Clue #1
Signal ye the start of fun for ye old Mock Hunt has begun
Thou shalt go out and seek thee the Crown Jewel
Tis hidden in St. Paul, nestled before snow did fall
And before Mother Nature decided to be so cruel
This wintry hunt of 07 may not strike thee as pleasant
But doth it not represent all that hunters stand for?
Perhaps ye can satiate by dwelling instead on 08
Or hunt like a Tiger and ye shall have riches galore.
The first verse is mainly just there to introduce the hunt and tell you what you already know, that it is hidden in St. Paul and that we seem to have a lot of snow. The second verse makes reference to “08” which is meant not as 2008, but rather 1908 which is when Newell Park was founded. It was named after Stanford Newell and Stanford is both an anagram of “stand for” and the college that Tiger Woods went to. Tiger Woods of course comes from “Tiger” and “Woods” also hints at it being hidden in a tree.
Clue #2
Ten times ten, squared, a hundred then
Is how many chains thou shalt need
Core to thy hysteria, use them to cover the area
Ruts in thy thinking are a danger indeed.
A chain is a unit of length and 100 chains would still be a unit of length, but 100 square chains is a measure of area and is equal to 10 acres, the size of Newell Park. Also, if you look at the first word of each line- Ten Is Core Ruts, and say it fast, you get Tennis Courts, referring to the courts that are in the park.
Clue #3
Don't be defensive friend, tis all but a game in the end.
Tis the goal to have wintry fun, not to prove ye be hardcore.
Thou art well likely to howl, if thou likes to stay foul.
But it's not how well ye boast, but how well ye keep score.
This clue has various sports references meant to hint at the various sporting fields in the park which include tennis courts, a basketball court, a volleyball court, and a softball field. It also hints more specifically that you’d be in foul territory of the baseball field. Also, to “keep score”, since a score means 20, if you count every 20th letter through the first three lines, you get “Newell”.
Clue #4
Thy lord doth state, that ye best not wait.
This clue shant lead thee easily to thy destination.
Yet at the end of thy jaunt, thou shalt find what ye want
Where 100 and 96 doth meet in conjunctive combination.
No doubt this will be remembered as the “rich Shepard’s dirt” of this hunt. A quick look at a map will tell you that highways 100 and 96 do not meet and even if they did, it wouldn’t be anywhere near St. Paul. The next question I was hoping people would ask is “Do they meet anywhere else?” If you look “at the end” of each line, you’ll get “tntn”. If you look at a map then of TN for highways 100 and 96, you will see they meet in Fairview, TN. Fairview is a street that borders Newell.
Clue #5
Bid thee search high and low, over hills and under snow
Search every cranny where the lowly worm sneaks.
In the depths shall thee dwell, whilst the heights they do tell
The right park in which ye shalt find the twin peaks.
This clue had mostly general information. “Over hills” refers to the rolling hills of the park. “Cranny” refers to the diamond being hidden in a crevice”. “Where the lowly worm sneaks”, and “in the depths shall thee dwell”, refers to the crevice being on the ground at the very bottom of the tree. The heights that do tell is a vague reference to the smokestack that is visible from the park and the twin peaks refers specifically to the two picnic shelters with pyramid-like tops.
Clue #6
As thou moveth to and fro, inscribing arcs as ye go
Near where a medallion was found in days of yore,
Thou shalt surely know that the place to go
Is to a park in which ye can find a door.
If you are making an arc as you go back and forth, then odds are you are sitting on a swing. Back in 2000, the Winter Carnival Medallion was found near a swing in Newell. Finding a door simply refers to the building on the property and is meant to eliminate other small parks that have no buildings (or doors) at all.
Clue #7
To find thy secret stash, think of a ring of cash
Though thou hath no need to try and step through it
Envision it with thy mind, for though ye be not blind
Thou shalt find thyself unable to see to chew it.
Johnny Cash had a very famous song called “Burning Ring of Fire” which in turn should make you think of a fire ring. There is a fire ring in Newell, but the treasure is not really near there. As for “unable to see to chew it”, if you remove the “c” from “chew it”, that leads you to Hewitt, another street that touches Newell.
Clue #8
Tis surely a curious thing that Americans have no king.
Who shall lead thee in the future is most anyone's guess.
What a crazy condition when there's an open position.
And yet thou must fill one more or perhaps fill one less.
This clue is pretty clearly talking about Presidents for the first three lines. With that in mind, the last line makes you think of President Fillmore. But once you have that, then you have to think of one more and one less, the Presidents before and after Fillmore, Taylor and Pierce. Taylor and the Pierce Butler Route and two more streets that touch on Newell.
Clue #9
Under the national tree is where thou shalt be
If thou wishest to recover thy Lord's lost treasure.
Find thee a gnomon tall, seek where the shadow doth fall
As if to say two hours past high noon were the measure
The national tree is the Oak, of which there are many in Newell, including the tree the treasure is hidden under. A gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The obvious choice for a gnomon in Newell would be the smokestack. If you then look at a map of the area, and draw a line from the smokestack, through Newell Park such that the line would be in the same position as the hour hand would be at 2pm if it were a clock, that line would then go through almost exactly where the treasure is.
Clue #10
Play not the fool, look for the jewel
In a park that fitteth this little rhyme.
At the right plot, thou mightst not see a lot
But ye shall be dry above the water and slime
This clue is just saying to look for a park that rhymes with “jewel” such as, Oh, I don’t know, maybe Newell! And then you’ll want to look at the far end from the parking lot where you can’t really see the parking lot (or not a lot of it anyway).
Clue #11
No sign of the jewel? Then get thee to Newell
Thou hast little time left to fritter.
And if thou pauseth to eat, then find thee a seat
Then search around as far as thou can throw thy litter.
This clue is finally stating to go to Newell and that the treasure is within a litter toss’s distance from a picnic table.
Clue #12
Art thou having displeasure finding thy treasure?
Then thou shalt mark fifty three paces southwest
Starting on ground made holy by the find of John Davoli
And there ye shall find the tree that hath been blessed.
Thou shalt see most stark a split in the bark
Or perchance more like a woodchucks first meal
Down in the shadowy black, deep in a baseline crack
Thou shalt bring forth the jewel to seal thy deal.
This clue starts at the spot where the person who found the Winter Carnival Medallion in 2000 actually found it. It’s a bit west of the bench swing. The directions then lead you to a damaged tree and in a crevice at the very bottom of the tree, the diamond was tucked.
Signal ye the start of fun for ye old Mock Hunt has begun
Thou shalt go out and seek thee the Crown Jewel
Tis hidden in St. Paul, nestled before snow did fall
And before Mother Nature decided to be so cruel
This wintry hunt of 07 may not strike thee as pleasant
But doth it not represent all that hunters stand for?
Perhaps ye can satiate by dwelling instead on 08
Or hunt like a Tiger and ye shall have riches galore.
The first verse is mainly just there to introduce the hunt and tell you what you already know, that it is hidden in St. Paul and that we seem to have a lot of snow. The second verse makes reference to “08” which is meant not as 2008, but rather 1908 which is when Newell Park was founded. It was named after Stanford Newell and Stanford is both an anagram of “stand for” and the college that Tiger Woods went to. Tiger Woods of course comes from “Tiger” and “Woods” also hints at it being hidden in a tree.
Clue #2
Ten times ten, squared, a hundred then
Is how many chains thou shalt need
Core to thy hysteria, use them to cover the area
Ruts in thy thinking are a danger indeed.
A chain is a unit of length and 100 chains would still be a unit of length, but 100 square chains is a measure of area and is equal to 10 acres, the size of Newell Park. Also, if you look at the first word of each line- Ten Is Core Ruts, and say it fast, you get Tennis Courts, referring to the courts that are in the park.
Clue #3
Don't be defensive friend, tis all but a game in the end.
Tis the goal to have wintry fun, not to prove ye be hardcore.
Thou art well likely to howl, if thou likes to stay foul.
But it's not how well ye boast, but how well ye keep score.
This clue has various sports references meant to hint at the various sporting fields in the park which include tennis courts, a basketball court, a volleyball court, and a softball field. It also hints more specifically that you’d be in foul territory of the baseball field. Also, to “keep score”, since a score means 20, if you count every 20th letter through the first three lines, you get “Newell”.
Clue #4
Thy lord doth state, that ye best not wait.
This clue shant lead thee easily to thy destination.
Yet at the end of thy jaunt, thou shalt find what ye want
Where 100 and 96 doth meet in conjunctive combination.
No doubt this will be remembered as the “rich Shepard’s dirt” of this hunt. A quick look at a map will tell you that highways 100 and 96 do not meet and even if they did, it wouldn’t be anywhere near St. Paul. The next question I was hoping people would ask is “Do they meet anywhere else?” If you look “at the end” of each line, you’ll get “tntn”. If you look at a map then of TN for highways 100 and 96, you will see they meet in Fairview, TN. Fairview is a street that borders Newell.
Clue #5
Bid thee search high and low, over hills and under snow
Search every cranny where the lowly worm sneaks.
In the depths shall thee dwell, whilst the heights they do tell
The right park in which ye shalt find the twin peaks.
This clue had mostly general information. “Over hills” refers to the rolling hills of the park. “Cranny” refers to the diamond being hidden in a crevice”. “Where the lowly worm sneaks”, and “in the depths shall thee dwell”, refers to the crevice being on the ground at the very bottom of the tree. The heights that do tell is a vague reference to the smokestack that is visible from the park and the twin peaks refers specifically to the two picnic shelters with pyramid-like tops.
Clue #6
As thou moveth to and fro, inscribing arcs as ye go
Near where a medallion was found in days of yore,
Thou shalt surely know that the place to go
Is to a park in which ye can find a door.
If you are making an arc as you go back and forth, then odds are you are sitting on a swing. Back in 2000, the Winter Carnival Medallion was found near a swing in Newell. Finding a door simply refers to the building on the property and is meant to eliminate other small parks that have no buildings (or doors) at all.
Clue #7
To find thy secret stash, think of a ring of cash
Though thou hath no need to try and step through it
Envision it with thy mind, for though ye be not blind
Thou shalt find thyself unable to see to chew it.
Johnny Cash had a very famous song called “Burning Ring of Fire” which in turn should make you think of a fire ring. There is a fire ring in Newell, but the treasure is not really near there. As for “unable to see to chew it”, if you remove the “c” from “chew it”, that leads you to Hewitt, another street that touches Newell.
Clue #8
Tis surely a curious thing that Americans have no king.
Who shall lead thee in the future is most anyone's guess.
What a crazy condition when there's an open position.
And yet thou must fill one more or perhaps fill one less.
This clue is pretty clearly talking about Presidents for the first three lines. With that in mind, the last line makes you think of President Fillmore. But once you have that, then you have to think of one more and one less, the Presidents before and after Fillmore, Taylor and Pierce. Taylor and the Pierce Butler Route and two more streets that touch on Newell.
Clue #9
Under the national tree is where thou shalt be
If thou wishest to recover thy Lord's lost treasure.
Find thee a gnomon tall, seek where the shadow doth fall
As if to say two hours past high noon were the measure
The national tree is the Oak, of which there are many in Newell, including the tree the treasure is hidden under. A gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The obvious choice for a gnomon in Newell would be the smokestack. If you then look at a map of the area, and draw a line from the smokestack, through Newell Park such that the line would be in the same position as the hour hand would be at 2pm if it were a clock, that line would then go through almost exactly where the treasure is.
Clue #10
Play not the fool, look for the jewel
In a park that fitteth this little rhyme.
At the right plot, thou mightst not see a lot
But ye shall be dry above the water and slime
This clue is just saying to look for a park that rhymes with “jewel” such as, Oh, I don’t know, maybe Newell! And then you’ll want to look at the far end from the parking lot where you can’t really see the parking lot (or not a lot of it anyway).
Clue #11
No sign of the jewel? Then get thee to Newell
Thou hast little time left to fritter.
And if thou pauseth to eat, then find thee a seat
Then search around as far as thou can throw thy litter.
This clue is finally stating to go to Newell and that the treasure is within a litter toss’s distance from a picnic table.
Clue #12
Art thou having displeasure finding thy treasure?
Then thou shalt mark fifty three paces southwest
Starting on ground made holy by the find of John Davoli
And there ye shall find the tree that hath been blessed.
Thou shalt see most stark a split in the bark
Or perchance more like a woodchucks first meal
Down in the shadowy black, deep in a baseline crack
Thou shalt bring forth the jewel to seal thy deal.
This clue starts at the spot where the person who found the Winter Carnival Medallion in 2000 actually found it. It’s a bit west of the bench swing. The directions then lead you to a damaged tree and in a crevice at the very bottom of the tree, the diamond was tucked.
 thou shalt ,ye, thee=2nd clue
ye ,ye old, Thou shalt , thee, Tis, thee, doth, ye, satiate, ye= clue 1
are we back to pirates? Knights?
thats all I got....you can thank the cold medicine.
I'm going back to bed
even though I really can't hunt this time around :frown:
Thy lord doth state, that ye best not wait.
This clue shant lead thee easily to thy destination.
Yet at the end of thy jaunt, thou shalt find what ye want
Where 100 and 96 doth meet in conjunctive combination.
And the previous clues:
Clue #3
DonÂ’t be defensive friend, tis all but a game in the end.
Tis the goal to have wintry fun, not to prove ye be hardcore.
Thou art well likely to howl, if thou likes to stay foul.
But itÂ’s not how well ye boast, but how well ye keep score.
Clue #2
Ten times ten, squared, a hundred then
Is how many chains thou shalt need
Core to thy hysteria, use them to cover the area
Ruts in thy thinking are a danger indeed.
Clue #1
Signal ye the start of fun for ye old Mock Hunt has begun
Thou shalt go out and seek thee the Crown Jewel
Tis hidden in St. Paul, nestled before snow did fall
And before Mother Nature decided to be so cruel
This wintry hunt of 07 may not strike thee as pleasant
But doth it not represent all that hunters stand for?
Perhaps ye can satiate by dwelling instead on 08
Or hunt like a Tiger and ye shall have riches galore.
The satisfaction degree of a flexible plan is defined asthe conjunctive combination of the satisfaction degrees ofeach flexible operator and each flexible goal used in theplan. The conjunctive combination of two fuzzy relations,Ri⊗ Rj, is usually interpreted as the minimum membershipvalue assigned by either relation, although otherinterpretations of combination are possible (Smith & Shen1997). The quality of a plan is defined in terms of itssatisfaction degree combined with its length. Given twoplans with an equivalent satisfaction degree, the shorter isdeemed to be the better.
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con·junc·tion (kÉ™n-jÅngk'shÉ™n)
n.
The act of joining.
The state of being joined.
A joint or simultaneous occurrence; concurrence: the conjunction of historical and economic forces that created a depression.
One resulting from or embodying a union; a combination: “He is, in fact, a remarkable conjunction of talents” (Jerry Adler).
(Abbr. conj.) Grammar.
The part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as and, but, as, and because.
Astronomy. The position of two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere when they have the same celestial longitude.
Logic.
A compound proposition that has components joined by the word and or its symbol and is true only if both or all the components are true.
The relationship between the components of a conjunction.
[Middle English coniunccioun, from Old French conjunction, conjuncion, from Latin coniÅ«nctiÅ, coniÅ«nctiÅn-, a joining, conjunction (in grammatical sense, translation of Greek sundesmos, binding together, conjunction), from coniÅ«nctus, past participle of coniungere, to join. See conjoin.]
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conjunction
n
Definition: combination
Antonyms: detachment, disconnection, division, separation
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conjunction, in English, part of speech serving to connect words or constructions, e.g., and, but, and or. Most languages have connective particles similar to English conjunctions. In some languages words, phrases, or clauses may be connected by a suffix added to a word, e.g., -que and -ve in Latin.
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The noun conjunction has 6 meanings:
Meaning #1: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
  Synonyms: concurrence, coincidence, co-occurrence
Meaning #2: the state of being joined together
  Synonyms: junction, conjugation, colligation
Meaning #3: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  Synonyms: conjunctive, connective
Meaning #4: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
Meaning #5: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
  Synonym: alignment
Meaning #6: something that joins or connects
  Synonym: junction
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As in...10 times ten; squared-(is) a hundred then
I dunno...
could be 10 x 10 = 100, 100 squared = 10,000, a hundred then = 10,100
or
could be 10 x 10squared (10x100) = 1000, a hundred then = 1,100
or
10 x 10, squared, a hundred then, simply being several ways of saying 100
The conjunctive combination - is there any Dempster street or other reference by that name that rings a bell?
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I've got three favorite cars that get most of my job done.
Conjunction Junction, what's their function?
I've got and, but, and or.
They'll get you pretty far.
And!
That's an additive, like this and that.
But!
That's sort of the opposite,
not this but that.
And then there's Or. O-R,
when you have a choice like this or that
And, but, and or get you pretty far!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up two boxcars and making 'em run right.
Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice,
(Hey that's nice)
Dirty but happy, digging and scratchin'.
Losing your shoe and a button or two,
He's poor but honest, sad but true,
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up two cars to one
When you say something like this choice
Either now or later
Or no choice:
Neither now nor ever.
(Hey that's clever)
Eat this or that, Grow thin or fat
Never mind, I wouldn't do that
I'm fat enough now!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hookin' up phrases and clauses that balance, like:
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
He cut loose the sandbags,
but the balloon wouldn't go any higher.
Let's go up to the mountains or down to the seas.
You should always say Thank you,
Or at least say Please!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hookin'-up words and phrases and clauses
in complex sentences like:
"In the mornings, when I am usually wide awake, I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake, where I often see a duck and a drake, and I wonder as I walk by what they would say if they could speak, although I know that's an absurd thought."
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hookin'-up cars and making them function.
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I like tying up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, watch that function!
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Carry on. :cool:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dempster-Shafer_theory
Minnesota State Highway 96 is a highway which runs from U.S. Highway 61 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota to Minnesota State Highway 95 in Stillwater, Minnesota. Prior to 1994, Highway 96 extended west several miles to just past Interstate 35W in Arden Hills—this portion was once part of the Highway 100 Beltway. This route is now known as Ramsey County Road 96.
yeah, i wasted a half hour scouring 96, then looked at the rules.
You should not say anything exept the clues IMHO
If people are on a wild goose chase, too bad.
Unless of course, I'm the only one here and you want to tell me where the dang thing is! :smile:
And a reminder about the rules is even done at the PP. We already know it's in St. Paul and not outside the city limits.
But either way, some could look at it as not fair if they're not privy to it.
 :wink: :smile:
I must have missed that too.
Bid thee search high and low, over hills and under snow
Search every cranny where the lowly worm sneaks.
In the depths shall thee dwell, whilst the heights they do tell
The right park in which ye shalt find the twin peaks.
And the previous clues:
Clue #4
Thy lord doth state, that ye best not wait.
This clue shant lead thee easily to thy destination.
Yet at the end of thy jaunt, thou shalt find what ye want
Where 100 and 96 doth meet in conjunctive combination.
Clue #3
Don't be defensive friend, tis all but a game in the end.
Tis the goal to have wintry fun, not to prove ye be hardcore.
Thou art well likely to howl, if thou likes to stay foul.
But it's not how well ye boast, but how well ye keep score.
Clue #2
Ten times ten, squared, a hundred then
Is how many chains thou shalt need
Core to thy hysteria, use them to cover the area
Ruts in thy thinking are a danger indeed.
Clue #1
Signal ye the start of fun for ye old Mock Hunt has begun
Thou shalt go out and seek thee the Crown Jewel
Tis hidden in St. Paul, nestled before snow did fall
And before Mother Nature decided to be so cruel
This wintry hunt of 07 may not strike thee as pleasant
But doth it not represent all that hunters stand for?
Perhaps ye can satiate by dwelling instead on 08
Or hunt like a Tiger and ye shall have riches galore.