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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
The following two quotes are from George Carlin.
Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code.
L=C
"VQ NEW LVULVUUXNV YWFT SWYW YWXDDG NEW QVYTN ZXPIY DWXKHW RXTWRXDD NWXZ, SEI FVF NEWG ODXG?"
"TSVZZVUK VT UIN X TOIYN. TSVZZVUK VT X SXG NI AWWO QYIZ FYISUVUK. NEXN'T PHTN LIZZIU TWUTW!"
Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code.
L=C
"VQ NEW LVULVUUXNV YWFT SWYW YWXDDG NEW QVYTN ZXPIY DWXKHW RXTWRXDD NWXZ, SEI FVF NEWG ODXG?"
"TSVZZVUK VT UIN X TOIYN. TSVZZVUK VT X SXG NI AWWO QYIZ FYISUVUK. NEXN'T PHTN LIZZIU TWUTW!"
Hint
P=JR=B
U=N
Answer
"IF THE CINCINNATI REDS WERE REALLY THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM, WHO DID THEY PLAY?""SWIMMING IS NOT A SPORT. SWIMMING IS A WAY TO KEEP FROM DROWNING. THAT'S JUST COMMON SENSE!"
KEY:
A=K
D=L
E=H
F=D
G=Y
H=U
I=O
K=G
L=C
N=T
O=P
P=J
Q=F
R=B
S=W
T=S
U=N
V=I
W=E
X=A
Y=R
Z=M
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