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2012 - Tony Schmidt Park

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2012 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt - Tony Schmidt Park
2012 Clues 

So its back to the drawing board for next year 
to find a spot so deep and drear. 
Harder to reach all you whiners 
than those buried Chilean miners. 

Next year's clues will inspire dread 
requiring knowledge of languages dead, 
Higher math rocket science 
disbanding every hunters alliance. 

I take your leave. I bid adieu. 
I go in search of the perfect clue. 
Prepare to hike hard dig deep and delve. 
Will have a grand party in 2012.



 

excavating stud

So I was digging..."do as romans do" is attributed to st Ambrose...there is or was (don't know the east side well) st Ambrose church in the Payne ave neighborhood near swede hollow which fits a babbling brook...crazy?
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:38 PM Permalink
excavating stud

A brook babbles, a Richler gurgles (2009 swede hollow)
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:42 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Evildoer - that would be pure EVIL! I do not like Swede Hollow. It scares the heck out of me. So desolate. Being a woman, being there alone after dark... EGADS!!! I do believe that's where the Boogey Man lives.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:45 PM Permalink
queenmalley

that babbling brook does bring up visions of Swede Hallow hunt....good point.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 2:04 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

clue @ 2 "mix" word screams anagram.

Can't find any that make sense.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 4:30 AM Permalink
Andrea

I was there earlier this fall with my dogs... I did not see a brook when we walked the whole area.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 4:35 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

Prime Joe.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 4:40 AM Permalink
Andrea

I would much rather it be Swede Hollow (my favorite hunt ever) than Battle Creek....

But I am not really seeing how the dog part plays in at SH.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 4:43 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

It's almost like the clue writer wanted the A to appear at the beginning of the line?

Wow...Look at the beginning of each line going up...

BatC...Battle Creek?

I'm still slogging from yesterday...

ooohh. 1111 joe
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 4:44 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

What should a roman do? ROW!
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:05 AM Permalink
New Daddy

Why the word exactly

double twins:

 should do should do

 says the says the
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:08 AM Permalink
New Daddy

almost every park has a dog poop bad dispensor.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:09 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

And here is wisdom on which to make book....what book?
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:16 AM Permalink
ares

according to kitch, that one's basically make a bet. like you could make a bet using the wisdom given.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:18 AM Permalink
ares

so we're back at failin' now.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:18 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

like jake making a bet its in his backyard?
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:19 AM Permalink
Hopslam Hunter

Why is it 'as a roman SHOULD do' and not 'would do' or even just 'as the roman do'? Feels like there is an anagram or something in there.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:22 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Watch Your Words: The ROWMAN & Littlefield Language-Skills Handbook for Journalists [Paperback]
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:25 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

and why "Exactly" as a roman?
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:26 AM Permalink
ares

wondered the same thing.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:31 AM Permalink
excavating stud

Ambrose Tighe was a famous st paulite, lawyer, and professor (one of the founders of William Mitchell law school). He wrote a book on the roman constitution and taught roman law. I don't see that it fits any park but is an interesting factoid nonetheless.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:39 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Im thinking battle creek is a red herring for Jake. He's said many times (and probably to PiPress) that hes wanted a back to back hunt and it is in his back yard.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:01 AM Permalink
Art Vandelay

Pierre "Pigs Eye" Parrant was once referred to as "Romulus of our future city". Which if you are going for Romulus and Remus, could bring you to Phalen with the Rome reference. There is also Rome street that is right close to Highland.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:03 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I'm actually convinced now that it is at Battle Creek. That being the case, I wonder if I should book the hall for the Rehash for this Sunday since it will probably be found by Friday!
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:08 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Clues definatly fit. Seems too easy though...
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:13 AM Permalink
leelabell

I hate BC and would be happy not hunting there.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:24 AM Permalink
Art Vandelay

I don't know if it will be found by Friday. There is a lot of ground to cover there and I am sure they wised-up and didn't just put it at the top of a sledding hill this time.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:25 AM Permalink
'mom'

There's just so many things that I'm getting stuck on with the clues this year....don't even know where to start.

I seem to have come down with a good old fashioned head cold the past couple of days....SO, I'm having trouble thinking clearly.

It seems to me that there is something BIG that I am missing here, especially in this last clue....that kind of thing that you look at later with an "Aha!!", but my stuffy head can't get past "woof" and "babble" right now.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:35 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

went to highland last night hoping to at least snag a pirate medallion. walked thru irvine for shits and giggles since it's only two blocks away :eyeroll:
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:43 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

from the pp boards...

when in Rome do as the Romans do would be, When in a dog park, do as dogs doÂ… dogs stereotypically dig, dig in the dog park?
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:43 AM Permalink
'mom'

But....do "exactly" as a Roman should do.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:46 AM Permalink
brasscat

Yes indeed...The Boogey Man does live there!!! I won't go there after dark without my sons! :wink:
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:46 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

kept thinking this as i read the awkward roman should do line..

Devin Aromashodu :sillygrin: :sillygrin:
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:47 AM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

I can't help but thing BC is a red herring. Especially given it was just there last year (unless the Press really is trying to stick it to Jake). Could the woof and babble refer to a story (the book)? And what's up with the quotations? Woof I can kinda understand (a dog talking) but babble? Can you really quote a water source?

//Lake Phalen says "Glug Gulg"

///Lake Como says "Splash!"

////Beaver Lake says "I banged your mom"
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:08 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

LMAO! Beaver lake!!!
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:13 AM Permalink
izzyardo

Most dogs "woof" when something in their environment changes. I know my pup goes crazy if I leave a box on the counter that doesn't belong. Could just be a reference to a change in the clue writer.

I'm stretching to get anything as of late, I was planning on going out and poking around today, but it's hard to get motivated.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:17 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Ares, does this look like anything to you?

NN SS HH KK TT EE EE LE KK OO
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:19 AM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

Dogs also poop in dog parks...

//Not going to do as the Romans
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:21 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

hmmm, interesting bit on brook/creek

sackett has ames creek behind it in the woods..pg 8 the street where you live
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:24 AM Permalink
'mom'

Sackett....as in "bag"? Bag the treasure

Yeah, my head's too full of muck to think straight.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:34 AM Permalink
izzyardo

If nothing else, maybe I'll bring my dog on the hunt today. I should teach her to sniff out little plastic pucks...
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:37 AM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

This plastic puck smells like Money.
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:37 AM Permalink
izzyardo

I'll grab my huge pile of cash I always have handy (HA!) and teach her to sniff that out. Dolla bills ya'll!!
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:42 AM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Did you find one? I'm tempted to go out today just to find one of those medallions, as my niece and I want to go to that exhibit. Has anyone found one, yet, and, of so, are they hidden or just out in the open?
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:44 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

sounds like they are kinda easy to find. I havnt been out yet so I could be wrong...
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:49 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

nope. i didn't find one at highland or irvine. gonna check kellogg on the way to work..
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 8:07 AM Permalink