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Here's Johnny 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
These are quips from the late-night talk show host, Johnny Carson. Can you decode them?
The same code is used for both puzzles.
W=O
"CPI HWZDC OTNC TD K NZETCJKUI. CPIZI TD WQRA WQI NZETCJKUI TQ CPI IQCTZI HWZRM, KQM XIWXRI UIIX DIQMTQO TC CW IKJP WCPIZ."
"KQACTVI NWEZ QIH AWZUIZD OIC TQCW K JKL CWOICPIZ HTCPWEC KZOETQO, K LKQU ZWLLIZA PKD SEDC CKUIQ XRKJI."
The same code is used for both puzzles.
W=O
"CPI HWZDC OTNC TD K NZETCJKUI. CPIZI TD WQRA WQI NZETCJKUI TQ CPI IQCTZI HWZRM, KQM XIWXRI UIIX DIQMTQO TC CW IKJP WCPIZ."
"KQACTVI NWEZ QIH AWZUIZD OIC TQCW K JKL CWOICPIZ HTCPWEC KZOETQO, K LKQU ZWLLIZA PKD SEDC CKUIQ XRKJI."
Hint
J=CQ=N
X=P
Answer
"The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.""Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place."
Key:
A=Y
C=T
D=S
E=U
H=W
I=E
J=C
K=A
L=B
M=D
N=F
O=G
P=H
Q=N
R=L
S=J
T=I
U=K
V=M
W=O
X=P
Z=R
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Oh he was a funny man from Nebraska, land of the Big Red and the Good Life. Nice job as usual AresII. I loved them and ROFLOL.
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