Today’s Cryptogram

[nikos1121]

JIB, A CWLUB UWHI SW RSZJB KIGI ZJB SZUD CASK MWL - NLS A'P JWS FWAJF SW." FGWLJBKWF BZM

[nikos1121]

👋 Hello,

Ready for a mental workout? 🧠 A Cryptogram is a classic quotation puzzle frequently featured in daily publications. I source the best and most challenging ones to help keep our minds sharp and boost cognitive health!

🧩 How the Cryptogram Works

In a Cryptogram, a single letter always stands for another letter.

(Example: AXYDLBAAXR might translate to LONGFELLOW. This is just an example and does not apply to today’s puzzle.)

If this is your first time, don’t be intimidated—the game is very addictive, and you will quickly master the technique! If you find yourself stumped, simply take a break and return to it later. ☕

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Please follow these guidelines for the best experience for everyone:

• Solving: I suggest printing the puzzle 🖨️ and working on it with pen and paper. You can also copy and paste the text into the helper link below if you prefer a digital tool. (I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter in the Helper for a better challenge).
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Feel free to post a fun or clever clue—the more tangential to the quotation the better! Just remember that your clue must not contain the actual words of the solved quote.

Good luck, and enjoy the challenge! 🍀

[nikos1121]

Happy Saturday!

[scrabblehack]

Maybe tomorrow.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

[poconopundit]

As of today — weirdly — there's been only one tropical storm in the North Atlantic in 2026 that grew strong enough to be classified a hurricane.

And yet, if you look at the North and Central Pacific there have been 12 typhoons (hurricanes) in 2026.  And Japan (where I now live) has been sorely battered and drenched by many of these big storms.

So explain this: why in our age of Super Intelligence has every one of the holier-than-thou Atlantic weather prognosticators been proven "all wet" in their 2026 hurricane forecasts?

[nikos1121]

They’re claiming El Niño is going to give on the mildest winter of the century

[Magnum44]

[manna]

Thanks.

[Court_Jester]

Joe Bastardi put this out in April:

https://www.weatherbell.com/2026-hurricane-season-outlook

[Liz]

......why in our age of Super Intelligence has every one of the holier-than-thou
Atlantic weather prognosticators been proven “all wet” in their 2026 hurricane forecasts?.....

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Weather forecast accuracy depends heavily on how far ahead the prediction is made, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Our World in Data:

• 1 to 3-day forecast: Accurate about 95% to 98% of the time.
• 5-day forecast: Accurate about 90% of the time.
• 7-day forecast: Accurate about 80% of the time.
• 10-day (or longer) forecast: Accurate only about 50% of the time (comparable to a coin flip).

[enumerated]

There’s only one quote mark - anything else missing?

[enumerated]

There’s only one quote mark - anything else missing?

[Texas Eagle]

This one again?

[gitmo]

Thanks. I was spinning my wheels.

[poconopundit]

Good, it’s a far better prediction than others.

[poconopundit]

Hey Liz.  It's worth noting: many of the NOAA people were among the most adamant that global warming could be predicted.

Yes, the coin flip is a better analogy.  Even Bill Gates is no longer talking Global Warming.

[BlueLancer]

[Liz]

Even Bill Gates is no longer talking Global Warming.

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That right there tells us something.

[Liz]

Even Bill Gates is no longer talking Global Warming.

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That right there tells us something.