Wednesday, August 01, 2007
HOW ABOUT A FEW FUNNIES.....
We solve cryptograms on a fairly regular basis. It is letter substitution, and involves such things as letter frequency---(e,t,a,o,i,n) are the most freqently used letters, at least in English. There are other methods of solving the scrambled texts, and we enjoy doing them. I have a book I got in Borders which has around 400 cryptograms. This book consists of witty quotations. Here are some I have translated (solved)
"After a year in therapy, my psychiatrist said to me: "Maybe life isn't good for everone." (Larry Brown)
"A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year." (Marty Allen)
"Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair." (George Burns)
"If at first you don't succeed, try try again then quit. No sense being a damn fool about it. (W.C. Fields)
"I have a seashell collection. Maybe you've seen it. I keep it on beaches all over the world.: Steven Wright.
"After a year in therapy, my psychiatrist said to me: "Maybe life isn't good for everone." (Larry Brown)
"A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year." (Marty Allen)
"Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair." (George Burns)
"If at first you don't succeed, try try again then quit. No sense being a damn fool about it. (W.C. Fields)
"I have a seashell collection. Maybe you've seen it. I keep it on beaches all over the world.: Steven Wright.
# posted by Noonski @ 4:47 PM 
