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Joseph-

Going way back to these cryptogram puzzles on page 8 of this thread:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/the-riddle-thread/page/8#post-17125

Cryptogram Puzzle # 1

Decipher the following quote from a famous mathematician:

fq pqv yqtta cdqsv aqwt fkhhkewnvkgu kp ocvjgocvkeu. k ecp cuuwtg aqw okpg atg uvknn itgcvgt. – cndgtv gkpuvgkp

“Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater” – Albert Einstein

(Solved by substituting “I” for “K” and realizing everything else was just two letters back from the letter in the puzzle. The puzzle has a typo or two.)

Cryptogram Puzzle # 2

Decipher the following quote about intelligence.

3325863186 2432 881621163412 3216 24313124331933248826 1932 3216878621163412 53243325 89863232 248833868989242686884286 198834 87163186 3286883286 33251988 5386 25195786. – 341688 258631168934

“There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.” – Don Herold

(Solved by analyzing letter frequency, realizing one of the words had the number of letters and matching letter-patterns of the word “intelligence”, and working from there).

I haven’t seen you posting for a few days – hope everything is OK by you.

Gut Shabbos to all.