skull and crossbones with red pirate hat and eye patch

Q: What did the pirate say when he became an octogenarian?

A: Aye matey years old!


Explanation:

The original answer, “Nlr zngrl lrnef byq!” is coded in ROT-13, a letter substitution cipher that replaces each letter with the 13th letter after it in the alphabet, i.e. A = N, B = O, etc.

 

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