Today's Cryptogram

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

QGF, DHQ EFZRRZGSY WHT ODZSM ZS DZOYHFW! ETY OMMS TU VRHOM, DHQ DZCMHTO WHT EMVHKM, QDMS DZOYHFW SH RHSBMF DZCMO YDM DHFFHF HP WHTF CMYGZRO. - EGFHS CMSHS

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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.

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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.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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Please welcome our newest member, paltz, to the group.

If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle Saturday 3/5/22

JD DYX RZCX ZP IKOXCJIKWE KW DYX WSZKIXM RYKIM — EKWXCJOIX, JW JII WSZKIXM RYKIMCXB JCX, HBWJDKWPKXM, MXEJBMKBQ, KII-MKWRKSIKBXM, MXWSZDKR JBM HWXIXWW. IKOXCJIKWE KW J SYKIZWZSYU ZP WBKNXIKBQ OCJDW. ― S.T. Z'CZHCFX

Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child — miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats. ― P.J. O'Rourke

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[MustKnowHistory]

Yes, unusual quote. Tried to place a few vowels, and then WHT opened it up.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Your nom de Freep is ironic in this context. I thought you, of all Freepers, would be familiar with it.

[MustKnowHistory]

Nom de freep…..that is good.

Clearly I have some gaps..

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

CG is relevant to today….. We are seeing the disgusting side of battles now. How soon we forgot just how terrible it is.

[proud_2_B_texasgal]

Challenging, but relevant today, and more relevant in the future.

[Magnum44]

[grey_whiskers]

Yep, pretty good meme.