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2012 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt - Tony Schmidt Park
2012 Clues 

So its back to the drawing board for next year 
to find a spot so deep and drear. 
Harder to reach all you whiners 
than those buried Chilean miners. 

Next year's clues will inspire dread 
requiring knowledge of languages dead, 
Higher math rocket science 
disbanding every hunters alliance. 

I take your leave. I bid adieu. 
I go in search of the perfect clue. 
Prepare to hike hard dig deep and delve. 
Will have a grand party in 2012.



 

CerealKiller

I was going to point that out also! lol I thought it was funny they would do that.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:43 PM Permalink
excavating stud

woof says the dog and babble says the brook

here is wisdom which to make a book

when in rome should you

do exactly as roman do

or thereabouts?
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:45 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

That puts me right where I was directed!! and I think I have a great LOCK NOW!!! I need to get in contact with my person and work this out with them!!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:48 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Pretty darn good un-coding!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:49 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

seems about right.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:50 PM Permalink
Terry

It makes sense...as much as any of these clues make sense. Good job Evil!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:50 PM Permalink
excavating stud

here it is

woof says the dog and babble says the brook

here is wisdom on which to make a book

when in rome should you do

exactly as roman should do
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:50 PM Permalink
excavating stud

rome street runs into highland
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:52 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Awesome ... i was getting there slowly... although mine sounded Yoda-ish
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:52 PM Permalink
excavating stud

lining the words up in columns helped speed me along
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:54 PM Permalink
excavating stud

wisdom and book may indicate school or library
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:55 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

What about the period at the end of 'dog'? 'Should you' or 'you should' makes a difference, too...
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:56 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

lol, mine too. The force is strong in this cluewriter!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:56 PM Permalink
Terry

Tearing this apart -

dog barking - Humane Society?

Babbling Brook - Mears?

Book - library or gambling.

Roman - architecture?
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:59 PM Permalink
mystical_muzik

I think this clue is giving us the park but telling us to behave as the romans would in rome.. meaning...ok you're in the park now..behave like responsible people and abide by the treasure hunt rules.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:02 PM Permalink
mystical_muzik

Or when you're in the park you think it's in..and you see people digging... DIG!!! LOL
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:03 PM Permalink
KITCH

I think the "AND" is in the wrong place...
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:04 PM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

Well that one is a doozey! Dang CW threw me for a loop. The Rome comment is the only one that is making me think of Highland.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:05 PM Permalink
Terry

I will be waiting till morning to see the unscrambled clue just to be sure what there is here is correct. On the PiPress site, a few of these words are combined with others. Typos or on purpose?

This game me a headache - or maybe the headache came from lack of sleep.

Goodnight and SCDs!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:06 PM Permalink
excavating stud

origin of the saying do as romans do:

"The Story behind It: When St. Augustine arrived in Milan, he observed that the Church did not fast on Saturday as did the Church at Rome. He consulted St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan, who replied: "When I am at Rome, I fast on a Saturday; when I am at Milan, I do not. Follow the custom of the Church where you are." The comment was changed to "When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done" by Robert Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy. Eventually it became "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:06 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

The quote "When in Rome..." is attributed to St Ambrose. St Ambrose Church is in Woodbury, but it used to be on the East Side right near Swede Hallow before it "moved."
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:07 PM Permalink
ares

woof says the dog babble says the brook

and here is wisdom on which to make a book

when in rome you should do

exactly as a roman should do

am i the only one who thinks we're missing an "a"?
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:07 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I have the Twin cities Dog Lovers map..... (don't ask)

Dog parks for Ramsey Cty

Arlington/Arkwright

BC

Wooddale (Roseville)

Rice Creek

Otter Lake

Matoska (WBL)
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:10 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

'When in Rome' had an 80s Pop hit called 'The Promise' if that helps, LOL
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:10 PM Permalink
mystical_muzik

where? LOL either I'm so damn tired and I'm just not getting it.... or... I'm just too damn tired!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:10 PM Permalink
mystical_muzik

Wasn't there a movie titled When In Rome?
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:11 PM Permalink
ares

when i posted, i put it in where i think it should be. but there's only one "a" in the scrambled clue.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:12 PM Permalink
ares

mears has a dog area,but i think we can write it off
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:13 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Thanks.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:14 PM Permalink
KITCH

woof says the dog ,babble says the brook

and here is wisdom on which to make book.

when in rome should you do

exactly as a roman should do

the "A" was off
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:15 PM Permalink
blackmamba

I know I am suffering from loss of sleep. I'm just praying we don't have a repeat of last yrs. hunt...ugh! you don't want that 6am phone call again do you? No, That's what I thought!lol
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:16 PM Permalink
KITCH

make book

To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:17 PM Permalink
ares

its you should do. evildoer's idea to line the words up makes sense, because if you do, the first word from one column is in the same row as the last word from the previous column (and you ends up next to rome). 

 
the 	says 	is 	which 	in 	should	roman 
woof 	brook 	and 	make 	book 	exactly as 
says 	the 	here 	to 	when 	do 	a 
dog. 	babble 	wisdom 	on 	rome 	you 	should 	do
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:18 PM Permalink
queenmalley

woof (plural woofs)

the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle.

A fabric; the texture of a fabric.

woof (plural woofs)

The sound a dog makes when barking.

Interjection

woof

(humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:18 PM Permalink
excavating stud

a brook (Trout Brook) runs in the vacinity of arlington-arkwright park which also has the dog park (i think?)
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:18 PM Permalink
ares

cool. there isn't a missing a then.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:19 PM Permalink
blackmamba

well if we all follow the advice of the twin cities site: we should be able to cram any parks name in here :grin:
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:19 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

sorry... let me clarify... off leash dog areas
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:20 PM Permalink
mystical_muzik

as far as I know there's no brook in that park. I grew up over there and have spent many many hours in what used to be known as "Devils Hill" before they turned it into a dog park and ball field... so unless it's something man made.. there was never any water there...
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:20 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I'll defer to you on this as I don't know the area well. I'm relying on sketchy conclusions I'm drawing from "The Street Where you Live" which by the way has interesting tid bit's on "Brooks" in St Paul.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:24 PM Permalink
mystical_muzik

lol it's ok :smile: Just thought I'd share that tidbit. In fact.. there's a trail that goes up the hill into the woods..and unless they've changed the whole landscape around in there... there should still be bike jumps. I learned how to do crazy bike tricks up in there! LMAO
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:26 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

We figured out the puck is in a Pioneer Press delivery bag - along with a couple pounds of doggie-doo...
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:27 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Ha Ha:

Scrabble Babble:

A word someone tries to use in the board game Scrabble, which does not exist in the dictionary, but the person insists must be a word just because it sounds like one.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:27 PM Permalink
mystical_muzik

bahahahaha there should be a "like" button on this forum :grin:
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:28 PM Permalink
KITCH

K-Corn is there any type of an roman code...roman numerals? etc. that we need to be looking for?
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:29 PM Permalink
KITCH

crap

Roman Empire... about 735 B.C.....did you know that stands for "battle creek"
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:34 PM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

Here we go from the site:

CLUE NO. 4 "Woof" says the dog. "Babble" says the brook, And here is wisdom on which to make book: When in Rome you should do Exactly as a Roman should do A SPECIAL SONG This year, we've worked with a very special guest who will be performing original songs of each clue.

Enjoy!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:36 PM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

ARRGH!! Battle Creek this year?!!! :pbpt: Running in circles!!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:37 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Well, I'm back in town for another hunt! Work can wait until February:-)

Just wanted to let you know that I'm a member of the Monthly Pint Club. We didn't realize that Clue Central was going to be Gabe's. That is where we'll be meeting Thursday night from 7pm - ? There are over 200 folks signed up making this our biggest event ever. I'm sure it's going to be chaos but if you want cheap drinks and apps, sign up to join us. It costs NOTHING to be a member!!! Here's the link... http://www.meetup.com/theMonthlyPintClub/events/46537062/

Now, let's find this darn puck!!!
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:43 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Also, if anyone still has their button booklet, I'd love to have your coupons for Treasure Island and Splat Tag! Or, any of those pirate medallions anyone has found. I am hoping to take my niece.

THANKS :grin:
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:11 PM Permalink