[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Previous puzzle, Friday May 31, 2024

AW'X HDEHORDX WY XBAQ E DYMMRD WCR IDYQXL AF XFAIR - GEI GEPEMAFR, 1950'S

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

IT'S CRACKERS TO SLIP A ROZZER THE DROPSY IN SNIDE - MAD MAGAZINE, 1950'S

Note: This was taken from Mad Magazine, but the origin was an English detective novel, The Fashion in Shrouds, by Margery Allingham published in 1938. Acccording to Froggy the lexicon is as follows:

CRACKERS: foolish, crazy or stupid
ROZZER: Policeman, authority figure
DROPSY: Bribe, payoff
SNIDE: Counterfeit currency

Thus the quote in full means: “It is foolish to attempt to bribe a policeman with counterfeit money”

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