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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 are a few favorite quotes by comedian Dave Barry. Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
P=C
"QZT BRTL GBQZ YLQIMLH PZBHRNBMQZ BO QW LSWBR RMIXO OW QZT JWQZTM PLY OZLMT QZT VBMOQ BYQBJLQT JWJTYQO LVQTM NBMQZ GBQZ QZT NLNC LYR QZT VLQZTM LYR QZT WNOQTQMBPBLY LYR QZT OQLYR-NC LYTOQZTOBWHWXBOQ LYR QZT YIMOTO LYR QZT UTMOWY GZW PHTLYO QZT MWWJ."
"OFBBYX PWJNBYTO WIQRWWM VIY GBQZ FYWPFBYX RWGY QMTTO GBQZ CWIM VLPT."
Both puzzles use the same code.
P=C
"QZT BRTL GBQZ YLQIMLH PZBHRNBMQZ BO QW LSWBR RMIXO OW QZT JWQZTM PLY OZLMT QZT VBMOQ BYQBJLQT JWJTYQO LVQTM NBMQZ GBQZ QZT NLNC LYR QZT VLQZTM LYR QZT WNOQTQMBPBLY LYR QZT OQLYR-NC LYTOQZTOBWHWXBOQ LYR QZT YIMOTO LYR QZT UTMOWY GZW PHTLYO QZT MWWJ."
"OFBBYX PWJNBYTO WIQRWWM VIY GBQZ FYWPFBYX RWGY QMTTO GBQZ CWIM VLPT."
Hint
B=IC=Y
F=K
Answer
"The idea with natural childbirth is to avoid drugs so the mother can share the first intimate moments after birth with the baby and the father and the obstetrician and the stand-by anesthesiologist and the nurses and the person who cleans the room.""Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face."
Key:
B=I
C=Y
F=K
G=W
H=L
I=U
J=M
L=A
M=R
N=B
O=S
P=C
Q=T
R=D
S=V
T=E
U=P
V=F
W=O
X=G
Y=N
Z=H
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