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All We Know Is His Wit
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
While Doug Larson's wit is widely known, his biography is rather vague. He was accredited as being a British runner and winning a medal in the 1928 Olympics, yet to this there is no official record. He was also accredited with being an American cartoonist, but such claims cannot be verified.
The two following quotes have been attributed to him. Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
F=Q
"XTWKNU TW GLS OSXJOK INP YSG CNO J MTCSGTUS NC MTWGSETEY XLSE INP'K LJHS VOSCSOOSK GN GJMZ."
"XTWKNU TW GLS FPJMTGI GLJG ZSSVW INP CONU YSGGTEY TEGN WTGPJGTNEW XLSOS INP ESSK TG."
The two following quotes have been attributed to him. Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
F=Q
"XTWKNU TW GLS OSXJOK INP YSG CNO J MTCSGTUS NC MTWGSETEY XLSE INP'K LJHS VOSCSOOSK GN GJMZ."
"XTWKNU TW GLS FPJMTGI GLJG ZSSVW INP CONU YSGGTEY TEGN WTGPJGTNEW XLSOS INP ESSK TG."
Hint
L=HV=P
W=S
Answer
"WISDOM IS THE REWARD YOU GET FOR A LIFETIME OF LISTENING WHEN YOU'D HAVE PREFFERED TO TALK.""WISDOM IS THE QUALITY THAT KEEPS YOU FROM GETTING INTO SITUATIONS WHERE YOU NEED IT."
KEY:
C=F
E=N
F=Q
G=T
H=V
I=Y
J=A
K=D
L=H
M=L
N=O
O=R
P=U
S=E
T=I
U=M
V=P
W=S
X=W
Y=G
Z=K
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