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Subject: Re: Pabulum Puzzle
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:48:04 -0800
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On 1/13/2025 7:37 AM, David Entwistle wrote:
> What did the cheese slice say to the onion slice?...
> 
> "Jr'er ba n ebyy".
> 

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




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