Good Ol' Fashion Crypto

[Stefunny]

My attempt at a cypher:

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Gl okpaaglr, agmp caevp se sip rweqlo. Gl sigltglr, tppz se sip vgbzap. Gl celyagcs, np yugw ulo rplpweqv. Gl rempwlglr, oel's swf se celswea. Gl kewt, oe kius feq plhef. Gl yubgaf agyp, np cebzapspaf zwpvpls. -Aue Sdq 

[Packbat]

Solution:

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Gl okpaaglr, agmp caevp se sip rweqlo.
In dwelling, live close to the ground.

Gl sigltglr, tppz se sip vgbzap. Gl
In thinking, keep to the simple. In

celyagcs, np yugw ulo rplpweqv. Gl
conflict, be fair and generous. In

rempwlglr, oel's swf se celswea. Gl
governing, don't try to control. In

kewt, oe kius feq plhef. Gl yubgaf agyp,
work, do what you enjoy. In family life,

np cebzapspaf zwpvpls. -Aue Sdq
be completely present. -Lao Tzu

Key (? indicates letter does not appear in text):

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plain: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
.code: uncopyrightablezxwvsqmkjfd
                       ?      ?

New problem:

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DVNOKZ RM NBZ OLNRCVNZ WRAFN, WZXVOMZ RN
RM FWMNRDVNZLT VDY RDNFLZKVDNLT YZPFNZY
NF RNM FQD HKZIOYRXZM VDY VWMFLONZLT
KZGOMZM NF TRZLY NF NBZ CFMN HZKMOVMRPZ
KVNRFDVLRUVNRFDM FG BOCVDM.
-- I. K. CFLLFT

[Stefunny]

Fast,
I thought it would be really easy. I'll take a look at the new one tonight.

[Mist7676]

Solution:

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 NATURE IS THE ULTIMATE BIGOT BECAUSE IT IS OBSTINATELY AND INTOLERANTLY DEVOTED TO ITS OWN PREJUDICES AND ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO YIELD TO THE MOST PERSUASIVE RATIONALIZATIONS OF HUMANS J R MOLLOY

[Tasky]

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_______________________

DVNOKZ RM NBZ OLNRCVNZ WRAFN, WZXVOMZ RN
nature is the ultimate bigot, because it

RM FWMNRDVNZLT VDY RDNFLZKVDNLT YZPFNZY
is obstinately and intolerantly devoted

NF RNM FQD HKZIOYRXZM VDY VWMFLONZLT
to its own prejudices and absolutely

KZGOMZM NF TRZLY NF NBZ CFMN HZKMOVMRPZ
refuses to yield to the most persuasive

KVNRFDVLRUVNRFDM FG BOCVDM.
rationalizations of humans.

-- I. K. CFLLFT
-- j. r. molloy

EDIT: damn, to slow.

[Packbat]

Solution:

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 NATURE IS THE ULTIMATE BIGOT BECAUSE IT IS OBSTINATELY AND INTOLERANTLY DEVOTED TO ITS OWN PREJUDICES AND ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO YIELD TO THE MOST PERSUASIVE RATIONALIZATIONS OF HUMANS J R MOLLOY

Correct!

New cipher?

[Mist7676]

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 Qrchorx fw qvporojs dpfnd xp wpjza xefw csqeav. Oyx epnawxjs F varjjs kpn'x crva. Ph lrsoa F kp. F epqa xerx wplapna pxeav xern Qrchorx wpjzaw xefw! Fb npx xean F rl dpfnd xp oa wp lrk! Rjwp gywx lrhfnd xefw jpndav bpv opvakpl rnk ervkavnaww! Ojre ojfnd orch.

[theplague42]

What's with the capital letter mid-sentence?

[Packbat]

"I" is capitalized, theplague42.

[Mist7676]

You solved for F

[theplague42]

"I" is capitalized, theplague42.

Duh I meant the very first word. I shoulda said mid-word.

[Mist7676]

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 Qrchorx fw qvporojs dpfnd xp wpjza xefw csqeav. Oyx epnawxjs F varjjs kpn'x crva. Ph lrsoa F kp. F epqa xerx wplapna pxeav xern Qrchorx wpjzaw xefw! Fb npx xean F rl dpfnd xp oa wp lrk! Rjwp gywx lrhfnd xefw jpndav bpv opvakpl rnk ervkavnaww! Ojre ojfnd orch.

Fixed srry

[theplague42]

@people who have solved one
Do you use a text manipulation program or something? I've been trying just to use Word but it's really slow.

[Packbat]

@people who have solved one
Do you use a text manipulation program or something? I've been trying just to use Word but it's really slow.

What I do is open it in TextEdit (I have a Mac - use Notepad in Windows), copy it out, break it up into lines, and mark off placeholders (e.g. dashes) for each unidentified letter. Then whenever I make a guess I like I replace the placeholder under the corresponding ciphertext with the plaintext letter throughout (e.g. put "I" under each "F").

[theplague42]

TextEdit it is. Thanks.

[Stefunny]

@Plague, I have used Notepad the same way Packbat uses TextEdit but honestly I'd rather print it out and bust out a pencil and eraser. I find I have an easier time doing it by hand then staring at the computer screen

[theplague42]

@Plague, I have used Notepad the same way Packbat uses TextEdit but honestly I'd rather print it out and bust out a pencil and eraser. I find I have an easier time doing it by hand then staring at the computer screen

That's probably what I'll do tomorrow.

[Stefunny]

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     Qrchorx fw qvporojs dpfnd xp wpjza xefw csqeav. 
     Packbat is probably going to solve this cypher.

Oyx epnawxjs F varjjs kpn'x crva. Ph lrsoa F kp. 
but honestly I really don't care. Ok maybe I do.

F epqa xerx wplapna pxeav xern Qrchorx wpjzaw xefw! 
I hope that someone other than Packbat solves this

Fb npx xean F rl dpfnd xp oa wp lrk! Rjwp gywx lrhfnd xefw jpndav bpv opvakpl rnk ervkavnaww! 
If not then I am going to be so mad! Also just making this longer for boredom and harderness!

Ojre ojfnd orch.
Blah bling back.

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 Plain: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Code:  efcghijk?ldm?nbopay??rstuv

Uh, the last line doesn't make any sense to me.... O.o

[animorpherv1]

K, lemme try this.

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Vku vzx nxsv exnnxf uwunvs bf vku zxpwq kdqpxcuf tfq svlmbqbvd.
Qxf’v qpxzf vku ntf zkx vtlcv dxl vx szbn.

Sorry if any errors occur

[Mist7676]

Stefunny solved it.

Blah Bling Back

[animorpherv1]

woops, missed a word, methinks. I'll check with the key when I can.

[Mist7676]

Stefunny's turn not yours

[theplague42]

@mist
What exactly was the key? Just a random cipher alphabet?

[Mist7676]

Ya pretty much.

[inspiratieloos]

K, lemme try this.

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Vku vzx nxsv exnnxf uwunvs bf vku zxpwq kdqpxcuf tfq svlmbqbvd.
Qxf’v qpxzf vku ntf zkx vtlcv dxl vx szbn.

Sorry if any errors occur

Solution:

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Vku vzx nxsv exnnxf uwunvs bf vku zxpwq kdqpxcuf tfq svlmbqbvd.
The two most common elemts in the world hydrogen and stupidity.
Qxf’v qpxzf vku ntf zkx vtlcv dxl vx szbn.
Don't drown the man who tawgt you to swim.

I guess elemts and tawgt are typos? (or I just failed )
key:

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
?igycn????hwpm?rd?saetlo?w

I might have forgotten something.