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Puzzles
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by Dick Nuenke
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The first November cryptogram was:
NO
PERSON
SHOULD
BE
DENIED
EQUAL
RIGHTS
BECAUSE
OF
THE
SHAPE
OF
HER
SKIN.
—
PAT
PAULSEN
The second cryptogram was:
SLEEP
IS
AN
EIGHT
HOUR
PEEP
SHOW
OF
INFANTILE
EROTICA.
—
JAMES
G
BALLARD
Actually known as J. G. Ballard (1930-), he is a noted British writer of
short stories and novels.
His autobiographical novel "Empire of the Sun" was the basis
of the Spielberg movie of the same name.
Correct answers to both cryptograms came from
Delmar Burkitt,
Andrzej Derdzinski,
John Jackson,
Alma Litten,
Julia Minturn,
Carla Nuenke,
Melissa Shirley,
Kevin Skehan,
Jeff Wolfe,
and
Sally Yocom
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The third puzzle dealt with the correct jackpot combination to a slot machine.
Answers were received from
Andrzej Derdzinski,
Kevin Skehan,
Melissa Shirley,
and
Jeff Wolfe.
The answer was Lemon Pineapple Pineapple.
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This is the first of two cryptograms, each with a separate code.
Each letter stands for a different letter in the decoded message.
Answers next month.
M O
G O A R F G O A D M D O T
D H
O
P F U D M F
E B K
A V K T D T W
M B E E F F
D T A B
A R F B K F G H .
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C O V S
F K P B H
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The second cryptogram is probably the harder of the two.
It's from an old Burma Shave sign sequence.
E L W A V F C I ' G
O B L I Q V I G ;
K C M
C Y
Q A V
I B M ;
S A U G J V I G
Q C
E F L N V ;
Y C
C Y V
Q C
A B M .
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This puzzle is from one by Susan Denham, from the column Enigma
in the New Scientist, by permission.
Our sign painter has an odd way of calculating his charges.
For each continuous brush stroke (which can be any
shape but must not go over the same ground twice) he charges $1.
He paints capital letters in a simple style and does not use two strokes where one
would do.
So, for example, his U, E, G, and H would cost $1, $2, $2, and $3, respectively.
My house number is a three-figure prime and I have asked the sign
painter to spell out the three different digits (so that, for example, 103 would be
ONE NOUGHT THREE and would cost $24).
For my house number the cost in dollars equals the sum of the three
digits and is also a prime.
What is my number?
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Correct answers and puzzle solvers will
appear next month.
Send answers by December 11th
to Dick Nuenke;
1460 Kingsgate Rd.;
Columbus, OH
43221 or call in to
614-326-0452;
fax to 614-292-4118;
or e-mail to
rnuenke@columbus.rr.com.
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