frost@ucsd.edu (Richard Frost) (03/17/89)
[This was originally submitted to comp.sources.games, but I think
this is a more appropriate newsgroup for it. -br]
/* Today ... "for the hip only"
A BLOOM COUNTY FORBIDDEN WORD DECODER
"In future dialogue (appearing in comic strip), a boxed
forbidden word such as ACBQLLR may appear. To decipher:
1. Match the letters to their equivalent number
in the alphabet, like this:
A - 1
C - 3
B - 2 etc.
2. Then, to each number add 100, divide by PI,
round off evenly, and subtract rock star
Jon Bon Jovi's short size ...
3. Match the new numbers to the letters again!
*/
/* Comment: this may all be a hoax. Let's see if a short-size can
be found which makes sense! */
#define real float
main () {
char w[6], *c = "ACBQLLR"; /* given in strip */
real pi = 3.14159;
unsigned short int i, k, j, jmin = 14, jmax = 31;
/* j is john's short-size; jmin, jmax determined by
plugging Z, A into formula */
for (j = jmin; j <= jmax; j++) { /* loop thru possible j's */
printf("%-4u", j);
for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
k = c[i] - 64 + 100; /* just showing my work ... */
w[i] = ( ((real)k)/pi + 0.5 ) - j + 64;
printf("%c", w[i]);
}
printf("\n");
}
}
/* Conclusion: at least the given code word is a hoax !! */
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Richard Frost E-mail: sdsu!frost@ucsd.edu
- a scientist is someone who learns more and more about less and less
until they know everything about nothing! (Ziman)