When I was a kid, I had a brief fascination with ciphers and codes. I loved writing encrypted messages, even though I had nothing to say and no one to send a message to. Those were minor details.
In any case, I recently stumbled across an online Carrol cipher creator. This site translates your messages into a top-secret, spy-worthy, uncrackable code that will leave your trench-coated nemesis scratching their heads in frustration.
I thought about creating an entire post in code, but that seemed a bit much. So instead I will offer one line in Carrol cipher for you fledgling cryptologists out there.
To decode this message, which I admit is highly political, you just need to know the code word. I’ll go ahead and tell you that, just to give you a decent chance at deciphering the message.
The code word is “resist.” Here is the message:
KVMUH BJ E HMVHGLATW TEH WDWKPFGLQ DESOA AM.
No, I don’t know why it’s all in caps. You’ll have to ask Lewis Carrol, the whimsical writer who invented the cipher.
If you figure out the message, let me know. You just might win a prize of dubious quality.
I’ll be back next with a proper post, full of fire and insight. And maybe an encoded message — who knows?
