Re: Pabulum Puzzle

On 1/14/2025 4:48 PM, Carl G. wrote:

On 1/13/2025 7:37 AM, David Entwistle wrote:

What did the cheese slice say to the onion slice?...
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"Jr'er ba n ebyy".
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 Reminded me of a puzzle I wrote around 2000.  The puzzle, given below, consisted of ROT-N words (words encrypted by rotating by N letters, like ROT-13).  What was interesting about the words selected was that many of them encrypted as other words.  Since the value of N may change with each word, multiple Caesar ciphers were needed. I don't remember if I posted the puzzle to any Usenet groups.
 <Puzzle Below>
 ROX BITS?
 LBHE BIAS:
 1. WE UP ARENA IF MEET LEAN.
2. BEEA MR TWO JAWN GIFT (MR AIR OH FOE RI DAMP).
3. STIR HUSH BOE HIDE APTLY HFVAT MYNO: "HAMY SLEEP".
4. SAYZ HIDE HUSH HE DEED (BE OR OYBJA UP TALK)!
 --PUNT

Solution to the ROT-N puzzle:
SPY TALK?
YOUR TASK:
1. GO TO RIVER BY WOOD PIER.
2. LOOK IN LOG NEAR SURF (IN MUD AT END OF ROAD).
3. OPEN BOMB AND STOP TIMER USING CODE: "BUGS BUNNY".
4. MUST STOP BOMB BY NOON (OR BE BLOWN TO BITS)!
--JOHN
Carl G.
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