Aarghh!!!
"Enough shovels of earth - a mountain. Enough pails of water - a river. "
— Proverb
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Guest repliedOriginally posted by gryhnd51 View Postthese "little backguards" are the reason I have made lists of the most elusive and EVIL crytograms I have solved. You can scoff, but I did it with Pootie's advice. I see nothing wrong with giving yourself the gift of a particularly ugly quote you've solved all on your own!
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these "little backguards" are the reason I have made lists of the most elusive and EVIL crytograms I have solved. You can scoff, but I did it with Pootie's advice. I see nothing wrong with giving yourself the gift of a particularly ugly quote you've solved all on your own!
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"When in doubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. "
— Unattributed
This little blackguard caused me no end of grief.
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Wow, momof7, if you don't get "without", it's pretty near impossible. Congrats!!!
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whoa!
that is obnoxious!
i had one earlier with a 3.8% success rate--that's the lowest i've had.
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Impossible quote!
I came across a quote tonight that had a solve rate of less than 2.5%
Flirtation: attention without intention.
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Guest replied"Night's black mantle covers all alike."
-Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
A 3% solve rate. I worked this one quite awhile, and after I realized I had as much chance of solving it as I did of striking oil in my back yard I just had to look it up.
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Guest repliedabracadebra is a GREAT name
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Thanks for the warning, they are definitely more difficult to me than usual.
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Sorry, that's my fault. Last time there was a new batch of quotes, I asked for Shakespeare.
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Guest repliedStriving to better, oft we mar what's well. - William Shakespeare
A 5.2% solve rate, and 9 minutes of my time to figure it out. Uff dah
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the poor man's budget is full of schemes. I thought it was bucket, and it took me 29 minutes to figure it out
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