marius

Actually ... CQKFOTATUM might be misspelled, in which case only one vowel is used for an 'n.'

Hmmm... remember, I'm dyslexic. Maybe it should be spelled CQKFOTATAM?

solosater

Don't look here either!!!

u=m in other word

Baldur

CQKFOTATAM is correct

sheftali52

Okay, Sheftali has finally deciphered the cryptogram. However, she does not have the answer to the question posed in the cryptogram. Hmmm...who could it be???

Baldur

I'm glad someone got it, sorry about the typo.
Were there any other mispellings?

maddyjean08

Unrelated subject: lilalee told me I don't know what I'm talking about when I answer forums. Do you guys think I make sense?

Robindcr8l

It's times like this when I hate that I work weekends. Of course the weekend is when most people have some down time to create and play online cryptograms and games. But alas, all I do is work and sleep. So I come here to the answer channel and eagerly await someone else's brilliance to shine through. Maybe these hints will help me solve it quickly, since I only have a few minutes.

On a bright note, though, I took Monday off in anticipation of my good friend's visit from Buffalo this week. So although yesterday was my monday, today is my FRIDAY!! And this thursday I am hostessing an early Thanksgiving dinner at my place. Be here by 3:30, and don't worry about bringing anything. Unless you'd like to bring a bottle of wine.

Robindcr8l

Got the answer, but I already KNEW the answer, even before I solved the cryptogram, if you know what I mean!

Baldur

Then I guess you are correct

Baldur

Did you mean FVJEQAT instead of FVJEQRT Dragon?

Dragon

Thank you Baldur, I did indeed mean FVJEQRT.

marius

Answer to when marshmallows were invented. : )

http://inventors.about.com/od/foodrelatedinventions/a/marshmallows.htm

marius

Hint to marius' Nov. 23 cryptogram:
"Dragon does not translate to Baldur, but might to some other name." : )

Robindcr8l

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=70915

Robindcr8l

Dragon, the scene of the crime instead of the crime scene. I love semantics!

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=70916

marius

Robin, love your trophy! Thanks! You could enter it and then she'd have two awards. Longest User Name Award? I don't know. Up to you. (giggle)

Baldur

Well Baldur finally solved it, you can see my entry where you requested.
Very sneaky of you by the way, one of the letters remains unchanged.

Robindcr8l

I was thinking Fencing might be the sport in number 1. Once someone's been stabbed, the winner is obvious.

Also, I have only ever seen Niagara spelled this way, never Niagra. That looks too much like Viagra. I lived about 10 miles from Niagara Falls for the first 29 years of my life, so I might have a spelling advantage here.

marius

Answers to Dec. 18 quiz:

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
Boxing

2. What famous north American landmark is constantly moving backward?
Niagra Falls (also spelled Niagara Falls ... who knew?)

3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
Asparagus and Rhubarb.

(*Note: This site http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Perennial_Foods disagrees with that answer. Seems there are MANY perennial veggies.)

4. What fruit has its seed on the outside?
Strawberry.

5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
Qsilv posted great links to explain this.

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.
Dwarf, dwell, dwindle.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
Lettuce

9. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."
Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, showshoes, stockings, stilts.

holidays

Maddyjean08, think make sense.