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2001 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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Discuss the 2001 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Here

Downtown Dave

Treasure Huntin' Fool--it is no typo. It really is that way.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:54 PM Permalink
DaBrewMan

On second thought, What would be another kind of thinking other than "circular" ??

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:54 PM Permalink
Wabbit

Isn't Mears downtown? I do need some sleep here. Maybe there isn't even a Mears park. Seems like it's a square and downtown.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:55 PM Permalink
leelabell

The word city beginning this lines of this clue is obviously important, or they would not have used the word To in the second line. It doesn't make grammatic sense.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:55 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

squared: maybe you take 50 square it, and get 250 for something... what?

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:55 PM Permalink
wrightwinger

it all makes sense almost, though its quite crazy. if its at newell again, it explains "duel","circular" and a whole lot of other stuff

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:56 PM Permalink
Holly Wood

You can see the 1st National Bank '1' from the Treasure Site!

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:56 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Linear is another kind of thinking.

And I agree leelabell that the grammar in the second line is odd. Using thinking twice may have something to do with it being circular thinking.

And this clue is taken from the paper, not the website.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:56 PM Permalink
wrightwinger

and it dosnt stretch the clues that much either

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:56 PM Permalink
StepDogg

dont think banks have anything to do with the clue

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:57 PM Permalink
wrightwinger

view again (ie fairview)

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:57 PM Permalink
Wabbit

Highland is about 265 acres. Not quite 250 for the squared theory.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:57 PM Permalink
leelabell

Can anyone get anything out of

Think Twice and/or City

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:57 PM Permalink
Treasure Hunti…

Thanks. I'm going to sleep on it now.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:57 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

It does sound pretty plausible though that it refers to a one way circular road or driveway.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:58 PM Permalink
New Daddy

I like your idea Allison about a circukr object that you can't see from the site.

Now what could that be... Dome of capt. smoke stack, water tower, wind mill, ..

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:59 PM Permalink
Treasure Hunti…

Thanks. I'm going to sleep on it now.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:59 PM Permalink
Annette B.

I'm off to Rice...Got my boots on, a warm sweater. Anyone coming? Have you noticed some people are absent right now? lIKE OUT LOOKING?

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:59 PM Permalink
Wabbit

Seems like that road in Highland is one way for a bit and circular (by the flag memorial thingee.)

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:59 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

The Newell theory isn't that crazy, and 50 squared is 2500.

Mon, 01/22/2001 - 11:59 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

good call ALlison. Ittiz late!

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:01 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I refuse to believe it could be in Rice with half the park fenced off like that.

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:01 AM Permalink
Downtown Dave

It's that last line "if you can figure out this clue" apparently,we are supposed to be able to get some meat out of this one, as if the clue writer is telling us that this one has an actual purpose.

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:03 AM Permalink
leelabell

Just what I was thinking about Newell. Think twice...

Isnt' the lake in Phalen called round lake? Did someone say that already?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:03 AM Permalink
Regalman

Allison, not to jump off the city thing here, but if you think about where you founf the paper at last year in the park, there's a one way on each side of the street, and a circular pond in the middle, however really close to newell

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:03 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

any other thoughts on newell?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:03 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

I don't know if it's the opposite, but another way of thinking is linear, rather than circular. Has this been an overkill discussion yet?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:03 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

it is in a shady area!!!! the snow bank wont be shrinking!

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:03 AM Permalink
Wabbit

An island is circular. Harriet Island? you could see the 1st bank sign down there.

Is it under construction? I looked at it a few weeks ago from the high bridge.

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:04 AM Permalink
leelabell

Are there any round-a-bouts in St. Paul. I can think of a few in Mpls.

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:06 AM Permalink
Duff

What about instead of being able to line-up landmarks as usual that this year the land marks will surround the medallion

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:06 AM Permalink
StepDogg

Dave - I think you are right...I think the med is hidden in a circular object. that's my take. because if you find it your bank account wont shrink

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:06 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

good thought tim

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:06 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

out of view = hidden?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:19 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

hidden falls? rex

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:20 AM Permalink
Tiny Thumbs

the online version of the clue says circular thinking is one way of linking (not thinking) to the treasure...

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:20 AM Permalink
DerickDavis

Since we are stuck on the 1st thing, anyone ever think of that gold building downtown and the flashing first sign?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

in a round patch of trees?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
leelabell

I am looking at the online clue and it says thinking - where are you?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
DerickDavis

no it doesn't!!

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
Tiny Thumbs

circles linking together = a chain

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
excavating stud

like harriet island even if itz not there. i did all the grading for the beautiful golden prominade walk along the river, parking lots and the entrance road from plato blvd shaped like a fat g as it goes down to a cul-de-sac by the paddleford ticket building. the park can easily handle 10000 people as it did for the opening in september. the towers with the platform is the new target stage for future outdoor concerts, will be cool if they get some good bands down there.

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:24 AM Permalink
Tiny Thumbs

thank you! I knew i wasn't imagining things. I even printed it out. definitely linking.

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:24 AM Permalink
leelabell

Linking sure makes more sense. I wonder why the PP site still says thinking.

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:25 AM Permalink
Tiny Thumbs

I used the link at the top of the cooler pages to get there and it was the PP site. Was there a misprint in the paper?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:26 AM Permalink
DerickDavis

WTF! He's right! I just looked myself! Is this a mind twister or what? Dissimformation?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:26 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

my says "thinking" and im on the website, thanks about the stage

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:27 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

mom pp's site is official. so why the h*ll did the other site fix it?

Tue, 01/23/2001 - 12:27 AM Permalink