Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here
13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Newell Park Pavilion
900 N. Fairview Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
11:30am-2:30pm
The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings.
In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park
Conference Call Info for Clue 11:
There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.
- Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
- Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
- Everyone will be muted initially
- Lines open at 11pm
- lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
- After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
- 60 ports are available for the teleconference
Line Placeholder Schedule
1/26/2010-
5-6 Redbear
6-7 Jake
7-8 Jerilyn
8-9 Kathy
9-10 Mikey
10-Clue Steph
1/27/2010-
12-1 Redbear
1-2 Andrea
2-3 Nimrod
3-4 jengerm
4-5 Barefootguy
5-6 Wicked Nick
6-7 Chris Digger
7-8 Art V
8-9 CM & Me2
9-Clue Sara
When January’s slanting snow,
Makes us dream of Mexico
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep
To search for treasure buried deep
Notice to every hunting battalion,
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion
Where? You ask in husky shout,
That’s for us to know, and you to find out
Turn off the tube, leave your hovel
Grab your walking stick and shovel,
Whether you be giant or runt,
The only way is to join the hunt
For to the hunter belongs the spoil,
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil,
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove,
Hunt with pal, or old true love
For you who hunt each and every year,
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer
“Good Luck”
And now, let us be blunt,
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Deed is Done http://tinyurl.com/CwMessage
Clue 1 http://tinyurl.com/Clue1Video
Clue 2 http://tinyurl.com/clue2videonew
Clue 3 http://tinyurl.com/clue3video
Clue 4 http://tinyurl.com/clue4video
Clue 5 http://tinyurl.com/clue5videonew
Clue 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14Z7enoJmo
Clue 7 http://www.twincities.com/sharedvideo/?bcpid=58071989001&bctid=62974493001
All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing
Thy blast of winter heat scorches
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches
Emerge from the den as we once again
Offer a bodacious bounty
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen
To public land in Ramsey County
Clue #1 Video
Hear ye all crews, now come the clues
For this task I am the Czar
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift
Listen well to each avatar
Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\'
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\"
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen,
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Look high, look low, wherever you go
Follow a picturesque route
There are ways to travel away from the gravel
That keep you in hot pursuit
Code by Morse should set your course
To long dashes that dot the landscape.
You or your avatar should park your car
On your way to this great escape.
Take a westerly tack up from the stack,
A landmark most uncouth.
Figures grand in scale point to a trail
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping
And storeowners once dropped anchor
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag,
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Escape your troubles where the water bubbles
Or gurgles like a stream.
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin.
Look for a productive seam.
Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta
The purple horde raids a golden legion
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off
If you search in just the right region
To find the seed, energy you need
In search for your clues to glean
What once was planted is taken for granted
Stored in one of fifteen
Not far from stones and ancient bones
Lay clues that are fit for Jim
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets
And you should satisfy him
Get your kicks by hitting the bricks
Admiring the trees and view
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad
Like amphibians in\'52
Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town
Not far from the lights of the city
If you would hike away from the pike
You might stumble on something pretty
Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing
Where people prayed, God willin\'
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur
Is nothing by murder and killin\'
This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river
In neither is the prize to be found
Look for the goods among timber and woods
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Go for a lark in Lilydale Park
Between Water Street and the river
The city boundary sign and the old rail line
Define the zone that will deliver
You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail
It\'s not to be found near the tracks
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property
On public land launch your attacks
Within this area lies medallion hysteria
A tangle near the river - not too close!
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
To me.
Whomever posted that, gave me a lift, made me feel stupid (in a good kind'a way), made me think they were great and really smart, and I was thankful to them for a better perspective than what I had. They made me laugh out loud and validated my early thoughts. They made me a part of the hunt and a part of theirs.
I can't get feelings like that from unposted thoughts as Ilm not a part of that hunt.
So, it matters very much to me.
BTW, Bob Collins of MPR wonders if there aren't enough hunters or if we're stupid because no one has found it yet. I told him it was because the snow is really tough this year.
In other words, there are people here who didn't want the rest of the people here to know about it.
I figer I am fine with it Others new about it because they where in the park digging and heard it!!! so I am not going to get in to that!! it was shared in the park!
Even more I send kudos to whomever posted it. Thanks for keeping me on the noodle!
It was his twitter feed. But, sometimes I listen online because Chicago radio is horrid.
My guess is if you came up with the noodle of all noodles that told you where it was hidden 8/10 of us would say nothing till we could check it out for ourselves. And out of the 2/10 of us who would post it on the boards first, they're sitting in Chicago, or CA, or Iraq and can't hunt themselves, so they throw it out on the boards instead.
None of this is new. Why is it suddenly a huge deal?
I know this happens all the time. I generally share on the boards rather than keep it quiet, because that's my nature and I don't think I'll find it even when I am there. That said, I'll usually vet my noodles with a few people before I share to find out if I am making sense or not.
But I am uncomfortable when people ask me to keep things that I've thought of quiet.
It stirs this up.
Fine. Glad you had the idea first, or so you say. But my perception is my reality. What I get I get here. And I don't care if the poster was the 50th person to have the idea or got it somewhere else.
They're the one that made my day and gave me pleasure. They're the one I'm thanking as it brought me more into the hunt and made it inclusive.
Have you not slogged?
Love that noodle, whomever had iit!!! Made my day!
you and me both! if i thought of it i'll do what i want with it thank you very much.
From: HotDigger Jan-22 11:25 am
To: HotDigger (82 of 112)
 8854.82 in reply to 8854.81
You'll want to go shopping (the Dales)
Where things are hopping (frogs hop lillypads)
Gotta give props to my peeps. :smile:
Someone had posted it earlier in the AM, around 2:00 AM when the board slowed down, but it was deleted.
I referenced whomever posted here and thanked them for all they gave me.
Everything else is stirring the pot and is superfilious.
If you can't say something nice or keep your mouth shut, then keep your mouth shut.
Sharing stuff is up to anyone who shares or doesn't. I share what I figure out, others don't. I guess for me it was the old way of noodling clues with my Mom and friends - throwing out what comes to mind and then sorting through it all. If others think their noodles are so good they want to keep them to themselves, that's all cooler too.
But in the end, no one has found it yet. The cluewriter is the only sleuth that truly knows.
Lets all calm down.
We have this blowup every year, where people just want to reveal all of their hidden secrets, usually after the hunt. I understand the temptation, but it rarely leads to any good. It only reveals who is in and who is out. And nobody likes being on the outside.
Share what you wish, withold what you wish. But remember, this is a public puzzle, and even your most amazing idea probably will not stay unique with this many players. If it is an actual solution to the puzzle, you can't own it any more than you can own the solution to 15 down of the New York Times crossword, simply because you start the puzzle first.
As long as I have my soapbox out, congrats to those standing in line. I always enjoyed it, as it fits my temperament better.
Now lets go find this thing.
I was discussing what was posted HERE and thanking that person. Bringing up the above just brings home what was posted here earilier about this place not being a team and holding back.
I am not going to thank those people. I'am thanking the on that shared. I learned it her.
I was sure when I heard Hotel Coolerfornia, that meant that someone had found that puck.
Go to it guys! Its waiting out there. Just go hit the right spot, pick it up, and then head for the PP.
A comic aside about Lilydale...
My BFs daughter was looking at some maps I had sitting on the bed last night, She has no idea the clues, but map is folded showcasing it, points and says it's HERE. Because I love lillies and I love the name Lily and if I'm right can we get a dog and name her Lily? We both say no, we are NOT getting a dog (anytime soon) so then she says, well, can I have a sister and can we name HER LILY?
um. also. no. H E double hockey stick - No.
kids. sheesh.
Good luck today guys!
Oh, I love this! :sillygrin:
Everyone is showing, but for that person, how every one holds out over here.
You just had your undies in a knot about this a day ago.
Just because you may know a clue was noodled earlier somewhere other than here, you post that knowledge without previously having posted it here, you are going to make people mad.
Don't brag you knew it before here and failed to post as you come off elitist and not a team player. Good for you. You knew before I did. But keep it to yourself when I'm thanking the first person that posted it here.
Would someone from the Cooler Crew, please, pretty please go pick up that medallion?
Thanks.
Done with lunch. Back to the stack of papers on my desk.
Because it just does not earn you comfy snuggly points when you boast here you had prioer knowledge and didn't post.
Why is that so hard to understand?