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Phoney Puzzle XVIII
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
This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.
The authors of the quotes have been given.
48 47 8783 8428 4 927 2676 46 4692, 288 4 226'8 77325 367 69 8946 747837. -- Abigail Van Buren
86 69 3622772776368 4 927 2676 46 233 9484 2 5239. -- Wilson Mizner
The authors of the quotes have been given.
48 47 8783 8428 4 927 2676 46 4692, 288 4 226'8 77325 367 69 8946 747837. -- Abigail Van Buren
86 69 3622772776368 4 927 2676 46 233 9484 2 5239. -- Wilson Mizner
Hint
2 - ABC3 - DEF
4 - GHI
5 - JKL
6 - MNO
7 - PQRS
8 - TUV
9 - WXYZ
Answer
It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister. -- Abigail Van BurenTo my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady. -- Wilson Mizner
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