So, Lonesome, what are the rules for Today’s Cryptogram?
Do all posts have to be grandiose tomes?
Can’t we be a little bit silly on a bleak Friday after our nation’s heritage and judicial system (”Liberty and Justice for all”) has been pulverized by a satanic judge in a satanic court in a satanic city in a satanic state?
Can’t we?
Froggy, I appreciate your contributions, and offbeat style, but there is such a thing as too much.
In writing, the first consideration is audience. I am not the one who makes the rules, but consideration for the audience is simply the first rule in all writing. Last week I considered, briefly, posting the Middle English song, Summer is ycommen in, but refrained. I recall once the newspaper daily cryptogram posted a quote in Ebonics. It was challenging, but would not have worked in standard English. In consideration of the audience, maybe we should have rule that all quotes should be in Modern English (since Shakespeare’s time), obscure jargon and dialect should be avoided.
A second rule (and one I have violated) is check your work, which just a way of being considerate of the audience. It’s probably a good idea to “proof” you post by posting here https://www.quipqiup.com to see that it is “solvable” and says what you intended. (Excepting one-off letters in the author’s name)
Biblical quotes, quotes using “thou” and “thy” should be fine, imho.
I do not make the rules, but those are the ones I follow.