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The following cryptogram offers five of the more famous exclamatory quotes from TV’s The Brady Bunch. Can you decipher all five?
1. LQ, YG JLOA!
2. VLIK DQLVO & TVVSAOTFDA!
3. JLP OFJUSTOOAO … OQTRAO!
4. YTIDCT, YTIDCT, YTIDCT!
5. OLYAPQCJU OFRRAJSG DTYA FV!
HERE is the solution.
1. Oh, my nose!
2. Pork chops & applesauce!
3. Not sunglasses…shades!
4. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
5. Something suddenly came up!
posted by Matt on 11-5-2008 at 8:11 am
OH, MY NOSE!
PORK CHOPS & APPLESAUCE!
NOT SUNGLASSES…SHADES!
MARCIA, MARCIA, MARCIA!
SOMETHING SUDDENLY CAME UP!
Wow, so after a long night of festivities at Grant Park in Chicago, I really needed this to jumpstart my brain! Loved it!
posted by milena on 11-5-2008 at 9:41 am
1. Oh, my nose
2. Pork chops & applesauce
3. Not sunglasses…shades
4. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
5. Something suddenly came up
posted by George Glass on 11-5-2008 at 10:37 am
Can we cool it with the Brady theme? I like the Brain Games a lot, but as someone who was never really interested in the Brady Bunch, today’s was a bust for me.
posted by Bri on 11-5-2008 at 11:40 am
Sorry, but as Mike said, “a Brady never quits.” We’ll continue the theme Thursday & Friday, but will go back to regular stuff on Monday.
And for the record, I’ve made sure that each of the Brady puzzles were puzzles that could be solved by anyone, not just those with knowledge of the show. Today’s cryptograms, for instance, were open to anyone who took the time to solve them. Same with yesterday’s logic puzzle and Monday’s math challenge.
Thanks for hanging in there!
posted by Sandy on 11-5-2008 at 11:59 am
Hooray for the Brady-related quizzes! Also, Bri, “A winner never quits and a quitter never wins.” Also a Brady-ism, and a darned good one.
posted by loripop on 11-5-2008 at 12:16 pm
Keep on Singing and Dancing with the Bradt theme…..Because the suit fits
posted by Judi on 11-5-2008 at 12:42 pm
I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that I got 3 of the 5 just from glancing at the letter patterns. Perhaps I watched too much TV as a kid.
posted by Jeff on 11-5-2008 at 2:35 pm
oh my nose
porkchops & applesauce
not sunglasses, shades
marcia, marcia, marcia
something suddenly came up
and i never even watched brady bunch. i just really like substitution cyphers.
posted by Andrea on 11-5-2008 at 5:35 pm