meant Sharp, not Smart.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:47 AM Permalink
    wolfpac

    Where's the "h"
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:49 AM Permalink
    OT

    The D is in the word AND
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:50 AM Permalink
    OT

    Let me try this again.

    Look sharp now and never mope = Do remove snow on Phalen Park

    Think I got it right this time.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:51 AM Permalink
    Allison Wonderland

    I was kind of wondering if it was. That would make sense too.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:52 AM Permalink
    KC0GRN

    Funnier that the people I'm hunting with watched it too. As soon as my friend mentioned stopping I said "Oh, pulling a wild hanlon?"
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:54 AM Permalink
    40below

    OK... NOW I can say it's one of the best anagrams I've seen
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:55 AM Permalink
    mrmnmikey

    Look sharp now and never mope = Do remove snow on Phalen Park

    That is right! Very good OT!
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:56 AM Permalink
    OT

    The clue writer was tricky with that one. An anagram engine isn't going to pick up proper names. Props to vulture1977 for figuring that out.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:57 AM Permalink
    40below

    If I take something posted on the PP board:

    How fun is this know-how / far we will go

    it ties in nicely with FARnsworth Elementary close by Phalen on Arcade... they're known for making things fun with an emphasis on aerospace technology....
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:58 AM Permalink
    mrmnmikey

    sorry to doubt you OT. Your typo threw me off.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:59 AM Permalink
    green

    Wolfpac, you sure on the Scottish origin? I'm wondering if not German?

    "The John M. Keller family mansion was built at 394 Eichenwald in 1874, now replaced by an apartment building. Keller named his home and the street in front of the home Eichenwald, a German word meaning Oak Forest, as a reminder of his home in Germany. Keller was a master carpenter and owned his own lumber business. JohnÂ’s son, Herbert P. Keller, was mayor of St. Paul from 1910 to 1914. Keller Lake was named after him."
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:59 AM Permalink
    green

    JOE~~
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 12:01 PM Permalink
    wolfpac

    I googled "keller family name" and it came up Scotish.
    Fri, 01/25/2008 - 12:01 PM Permalink