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2001 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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crazyfortreasure

Allison- Were you at AA and wearing a black cowboy hat?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:49 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Its sort of looks like a cowboy hat, but its not a cowboy hat per se. I wouldn't want anyone thinking I liked country music or anything. But yes, that would have been me.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:50 PM Permalink
crazyfortreasure

LOL did ya see a girl in a red hat that was me. One of your guys ya were with was wearing a blue jacket walked right passed me and another girl. who was that

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:51 PM Permalink
Dr.KaiserSosig

Rumor has it, that somebody has been leaving Dove Soap bar boxes laying around these parks. I was digging at Como last night and some guy thought he found it; picked up the box and took off.....obviously it wasnt. My brother said he saw the same thing at Hidden Falls yesterday....but the person opened it right there...got mad...and chucked the bar of soap about 100 yards....pretty funny....

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:52 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

That was leelabel, but I it seemed everyone was so far away from where I was it was hard to remember details.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:53 PM Permalink
crazyfortreasure

Allison- Are ya going to go back there at all? I think Im going to go to Como and Meet Jake.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:54 PM Permalink
TomH

Hey Dr; Are you sure the PP ain't setting is up, because they want to be harder. Last night at Como Park, I found a Tweetie Picture, a Bank Deposit Slip, and a bunch of Circulars, but no luck, are you sure that the PP is making this hunt more tough then it seams?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:55 PM Permalink
Dr.KaiserSosig

I think tonight will narrow it down a bit more. Hopefully......if not. I may just bring my own bar of dove soap to make myself feel better. hehe

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:55 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Yes, I think I will try to do a bit more before sundown

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:55 PM Permalink
crazyfortreasure

Ok Allison- If I go back out there Ill be in a red hat=) Ill come and say hi. Hopefully ya dont bite LOL

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:56 PM Permalink
Dr.KaiserSosig

Could be....but i also found a couple of used kleenexes....Dont know if that has anything to do with any clues or not....but it was pretty gross anyways......I think i scratched myself on one of them.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:57 PM Permalink
Annette B.

What about a Dove Ice Cream box? That is a nice size for a medallion to be in.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:57 PM Permalink
Golden Boy

Yo - just checkin in to see wazzzzzup! There's a small park about 2 blocks south of Summit & Western (near the Commodore Hotel) has anyone talked about that park, Some of clues fit I think but I don't know the park very well but it has statues and stuff. All I know is it's public and pretty small...anyone know that area better than me?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:58 PM Permalink
neverfound

what do the initials AA stand for? When is the soonest you can get the next clue?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:58 PM Permalink
kastinkerbell

The ice cream box would be a little big, and as many people pointed out, a lot easier to spot.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:58 PM Permalink
TomH

Its possable to be in a IceCream box in a trashcan, because it will be something which is just overlooked

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 2:59 PM Permalink
Dr.KaiserSosig

I think a peacock is a pretty peaceful bird......ya think it could be hidden in a stuffed peacock or something?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:00 PM Permalink
TomH

Did ya ever thing about Arlington being the bird, because the Arlington Highschool's mascot is the Phenox, and the phenox is a bird

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:01 PM Permalink
kastinkerbell

In a trash can? How could the PP prevent it from being emptied? They want the med. to stay where they put it.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:01 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

No, I don't bite, despite the vampire rumors. Its looking like maybe 3:30 or 4 I'll be out there.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:01 PM Permalink
crazyfortreasure

Okkies allison- Ill prolly be out there in a lil While. I dont even kno where to begin to look in that Place. Ill see ya there.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:02 PM Permalink
TomH

Its a public park, and its winter. What are the changes of a public park to empty its trashcans in winer, when the public schools don't even know how to

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:03 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

The clue does seem to state pretty clearly that its buried under the snow

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:03 PM Permalink
Annette B.

I looked up dove in the dictionary the other day and it said a dove was a pigeon - yea right - then I got plenty of "doves" on my window sills! The Tweety bird, peacock, and phoenix are all good ideas - I think dove is almost too simplistic. Has anyone seen anything w/ an NBC peacock logo on it?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:03 PM Permalink
Dr.KaiserSosig

When i was a kid, i rode around on the back of my grandmas great dane. That was pretty fun. There is a humane society over at como....that could be what they are talking about.....maybe....i dont know...just noodlin'

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:04 PM Permalink
kastinkerbell

Tom, with $10K on the line, they don't take that kind of chance. AW's right...

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:05 PM Permalink
kastinkerbell

Doc, you'd better stop that before I bust my gut! (my tummy already hurts!)

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:06 PM Permalink
TomH

But you have to think what is it burried in snow. I was on a theory yesterday at Como that that ballfeild off of Midway (By the mini golf)there were threww pine trees, and that it was hidden in that wooden area. There was the postbox with the eagle accorss the street, and those three pine trees are able to make the eyes,, and nose of the smile face. It was a clue of Circular thinking, and a smile on the face, but the smile part didn't turn out to be. My point is, the object its hidden on could be in deep snow, because it warned us to stay on our toes.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:06 PM Permalink
deborah bierwerth

I am going to Ask Jeeves! Maybe he knows.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:06 PM Permalink
kastinkerbell

Tom, yes, but we're saying not in a trash can...ya see?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:07 PM Permalink
Dr.KaiserSosig

Alrighty.......Gotta go! Im headin' to Como to look for that peacock!

good luck everyone!

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:08 PM Permalink
crazyfortreasure

Allison- Did ya see hoe much snow was there? LOL OH man

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:08 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Yes snow everywhere. Will take a while to dig.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:12 PM Permalink
crazyfortreasure

Well Im going to go now. Im going to Run out to Como to meet Jake ing for the first time. And then Ill be out at AA Im the Chicky in the red hat=)

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:13 PM Permalink
TomH

How does the madelian acutally looklike?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:14 PM Permalink
Annette B.

Bank could just refer to snowbank - like not in the middle of a field, but in a bank of snow. or the bank of a river, pond, lake; a steep slope

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:15 PM Permalink
TomH

WAIT A MIN... errghI'm starting to get feelings I was just by the madallian yesterday........... Todays clue came to me with something else I found along with the Tweetie, Circulars, and bank deposit / receipt

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:15 PM Permalink
TomH

or a bank an refure to what it is in, lets say a delux box, and the bird can tell us where to look

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:16 PM Permalink
TomH

What happens if its actually hidden at the Pioneer Press because they were to lazy too go out, and hide it this year?

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:17 PM Permalink
deborah bierwerth

If they did not go out and hide it, then they owe all of us $10,000.00$

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:18 PM Permalink
Annette B.

I thought of it being hidden around there because of the deploy clue, and I wish they would deploy that horn this yr when it is found. Circular thinking could narrow the feel w/i a block if the streets around it matched up right.

Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:18 PM Permalink
kastinkerbell

  • The med. is made out of a clear fiberglass material. The size is...well it would fit snug-ly in Skol canister.

    To escape the herd find a peaceful bird/Somewhere deep in the snow/Our treasure is boxed inside the word/And that's what you need to know

  • Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:20 PM Permalink
    Annette B.

    lots of space doesn't have to mean it is a big park, it could refer to an exibit or museum to do w/ space, an airport, etc.

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:21 PM Permalink
    TomH

    Are there any planateriums here in St Paul besides the one at Coo Elem.?

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:23 PM Permalink
    Annette B.

    Como Elem has a planetarium? I started thinking also of the box w/ the bird on it - is there a shipping service - UPS, US Mail, FedEx, etc that has a bird name on it as well? It could be in a shipping box. Airmail, etc

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:25 PM Permalink
    THX 1138

    Remember that they refer to a peaceful bird. Not birds of prey.

    :-)

    Someone mentioned LARGE dove boxes. Can't you buy single dove bars?

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:26 PM Permalink
    kastinkerbell

    Ok, the clue is...peaceful bird, etc...then it says it's boxed in the word. Why am I defending this anyway?! Don't you guys pretty much pick apart anything that you find? And they use the same med. every year...somebody asked how big it was and it's about the siz of a Skoal canister.

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:27 PM Permalink
    Allison Wonderland

    Ok, well I'm heading back to AA before the sun goes down. Dout I'll find it. Not because it isn't there, but because I'm just not lucky in that way. But you have to at least feel like you tried.

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:28 PM Permalink
    kastinkerbell

    Even a single dove bar box would be kind of big for this thing. Trust me- I've held it! Admittedly, they could stuff the thing with other material to keep it snug, but I will bet that it's in a dove soap box.

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:29 PM Permalink
    neverfound

    what is AA?

    Sat, 01/27/2001 - 3:29 PM Permalink