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Here's Johnny...Again
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 two puzzles contain quips from the late-night talk show host, Johnny Carson.
Can you decode it?
Both puzzles use the same code.
U=F
"EU KEUX SOZ UOEY, XKHEZ SJTKW MX OKEHX OFW OKK RCX EBNXYZJFORJYZ SJTKW MX WXOW."
"E SOZ ZJ FOEHX OZ O IEW. E TZX RJ ZFXOI MXCEFW RCX MOYF OFW WJ FJRCEFA."
Can you decode it?
Both puzzles use the same code.
U=F
"EU KEUX SOZ UOEY, XKHEZ SJTKW MX OKEHX OFW OKK RCX EBNXYZJFORJYZ SJTKW MX WXOW."
"E SOZ ZJ FOEHX OZ O IEW. E TZX RJ ZFXOI MXCEFW RCX MOYF OFW WJ FJRCEFA."
Hint
O=AW=D
Y=R
Answer
"IF LIFE WAS FAIR, ELVIS WOULD BE ALIVE AND ALL THE IMPERSONATORS WOULD BE DEAD.""I WAS SO NAIVE AS A KID. I USE TO SNEAK BEHIND THE BARN AND DO NOTHING."
KEY:
A=G
B=M
C=H
E=I
F=N
H=V
I=K
J=O
K=L
L=Z
M=B
N=P
O=A
R=T
S=W
T=U
U=F
W=D
X=E
Y=R
Z=S
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