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2006 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt

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Clue #1 
Thar's stories told thar's pirate's gold 
Stolen from ye olde martyr's stock 
To make yer haul, go search St. Paul 
You'll find the key is in the lock 

Clue #2 
The Chinook wind blows, and the gray sky snows 
As weary pirates seek shelter from the storm 
Just how much treasure will make yer pleasure? 
Thar’s a lot nearby but it shan’t make ye warm 

Clue #3 
A pirate must spy the stars with an eye 
And whilst navigating stay ever alert 
Misery'd prevail, if ye try to set sail 
In a ship aimed towards the rich Shepard's dirt. 

Clue #4 
“Grub at six bells,” the pirate yells, 
Zounds matey, tis nearly time for dinner. 
But ye must wit which spot to sit, 
Ones nearby might help make ye a winner. 

Clue #5 
A fire all aglow in me bungalow 
Tempts a pirate to spend me time in port 
But I’d best set sail and catch a strong gale 
To avoid me fateful, dire day in court. 

Clue #6 
When pirates sail by the sweet lorelei 
Aye, a careful prayer they must be keepin’ 
For her tempting call could well end it all 
And with the dead soldiers they’d be sleepin’. 

Clue #7 
“The way that be best to open ye chest 
Is to use a key”, the old pirate yawned. 
Disappoint it may, would you perhaps say, 
To be findin’ out the key had been pawned? 

Clue #8 
Tis a chain methinks fraught with many links 
That’s meanin’ yer close enough to smell’er 
Ye’d be no dummy hunting this mummy 
Aye, lest ye panic and go run yeller. 

Clue #9 
Skeletons sit silently, having not died violently, 
They’re simply sleeping through the winter days. 
Listen closely my dear, they say “Treasure is near, 
Buts if ye shall claims it, ye can not stays.” 

Clue #10 
Tis a park ye pursue, t’would be easy to view 
If’n ye knew the street whereby cars buzz 
But you’ll do just fine if ye get in line 
With what be the interstate that never was. 
Past Mock Hunt clues and explanations 

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Allison Wonderland

If it helps any, most of these clues operate on two levels. Some of the less useful information is obvious, if not blatant, like saying it's in St. Paul. Other, more useful information, can be tricky to find. So don't assume everything is easy, nor assume everything is tricky.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 11:59 AM Permalink
Wicked Nick

Blues Clues... ha!

I've got my computer alerts/sounds set so whenever I get an e-mail, that Steve dude sings the "We just got a letter" song....
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:01 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

See.... even that confused me... :confused:
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:03 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

I'll make a deal with you....

just tell me where it is.... and uh...I'll give you something....

a cookie? would that do it?
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:05 PM Permalink
KITCH

Crosby Farm Nature Preserve

mummy= preserve
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:13 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I'll tell ya for a cookie.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:13 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Well it actually would be to my advantage to have an unregistered hunter find it as it would cost me less money, but it's also important to play fair. If nothing else, go where other people have said they're looking and start searching. You could get lucky. Always seems to work for the Medallion Hunt.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:14 PM Permalink
KITCH

To make yer haul

take out "key" ...anagrams to "lame author" :smile:
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:17 PM Permalink
KITCH

hmmm....that is interesting...

since people are in

crosby, northdale, harriet, como, the island, and 2 others :wink:
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:19 PM Permalink
KITCH

I'm wondering why a wrabbit is giving us ideas....
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:20 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I'm wondering what he means about playing fair.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:23 PM Permalink
KITCH

maybe he thinkin' I'm trying to throw people off....

I'm not...just trying to get ideas to make it work....its the way my head works...
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:26 PM Permalink
me2

that its at the state fair ...duh :chagrin:

3M!!!! glad to see you
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:27 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

where's play fair?

Playfair is a cypher... However the encryption of a message in it ends up giving you a bunch of random letters...
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:27 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I'll tell you that I know at least one person has been to the right park at least one time. They may or may not have posted about it.

As for playing fair, I mean it would be unfair for me to tell someone where to look. There are people who may think I've told them where to look, mwah ha ha ha ha.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:28 PM Permalink
KITCH

oh crap...

nice catch kc
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:29 PM Permalink
OT

You cyphering too KCROGN? I've been cyphering til my head hurts.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:32 PM Permalink
OT

I've been trying the Caesar cipher, but would be nice to know which letters to use. If you need a key to break the cipher, it could be hidden somewhere in the clues.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:37 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

all those puzzle caches paying off.

You would all hate me if I did a mock hunt....

To be honest, I'm not really working that hard on this hunt, after the WC hunt and North St. Paul, I needed a break. I'm keeping an eye on the clues though, I'd be amazed if I could actually pick the park correctly.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:38 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Nice to see you too me2!
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:41 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Wish I could get my old avatar to work. Anybody remeber this guy?
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 12:48 PM Permalink
KITCH

key--- "answers to old clues?"

mapbook?

pawned- sold?
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:16 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Maybe he sold the answers to a 2nd hand bookstore?
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:28 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

So i'm guessing you dont want the cookie?
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:31 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

fwiw, I told AW that I went to 6-7 parks that I didn't really go to.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:36 PM Permalink
KITCH

park??
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:43 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

AW told me it was a park. :wink:
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:47 PM Permalink
KITCH

The Wrabbit talks??
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:49 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I don't think I really said that. I think Tim is speaking of his imaginary world. Clue #10 will tell you though if it's in a park or not.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 1:51 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

he told me he would say that if I told people about it.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 2:01 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

You said it was in a park in post #518, so you did tell Tim it was in a park. You just told us all :wink:
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 2:08 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I meant "park" in the metaphysical sense of the word. :pbpt:
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 2:12 PM Permalink
KITCH

ah crap... :frown:

I'm in the wrong place....

great...
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 2:13 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Naw, just your metaphysical self is in the wrong place apparently.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 2:17 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Only an hour and a half to the next clue. I'm thinking we'll get to clue 9 at this point unless someone gets lucky soon.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 2:28 PM Permalink
KITCH

wow...rereading posts!!!

:smile:
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 2:31 PM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

AW just comes on to the board to confuse people. I've been out metaphysically hunting every day. I'm really getting tired of this hunt.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:04 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

"AW just comes on to the board to confuse people."

That is true. Don't believe anything I say.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:14 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I didn't believe the part about the not being in a dangerous place and now I got this cool bandage!
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:16 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

C'mon, you have to believe him when he talks about chains. I mean this is AW we're talking about. Of course he loves to use chains!
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:18 PM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

Awful quiet in here.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:29 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Aye, it be the calm before the storm matey!
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:30 PM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

Do you really expect a storm tonight?
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:32 PM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

I have three hours until I actually can go out looking. And believe it ot not, I actually plan on heading out searching tonight.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:33 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

I'm hoping to head out here later. Depends on if tonight's clue is good enough.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:36 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

med- give me a call later if you want, I'm off work at 8 and might go out.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:38 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I don't think there will a storm tonight actually. I think tonight's clue is another one you have to think about a bit. So heading out in 3 hours might be just about right.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:38 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

AWwww I hate thinking.
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 3:44 PM Permalink