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Bushisms IV
Cryptography
In Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.Cryptography
The following are funny quotes spoken by George Bush, but what do they say?
1)
V GUVAX V ZNL ARRQ N ONGUEBBZ OERNX.
2)
GURL ZVFHAQRERFGVZNGRQ ZR.
1)
V GUVAX V ZNL ARRQ N ONGUEBBZ OERNX.
2)
GURL ZVFHAQRERFGVZNGRQ ZR.
Answer
This teaser uses a code which is rarely used. It involves placing the first 13 letters of the alphabet (A-M) on one row, and underneath a second row of the last 13 letters of the alphabet (N-Z).A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
For example, a letter A would be represented by the letter underneath it, which is N. Likewise, a letter V would be represented by a letter I, which is above.
1)
"I think I may need a bathroom break."
In a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a U.N. Security Council meeting
~September 14, 2005
2)
"They misunderestimated me."
~November 6, 2000
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