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MtnCoinMan wrote: Quote:
Politicians, like diapers, have to be changed frequently - and for the very same reason.
Politics deserves much praise. Politics is a preoccupations of free men, and its existences is a test of freedom." Bernard Crick
Politicians blow hot air across wind chimes and expect the people to hear the national anthem.
--Anon
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." Kierkegaard
"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it." G.B. Shaw
Politicians and corporations have always placed economic interests above moral interests. This is now hurting the entire planet.
Marianne Thieme Quote
Let's throw a quote in from the current person sitting in the Oval Office, that fits the contest rules:
Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack [heroin] though.
Barack Obama Amazing quotes! Not the one encoded here though!  Hint #5: The 5th quote is getting very warm! Steven Wright does crack me up!  Edited by Moe145
06/10/2009 11:21 am
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Patriotism is not a short outburst of emotion, but is the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime
From Adelai Stevenson
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Ratman4762 PM'd me with the following: Quote:
Can I assume the politician is a New Yorker? and is loud and clear 5x5? My reply to him: Hey Ratman4762! You are correct the Knickerbocker hint is in reference to the NY Knickerbockers (Knicks). It does NOT imply the quoter is a NYer. It is a more obscure reference. And you are also correct that Loud & Clear equals 5 by 5. NICE deciphering! I'm going to re-post all this on the contest so everyone can see it too! Moe Edited by Moe145
06/10/2009 11:32 am
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Ladies & Gentlemen!! We have a WINNER!! Nod2003 posted: Quote:
Patriotism is not a short outburst of emotion, but is the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime
Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. NICE work!! Did you decipher the code or guess the correct quote? (If you deciphered, I'll let you explain the encoding and clue meanings, if not I will...) PM me with your addres and I'll get your prize in the mail! CONGRATULATIONS!This was FUN! I'll have to do another one soon!! |
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I deciphered. The encoding was quite tricky.
First, I noticed that the original text was a series of small English words. After trying a few variations with them, I got your hint of loud and clear which is 5x5. That told me that it was a form of a bifid cipher. I separated the letters into the words and noticed that no word was longer then 5 letters, which gave me the clue that the word length was the encoding method.
starting with 11 21 41 44 33 etc...
After writing it all out, I converted it to a standard 5x5 alphabet and got garbage.
A F Q T N J Q N L X N L D J Q F L H J T Q J Y Q G Y T L Q J W V X J Q N J D G Y Q N L Q H V Q T F D O Y N B F D R L Q V F R U R V R N M F Q N J D J W F B N W V Q N X V
to be exact
You gave the clue that the 1st letter was P, so I started trying various political words starting with p to see what fit. Once I tried patriotism, it all fell into place and was able to get the first 5 or 6 words, and google helped with the rest.
Thanks for the contest, it was very tricky.
Edited by nod2003
06/10/2009 11:46 am
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Correct! I couldn't do just a straight 1 x 1 = A. That would have been too easy. The word I used to adjust down the grid was PASTEL. (I also chose the quote to start with PA to give everyone a head start, i.e., 1 x 1 = P, 2 x 1 = A). I was going to give clues today on the word PASTEL, but not required! Nod2003 is TOO smart! The grid:  The I I (one letter words = #1) at the start of the quote = 1 x 1 which plots out to P (the upper left grid corner) using X x Y plotting methods. next is ME A which is 2 x 1 and then plots to A. (The clue today was going to be + X, -Y showing you have to decipher first going Positive on the X grid and then Negative (down) on the Y to find the proper letter. The 5 x 5 grid allows all letters (except K which you can substitute C for and still get the meaning). The decoding grid was a 5 x 5 grid. I had a feeling when I separated the words into their proper lengths,someone would quickly notice no words were more than 5 letters long. Nice pickup! If you draw out a 5 x 5 grid, and put PASTEL in the boxes starting from the upper left, then fill in the letters that haven't been used, you fill out the remaining letters and can now decipher. Knickerbocker does refer to the NY Knicks and the most famous of the Knicks is Patrick Ewing. Ewing is Adlai Stevenson's middle name. (Obscure, I know. But I couldn't give the code away immediately!)  We discovered 5 x 5 is pilot lingo for loud & clear (1 to 5 scale of volume and clarity). And the rest they say is history! NOD2003 is 3 Morgans richer!     Edited by Moe145
06/10/2009 9:45 pm
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I knew this would happen overnight when I was off-line! Congratulations, Nod!  |
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"i like binary and nice Job Moe and Nod"
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I have devised another code if you CCF people want another... Let me know!  |
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I have devised another code if you CCF people want another... oh gawd  Some will like it, some will not,  I'll still have fun anyways. Any contest is better than no contest. Thanks for this one, the generous prize and congrats to nod2003 the brainiac who won!  Edited by TNG
06/10/2009 3:17 pm
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Congratulations, Nod! Well done! Great contest, Moe!
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WOW! Nice work nod2003....I would have never figured that one out.
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Got them in on Saturday. They are amazing.
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