I believe I joked arround after the Como hunt that I was starting an "elitest group of hunters". I never thought that someone would actually do it. My question then is this, will Trent pit the medallionators against the cooler crew (as a storyline)? Has the cooler crew "been targeted"? I am suddenly affraid to go to sleep. They are after us! Ahhhhhhhhhhh
Main Entry: -ation Function: noun suffix Etymology: Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ation-, -atio, from -a-, stem vowel of 1st conj. + -tion-, -tio, n. suffix : action or process
<flirtation>: something connected with an action or process
<discoloration>
Clue #1Did you know St. Paul had a LOVERS LANE? now...where was it?
you be the judge of where in Como, Lovers Lane is... this picture is taken in Como Park I believe either the walkway in the woods near the Dutch Oven OR -a walkway to the lake from the trolley station -
that sounds romantic
CLUE #2
The city's workhouse was located in the park and every year about 30 inmates planted trees and shrubs, established lawns & flowerbeds.
see? I knew you would get it- and if you didnt then you now know something new about COMO!
Clue #1 Did you know St. Paul had a LOVERS LANE? now...where was it?
you be the judge of where in Como, Lovers Lane is... this picture is taken in Como Park I believe either the walkway in the woods near the Dutch Oven OR -a walkway to the lake from the trolley station -
that sounds romantic
CLUE #2
The city's workhouse was located in the park and every year about 30 inmates planted trees and shrubs, established lawns & flowerbeds.
see? I knew you would get it- and if you didnt then you now know something new about COMO!
twas the eve of the hunt, we were ready for the haul, not a digger was sleeping,at least not in st.paul! Their shovels were clutched oh so proudly with care, in hopes that the meddallion soon would be theirs!
the diggers were dressed in their boots with good tread,while visions of dollar signs danced in their heads,with dad in his long johns and me with my scarf, we just started off our long walk through the park. when out on the playground i heard somthing shatter, i sprang from my car to see what was the matter, away to the swings i flew in a flash, slamming the door, almost breaking the glass! the slide was all covered with new fallen snow and the monkey bars had icicles that hung really low, when what to my wondering eyes should appear? but the whole cooler crew and some 40 oz beers!
with a leader who knew there wasn't much time, i knew in a flash it must be terry valentine! swifter than cheetas her diggers they came as she whistled and shouted and called them by name. now jake inge now green brown now meddling kids and marly king! on tim the hunter on ian on eags and leelabell! to the top of the hill to the top of the park! now dig away! dig away! dig away all!like a plow they uncovered every inch of that place, their noses all red and hope in their face. they dug way up high and some down below, but not one could uncover that medallion in the snow!and then in the distance i saw by the water, a man with a paper, it must be a spotter! all smug was his face and his eyes sometimes scattered, he looked like a bum cuz his clothes were all tattered! the man with the paper was now in his car, all toasty and warm smoking a big cigar, but i heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight happy digging to all and to all a good night!
There's one thing Jake and Green have in common. Wherever I say it is, they'll disagree because they don't want to look like they got their idea from me. So as long as I get the right park, we don't have to worry about the Medallionators. hehe.
The only reason I could give as to why I would ever disagree with Allison is that he is WAY too smart for the Pioneer Press. His reasonings are always above the head of the clue writer.
Oh, and there is the thought that Allison actually IS the clue writer and he just "dumbs down" the real clues so that more people have the chance to participate.
I The only reason I could give as to why I would ever disagree with Allison is that he is WAY too smart for the Pioneer Press.
That actually has caused problems in the past where I went with explanations that I thought were really cool, assuming that if they were that clever, they must be correct. Turns out that wasn't true. So last year I went the other way:
Clue 1- In St. Paul
Clue 2- Park with hills
Clue 3- Park with hills and trees
Clue 4- Radio tower in sight
And that basically got me to Merriam. Had I stuck with that strategy on clue 6, and figured that if it sounds like they're talking about a baseball diamond, then it must be a baseball diamond, instead of thinking it had to be something more clever, I might have actually found the thing. So I'm probably going to try and stick with the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) strategy again this year.
Oh, and there is the thought that Allison actually IS the clue writer and he just "dumbs down" the real clues so that more people have the chance to participate.
If I were the clue writer, I might very well do what the PP is possibly already doing. That being have the clues operate on a few different levels, but only bother explaining the most basic level publicly, so the true complexity of the clues doesn't scare people off.
Actually the real problem with both Newell and Merriam wasn't the clues (well maybe it was a bit with Newell), but it had more to do with how the thing was actually hidden. At Merriam, well they might as well have painted a big X on it to mark the spot. At Newell, they put it in a colored cardboard box. The guy who found it even said to the paper that he knew he had it when he saw a splash of color in the snow. And being cardboard, the snow didn't stick to it in the least, so once you got to it, you were bound to find it. As compared to Conway where the thing was probably dug up several times, but being encased in white yarn, no one realized what it was because it looked like just a small clump of snow.
If you want a long hunt, you first have to use the clues to keep people offguard as to which park it's even in. Conway and Cherokee were good examples of that as people really had little to no idea of the park until at least clue 7 or 8. Then you have to keep them guessing about where in the park it is. It's hard to keep that up for more than a clue or two unless it's a really big park. And then in the end, the last defense you have is really just how well it's actually hidden. I think I had mine pretty well hidden at Phalen as well as at Linwood, and that caused the hunt to go to close to the end as a result. If I had to hide it this year, I'd probably do something similar to what I did at Phalen. Maybe put it in a velvet pouch, dip the thing in mud from the area I was going to hide it in, and let it freeze so that it just looks like a rock or something.
I went with explanations that I thought were really cool, assuming that if they were that clever, they must be correct. Turns out that wasn't true
With all do respect, that's what I feel with every hunt, including your Phalen one. The bus turn-around area matched the clues way better than the actual area it was in. A couple of ideas really had me convinced that was the place and there was no other. I actually got the 'Big W' feeling on that one. And I haven't had that strong feeling since it was at Langford a number of years ago. So thank you for that feeling anyway. I love it!
I guess we all go through that at one time or another. Just ask anybody who's actually digging hard and true, why they're digging in that particular spot. If they tell you their answer you would more than likely just politely agree and move on. When all along the digger just KNOWS that he's got it down and nobody else has a clue.
I do admire your writing ability AW. It's always impressed me. From your analysis, to your actual clue writing, to your explanations. They're always written in a very concise manner.
I just had to begin the trivia with the most obvious park to get it outa the way AW-
Goodmorning everyone- had to get kids off to school- and typical home chores to accomplish- if I didnt stay on my toes and keep up with the rifraf around here I wouldn't be able to hunt next week...I know, I know, aaaaawwww, 1 less competitor :)
I believe I joked arround after the Como hunt that I was starting an "elitest group of hunters". I never thought that someone would actually do it. My question then is this, will Trent pit the medallionators against the cooler crew (as a storyline)? Has the cooler crew "been targeted"? I am suddenly affraid to go to sleep. They are after us! Ahhhhhhhhhhh
Main Entry: -ation
Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ation-, -atio, from -a-, stem vowel of 1st conj. + -tion-, -tio, n. suffix
: action or process
<flirtation>: something connected with an action or process
<discoloration>
Heavens! They're turning people into medallions for their own sinister purposes. NO! NO! Don't medallionize me! AHHHH...!
what are you talking about. you live on the wrong side of the river, too, ya know.
::puts flame out in river::
K- the kids are bugging me to come eat popcorn with them and then tuck them in. So I need to give the answer out now to the TRIVIA.
hey, theres a red green on the who's here list, you don't think that would be green do you?
Probably not, I think it's in reference to the Red-Green show on PBS?
ANSWER: COMO
Clue #1Did you know St. Paul had a LOVERS LANE? now...where was it?
you be the judge of where in Como, Lovers Lane is...
this picture is taken in Como Park
I believe either the walkway in the woods near the Dutch Oven
OR -a walkway to the lake from the trolley station -
that sounds romantic
CLUE #2
The city's workhouse was located in the park
and every year about 30 inmates planted trees
and shrubs, established lawns & flowerbeds.
see? I knew you would get it- and if you didnt then you now know something new about COMO!
Winner is
THOSEMEDALLINGKIDS
with what i think is just a guess!
ThoseMedallingKids 1/15/03 3:07pm
ANSWER: COMO
Clue #1
Did you know St. Paul had a LOVERS LANE? now...where was it?
you be the judge of where in Como, Lovers Lane is...
this picture is taken in Como Park
I believe either the walkway in the woods near the Dutch Oven
OR -a walkway to the lake from the trolley station -
that sounds romantic
CLUE #2
The city's workhouse was located in the park
and every year about 30 inmates planted trees
and shrubs, established lawns & flowerbeds.
see? I knew you would get it- and if you didnt then you now know something new about COMO!
Winner is
THOSEMEDALLINGKIDS
with what i think is just a guess!
ThoseMedallingKids 1/15/03 3:07pm
But a damn good guess at that.
I know its small -try to enlarge it on your end -
TWAS THE EVE OF THE HUNT
twas the eve of the hunt, we were ready for the haul, not a digger was sleeping,at least not in st.paul! Their shovels were clutched oh so proudly with care, in hopes that the meddallion soon would be theirs!
the diggers were dressed in their boots with good tread,while visions of dollar signs danced in their heads,with dad in his long johns and me with my scarf, we just started off our long walk through the park.
when out on the playground i heard somthing shatter, i sprang from my car to see what was the matter, away to the swings i flew in a flash, slamming the door, almost breaking the glass!
the slide was all covered with new fallen snow and the monkey bars had icicles that hung really low, when what to my wondering eyes should appear? but the whole cooler crew and some 40 oz beers!
LOL, that is great LL.
with a leader who knew there wasn't much time, i knew in a flash it must be terry valentine! swifter than cheetas her diggers they came as she whistled and shouted and called them by name.
now jake inge now green brown now meddling kids and marly king! on tim the hunter on ian on eags and leelabell! to the top of the hill to the top of the park! now dig away! dig away! dig away all!like a plow they uncovered every inch of that place, their noses all red and hope in their face. they dug way up high and some down below, but not one could uncover that medallion in the snow!and then in the distance i saw by the water, a man with a paper, it must be a spotter! all smug was his face and his eyes sometimes scattered, he looked like a bum cuz his clothes were all tattered!
the man with the paper was now in his car, all toasty and warm smoking a big cigar, but i heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight happy digging to all and to all a good night!
I did that last year! just found it in the archives
nice
very fun LL!
Be here tomorrow for the first clue of trivia at 9:30 am
night everyone!
Hey LL- that's great, if thats not on CoolerCrew it should be! Will you send us a copy?
Great trivia Me2! Nite and SCD's
I think ares is putting it up on cooler crew.
i'm working on getting that all put together from her to put up there, art.
Good to see you're on top of things (as opposed to under) Ares ;)
There's one thing Jake and Green have in common. Wherever I say it is, they'll disagree because they don't want to look like they got their idea from me. So as long as I get the right park, we don't have to worry about the Medallionators. hehe.
The only reason I could give as to why I would ever disagree with Allison is that he is WAY too smart for the Pioneer Press. His reasonings are always above the head of the clue writer.
Oh, and there is the thought that Allison actually IS the clue writer and he just "dumbs down" the real clues so that more people have the chance to participate.
I think I would be nervous of Indian spirits lurking in my car -watching me 'neck'
Ghosts don't stick around that long. The oldest known ones are some Roman ones around 2,000 years. Aren't the Mounds older than that?
As for Me2's trivia, the last thing I want to hear about is more clues referring to things that only used to be in Como Park, but aren't anymore. :-P
Allison wouldn't dumb down enough to hide it at Newell that one year, or put it in the middle of a ball field last year.
I The only reason I could give as to why I would ever disagree with Allison is that he is WAY too smart for the Pioneer Press.
That actually has caused problems in the past where I went with explanations that I thought were really cool, assuming that if they were that clever, they must be correct. Turns out that wasn't true. So last year I went the other way:
Clue 1- In St. Paul
Clue 2- Park with hills
Clue 3- Park with hills and trees
Clue 4- Radio tower in sight
And that basically got me to Merriam. Had I stuck with that strategy on clue 6, and figured that if it sounds like they're talking about a baseball diamond, then it must be a baseball diamond, instead of thinking it had to be something more clever, I might have actually found the thing. So I'm probably going to try and stick with the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) strategy again this year.
Oh, and there is the thought that Allison actually IS the clue writer and he just "dumbs down" the real clues so that more people have the chance to participate.
If I were the clue writer, I might very well do what the PP is possibly already doing. That being have the clues operate on a few different levels, but only bother explaining the most basic level publicly, so the true complexity of the clues doesn't scare people off.
Good point allison.
Actually the real problem with both Newell and Merriam wasn't the clues (well maybe it was a bit with Newell), but it had more to do with how the thing was actually hidden. At Merriam, well they might as well have painted a big X on it to mark the spot. At Newell, they put it in a colored cardboard box. The guy who found it even said to the paper that he knew he had it when he saw a splash of color in the snow. And being cardboard, the snow didn't stick to it in the least, so once you got to it, you were bound to find it. As compared to Conway where the thing was probably dug up several times, but being encased in white yarn, no one realized what it was because it looked like just a small clump of snow.
If you want a long hunt, you first have to use the clues to keep people offguard as to which park it's even in. Conway and Cherokee were good examples of that as people really had little to no idea of the park until at least clue 7 or 8. Then you have to keep them guessing about where in the park it is. It's hard to keep that up for more than a clue or two unless it's a really big park. And then in the end, the last defense you have is really just how well it's actually hidden. I think I had mine pretty well hidden at Phalen as well as at Linwood, and that caused the hunt to go to close to the end as a result. If I had to hide it this year, I'd probably do something similar to what I did at Phalen. Maybe put it in a velvet pouch, dip the thing in mud from the area I was going to hide it in, and let it freeze so that it just looks like a rock or something.
that would work.
I went with explanations that I thought were really cool, assuming that if they were that clever, they must be correct. Turns out that wasn't true
With all do respect, that's what I feel with every hunt, including your Phalen one. The bus turn-around area matched the clues way better than the actual area it was in. A couple of ideas really had me convinced that was the place and there was no other. I actually got the 'Big W' feeling on that one. And I haven't had that strong feeling since it was at Langford a number of years ago. So thank you for that feeling anyway. I love it!
I guess we all go through that at one time or another. Just ask anybody who's actually digging hard and true, why they're digging in that particular spot. If they tell you their answer you would more than likely just politely agree and move on. When all along the digger just KNOWS that he's got it down and nobody else has a clue.
I do admire your writing ability AW. It's always impressed me. From your analysis, to your actual clue writing, to your explanations. They're always written in a very concise manner.
For a chick anyway ;-)
Awesome LL!! I remember that last year and like it even more this year. Word candy to say the least. Great job!
http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/stpaul/wintercarnival/p11.asp
Very cool poem!!
Water Cooler
2002 hunt thread, roughly post 970 or so was the starting point.
mornin ares. ooo, look I got my second joe! and you better not screw with it ares! :)
whatcha gonna do if i do?
Maybe I'll tie you up and leave you for allisons group! oh wait, you might like that!
I just had to begin the trivia with the most obvious park to get it outa the way AW-
Goodmorning everyone- had to get kids off to school- and typical home chores to accomplish- if I didnt stay on my toes and keep up with the rifraf around here I wouldn't be able to hunt next week...I know, I know, aaaaawwww, 1 less competitor :)
OK- AW- this particular park will have current information...well, kinda.
Clue #1
I thought of a great tune that has stuck in my head all day.
The words go something like this...'Living on the edge'
i just got told i can't play :(
Aerosmith park?
i just got told i can't play :(
Well if you wouldn't have been talking to her on IM, then she wcouldn't have told you that. :-P
you mean i'm supposed to be working when i'm at work and not im'ing people?
:)
you're welcome, baby.
you know me too well AW - I was typing and accidentally sent him the answer. hahahha
Is that a new park AW? ;)
One of my favorite songs is
'when I see you smile'