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It doesn't appear that there are so if someone doesn't say something pretty quick I think that I am out of here to ponder my thoughts
Well I must have scared you all away so I will be back later.
Yeah I'm here- I think Newell or maybe Linwood - but I was at Newell last year freezing my ass off for no reason!
Nope, LL, there are a few of us here. Mostly we're the ones who didn't spend the night in front of our PC's because we had to get up and go to work this morning :) (Hmm, go to work so you can do what you would have been doing while you were sleeping so you could go to work. Sounds like a catch 22 and a half, or something).
My theory is, like I've said a couple of times, that you're looking at a well (hand-pumped or otherwise) from the hiding spot (or maybe it is the hiding spot). As for the right track (new theory), it could be at a spot where a walking/biking path splits. Lord knows there are a ton of these spots on Phalen, and the ice palace island.
I'm also a bit interested in the rhyming pattern used in this year's clues: AABXAB, where X is where the first A would be in the first line of the clue. Every verse of every clue follows this pattern. I don't think its ever been done before (A hint that its in a place its never been in before?)
Could "well trained eye" elude to Pig's Eye Brewery?
I was at Newell last night, about 35 people there. No bike or walking trails at Newell.
But that RR tracks are across the street from Newell
Highland, Como?, Newell,.....those are the only three that I can spring. Highland is the best fitting one. But we all know that dont mean $#!^.
Where would set your own pace fit in??
Trains are visable from cherokee...........but i still think it's near the booya building at highland(cookin)
I drove by Highland last night, there were only a couple hunters around.
Highland, Como?, Newell,.....those are the only three that I can spring. Highland is the best fitting one. But we all know that dont mean $#!^.
The funnies(or dumbest) thing I saw last night were 4 people digging on Highland Golf course
Green:
Ok, here is something that may help keep Phalen in it.
How about Ivy for a well trained I, Ivy league schools?
it is defiently a smaller park or a small piece of a bigger park because if it were como or phalen it would have ben identified by now
This is so simular to last year, dug a Newell, was sold on Battle Creek dug for two whole days and then foud out I was at the wrong end of Ruth.
Yep Thinker
I think the clue master knows both Newell and Battle Creek really well and uses them for the goose chase and then hits us with a smaller park
lets rule out parks and maybe by process of elimintion we'll get it.
Conway Como Mears Harriet Is
Why rule out Como? I don't think you can EVER actually rule out Como.
eliminate Palace and Mounds also
Duff, I kind'a wondered about that... Ivy... When I thought
I figured out Clear Avenue, I thought of "profitable profession" - a non-Ivy
league sport.
I think I was really reaching there.
I gotta get cleaned up and head out. I *think* I may be bock in Phalen!
:>
Were there a lot of hunters at Phalen last night???
Hey, everybody toto here! Does anyone know who this years king boreas is and where he is from
Has anyone thought the "right track" could refer to Hawthorne or Arlington....(both horse race tracks) both of those streets run into Phalen in the st paul part of it
By the way, it is not at any of the following parks, como, phalen, highland, mounds, swede hollow, but I do know where it is
Has anybody been out to Phalen yet????
Green.... Last night I was at Phalen and that Gates were closed. Would they put it a park that is closed at night?
Went out to Phalen yesterday night around 7PM just to get a general overview. There appeared to by a few people out there from my vantage point in the car.
How about Mounds, anybody drive by and see if many hunters were there?
This morning as the cloudy foul weather in my head cleared and became fair weather, the thought occurred to me that a well trained eye could be Hawk Eye...as in Pierce.
Clue Buster... yeah couple of people running around.
Becky, why not? You can always walk in. Unlocked gates - status other than
normal - would be a give away.
Too, there's an area o'the park that is not behind any gates; on the south
west side. Plus, I think there's an area due south of the lake that has tennis
courts...
Nice noodling, Behrens!
Sounds like most people at Newell so far..
THE ROCK SAYS
"LET PIE SPEAK"
I've narrowed it to 3 starting with first
preference!
1. SWEDE HOLLOW (never been - newly remodeled)
2. BATTLE CREEK off 61 (never been in this portion of the park)
3. NEWELL (once or twice pretty small)
PHALEN is out! Bit the dust after clue six!
Marning, Terry! WOW! That's pretty good about the Hawk Eye... Could that fit
with foul??????
Where is Swede Hollow???
There are four different tracks associated with Phalen: car, ski, horse
racing, Soo Line.
I figured the cloudy and foul refers to weather...the opposite being fair weather.
Pierce Butler runs along one side of Newell.
Good Morning!!!
I don't feel any closer than I felt earlier this morning. But I do think
we'll have to pack up the kids and go for a couple of sight seeing
drives!
Green... I understand that you can walk around gates, however the major parking for Phalen is behind those locked gates. I think they would need that parking.
Wizard, I'm not sure who this year's King Boreas is, but I drive by Maple Hills Golf Course every day on Parkway Drive and there is a banner that says something like "The Royal Business of King Boreas. . ." That got me all pumped up about Phalen at first. But, I'm now thinking King Boreas' direction refers to North, as in look North for the towers or look in a Park located in the North side of St. Paul. . .
Has anyone considered that the Northwest part of the Fairgrounds near the U of M St. Paul campus is actually in St. Paul and not in Falcon Heights. The clue about cloudy and foul both refer to fair.
Green, where did the Soo Line Tracks run with respect to Phalen?
Newell is on Pierce Bulter and Fairview The Saints Statium is not far off, a lot of foul balls
You've an xcellent point, Becky.
There's TONS o'street parking to the south, by Ivy/Frost, etc. Plus there's a
huge plowed out parking space in the grass south o'the rec center/north o'the
Phalen Shores apt. parking.
Green, I was wondering about that huge plowed out area. That seemed real odd to me. . .
True.... Phalen just didn't seem right...
Doesn't it??? They getting *that* many 'rents for the hockey games?
The BNSF railroad yard is across the street from Newell - that is "well-trained" and there are plenty of railroad "tracks". I'm liking Newell more and more.
As for the parking area I think its for the old gillete hosptial building.
Parking for about 100 cars! Not that many parents...
yeah but not enough for 1000's of diggers
What about the NW part of Fairgrounds . . what is it boardering exactly... I'm digging out my map...
There was only parking for like 20 cars *within* Conway last year. All the
rest was on-street.
In the the 1st clue, it says: To cure the Vikings depression try a new obsession, and I think thats Saints Baseball.
Just found my
MOJO!!
I like that idea CB
The Fairgrounds is not a St. Paul park
in support of newell... "astute". Stanford Newell founded the park. Stanford university. A leap, maybe.
Was there last night. Quite dug up. Parking shouldn't be a consideration.
Also, the MN Dept. of HEalth has an office on energy park drive (inspection). Also in a clue.
saints baseball. Also, midway was site for new pro-womens football games. Ok, maybe not an 'obsession'. Fetched link tho. Isn't any land around midway stadium public??? between it and the firefighting training tower?
A park near the FAIRgrounds and railroad tracks is Langford. Might have to poke around there a little bit. Not sure if there are multiple shelters/relief from the rain ... towers are visible from there. It's on the North side of St. Paul (Boreas' direction maybe north)
What do some of the signs and billboards say
around the entrance to SWEDE HOLLOW?
Does it say COOKING on the MMC sign on PAYNE?!!
CP That area right around Midway is not in a park.
people have explored the ares CB. IF it's public, the 'park' could be 'ballpark'. I'm stuck with newell and battle creek, as much of this world seem to be. ANyone explored mears? I've thought a little about it.
Pie--do YOU know what sign says to Swede Hollow?
Where exactly is Mears?
WOW
It's a little hidden park, with the entrance right
on the corner of 7th and PAYNE!
Is that little parking lot by the entrance plowed yet, it wasn't the other
night?!
NO
Mears is in lowertown, east of GALTIER!!
Another interesting thing about Langford - today's clue "... a lesson you need to apply" - there is a school across the street from it. That and it being real close to the Fair, next to some train tracks... Maybe...
KB...is it a magnet school?! BC has a magnet on the land too. (opposites)
Where exactly is Mears?
Lowertown St. Paul near Galtier Plaza.
Well Well Well After looking for days now I finally found you guys? Now I'm too worn out from surfing the net to look for the treasure. Ya sure.. The San Antonio kid has been calling every AM to see what I think.... Have to work today but I'll be out tomorrow.. Got a headlight hopefully that will help enlighten my brain too.
CP - good thought. At Langford, it's St. Anthony Park Elementary - hmmm
We must, indeed, all hang together, or most
assuredly we shall all hang separately.
pie.how about contributing something usefull to the cooler?! :) Rolling rock?! :) Cheers.
It is much better for one of the cooler posters to find the object than any other member of the general public, because we all as a unit can bask in the glory and revel at the party together!!!
Did anybody win SUN COUNTRY tickets last night and
if so let's go! I can take you to some pretty incredible places for little or no
cost! SKI or SURF!!
Hay, Red! Welcome bock! Everyting otay down south? How have you been?
Pie's made an xcellent point. We may not share the loot, but we could maybee
share in the pic taken...
Cooler Heads prevail, don'tcha know!
FALLING Princess:
My contributions inspire ones mind to expand the
possibilities of their thoughts!
So why don't you sit down, clear your mind, and think about how cruel you can
be!
CP - Pie Jesu!
I didn't get a button card registered/post-marked by yesterday. Anyone want to offer me their name in case I find the prize and want to help ya get the x-tra 5G?! :)
OK, so these clues seem to all be pointing to Newell... Clue 1: a St. Paul park not near a golf course; Clue 2: tennis courts; Clue 3: 2 towers north of Newell; Clue 4: picnic shelters, "will serve" = Butler (Pierce Butler), "read this well" conspicuous use fo the word well (NeWELL), kitchen facility in picnic bldg.; Clue 5: opposite of cloudy and foul = fair, the state fairground is just north of the park, and Fairview Ave. borders the park; Clue 6: "well-trained", "right track" = million train tracks between Newell and the fairgrounds...do any of the other parks fit this WELL? lol.
Pie. No hard feelings. You remind me of "Q" on star trek. Trying to get them to think outside the box....a little bit of a bother but well-liked! :)
Falling?! Many times falling before you reach the top but a thrill when you do!
This close... I'm with you. That's the best fit so far!
We are so fond of one another because our ailments
are the same.
Well, I'm back - at least for the
moment.
My brand new furnace is NOT working! So, been screwing around with that in
hopes we might have heat today. So far, we're only down to 65. The repair people
should be here sometime this afternoon.
The worst part is, we can't go out and scope if we have to wait for the
repair guy. Waaaaaahh!
This close - It's my favorite ideas.
Don't forget the well trained eye - Hawkeye Pierce!
TC...was at newell last night. The problem now, is simply not enough detail to tell ya where to start hacking away.
There are other clues within the clues to support your reasoning. But, as most have said, can make them fit a lot of parks still.
e&h mom: why even get it fixed until after the hunt? the nice cool temps in the house will prepare you for hours of medallion digging...
by now shouldn't we have a clue of what it's hidden in or how it's hidden.....
Maybe I'm a little gun-shy from last year, but I was at Newell last night and it could have worked, but somehow I still get the feeling that I was forcing something. I don't know if I was expecting to "see the light" like Jake in the Blues Brothers, but it seemed like I may have been 'willing' the clues to fit in Newell.
Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your
friend’s forehead.
There is nothing like imangination of the creative verbiage style!!
I'm thinking clue 2 could be referring to what it's hidden in - ace - package containing a deck of cards with just the aces and of course the medallion, - or an ace bandage...
E&H Mom Just use your oven for heat, forget the furnace man.
Mom - If it gets really cold in there and you'd like me to come pick up the girls, just call!
Save the hatchet for your enemy's fly.
I think it might be hidden in a Vikings hat or glove..
The leader must know, must know that he knows, and
must be able to make it abundantly clear to those about him that he
knows.
If we're hung up on the Vikings theme, maybe the medallion is hidden in a football that Jake Reed dropped.
He who has the confidence in himself will lead the
rest.
Pie does help now and then; you just have to read what he writes like the clues we are trying to get---
ThankYOU....I've been so lonesome thinking all on my own. The down south connection keeps calling every morning in traffic on her way to school to pick what little brain I have. I told her when I had her I gave her all the brains I had...Nothing left. I thought the Sun Country thing was 1/31 at midnight at the paper. Not so??? Is it every night??? Glad to have found everyone a lot of the fun reading the ideas of the clues you all have and I agree even though I'm new to the cooler gang I've been looking since I was a kid my grandpa was a St. Paul fire captain so you know we were big into the carnival. I hope it is a Cooler head that finds it this year.....
Your heart often knows things before your mind
does.
This is the main reason our scouts must go out and get a feel for the
thing!!!
..and I am Lindsay's mom; she's in school--I get seem to re-registar with PP cooler under my name; won't let me; keeps saying invalid...
Duane: lol!! I am still troubled by the word astute in clue 2...I have always thought it was referring to a statue...any current thoughts on this one? I've heard people throwing around nearby schools or whatever, but that doesn't seem right to me...the word "astute" is just so obviously unscramble into "statue"....
..can't seem..
Hi Grandma Red! Nice seeing you here and knowing the southern connection is hunting even though she can't be here.
Close--
My answer to you is maybe the cooler has collectively looked too far into the "astute" clue. I realize not a lot of things are done accidentaly with these clues, but what if we're seeing things that aren't there. Astute could mean statue, or State U or U taste...or nothing at all. Mom is a cruel woman and I plan to sue her for child abuse when this is all over...something to the tune of $10,000. Best of luck, Close.
The word ASTUTE means: keen in understanding and judgement..
Get your facts first, and then you can distort
them as much as you please.
Comment is free, but facts are sacred.
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions.
But no man has a right to be wrong about his facts.
BIG ol BRONCO JANE for the COOLER FOLKS
HERE!!!
Pie, while I'm pleased to see you're not ripping everyone lately, I was wondering if you could put down "Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations" and help us out.
well Duane, you're right of course, Mom is cruel...on that note, I'm heading off to the frog pond...bye for now, happy hunting!!
Has anyone been to the part of Battle Creek that is off of 61 yet? I would really like to know if any of what people have thought that the clues mean fit.
I'm not sure if I like the idea of Newell it just doesn't really fit for me. It COULD fit but I think that people are trying to make it fit.
I've done everything I can to help those most in
need, but those most in need, need to get out to my top three parks and do our
scouting!
In other words get to work!!
Scroll back aways to find my top three and get going!!
Every time that I come to the cooler everybody leaves do you really all just not like me or what?
LLkisses is here, I'm outa here..
Just kidding
Damn you people. J/K. LOL
OK, LL, I'll stay for a bit longer...and LL, what park are you thinking of that doesn't require you to "make it fit"?
LL: gave BC/61 throught: Pigs Eye Lake(well-trained eye) or well-trained eye, good hunter on attack could refer to the Eagles flying there; the crap plant (foul) is downwind; opposites: lower/upper Afton; track: old Pacific rr there; but rain??
Take it easy there, LL (cool J)
Here's some of Electric Duane's insight just for you:
Me thinks "set your own pace" means it's in a park where it has never been before. Noodle that for a while and get back to me.
It is just weird to me. Every park that I have been to so far doesn't really fit all the clues. I mean if you wanted them to fit you could strech the meanings and get any park to fit but I haven't found a park yet that fits all the simple things that they could mean.
My son is Trucker and delivered at that treatment plant this am and he called me to say it REALLY smelled bad this am;the stuff is warm and freezes to the trees in a fog-like mist; could be the foul and cloudy down from BC/61.....Pacific rr starts in that area...
Lindsay:
"Poop sites" is a palandrome for "opposites"
Sorry to beat a dead horse... But you know "opposites; cloudy and foul?
Clear *izz* opposite Phalen...
Yust thought I'd toss that out.
Well, my hair's almost dry and I've partaken o'some left over KFC - man that
stuff's good! (Original!) So will be heading out shortly.
Hi folks, I'm new to the discussion, but not to the hunt!!! Actually I stay home with the little ones while the hubby hunts and I update via your interpretations of the clues. Right now we really like Newell for reasons already discussed by you...He was out there last night, said not too many others there, considering how sure we are that it's there.
I was just out by Newell park, and it seems pretty dug up already. However, people have been focusing on digging around the trees and benches, and it seems to me that for the last several years, the medallion has been found out in an open area. Any thoughts? I am leaning towards Newell, Highland, maybe Mounds. Battle Creek is such a big park, I think they would have identified the park by now if it's a big one.
LL what ever happened to Rice?
I also was thinking that it would be in a park that it hasn't been in before. I was also thinking that maybe a well-trained eye has something to do with the other clues. Like maybe there is an anagram in all the clues or maybe it means that the medallion is hidden in the open and you just have to look to see it (like maybe it blends in)?
Green, you haven't seen that urban-legend e-mail going around about KFC have you?
Pie: I liked your #2, but was too tired last night to remember; can you repeat your list? Thanks
Like i have said I don't want to get stuck like alot of people have on one park and then not give up hope on it until it is too late
Must not'a, Duane. I'm still eating it! :)
I was just out by Newell park, and it seems pretty dug up already. However, people have been focusing on digging around the trees and benches, and it seems to me that for the last several years, the medallion has been found out in an open area. Any thoughts? I am leaning towards Newell, Highland, maybe Mounds. Battle Creek is such a big park, I think they would have identified the park by now if it's a big one.
LL, a Digger never gives up until ittiz found.
Any thoughts on BC, Electric?
How do you guys get your text to change color and size? It seems that my only option in the "post my message" box is plain old black & white!
Half of Rice is still sculpture free (at least it was yestertday) but maybe the clues are getting read into too far. I don't know. I can't figure a way that the cloudy thing could fit.
I meant the Southwest, near the coliseum. I grew up there as a kid and we called that parking lot Marksmen park, the city would bring hay bails there during the summer for archery practice. Could this help with todays clue?
Working, put <> where I put ()
(font color=purple)
Electric Duane thinks (I often refer to myself in the 3rd person) that the epic Battle Creek saga is still a little too recent for Mom to put it back there again.
Attack: would clearly support BC Ace: might also support BC by the same rationale
But if we thought Mom was handing us the Newell clues on a silver platter, if it's in Battle Creek a chimp could find it with those hints. Seems too obvious.
hey Green here's an HTML question how do we get the actual font to change (ala E&H's Mom's cool font)?
Well I have to be going now I will be back later to see what insight you people have come up with now
Shovler, I *think* ittiz under "Prefrences." Think you can insert a font
there...
LL Kisses
Rice park is barely bigger than my apartment...we'd never get all us diggers in there.
I can change font size there, or I can use the html for that, but I am unaware of the code for changing the actual font.
no replace my () with <>
(font color=purple)
Thanks, electric....clue #5 says the first two lines are a simple truth to help extract the prize; how would opposites attract and a cloudy/foul mood be a simple way to figure out these clues?
It's not working! What am I doing wrong?
ATTENTION--ATTENTION--past finders of the treasure!!!! Many people would like to see a group photo for the Treasure Hunter's Guide "Hall of Fame". Please send me an e-mail to see if we can get together at the park. Give me your hunting schedule for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Thanks,
Steve
Shoveler: You have to tell it what font you want it to use....just like with color
So, along with using <> for
()
(font color=blue face="comic sans ms") and it will look like this...
Make snese?
Are there any religious scholars on the crew? Lindsay's "simple truth" has me noodling. There is a major religion that bases its beliefs on "the 4 noble truths." Does anyone know the relgion and does anyone know the "truths." (Who am I, Alex Trebec?)
This is streching, I know...but often it is the misunderstood who end up recognized as brilliant.
That's the font I was looking for. So, fun! But on my screen, everbuddy's
Times New Roman. Must bee something to do with my monitor settings...
Well, I'm off to do some skulking. I'll bee bock in a bit! Catch you guys
later!
Green - are YOUR post Times New Roman on your screen, too - or just everybuddy elses?
Bye Green
(font color=blue face="comic sans ms") LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN!
Working : Now replace the ( and ) with < and >.
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN!
I was just looking over your earlier discussion...as to what it's hidden in, to the best of my recollection, it's always hidden in something white isn't it? That seems to rule out all the vikings stuff, but not necessarily the card box. I lean toward ace for it's tennis reference though. Any thoughts?
E&H's Mom
If you're still having trouble with your furnace-- bring me over to the house and heat the whole place with the steam coming out of my ears. CURSE THIS MEDALLION!!!!!!!
I spent the cooler parts of the morning at Newell... Not too many people there. Phalen was busy both last night and this morning. I lost faith with Battle Creek, too far from the "tracks"?
THANKS MOM! I OWE YA ONE!
Buddhism 4 Noble Truths, I believe
I fail to follow the archery remarks.. is it the hunter analogy?
Hey working too much guy, what are Common's thoughts on the hunt? Your new font and splash of color looks great!
has anyone walked through the clues with longford in mind? Luther sem isn't too far away (for the religious/simple truth tie) I'm liking the midway area for sure....newill...maybe too obvious.
what about the race track near highland school?
Clue #5 says it is simple truth to find prize in the first two lines: must take it verbatim, it is a simple clue but making too much out of it;how can we simplify those two lines? Take it for what it is? but HOW?
Well I have to feed my daycare kids- be back in a few
O.K. So "Font color" is ovious, "face" changes the font type, but what abount font size and shadow effects etc
Climbing Princess:
Please don't make me responsible for the religious/simple truth goose-chase. That thought is a tangent of a tangent of a tangent. LOL to you, but I doubt it'd go anywhere based on that noodle.
I have to go now...it's so hard to type in a straight-jacket.
hey mom -- have you gone past the site of T.H.G. photo #6 to see if there has been an increase in activity? Are you still stuck on this park?
TOm: do you know the 4 simple truths from Buddah??
You're welcome. You can change the size in much the same manner. If you REALLY want to YELL.
Oh... so font size does matter?
AHHHHH look at the madness I've started...I'm out.
Oh... so font size does matter?
Is PIE getting to you E & H mom? funny......
Well, Rex, Pie seems to think so....
Oh... so font size does matter?
just logged in. what's the current thinking? my interpretation of today's clue is that the keys are "well-trained eye" and "track." The significance of the latter is obvious, but the eye reference could be a street, I'm thinking. My thesaurus has the following synonyms for this: sharp eye, eagle eye, hawkeye, keen eye, and various others that wouldn't work (such as x-ray eye). I like "eagle" some, and "keen" even better. Is there a Kean or similar avenue?
so what is the average font size these (cold) days..
Just add "size=12,14," whatever -
and you don't need to put the quotes in.
I can help you change your colors and font, but I am so confused about the
stupid medallion.
As for the furnace, I called the company that put it in. They said to turn it
off and then back on (like a 'puter!). Did that and it seemed to work! So I
called them back and gave them the a-okay. Then it quit again. So I called them
back, asked for someone to come out.
Tried something else - cleaned out the prefilters real good, and turned on
again. First nothing, then it was on again. After we had heat going for 15
minutes or so, I called and said "never mind" again.
Shortly after that, it quit again. I called again and asked to please send
someone - even if it DOES come on again. And it's working now. So at least we
are not freezing.
Probably more than anyone wanted to know.....
Let's see if this works!
so what is the average font size these (cold) days..
(font size=10) Replace the () with<>
Oops - sorry about that!
The hawkeye thing is what's keeping me thinking Newell....Hawkeye Pierce for MASH and Pierce Butler as a road that borders the park.
gotta make some lemon chicken, see you out there, and good luck!
Treasure Hunter - are you still here? Missed your post a bit back....
enough with the fonts already! They're fun, but isn't the purpose of the place to discuss the medallion hunt??? Or did I mistakenly enter the "fonts" water cooler discussion?
kid - just think of it as a short diversion while our brains try to noodle this out. Personally, my noodling is producing mushy spaghetti at the moment.
Phalen? It can't be in Phalen
Has the medallion ever been hidden somewhere other than beneath the snow? In a tree or under something
I don't know if I've ever been
"stuck" on the "#6" park...but I do like it. Not sure how these last coupla
clues would apply there though.
As much as I hate to say it, I'm starting to come around to Newell, too.
Things haven't really "clicked" for me though. I need to go out and see what I
can see from there. Maybe everything will come together.
Phalen? It can't be in Phalen
In recent history, it's been found at ground level in the snow or in grass/leaves, etc. when there has been no snow - not up or in anything else.
Earlier history did find it attached to trees and such...but that is old history.
It has been taped to a tree before, but is usually under the snow.
hi, so what's the latest theory?
Did someone say LEMON CHICKEN
terry-- yeah, I understand the importance of breaks. But I just got here, so I'm kind of impacient and eager to hear some thoughts on the clues.
Also, I was thinking "lesson" could mean a nearby school, but upon further consideration, I think that the first line is the important one, and they just needed something that would work with the rhyming scheme, and happened to use "lesson you need to apply."
I don't know why but I think everyone from here should head out to Newell tonite and splatter that park, if it isn't found tonite then we can all safely write that one off.
6100 JOE
It's been taped to a Flag Pole as well
kid minneapolis I like hawkeye for hawkeye pierce and "serve" for butler to give you pierce butler...there's also the opposites clue, that led me to fair, and alas fairview, not to mention the fairgrounds and the space needle and water tower to the north. make sense or am I just stuck on Newell Park??
I was kinda stuck on newell too, looked around a bit last night and now not so sure
I do like the Fairview interpretation of yesterday's clue. But I think that the towers clue could be almost any park, and some of the other Newell connections seem like a stretch. I don't think it's at Newell, but mind you, I just don't like Newell in general (don't know why). And I have no good theories for the right park. Soo... I dunno.
I just don't like Newell in general
No one likes it!
this second line has me stumped.My gut is telling me there is something there but i dont see it. And whever said we should splatter newell tonight- last year that park was pretty "splattered" all the time, I didnt think there was a spot left untouched, but there again I was wrong. Anyone win a trip last night?
Dad's dad...I *know* you're lurking here. The cat's outta the bag. Wanna come over & watch some kids?
I feel like the "well-trained eye" bit should give it away; this is the one that we'll all look back on and exclaim, "Of course!! That makes perfect sense!! Why didn't I think of that??!" But well trained-->hawkeye-->hawkeye pierce--> pierce butler-->Newell Park seems like too many steps. I have to think it is simpler, perhaps "eagle" something. Or maybe it means that we should look closely at the clue. Come to think of it, that just might be it. I will ponder this further in class, which starts in 10 minutes, so I'd better go. adios.
people are saying clues are a stretch to newell. Seem more obvious than the other spots so far. MOM/PP has to write these for the folks who are new to the game too. Like me.
My take on the clues for what it's worth:
Clue #1: It's a St. Paul park and stay off golf courses.
Clue #2: Ace is a tennis term. (Tennis courts at Newell)
Clue #3: Towers to the north. (Space needle and the water tower at the State Fair grounds are visible looking north from Newell.)
Clue #4: Picnic shelters and grills (Newell has two picnic shelters, grills and a fire ring.)
Clue #5: Opposite of cloudy, foul weather is fair! (Fairgrounds can be seen from Newell and one of the bordering streets at Newell is Fairview)
Clue #6: The well-trained eye led me to Hawkeye - which led me to Hawkeye Pierce from M*A*S*H - which led me to Pierce Butler. (Pierce Butler also borders Newell)
Until something really sends me anywhere else, I think I'm sticking to it. I don't think I'm stretching anything here.
Some other thoughts...as we're keeping pace or racing or whatever some of that pertains to, there are car races at the fair on Labor Day each year. You can't see the track...but you can see the grandstand where the races are held...and you can hear the roar. Also...the railroad is across Pierce Butler from Newell and clearly visible.
I don't think it's too many steps to get to Newell. We had to go through the same process last year for Conway....
Kid- I agree too many steps to get to Pierce Butler, but Newell is my favorite so far. I went last night and saw a lot that you could "make" fit. What about like a Dr. or something, they would have been well trained, an Eagle or a Hawk has that ability, not really trained.
Last night I decided to test a theory, so I anagramed Newell Park, and it spelled out the words: Your Worst Nightmare. No, really, I mean it. Actually the only thing that would lead me to believe it's in Newell at this point is: I'm almost positive that it's in a small park, and the way they keep throwing us off with the Newell clues in the last couple years makes one think that eventually it would have to be there again. But I don't think it is.
I was at Newell last night and I'll be there again tonight. DIG ON
Well, I'm gonna put together some lunch type stuff for the urchins, and hopefully get some stuff done. Want to be *ready* to go out tonight!
Newell, nah!
Last night was interesting night in the parks for me: It all started when some drunk A-hole and his 3 buddies started following my car in their car, then when I pulled over to see if they would pass, the drive got out, and did a poor job of impersonating a cop. Then when I took off, they followed me and rear-ended me. I jumped out of my car to go after them, but they took off. Hit and run. No damage, just alot of B.S. that my medallion numbed and severely sleep lacking mind did not need at that point. I filed a full report. SO, if you see a new model sport coupe 4 door red car full of guys sitting near a park, I would advise to avoid.
I am certain that it is not Newell!
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