Posted on 11/17/2021 5:15:49 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
"WLRWDDWKB!" V REVWN.
"WDWHWKBTEZ," GTVN AW. "VB VG UKW UX BAUGW VKGBTKRWG SAWEW BAW EWTGUKWE RTK YEUNQRW TK WXXWRB SAVRA GWWHG EWHTEMTPDW BU AVG KWVIAPUQE, PWRTQGW BAW DTBBWE ATG HVGGWN BAW UKW DVBBDW YUVKB SAVRA VG BAW PTGVG UX BAW NWNQRBVUK."
-- BAW HWHUVEG UX GAWEDURM AUDHWG
Second and third words, then filling in blanks.
My dear Watson....
This was a fun one. The challenge was getting the right 10-letter word to make everything else make sense, but you just knew that word had to be in there!
Spoiler Alert Read only if ready:
Apparently our hero never said “WDWHWKBTEZ, my dear Watson”, in the works of the original author, though he does say it in movies, plays, and other adaptations. This snippet is the source of that misconception. Read more of it in context. The entire quote is very interesting.
And Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy!”
Getting better. But I cheat and use HALS program.
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