mind teasers that involve cryptography

Mind teaser involving cryptography – how do I solve them?

The first question is: what is cryptography?

Cryptography is the use of replacing letters and words to hide the meaning. This means that cryptographic mind teasers require a little bit of thought. Once you have solved one bit, or applied a little bit of logic, then the rest requires a little bit more work based on thew work you have already done to solve it. Most cryptographic mind puzzles involve simple substitution. Here is this week’s one:

Mind teaser #8

The following humorous quotes are from various people. Try and decipher them. U=W and T=Y


X VPR YG DVGMD PYR X ZXWXMR KTDMAJ. WVMY X KMW P KPY UVG VPR YG JMMW, DG X WGGF VXD DVGMD.


P JPYPWXL XD P ZMQDGY UVG LPY'W LVPYBM VXD KXYR PYR UGY'W LVPYBM WVM DINSMLW.


WVM XYWMQYMW XD P BPWMUPT WG BMW GY WVM YMW.



Here’s a Hint to get you going
P=A
M=E
X=I
G=O
I=U