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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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zephyrus

(Clue 5 STILL does not fit Mounds)

Sure it does... and here's why:

In the article so popularly plagiarized, He refers to the nasty clues from the CoNo hunt. First he brings up the 2 or 3 clue ( I believe) or maybe it was the red, white & blue - doersn't matter because that is not the clue that caused his outrage. Later in the article he says something to the effect of "and it gets worse" and points out the Ann Bilansky clue as being the worst offender that year.

Bilansky point is down the cliff from the Plum st overlook. Bilansky point being the homestead of Ann and Stanislaus Bilansky, where the Trout creek and Phalen creek (I think I have them right, I am using no references for this post) meet together.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 11:45 AM Permalink
zephyrus

I liked it too :smile: (it's why I was winking) :wink: I am gonna have to start sticking my tongue out, it is more obvious... sorry :pbpt:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 11:58 AM Permalink
KITCH

CM should have caught it....as we just talked about parts of that theory...

Where's green's theory??
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:00 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

This is soooo awful.

I just took an order from a customer for highland tape. :confused:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:04 PM Permalink
KITCH

wooohoo its up to ten degrees outside...

I wanna go play...its gotta feel like summer time...
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:07 PM Permalink
zephyrus

I should go see where the med was hidden... Being it is a nice day and all.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:09 PM Permalink
Randahl

b00m
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:38 PM Permalink
Randahl

becks - i didnt butt in front of you did I?
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:40 PM Permalink
Redbear

I butted once, and I felt bad immediately after - Zeph walked down with me and waited till the end while I butted. I won't be doing that again.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:46 PM Permalink
OT

Just woke up from a nap. I was dreaming about the hunt. Apparently we were convinced the medallion was buried at Marjorie Main Park. In my dream, someone had just posted that the plaque at the foot of the statue says Main. :eyeroll:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:47 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

I don't mind butts. Well,the female type anyway.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:54 PM Permalink
Redbear

Let me try to put this hunt into perspective very simply:

All those who are disgusted with the hunt and clues and CW etc. who would have rather been working than hunting, please announce yourselves.

That is all.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:56 PM Permalink
becksie

No, you didn't RR...I don't have a problem with you in any way
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:02 PM Permalink
becksie

:sillygrin:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:03 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I budge in line all the time before clue 9 or so.

People that are fun to talk with shouldn't get in line so damn early! If I knew it was bothering anyone I'd let the whole line go through and then get my paper, because really there is absolutely no difference in when you get your paper. In reality we should just have the first cooler crew person in line get a bundle of papers and then everyone pay them back. I'd be willing to sponsor a few nights of that, because papers are cheap. The only reason I go down there before 11 is to hang out and talk to people anyways.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:04 PM Permalink
KITCH

milkcarton cracks me up
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:04 PM Permalink
becksie

It's one thing to go up and talk to people...many coolers did just that and then returned to their place in line. It's the coolers that come to the pp 15-20 minutes before the clue, go directly to the front of the line and then proceed through the doors when they are opened. I have seen this happen as long as I have been hunting. How does that make the CC, as a group, appear to others in line (especially those that they are butting ahead of)? As a member of this group, I care about that. I care that members of our group would disturb a beacon to try to give themselves an unfair advantage over other hunters. These are not the kind of values (or lack of) that I hope we stand for. If this is how indiviuals choose to act at the expense of the integrity of the CC as a group, then all the crap on the pp boards about us might actually have merit. Food for thought... :barf:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:20 PM Permalink
becksie

I'm gonna try to go ice skating and then check out the snow sculptures...

feeling crabby..
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:22 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Like I said, there is literally no advantage to getting in line earlier before clue 9 for sure and probably up to clue 10.

Next year we just give the first cooler in line 5-10 bucks to get a whole bundle everyone else goes down to the little lobby area we like to noodle at and grabs one. That would actually make things faster for the other people in line behind us, so we'd be doing a good deed. And we could talk to each other because only 1 person would be in line.

Calling all historians: has the medallion ever been found within an hour of the clue coming out other than clue 11-12?
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:26 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

I care that members of our group would disturb a beacon to try to give themselves an unfair advantage over other hunters.

Sorry, becksie

Crosby

A movable object should never be referenced in a clue.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:29 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Yeah someone was going to do it anyways, one thing the PP will have to take into consideration is not to use movable objects in clues.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:36 PM Permalink
becksie

Ian, Tim...I wholeheartedly agree...not using a moveable object in a clue would certainly remove the temptation, wouldn't it?
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:39 PM Permalink
Redbear

Or make it matter less if it was moved.

Sorry about Butting this year, Becks!
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:44 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

yup. Personally I prefer things visible on the horizon myself.

You know, line up this building with that tree and that sign on the other side.

The cluewriter(s) is a sloppy hider. I doubt they spend 5 minutes outside checking the spot anymore.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:45 PM Permalink
OT

Disturb a beacon? I didn't hear anything about that, but I cry foul on that too if doing that interferes with other's hunt.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:00 PM Permalink
leelabell

I think people are talking about the barrel. It was actually moved before the clue in question. People were playing with it the night before. Personally, I don't think it is right to move things referenced in clues. However, I know it is going to happen. I wish the PP wouldn't reference them.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:08 PM Permalink
Redbear

Anybody else got their face an inch from the screen? Thanks, Leelabell... :chagrin:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:15 PM Permalink
KITCH

ya...been looking for taichx reading glasses...I can't find any
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:18 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

save to desktop>preveiw>zoom in. Its easier that way.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:40 PM Permalink
KITCH

now that I can read...

...a half a mile away :wink:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:41 PM Permalink
leelabell

Not on a Mac. Plus, I'm lazy.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:48 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Using moveable items as a locational reference point is just about equal to hiding the medallion in an edible object.

Both are a VERY stupid idea.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:52 PM Permalink
witchdoctor

CW hasn't spent much time in the woods.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 4:47 PM Permalink
Conrad

Well, I had fun. Got to show the neighbor boy all about the hunt, enjoyed a week away from work and most importantly got to join the Cooler Crew!

Thanks all, I'll look forward to seeing you next year! I'll peek in once and a while to see if I can get an invite to any CC function, and I wish you all the very best until we can ponder and pose again.

Johnson...Johnson....It's just not right....
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 6:50 PM Permalink
Terry

Conrad - who is going to invite you? The cooler crew? You are one of us. Invite yourself. All are welcome to participate in any functions they choose.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 6:53 PM Permalink
green

WWWWWWAAAAHHHHH!!!

Leelabell went away! I want her back! :sad: :sad: :sad:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 7:16 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

We have a function Sunday! The rehash bash at the mason lodge on front at noon.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 7:17 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Wasn't Jake used in the clues as well? We moved him all around the county!
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 7:18 PM Permalink
green

You're not gonna get in invite. You are now it. Just take part.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 7:18 PM Permalink
jREST

Yeah, that is a fun one, and if you are down that way hunting up this one, there are a couple others in the park. Have fun..
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 7:43 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

That one is named after me and my other two heads :smile:
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 8:28 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

I definately want to go back down in there again 3M I just might take you up on that offer.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 8:30 PM Permalink
leelabell

Wait. Where did I go?

I'm here. At least for a few more days.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 8:45 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

The Mason Lodge is at 1044 Front Ave. in St. Paul. It's located a block east of Lexington and a little over a mile north of 94, just south of Como Park. It's about halfway between Gabe's by the Park and the Half Time Rec. We'll officially begin at noon but I will be there around 11am to open the place up for setup. There are kitchen facilities there if you need to warm something up.

There is a $75 rental fee for the lodge. What did we do last year? Did someone pay it or did we take up a collection?
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 9:38 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Funny how we were talking about the same SuperBowl conflict last year as well.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 10:42 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I thought that might have been the case. I don't think I can afford it this year though now that I have a "dependent" of sorts. I guess I'll just throw the basket out again and maybe encourage people a little more strongly to throw a few dollars in.
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 11:16 PM Permalink
green

But your hair's not all fly-y and you don't have your Sherlock Holmes Hunting glass and you're not looking and peeping through it looking for the Med.

Your avatar is the best and I've always just loved it. So appropriate for the Hunt. I miss "you"!!!
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 6:56 AM Permalink
leelabell

It is funny. That avatar brings me great joy. It marks the hunt. But it also must go away when the hunt is over.
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 7:30 AM Permalink