This column represents the thoughts and opinions of The Rev. Carl Roth. This is not the opinion of the Elgin Courier. Needs the disclaimer“Snipe” is the name of roughly 26 species of wading birds found around the world, but when I refer to snipe hunting, I’m not talking about a bird. No, I’m talking about a practical joke called “the snipe hunt.” This gag dates to about the 1840s in America, and it involves getting an unsuspecting person to go on a hunt for an imaginary animal called a snipe. Usually this happens at night. The prankster will lead you ...