Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/07/10

“Everybody is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.”   — Edgard Varèse

(“Everybody” jumped off the page for me today, so I got the “E”s and “D”s and “I”s right away.  But, this lead me to assume – being the WASPy fellow that I am – that the author’s name was Edward.  It was only when wenius did not make any sense that I considered the foreign alternatives to Edgar.) —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 01/07/10

Visual Description:  Teenage boys discussing pros and cons of a poster hottie.

ZUZYF  =  FUZZY,  DEACK  =  CAKED,  YUIRPT  =  PURITY,  MULASY  =  ASYLUM   —   Giving us:  UCKPTSU

Clue/Question:  Important for a pinup girl to be this.

Answer:  STUCK UP

(For some reason, it took me a while to get “caked”.  Hmmm.  And, one of these jumble guys must be a big Wilco fan, because this isn’t the first time the band’s name has appeared on a tee shirt.) —   YUR