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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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Art Vandelay

I would have to say that this hunt was challenging in the sense that I never felt like I really was able to contribute any good ideas. I felt like the clues were either too hard to figure out or it has been proven what many have thought for years; I am a colossal moron. Either way, I did like the social aspect of this year's hunt because I got to know some more cooler crew people. I think that the phrase "weenie shrinker night" by Mad Dachsund was enough to keep me going for a few more nights. The conference call is a great idea, but only if someone is going to get the clue. I don't really blame anyone for not wanting to stand in line though(see Mad Dachsund's phrase above). I do hope that one of us finds it and not some hunyuck without a registered button.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:02 PM Permalink
Andrea

I have a crazy night of kids' activities-- but if I can get down there to join you and help, I will. I know it probably won't be before 10 though.

Andrea
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:05 PM Permalink
leelabell

Andrea, no worries. Tim will be there for a while.

Also, I really, really, really believe that it is NOT hidden under the snow. I think it is in a tree, a trunk, a down tree, behind bark, hanging from branches, etc.

If it is in the snow, there is lots of diggin' to do. The park has barely been touched and it is so cold in the park. I spent much of the day in Obbs rather than in the wind.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:07 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

That's great! Do you know if anyone will be posting the clue here as well?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:08 PM Permalink
Randahl

scared of me and mike D :wink:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:08 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

5 bucks says it's a downed tree. Just like the last 4 or 5 years hunts.

I'll even fold it up so the $5 says ITS AT COMO :cool:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:10 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Ok I'm checking out from work - Baldwin area is just getting socked from this blowing snow. Apparently the freeway is decent driving but visibility is freakin miserable.

I'm probably going to break out the Deer Hunting Gear - and leave the wiener dog at home. Look for an orange blob that is too short (but fat enough) to be on the Camo crue. Hopefully most of my digging wil happen at work getting my car out of the parking lot...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:12 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Bettin on a quinella like that should get you $10 K if it wins.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:13 PM Permalink
Randahl

668627 DOES not spell mounds.....

so which is it? 668627 or 668637 ?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:13 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I wouldnt suggest parking on Warner unless you really like hill climbing. Theres lots of street parking there. If anything you can park a cople blocks away down earl or something too.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:14 PM Permalink
Randahl

another one in case one of the mods doesnt see the earlier one

668627 DOES not spell mounds.....

so which is it? 668627 or 668637 ?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:15 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

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Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:17 PM Permalink
leelabell

Good point, RR.

I don't know if it will be posted here. Anyone can join the conference call and post it, however.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:17 PM Permalink
Redbear

It's -27. I hit the 2 instead of the 3, so I can't edit the code. So, it spells MOUNBS.

Also, It's changed to Q&A mode, so everybody calling in *should* be on mute. Leelabell will have a separate code to call in, so she can be heard and nobody else can.

She'll also have my cell, so if it doesn't work, she can call me to troubleshoot.

Also, I added 15 more lines, so we're up to 45.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:23 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

oops...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:24 PM Permalink
leelabell

RB, I'm guessing you are going to egram me with pertinent info.

Question - if everyone is on mute, does that mean they won't be able to un-mute themselves? What if they have questions or can't hear me?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:27 PM Permalink
Redbear

Everybody will be on Leelabell's mercy. She has the ability to toggle back and forth between muting and unmuting everybody.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:28 PM Permalink
leelabell

Ooooh, I have the power.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:30 PM Permalink
hnts2mch

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS

WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN

FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND

GLOVES.

 :sillygrin:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:36 PM Permalink
zephyrus

For those that quit, I have hired a few motivational speakers...:

"And even if we win, if we win, HAH! Even if we win! Even if we play so far above our heads that our noses bleed for a week to ten days; even if God in Heaven above comes down and points his hand at our side of the field; even if every man woman and child held hands together and prayed for us to win, it just wouldn't matter because all the really good looking girls would still go out with the guys from Mohawk because they've got all the money! It just doesn't matter if we win or we lose. IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!"

This is where you say: "IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER! IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER..."





D-Day: War's over, man. Wormer dropped the big one.

Bluto: Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

Otter: Germans?

Boon: Forget it, he's rolling.

Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...

[thinks hard]

Bluto: the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!

[runs out, alone; then returns]

Bluto: What the fuck happened to the Delta I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Bluto, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer...

Otter: Dead! Bluto's right. Psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastards. Now we could do it with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part.

Bluto: We're just the guys to do it.

D-Day: Let's do it.

Bluto: LET'S DO IT!





You can't quit now... You've played the game too long... Even Benchwarmer Bob got paid, and he never made a play...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:37 PM Permalink
tom

I'm not a perv, but if you goto the store and buy those toe warmers, and you peel them off and stick them to your undershirt so they other side touches ya nipples it will keep ya nice and toasty until the heat goes away.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:38 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

lol - they have a link that says "what you can do to control buckthorn"

they should add - put the medallion in a patch of it, and let the hunters take a whack with shovels and hoes.

problem solved.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:39 PM Permalink
tom

I can see it now, clue 12 is going to come and all the PP is going to give us is GPS addresses
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:41 PM Permalink
Redbear

Did we quit when the germans bombed pearl harbor?

Germans?

Shh. He's on a roll.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:43 PM Permalink
tom

I don't think liqourlady is drunk enough yet, I see her here but no posts
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:45 PM Permalink
OT

Pep talks aren't about content anyway. They're about tone of voice and he sounded fierce!!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:46 PM Permalink
Liquor Lady

I'm slogging, there's alot of posting here while I'm at work :sillygrin:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:47 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Dangit. That's why these clues don't make any sense.

The GPS coordinates are built into them somehow...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:49 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

I'd quote Matt Foley, but it seems that several of you will be spending clues 11 and 12 living in a van down by the river.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:49 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Best Post Ever!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:52 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

ok I just got home and I have to say....IT IS FREAKING COLD out there! I'm on the fence about going out tonight..I thought it was cold when I went out earlier this morning its 10X that cold now! GOOD LUCK to those that do venture out tonight...I may or may not be with you.

EDIT: OK dang it all now I HAVE To go out tonight 3's my lucky number! Triple three JOE!!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:52 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

the .666 line cut right through Kellogg.

Devil, ya know?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:53 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Freaky...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 2:57 PM Permalink
tom

I was thinking that 666 could be an address but I looked and they don't number houses with 666 as it
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:01 PM Permalink
zephyrus

I have all of my lucky charms... Autographed Cooler Crew T-shirt, Coolerheads Prevail T-shirt, Cooler Crew Scarf (light blue so you know it's true), Cooler Crew watch and the obituary with picture of the 1954 finder from 54 years ago - the math can't lie (or I will cry)

 Doing what I can so you can get to Spanish class :smile:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:08 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Is jake wearing his "I found it" sweatshirt from last year? :goofy:

BTW, I've got my spot picked out for tomorrow night.. Gonna be taking pictures of all the people tumbling down the hillsides.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:10 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

What time are people heading to the park? ARe people planning on going to MAtty B's before hand at all?

On a side note I think we are all insane...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:13 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

I enjoy being insane.

I don't enjoy racing to a spot in the icy, hilly woods with 10,000 other people.

That's just ludicrous.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:14 PM Permalink
Terry

Insanity isn't a bad thing - is it?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:15 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Gonna be taking pictures of all the people tumbling down the hillsides.

oooh, bottle rockets might add a nice touch.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:16 PM Permalink
40below

I've got Roman candles and big boomers left over from the 4th of July, maybe I'll bring some
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:18 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

I like your thinking.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:23 PM Permalink
KITCH

omg :frown:

I'm sitting here with my mouth wide open...

yikes :frown:

I'll buy your books, maps, notes, etc...how much you need for them...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:24 PM Permalink
leelabell

I am going to the bar at 8 and lining up around 9 or 9:30.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:28 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

jimi hendrix playing the star spangled banner?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:36 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Hey, my brother just sent some photos of his first born. FINALLY! I have the perfect picture to use with my name. FRUSTRATION
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:37 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Anyone heading to the Park from the Hudson area. I am so tempted but it is so darn cold outside. The wind is knocking stuff over out in my patio and around my condo. YIKES!!!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:39 PM Permalink
Terry

We were thinking of going down there tonight - but considering the cold - we aren't going right now.

I may, however, head down there at clue time.

If the wind would let up, that would be a stronger possibility.

I'm guessing the PP may open their doors early tonight so as not to have anyone freeze to death while standing in line.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:41 PM Permalink
Terry

But we're not in Hudson.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:41 PM Permalink