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While Doug Larson's wit is widely known, his biography is rather vague. He was accredited as being a British runner and winning a medal in the 1928 Olympics, yet to this there is no official record. He was also accredited with being an American cartoonist, but such claims cannot be verified.
The two following quotes have been attributed to him. Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
C=P
"XRRIUCDVNEVOQ HEW VUCINNVLDW UWXON IODS HEW LINN GVDD XFF VH HI SIBT TWQBDXT FBHVWN."
"NIUW IK HEW GITDF'N QTWXHWNH KWXHN GWTW XRRIUCDVNEWF LS CWICDW OIH NUXTH WOIBQE HI JOIG HEWS GWTW VUCINNVLDW."
The two following quotes have been attributed to him. Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
C=P
"XRRIUCDVNEVOQ HEW VUCINNVLDW UWXON IODS HEW LINN GVDD XFF VH HI SIBT TWQBDXT FBHVWN."
"NIUW IK HEW GITDF'N QTWXHWNH KWXHN GWTW XRRIUCDVNEWF LS CWICDW OIH NUXTH WOIBQE HI JOIG HEWS GWTW VUCINNVLDW."
Hint
N=SR=C
V=I
Answer
"ACCOMPLISHING THE IMPOSSIBLE MEANS ONLY THE BOSS WILL ADD IT TO YOUR REGULAR DUTIES.""SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST FEATS WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY PEOPLE NOT SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THEY WERE IMPOSSIBLE."
KEY:
B=U
C=P
D=L
E=H
F=D
G=W
H=T
I=O
J=K
K=F
L=B
N=S
O=N
Q=G
R=C
S=Y
T=R
U=M
V=I
W=E
X=A
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