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Exercise your brain while you uncover some pithy food for thought. Cryptograms are substitution codes--every letter in the code has been replaced by some other letter; you try to find which letters stand for which others. Every cryptogram has a different substitution system. Some hints: Start with the shortest words. Break down long words into prefixes or suffixes. Look for word containing an apostrophe. A chart gives you hints for three letters in each puzzle. The more you solve, the better you get. Its like this:
UKG JBPA UBBJ VITY AB PFAHCG HY WKP LBTPAW FYJ UHWK AIRK
WHY DOES WOOD BURN SO EASILY IN THE FOREST AND WITH SUCH
JHLLHRICWG HY BIT LHTPMCFRP?
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Crack the code—and laugh out loud! Each of these humorous quotes is encrypted, so you'll have to do some solving before you're in on the joke. There's no better way to give both your brain and your funny bone a workout at the same time. The witty words come from celebrities in politics, entertainment, sports, and literature, including JFK, Ronald Reagan, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, Amy Poehler, Kurt Vonnegut, and many more.
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"A collection of 400 witty or humorous quotations along with their authors' names...have been enciphered into simple substitution ciphers with retained word divisions. Authors include Groucho Marx, Andy Rooney, Bill Cosby, David Letterman, Bob Hope, Emma Bombeck and many more....Excellent and...fun."--Cryptologia. If stuck, get help from special clue sections. 128 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
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Cryptograms are substitution codes: every letter in the code is replaced by another. Some hints: Start with the shortest words. Break down long words into prefixes or suffixes. Look for words containing an apostrophe. A chart gives you hints for three letters in each puzzle. The more you solve, the better you get.
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I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries.” James Joyce said that about his Ulysses, but it's true for this fun collection, too! Filled with more than 350 encoded, witty quotes from some rather famous folks, Hooked on Cryptograms will have solvers addicted. Decipher the code to get treats from Woody Allen, George Burns, Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, Stephen Colbert, and more.
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More than 400 brain-jogging puzzles offer a crash course in cryptography, while the messages reward you with the comedy of Jay Leno, Elayne Boosler, and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as the wit and wisdom of Hillary Clinton, Stephen King, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Solve each one on your own, or follow the tips for faster results. There's also a chart of hints for each puzzle.
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More than four hundered brain-jogging puzzles give you a crash course in cryptography, while the messages reward you with the comedy of Jay Leno, Elayne Boosler, and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as the wit and wisdom of Hillary Clinton, Stephen King, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Begin by trying to find the clues through trial and error, or follow the tips for faster results. There's a chart of hints for each puzzle that reveals one crucial letter equivalent. Along the way, you'll probably agree with puzzle number 83: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain unless you've used up all the other applicable four-letter words."
--W. C. Fields.About the Author
A retired English teacher, longtime quote collector, and puzzle aficionado, Helen Nash has authored eight water-gardening books and compiled two other collections of humorous cryptograms (all published by Sterling). Dubbed the "Dremel Queen" by her grandson, she works with her daughter Michelle and happily tends to her husband Dave, Mama Cass the Newfoundland, and two golden retrievers in rural Zionsville, IN. Originally from Gary, IN, David Nash is a semi-retired Purdue Industrial Engineer who spends time in New Jersey and Indiana. He enjoys playing with his four grandchildren, reading, solving puzzles, and opening the door for canines. He has two daughters and lives in rural Zionsville with his wife, Helen.