2007 Treasure Hunt II
Rehash Bash
Allison Wonderland\'s Mason Lodge
1044 Front Avenue
Starting at Noon on Sunday
Map and directions
Medallion Hotline 651-228-5547
Noodle Recap Folder HERE
Rehash discussion folder HERE
Nightly Pre-Clue Get-Together
354 Wabasha St N
Saint Paul, MN 55102-1418, US&cid=lfmaplink2&name=&dtype=s\">Map of 354 Wabasha St N
Saint Paul, MN 55102-1418, US
Matty B\'s is the home of the Cooler Crew. We\'ve got a party going on every evening from 8 until the clue is released. Sunday night, if the hunt goes that long, the bar will be open but food will not be available.
Recent Clues:
Clue #1 Congrats to the finder, to all a reminder
To hunt hard from first to last clues
Medallion I is history. Now a new mystery
Begins -- strap on your hunting shoes
To some its demented, for all unprecedented
But hunters’ thirst must be quenched
Tell sister and brother we’ve hidden another
In a park where a body can be benched
Our 2nd prize? Don’t laugh -- 10-thou cut in half
So get out there even if it’s snowy
And as a special bonus -- some might say an onus --
A meal with our own Clueless Joey
Good hunting to you, let this be the first clue
Think of a woodsy retreat
It won’t be so hard if you channel the bard
You’ll get warm and smell pretty sweet
To hunt hard from first to last clues
Medallion I is history. Now a new mystery
Begins -- strap on your hunting shoes
To some its demented, for all unprecedented
But hunters’ thirst must be quenched
Tell sister and brother we’ve hidden another
In a park where a body can be benched
Our 2nd prize? Don’t laugh -- 10-thou cut in half
So get out there even if it’s snowy
And as a special bonus -- some might say an onus --
A meal with our own Clueless Joey
Good hunting to you, let this be the first clue
Think of a woodsy retreat
It won’t be so hard if you channel the bard
You’ll get warm and smell pretty sweet
Clue #2 If you\'re thinking big you\'re sure to dig
Near flora with growing pain
Winter or summer is never a bummer
A menagerie of fun wild or tame
Near flora with growing pain
Winter or summer is never a bummer
A menagerie of fun wild or tame
Clue #3 Success on the third clue will never do
We had to stash a second
Round you go if you seek to know
Where swatters of orbs are beckoned
We had to stash a second
Round you go if you seek to know
Where swatters of orbs are beckoned
Clue #4: A walk in the park can be a lark
If cell phones are left at home
Heed the siren of your desirin\'
And do not revolt against this poem
If cell phones are left at home
Heed the siren of your desirin\'
And do not revolt against this poem
Clue #5 Over hill and dale hit the trail
With a handy locating device
Fulfill your wishes like loaves and fishes
And put your victory on ice
With a handy locating device
Fulfill your wishes like loaves and fishes
And put your victory on ice
Clue #6 A famous singer and a diamond dinger
Might put you oh so close to the spot
With the whites of your eyes you should look for the prize
Within this convenient plot
Might put you oh so close to the spot
With the whites of your eyes you should look for the prize
Within this convenient plot
Clue #7 Don\'t turn up your noses at the city of roses
The home of the park that you seek
It\'s just north of town so come on down
Our hunt is not for the meek
The home of the park that you seek
It\'s just north of town so come on down
Our hunt is not for the meek
Clue #8 Don\'t go mental just head for Central
Lexington Avenue will show you the way
Your spirits won\'t sag when you see the big flag
Into the trees you want to stray
Lexington Avenue will show you the way
Your spirits won\'t sag when you see the big flag
Into the trees you want to stray
Sometimes when I read the clues, I am so disappointed in the explanations.
It seems like most of the noodles we come to are much deeper than what the CW intended.
That really sucks for those of us that enjoy the research.
As some stated last night - you can put many clues to many parks - but the obvious ones are como to me.
Tonight's clue will be
If you passed our test
And it's Como you guessed
the puck is almost in your hand
Como park is the place
Where you'll win the race
Get ready to strike up the band
It's in Como already
So keep your nerves steady
Beacuse Como is where its at
all these clues are the same
It's the Como Hunt game
the one with the swat means a bat
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NOTE TO SELF :smile:
Creepy Mona rules! At least she has nice hair.
Reminds me a bit of 2003. I didn't know where it was, but I never entirely believed Harriet was right.
KING HENRY V What treasure, uncle?
EXETER Tennis-balls, my liege.
Or I could just forget to wear my depend and say I think my water broke.
:pbpt:
THANKS!!!
Now, for more ZZZZZZ's and hopefully more will come to me as I noodle.
I need help with one...
It does say it's in a park, but after three clues has made no reference at all to St. Paul.
The woodsy retreat I think is either some woods mentioned in Shakespeare like Arden woods, or it is an actual wooded area near something that Shakespeare would remind you of, like Linwood or Central Park which run into Avon.
In clue 2, thinking big could mean a big park, but it could also mean think beyond St. Paul.
Flora with growing pain could be a greenhouse like at Como or Battle Creek. It could be a reference to a Rose which would suggest Central Park again.
I kind of think the menagerie of fun really just means a collection of fun activities, ranging from the wild to the tame, both summer and winter.
The third clue to me is saying softball fields.
I may go check out Central Park today. I have no idea where in Como I'd want to look.
See if you can make heads or tails of my obsession with anagrams. :eyeroll:
I got a call from the auto body place today. They're having trouble with the paint now, and the earliest I'll see my car is Tuesday.
I'd ask around for rides, but that's pointless anyways given the amount of work I need to accomplish this weekend.
Sadly, I have to write off this hunt entirely. There's just too many different circumstances that are getting in the way, and even if the hunt went to the last clue, it's just not a feasible option.
Besides, do I really want to say I found it by going out on the last clue, somehow beating the masses to it? I'd feel too much like the opportunists looking for a quick buck at the last minute. The sense of accomplishment would mean next to nothing to me at that point.
If I'm terribly lucky, I'll make it out late afternoon next Sunday to the rehash bash, perhaps I'll see some of you then.
I've learned a few lessons this year, just pick it up next year and move on. I've still got the off season hunts to prep for anyway, perhaps I'll have better luck then.
Best of luck to everyone out hunting!
I completely understand tho - life happens.
Grape jelly, please.
I have to get the company switched to a new business software application, which is going to be a long and tedious process. If it were on a larger scale in a larger company, this sort of change would be assigned to a team of IT professionals, given 6 months of planning, testing, and implementing, then another 6 months of training employees to use the system before making the switch.
I have myself, a weekend, and over the phone tech support that won't be there to answer my questions. Basically I'm screwed.
I'll need to be in Monday morning to deal with issues that will come up, and questions from the staff. That'll be a long day ending with me going home and not wanting to do anything other than have a hot meal, and to be left alone (for fear of blowing up at someone).
Why not blow it all off? I suppose I could, but I'd have to quit, because I wouldn't want to deal with the aftermath. I also know personally the only way I'm ever going to have some time off is if I get this done, so it's in my best interest to get it done fast.
I'm not whining, complaining, angry or anything else, I just want to get all this crap done so I can actually have some free time again.