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Sheer Shandling
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
Here is a thought by Gary Shandling. Can you decode it?
H=L
"D'W VSR RPMDHHBN ZGSIR UHADVK...OB NSV'R YVSO PSO SHN RPB ZDMCHZVBX ZMB ZVN RPBMB'X MBZHHA VS OZA USM IX RS RBHH, 'FZIXB OB'MB HZAWZV. GIR D UDKIMB DU RPB CHZVB XWBHHX HDYB ASIM KMZVNWSRPBM'X PSIXB, KBR SIR. RPZR'X OPBMB D NMZO RPB HDVB."
H=L
"D'W VSR RPMDHHBN ZGSIR UHADVK...OB NSV'R YVSO PSO SHN RPB ZDMCHZVBX ZMB ZVN RPBMB'X MBZHHA VS OZA USM IX RS RBHH, 'FZIXB OB'MB HZAWZV. GIR D UDKIMB DU RPB CHZVB XWBHHX HDYB ASIM KMZVNWSRPBM'X PSIXB, KBR SIR. RPZR'X OPBMB D NMZO RPB HDVB."
Hint
F=CG=B
N=D
Answer
"I'm not thrilled about flying...We don't know how old the airplanes are and there's really no way for us to tell, 'cause we're layman. But I figure if the plane smells like your grandmother's house, get out. That's where I draw the line."Key:
A=Y
B=E
C=P
D=I
F=C
G=B
H=L
I=U
K=G
M=R
N=D
O=W
P=H
R=T
S=O
U=F
V=N
W=M
X=S
Y=K
Z=A
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