OT - 6/15/2006 Puzzle

[Ganchrow]

Yesterday's answer was 'Ann Coulter Dye'. Mudcat was the man on that one.

Shout Outs
Uth RYeNg ltg Hltu gNYv BXthg RI, Xhg P gNYlH iIwYeYtl Yv iIBwwW OhKHYle vghCYz. GtiRBwwW P'z XI utiiYIz BXthg tOOIlzYle vtRItlI uYgN gNBg vgBgIRIlg, Xhg KtRI tl -- Ntu wYHIwW Yv Yg iIBwwW gNBg tlI tO 'gNtvI' CItCwI uthwz XI BXwI gt eIg gNYv OBi? Uth Hltu uNBg P'R gBwHYle BXthg, iYeNg? rIwwt gt chzKBg, YvIgKBC, oYKHWygIDI Blz RBWXI tlI ti gut tgNIiv. FlWuBW, gNI BlvuIi gt gNYv ahIvgYtl Yv gNI lBRI tO gNI tlwW f-iBgIz XttH (Bv tO gNYv CtvgYle zBgI) gt vgBig uYgN gNI vIKtlz wIggIi tO gNYv ChddwI gYgwI. Flz lYKIwW ztlI. :-)

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[Mudcat]

Yesterday's answer was 'Ann Coulter Dye'. Mudcat was the man on that one.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[Mudcat]

Let's see if I can at least get the ball rolling.

Not sure what exactly we're looking for. Could be a transferrence code where each letter represents another letter. However I see a triple "w" in there - iIBwwW - and there are no triple letters in words - so I have to guess that the distinction between capital and lower case letters is important.

Going with the transferrence train of thought, there are a lot of y's, t's and g's. Could mean they are vowels.

I see this in there: P'z

That leads me to think that P = I. There is also a P on its own somewhere else which supports that idea. The z would be d or m. But the fact that one is a cap and the other isn't makes me want to reserve judgement on that.

I see double letters a number of different places. Many letters are never doubled up so that at least narrows things down in those cases.

I could be barking up the totally wrong tree but that's where I am so far.

[Ganchrow]

Let's see if I can at least get the ball rolling.

Not sure what exactly we're looking for. Could be a transferrence code where each letter represents another letter. However I see a triple "w" in there - iIBwwW - and there are no triple letters in words - so I have to guess that the distinction between capital and lower case letters is important.

Going with the transferrence train of thought, there are a lot of y's, t's and g's. Could mean they are vowels.

I see this in there: P'z

That leads me to think that P = I. There is also a P on its own somewhere else which supports that idea. The z would be d or m. But the fact that one is a cap and the other isn't makes me want to reserve judgement on that.

I see double letters a number of different places. Many letters are never doubled up so that at least narrows things down in those cases.

I could be barking up the totally wrong tree but that's where I am so far.

You're definitely on the right track.

[scottyy11]

mud if u get this one you definately have a job as a code breaker when WWIII happens

[isetcap]

There are at least 5 instances of 'gNI'. One of those instances appears within a word and four of them stand alone. Perhaps 'gNI' is 'the'.

g = t
N = h
I = e

[natrass]

I might have gone off on the wrong track here but, unless I am very much mistaken, I think the answer is 42.

Do I get a shirt?

[Mudcat]

Please do not give out the answer to this yet, Ganch. I'm going to figure it out now.

[natrass]

Sorry, mudcat, my answer was just a joke ... havent even tried it (otherwise, of course, id have solved it!!)

[Mudcat]

Damn, I'm stumped on the very last step. I'm sure I'll kick myself when I hear it. Just to give some proof of what I have done, I'll guess Helter Skelter, but I doubt that's right and I'll keep on mulling.

[Mudcat]

No wait . . .

[Mudcat]

I'm slightly confused on translating one crucial letter (f). I was thinking it might be an "x" if you're wondering where that bizarre guess came from.

Is the answer Hollywood?

[Ganchrow]

I'm slightly confused on translating one crucial letter (f). I was thinking it might be an "x" if you're wondering where that bizarre guess came from.

Is the answer XXX?

It is.

Now tell me you know what I'm talking about.

[Mudcat]

I have to admit that I know what you're talking about.

[RickySteve]

I hear you barking big dog.