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2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion

Submitted by KITCH on

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Clue #1 You've joined the hunt for the regal runt 
To prove searching does pay 
Don't dig a hole or knock down a pole 
And the golf course is out of play 

Last year Jake took home the cake 
With a clue a bit off level 
This year we'll rinse off all our prints 
Lest this hunt go to the devil 

Clue #2 The point of all this is so that you won't miss 
Your big chance to grab all the cash 
Now gather your guys and a gal who is wise 
You'll have to do something quite rash 

Clue #3 We've scanned the county to hide our bounty 
And keep you on your toes 
It may sound risible, but our puck's invisible 
Although it might just stick to your nose. 

Clue #4 How fun is the snow how far will we go 
You really ought to go see 
Get up for the mission and not just the wishin' 
Get into the game-it's all free 

Clue #5 There once was a clue that drove you-know-who 
To threaten a heinous act 
We'd use it again but we're afraid of his pen 
My friend, that's an unfortunate fact 

Clue #6 All ye who look should honor the book 
As one who stood for hope 
Much was built in the name of the kilt 
Look sharp now and never mope 

Clue #7 If you should go look high then low 
One could see it from a bower 
If it's your bent you might seek a tent 
To protect in case of shower 

Take note of the wood and do what you should 
To extract the prize for yourself 
Build a bridge to your dreams as high as they seem 
Leave nothing behind on the shelf 

Clue #8 Look at the buck to acquire good luck 
In finding the grail this year 
Link a jar,a line, a star lawyer divine 
While crying in your beer 

He won, then lost and the nation was tossed 
Into strife that was far from civil 
The point I'm making is yours for the taking 
Believe me - not the message board drivel 

Clue #9 This name brings tears, elation and cheers 
And occasionally even outrages 
It sits on walls and rides the halls 
And fills a dozen pages 

The hills are alive and you'll have arrived 
Refrain from the very injurious 
Be bold and be brave but your skin you must save 
What's off-limits should frankly be obvious 

Clue #10 Look for the sight you hope is just right 
You're doubtful and you're torn 
Make the rounds for what rhymes with grounds 
And part of a rose with a horn 

Through flames and flow this park where you'll go 
Is the site of sacred relics 
Stay away from these and the cliffs if you please 
Or you'll be in a heckuva fix 

Clue #11 Air and river sounds lead all to Mounds 
Far from the graves take your entourage 
Twixt Burns and Thorn, an icy pathway is born 
Across Mounds from a gray house and tan garage 

Hell no fury hath as those on the wrong path 
Mounds and Warner form a woodsy perimeter 
The path not official contains footprints beneficial 
Some 300 trudges in - quest for a quitter 

This trail you must follow goes down a narrow hollow 
Under a fallen tree to an old rusted drum 
From here you must search for a hillside path perch 
Wherein lies the center of fun

 

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CerealKiller

JOE
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:15 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

Dam you mikey!! that was my JOE!! you stoled back there!!!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:16 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

nite night, SCD's

only one more day to break Jakes record.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:18 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

I am not worried about breaking his record this year I want to get it thats ALL!!! I will worry about his Record another year!!! because I want to make sure his 15 mins of fame are well lived before I crush HIM!! :wink:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:25 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

Hijacked from the PP!!!

Anyone here think it could be about the primaries and the candidates at the moment?More than one guy and only clinton being the gal.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 1:04 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

By the Way Thank you for the Tacos tonight AW they were Really GOOD!!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 1:53 AM Permalink
green

Maybe she wasn't so smart, but Ma was the 'brains' of the gang.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:06 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

2008 Finder Joe
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:22 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

a rash is a medical condition.

Who would you see?

Dr.Justus Ohage. Dr. Ohage was the city Commissioner of Health
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:30 AM Permalink
KITCH

been having a hard time getting peace pole out of my head...

there I posted it...now its going to be gone :smile:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:32 AM Permalink
New Daddy

Good morning green.

nice find evildoer, nice links from lots of you

guys and gals does have a gangster sound to it.

off level could mean up the bluff from harriet

Mary and the apostles for guys and a wise gal.

harriet bishop sue sounds like a wise gal

I like the rinse off the prints, = pubic bathing for health reasons at harriet.

guys and gal who is wise - could this be a group of former medallion finders and its in the same park as they found it?

it would be quite rash to put it, not in a park or in a very small park or out of St Paul 2 years in a row. Central twice??

No mention of St Paul or a PArk yet

No mention of water, or park activites yet. interesting
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:32 AM Permalink
green

Ma Barker's given name was Arizona Clark.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:35 AM Permalink
New Daddy

peace pole, totum pole, election voting poll, flag poll, polish neighborhood
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:36 AM Permalink
green

Marnin', Hotty. I'm convinced of the gangsta' connection.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:37 AM Permalink
New Daddy

how do you link clark to chair o key?

Cair o key is definitely off level with harriet

I just need to help you stay focused on your park. lol
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:43 AM Permalink
green

Oh, Jesus. Clark dead-ends at Arlington-Awright.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:43 AM Permalink
green

Well, I can't with Clark.

But with the Barker gang and their shananigans, I'm sure they were rash and drank illeagley at the speak easy in the caves on Wabasha. That's Chair-O-Key.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:46 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I was dissapointed to look at the PP boards today and see a couple of OUR IDEAS posted overthere by cooler members!

Please, if you see it here, dont post it over there! If it's your idea you can do what you like, but its pretty sad when posting the ideas of others over there. :barf: :coolfrown: :barf: :coolfrown:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:48 AM Permalink
green

Chair-O-Key fits better, at this point, than AA because nothing rash was done or could you do there - that I currently know of.

Then, too, Swede Hollow. But I want Chair-O-Key, sos I'll stick with that for the time being.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:48 AM Permalink
green

T'wasn't moi!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:50 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

no it wasnt you green.

Good morning!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:51 AM Permalink
New Daddy

ClaRK

CheRoKee
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:52 AM Permalink
New Daddy

nice noodle MMM
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:55 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

If you just add a letter or two, and subtract a letter or two it's practically the same word! :wink:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:55 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

something rash would to go to the caves? rash=dangerous?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:56 AM Permalink
green

Marnin', Mikey!

I'm pretty proud o'myself! When I first read "Arizona Clark," I immediately thought "Arizona's a ship... Ships are in naval yards... Annapolis is a naval place... CHAIR-O-KEY!"

HOWEVER... I realized I was doing the six things out-thighy and so that couldn't be rite.

I hope Allison acknowledges my learning! :sillygrin:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:56 AM Permalink
green

That fits, Mikey. We'd have to be quite rash *today* to go in the caves.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 5:56 AM Permalink
Grey Wolf

A commemorative plaque for him is on Harriet Island.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:06 AM Permalink
green

Ma's sons were Herman, Lloyd, Arthur, and Fred.

Rut-Row... Gang wounds M.C. McCord of Northwest Airways Company, thinking he was a policeman. Is this the guy that was shot at CONO?!!! Didn't the gang - and if not them - gun some guy down at CoNo? What am I remembering?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:08 AM Permalink
KITCH

NO!!!!!

:frown:

OMG!!!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:10 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I'm heading out soon to dig on the devil island and grab some cash. Sounds like a treasure island casino commercial
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:10 AM Permalink
New Daddy

My son thought 'out of play' could mean a line or something from a play. any thoughts of a play with a wise gal? I guess guys and dolls but that has several dolls. any others?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:11 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

maybe 'out of play' referred to hariette last year being out of play? The rest of the clue 1 is about last year,
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:15 AM Permalink
green

OH, CRAP!

"The CoNo [sic] Park Slaying of Oscar Erickson Near CoNo [sic] Zoo, St. Paul."
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:15 AM Permalink
Redbear

Isn't there a park named after the first tenured woman at the U of M, who discovered a particular itchy mold?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 6:57 AM Permalink
KITCH

I can just about make any park fit the clues...

in one way or another...

newell....

devil's den

Hewitt street---jennifer love hewitt was in the move "the devil and daniel webster"

dust off prints...printing...glen taylor...taylor st....newell..

heh
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:01 AM Permalink
me2

wow really?

a reason why I post here with all of you .. I trust you and want one of US to find it - not one of them! I post what I think is right and if you think its wrong and will throw someone off track ...what if youre wrong? please don't post my ideas in a non cooler crew area.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:03 AM Permalink
me2

nice ohage connection mikey
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:06 AM Permalink
green

Karpis had no apparent qualms about kidnapping a man, yet he was “worried about the beer,” he later wrote in his autobiography. “There wasn’t any Hamm’s in the house, and I didn’t want to offend him by serving a rival brand.” Karpis explains that he actually washed the labels off the bottles, but then got curious about whether Hamm knew if he was drinking his own product. “Can you tell by the taste if it’s your beer?” Karpis asked, after handing over a bottle. Hamm inspected the label-less ale and confessed, “I don’t know what the hell brand this beer is.” In Karpis’s estimation, that made him a good egg.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:11 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Good Morning,

I agree lets keep our posts in this room if possible.

I have to admit, I'm a little hesitant to even post my thoughts even in here. I still have a little sting left over from last year :cool:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:33 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Harriet and Phalen both sound like good options.

Its odd that we still dont have the St. Paul or not!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:34 AM Permalink
green

Chair-O-Key

CoNo

Swede Hollow

Arlington-Awkright
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:47 AM Permalink
leelabell

Regarding the wise guy line in the clue:

I think the trick is to figure out if the clue is just about the wise gal, which could lead to Harriet Island or other places. Or, if the whole line is the clue, which leads in a Mobster direction.

If it is the whole line and the Mobster noodle is correct, are there any other mob groups (other than the Baker group) with ties to MN with a prominent female figure?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:55 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

When I think mobster's I think Wise Guys not wise gal therefore to me this sounds like a reference of multiple men with a smart woman. I'm not sure if I get mafia type influence from it... Who Knows though. It just feels more like Saint Paul history.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 8:02 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I haven't seen anything specific posted on the PP board that was posted here first. Maybe I missed it, but I think we're still safe.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 8:07 AM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Now gather your guys and a gal who is wise

If you look at the grammar, it points to a girl who is wise. If it was plural it would read "Now gather your guys and a girl who are wise", wouldn't it?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 8:08 AM Permalink
green

I first thought Oracle of Delphi and priests, but that's not rite.

The "gather" makes me think of 'going around and gathering things up' as in men and a wise woman. Like you have to go from place to place to place to get them all gathered, know what I mean?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 8:09 AM Permalink
KITCH

haven't seen it..

regal runt...the pawn? pawn shop
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 8:11 AM Permalink