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 Posted 01/17/2016  9:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Moe145 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I don't understand what a "one for one substitution" has to do with saying there are only 2 single letters that decode into single letters. There are supposed to be 12, 4 letter code groups. If there turned out to be 11, or 13, 4 letter code groups, would saying it isn't a one for one substitution fix that?


Just for full clarification:

Hint # 17:

There are 2 letters with 1 letter coding.
There are 4 letters with 2 letter coding.
There are 8 letters with 3 letter coding.
There are 12 letters with 4 letter coding.
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 Posted 01/17/2016  9:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Joseph7420 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
By the way, all single vowels would decode into an E (which is one dot), and all single consonants would decode into a T (which is one dash).
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 Posted 01/17/2016  9:54 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow, I am so impressed that you got that!
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Moe145 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Joseph7420!!



WE HAVE A WINNER!

Well done!


PM me your address and I'll get your Silver Eagle off to you ASAP!!


I appreciate everyone's questions and dedication to this Contest!! It was totally fun!!


R.I.P David Bowie.

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01/17/2016 10:15 pm
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hello There to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congradulation Joseph!
I still don't get how you got the answer
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I have sent you an Email, Moe
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 0xDA71D to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow! That's very clever.
I had never could've guessed it was in Morse code.
I was too caught up in binary and plain text search
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Joseph7420 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@Hello There: for an example on how I got it:

Morse Code for T is dash, and every consonant equals one dash, so B (dash) equals T (dash). I is two dots, and the next two letters were EA, or two dots. M is two dashes, and E is one dot, so two consonants is two dashes and one vowel is one dot.

Another example: Y (BAMP: B (dash) A (dot) M (dash) P (dash)). In Morse Code Y is dash-dot-dash-dash.

Does that make more sense?
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jay4202472000 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow! Way to go Joe! Great contest Moe!

I went by Morse code on at least 4 different websites and said to myself, "ain't no way it's Morse code!" Boy was I ever wrong.

Fun, brain fryer Moe. I'd do these without a prize.
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I have sent you an Email, Moe


Got it!! Thanks for sending it so quick!

I have the coin packaged and mailing slip attached. It's in tomorrow's mail.

Congratulations again!!
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hello There to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Does that make more sense?


No
I will never understand how to decode words. Did you take classes for that?
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Susuman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congratulations

I was going in circles on this too..

What is the door prize for effort
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 Posted 01/17/2016  10:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add tweak800 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Great contest and good job joseph7420 Looks like I'll be buying mine :p lol
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 Posted 01/17/2016  11:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Joseph7420 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks everyone!

And thank you, Moe, for the great contest!


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I will never understand how to decode words. Did you take classes for that?


Nope, I am only in the tenth grade and my high school does not offer that as a course (I am not sure if any high school would). If it was a class I would definitely take it; I love decoding!
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Thanks Joseph for solving this, now I can get back to my pile of paper work.
Moe great contest.
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