WE HAVE A WINNER! WHOOPEEEE!!!

[CHARLIE]

Prize: Brand spanking new U.S.A. hat with Old Glory emblem suitable to wear to convenience stores, work, or dang near anywhere else.

Entrant Qualifications:
1. Must be at least 40 years of age.
2. Must be a bonified, registered voter of a state located in
   the continental USA.
3. Your state of residence must begin with the letter 'M' and
   end with the letter 'N'.
4. You must have at least 10 years experience running a
   circular saw mill.
5. Your state must have the same name as a lake.
6. Your first name must start with the 10th letter of the
   alphabet and your last name must start with the 2nd letter
   of the alphabet.
7. You don't have to be a nice person.

Contest
(Note: all questions must be answered correctly.)

1. When is the best time to find a State Champion tree?
   a) summer,  b) spring,  c) winter,  d) fall,  e) anytime
2. What kind of Minnesota Grand Champion Tree over 300
  years old with a 134 inch circumference fell in a July
  4th 1999 storm? (Hint: Tree was located in Cass County)
  a) Weeping Willow  b)pith Elm  c)Sugar Maple  
  d) Cottonwood c) Royal Palm
3. What is the nearest Minnesota city from the Minnesota
   State Champion 89 foot tall Black Walnut Tree?
  a) Sleepy Eye  b) Simpson  c) Oronoco d) Chisago
  e) Ely
4. What is the girth of the 60 foot tall Minnesota State
   Champion Bur Oak Tree located in Rochester,
   Minnesota?
   a) 10' 9"  b) 33' 8.5" c) 23'  d) 17'  e) 52'
5. What is the height of the Minnesota State Champion
   Silver Maple Tree which is near Spring Grove,
   Minnesota?
   a)47'  b) 74'  c) 90'  d) 105'  e) 83'
6. In which Minnesota State Park does the Minnesota
   State Champion Red Pine grow?
   a)Robt. E. Lee  b)Whitewater c) Itasca
   d) Taylor Falls  e) Gooseberry Falls
7. How much taller is the Minnesota State Champion
   Tamarack located in Cloquet, Minnesota than the
   National Champion Tamarack?
   a) same height  b) 3'  c) 12'  d) 9'   e) It is shorter
8. How tall is the Minnesota State and National
   Co-Champion Red Pine Tree?
   a) 203'  b)115'  c)126'  d) 75'  e) 152.6'
9.  How many forest fires has the the Minnesota State Red
    Pine Tree survived?
   a) none  b) 14  c) 6  d) 23  e) at least 1 per year
10. What is the approximate age of the Minnesota State
     Champion Bur Oak?
    a) 200 years  b) 800 - 850 years  c) 300 - 500 years
    d) 150 - 250 years  e) over 1000 years  
           

[Jeff]

*DanG I thought I was a shoe in til rule 7...

[CHARLIE]

After review, the board has modified Rule# 7.

[Eggsander]

11) What Southeastern Minnesota Resident spent a fair amount of time studying his Minnesota Volunteer Mag this Month?          

[CHARLIE]

I confess.....it were me :-/ :-/     I just thought those questions would find out just how savy the qualified entrants are when they get outside their territory AND a nice hat might just be enough to entice 'em. There is a rhythm to the contest and I'll see if the qualified entrants can figure it out.  

[justin_barnes]

Wow! I can not believe my Luck!  Out of the pen just i week and not only a new suit, but a contest I really qualify for.  We got that Mag in the exercise area. I read it at lunch while on breaks from my duties as sawyer at the minimum security mill. (Sure am glad to be out of there, 10 years was plenty)

Well, the answers are as follows.


1 c
2 c
3 c
4 c
5 c
6 c
7 c
8 c
9 c
10 c

Did you know that here in Michigan Our red pine is actually the co-champion with the Minnesota red pine?

Michigan's tree actually has 5 more points (263 MI to 258 MN).

Did I win??
If so the guy that runs this site knows me and can vouch for the fact that I am "justin barnes" (And around them and actually all over! )

[CHARLIE]

The winner is Justin Barnes of the Michigan State Prison!  Way to go Justin!  Just e-mail me your mailing address and your new patriotic hat will be in the mail!  If I can't mail it directly to the prison, please send me the address of your best friend.  I'm impressed that you knew all the answers without CHEATING!!  And, yes I knew about the Red Pine.

[Jeff]

State Prison? Where did you get that? Justin Barnes is a farmer and was talking cleaning Pig Pens! Minumum security mill, means "Unsecured Loan", used to purchase a worn out "orange" band mill.

One thing you should know, it's not really Just-in Barnes, its sometimes all over the barn yard, and sometimes all over your shoes...

[CHARLIE]

Well Jeff,...........(pause for affect)..........just send me Justin's address......sigh   Sheeeeeesh! What a guy has to go through to give a way a perfectly good hat that can be worn around, in and over a barn.......... :-/

[Jeff]

Thanks Charlie

By the way, did you happen to notice the link on the left sidebar that says "Milestones"?

[Gordon]

Sumpin is fishy here.

Justin wrote:
                  We got that Mag in the exercise area

A mag that good would never make it to the yard in the prison I work at----the guards would be reading it, inmates would never see it.  Also the mag. would get pretty wet because unless it's the S.H.U. the yards are outside. If it was the SHU it would be torn to shreds.... Have to come up with something better than that one guys.    

But on the original scale it rates at the top.

Gordon

[Jeff]

See what you started Charlie? Now Gordon thinks Justin is from the Prison. He NEVER said prison!  Exercise area would be the dining room.

(Most exercise he get's is pushing himself away from the table...)

[Gordon]

Guess I better get out of the work mindset I guess.

Well I've got a three day weekend so that should be enough time to do it.Get out of the work mindset that is.
A new suit? Been shopping?

Gordon

[CHARLIE]

Gordon, I think Justin WAS in a prison.....if'n he weren't....he shudda been......him and his best buddy.

Jeff, I did see the 'Milestones' AND I saw the games posted AND I saw the example for the Charliehead game. Quite flattering if I say so myself.