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merlyn had a column about this a few years back. A monk cracked it, but it shouldn't be too hard to extend it a bit. Doing a Super-search on "strawberry" (which was the flavor chosen for the hack) finds A little fun with merlyn, which should lead you in the right direction.

Another option is to use a set of weird fonts. This is what's used in games like Runescape.

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