Or I guess I could just say pass the condiments...
Posted on 08/12/2020 7:11:31 AM PDT by nikos1121
UO U RHN SB PUMX KBVTP JQUSXQI HNMUFX, U JBVDN IHK NBT’S DUISXT SB JQUSXQI SHDZUTP HLBVS JQUSUTP BQ SRXYIXDMXI. —DUDDUHT RXDDYHT
The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram).
Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated, you’ll be solving them all within a few days. If you’re stumped, take a break and return to it.
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You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP!
I suggest printing these out and work them on paper. If you need a little help you can copy and paste it to Hal’s Helper below.
You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper, but I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter.
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Solution to our last puzzle. Simply scroll your cursor over the text while left clicking your mouse, and the words should appear.
OPTIMISM IS THE ONE QUALITY MORE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS THAN ANY OTHER. BRIAN TRACY
Today’s Cryptogram is from The Arkansas Gazette.
3 minutes good
2 minutes excellent
1 minute superior
Started this one with the single-letter word and the name of the author. ~1:30
Piece of cake.
Thanks again.
Or I guess I could just say pass the condiments...
3 min. Wrong guess at 1-letter word, and didn’t see the contraction.
C’est la vie.
Author name sort of fell into place.
Not completely sure of the meaning but if I wanted hitting advice I would go to a baseball player rather than the guy at 7/11 - then again MAYBE the guy at 7/11 was a good hitter once but it usually doesn’t work out that way.
The Children’s Hour.
A reference to Longfellow?
I’m not sure I understand the quotation.
My best guess is a saying,
“Programmers think everyone else’s **** stinks but their own.”
Also “history is bunk.” The strategies that won the war of a generation ago won’t necessarily work now.
A 1934 play by today’s author.
This one was a lot of fun. Started with part of the contraction.
contraction, short words
2 Minutes
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