QoD 06/03/08 "Whistle While You Work"
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QoD 06/03/08 "Whistle While You Work"
Today is Crack the Code Tuesday. The question is encoded, so you must solve the code first, in order to answer the question. If you want style points, answer in the same code. This game will close 24 hours from today's posting time. Good luck!
Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
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Re: QoD 06/03/08 "Whistle While You Work"
I hope spelling doesn't count.
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Ims srxb f veb s cmf r veb l cmf m veb q, nvr htvh se jsfjmrs? D wve'h rjxqq htx vernxf wmffxwhqi ndht htx decm txfx. Rm d'qq rvi evgvtm. D bdbe'h rxx htx lmgdx, rm d wve'h vernxf htx amesr. Lviax htdr ommp ndqq lx rmlx jmdehr. Tv!
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This is not my answer. I hope to be back with my answer later. I just wanted to tell you that, when I first looked at books and the internet, this is exactly what English looked like to me! So, I'm giving myself a pep talk and thinking that if I could figure out English, I can figure out code, too.
The down side is that most of those first books and web sites had pictures to give clues about what the words said.
I can do it, though. I'm smart. That's the kind of girl I am.
/:P\
The down side is that most of those first books and web sites had pictures to give clues about what the words said.
I can do it, though. I'm smart. That's the kind of girl I am.
/:P\
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Re: QoD 06/03/08 "Whistle While You Work"
Ooooo... cryptograms!
Evgvtm
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AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS ONLY ONE QUESTION TODAY, AND IT’S WORTH FIFTY POINTS. IF YOU CAN FIND THE EMBEDDED CLUE TO THE CODE IN THE TITLE OF TODAY’S GAME, I’LL ADD ANOTHER TWENTY POINTS. ONE OF THE CENTRAL THEMES OF THE MOVIE WINDTALKERS WAS A CODE LANGUAGE USED IN WORLD WAR TWO. WHAT LANGUAGE WAS USED AS THE CODE?
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NAVAHO
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I will have a longer actual answer later, but just had to post this now:

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Htxsx'r v hijm de htx qvrh uxehxewx. Htx rxwmeb nmfb rtmsqb rhvfh ndht v "Z"...
Or a "Q", really...
Or a "Q", really...

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AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS ONLY ONE QUESTION TODAY, AND IT’S WORTH FIFTY POINTS. IF YOU CAN FIND THE EMBEDDED CLUE TO THE CODE IN THE TITLE OF TODAY’S GAME, I’LL ADD ANOTHER TWENTY POINTS. ONE OF THE CENTRAL THEMES OF THE MOVIE WINDTALKERS WAS A CODE LANGUAGE USED IN WORLD WAR TWO. WHAT LANGUAGE WAS USED AS THE CODE?
I think you have a typo in the clue: the second time you try to say 'language' you spell it 'mveysvyx' which would be 'oanguage'
I think you have a typo in the clue: the second time you try to say 'language' you spell it 'mveysvyx' which would be 'oanguage'
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Evgvtm
No idea about the 'embedded clue,' so I will just guess that Navaho uses whistles? It is not one of my languages.
No idea about the 'embedded clue,' so I will just guess that Navaho uses whistles? It is not one of my languages.
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Evgvtm, ash D bme'h yxh htx wqsx/hdhqx htdey
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As I found out earlier today, I can log in sometimes at work.
SO....
As you can see, there is only one question today, and it’s worth fifty points.
If you can find the embedded clue to the code in the title of today’s game, I’ll add another twenty points.
One of the central themes of the movie windtalkers was a code language used in World War Two.
What oanguage was used as the code?
[I am thinking there's a typo and it's language to second time, too.]
Navajo
SO....
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As you can see, there is only one question today, and it’s worth fifty points.
If you can find the embedded clue to the code in the title of today’s game, I’ll add another twenty points.
One of the central themes of the movie windtalkers was a code language used in World War Two.
What oanguage was used as the code?
[I am thinking there's a typo and it's language to second time, too.]
Navajo
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Re: QoD 06/03/08 "Whistle While You Work"
mrkelley23 wrote:Today is Crack the Code Tuesday. The question is encoded, so you must solve the code first, in order to answer the question. If you want style points, answer in the same code. This game will close 24 hours from today's posting time. Good luck!
Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
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Is "jmdehu" correct? It should "points" but that should be "jmdehr" based on my cipher. Perhaps you reversed the U and S in the code? Or perhaps I did...
And then it happens again with "mveysvyx" which is earlier correctly encoded as "qveysvyx". You use the wrong L/M pair.
Hopefully I don't do the same below.
D bme'h pemt ntvh htx wqsx de htx hdhqx dr ash htx vernxf rtmsqb ax Evgvtm dc D bdb htdr wmffxwhqi.
And then it happens again with "mveysvyx" which is earlier correctly encoded as "qveysvyx". You use the wrong L/M pair.
Hopefully I don't do the same below.
D bme'h pemt ntvh htx wqsx de htx hdhqx dr ash htx vernxf rtmsqb ax Evgvtm dc D bdb htdr wmffxwhqi.
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Today is Crack the Code Tuesday. The question is encoded, so you must solve the code first, in order to answer the question. If you want style points, answer in the same code. This game will close 24 hours from today's posting time. Good luck!
Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
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Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
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Today is Crack the Code Tuesday. The question is encoded, so you must solve the code first, in order to answer the question. If you want style points, answer in the same code. This game will close 24 hours from today's posting time. Good luck!
Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
Ebgbpm
I hope that's right since I didn't come across a J in the puzzle and P wasn't used for any other letter, but there seems to be a lot of direct letter transposition. I couldn't find the embedded clue, but I'm more interested in finding hidden nuts...
And there were either a few typos in the puzzle, or another piece of the puzzle is just going over my little squirrel head...
Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
Ebgbpm
I hope that's right since I didn't come across a J in the puzzle and P wasn't used for any other letter, but there seems to be a lot of direct letter transposition. I couldn't find the embedded clue, but I'm more interested in finding hidden nuts...
And there were either a few typos in the puzzle, or another piece of the puzzle is just going over my little squirrel head...
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Dear Mr. mr:silvercamaro wrote:Spoiler
Li vwrnxf dr Evgvtm. D wve’h vwrnxf htx amesr, ash Evgvtm jxmjqx vfr rsjjmrxi hm ntdrhqx meqi de bvihdlx -- nmfkdey tmsfr. Vchxf bvfk, dh vhhfvwhr rwvfi rjdfdhr.
This was my answer. I posted it on my mom's desktop computer instead of my laptop, and then went outside to play. I did not notice until just now that she was signed in already, so it posted under her name. I am very sorry for the mistake. I hope you will count it as my answer (and give me any points that I may have earned,) but if you do not, I will accept your decision. If you want a note from my mom, I will ask her.
Thank you for your consideration,
Annie
/:P\
P.S. I am not telling a fib. I'm not that kind of girl.
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Re: QoD 06/03/08 "Whistle While You Work"
mrkelley23 wrote:Today is Crack the Code Tuesday. The question is encoded, so you must solve the code first, in order to answer the question. If you want style points, answer in the same code. This game will close 24 hours from today's posting time. Good luck!
Vr ims wve rxx, htxfx dr meqi mex zsxrhdme hmbvi, veb dh’r nmfht cdchi jmdehu. Dc ims wve cdeb htx xlaxbbxb wqsx hm htx wmbx de htx hdhqx mc hmbvi’r yvlx, D’qq vbb vemhtxf hnxehi jmdehu. Mex mc htx wxehfvq htxlxr mc htx lmgdx Ndebhvqpxfr nvr v wmbx qveysvyx srxb de Nmfqb Nvf Hnm. Ntvh mveysvyx nvr srxb vr htx wmbx?
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Rdewx ims bdbe'h jfmgdbx v rsarhdhshdme cmf htx hxeht qxhhxf mc htx vqjtvaxh, (veb yvgx hnm cmf htx edehxxeht, veb emex vqrm cmf htx hnxehi-rdoht) D vrrslx ims'fx qmmpdey cmf htdr rjxqqdey: "EVGVTM".
I got nuthin' on the clue, other than maybe the EVGVTM language included whistling?
I got nuthin' on the clue, other than maybe the EVGVTM language included whistling?
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As you can see, there is only one question today, and it's worth fifty pointz. If you can find the embedded clue to the code in the title of today's game, I'll add another twenty pointz. One of the central themes of the movie Windtalkers was a code language used in World War Two. What oanguage was used as the code?
Interesting use of the word "pointz".
My answer: Navajo
I can't figure out the clue to the code in the title.
Interesting use of the word "pointz".
My answer: Navajo
I can't figure out the clue to the code in the title.
No matter where you go, there you are.
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