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Philosophical Wit II
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 quotes are from Steven Wright, who was born in 1955. He is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his lethargic voice and slow manner, with which he delivers his ironic, witty, and deeply philosophical jokes and one-liners.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
M=T
"J TIJQR SZW MCC PZKM MC SCIIW ZXCOM VLCDRKMRICD."
"RQRIWSLRIR JK SJMLJA SZDFJAN TJKMZAVR JP WCO LZQR MLR MJBR."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
M=T
"J TIJQR SZW MCC PZKM MC SCIIW ZXCOM VLCDRKMRICD."
"RQRIWSLRIR JK SJMLJA SZDFJAN TJKMZAVR JP WCO LZQR MLR MJBR."
Hint
C=OR=E
Z=A
Answer
"I DRIVE WAY TOO FAST TO WORRY ABOUT CHOLESTEROL.""EVERYWHERE IS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE IF YOU HAVE THE TIME."
KEY:
A=N
B=M
C=O
D=L
F=K
I=R
J=I
K=S
L=H
M=T
N=G
O=U
P=F
Q=V
R=E
S=W
T=D
V=C
W=Y
X=B
Z=A
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