Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

PLX REYYGXN SLGVL J CJB AXQAXPN CENP, GB LGN

YGRX, JAX PLENX SLGVL LX TGTB'P VECCGP SLXB LX

LJT PLX EFFEAPMBGPK.

—-LXYXB AESYJBT

[nikos1121]

You can find this fun quotation puzzle, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. I challenge us with the best ones out there.

The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram).

Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated, you’ll be solving them all within a few days. If you’re stumped, take a break and return to it.

PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and how you made out.

You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP!

I suggest printing these out and work them on paper. If you need a little help you can copy and paste it to Hal’s Helper below.

You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper, but I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter.

HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

One last request. Feel free to post a fun or clever clue, the more tangential to the quotation the better, but please don’t put the actual words of the quote in the clue.

[nikos1121]

Quick and to the point today.

[ComputerGuy]

Last few words did it.

[MustKnowHistory]

Very fast solution. The most common letter is an unusual one.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Solution to last cryptogram:

IF YOU WANT OTHERS TO BE HAPPY, PRACTICE COMPASSION. IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY, PRACTICE COMPASSION. - DALAI LAMA

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

3:36.79

I’m not sure I agree with the sentiment. I’m 70 and am glad I did not do a lot of foolish things I could have.

[nikos1121]

I’m 70 too 11/21/50

[nikos1121]

Yes. I’ve never seen that letter so prolific.

[Magnum44]

[cartan]

Nice and quick :-)

[Kiss7]

Yikes! Me too 😬

And as I tell everyone, we grew up in the best of times.

[nikos1121]

You’re back?

[Kiss7]

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Never went anywhere!

[Stars&StripesNE]

Easiest one in a long time.

[xrmusn]

Like Speedy Gonzalez used to say...

‘This won’t hurt - did it?’

Obviously the author (through no fault of ‘its’ own) wasn’t/isn’t aware of modern days ‘sexual ID’ - If they were this could be considered a VERY sexist statement.<: <: <:

Though the title of the ‘major work’ produced by author was ahead of its time...

If ‘they’ want to play the game, play it to the hilt....

[xrmusn]

Ok ‘kids’....

However part of it is ‘what if........’

I used to tell people I was ‘sane’ and had the ‘papers’ to prove it as I was accepted to Submarine Service.
As one gets older you realize that the ‘standard test(s)’ weren’t to test ones sanity, it was to see if one was/is crazy enough to let themselves be ‘sunk in a 300’(or so) steel tube, jump out of a perfectly good airplane, swim 20 miles with full pack etc etc etc’.

I was watching the RR movie ‘Hellcats of the Navy’ and while the crew was under depth charge attack I found myself asking myself “What the .... was I thinking, volunteering for that?:

Which at the time seemed like a good idea.

After a ‘close call’ in 1963 I figured I would NEVER live to see 30 but definitely fooled everyone INCLUDING myself as I have ‘added’ a half century + to my resume.

Although like most if not all-on this thread, we have lived in 2 centuries and I have made it to 10 decades....

Counts even though 10/1939 was first and 2020 was last...still counts..HA HA

[1_Rain_Drop]

1:34
Used my go to word that caused me to wild guess the third word.
Was a bit apprehensive about the gender spelling, considering yesterday’s congress prayer ending.

[doorgunner69]

Almost solved itself once a few choices were made.

[Jonah Hex]

That was easy, one minute.

[Texas Eagle]

I got it but I don’t get it.