Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Me vs. My Page-A-Day Mensa Puzzle Calendar - 02/14/07

QUESTION: "The following simple substitution cryptogram, in the form of a rhyme, can be easily solved.

"18-15-19-5-9 1-18-5 18-5-4
22-9-15-12-5-20-19 1-18-5 2-12-21-5.
20-8-9-19 3-18-25-16-20-15-7-18-1-13
23-1-19 4-5-19-9-7-14-5-4 6-15-18 25-15-21.
"




MY ANSWER: "Roses are red, violets are blue. This cryptogram was designed for you." (1=A, 2=B, 3=C, etc.)

ACTUAL ANSWER: "Roses are red, violets are blue. This cryptogram was designed for you." (A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.)


CONSENSUS: Seriously, Mensa calendar? Again? I'll let this offense slide on the grounds that it's a holiday, but one more occurrence of such patronizing child's play and I might start to lose respect for you.

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