February 13th, 2020
Today's Question - An old Sr. Partner decided to really test a hotshot job applicant. He said - "My son is 24 years younger than I am. My grandson is 25 years younger than my son. My age plus my grandson's age equals 73 years. If you want the job tell me how old I am." Well?? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
February 12th, 2020
Today's Question - What's my handicap - Bob and Ross ran a race of 100 yards. Bob won by 10 yards. Ross proposed they race again but Bob should start 10 yards back. Thus Bob had to run 110 yards while Ross ran 100. All things being equal - who won?
February 11th, 2020
Today's Question - Work smarter not harder - If 6 people can paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half.....how many people would it take to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days?
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Corner Answer - It would take 9 painters to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days. (If six painters paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half, they paint 6 in 1 day or 1 per day per painter.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 10th, 2020
Today's Question - It was for a good cause anyway – With a break in the artic chill, half the floor turned out to watch a charity mini-marathon. The runners were Mike, Pete, Rich, Dan and Ed. Mike finished in front of Pete but behind Rich. Dan finished in front of Ed but behind Pete. What was the order of finish?
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Corner Answer - The order of finish was Rich, Mike, Pete, Dan and Ed.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 6th, 2020
Today's Question - Around the water cooler there was a great debate about who made the best calzone - a meat and cheese filled baked item. They agreed to each bring samples Tuesday. Sam brought some. Jack brought one more than that. Harry brought one more than Jack. Bob missed his train and showed up empty handed. He said he'd pay for his share. The four of them split the 12 calzones evenly. They figured each calzone was worth a dollar. Who paid what to whom? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - For there to be 12 calzones, Sam must have brought 3; Jack 4; and Harry 5. Divided equally (3 pies apiece) that meant Bob paid $3 - $1 to Jack and $2 to Harry.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 5th, 2020
Today's Question - What two well-known five letter words end in "y" but do not contain "A,E,I,O, or U"?
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Corner Answer - The two well-known five letter words that end in "Y" but have no regular vowels are: Pygmy and Gypsy."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 4th, 2020
Today's Question - In a small county election there were four candidates: Larry, Charles, Sal and Ivan. The total votes cast were 8,341. Larry won beating Sal by 560 votes, beating Charles by 830 and Ivan by 981. How many votes did each candidate get?
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Corner Answer - To find how many votes each one got take the total vote (1841) and add each of the spreads between the winner and each loser (560 + 830 + 981). That total (10712) would be the votes cast if the others had tied Larry. Now divide by 4 to find out how many votes Larry got (2678). Now subtract the spreads in the question, giving: Sal = 2118; Charles = 1848; and Ivan 1697.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 30th, 2020
Today's Question - You recall the old children's code of substituting a number for a letter. Well here is the opposite - each letter represents a number. Can you solve this addition problem? (Remember if M = 6, it must always = 6) STIR TWO WHEAT NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments January 30, 2020 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - To get his $7,500 Nelson would have sold: 3 jade; 1494 amber; and 503 porcelain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 29th, 2020
Today's Question - How old are you? Two people are comparing ages. Bob is three times as old as Bill. But in two years Bob will only be twice as old as Bill. How old is each??
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Corner Answer - Bob would be 6 years old while Bill is 2. In two years it will be 8 and 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 28th, 2020
Today's Question - "Don't hold dinner dear!" Timothy can't get his car started so he grabs a train, which takes him halfway home at a speed 20 times faster than he walks. As he gets off the train, he twists his ankle and must ride the rest of the way in a farmers cart which travels half as fast as he walks. Would he have been home sooner or later if he had walked all the way. (You don't need a calculator.)
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Corner Answer - No Algebra needed. If the farmers cart took Timothy half the distance at half the speed of walking, that took as much time as walking the whole way, so the train trip was wasted.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 22nd, 2020
Today's Question - Here are clues for pairs of words that are different by only one letter. (Number of letters in parens.) (Example: bias, street talk (5, 5) = slant, slang). A) pen, cover (5, 5); B) release, up to (5, 5); C) delete, far off (6, 6); D) seek, stiffen (6, 6)
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Corner Answer - From East to west - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. We only used states with land to land borders rather than shared bodies of water.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 21st, 2020
Today's Corner Answer - Depending on what school you went to - either: Two Hundred and six or One Thousand Five. Today’s Question -Try to plan better - Art had to rush from an "Administrative Meeting" to make the opening of the market. He excused himself from the meeting hoping to get to the floor by 9:20. He thought his watch was 10 minutes slow but it was 15 minutes fast. What time did he get to the floor?
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Corner Answer - Art would have been 35 minutes early.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 16th, 2020
Today's Question - What is the lowest number which requires the five vowels A, E, I, O and U once each in its spelling? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments January 16, 2020 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Depending on what school you went to - either: Two Hundred and six or One Thousand Five. Today\xe2\x80\x99s Question -Try to plan better - Art had to rush from an "Administrative Meeting" to make the opening of the market. He excused himself from the meeting hoping to get to the floor by 9:20. He thought his watch was 10 minutes slow but it was 15 minutes fast. What time did he get to the floor? Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92020 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
January 15th, 2020
Today's Question - Stay in line please! What number comes next in this series: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, __?
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Corner Answer - The next number in the series is: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, 12Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 13th, 2020
Today's Question - Hey! Wait a minute! This ruler has no numbers on it! - Here's the old 3 bottle puzzle with a twist. - The 3 bottles have 3 shapes - round, square, and Bowl. The square holds 3 pints more than the bowl shaped. The round bottle holds 4 pints more than the square shaped. How could you use these 3 bottles to measure exactly 1 quart of water into a pail? (Hint: It's less than 10 moves but remember you do not know the full capacity of any of the bottles.)
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Corner Answer - The quart can be found in 9 moves. 1) Fill the square with water. 2) Fill the bowl shape from the square bottle. 3) Empty the bowl onto the ground. 4) Pour what's left in square into the round. 5) Fill the square bottle again. 6) Fill the bowl with water from the square 7) Pour what's left in the square into the round. 8) Fill the square bottle with water again. 9) Fill the round bottle with what is in the square bottle. What is left in the square bottle should be 1 quart.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 9th, 2020
Today's Question - There are six water pails in a row. The three on the left are full. The three on the right are empty. By moving only one pail, how can you put the pails in the sequence - full/empty/full/empty/full/empty? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments
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Corner Answer - It was a bit of a trick question - but not too tricky for most of you. If you pick up pail #2 and empty it into pail #5 and replace the now empty pail #2 - you get the requisite full/empty/full rotation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 7th, 2020
Today's Question - Kevin is a big West Point sports fan. He is invited into an informal fraternity of Army fans. To pass the initiation, he must pass the "Black and Gold" test. He is presented with three cloth bags, each is marked "Black"; "Gold" and "Either". One bag contains only black coins, one only gold coins and the third bag has both. He is told all the bags are incorrectly marked. Assuming he cannot see beyond the coin he chooses - what is the fewest number of choices he must make to re-label the bags correctly?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The word you\xe2\x80\x99d get by reconfiguring those letters would be Permutation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 6th, 2020
Today's Corner 160K 3.5% 34.4 Hrs. 0.3% 0.0% N.A. $16.7 Bln. 220K N.A. Cashin’s Comments January 6, 2020 Page 3 of 3 Today’s Question - There are 4 state capitals whose names contain the letter "u" at least twice. What are these capitals and what are their states?
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Corner Answer - The four state capitals with more than one "u" are: Juneau (Alaska); Honolulu (Hawaii); Augusta (Maine); Columbus (Ohio).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 19th, 2019
Today's Question - What were the names of Three Wise Men and what gift did each bring? Bonus Question - “Twas the Night Before Christmas” was originally published under what name? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments December 19, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner 160K 3.5% 34.4 Hrs.0.3% 0.0% N.A. $16.7 Bln. 220K N.A. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 6, 2020 Page 3 of 3 Today\xe2\x80\x99s Question - There are 4 state capitals whose names contain the letter "u" at least twice. What are these capitals and what are their states? Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92020 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 18th, 2019
Today's Question - Name Santa's Reindeer. Bonus Question - An actor once won an Oscar for playing Santa. Who was it? And in what film?
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Corner Answers - Santa Claus\' reindeer are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen Bonus Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 17th, 2019
Today's Question - Little Linda started her Christmas shopping. When she came home, she told mom that half her money was gone in the first hour. It was then that she noticed that she now had as many cents as she had dollars when she started but she had only half as many dollars as she had cents when she began. How much did she spend? Cashin’s Comments December 17, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Little Linda must have started with $99.98. Spending half would leave her with $49.99 or the same number of cents as had been dollars and dollars equaling half the number of original cents. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments December 18, 2019 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 16th, 2019
Today's Question - Bernard, the night-time manager of Ye Olde Elf Cookie Shoppe has pre-packed boxes of assorted cookies. There are 16 pound boxes and 17 pound boxes and boxes of 23, 24, 39 and 40 pounds. A client comes in and asks for 100 pounds of cookies. Without breaking up any boxes, how close can Bernard come?
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Corner Answer - If Bernard piled up 4 boxes of 17 pounds and 2 boxes of 16 pounds, the client would have exactly 100 pounds of cookies.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 12th, 2019
Today's Question - How many total gifts did the true love give on the 12th day of Christmas? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - On the Twelfth Day of Christmas there were 364 gifts unless you count the Partridge and Pear Tree separately.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 11th, 2019
Today's Question - If 6 Bibbles and 2 Bobbles cost $10 and 6 Bobbles and 3 Bibbles cost $15, what does 1 Bibble cost? Cashin’s Comments December 11, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - A Bibble costs $1 (a bobble costs $2).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 9th, 2019
Today's Questions - Bob Crachit was told to work by candle. He also had to recycle. If he melted down 5 candle stubs he got 1 whole candle. Therefore, if he collected 25 stubs, how many days would it last assuming 1 candle per day leaves 1 stub per day.
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Corner Answer - CC times CC = CDC might be 11 times 11 = 121Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 5th, 2019
Today's Question - An encore classic to prepare for the holiday season - Ann is stranded in a mountain cabin with her husband who has just been bitten by a venomous snake. Just before the phone went dead, the doctor told her the only way to save him was with a poultice that must be boiled exactly 15 minutes (no more, no less). Ann has no watch, clock, radio or other means to time things. She does have 2 mini-hour glasses, one runs 11 minutes, the other runs 7 minutes. How does she time 15 minutes exactly? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - Some opted for the easy - Start both together. When 7 ran out, start the boiling. When 11 runs out (4 minutes), turn over and get 11 more (15 minutes). The fallacy here is that you can boil at any instant you choose. You really have to wait till the boiling process is ready. Okay, once the poultice is ready to boil start both the 7 minute and 11 minute timers. When the 7 minutes is done turn it over. (Elapsed time 7 minutes.) When the 11 minutes is done turn the 7 over again. (There will be exactly 4 minutes in the bottom before you turn it over. So when that runs out the 15 minutes are up. 11 minutes + 4 minutes = 15). More fun than SAT's huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 4th, 2019
Today's Corner Answer - The state capitals that begin with the same letter as their states are: Dover (Delaware); Honolulu (Hawaii); Indianapolis (Indiana); Oklahoma City (Oklahoma). Today’s Question – A brag gone bad. Da boys were talking about how they were still in shape. Some claimed they were still at “wrestling weight” and could run as fast and jump as high as in their youth. One pot-bellied participant challenged the loudest claimant. “Okay, hot shot. Give me that ballpoint pen in your pocket and I’ll bet you $20 that you are in such bad shape you can’t jump over it.” He got the pen, put it on the floor and won the bet. It was very easy. Do you know how?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Folks tried lots of zany planning on the \xe2\x80\x9cpen jump\xe2\x80\x9d question. The answer to the riddle (from second grade, as I recall) is to put the pen on the floor right against the wall. So with no room on the other side (just the wall), you can\xe2\x80\x99t jump over.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 3rd, 2019
Today's Question - Capital Punishment - We already know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are four state capitals that begin with the same letter as their state. What are they?
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Corner Answer - The state capitals that begin with the same letter as their states are: Dover (Delaware); Honolulu (Hawaii); Indianapolis (Indiana); Oklahoma City (Oklahoma). Today\xe2\x80\x99s Question \xe2\x80\x93 A brag gone bad. Da boys were talking about how they were still in shape. Some claimed they were still at \xe2\x80\x9cwrestling weight\xe2\x80\x9d and could run as fast and jump as high as in their youth. One pot-bellied participant challenged the loudest claimant. \xe2\x80\x9cOkay, hot shot. Give me that ballpoint pen in your pocket and I\xe2\x80\x99ll bet you $20 that you are in such bad shape you can\xe2\x80\x99t jump over it.\xe2\x80\x9d He got the pen, put it on the floor and won the bet. It was very easy. Do you know how? Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92019 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
November 26th, 2019
Today's Corner Answer - Thanksgiving is on a Thursday because - Well in a way - because that's when the Pilgrims had it. Not at first of course - the First Thanksgiving was a three-day event. Then for many decades it was different days in different places. Finally, New Englanders put it on "Lecture Day" (Thursday) to avoid conflict with the Sabbath but keep a religious note. (Lecture Day was that day of week when preachers would circulate to read or lecture to the people. Sometimes the preacher was not a trained and ordained minister. Rather he might be the only one in the village who could read and write. That made him the “person” to go to for help and advice. The 16th and 17th century British pronunciation of “person” sounded liked “parson”….a name we find synonymous with preacher.) Washington kept the tradition when he declared the first national Thanksgiving and most Presidents followed suit. Finally, FDR and Congress wrote it into law as the fourth Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas Shopping Season coming out of the Depression. Today’s Question - Is that with stuffing or without? If a turkey weighs 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight – how much does it weigh? A Rather Recent Thanksgiving Tradition At The Cashin Household - The original recipe for “White Castle Stuffing” was sent to me by my friend, Steve Leuthold and his team in Minneapolis. Another friend, Bo O’Connell modified it for the East Coast taste. It’s actually quite tasty and tends to spur conversations and memories around the table. Here is Bo’s version of White Castle Thanksgiving Stuffing: First things first, go to White Castle on Wednesday night around 8:00 p.m. Pick up two crave cases of Hamburgers (makes two trays). Put crave cases in fridge and we’ll start in the morning. 30 White Castle Hamburgers – Pickle Removed November 26, 2019 Page 3 of 3 1 ½ cups diced celery 1 teaspoon ground sage 1 teaspoon ground thyme ¼ teaspoon coarse ground pepper ¾ cup chicken broth Cashin’s Comments I like to quarter burgers with a knife rather than tearing. Put into a large mixing bowl. Add celery and sprinkle seasonings than mix. Add broth and mix again. Put in tines. Slide in oven and warm to liking. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 27, 28, 29 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out - I will take off too)
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Corner Answer - If the turkey weighed 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight then the 8 pounds represents 2/3rds of the weight. Thus the turkey weighed 12 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 25th, 2019
Today's Corner Answer - Bobby, with help from a calculator discovered the 99 year lease would be 54 years old with 45 left to go. Today’s Question –Why is Thanksgiving always on a Thursday? Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 27, 28, 29 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out - I will take off too)
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Corner Answer - Thanksgiving is on a Thursday because - Well in a way - because that\'s when the Pilgrims had it. Not at first of course - the First Thanksgiving was a three-day event. Then for many decades it was different days in different places. Finally, New Englanders put it on "Lecture Day" (Thursday) to avoid conflict with the Sabbath but keep a religious note. (Lecture Day was that day of week when preachers would circulate to read or lecture to the people. Sometimes the preacher was not a trained and ordained minister. Rather he might be the only one in the village who could read and write. That made him the \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d to go to for help and advice. The 16th and 17th century British pronunciation of \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d sounded liked \xe2\x80\x9cparson\xe2\x80\x9d\xe2\x80\xa6.a name we find synonymous with preacher.) Washington kept the tradition when he declared the first national Thanksgiving and most Presidents followed suit. Finally, FDR and Congress wrote it into law as the fourth Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas Shopping Season coming out of the Depression. Today\xe2\x80\x99s Question - Is that with stuffing or without? If a turkey weighs 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight \xe2\x80\x93 how much does it weigh? A Rather Recent Thanksgiving Tradition At The Cashin Household - The original recipe for \xe2\x80\x9cWhite Castle Stuffing\xe2\x80\x9d was sent to me by my friend, Steve Leuthold and his team in Minneapolis. Another friend, Bo O\xe2\x80\x99Connell modified it for the East Coast taste. It\xe2\x80\x99s actually quite tasty and tends to spur conversations and memories around the table. Here is Bo\xe2\x80\x99s version of White Castle Thanksgiving Stuffing: First things first, go to White Castle on Wednesday night around 8:00 p.m. Pick up two crave cases of Hamburgers (makes two trays). Put crave cases in fridge and we\xe2\x80\x99ll start in the morning. 30 White Castle Hamburgers \xe2\x80\x93 Pickle Removed \x0cNovember 26, 2019 Page 3 of 3 1 \xc2\xbd cups diced celery 1 teaspoon ground sage 1 teaspoon ground thyme \xc2\xbc teaspoon coarse ground pepper \xc2\xbe cup chicken broth Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments I like to quarter burgers with a knife rather than tearing. Put into a large mixing bowl. Add celery and sprinkle seasonings than mix. Add broth and mix again. Put in tines. Slide in oven and warm to liking. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 27, 28, 29 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out - I will take off too) Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. 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November 21st, 2019
Today's Question – Bobby was looking at a piece of property up in the "Vineyard". It was subject to a 99 year lease. How much time is left, he asked. The less than friendly leaseholder said "Two-thirds of the time past equals four-fifths of the time yet to go." How much time is left on the lease? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments November 21, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Bobby, with help from a calculator discovered the 99 year lease would be 54 years old with 45 left to go. Today\xe2\x80\x99s Question \xe2\x80\x93Why is Thanksgiving always on a Thursday? Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 27, 28, 29 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out - I will take off too) Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92019 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. November 25, 2019 Page 4 of 4 \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
November 20th, 2019
Today's Question - Put your thinking cap on. There is a two-digit number that is exactly twice the product of its two digits multiplied. What is the two-digit number?
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Corner Answer - The two-digit number is 36. It is twice the product of its two digits multiplied.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 18th, 2019
Today's Question - Little Charlie finally retired with his savings. For the first quarter of his life he saved quarters. The next fifth of his life he saved $5 bills. The next third of his life he saved $20 bills. In the 13 years before he retired he saved $100 bills. How old is Charlie as he retires. (Bet you thought we were going to ask how much he had saved??)
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Corner Answer - The odds of exactly 9 of the cadets receiving the right hat are zero. If 9 got the right hat, the tenth one must have had the right hat also so it would be impossible for exactly 9 to have the right hat.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 14th, 2019
Today's Question – You're the cream in my coffee - Astrobucks coffee house is going slimmer and skimmer. Their counter milk used to be a blend of 95% skim and 5% cream. How much more skim must they add to a quart of their milk to bring it down to 4% cream? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - According to Sister Herman Joseph, you need to add approximately one pint of skim to get down to 4%.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 13th, 2019
Today's Question - In the following series of anagrams the number "7" substitutes for the same letter of the alphabet in each case. Find out what letter is replaced by "7" and rearrange the letters to form words. XLYL 7 DFYF 7 RFWD 7 1) 2) 3) Cashin’s Comments November 13, 2019 Page 3 of 3 4) 5) GMDO 7 DLEI 7
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Corner Answer - The missing letter represented by "7" is "A". The words then become: 1) Laxly; 2) Daffy; 3) Dwarf; 4) Dogma; 5) Ideal.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 12th, 2019
Today's Question - An old refrain - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?" Cashin’s Comments November 12, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The trains would be 200 miles apart (the sum of the two speeds).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 11th, 2019
Today's Question - An old refrain - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?" November 11, 2019 Page 3 of 3 A Special Thank You To All The Wonderful Folks In The Armed Forces And All Their Veteran Predecessors
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Corner Answer - The centuries old refrain was - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?". Even then (or especially then) riddles involved trickery. So the clue could be interpreted a couple of ways. "Twice four and twenty"......could be "2 times 4 plus twenty" or 2 times "4 and 20 (24)". Obviously to make the riddle work it was "2 times 4" plus twenty (or 28). So...."I shot and killed a seventh part (1/7)....How many did remain?" Thus (2x4) + 20 = 28 of which 1/7 = 4 and whether shot by gun or arrow only the dead would remain = 4.....Phew!! So much for old, old riddles!!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 7th, 2019
Today's Question - If six pearl onions and three dwarf potatoes cost 15 cents and the same amount would get you nine dwarf potatoes and three pearl onions. What would it cost for 100 dwarf potatoes? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - 100 dwarf potatoes would cost you $1.00. (But what would you do with them?) -$131.2 Bln. 215K 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 5.0 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.1% N.A. N.A. N.A. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
November 6th, 2019
Today's Question - A monk named Sandy - In teaching his class in Medieval thinking, Brother Eric begins class at 9:00 a.m. by setting a 5 hour hourglass on the window sill. Later when no one is looking, impish novice Sean turns the hourglass over. At 11:30 Abbot Art notices the hourglass looks off and returns it to its original posture. Finally, at 3:00 p.m. the sand runs out and amid student grumbles, the class ends. What time did novice Sean turn the glass?
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Corner Answer - The class ran an hour longer than it would have if novice Sean had left things alone (9 + 5 hours = 2:00). Therefore, half of that hour it was going the wrong way and the other half hour correcting. Since the Abbot returned it at 11:30, then Sean must have pulled his prank at 11:00 - one half hour earlier.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 5th, 2019
Today's Question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Halloween party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw?
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Corner Answer - First let's repeat the question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Halloween party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw? Okay, so if the two digits in the total are represented on the bottom of two dice, we know they must be digits from 1 through 6. Thus the universe of 2 digit possibilities is 11 through 16. One of the components is the sum of the two digits. The other components are equal to 7 minus one of the digits (opposite sides of a die add up to 7). Therefore, the total is 14 and the components are 5, 6, 3. See it's easy!!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 31st, 2019
Today's Question - I'll catch you later - Al started riding his moped from home toward the picnic grove at noon. He travelled at a steady 4 mph. Bob started from the same spot at 2:30 and went at a steady rate of 5 mph. They both arrived at the same time. How long did Bob travel and how long was the trip? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND A GREAT WEEKEND!
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Corner Answer - The 17 animals and 18 cookies....I'm sure you knew....the 17 animals are: buffalo, elephant, gorilla, kangaroo, rhinoceros, camel, tiger, seal, zebra, sheep, monkey, giraffe, lion, cheetah, hyena, hippopotamus and bear. And the 18 cookies....well they're all of the above...but the bear shows up twice - once sitting - once dancing.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 29th, 2019
Today's Question - Better get a designated driver - Timmy is taking cough medicine that is "3% alcohol". How many teaspoons would he have to swallow to have consumed a whole teaspoon of alcohol?
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Corner Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 28th, 2019
Today's Question - There are 3 young heirs to an estate. They are Al, Mike and Jack. None of them is yet 21 years old. Al is presently as old as Jack was 14 years ago, and is two-thirds of Mike's age. Mike will be Jack's age when Mike is twice as old as he is now plus 2 years. Three years back Mike was as old as Al is now. How old are Al, Mike and Jack?
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Corner Answer - Al is 6, Mike is 9 and Jack is 20.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 24th, 2019
Today's Question - Dennis misplaced his wallet last night. Rushing off to work he scoops up a double handful of coins from the bureau. While waiting for the bus, he realizes that he has an equal number of each coin (quarters, dimes and nickels). The total is $9.60. How many coins does Dennis have? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Dennis scooped up 72 coins (24 of each type).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 23rd, 2019
Today's Question - Are we related?? Which one of these words fails to match the standards of the others: "Brother-in-law, Mother, Sibling, Grandfather, Aunt?" Pick one! (Although there are two possible answers based on different criteria.
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Corner Answer - Okay! There were two answers. All but "brother-in-law" could be blood relatives (in most civilized areas). We, however, were leaning to "sibling" the only term whose gender was not obvious.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 22nd, 2019
Today's Question - In the Emerald City the Wizard changed the coinage. There were only 2 types of coin a 7 cent piece and 11 cent piece. That meant merchants could not charge prices not payable by a coin or combination. Thus no 5 cent or 6 cent. Okay for 14 but not 15. What is the highest price that cannot be paid exactly in coins?
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Corner Answer - The highest price not payable exactly in any combination of 7 cent and 11 cent pieces is 59 cents.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 21st, 2019
Today's Question - Murray the Master Meatloaf Maker was whipping up some of his famous "mini-loafs" for a card game ("Smoker's Poker"). He usually made enough so that each player got three. But today he absentmindedly made more. So, when Jake and James made a surprise appearance, there was still enough. Leaving Murray out of the equation, now each person got two. How many mini-loafs did Murray make and how many smokers were originally invited?
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Corner Answer - To Murray's Smoker's Poker and the mini meatloaf confusion. If all had two apiece, then the two surprise guests ate a total of four. Since that reduced the other players from three to two (net loss of one each), the four loafs meant four players. And there were twelve mini-loafs (4 x 3) shared by the guests. (Heaven only knows what Murray ate.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 16th, 2019
Today's Question - Take the shortcut - The Yukon River flows 2400 to the sea. How far away from the sea is it where it starts (within 50 miles)? NO COMMENTS THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORE MEDICAL STUFF
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Wednesday we asked: Take the shortcut - The Yukon River flows 2400 to the sea. How far away from the sea is it where it starts (within 50 miles)? While the Yukon River flows 2400 miles to the sea, its source is in the coastal mountains just 15 miles from the sea.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 15th, 2019
Today's Question - "Go Fish" - Dick and Billy are on the road with an evening to kill. They decide to play a card game but since they're close with a buck, they play for $1 per game. At the end of the evening, Billy had won 3 games and Dick had won $3. How many games did they play??
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Corner Answer - It was simple! Assume the three games Billy won were the first three. Dick would then need three games to break even plus three more to win the $3. So they played nine games.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 14th, 2019
Today's Question - There are two words of five letters that are opposites. They both begin with "u" and have all the same letters (but not in the same order -obviously!). What are these antonyms?
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Corner Answer - The five letter antonyms beginning with "u" and sharing the same letters are - "untie and unite."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 10th, 2019
Today's Question - Play it again Sam! - The notes of the musical scale run A, B, C, D, E, F, G. If that's correct, can you play at least 3 words of 7 letters or more? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - Some 7 letter words that you can make with the notes of the musical scale (ABCDEFG) might be (in alphabetical order) "Acceded; Baggage; Cabbage; Defaced; Effaced." Maybe you found more.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 2nd, 2019
Today's Question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive?? NO COMMENTS THURSDAY/FRIDAY HAVING SURGICAL STAPLES REMOVED AND OTHER MEDICAL STUFF
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Corner Answer - The three 3 letter words across we got were "BAY", "ICE" and "GET" making the vertical set - "BIG", "ACE" and "YET".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 26th, 2019
Today's Question - Sal stopped studying for his GED and took a job as delivery boy for a pharmacist.
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Corner Answer - Al would have had five \xe2\x80\x9citems\xe2\x80\x9d and Sal would have seven.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 25th, 2019
Today's Question - Jim, Bo and the retirement party raiders hit the buffet table early. They noticed there were five fried shrimp for every four "pigs in a blanket". Among them the boys gobbled 16 each. They then noticed that there were three shrimp to every two blankets. How many of each were there when the boys first arrived?
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Corner Answer - There were 40 fried shrimp and 32 pigs in a blanket before the galloping gourmands got there.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 23rd, 2019
Today's Question - Who's next - 145, 230, 315, 400, 445, ___?
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Corner Answer - the stamp collection worked out like this: five 2 cent stamps; fifty 1 cent and eight 5 cent stamps (adding up to a dollar).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 18th, 2019
Today's Question - Gene gave Burt a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?" September 18, 2019 Page 3 of 3 NO COMMENTS THURSDAY/FRIDAY WONDER WOMAN'S TURN ON THE MEDICAL CAROUSEL
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Corner Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 17th, 2019
Today's Question - I'm thinking of a two digit number. Its right hand digit is the square root of the number itself. In fact, now that I think of it, there are two such two digit numbers. Can you guess both?
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Corner Answer - The two 2 digit numbers whose right hand digit is the square root of the number would be 25 and 36. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
September 11th, 2019
Today's Question - Time on my hands - Teddy Gee and Jackie Dee, two great athletes, decide to have a race. The distance is 3 miles. Jackie runs half the time needed then walks the rest. Teddy runs half the distance then walks the rest. Who gets to the finish line first? THERE WILL BE NO COMMENT THURSDAY/FRIDAY/MONDAY HEADING TO RALEIGH, NC TO ATTEND SEVERAL MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR MY BELOVED LATE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, MARISA Cashin’s Comments September 11, 2019 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Wednesday, we asked: Time on my hands - Teddy Gee and Jackie Dee, two great athletes, decide to have a race. The distance is 3 miles. Jackie runs half the time needed then walks the rest. Teddy runs half the distance then walks the rest. Who gets to the finish line first? Answer - The winner will always be the one who runs half the time since that period will cover more than half the distance.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 10th, 2019
Today's Question - Elwood's New York visit - While visiting his aunt in Manhattan, Elwood decided to visit a local "street fair". He paid one dollar to get into the fair. He immediately lost half of what he had left in a "3 card Monte" game. A bit more wary, he then paused to spend $2 for a soda and a hot dog. He then spent half of what he had left on "cotton candy" for some girls he met. Deserted, he then spent $2 for some clams. He spent half of what he had left on a cassette tape. He then bought a double scoop ice cream for $2. He spent half of what he had left on a key chain. As he left the fair, he gave one dollar to a panhandler. That's when he discovered he was broke and had to walk home. How much did Elwood start out with??
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Corner Answer - Elwood started with 45 dollars.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 9th, 2019
Today's Question - "I'll follow you anywhere!" What number is next in this series: "2, 5, 12, 27, 58, 121, ____?
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Corner Answer - The next number would be "248".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 5th, 2019
Today's Question - Joe Internet has just met a venture capitalist. The VC person has given him lots of dough. Joe I. wants to give a portion to 10 key employees. He decides on $100,000 which he divides on seniority. Each of the 10 employees joined one month after his predecessor. (So "A" has 11 months experience while "B" has 10 months, etc., etc.). Mr. Internet divides the $100,000 among these employees with the most senior getting the most and the newest the least. The increment between each increment is the same dollar amount. If the third newest employee gets $6,000, how much does each of the employees get? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - The increment has to be $1,600. Thus the 10 employees in declining order receive the following: $17,200, $15,600, $14,000, $12,400, $10,800, $9,200, $7,600, $6,000, $4,400, $2,800.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 4th, 2019
Today's Question - Which American airline is named after a Greek letter?
August 29th, 2019
Today's Question - How many straight edges does a cube have? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments August 29, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Thursday we asked: How many straight edges does a cube have? - TwelveDoesn't match Missing info Like question
August 28th, 2019
Today's Question - What layer of the atmosphere lies between the troposphere and mesosphere? Cashin’s Comments August 28, 2019 Page 3 of 3
August 27th, 2019
Today's Question - What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight?
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Corner Answer - Spirit of St Louis (achieved in 1927)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 26th, 2019
Today's Question - My grandson is about as many days as my son in weeks, and my grandson is as many months as I am in years. My grandson, my son and I together are 120 years. Can you tell me my age in years?
August 22nd, 2019
Today's Question - In which city can you find the point where Germany, France, and Switzerland all meet? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last week we asked: In which city can you find the point where Germany, France, and Switzerland all meet: BaselDoesn't match Missing info Like question
August 21st, 2019
Today's Question - There are five great circles of latitude that surround the earth horizontally. What are they, starting from the north?
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Corner Answer - Arctic, Cancer, Equator, Capricorn, AntarcticDoesn't match Missing info Like question
August 20th, 2019
Today's Question - Jack is out with his class of 25 boys to a local park. Each guy has a remote controlled car with them. The park has a racetrack that allows 5 cars to be raced at once. Their teacher declares that the top three fastest cars get ice cream. How many races are required to determine the 3 fastest cars?
August 19th, 2019
Today's Question - Find the missing year in the series below? 1997, 1999, ____ 2011, 2017, 2027
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 20, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Answer - 2003. It's a series of prime numbers.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 15th, 2019
Today's Question - Can you find four consecutive prime numbers that add up to 220? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Thursday we ask: Can you find four consecutive prime numbers that add up to 220? 47 + 53 + 59 + 61 = 220Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 13th, 2019
Today's Question - Which U.S. president served the shortest time in office?
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 15, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The three positive numbers are 1, 2 & 3. 1 x 2 x 3 = 6 1 + 2 + 3 = 6Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 12th, 2019
Today's Question - What is the missing number from the following sequence: 8, 16, 32, ... , 128, 256, 512?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked: What is the missing number from the following sequence: 8, 16, 32, ..., 128, 256, 512? :64Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 8th, 2019
Today's Question - Which country (and its territories) cover the most time zones? August 8, 2019 Page 3 of 3 NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer: France. France and its eight territories cover 12 time zones. France has territories all over the world.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 6th, 2019
Today's Question - Who was the first U.S. President to adopt the informal version of his first name?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Larry would be the fifth son.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 1st, 2019
Today's Question - Who was the first U.S. President to adopt the informal version of his first name? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY/MONDAY
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Corner Answer - Theresa\xe2\x80\x99s daughter (Theresa\xe2\x80\x99s mother\xe2\x80\x99s husband is Theresa\xe2\x80\x99s father, his daughter is Theresa, and Tracey is her daughter).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 25th, 2019
Today's Question - What is the number that is one more than one-tenth of one-fifth of one-half of 4,000? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - Theresa\xe2\x80\x99s daughter (Theresa\xe2\x80\x99s mother\xe2\x80\x99s husband is Theresa\xe2\x80\x99s father, his daughter is Theresa, and Tracey is her daughter).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 24th, 2019
Today's Question - On which planet is the solar system's biggest volcano?
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 25, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Answer - Mars (Olympus Mons)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 23rd, 2019
Today's Question - What is the only palindromic number with an even number of digits?
July 22nd, 2019
Today's Question - What is the solution for "x = y + 4" and "3x + 7y = -18"?
July 18th, 2019
Today's Question - Which US state is home to the tallest state capitol building? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday we asked: Which US state is home to the tallest state capitol building? \xe2\x80\x93 LouisianaDoesn't match Missing info Like question
July 17th, 2019
Today's Question: America's first college fraternity was founded in 1776, in America's second oldest college. Which fraternity, which college? Cashin’s Comments July 17, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - PHI BETA KAPPA / WILLIAM AND MARY, founded 1893.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 16th, 2019
Today's Question - If a sports team has won 30 games and lost 20 so far this season, what percentage of their remaining 20 games must they win in order to have a 50% winning season?
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Corner Answer - 25%. They must win a total of 35 out of 70, so 5 more out of the next 20.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 15th, 2019
Today's Question - What did Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked: What did Babe Ruth, Roger Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats? A: Strike out. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 16, 2019 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 11th, 2019
Today's Question - What is the largest 3-digit prime number? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND Cashin’s Comments July 11, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday we asked: What is the largest 3-digit prime number? - 997Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 9th, 2019
Today's Question - Who said "You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time."?
July 2nd, 2019
Today’s Question - When they took a vote on Independence for the U.S., which two colonies voted “No” in the initial vote? WONDER WOMAN ON SPECIAL MISSION NO COMMENTS BALANCE OF THE WEEK NEXT WEEK'S COMMENTS WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY. BE SURE TO HAVE A FIFTH ON THE FOURTH! Cashin’s Comments July 2, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The two states, or more correctly, colonies to vote no in the first poll on Independence were: Pennsylvania and South Carolina.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 1st, 2019
Today's Question – What number is 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, __, 17, 19
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked: The classes in a school run from 8:15 a.m. until 3:06 P.M. There are 8 class periods with 5 minutes passing time between classes. How long is each class period? - 47 minutesDoesn't match Missing info Like question
June 27th, 2019
Today's Question – What comes next - : 144, 121, 100, 81, 64, ___? NO COMMENT FRIDAY June 27, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner 155K 3.6% 0.3% 34.5 Hrs. N.A. N.A. Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday we asked: What comes next - : 144, 121, 100, 81, 64, ___? Answer: 49Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 26th, 2019
Today's Question: In 1915 the last California volcano erupted. Which mountain was it? Cashin’s Comments June 26, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The mountain was Mt. LassenDoesn't match Missing info Like question
June 25th, 2019
Today's Question: What planet is named for the Roman god of commerce, travel, and thievery?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The planet named for the Roman god of commerce, travel, and thievery is Mercury, messenger of the gods.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 24th, 2019
Today's Question - Who has been the only bachelor President of the United States?
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Corner Answer: James Buchanan, Jr. has been the only bachelor president in the American history. His niece, Harriet Lane acted as First Lady of the U.S. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 25, 2019 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 20th, 2019
Today's Question - Who was the first U.S. President to call the "President's House" the "White House"? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments June 20, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday we asked: Who was the first U.S. President to call the "President\'s House" the "White House"? - Theodore Roosevelt.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 19th, 2019
Today's Question - Name six U.S. state names that can be spelled using only one vowel, which may be repeated. Cashin’s Comments June 19, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, TennesseeDoesn't match Missing info Like question
June 18th, 2019
Today's Question - What is the smallest positive number which, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, always leaves a remainder of 1?
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Corner Answer: The question was - What is the smallest positive number which, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, always leaves a remainder of 1? Answer: 61Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 13th, 2019
Today's Question – From a friend - This 3 digit number has 3 different digits. The product of the digits is 0, the sum of the digits is 14, and, when the number is divided by 5, the result is a prime number. What number is this? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments June 13, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday, we asked - If you have 1000 pennies, 1000 nickels, 1000 dimes, 1000 quarters, and 1000 half dollars, then how much do you have altogether? Answer - $910.00Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 12th, 2019
Today's Question – Who was Time magazine's first Man of the Year?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Charles Lindbergh was Time magazine's first Man of the Year in 1927.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 11th, 2019
Today's Question - Which two elements on the periodic table are liquids at room temperature?
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Corner Answer - Mercury and Bromine are the only two elements on the periodic table that are liquid at room temperature.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 10th, 2019
Today's Question - Who was the first US President to go to Congress to declare war?
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Corner Answer: James Madison recommended an Immediate Declaration of War against Great Britain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 6th, 2019
Today's Question - George has to drop something off at his boss' home. On the way there, he makes great time - 50 mph. On the way back, due to congestion, he makes 30 mph. Assuming just travel time, what was his average speed? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - George's average speed for the trip was: 37 1/2 m.p.h.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 5th, 2019
Today’s Question - Quick, call Bill Gates! Much computer logic is based on a binary system in which there are only 2 digits - 0 and 1. (This allows one digit to equal "open" and the other "closed" - among other things.) Our ordinary system is decimal (meaning any digit from 0 through 9 can reside in the far right spot. Once you go past 9, you go to 2 spots "10" meaning 1 "ten" and 0 "ones"). In binary systems, the far right can contain a "1" or an "0". Thus, in binary placement: 0 = 0; 1 = 1; 10 = 2; 11 = 3; etc. How would you write "29" in binary numbers? Cashin’s Comments June 5, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - In binary placement the number "29" would be written 11101 or (from right to left) 1 unit; 0 two\'s; 1 four; 1 eight and 1 sixteen.....thus 1+4+8+16=29.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 4th, 2019
Today's Question - This is a variant of a previous question where the price difference was a nickel. Mr. Chips wanders down to the local bank to cash his daily retirement check. Because they are both chatting, both he and the teller don't notice that she has reversed the cents for dollars and the dollars for cents. Mr. Chips later realizes that he was given exactly 65 cents more than twice the amount of the original check. How much was the original check?
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Corner Answer - The original check was for $11.23 (we assume he doesn't live in the NYC area).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 3rd, 2019
Today's Question - When will I be your age, dad? - Little Erica is studying her "times tables" so she was quite proud to tell dad that he was 3 times as old as her older sister Jody "Yes", laughed Dad, "But in 12 years I'll only be twice as old as Jody." How old is dad?
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Corner Answer - Dad is 36 years old, Jody is 12 and Erica takes after her mom and won't tell us how old she is. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 4, 2019 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 30th, 2019
Today’s Question - Get the number of that car! - A few years back Parade Magazine ran a contest on zany license plates. Here are some of the winners. Can you translate? IRIGHTI = RUD14ME? = Cashin’s Comments = = AXN28D+ IM12XL = = XQQSME H2OUUP2 May 30, 2019 Page 3 of 3 NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
May 29th, 2019
Today's Question - David was on a sales trip and wound up eating dinner alone. He had a good steak and a wonderful but expensive bottle of wine (at least for eating alone). The bill before tax and tip came to $85. If 5 times the cost of the wine equaled 12 times the cost of the steak - how much did each cost?
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Corner Answer - David's meal for $85 was a $25 steak and a $60 bottle of wine.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 28th, 2019
Today’s Question - (For Med School dropouts) - "Thigh bone connected...." There is one bone in the human body not connected to any other bone - where is it?
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments May 29, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The only "standalone" bone in your body is the Hyoid Bone which sits in your neck and its job is to support your tongue.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 23rd, 2019
Today's Question – What planet has the longest day? Which planet has the shortest day? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY GIVING EULOGY FOR DEAR FRIEND Cashin’s Comments May 23, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 It takes Venus 243 earth-days to rotate on its axis. Jupiter's day last 9 hours and 50 minutes.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 22nd, 2019
Today's Question – Which was the first of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the Constitution? Which was the last of the original thirteen to ratify?
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Corner Answer - The first colony to ratify the Constitution was Delaware. The last to ratify was Rhode Island.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 21st, 2019
Today's Question - Fishing for an answer. Each clue response should lead to a word containing a smaller word that names a "fish". Example - Unciphered (7), (3); = "Decoded" and "Cod". A) C) E)
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Corner Answer - The hidden "fish" were: A) Feeling; B) Shakespeare; C) Spike; D) Embassy; E) Pray.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 20th, 2019
Today's Question – What well-known American author was Ambassador to Spain in 1842?
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Corner Answer - Washington Irving\xe2\x80\xa6.best known stories are The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 16th, 2019
Today's Question – What is the oldest capital city in the US? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Santa Fe, in what is now New Mexico, was first settled in 1609.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 15th, 2019
Today’s Question - Jim Thorpe became world famous by winning the Pentathlon in the Olympics in 1912. An equally famous American placed fifth in the same event. Who was it? We know you know his name. (Hint - he was also a great horseman.)
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Corner Answer - The famous American who competed with Jim Thorpe and placed 5th in the 1912 Olympic Pentathlon was - George S. Patton. Patton was said to have been denied the medal because judges would not believe that he shot three bullets through the same hole in the bulls eye (ala Robin Hood). (Hat tip Rob Clutterbuck)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 7th, 2019
Today’s Question - Al and Bill were born on the same day in the same hospital in the same town at roughly the same time to the same parents - yet they are not twins. How is this possible??
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Corner Answer - Nice try to all who used calculus, advanced algebra or even rulers to compute the answer to the Philly/Scranton puzzle. The question was - who was closer when they met? Since they would both be in the same place when they met, neither would be closer.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 6th, 2019
Today's Question - Tommy is bringing sandwiches to the game, but is stopped by 3 bullies. The first takes half the sandwiches in the bag plus half a sandwich. The second takes half of what's left plus half a sandwich. The third takes half of what Tom has left plus half a sandwich. Tom then discovers the bag is empty. How many sandwiches did he start with?
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Corner Answer - Tom started with 7 sandwiches. The first bully took half (3.5) plus half a sandwich (.5) which makes 4 in all. Etc., etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 2nd, 2019
Today's Question - More alphabet strings - What's represented here: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N o p Q R S T U V W x Y Z NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments May 2, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - In the alpha string everything was capitalized except o, p, and x, the letters that spell pox - thus "small pox."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 1st, 2019
Today's Question - Out of order - What omnipresent sign does the following group of letters suggest: Hint - "A B C D F G H I J K L M N Q S T U V W X Y Z" would be "skip rope" since you skipped the letters "rope".
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Corner Answer - The letters missing from the alphabet string could spell the word "Smoking". Since they were not present in the string, there would be "No Smoking."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 24th, 2019
Today's Question - The Mid-Hoboken Birth of Baseball Museum is not exactly Disney World. On one recent but rare warm Spring day the ticket seller passed out 100 tickets. Being an old, sexist place they charged Men - $5; Women - $2 and children under 12 paid 10 cents apiece. If the day's receipts totaled $100, what was the visitor mix?
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Corner Answer - The only state without caves is Rhode Island. Nice try to Iowa, Kansas and other flat out guesses.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 23rd, 2019
Today's Question - Talk about dysfunctional families - at the mini-reunion there was an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, sister, brother, daughter, son, father and mother. The puzzle is there are only two women and two men in the room. If they all have a common ancestor but no one is married to a blood relative, how is this possible?
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Corner Answer to Dysfunctional Family - There is one "sister" with her "daughter" and the sister\'s "brother" with his "son".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 8th, 2019
Today’s Question - Did you say "Ten-Q". No I said "5Q". Find the 5 letter synonyms that all begin with "Q" for these words: A) Put down, B) Agile, C) Scruple, D) Twist E) Entirely.
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Corner Answer - A) Fireside; Sideways B) Footstep; Stepson \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments April 11, 2019 Page 3 of 3 C) Doorkey; KeystoneDoesn't match Missing info Like question
April 4th, 2019
Today's Question - And, I thought the census questionnaire was tough! Tony asked Mitch, "How old is your son?" Mitch replied, "My son is 5 times as old as my daughter and my wife is 5 times as old as my son. I am twice as old as my wife and her great aunt, who is 81, is as old as all of us put together." How old is Mitch's son? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - Mitch's son would be 5 years old, daughter 1, wife 25, Mitch 50 which all add up to the great aunt's age of 81.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 3rd, 2019
Today’s Question - Watch your step! We once asked you about the occurrence of repeated numbers on a digital watch (1:11; 11:11: 2:22, etc.). Now we'd like you to think sequentially (1:23, etc.). How many times in 24 hours would the numbers be sequential. Cashin’s Comments April 3, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The sequential order would occur 14 times (7 times each 12 hours). The series are 1:23; 2:34, 3:45; 4:56; 9:10; 10:12; 12:34.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 27th, 2019
Today's Question - Andy and Rick are amateur speechwriters. Together they can write a decent speech in 24 hours. If Andy can only create two thirds as fast as Rick, how long would it take each to write a speech alone?
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Corner Answer - Rick can knock off the speech in 40 hours while Andy would take 60 hours.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 26th, 2019
Today's Question - Meet me half way - Two boys visiting their uncle's farm see a rain barrel by the barn. One thinks it's less than half full the other argues more than half full. Using no strings, measuring devices or anything but the barrel, how can they easily decided the debate? Cashin’s Comments March 26, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - To be sure the barrel was exactly half full, you would tilt it to the side until the water came just up to the lip of the opening. If exactly half full, the water would just cover the circle at the bottom of the barrel.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 25th, 2019
Today's Question - Teddy loves donuts. He can eat 32 in an hour. His pal Steve needs 3 hours to eat 32. If they both started at the same time, how long would it take for 32 to be eaten? How long for 40?
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Corner Answer - Since Teddy eats 3 times as fast as Steve, he would eat 24 donuts while Steve eats 8 (which would equal the requisite 32). That would take 45 minutes. The 40 donuts was a problem for math types. At the 3 to 1 ratio of eating, we know Teddy will consume 30 while Steve eats 10. In one hour, Ted eats 32 but Steve eats 10.7. If we multiply 60 minutes by Teddy's ratio 30 \xc3\xb7 32 we get 56 minutes and 15 seconds just enough time for Steve to eat his 10.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 13th, 2019
Today's Question - If 6 shamrocks and 3 dwarf potatoes cost 15 cents and the same amount would get you 9 dwarf potatoes and 3 shamrocks. What would it cost for 100 dwarf potatoes?
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Corner Answer - 100 dwarf potatoes would cost you $1.00. (But what would you do with them?)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 12th, 2019
Today's Question - What number is next in this irregular series: 20, 80, 76, 19, 23, 92, 88, __?
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Corner Answer - The missing number is 22. The series revolved around 4: 20 x 4; 80 \xe2\x80\x93 4; 76 \xc3\xb7 4; 19 + 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 11th, 2019
Today's Question - How many "witches" were burned in Salem, Mass. during the hysterical period of the Salem Witch Trials?
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Corner Answer - There were a total of 20 people executed for witchcraft during the Salem trials, but none of them was burned. Nineteen were hanged and one was crushed to death by placing progressively heavier stones on his chest.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 7th, 2019
Today’s Question - I'll meet you halfway. Generous Gene comes back from the potato patch with a sack of potatoes. To the first friend he meets he gives half the sack plus half a potato. To the next friend he gives half of what he has left plus one half a potato. To the third friend he gives half of what's left plus one half a potato. Now the sack is empty. How many potatoes were originally in the sack? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments March 7, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Generous Gene began with a sack of seven potatoes.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 6th, 2019
Today’s Question - In the non-capitalized alphabet some consonants go up like b,d,f,h,k,i and t. Others go down like p,g, etc. or stay level c, m. etc. Find a hyphenated adjective that contains 6 of the 7 uppers and may describe an idea. (Hint: _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _)
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Corner Answer - the hyphenated adjective with 6 of the 7 upper consonants was "half-baked" (at least that\'s my theory).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 4th, 2019
Today’s Question - "I think my watch stopped" - When the day after tomorrow becomes yesterday, that "today" will be as far from Sunday as "today" would be from Sunday when the day before yesterday becomes tomorrow. What day of the week is today?
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Corner Answer - Boy did Sister Herman Joseph love these "day before the day after" puzzles. We would set up the days of the week (some kids used a circle) and move "today" around like a checker. In the puzzle we gave, one definition would move the checker 4 paces, in the next 3. Since that\'s asymmetrical, the answer would have to add up to 7, which would bring us back to - "Sunday" - that\'s right. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 5, 2019 Page 3 of 3 A) civic chaos (4); New Englanders (8) B) get even (6); garbage collector (9) C) slim (4); Union (9)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 28th, 2019
Today's Question - If 73 hens lay 73 dozen eggs in 73 days and if 37 hens eat 37 quarts of corn in 37 days, how many quarts of corn corresponds to 1 dozen eggs? HOPEFULLY, WINDING DOWN ON THE MEDICAL TESTING. NO COMMENT FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - If 73 hens lay 73 dozen eggs in 73 days than 73 hens lay 1 dozen in 1 day. Further, if 37 hens eat 37 quarts of corn in 37 days than 37 hens eat 1 quart in 1 day. So to get a dozen eggs you must feed 73 hens for 1 day. To get that you divide the hens needed (73) by hens fed by 1 quart of corn (37) which gives you the answer of a fraction less than 2 quarts.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 27th, 2019
Today's Question - One of our Founding Fathers (and an early Minister to France) was an inventive tinkerer. Among things he invented were - the "dumb waiter" and the folding attic ladder. Who was he?
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Corner Answer - The inventor of the "dumb waiter" and the folding attic ladder was Founding Father...Thomas Jefferson.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 21st, 2019
Today’s Question - Vanna say "Oh!" - While "E" is everywhere, the letter "O" can be prevalent. For example, Door to Door and Voodoo Doll are two common phrases of 10 letters having only "o" for a vowel. Can you think of a 4 word phrase (15 letters) that has only "o's" and means thorough or thoroughly? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - The common four word phrase that only has "o" for a vowel is - "From Top to Bottom."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 14th, 2019
Today Question - Some words begin and end with the same two letters (e.g. "edited"). Can you guess these: Cashin’s Comments February 14, 2019 Page 3 of 3 A) __ __ i __ __; B) __ __ bl __ __; C) __ __ epsa __ __; D) __ __ risco __ __ (all items). NO COMMENTS FRIDAY HOME REPAIR WORK
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Corner Answer to both ends: A) Onion; B) Emblem; C) Keepsake; D) PeriscopeDoesn't match Missing info Like question
February 13th, 2019
Today's Question - (Trickery Here!) - Can you write down 5 odd figures that add up to "14"? (Each number is odd.)
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Corner Answer - We warned you of trickery - The 5 odd figures that add up to 14 are all ones, as in 1 + 1 + 1 + 11 = 14.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 11th, 2019
Today’s Question - What three numbers give the same result when they are added as when they are multiplied.
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Corner Answer - The easy twin letter add-ons to "RATE" are "OO" and "MM" making Roommate. See you around the Dorm.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 7th, 2019
Today's Question - Can you name at least four English words that end in "dous"? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY BACK TO MEDICAL TESTS
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The four best-known words ending in "Dous" are Stupendous, Horrendous, Tremendous and Hazardous.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 6th, 2019
Today's Question - A talkative woman hailed a cab in New York. She kept talking to the driver and asking him questions. He never responded. When she tapped him on the shoulder he said "I'm sorry lady. I'm deaf as a post. I can't hear anything you're saying." When they arrived at her stop, she failed to tip him because he was lying. Explain!
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Corner Answer - The woman knew the taxi driver was lying about being deaf because he took her to the destination she specified when she first got in the cab.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 5th, 2019
Today's Question - If 3 milkmaids can milk 3 cows in 7 minutes, how many cows can 6 milkmaids milk in 70 minutes?
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Corner Answer - If 3 milkmaids can milk 3 cows in 7 minutes then six milkmaids could milk 60 cows in 70 minutes. (And then they need a nap - both maids and cows.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 4th, 2019
Today's Question - Alan hosted a charity luncheon. The total ticket sales was $9,540.00 and the attendance was between 70 and 100 people. If everyone paid the same amount, how much was each ticket and how many people came. (Hint: The ticket cost is in dollars - no cents.)
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Corner Answer - Given that the tickets are in even dollars, then each ticket cost $106 and 90 folks showed up.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 31st, 2019
Today's Question - Happy Birthday! - Bob is 33 years old today. That is three times as old as Nick was when Bob was the age that Nick is today. How old is Nick? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY As Wonder Woman Joins Medical Carousel
January 29th, 2019
Today's Question - You have nine seemingly identical rare coins. But you are told one coin is short weight. How can you find the light coin in two weighings? (You only have a balance scale.) NO COMMENTS WEDNESDAY DOCTOR APPOINTMENT
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Corner Answer - Finding the short weight coin - divide the 9 coins into 3 sets of 3 coins (A, B, C). Weigh A versus B. If they balance, the short coin is in "C" (if they don\'t balance, the problem coin is in the lighter set). Having identified the problem set, weigh two of those coins. If they balance, it\'s the third coin.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 24th, 2019
Today's Question - There are lots of words with double consonants in them, usually SS, TT, or LL. Can you think of a common word for each of these doubles: HH; KK; WW. As a bonus how about II & UU? January 24, 2019 Page 3 of 3 NO COMMENT FRIDAY But hope we're nearing the end of the tests.
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Corner Answer - to the credibility thing - The day would be Thursday. Cain could only say "I lied yesterday" on a Thursday (F) or Sunday (T). Abel could say so only on Monday (F) or Thursday (T) so the only fit is Thursday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 22nd, 2019
Today's Question - You are on an island where there are only liars and truth-tellers, and they look and sound alike. You are on a dangerous journey, because there is a fork in the road that can lead either to quicksand or to safety. When you arrive at the fork, the signpost is gone but there are two men standing there. You know that you can ask only one question of only one man. What question can you ask either of them that will tell you which road is safe? No Comments Wednesday Will Be Absent - Having an Endoscopy Charming
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Corner Answer - (To best understand, assume the two roads are "A" and "B" - with "B" leading to quicksand.) You would ask one of them what road would the other man tell you was "the safe one." Then you would choose the opposite of whatever that answer was. Thus the "liar" would claim the other would point you to "B" \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments (quicksand). But the other would truthfully point out that the "liar" would direct you to "B" (quicksand). Either way the answer would be quicksand and you should do the opposite.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 19th, 2019
Today’s Question - Complete this logical alphabetical progression: ABCBCDCDEDEF???
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Corner Answer - Assuming the wicks are not wildly different all candles burn equally brightly.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 17th, 2019
Today's Question - Which candle would burn brighter - a tall thin one or a short fat one? NO COMMENT FRIDAY MEDICAL STUFF
January 16th, 2019
Today's Question - A Metroliner is approaching Penn Station at 114 inches per second. A passenger in one car is walking forward at 36 inches per second relative to the seats. He is eating a foot-long hot dog, which is entering Cashin’s Comments January 16, 2019 Page 3 of 3 his mouth at the rate of 2 inches per second. An ant on the hot dog is running away from the passenger's mouth at 1 inch per second. How fast is the ant approaching Penn Station?
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Corner Answer - The ant is approaching at 151 inches per second. (One inch faster than the man's mouth and three inches faster than the surviving end of the hot dog.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 15th, 2019
Today's Question - We know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are five state capitals that begin with the letter "A". Four of them are east of the Mississippi. What are these capitals and what are their states?
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Corner Answer - The four state capitals east of the Mississippi that begin with "A" are: Atlanta (GA); Augusta (ME); Annapolis (MD) and Albany (NY). West of the Mississippi would be Austin (TX).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 8th, 2019
Today’s Question - Fill in the blank - Insert the correct math signs (+ - x ÷) to make the equation correct: 7 __ 8 __ 20 __ 32 = 44
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Corner Answer - In the sequence: ABCBCDCDEDEF, the next 3 letters would be "EFG." The progression is in 3\'s as ABC, BCD, CDE. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 10, 2019 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 7th, 2019
Today’s’ Question - If a hen and a half laid an egg and a half in a day and a half - how many eggs would three hens lay in three days?
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Corner Answer - If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half - that means one hen takes a day and a half to lay one egg (while the 1/2 hen is laying 1/2 egg in the same time). So in three days one hen would lay two eggs and three hens would thus lay six eggs.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 3rd, 2019
Today's Question - What number should come next in this series (and why): 1, 4, 3, 11 __ (careful it's tricky and even a bit sneaky). NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments January 3, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The next number would be 15 (based on the number of letters in its name) - One (3), Four (4), Three (5), Eleven (6) and Fifteen (7).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 2nd, 2019
Today's Question - Phil & Bill share a drink on their common birthday. "This is a very special birthday," says Bill "because, while we are together 63 years old, I am also twice as old as you were, when I was as old as you are now." What are their current ages?
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Corner Answer To Phil and Bill Birthdays - The older is 36 and the younger is 27 making their combined age 63.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 27th, 2018
Today's Question – Bob asked Ron when he had bought the champagne for the New Year’s party. Ron responded with a puzzle – “It was not the day after Monday or the day before Thursday and it wouldn’t have been Sunday the next day nor was it Sunday the day before, and the day after the next day wasn’t Saturday and the day before the day before wasn’t Wednesday.” What day of the week did Ron buy the Bubbly? Bonus Question - We all sing "Auld Lang Syne" at New Year's....What language is it and what does it mean? Tomorrow – Hopefully, Yearend Poem Otherwise Monday
December 25th, 2018
Today Answer - It was Virginia O'Hanlon that got the "Yes Virginia" letter in the New York Sun. Bonus Answer - Santa's Reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. May you and all you hold dear find Christmas in your heart, in your home and in your whole world! Peace on Earth to all of good will! Publication Schedule There will be no Comments Thursday, December 24th
December 21st, 2018
Today Corner Answer - The Three Kings were: Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar - bringing Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Melchior (Emperor of Arabia = gold); Caspar (King of Tharsis = Frankincense) and Balthazar (King of Ethiopia = Myrrh). Their names and identities did not appear in general circulation until centuries after the first "Epiphany." Publication Schedule Given her legendary organizational skills, Wonder Woman has been drafted by the North Pole Elves to manage sleigh packing and post event debriefing. Therefore, there will be no Comments December 24th and December 26th May you and all you hold dear find Christmas in your heart, in your home and in your whole world! Peace on Earth to all of good will!
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Answer - It was Virginia O\'Hanlon that got the "Yes Virginia" letter in the New York Sun. Bonus Answer - Santa\'s Reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. May you and all you hold dear find Christmas in your heart, in your home and in your whole world! Peace on Earth to all of good will! Publication Schedule There will be no Comments Thursday, December 24th Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92015 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member SIPC. UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 20th, 2018
Today's Question - What were the names of Three Wise Men and what gift did each bring? Tomorrow will be this year's Christmas Poem
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Corner Answer - The Three Kings were: Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar - bringing Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Melchior (Emperor of Arabia = gold); Caspar (King of Tharsis = Frankincense) and Balthazar (King of Ethiopia = Myrrh). Their names and identities did not appear in general circulation until centuries after the first "Epiphany." Publication Schedule Given her legendary organizational skills, Wonder Woman has been drafted by the North Pole Elves to manage sleigh packing and post event debriefing. Therefore, there will be no Comments December 24th and December 26th May you and all you hold dear find Christmas in your heart, in your home and in your whole world! Peace on Earth to all of good will! \x0c Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92018 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 19th, 2018
Today's Question - Name Santa's Reindeer. Bonus Question - An actor once won an Oscar for playing Santa. Who was it? And in what film?
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Corner Answer - Santa Claus\' reindeer are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen Bonus Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 18th, 2018
Today's Question - What well known Christmastime songs do these phrases describe: The acne finally disappeared late one night • A rallying cry for people who don't cheat on their boyfriend or girlfriend • How a communist tells his wife he knows the difference between rain and snow • • Are you tuned to the same station I am? • Christmas is a time for ove, for fami y, and mis etoe • Mom caught showing affection to our cat after it had been on the beach
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments December 19, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answers (parens): \xe2\x80\xa2 A rallying cry for people who don't cheat on their boyfriend or girlfriend (Oh Come All Ye Faithful!) \xe2\x80\xa2 How a communist tells his wife he knows the difference between rain and snow \xe2\x80\xa2 (Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer) The acne finally disappeared late one night (It Came Upon A Midnight Clear) \xe2\x80\xa2 Are you tuned to the same station I am? (Do You Hear What I hear) \xe2\x80\xa2 Christmas is a time for ove, for fami y, and mis etoe (Noel) \xe2\x80\xa2 Mom caught showing affection to our cat after it had been on the beach (I Saw Mommy Kissing Sandy Claws)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 17th, 2018
Today's Question - How many total gifts did the true love give on the 12th day of Christmas?
December 12th, 2018
Today's Question - If 5 elves can pack 5 sacks in 5 minutes, how many elves are needed to pack 100 sacks in 100 minutes?
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Corner Answer - To "Where\'s Santa when you need him" - The comb for mom would have cost 25 cents. The little boy apparently had only a penny. His sister had 23 cents.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 6th, 2018
Today's Question - Santa sent his special elf Sanjo down to the basement to fetch some green ribbons for bows. Sanjo discovered that the ambitious elf, Lanzro had switched the labels on the 3 ribbon drawers. They were labeled: "Red", "Green" and "Red and Green". Since every drawer was incorrectly marked, how can Sanjo pick just one ribbon out of one drawer and know which drawer held which? December 6, 2018 Page 3 of 3 No Comments Friday Have a wonderful weekend!
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Corner Answer - Little Linda must have started with $99.98. Spending half would leave her with $49.99 or the same number of cents as had been dollars and dollars equaling half the number of original cents.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 4th, 2018
Today's Question - How many Articles of Impeachment did the House Judiciary Committee actually note against President Nixon?? Further Goldwynims - "I'll believe in this color television when I see it in black and white!" - "If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive." - "I'm willing to admit I may not be right all the time…..but I'm never wrong." - "A verbal contract ain't worth the paper it's written on." And Three Classic Stengelisms - "They say you can't do it…..but sometimes it doesn't always work." And "Three things can happen when you play baseball. You can win. You can lose. Or it can rain.” Lastly, my favorite Casey line – "The key to leadership is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who haven't made up their mind yet." Cashin’s Comments December 4, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The Committee voted three Articles of Impeachment against Nixon but they never reached the Floor. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 3rd, 2018
Today's Question - Which word doesn't belong in this series: plumber, ghost, limb, cocoa, foreign, urn, knee?
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Corner Answer - Sssh! The word out was "urn" - it was the only one without a silent letter.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 29th, 2018
Today’s Question - What number logically should begin this series: __, 9, 16, 25, 36? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - The number should be 4 which is the square of 2: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 28th, 2018
Today's Question - I've got your number! - Numbers can be unique like Primes, Squares, Roots, etc. This number has a special property that you'll find with cunning and not a calculator. "8, 549, 176, 320." What's the special property?
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Corner Answer - The number did have a unique property. It contained each of the numbers from zero through nine and they were in alphabetical order.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 27th, 2018
Today's Question - One of the word play games often seen is the "word ladder". In these games you move one letter at a time to get to a new word in a specific number of steps. Each step must be a common word. Cashin’s Comments November 27, 2018 Page 3 of 3 (Example: To go from "sick" to "well" in 4 moves you might go -"sick", "silk, "sill", "sell", "well".). Can you go from "warm" to "cold" in 4 moves?
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Corner Answer - The word ladder we found were: Warm, Ward, Word, Cord, Cold.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 13th, 2018
Today's Question - I can name that tune in 4 notes - There are 9 states you can spell using just 4 letters per state.....one example is "Hawaii". What are the other eight? Cashin’s Comments November 13, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The states that can be spelled using only four letters are: Tennessee; Mississippi; Kansas; Alabama; Alaska; Utah; Iowa; Indiana; and Hawaii.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 12th, 2018
Today's Question - Two trains are 750 miles apart. One train is traveling at 110 miles an hour and the other at 90 miles an hour. If the trains are traveling directly toward each other, how far apart will they be exactly one hour before they meet? A Special Thank You To All The Wonderful Folks In The Armed Forces And All Their Veteran Predecessors Cashin’s Comments November 12, 2018 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - The trains would be 200 miles apart (the sum of the two speeds).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 7th, 2018
Today's Question - An old refrain - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?"
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Corner Answer - The centuries old refrain was - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?". Even then (or especially then) riddles involved trickery. So the clue could be interpreted a couple of ways. "Twice four and twenty"......could be "2 times 4 plus twenty" or 2 times "4 and 20 (24)". Obviously to make the riddle work it was "2 times 4" plus twenty (or 28). So...."I shot and killed a seventh part (1/7)....How many did remain?" Thus (2x4) + 20 = 28 of which 1/7 = 4 and whether shot by gun or arrow only the dead would remain = 4.....Phew!! So much for old, old riddles!!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 6th, 2018
Today's Question - "You've got that backward" - There's a 7 letter word that's a synonym for "freeloaded" or "washed" that has each of its letters in reverse alphabetical order. (No letter repeated.) Can you guess what it is?
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Corner Answer - The word with letters in reverse order that could be synonym for washed or freeloaded is "sponged".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 5th, 2018
Today's Question - Look out Starbucks! - Valerie starts a mail order custom coffee shop. She buys variety "A" at 32 cents an ounce and "B" at 40 cents an ounce. She blends them and sells the mix at 43 cents an ounce giving her a profit of 25%. What's the mix in a box of 100 ounces of blend?
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments November 6, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answer - Valerie must mix 70 ounces of the 32\xc2\xa2 coffee with every 30 ounces of 40\xc2\xa2 coffee to get the right blend.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 1st, 2018
Today's Question - Oh yeah? But can you spell Budweiser? - At a tailgate party before the game, Art was accosted by a bright lad who said as follows: "My uncle is three times as old as I am. He is also the square of my sister's age. I am twice as old as my sister. How old am I? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments November 1, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The pesky whiz kid was 12 years old. (Dad was 36 and sis was 6.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 30th, 2018
Today's Question - A kid's trick for Halloween – Mike gave Bob a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?"
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Corner Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 31, 2018 Page 3 of 3 8 __ 2 __ 12 __ 9 = 39Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 22nd, 2018
Today's Question - Finding the subsets again. Find at least 7 small words of 2 letters or more in the word - "Penetratingly".
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Corner Answer - Some of the words in "Penetratingly" are: Pen, Net, Rat, Rating, Tin, Tingly, Tin, In, etc., etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 11th, 2018
Today's Question - Since World War II, the U.S. government has tried to retire most currency denominations above the $100 bill. Who is featured on the $500 bill and what is the largest denomination featuring a non- president? What is the largest "printed" bill and who's on it? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments October 11, 2018 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - President McKinley is on the $500 bill, Cleveland is on the $1,000, Madison on the $5,000, Salmon Chase is on the $10,000 (highest for non-president) and Woodrow Wilson on the $100,000 (did you peek in your wallet).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 10th, 2018
Today's Question - Take the word SPARKLING. Take away any one letter so as to leave a new word. Take away any one letter from the new word so as to leave another new word. Continue to do this, letter by letter, until you finish up with just a single letter. After removing a letter, you must not disturb the order of the remaining letters.
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Corner Answer - The sparkling solution should set like so - (so say sources) - Sparkling; Sparking, Sparing; Spring; Sprig; Prig; Pig; Pi and I.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 9th, 2018
Today's Question - A roofer sent a young helper to buy some rope. The kid kept repeating the length but accidently transposed the feet for the inches. He came back with a rope only 30% of size he was sent for. What size did he get and what size was he sent for?
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Corner Answer - The roofer's assistant came back with a rope 2 feet 9 inches instead of the 9 feet 2 inches he was sent for. (There may be alternative answers.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 8th, 2018
Today's Question - Wall Street Math (Didn't these guys run a telecom?) - Sal has only one dollar but needs $1.25. He goes to a pawn shop and pawns the dollar for $.75. He then sells the pawn ticket for 50 cents giving him the buck and a quarter. Who lost on this transaction and why?
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Corner Answer - The loser would be the poor dolt who bought the pawn ticket for 50 cents. Even if the pawnbroker charged no fee (a highly unlikely event), he would have to pay 75 cents more to redeem the dollar. Thus the $1.00 would have cost him $1.25.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 4th, 2018
Today's Question - Alphabet Atlas - What state capital has no letters in common with its state? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments October 4, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The state capital that shares no letters with its state is Pierre, South Dakota.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 3rd, 2018
Today's Question - Billy has 50 coins that total $1.00. What are the coins?
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Corner Answer - The 50 coins that would add up to a dollar are: "40 pennies; 8 nickels and 2 dimes."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 2nd, 2018
Today's Question - Get me to the church on time. Bob and Ann are headed for a friend's wedding. If Bob drives at his usual 60 mph, they'll get there 1 hour too early. If Ann drives (30 mph), they will be an hour late. How far away is the wedding? What speed should they drive to get there on time?
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Corner Answer - The Wedding Trip - The distance was 120 miles and the "correct" speed should be 40 mph. The "hour early"/"hour late" difference was 2 hours (120 minutes). The difference in speeds was 1 minute per mile (60 mph = 1 mile per minute vs. 30 mph = 1 mile per 2 minutes). So 120 minutes equals 120 miles. To get to the wedding on time (3 hours) the right speed is 40 mph.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 1st, 2018
Today's Question - Are you ready to run a hedge fund? What number is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 400?
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Corner Answer - to hedge fund manager test - the number is "5".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 27th, 2018
Today's Question - Unscramble the following word: "HCPRAATEU". NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - The letters "HCPRAATEU" unscramble to become - parachute - something we can all use these days.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 26th, 2018
Today's Question - "Stringing me along" - Bob was planting some vines in the yard. To support them he erected two poles. One was 6 feet 6 inches high and the other 7 feet 7 inches high. He ran a string from the top of each pole to the base of the other. How high off the ground was the spot where the strings crossed? Cashin’s Comments September 26, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Most folks came close with 42 and 4 teenies inches (half the height of the two poles). The correct answer is 42 inches. (The formula: multiply the heights of the poles and divide by the sum of the heights.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 25th, 2018
Today's Question - How is your father's only brother's wife's only brother-in-law related to you?
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Corner Answer - The person in question would be your father.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 24th, 2018
Today's Question – A man buys two cigars for a total of $1.10. One cigar costs one dollar more than the other. What is the price of each cigar?
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Corner Answer - $1.05 and $0.05 \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 25, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 20th, 2018
Today's Question - (and it's a touching one). There are two states that each touch on 8 other states - name these two! NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - Missouri and Tennessee are the two states that each touch eight other states.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 17th, 2018
Today's Question - He gave us a hero who swung from jungle vines, had a chimp for a pal and married a girl named Jane. This author also founded an American town whose name you may have heard on various game shows. What town is it?
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Corner Answer - He would need 27 letters (AABCDEEEFGHIJLMNOOPRRSTUUVY).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 13th, 2018
Today's Question - I can complete that - What 3 letter word can be placed behind each of these letters to make a new 4 letter word - "B, C, F, G, H, M, P, W"? (It must be the same 3-letter word throughout.) NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - The 3-letter word that fits behind each of the letters to make a 4-letter word is: "All".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 12th, 2018
Today's Question - Dick has adopted a school in the inner city. Each month he provides a certain amount of money to be divided among the students who make the honor roll. One of the students computed that if there were 5 less honor students next month, the remainder would each get $2 more. Instead there were 4 more students resulting in a $1 cut. How many students were on the honor roll and how much does Dick distribute each month?
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Corner Answer - The number of students on the honor roll in the earlier month was 20. Thus if there were 5 less, each would get $2 more but there came 4 more resulting in a $1 cut. Those are the only numbers that yield the results. (20 x $6 = $120) (15 x $8 = $120) and (24 x $5 = $120) So we see that $120 per month comes from Dick.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 11th, 2018
Today's Question – Elwood is back working on his GED. In "language" he finds this problem - There is a seven letter word that would suggest the location of something that can be neither seen nor located. But put a space after one of the letters and you'll have two words suggesting the thing is right where you are at this moment. Help Elwood find the answer.
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Corner Answer - The seven letter word was "Nowhere" which became "Now Here." \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 12, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 10th, 2018
Today's Question - You have a bag with 81 marbles, which are of 9 different colors. There are 9 marbles of each color (blue, yellow, red, etc.). What is the smallest number of marbles you must pull from the bag to be sure of having 3 blue marbles?
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 11, 2018 Page 4 of 4 Answer - This was a tough one for the smart people who figured the logical answer couldn\'t be right and that there was some magic formula. "Sure" was the operative word. The only way you could be sure there were 3 blue marbles was to pick 75 marbles.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 6th, 2018
Today's Question - Mathematical progressions - the following series of numbers form a logical progression (tricky - be careful): 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 0 NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - the progression: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 0 is in order - alphabetical order Eight, Five, Four, Nine, One, etc. to Zero.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 5th, 2018
Today's Question - An ancient Roman Puzzle - "Start with five hundred, end with five hundred just five in the middle will be. Between them shall be a first of numbers and of letters to give ye the name of a great king." Who is it?
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Corner Answer - The great king of the ancient Roman puzzle was: "David". It all becomes easy when you remember your Roman numerals (500 = D; 5 = V; 1 = I).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 28th, 2018
Today's Question - Did you say strategy or stragedy? Jack and Magic are stuck waiting for a car. They kill time with a new game. Each writes down a single letter of the alphabet. Each player may then begin asking the other questions about the others choice. The questions must be answerable "yes" or "no". If you get a "no" the other guy starts his turn till he gets a "no". First guy to guess the other guys letter gets $100. What is the best questioning strategy that Jack should adopt to help him beat the Great Gamesman, Magic?
August 27th, 2018
Today's Question - This never happened at the A&P. Lizzie decided to show the boys her domestic side (watch out Martha Stewart). She went to the Farmer's Market. A big plastic bag of Mozzarella balls caught her eye. To see if it was a bargain, Lizzie asked how much the bag weighed. The farmer said it weighed 32 lbs. divided by half its actual weight. Lizzie is not so good with numbers. Can you tell her how much the bag weighed?
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Corner Answer - Even though Lizzie couldn't figure it out, we're sure you did. The weight of the unmarked mozzarella has to be a factor of the number 32. Given the other conditions we discover that the weight is 8 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 22nd, 2018
Today's Question - Assume a trazazoa reproduces every day by splitting in two - so that on day one (D1) there is one and day two (D2) there are 2 and D3 = 4 and D4 = 8 etc. So....in 30 days, if you started with one, they would fill up a box. How many days quicker could you fill the box if you started with two trazazoa?
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Corner Answer - The word that best fit into the series - Land, cast, board, all, rate, charge - would be sight.....since all of the above can be paired with "over".....overland, etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 21st, 2018
Today's Question - Politics isn't the only thing that makes strange bedfellows, sometimes language does. What words contain these rather unusual letter sets: A) XOP B) WKW?
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Answer - The words we found with those odd letter groupings were: saxophone and awkward.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 16th, 2018
Today's Question - Jim needs a ruler but only has a stick 13 inches long. Using a ruler painted on a wall, Jim marks the ruler at the 1, 2, 6, 10 inch positions. Now his stick will measure any whole number of inches up to 13. If the stick were 36 inches long, where would you put marks to measure any number of whole inches from 1 through 36? (Use the fewest marks possible.) NO COMMENTS FRIDAY VACATION DAY Cashin’s Comments August 16, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The fuel was "gasoline" and it contains the 4 letter opposites "gain" and "lose".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 15th, 2018
Today's Question - The following verbs all have something in common that is unique: Bring; Buy; Catch; Fight; Seek; Teach and Think. What is it?
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Answer - All of the verbs have a past tense that rhymes with "ought." Just as the old verb "wright" (to make) became "wrought."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 14th, 2018
Today's Question - Timmy is back studying for his GED. He has been taking the remedial course so long they refer to him as T. Here's the problem Timmy is stuck on - The New Wall Street Zoo has two special oddities: a six legged bull and a four legged pigeon. Assuming all the other animals are normal - if the total of heads is 36 and the total of legs is 100 - How many birds and how many beasts are in the zoo?
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Answer - Including the two odd creatures, there are 24 birds and 12 beasts.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 13th, 2018
Today's Question - Rustling along –Silky Sullivan heard Roy Rogers pose this problem - Some rustlers raided the Double D ranch one summer night. The first group drove off 1/3 of the herd plus 1/3 of a cow. The second group stole 1/4 of the remaining herd plus 1/4 of a cow. A third group rustled 1/5th of what was left plus 1/5th of a cow. When the rancher arrived, there were 409 cattle left. How large was the original herd??
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Answer - The rustlers arrived to find a herd of 1025 cattle. This allowed them to rustle bloodlessly.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 9th, 2018
Today's Question - All the President's men - Do you know this piece of presidential trivia - of the three branches of government, U.S. Presidents have come from the House and the Senate. What U.S. President sat on the Supreme Court?
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Answer - William Howard Taft who was U.S. President from 1909-1913 served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1921-1930).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 8th, 2018
Today's Question - Positive ions in the air. Can you fill in the blanks to make a word __ i o n __ __ __? You could be a hero if you get it.
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Answer - The word we got was l i o n i z e although bionics and others might fit. \x0cNO COMMENTS FRIDAY GIVING A SPEECH HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 9, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 7th, 2018
Today's Question - Wrap it up - add one letter to the front and one letter to the back to make a new word (no"s"). A) _rank_; B) _indies_; C) _lear_; D) _attic_
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Answer - To wrap it up - "cranky; "windiest; "bleary"; lattice".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 6th, 2018
Today’s Question – Elwood had gone to his favorite organic fruit store and come back with exactly 100 items having spent exactly $100. There were only three kinds of fruit. There were hand melons at $5 per and cantaloupes at $2 per and grapes at a dime each. How many of each item in the 100 items that cost exactly $100? Algebra does not help. You need a large dollop of logic and them some trial and error.
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Answer - The large dollop of logic we suggested was that the grapes had to come in lots of 10 in order for the total to be in dollars and not odd cents. So the possible number of grapes could only be 10, 20, 30, etc. for a maximum of 10 possibilities. You then knew you need some combination of melons and cantaloupes to provide correct number of items and correct amount to complement the grapes. Obviously that rules out any grape total below 50 or over 80. So with a little tinkering we get 70 grapes, 19 cantaloupes and 11 melons.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 2nd, 2018
Today’s Question – Bob was waiting for a friend to arrive. To kill time he puzzled over a game between checkers and tic, tac, toe. It had two red checkers and two white checkers on five squares. It looked like this: R R __ W W. You can slide a checker and/or jump a checker. Can you help Bob reverse the checkers in eight moves? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY VACATION DAY
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Here\xe2\x80\x99s one solution: 0) 1) 2) 3) 4)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 1st, 2018
Today’s Question - Next Register Please - Al rushed through the express register with three cans of soup and four cans of sauce. He paid $3.10. He realized he was supposed to get four soups and three sauces. When he exchanged a can of sauce for a can of soup, they made Al pay 10 cents more. What is the price of a can of soup? August 1, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Early Notice Cashin’s Comments No Comments Friday Vacation Day
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Answer - "Next Register Please" - If Al paid $3.10 for 3 cans of soup and 4 cans of sauce - and paid 10 cents more to swap 1 sauce for 1 soup - a can of soup cost 50\xc2\xa2 and 1 sauce = 40\xc2\xa2 (and yes I do think supper sounds dreadful!!) \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 2, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 31st, 2018
Today's Question - If a guy wears a clean blue shirt every day but can only get to the cleaners once a week to drop off his week's laundry and pick up last week's laundry, how many shirts must he own?
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Answer - The gent in question would need 15 shirts (7 to drop off, 7 to pick up - and one to wear to the cleaners).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 30th, 2018
Today’s Question - A capital idea. We know four state capitals that have two letter "U's" in their name. What are they?
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Answer - The state capitals containing the letter "U" twice are: Augusta, Maine; Columbus, Ohio; Juneau, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 26th, 2018
Today's Question - Seven up! Can you name the 7 Dwarfs; 7 seas; 7 Hills of Rome; 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? Beer, Rogers, Snap, Bread = Ginger Bean, Espionage, Attack, Clockwise = Counter Doors, Dressing, Toast, Fries = French Father, Bomb, Capsule, Peace = Time Body, Muffin, Channel, Language = English NO COMMENTS FRIDAY NOT MEDICAL THIS TIME A REAL VACATION DAY
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The 7 Dwarfs: Bashful; Doc; Dopey; Grumpy; Happy; Sleepy; Sneezy. The 7 Seas: The 7 Hills of Rome: The Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: Pyramids of Egypt (only wonder left); Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; The Temple of Diana at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; The Colossus of Rhodes; Lighthouse at Alexandria. 188K 3.9% $-45.6 Bln. 34.5 Hrs. 0.3% 56.2 58.8 N.A. Antarctic; Artic; Indian; North Atlantic; South Atlantic; North Pacific; South Pacific.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 25th, 2018
Today's Question - In each of these series there is a word you must find that would be common if joined either in front or in back of each word. Example: Hoar, Jack, Bite, Robert = "Frost"
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 26, 2018 Page 3 of 3 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Answer -Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 24th, 2018
Today's Question - You are too, too similar. There are 4 different numbers that when all are added together come to a total of 45. They have another strange relationship, however, and it relates to 2. If you multiply the first by 2, add 2 to the second, subtract 2 from the 3rd and divide the last by 2 you will now have 4 numbers, which are all the same. Do you know these components of 45?
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Answer - The numbers 5, 8, 12 and 20 all add up to 45. And - if you apply the number 2 in the manner suggested - you wind up with 10, 10, 10, 10. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 25, 2018 Page 3 of 3 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Beer, Rogers, Snap, Bread = ? Bean, Espionage, Attack, Clockwise = ? Doors, Dressing, Toast, Fries = ? Father, Bomb, Capsule, Peace = ? Body, Muffin, Channel, Language = ?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 23rd, 2018
Today's Question - Hoss Sullivan has his own little Ponderosa. Al, his pal, asked him how many horses he had. Hoss told him this riddle. "If 1/4 and 1/5 and 1/6 of the herd were added together, there would be 37 horses." How big is Hoss's herd?
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Answer - Hoss Sullivan had 60 horses (lowest common denominator).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 19th, 2018
Today's Question - Move over McDonalds. Carry is cooking breakfast for the kids. It's egg and cheese on a muffin. They cost $1.20. The muffin costs 1 dollar less than the egg & cheese. How much is the muffin alone? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Answer - If the muffin costs one dollar less than the fixings and the whole thing costs $1.20, then the muffin costs a dime.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 18th, 2018
Today's Question - "Ahoy Matey!" - You don't have to know your "mizzen" from your "main" to answer this - What runs fore to aft on one side of a ship and aft to fore on the other?
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Answer - The most obvious thing that runs fore to aft on one side of a ship and aft to fore on the other is - its name.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 17th, 2018
Today's Question - Professor Keker knew how to get the Freshman Class's attention. He put three cans of beer on one side of a balance board. He put a half pound lead weight and one can of beer on the other. The board balanced evenly. Okay, Hot Shots! he said, "What does each of these cans of beer weigh? Okay hotshots, what's the answer?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 18, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answer - Each can of beer weighed 4 ounces or 1/4 lb. (That is, assuming all the cans were equal). So many people got it so quickly, that maybe some dependency counseling is in order.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 16th, 2018
Today’s Question - (In honor of baseball season) In the poem "Casey at the Bat", what was the score when Casey got to bat? Was anyone on base? And what was the size of the crowd?
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Answer - The score was 4 to 2 with Mudville trailing. There were two out with runners Flynn was on third base and Jimmy Blake on second base). The attendance was 5000.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 11th, 2018
Today's Question - Rudy was on a sales trip and wound up eating dinner alone. He had a good steak and a wonderful but expensive bottle of wine (at least for eating alone). The bill before tax and tip came to $85. If 5 times the cost of the wine equaled 12 times the cost of the steak - how much did each cost?
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Answers: 1) All words have at least two double letters. 2) In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 10th, 2018
Today's Question - How's that again? Suppose a clock runs fast - and its hour hand and minute hand overlap every 61 minutes. How fast does the clock run every hour? (Math will help but we'll give credit to the closest minute.)
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Answer - If the minute hand and hour hand intersect every 61 minutes, the clock runs 4 minutes and 23 seconds fast each hour. On a normal clock, the hands intersect every 65 minutes and 27.3 seconds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 9th, 2018
Today's Question - Spelling numbers. In the spelling of all the numbers from 1 through 99 - How many A's are there? How many D's? How many L's?
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Answer - There are no A's; no D's and 2 L's (Eleven, Twelve). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 10, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 3rd, 2018
Today’s Question – Bob was fondly recalling the days of fractional trading. (Maybe the bartender was slow!) Anyway, the fraction game led him to the following curiosity. Bob picked a particular fraction. When he added "5" to the numerator and "7" to the denominator, the new fraction equaled three fourths. If he added "7" to the "N and D", the new fraction equaled 5/6ths. What was Bob's original fraction? No Comment balance of week. Hopefully resolving majority of medical issues. (As Bette Davis once said – "Old age is not for sissies") Cashin’s Comments July 3, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Bob's original fraction was 13 over 17. By adding 5 to 13, we get 18 and by adding 7 to 17 we get 24. Thus 18/24 equals 3/4. By adding 7 to both we get 20/24 which equals 5/6. Too easy, huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 2nd, 2018
Today's Question - Can they really ask that on a job application? David was looking for a new mountain to climb. The interviewer asked how old he was. David replied - "I am 35 years old if you skip Saturdays and Sundays. How old was David at this interview?
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Answer - David was 49 years old on that particular interview (5 out of 7 days times 49 years equals 35 years).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 28th, 2018
Today's Question - Mrs. Fitz can't get her little boy Timmy to learn geography. (She can't even get him out of McDonald's.) So she promises him Egg McMuffins for a year if he can tell her (without looking) what state is bordered by both Carolinas? Please help little Timmy. NO COMMENTS TOMORROW MORE MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - The state that is bordered by both Carolinas is Georgia. 190K 3.8% 34.5 Hrs, 0.2% -43.5 bln. N.A. N.A. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 1, 2018 Page 4 of 4Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 27th, 2018
Today's Question - Are you flipping crazy? The Bailley Normal School needed a valedictorian. Given the records, they decided on a flip-off (heads or tails?) to select one of the 99 seniors. To avoid any accidental favoritism, the Headmaster furnished a fresh coin for each one on one flip. How many quarters would he need?
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Answer - Since 98 seniors were eliminated, that would mean 98 contests with one loser apiece. So, the Headmaster would need 98 coins which he probably got from the parent's Council.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 25th, 2018
Today's Question - If today is Tuesday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow? 0.4% 0.4% 60.1 99.2 N.A. NO COMMENTS TUESDAY – MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - If today is Tuesday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow? Answer = Tuesday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 20th, 2018
Today's Question - Are we there yet? On a late vacation trip Mitch tried to keep little Evan quiet by suggesting that Evan count all the oncoming busses. Evan did better. He noted that an oncoming bus passed them every 10 minutes. "Dad," he asked, "If a bus passes us every 10 minutes, how many busses arrive at our town bus station each hour?" "That's math, son. If there are 60 minutes in an hour about 6 busses must arrive." Skip the Ozzie and Harriet - is Mitch correct?
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Answer - All of the words were reversible: drawer = reward; mug = gum; etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 19th, 2018
Today's Question - Grandma's Coin Jar - Little Billy was very short in the money department. So - Grandma handed him her kitchen coin jar. In it Billy found exactly 100 coins which totaled exactly $5.00. He noticed there were no nickels or silver dollars. What were the coins??
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Answer to Grandma's Coin Jar - My combination of 100 coins to equal exactly $5.00 was - 60 pennies; 39 dimes and 1 half dollar.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 18th, 2018
Today’s Question - At the Bailley Normal School Library, Paul is astounded to learn that "America" begins and ends with an "A". The Librarian astounds him more by pointing out that twenty-one U.S. state names end in "A". What are they?
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Answer - The "A" states (in alphabetical order) are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, N. Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, S. Carolina, S. Dakota, Virginia, W. Virginia.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 31st, 2018
Today's Question - "Please be quiet" - I'm working!" Lots of letters beside "E" can be silent. The "B" in Dumb; the "H" in Myrrh; "M" in Mnemonic or "Z" in Pince-nez. There is one letter that is never silent. NO COMMENTS ON FRIDAY AND ALL OF NEXT WEEK WONDER WOMAN ON AN IMPORTANT MISSION Cashin’s Comments May 31, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 A few weeks ago we asked you - "Please be quiet" - I\'m working!" Lots of letters beside "E" can be silent. The "B" in Dumb; the "H" in Myrrh; "M" in Mnemonic or "Z" in Pince-nez. There is one letter that is never silent. (Hint - It rhymes with "B" or "Z".) \xe2\x80\x93 We are told the only letter that never goes silent is - "V".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 30th, 2018
Today’s Question - Of all military battles fought on U.S. soil, more books have been written about this one than any other. Which battle is it?
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Answer - The battle that inspired more books than any other was not Gettysburg nor the Alamo. It was Custer's Last Stand - the Little Bighorn.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 29th, 2018
Today's Question - "Seashore Skeeball Anyone?" – Billy went up to the boardwalk with his pal, Timmy. At the arcade, he played Skeeball in which you bowl a ball up a ramp and it lands in one of 4 holes. Each hole has a different value (10, 20, 50, 100). Billy used 25 balls to get a total score of 500. How many balls went in each hole?? (Hint -at least one in each hole.)
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Answer - Billy\'s distribution should look like this: 14 "tens" (140); 8 "twenties" (160); 2 "fifties" (100) and 1 "hundred" for a total of 500.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 24th, 2018
Today's Question - There are 2 state capitals that end with the letter "K". What are they? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Answer - First let\'s repeat the question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Christmas party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw? Okay, so if the two digits in the total are represented on the bottom of two dice, we know they must be digits from 1 through 6. Thus the universe of two digit possibilities is 11 through 16. One of the components is the sum of the two digits. The other components are equal to 7 minus one of the digits (opposite sides of a die add up to 7). Therefore, the total is 14 and the components are 5, 6, 3. See it\'s easy!! Bonus Answer - "Auld Lang Syne" is Scottish (not Scotch - that comes out of a bottle) and literally means "Old Long Ago" or, idiomatically, "The good old days." NO COMMENTS THURSDAY Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92015 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member SIPC. UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0c \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
May 22nd, 2018
Today's Question - Are you guys associated? Find the word that fits with each series - Example: Ink, pig, name, knife (3). Answer = pen
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments May 24, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answer - If you multiply 111, 111, times 111, 111, 111, you get 12,345,678,654,321.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 21st, 2018
Today's Question - Sock it two me! Rich has to get a pair of socks but can't put the light on for fear of waking his wife. In the drawer - but not paired - are 21 blue socks, 17 gray, 11 black, 7 maroon and 3 tan. How many socks must he pull out in the dark to be sure there was a pair in the group? (Yes, I know all the numbers were odd but you do know the "lost sock syndrome".....and yes, Rich will be able to see the socks when he tiptoes into the next room.)
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Answer - The numbers of available socks was not important. There were 5 colors so 6 choices were needed to assure at one pair.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 18th, 2018
Today's Question - A man, a woman and a child got off a plane and were interviewed by customs. The man said he was three times as old as the child and twice as old as the woman. If their combined ages totaled 88, how old was each?
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Answer - The age of the man would be 48 the woman was 24 and the "child" would be 16. The man\'s age had to be divisible by 2 and by 3. It also had to be above the average of total ages (88 \xc3\xb7 2 = 44).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 17th, 2018
Today's Question - In a certain town of one hundred men, 85 are married, 70 have a telephone, 75 own a car, and 80 own their own house. Of these 100 men, what is the least possible number who are married, have a telephone, own a car, and own their own house?
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Answer - The easiest way to solve was to look at the remainders: 15 are not married; 30 don't have a telephone; 25 don't have a car; 20 don't own a house. Since it's possible for all these 90 men to be different, that leaves 10 with a house, a car, a phone and a wife.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 16th, 2018
Today’s Question - A freight train one mile long, going 60 mph comes to a tunnel one mile long, how long will it take for the train to get completely through the tunnel?
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Answer - If the freight train was a mile long and going a mile a minute as it entered a mile long tunnel, it would take two minutes to get completely through. (Just as the engine would be leaving the tunnel the caboose would be entering.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 15th, 2018
Today's Question - Dick, Gene and Art were on one of their peripatetic seminars......(looking for someplace with chilled glasses). They came across an old motorcycle. It was for sale - "cash only" - for $170. Although it needed lots of fix-up, it was clearly a deal. But they had more "cards" than cash. Dick said - "If you guys lend me half of what you have, I can buy the cycle." Gene said - "If you both lend me one third of what you have, I can buy the cycle." Art finally said - "If you two lend me a quarter of what you have, I could buy the cycle." Cashin’s Comments May 15, 2018 Page 3 of 3 How much money does each of the boys have?
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Answer - The would-be Marlon Brando's or if you are a bit younger, Peter Fonda's would have had: Dick had $50; Gene had $110; and Art had $130 (that meant it was Art's turn to buy a round).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 11th, 2018
Today's Question - Extra! Extra! Two newsboys meet at the end of their routes. Sam says to Frank - "If I give you one of my papers, you'll have twice what I have left. If you gave me one, instead, we'd both have the same number." How many papers did each kid have?
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Answer - The three capitals in five letters are: Dover (Del.); Salem (Ore); Boise (Ida.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 10th, 2018
Today’s Question - Do you want that scrambled or sunnyside? - What common word can be made by re- arranging these letters: ONONIEIRDSCTA?
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Answer - The word for your consideration is - "consideration".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 26th, 2018
Today’s Question - "Show me the money" - A man had been given 1000 Susan B. Anthony silver dollars. He arranged them in 10 bags in a way he could pick up any amount of dollars (from 1 to 1000) without opening any bag. What was the system?
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Answer - Take 6 of the 7 coins and put 3 on each side of the scale. If they balance then there is one heavy coin in each set. Then take 2 coins from a set and if they balance the odd one if the heavy. If the 3 vs. 3 does not balance then the heavy set contains the coin. Etc. Etc. So you should only need 3 weighings.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 25th, 2018
Today's Question. Bet you get this one - On a roulette wheel with numbers 0 through 36, Bob has made a bet. The number he picked is an odd number; divisible by 3, when its 2 digits are multiplied the answer is between 4 and 8. If the two digits are added, the answer still falls between 4 and 8. What number did Bob pick?
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Answer - Multiplying the two digits or adding the two digits gives you an answer between "4" and "8". Thus the number was "15".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 24th, 2018
Today's Question - The guy's a poet and he don't know it but his feet sure show it - they're long fellows. Sixth grade doggerel aside - how's your rhyming. Four colors have no rhymes in English. The same is true of one common measurement of time. What are the colors? What is the time measure?
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Answer - The three common colors with no rhymes are: orange, silver and purple. The time measure is month.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 23rd, 2018
Today's Question - How young are you? A young dog is a pup; a cat has kittens. What are the young versions of the following: Deer; Frog; Lion; Codfish and Oyster?
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Answer - Here are the younger versions: Deer = Fawn; Frog = Tadpole; Lion = Cub; Codfish = Codling and Oyster = Spat. (We couldn't make it too easy.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 19th, 2018
Today's Question - Bob was compiling an alumni address book for Bailley Normal. He discovered names of 60,165 alumni. (Bailley Normal has a big history.) The booklet has more than 300 pages but less than 350. There are less than 235 names on each page but each page has an equal number of names. How many names on each page and how many pages in the booklet? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY MORE MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - The Bailley Normal Alumni Book would be big. There would be 315 pages and each page would have 191 names on it.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 18th, 2018
Today's Question - On the way to the Mall Bob found out he only had half the spending money Jim had. Meanwhile, Pam let it be known she had 3 times what Bob had. If the money totaled $144, how much did each one have?
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Answer - Bob would have had $24, Jim who had twice as much would have $48 and Pam who had 3 times would have $72 for a grand total of $144.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 17th, 2018
Today's Question - Don and Bob, walking together, both start out by taking a step with the left foot. In order to keep together, Don, whose stride is longer, takes two steps while Bob takes three. How many steps will Bob have taken when they are both about to step out together with their right feet for the first time?
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Answer - Because of the combination of three steps to two steps, Bob and Don will always wind up stepping out on the left foot whenever they are in unison.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 16th, 2018
Today's Question - What makes sense here: ___, 19, 13, 8, 4, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ___?
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Answer - What makes sense here: ___, 19, 13, 8, 4, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ___? Ans. "26....21" Start at "1" in the middle and work out either side. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments April 17, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 6th, 2018
Today's Question - Make mine a double - plurals are usually formed by adding "s", but there are at least two body parts that change vowels to form their plurals. What are they? Cashin’s Comments April 6, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Lots of folks went to Gray's Anatomy to find body parts to pluralize. We didn't mean to be humeris \xe2\x80\x93 we were thinking of tooth and foot.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 5th, 2018
Today's Question - The Friends of Fermentation gave out awards to the best cocktail napkin chartists. Todd got 1 more than Steve. Alan got 1 less than John. John got more than Willy but less than Steve. Willy got fewer than Alan. Who got the most awards??
April 4th, 2018
Today's Question - Stop helping me!! - Nick and Dave are rewiring a very large house. Nick is a master electrician and can sometimes work alone. Dave is the assistant and only works in a team. Nick makes $150 per day (non- NYC rates, obviously) while Dave makes $30 less. When they finished the job, the total labor cost was $2,190. How many days did each work? (No fractional days.) Cashin’s Comments April 4, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Nick worked nine and Dave worked seven. Alternate (but unlikely), Nick worked thirteen and Dave two.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 3rd, 2018
Today’s Question – Timmy refused to pay off his March Madness bets with his twin brother, Tommy. He challenged Tommy, double or nothing, to solve this puzzle: Find a two digit number that is double the product of its two digits. (That means multiplying the two digits just in case you have a graduate degree.) What’s the number?
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Answer - Timmy's twin brother, Tommy, nearly popped a staple trying to figure this one. Skip the algebra and use logic. Since the number was two times the product of its digits, it had to be an \xe2\x80\x9ceven\xe2\x80\x9d number. The product had to be under 50 since twice that would be a three digit number. Also, the number could not have a zero in it since multiplying by zero equals zero. So our number must be an even two digit number below 50 with no zeroes. There are other tricks that take up too much space. Anyway, from the universe you narrowed you eliminate down to the number 36 which gives you a product of 18 exactly one half its value.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 29th, 2018
Today's Question - You're hard boiling your Easter eggs for coloring. Someone comes to the door. When you get back to the kitchen, you forget which are raw and which are hard boiled. How can you easily tell? There will be No Comments Monday Happy Easter Sweet Pasach
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Answer - A hard boiled egg can be made to spin on its edge while a raw egg cannot.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 28th, 2018
Today’s Question - A seasonal repeat - Who or what determines when Easter falls each year? (Hint: It is based on Passover so you get bonus points for answering both.) Cashin’s Comments March 28, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The formula for when Easter falls, as you probably know, is that it shall be the first Sunday on, or after, the first full moon following the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring. It was set by the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. which as you remember was called by the Emperor Constantine. Because of the formula's basis in Astronomy, Easter can never be later than April 25 nor earlier than March 22. Passover, on the other hand is on the 15th day of the month of Nisan. Now as you may have guessed, the Council of Nicaea suspected that not everyone's calendar, even with the picture of the two kittens climbing out of a basket, would have the month of Nisan on it. So to avoid bothering their Jewish neighbors by asking each Spring when is the 15th of Nisan, they approximated the date with the above mentioned astronomical formula. Since the month of Nisan always starts on a new moon (as does every month in the Jewish calendar), the 15th of the month would be at - or proximate to - a full moon. That's why the two holidays are usually tied so closely together each year. Passover was on Thursday before the first Easter. (The Last Supper was, in fact, a Seder or Passover ritual meal.) This year, however, Passover will start at sundown on March 30, one of the narrowest spreads ever. Easter is different for orthodox Christians since they use the old Julian calendar, devised by Julius Caesar. This year Orthodox Easter is April 8th (Special thanks to Mr. Joseph Berman for his input on the Biblical Lunar Calendar.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 27th, 2018
Today's Question - I've got your number - or maybe you've got mine. Jason posed the following question to his boss: "I'm thinking of a two digit number. If I multiply the 2 digits, then add 19, then multiply the 2 digits of the new number, I get a number that is exactly 1 less than the original number." What was the original number?
March 26th, 2018
Today's Question - Mike is on a ladder placed against a wall he is painting. He starts on the middle rung, goes up five rungs, down seven rungs, up four rungs, and up nine more rungs, to reach the top bar. How many rungs are there on the ladder?
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Answer - There would be 23 rungs on the ladder.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 23rd, 2018
Today’s Question - Pass the leftovers - Some numbers leave remainders when divided. What is the smallest number that leaves 1 when divided by 2; 2 when divided by 3; 3 by 4; and 4 by 5? We want a single number that meets all conditions (obviously it's an odd number).
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Answer - The lowest number to meet all the criteria is "59."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 22nd, 2018
Today's Question - "It's the new sneakers, I tell you!" Teddy challenged his pal, Art to a speed walk race around several trading posts. Teddy covered the course 2 1/2 times faster than Art and beat him by 60 seconds. How long did it take Teddy to cruise the course?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 23, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answer - Teddy covered the course in 40 seconds while Art needed a minute and 40 (or 100 seconds). Thus the 60 second difference.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 20th, 2018
Today's Question - In the old caution, "mind your P's and Q's", what are P's and what are Q's? Also what is the assumed origin? NO COMMENTS WEDNESDAY WEATHER FATIGUE
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Answer - The adage "mind your P\'s and Q\'s" are thought to have sprung from the wifely admonition to husbands sent on errands near taverns to - "Mind your Pints and Quarts!" (As in - I only ordered two pints, dear, but he must have served me quarts.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 19th, 2018
Today’s Question - Little Staten Island House on the Prairie – In honor of St. Joseph’s Day - sort of. Sal, brother Al and sister Val show up at Nino's sharpeners. Nino's two nephews are on duty. They both work at exactly the same pace. Sal, Al and Val each need one hacksaw sharpened and one "penknife" sharpened. If it takes 15 minutes to sharpen one hacksaw and 5 minutes to sharpen one "penknife"; what is the best division of labor for the nephews to choose? We take this opportunity to wish you - A Happy St. Joseph's Day. And, if those of you blessed with Italian ancestry don't mind, the rest of us may share a sfingi or a cannoli or (In my old maybe even a neighborhood celebrants would contend that "Devil Dogs" were the Irish cannoli.) zeppole. some Buona Festa Di San Giuseppe!
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Answer - The fastest way for the nephews to finish would be to have one sharpen two hacksaws while the other sharpened one hacksaw and three "penknives". (Elapsed time: 30 minutes.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 16th, 2018
Today's Question - At the last mayoral election in Gotham City a total 54,730 votes were cast. The Democrat won with 180 votes over the Republican, 1460 over the Reform candidate and 5750 over the Libertarian. How many votes did each candidate get?
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Answer - In the Gotham election, the Dem got 15,530, the Republican 15,350, the Reformer 14,070 and the Libertarian 9,780. (You didn't need a formula. All you had to do was add the winning margins to the total vote and divide by 4. That gave you the Democrat and then start subtracting.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 15th, 2018
Today's Question - The late and great Grandma Cashin made little Irish soda breads for her grandchildren each St. Paddy's Day. She usually made enough that each child got three. But today when she put them in the serving basket, she realized she had two more than she needed. Her son was delighted. Now he and his brother could have some too. And, if Grandma Cashin wanted to join in everyone would have just two apiece. How many little breads are in the basket? How many grandchildren does she have?
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Answer - Okay! So they all shared equally and thus ate two soda breads apiece. So....Grandma and her two sons had a total of 6 (or 2 each). Of these, 2 came from the "surprise" extras. So that left 4 breads that "For those who are with us For those who are against us And if God cannot turn their hearts So we may know them by their limp!" May He at least turn their ankles May God turn their fortunes bright May God turn their hearts toward us \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 16, 2018 Page 3 of 3 represented the grandchildren getting 2 instead of 3 apiece. That means there were 4 grandchildren and a total of 14 cakes (4 x 3 + "2").Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 14th, 2018
Today's Question - Stan and Ollie want to compare their bicycling speeds but they only have one bike (a two- seater). So they find a long stretch of level road. In leg 1, Stan races from milepost 1 to milepost 12 with Ollie on the backseat with a stopwatch. Ollie then races from milepost 12 to milepost 24 with Stan on the backseat timing him. Stan wins easily. Is it most likely because he rides faster, he weighs less or for some other reason??
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Answer - The reason that Stan won easily was that he had one less mile to travel (12-1=11; 24-12=12). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 15, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 13th, 2018
Today's Question - Give me a sporting chance - spell the name of a popular sport backwards and the last 3 letters give you the name of a piece of equipment needed in that sport. What is the sport? What is the equipment?
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Answer - If you spell "Tennis" backward, you find the last 3 letters spell "Net" - a piece of equipment used in Tennis.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 12th, 2018
Today's Question - Line up in alphabetical order! Not really! Start with 4 A's and 4 B's: AAAA BBBB - Rearrange into a row of alternating A's and B's in only 4 moves and you must move 2 adjacent letters on each move. Good Luck!
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Answer - Here's the way we thought you might do it (assuming no squeezing between). You start with AAAA BBBB __ __ Move 1: A __ __ A BBBB AA \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 13, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Move 2: ABBA __ __ BBAA Move 3: ABBABAB __ __ A Move 4: __ __ BABABABADoesn't match Missing info Like question
March 9th, 2018
Today's Question - I never promised you a rose garden - The letters of each of these words can be shuffled to find a garden growth – A) Promiser, B) Tears, C) Measuring, D) Sayid, E) Occurs.
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Answer to garden growths - A) Promiser = Primrose; B) Tears = Aster; C) Measuring = Geraniums; D) Sayid - Daisy; E) Occurs = Crocus.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 8th, 2018
Today's Question - What is the smallest number of coins you would need to make change for any purchase from 1 cent to 1 dollar?
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The answer is 9 coins: 4 pennies; 1 nickel; 2 dimes; 1 quarter and a half dollar.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 7th, 2018
Today's Question - You have a deck of cards from which you take 5 Diamonds and 5 Spades. You shuffle these 10 cards and deal them face down on the table. If you pick two cards, what are the odds they will both be of the same suit?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 8, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answer - In which you were asked the odds of picking the same suit - The odds are 4 out of 9. You started with 10 cards. If you picked 1 spade that left 4 spades among the remaining 9 cards.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 6th, 2018
Today's Question - "Now cut that out." There is a 7 letter word with a double "s." Take out the double "s" and the remaining word has the same meaning. Hint - both start with a "B."
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Answer - If you prune the double "s" from "Blossom" you get "Bloom" which is a synonym.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 5th, 2018
Today's Question - We know the Speaker of the House is second in line of presidential succession (after the V.P.). Who is 3rd, 4th, and 5th?
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Answer - The Presidential succession runs 1) V.P.; 2) House Speaker; 3) Pres. Pro Tem of the Senate; 4) Secretary of State; 5) Secretary of Treasury.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 1st, 2018
Today’s Question - Let’s all hang together. When they took a vote on Independence for the U.S., which two colonies voted “No” in the initial vote? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments March 1, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The two states, or more correctly, colonies to vote no in the first poll on Independence were: Pennsylvania and South Carolina.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 28th, 2018
Today's Question - Don't crossword puzzles use letters? Design a square that is 5 boxes by 5 boxes. Put the number "1" in the center box. Now - using all numbers starting with 2 and ending at 25 - fill in each box so that any vertical or horizontal row and the diagonals from the corners add up to the number 65.
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Answer - To save space the horizontal rows should be: 9, 11, 18, 5, 22 - 3, 25, 7, 14, 16 - 12, 19, 1, 23, 10 21, 8, 15, 17, 4 - 20, 2, 24, 6, 13. Easy, huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 26th, 2018
Today's Question - The teller at a bank pays out $1,500, using a certain number of $1 bills, and ten times as many $5 bills, plus a certain number of $10 bills and twice as many $50 bills. How many bills of each kind does he pay out?
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Answer - The five letter antonyms beginning with "u" and sharing the same letters are - "untie and unite."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 23rd, 2018
Today’s Question - The other night 32 people showed up for the meeting of the Friends of Fermentation. All the specialists under 40 had brown hair. The specialists under 40 with brown hair were 5% of all the specialists with brown hair. Not everyone was a specialist. How many brown haired specialists were there? How many under 40? Cashin’s Comments February 23, 2018 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Though specialists once traded in fractions, they don't come in fractions. So the answer to both questions could not be a fractional number. Since it was less than 32 (not all specialists), the only combination would be 20 brown-haired specialists and only 1 under 40 years old. I'll drink to that.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 22nd, 2018
Today's Question - Algebra for logicians - What is the only possible number that can be the answer to the following series (X - A) x (X - B) x (X - C)....(X - Y) x (X - Z).
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Answer - The logic of the series was that at some point down the alphabet you'd wind up with (x-x) which has to equal zero. So whatever product you had up to then became zero when multiplied by zero.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 21st, 2018
Today's Question - An old Sr. Partner decided to really test a hotshot job applicant. He said - "My son is 24 years younger than I am. My grandson is 25 years younger than my son. My age plus my grandson's age equals 73 years. If you want the job tell me how old I am." Well??
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Answer - The Senior Partner is 61 years old. (A barroom short hand trick for this one - add the number 24, 25, 73 and divide by 2.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 20th, 2018
Today's Question - What's my handicap - Bob and Ross ran a race of 100 yards. Bob won by 10 yards. Ross proposed they race again but Bob should start 10 yards back. Thus Bob had to run 110 yards while Ross ran 100. All things being equal - who won?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 21, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answer - Bob won the new race by a yard. In the first race Bob ran 100 yards while Ross ran 90. If the race took, say, 10 seconds than Bob ran 10 yards per second while Ross ran 9 yards per second. Thus Bob would run the 110 yards (100 + 10 yard handicap) in 11 seconds enough time for Ross to run 99 yards.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 7th, 2018
Today's Question - It was for a good cause anyway – With a break in the artic chill, half the floor turned out to watch a charity mini-marathon. The runners were Mike, Pete, Rich, Dan and Ed. Mike finished in front of Pete but behind Rich. Dan finished in front of Ed but behind Pete. What was the order of finish? NO COMMENTS THURSDAY MORE MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 On February 9th we asked you - If 6 people can paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half.....how many people would it take to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days? Answer - It would take 9 painters to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days. (If six painters paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half, they paint 6 in 1 day or 1 per day per painter.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 6th, 2018
Today's Question - "Come on Professor! I was only off by one!" Sometimes only one letter can change one word into another word. Here are some words followed by (hints) that suggest the "other" word. (Warning - to keep it from getting too easy sometimes you add and sometimes you subtract.) Example - "Bodices" (things they drape) Answer - "Bodies".
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 7, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The words changed by one letter would be: A) Belated; B) Play day; C) Mortality; D) Hideouts.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 1st, 2018
Today's Question - What two well-known five letter words end in "y" but do not contain "A,E,I,O, or U"?
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Answer - The word with all the "i\'s" is indivisibility (we said not uncommon). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 6, 2018 Page 3 of 3 A) Belted (delayed) B) Payday (same day or maybe day after) C) Morality (limitation) D) Hideous (unknown places)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 31st, 2018
Today's Question - In a small county election there were four candidates: Larry, Charles, Sal and Ivan. The total votes cast were 8,341. Larry won beating Sal by 560 votes, beating Charles by 830 and Ivan by 981. How many votes did each candidate get?
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Answer - To find how many votes each one got take the total vote (1841) and add each of the spreads between the winner and each loser (560 + 830 + 981). That total (10712) would be the votes cast if the others had tied Larry. Now divide by 4 to find out how many votes Larry got (2678). Now subtract the spreads in the question, giving: Sal = 2118; Charles = 1848; and Ivan 1697.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 30th, 2018
Today's Question - As a lark Nelson set up a stall at the fair to sell statuettes. He sold the jade ones for $5, the amber ones for $4 and the porcelain for $3. After 3 days, he had sold 2000 statuettes for a grand total of $7,500. Interestingly, he was able to sell 1,494 of 1 type. How many of each type did he sell??
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Answer - To get his $7,500 Nelson would have sold: 3 jade; 1494 amber; and 503 porcelain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 25th, 2018
Today's Question - You recall the old children's code of substituting a number for a letter. Well here is the opposite - each letter represents a number. Can you solve this addition problem? (Remember if M = 6, it must always = 6) STIR TWO WHEAT Cashin’s Comments January 25, 2018 Page 3 of 3 No Comments on Friday and Monday Medical Testing & Such
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Answer - The addition problem would be: 9754 + 713 = 10467Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 24th, 2018
Today's Question - How old are you? Two people are comparing ages. Bob is three times as old as Bill. But in two years Bob will only be twice as old as Bill. How old is each??
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Answer - Bob would be 6 years old while Bill is 2. In two years it will be 8 and 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 23rd, 2018
Today's Question - "Don't hold dinner dear!" Timothy can't get his car started so he grabs a train, which takes him halfway home at a speed 20 times faster than he walks. As he gets off the train, he twists his ankle and Cashin’s Comments January 23, 2018 Page 3 of 3 must ride the rest of the way in a farmer's cart which travels half as fast as he walks. Would he have been home sooner or later if he had walked all the way. (You don't need a calculator.)
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Answer - No Algebra needed. If the farmers cart took Timothy half the distance at half the speed of walking, that took as much time as walking the whole way, so the train trip was wasted.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 22nd, 2018
Today's Question - There are 11 states that border Canada. Without looking it up, what are they? (Hint: Four start with "M" and 3 with "N".)
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Answer - From East to west - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. We only used states with land to land borders rather than shared bodies of water.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 18th, 2018
Today's Question - I P R U A E M O T N T is an odd set of letters. It is a nagging problem to make a word of these letters. One word might be "importunate" (naggingly solicitous). Can you transform the letters into a more common word? (Hint: The change may be strange but not impossible.)
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Answer - The only letter not used in spelling the names of all 50 states is "Q".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 17th, 2018
Today's Question - Here are clues for pairs of words that are different by only one letter. (Number of letters in parens.) (Example: bias, street talk (5, 5) = slant, slang). A) pen, cover (5, 5); B) release, up to (5, 5); C) delete, far off (6, 6); D) seek, stiffen (6, 6)
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Answer - Kevin should go directly to the "Either" bag. Since it\'s labeled incorrectly, it must be all black or all gold. Assume he finds a gold coin. Now he must swap the Either label with the "Gold" label. What about the other bag? Since it could not have been labeled correctly and we now know "Gold" is correct. Thus he should swap the Either label with the Black. (We hope he gets seats on the 50 yard line.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 12th, 2018
Today's Question - What is the lowest number which requires the five vowels A, E, I, O and U once each in its spelling?
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Answer - Art would have been 35 minutes early. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 17, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 11th, 2018
Today's Question - Stay in line please! What number comes next in this series: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, __?
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Answer - The next number in the series is: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, 12Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 10th, 2018
Today's Question - Hey! Wait a minute! This ruler has no numbers on it! - Here's the old 3 bottle puzzle with a twist. - The 3 bottles have 3 shapes - round, square, and Bowl. The square holds 3 pints more than the bowl shaped. The round bottle holds 4 pints more than the square shaped. How could you use these 3 bottles to measure exactly 1 quart of water into a pail? (Hint: It's less than 10 moves but remember you do not know the full capacity of any of the bottles.)
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Answer - The quart can be found in 9 moves. 1) Fill the square with water. 2) Fill the bowl shape from the square bottle. 3) Empty the bowl onto the ground. 4) Pour what's left in square into the round. 5) Fill the square bottle again. 6) Fill the bowl with water from the square 7) Pour what's left in the square into the round. 8) Fill the square bottle with water again. 9) Fill the round bottle with what is in the square bottle. What is left in the square bottle should be 1 quart.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 9th, 2018
Today's Question - There are six water pails in a row. The three on the left are full. The three on the right are empty. By moving only one pail, how can you put the pails in the sequence - full/empty/full/empty/full/empty?
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Answer - It was a bit of a trick question - but not too tricky for most of you. If you pick up pail #2 and empty it into pail #5 and replace the now empty pail #2 - you get the requisite full/empty/full rotation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 5th, 2018
Today's Question - Kevin is a big West Point sports fan. He is invited into an informal fraternity of Army fans. To pass the initiation, he must pass the "Black and Gold" test. He is presented with three cloth bags, each is marked "Black"; "Gold" and "Either". One bag contains only black coins, one only gold coins and the third bag has both. He is told all the bags are incorrectly marked. Assuming he cannot see beyond the coin he chooses - what is the fewest number of choices he must make to re-label the bags correctly?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The word you\xe2\x80\x99d get by reconfiguring those letters would be Permutation. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 9, 2018 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 4th, 2018
Today's Question - "She loves me; She loves me not!" - pluck one letter from each word and use the remaining letters to spell the name of a flower. A) Stared; B) Openly; C) Snappy; D) Store; E) Dismay
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Answer to "She loves me; she loves me not!" - The anagrammed flowers were: A) Aster; B) Peony; C) Pansy; D) Rose; E) Daisy.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 29th, 2017
Today's Question - "Are we related?" - What comes next in this logical (?) series –
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Answer - The next number in the series would be 2048. The numbers were alternately divided or multiplied by the next number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 27th, 2017
Today's Question – Bob asked Ron when he had bought the champagne for the New Year’s party. Ron responded with a puzzle – “It was not the day after Monday or the day before Thursday and it wouldn’t have been Sunday the next day nor was it Sunday the day before, and the day after the next day wasn’t Saturday and the day before the day before wasn’t Wednesday.” What day of the week did Ron buy the Bubbly?
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Answer - "Auld Lang Syne" is Scottish (not Scotch - that comes out of a bottle) and literally means "Old Long Ago" or, idiomatically, "The good old days."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 21st, 2017
Today's Question - What large former retail outlet commissioned and published Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Publication Schedule Given her legendary organizational skills, Wonder Woman has been drafted by the North Pole Elves to manage sleigh packing and post event debriefing. Therefore, there will be no Comments Dec. 22, 25, 26. May you and all you hold dear find Christmas in your heart, in your home and in your whole world! Peace on Earth to all of good will!
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Thursday we asked - What large former retail outlet commissioned and published Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Montgomery WardDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 20th, 2017
Today's Question - What were the names of Three Wise Men and what gift did each bring?
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Answer - The Three Kings were: Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar - bringing Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Melchior (Emperor of Arabia = gold); Caspar (King of Tharsis = Frankincense) and Balthazar (King of Ethiopia = Myrrh). Their names and identities did not appear in general circulation until centuries after the first "Epiphany."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 18th, 2017
Today's Question - We call him Santa Claus but what do they call him in:
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Answer - Coca-Cola Bonus Answer - A Visit from St. NicholasDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 15th, 2017
Today's Question - Name Santa's Reindeer. Bonus Question - An actor once won an Oscar for playing Santa. Who was it? And in what film?
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Answers - Santa Claus\' reindeer are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen Bonus Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 14th, 2017
Today's Question - What well known Christmastime songs do these phrases describe: • A rallying cry for people who don't cheat on their boyfriend or girlfriend Cashin’s Comments December 14, 2017 Page 3 of 3 The acne finally disappeared late one night • How a communist tells his wife he knows the difference between rain and snow • • Are you tuned to the same station I am? • Christmas is a time for ove, for fami y, and mis etoe • Mom caught showing affection to our cat after it had been on the beach
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Answers (parens): \x0c\xe2\x80\xa2 A rallying cry for people who don't cheat on their boyfriend or girlfriend (Oh Come All Ye Faithful!) \xe2\x80\xa2 How a communist tells his wife he knows the difference between rain and snow December 15, 2017 Page 3 of 3 \xe2\x80\xa2 Mom caught showing affection to our cat after it had been on the beach (I Saw Mommy Kissing Sandy Claws)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 13th, 2017
Today's Question - How many total gifts did the true love give on the 12th day of Christmas?
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Answer - On the Twelfth Day of Christmas there were 364 gifts unless you count the Partridge and Pear Tree separately.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 12th, 2017
Today's Question - If 6 Bibbles and 2 Bobbles cost $10 and 6 Bobbles and 3 Bibbles cost $15, what does 1 Bibble cost?
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Answer - A Bibble costs $1 (a bobble costs $2).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 6th, 2017
Today's Question - Kids sometimes send secret messages using numbers for letters. Math students do the reverse. Solve the following math problem in which letters substitute for numbers. (Hints - logic is more important than math and if you give a letter a value, it must keep that value all through the problem - so if V = 6, it always equals 6).
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Answer - CC times CC = CDC might be 11 times 11 = 121Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 5th, 2017
Today's Questions - Bob Crachit was told to work by candle. He also had to recycle. If he melted down 5 candle stubs he got 1 whole candle. Therefore, if he collected 25 stubs, how many days would it last assuming 1 candle per day leaves 1 stub per day.
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Answer - Bob could recycle the 25 stubs enough to last 6 nights with one stub left over.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 4th, 2017
Today's Question - An encore classic to prepare for the holiday season - Ann is stranded in a mountain cabin with her husband who has just been bitten by a venomous snake. Just before the phone went dead, the doctor told her the only way to save him was with a poultice that must be boiled exactly 15 minutes (no more, no less). Ann has no watch, clock, radio or other means to time things. She does have 2 mini-hour glasses, one runs 11 minutes, the other runs 7 minutes. How does she time 15 minutes exactly? APOLOGIES FOR NO COMMENTS LAST FRIDAY COMPUTER ISSUES.
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Answer - Some opted for the easy - Start both together. When 7 ran out, start the boiling. When 11 runs out (4 minutes), turn over and get 11 more (15 minutes). The fallacy here is that you can boil at any instant you choose. You really have to wait till the boiling process is ready. Okay, once the poultice is ready to boil start both the 7 minute and 11 minute timers. When the 7 minutes is done turn it over. (Elapsed time 7 minutes.) When the 11 minutes is done turn the 7 over again. (There will be exactly 4 minutes in the bottom before you turn it over. So when that runs out the 15 minutes are up. 11 minutes + 4 minutes = 15). More fun than SAT's huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 30th, 2017
Today's Question - Capital Punishment (yet again) - We already know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are four state capitals that begin with the same letter as their state. What are they?
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Answer - The state capitals that begin with the same letter as their states are: Dover (Delaware); Honolulu (Hawaii); Indianapolis (Indiana); Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 28th, 2017
Today's Question - Put your thinking cap on. There is a two-digit number that is exactly twice the product of its two digits multiplied. What is the two-digit number?
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Answer - Bobby, with help from a calculator discovered the 99 year lease would be 54 years old with 45 left to go.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 27th, 2017
Today's Question - Hats off to you - A group of 10 cadets are on their way to the Army - Navy Game when a gust of wind blows all their hats off. A quick footed young man scoops them up and hands them back randomly. What are the odds that exactly 9 of them received the correct hat?
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Answer - The odds of exactly 9 of the cadets receiving the right hat are zero. If 9 got the right hat, the tenth one must have had the right hat also so it would be impossible for exactly 9 to have the right hat.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 21st, 2017
Today’s Question - Is that with stuffing or without? If a turkey weighs 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight – how much does it weigh? Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 22, 23, 24 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out – I may take off too.)
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Answer - If the turkey weighed 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight then the 8 pounds represents 2/3rds of the weight. Thus the turkey weighed 12 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 20th, 2017
Today’s Question – Why is Thanksgiving always on a Thursday? Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 22, 23, 24 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out – I may take off too.)
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Answer - Thanksgiving is on a Thursday because - Well in a way - because that\'s when the Pilgrims had it. Not at first of course - the First Thanksgiving was a three-day event. Then for many decades it was different days in different places. Finally, New Englanders put it on "Lecture Day" (Thursday) to avoid conflict with the Sabbath but keep a religious note. (Lecture Day was that day of week when preachers would circulate to read or lecture to the people. Sometimes the preacher was not a trained and ordained minister. Rather he might be the only one in the village who could read and write. That made him the \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d to go to for help and advice. The 16th and 17th century British pronunciation of \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d sounded liked \xe2\x80\x9cparson\xe2\x80\x9d\xe2\x80\xa6.a name we find synonymous with preacher.) Washington kept the tradition when he declared the first national Thanksgiving and most Presidents followed suit. Finally, FDR and Congress wrote it into law as the fourth Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas Shopping Season coming out of the Depression.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 17th, 2017
Today's Question - Little Charlie finally retired with his savings. For the first quarter of his life he saved quarters. The next fifth of his life he saved $5 bills. The next third of his life he saved $20 bills. In the 13 years before he retired he saved $100 bills. How old is Charlie as he retires. (Bet you thought we were going to ask how much he had saved??)
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Answer - Little Charlie would be 60. Several folks reported confusion. If you add up the fractions 1/4; 1/5; 1/3, you get 47/60. That means the remaining 13 years was 13/60th's of his age.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 16th, 2017
Today's Question – You're the cream in my coffee - Astrobucks coffee house is going slimmer and skimmer. Their counter milk used to be a blend of 95% skim and 5% cream. How much more skim must they add to a quart of their milk to bring it down to 4% cream?
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Answer - According to Sister Herman Joseph, you need to add approximately one pint of skim to get down to 4%.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 15th, 2017
Today's Question - In the following series of anagrams the number "7" substitutes for the same letter of the alphabet in each case. Find out what letter is replaced by "7" and rearrange the letters to form words.
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments November 16, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The missing letter represented by "7" is "A". The words then become: 1) Laxly; 2) Daffy; 3) Dwarf; 4) Dogma; 5) Ideal.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 14th, 2017
Today's Question - "I'll buy an "E", Vanna" - Lots of words have double letters. Among the more common are "LL"; "TT" and "SS". Can you think of relatively common words that fit each of the following sets: "VV"; "WW"; "UU"; "II"; "KK" and "HH"?
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Answer - "Double or Nothing" You may have a different list but the ones we got were: Savvy, Powwow; vacuum; skiing; bookkeeper and withhold.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 13th, 2017
Today's Question - An old refrain - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?"
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Answer - The centuries old refrain was - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?". Even then (or especially then) riddles involved trickery. So the clue could be interpreted a couple of ways. "Twice four and twenty"......could be "2 times 4 plus twenty" or 2 times "4 and 20 (24)". Obviously to make the riddle work it was "2 times 4" plus twenty (or 28). So...."I shot and killed a seventh part (1/7)....How many did remain?" Thus (2x4) + 20 = 28 of which 1/7 = 4 and whether shot by gun or arrow only the dead would remain = 4.....Phew!! So much for old, old riddles!! \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments November 14, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 10th, 2017
Today's Question - If six pearl onions and three dwarf potatoes cost 15 cents and the same amount would get you nine dwarf potatoes and three pearl onions. What would it cost for 100 dwarf potatoes? A Special Thank You To All The Wonderful Folks In The Armed Forces And All Their Veteran Predecessors
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Answer - 100 dwarf potatoes would cost you $1.00. (But what would you do with them?)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 8th, 2017
Today's Question - I'll catch you later - Al started riding his moped from home toward the picnic grove at noon. He travelled at a steady 4 mph. Bob started from the same spot at 2:30 and went at a steady rate of 5 mph. They both arrived at the same time. How long did Bob travel and how long was the trip? Cashin’s Comments November 8, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The class ran an hour longer than it would have if novice Sean had left things alone (9 + 5 hours = 2:00). Therefore, half of that hour it was going the wrong way and the other half hour correcting. Since the Abbot returned it at 11:30, then Sean must have pulled his prank at 11:00 - one half hour earlier.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 7th, 2017
Today's Question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Halloween party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw?
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Answer - First let's repeat the question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Halloween party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw? Okay, so if the two digits in the total are represented on the bottom of two dice, we know they must be digits from 1 through 6. Thus the universe of 2 digit possibilities is 11 through 16. One of the components is the sum of the two digits. The other components are equal to 7 minus one of the digits (opposite sides of a die add up to 7). Therefore, the total is 14 and the components are 5, 6, 3. See it's easy!!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 6th, 2017
Today's Question - Better get a designated driver - Timmy is taking cough medicine that is "3% alcohol". How many teaspoons would he have to swallow to have consumed a whole teaspoon of alcohol?
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Answer - It was so simple everyone was trying to find "a hook". Timmy would need to take 33 1/3 teaspoons of 3% alcohol to get the equivalent of 1 teaspoon of 100% alcohol.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 3rd, 2017
Today's Question - There are 3 young heirs to an estate. They are Al, Mike and Jack. None of them is yet 21 years old. Al is presently as old as Jack was 14 years ago, and is two-thirds of Mike's age. Mike will be Jack's age when Mike is twice as old as he is now plus 2 years. Three years back Mike was as old as Al is now. How old are Al, Mike and Jack?
November 1st, 2017
Today's Question - Dennis misplaced his wallet last night. Rushing off to work he scoops up a double handful of coins from the bureau. While waiting for the bus, he realizes that he has an equal number of each coin (quarters, dimes and nickels). The total is $9.60. How many coins does Dennis have? NO COMMENT THURSDAY MEDICAL STUFF AGAIN
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Dennis scooped up 72 coins (24 of each type).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 31st, 2017
Today's Question - Are we related?? Which one of these words fails to match the standards of the others: "Brother-in-law, Mother, Sibling, Grandfather, Aunt?" Pick one! (Although there are two possible answers based on different criteria.
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Answer - Okay! There were two answers. All but "brother-in-law" could be blood relatives (in most civilized areas). We, however, were leaning to "sibling" the only term whose gender was not obvious.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 30th, 2017
Today's Question - A kid's trick for Halloween – Mike gave Bob a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?"
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Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 27th, 2017
Today's Question - In the Emerald City the Wizard changed the coinage. There were only 2 types of coin a 7 cent piece and 11 cent piece. That meant merchants could not charge prices not payable by a coin or combination. Thus no 5 cent or 6 cent. Okay for 14 but not 15. What is the highest price that cannot be paid exactly in coins?
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Answer - The highest price not payable exactly in any combination of 7 cent and 11 cent pieces is 59 cents.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 25th, 2017
Today's Question - Take the shortcut - The Yukon River flows 2400 to the sea. How far away from the sea is it where it starts (within 50 miles)?
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Answer - To Murray's Smoker's Poker and the mini meatloaf confusion. If all had two apiece, then the two surprise guests ate a total of four. Since that reduced the other players from three to two (net loss of one each), the four loafs meant four players. And there were twelve mini-loafs (4 x 3) shared by the guests. (Heaven only knows what Murray ate.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 23rd, 2017
Today's Question - "Go Fish" - Dick and Billy are on the road with an evening to kill. They decide to play a card game but since they're close with a buck, they play for $1 per game. At the end of the evening, Billy had won 3 games and Dick had won $3. How many games did they play?? NO COMMENTS TUESDAY MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - It was simple! Assume the three games Billy won were the first three. Dick would then need three games to break even plus three more to win the $3. So they played nine games.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 20th, 2017
Today's Question - We know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are five state capitals that begin with the letter "A". Four of them are east of the Mississippi. What are these capitals and what are their states? Cashin’s Comments October 20, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The four state capitals east of the Mississippi that begin with "A" are: Atlanta (GA); Augusta (ME); Annapolis (MD) and Albany (NY). West of the Mississippi would be Austin (TX).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 18th, 2017
Today's Question - Elwood's New York visit - While visiting his aunt in Manhattan, Elwood decided to visit a local "street fair". He paid one dollar to get into the fair. He immediately lost half of what he had left in a "3 card Monte" game. A bit more wary, he then paused to spend $2 for a soda and a hot dog. He then spent half of what he had left on "cotton candy" for some girls he met. Deserted, he then spent $2 for some clams. He spent half of what he had left on a cassette tape. He then bought a double scoop ice cream for $2. He spent half of what he had left on a key chain. As he left the fair, he gave one dollar to a panhandler. That's when he discovered he was broke and had to walk home. How much did Elwood start out with??
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Answer - The five letter antonyms beginning with "u" and sharing the same letters are - "untie and unite."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 17th, 2017
Today’s Question - Get the number of that car! - A few years back Parade Magazine ran a contest on zany license plates. Here are some of the winners. Can you translate? IRIGHTI XQQSME H2OUUP2
October 16th, 2017
Today's Question - Play it again Sam! - The notes of the musical scale run A, B, C, D, E, F, G. If that's correct, can you play at least 3 words of 7 letters or more?
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Answer - Some 7 letter words that you can make with the notes of the musical scale (ABCDEFG) might be (in alphabetical order) "Acceded; Baggage; Cabbage; Defaced; Effaced." Maybe you found more.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 12th, 2017
Today's Question - Going and coming! Picture a set of 9 boxes (3 by 3). Fill each box with one of the following letters so that you get 3 three letter words across and 3 three letter words down. (E, C, G, B, T, E, I, A, Y) NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments October 12, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The three 3 letter words across we got were "BAY", "ICE" and "GET" making the vertical set - "BIG", "ACE" and "YET".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 11th, 2017
Today's Question - I'm sure they're connected - What number comes next, please: 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29, __
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Answer - The next number in the series 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29 - would be 42 as the difference is a prime number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 10th, 2017
Today's Question - An old saw - Farmer Brown hired two workmen who together could saw 5 cords of wood in one day. They could split 8 cords of sawn logs in 1 day. Since Farmer Brown could only pay for 1 day's work, how many cords must they saw to keep them busy splitting for the rest of the day. Cashin’s Comments October 10, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The two workmen should saw 3 1/13th cords of wood which would keep them busy splitting for the rest of the day. (Yeah! Yeah! I know it's supposed to be fun not algebra.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 9th, 2017
Today's Question - A case in credibility - In a small town, two brothers, Cain and Abel make a game of lying. Abel lies on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but tells the truth all other times. Cain lies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday but is otherwise truthful. If Cain told you "yesterday was one of my lying days" and Abel said "Me too!"; what day of the week would it be?
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Answer - to the credibility thing - The day would be Thursday. Cain could only say "I lied yesterday" on a Thursday (F) or Sunday (T). Abel could say so only on Monday (F) or Thursday (T) so the only fit is Thursday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 4th, 2017
Today's Question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive?? NO COMMENTS THURSDAY & FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Wednesday's question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive?? Answer - This trip was 48 miles.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 27th, 2017
Today's Question - Jim, Bo and the retirement party raiders hit the buffet table early. They noticed there were five fried shrimp for every four "pigs in a blanket". Among them the boys gobbled 16 each. They then noticed that there were three shrimp to every two blankets. How many of each were there when the boys first arrived?
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Answer - There were 40 fried shrimp and 32 pigs in a blanket before the galloping gourmands got there.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 26th, 2017
Today's Question - A man goes into a post office, hands a dollar to the clerk and says give me some 2 cent stamps, ten times as many 1 cents stamps and the balance in 5 cent stamps. How many of each did he get??
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Answer - the stamp collection worked out like this: five 2 cent stamps; fifty 1 cent and eight 5 cent stamps (adding up to a dollar).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 25th, 2017
Today's Question - Who's next - 145, 230, 315, 400, 445, ___?
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Answer to Who's next - 145, 230, 315, 400, 445, ___ Answer - 530. These are all times 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 21st, 2017
Today's Question - Gene gave Burt a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?" No Comments Friday For Technical Reasons. I Will Be On The Floor But No Comments.
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Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 20th, 2017
Today's Question - I'm thinking of a two digit number. Its right hand digit is the square root of the number itself. In fact, now that I think of it, there are two such two digit numbers. Can you guess both?
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Answer - The two 2 digit numbers whose right hand digit is the square root of the number would be 25 and 36.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 19th, 2017
Today's Question - While playing an arcade game, Tony comes across a hidden chamber that has been locked using a 5-digit password combination. Fedora, the angel helping out the game character gives the following: Hints: 1. The fourth digit of the password is four more than the second one. 2. The third digit of the password is three less than the second one. 3. The first digit is three times the last one. 4. Three pairs of digits sum up to be eleven.
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Answer - The password that opens the chamber is 65292.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 18th, 2017
Today's Question - "I'll follow you anywhere!" What number is next in this series: "2, 5, 12, 27, 58, 121, ____?
September 14th, 2017
Today's Question - Time on my hands - Teddy Gee and Jackie Dee, two great athletes, decide to have a race. The distance is 3 miles. Jackie runs half the time needed then walks the rest. Teddy runs half the distance then walks the rest. Who gets to the finish line first? There will be no Comments Friday for technical reasons. I will be on the Floor for what looks like a huge expiration but there will be no Comments
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Answer - The winner will always be the one who runs half the time since that period will cover more than half the distance.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 13th, 2017
Today's Question - Elwood's New York visit - While visiting his aunt in Manhattan, Elwood decided to visit a local "street fair". He paid one dollar to get into the fair. He immediately lost half of what he had left in a "3 card Monte" game. A bit more wary, he then paused to spend $2 for a soda and a hot dog. He then spent half of what he had left on "cotton candy" for some girls he met. Deserted, he then spent $2 for some clams. He spent half of what he had left on a cassette tape. He then bought a double scoop ice cream for $2. He spent half of what he had left on a key chain. As he left the fair, he gave one dollar to a panhandler. That's when he discovered he was broke and had to walk home. How much did Elwood start out with??
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 14, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Answer - Elwood started with 45 dollars.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 12th, 2017
Today's Question - Joe Internet has just met a venture capitalist. The VC person has given him lots of dough. Joe I. wants to give a portion to 10 key employees. He decides on $100,000 which he divides on seniority. Each of the 10 employees joined one month after his predecessor. (So "A" has 11 months experience while "B" has 10 months, etc., etc.). Mr. Internet divides the $100,000 among these employees with the most senior getting the most and the newest the least. The increment between each increment is the same dollar amount. If the third newest employee gets $6,000, how much does each of the employees get? Cashin’s Comments September 12, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The increment has to be $1,600. Thus the 10 employees in declining order receive the following: $17,200, $15,600, $14,000, $12,400, $10,800, $9,200, $7,600, $6,000, $4,400, $2,800. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 13, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 11th, 2017
Today's Question - What is a number less than 100, which increases in 1/5th of its value when you interchange its digits?"
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday's question was - What is a number less than 100, which increases in 1/5th of its value when you interchange its digits? Answer \xe2\x80\x93 45Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 7th, 2017
Today's Question - If 1 + 9 + 11 = 1, then what is the answer to 12 + 11 + 9 = ? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY YET ONE MORE SECRET MISSION Cashin’s Comments September 7, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday we asked you - If 1 + 9 + 11 = 1, then what is the answer to 12 + 11 + 9 = ? Answer - 10 1 + 9 + 11 = 1 - One (o) + nine (n) + eleven (e) = one = 1 / 12 + 11 + 9 = 10 - Twelve (t) + eleven (e) + nine (n) = ten 10Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 6th, 2017
Today's Question - Which American airline is named after a Greek letter?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday's question was Which American airline is named after a Greek letter? DeltaDoesn't match Missing info Like question
September 5th, 2017
Today's Question - What layer of the atmosphere lies between the troposphere and mesosphere?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked - What layer of the atmosphere lies between the troposphere and mesosphere? The stratosphere.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 31st, 2017
Today's Question - What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY ON A SPECIAL BUT VERY SECRET MISSION
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday's question was - What was the name of Charles Lindbergh\xe2\x80\x99s plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight? Spirit of St Louis.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 30th, 2017
Today's Question - My grandson is about as many days as my son in weeks, and my grandson is as many months as I am in years. My grandson, my son and I together are 120 years. Can you tell me my age in years?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked the following - My grandson is about as many days as my son in weeks, and my grandson is as many months as I am in years. My grandson, my son and I together are 120 years. Can you tell me my age in years? I am 72 years old.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 29th, 2017
Today's Question - In 1939, when a group of scientists found out that Germany was planning to build an atomic bomb, they persuaded which person to write a letter to which President to persuade him that the US develop the bomb first?
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Answer - Albert Einstein / Franklin Roosevelt \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 30, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 28th, 2017
Today's Question - In which city can you find the point where Germany, France, and Switzerland all meet?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 On Friday we asked you the following: In which city can you find the point where Germany, France, and Switzerland all meet? Answer \xe2\x80\x93 BaselDoesn't match Missing info Like question
August 25th, 2017
Today's Question - There are five great circles of latitude that surround the earth horizontally. What are they, starting from the north?
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Answer to Friday's question - There are five great circles of latitude that surround the earth horizontally. What are they, starting from the north? Answer - Arctic, Cancer, Equator, Capricorn, Antarctic.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 23rd, 2017
Today's Question - Jack is out with his class of 25 boys to a local park. Each guy has a remote controlled car with them. The park has a racetrack that allows 5 cars to be raced at once. Their teacher declares that the top three fastest cars get ice cream. How many races are required to determine the 3 fastest cars? NO COMMENTS THURSDAY
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Wednesday's question repeated: Jack is out with his class of 25 boys to a local park. Each guy has a remote controlled car with them. The park has a racetrack that allows 5 cars to be raced at once. Their teacher declares that the top three fastest cars get ice cream. How many races are required to determine the 3 fastest cars? Answer - 7 Races.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 22nd, 2017
Today's Question - Find the missing year in the series below? 1997, 1999, ____, 2011, 2017, 2027
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday, we asked you to the find the missing year in the series below? 1997, 1999, ____ 2011, 2017, 2027 Answer - 2003. It's a series of prime numbers.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 21st, 2017
Today's Question - A hockey stick and ball cost $50. If the Stick cost $49 more than the ball. What is the cost of each?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 22, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Monday we asked the following - A hockey stick and ball cost $50. If the stick cost $49 more than the ball. What is the cost of each? The hockey stick costs $49.50 & the ball $0.50.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 18th, 2017
Today's Question - Can you find four consecutive prime numbers that add up to 220?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Friday we asked you: Can you find four consecutive prime numbers that add up to 220? 47 + 53 + 59 + 61 = 220Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 16th, 2017
Today's Question - Which U.S. president served the shortest time in office?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday we asked: Do you know three positive numbers that will result the same when multiplied together or added together? They are not fractional numbers. The three positive numbers are 1, 2 & 3. 1 x 2 x 3 = 6 1 + 2 + 3 = 6Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 15th, 2017
Today's Question - What was the third last state to join the USA?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked - - What was the third last state to join the USA? - - Arizona \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 16, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 14th, 2017
Today's Question - In Greek mythology, how many graces are there?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked: In Greek mythology, how many graces are there? Three - - Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 3rd, 2017
Today's Question - What is the solution for "x = y + 4" and "3x + 7y = -18"? THERE WILL BE NO COMMENT ON FRIDAY. MORE MEDICAL STUFF.
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Answer - Freedom of Speech, of Worship, from Want, and from FearDoesn't match Missing info Like question
July 31st, 2017
Today's Question - Which is heavier, 100 pounds of rocks or 100 pounds of feathers?
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Answer to: Which is heavier, 100 pounds of rocks or 100 pounds of feathers? They both weigh the same \xe2\x80\x93 100 poundsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
July 28th, 2017
Today's Question - If a sports team has won 30 games and lost 20 so far this season, what percentage of their remaining 20 games must they win in order to have a 50% winning season?
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Answer - 25%. They must win a total of 35 out of 70, so 5 more out of the next 20.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 27th, 2017
Today's Question - What did Babe Ruth, Roger Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats?
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The answer to - What did Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats? Strike out.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 26th, 2017
Today's Question - What is the most popular board game of all time?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked you - what is the most popular board game of all time? \xe2\x80\x93 Chess is the most popular board game of all time.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 25th, 2017
Today's Question - What is the largest 3-digit prime number? Cashin’s Comments July 25, 2017 Page 4 of 4
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Answer to what is the largest 3-digit prime number is 997.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 14th, 2017
Today's Question - These are Mary's math test scores: 98, 87, 82, 95, 93, 81, 100. What is the average? NOTICE There will be No Comments from 7/15 to 7/23 Wonder Woman will be on an extremely rare but very well-deserved vacation. Comments will then resume 7/25
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 On Friday, July 14th we asked you: These are Mary's math test scores: 98, 87, 82, 95, 93, 81, 100. What is Mary's average? Mary average is 91.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 13th, 2017
Today's Question: The phrase, "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen" was spoken at the funeral of what person? Cashin’s Comments July 13, 2017 Page 3 of 3 NOTICE There will be No Comments from 7/15 to 7/23 Wonder Woman will be on an extremely rare but very well-deserved vacation. Comments will then resume 7/25
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Answer - The phrase, "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen" was spoken at the funeral of George Washington.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 12th, 2017
Today's Question - The title of what 1968 Beatles song contained six 2-letter words? NOTICE There will be No Comments from 7/15 to 7/23 Wonder Woman will be on an extremely rare but very well-deserved vacation. Comments resume 7/24
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Answer - The title of the 1968 Beatles song containing six 2-letter words is - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 11th, 2017
Today's Question - Who said "You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time."?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday\'s questions was - Who said "You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can\'t fool all the people all the time."? Answer - Abraham LincolnDoesn't match Missing info Like question
July 7th, 2017
Today's Question - Who has been the only bachelor President of the United States? Cashin’s Comments July 7, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer to - - The classes in a school run from 8:15 a.m. until 3:06 P.M. There are 8 class periods with 5 minutes passing time between classes. How long is each class period - - 47 minutes. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 11, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 6th, 2017
Today's Question - If 7x(2a+3b)=147, What does a+b stand for ?
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Answer to - If 7x(2a+3b)=147, What does a+b stand for? 6 and 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 30th, 2017
Today's Question – What number is missing: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, __ , 17, 19? Cashin’s Comments June 30, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Early Warning Wonder Woman and I are on separate but roughly parallel missions through the holiday. Next week's Comments will begin on Thursday. Be sure to have a Fifth on the Fourth!
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Answer to what number is missing: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, __ , 17, 19 - - 13 - - all are prime numbers.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 28th, 2017
Today's Question: Which one of the five Great Lakes is highest above sea level, and also the deepest?
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Answer to what comes next: 144, 121, 100, 81, 64, ___? 49Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 27th, 2017
Today's Question - How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played?
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Answer - Ty Cobb hit no homeruns in the three world series games he played in. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 28, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 26th, 2017
Today's Question -In 1915 the last California volcano erupted. Which mountain was it?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 27, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The mountain was Mt. LassenDoesn't match Missing info Like question
June 23rd, 2017
Today's Question: What planet is named for the Roman god of commerce, travel, and thievery? Cashin’s Comments June 23, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The planet named for the Roman god of commerce, travel, and thievery is Mercury, messenger of the gods.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 22nd, 2017
Today's Question - Who has been the only bachelor President of the United States?
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Answer: James Buchanan, Jr. has been the only bachelor president in the American history. His niece, Harriet Lane acted as First Lady of the U.S.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 21st, 2017
Today's Question - Who was the first U.S. President to call the "President's House" the "White House"?
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Answer - The first U.S. President to call the "President\'s House" the "White House" was Theodore Roosevelt.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 20th, 2017
Today's Question - Six U.S. state names can be spelled using only one vowel (which may repeated).
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Answer - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 19th, 2017
Today's Question - What is the smallest positive number which, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, always leaves a remainder of 1?
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Answer: The question was - What is the smallest positive number which, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, always leaves a remainder of 1? Answer: 61Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 15th, 2017
Today's Question - If you have 1000 pennies, 1000 nickels, 1000 dimes, 1000 quarters, and 1000 half dollars, then how much do you have altogether? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Hopefully Another Recuperation Day
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday's question was - If you have 1000 pennies, 1000 nickels, 1000 dimes, 1000 quarters, and 1000 half dollars, then how much do you have altogether? Answer - $910.00Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 14th, 2017
Today's Question – From a friend - - This 3 digit number has 3 different digits. The product of the digits is 0, the sum of the digits is 14, and, when the number is divided by 5, the result is a prime number. What number is this?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday's question was - This 3 digit number has 3 different digits. The product of the digits is 0, the sum of the digits is 14, and, when the number is divided by 5, the result is a prime number. What number is this? Answer: -905Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 13th, 2017
Today's Question – Who was Time magazine's first Man of the Year?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Charles Lindbergh was Time magazine's first Man of the Year in 1927.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 12th, 2017
Today's Question - Which two elements on the periodic table are liquids at room temperature?
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Answer - Mercury and Bromine are the only two elements on the periodic table that are liquid at room temperature.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 9th, 2017
Today's Question - Who was the first US President to ask Congress to declare war? Cashin’s Comments June 9, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer: James Madison recommended an Immediate Declaration of War against Great Britain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 8th, 2017
Today's Question - George has to drop something off at his boss' home. On the way there, he makes great time - 50 mph. On the way back, due to congestion, he makes 30 mph. Assuming just travel time, what was his average speed?
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Answer - George's average speed for the trip was: 37 1/2 m.p.h.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 7th, 2017
Today’s Question - Quick, call Bill Gates! Much computer logic is based on a binary system in which there are only 2 digits - 0 and 1. (This allows one digit to equal "open" and the other "closed" - among other things.) Our ordinary system is decimal (meaning any digit from 0 through 9 can reside in the far right spot. Once you go past 9, you go to 2 spots "10" meaning 1 "ten" and 0 "ones"). In binary systems, the far right can contain a "1" or an "0". Thus, in binary placement: 0 = 0; 1 = 1; 10 = 2; 11 = 3; etc. How would you write "29" in binary numbers?
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Answer - In binary placement the number "29" would be written 11101 or (from right to left) 1 unit; 0 two\'s; 1 four; 1 eight and 1 sixteen.....thus 1+4+8+16=29.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 6th, 2017
Today's Question - This is a variant of a previous question where the price difference was a nickel. Mr. Chips wanders down to the local bank to cash his daily retirement check. Because they are both chatting, both he and the teller don't notice that she has reversed the cents for dollars and the dollars for cents. Mr. Chips later realizes that he was given exactly 65 cents more than twice the amount of the original check. How much was the original check?
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Answer - The original check was for $11.23 (we assume he doesn't live in the NYC area).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 5th, 2017
Today's Question - When will I be your age, dad? - Little Erica is studying her "times tables" so she was quite proud to tell dad that he was 3 times as old as her older sister Jody. "Yes", laughed Dad, "But in 12 years I'll only be twice as old as Jody." How old is dad?
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Answer - Dad is 36 years old, Jody is 12 and Erica takes after her mom and won't tell us how old she is.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 2nd, 2017
Today’s Question - Get the number of that car! - A few years back Parade Magazine ran a contest on zany license plates. Here are some of the winners. Can you translate?
May 31st, 2017
Today’s Question - (For Med School dropouts) - "Thigh bone connected...." There is one bone in the human body not connected to any other bone - where is it?
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Answer - David's meal for $85 was a $25 steak and a $60 bottle of wine.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 30th, 2017
Today's Question – What planet has the longest day? Which planet has the shortest day?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 It takes Venus 243 earth-days to rotate on its axis. Jupiter's day last 9 hours and 50 minutes.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 23rd, 2017
Today's Question – What well-known American author was Ambassador to Spain in 1842?
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Answer - The first colony to ratify the Constitution was Delaware. The last to ratify was Rhode Island.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 22nd, 2017
Today's Question – What is the oldest capital city in the US?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Santa Fe, in what is now New Mexico, was first settled in 1609.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 17th, 2017
Today’s Question - Jim Thorpe became world famous by winning the Pentathlon in the Olympics in 1912. An equally famous American placed fifth in the same event. Who was it? We know you know his name. (Hint - he was also a great horseman.) NO COMMENT THURSDAY/FRIDAY MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - The famous American who competed with Jim Thorpe and placed 5th in the 1912 Olympic Pentathlon was - George S. Patton. (Some contend there were two different types of Pentathlons in 1912. We will research and report back.) Patton was said to have been denied the medal because judges would not believe that he shot three bullets through the same hole in the bulls eye (ala Robin Hood). (Hat tip Rob Clutterbuck)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 16th, 2017
Today's Question - Tommy is bringing sandwiches to the game, but is stopped by 3 bullies. The first takes half the sandwiches in the bag plus half a sandwich. The second takes half of what's left plus half a sandwich. The third takes half of what Tom has left plus half a sandwich. Tom then discovers the bag is empty. How many sandwiches did he start with? Cashin’s Comments May 16, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Tom started with 7 sandwiches. The first bully took half (3.5) plus half a sandwich (.5) which makes 4 in all. Etc., etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 15th, 2017
Today's Question - (Car 54....Where Are You?) Bob left Scranton at 8:15 a.m. headed for Philadelphia via the PA. Turnpike. He drove at a speed of 40 mph. At 8:30 he stopped for 10 minutes to get coffee then resumed at 40 MPH. Al left Philly at 8:45 headed for Scranton via the PA. Turnpike. He traveled at 60 mph. When they met enroute, who was closer to Scranton?
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Answer - Nice try to all who used calculus, advanced algebra or even rulers to compute the answer to the Philly/Scranton puzzle. The question was - who was closer when they met? Since they would both be in the same place when they met, neither would be closer.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 11th, 2017
Today’s Question – At a garage sale Smitty bought 20 baseball cards at $5 apiece. He took them to a dealer who said. “Some are forgeries. I’ll pay you $25 for each good one and you pay me $10 for every forgery. Even so, Smitty walked away with a profit of $295 on the whole deal. How many forgeries were there?
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Answer - Throckmorton had 3 textbooks: 1 red; 1 blue and 1 green. Thus - all but 2 were red; all but 2 were green and all but 2 were blue.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 8th, 2017
Today's Question - Tommy is bringing sandwiches to the game, but is stopped by 3 bullies. The first takes half the sandwiches in the bag plus half a sandwich. The second takes half of what's left plus half a sandwich. The third takes half of what Tom has left plus half a sandwich. Tom then discovers the bag is empty. How many sandwiches did he start with?
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Answer - Tom started with 7 sandwiches. The first bully took half (3.5) plus half a sandwich (.5) which makes 4 in all. Etc., etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 2nd, 2017
Today's Question - Which wheel travels farther on a bicycle - the front or the back?? Bonus Question - What is the only U.S. state with no caves??
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Answer - in ordinary usage the front wheel of a bicycle travels further. This has to do with its turning function which requires it to transcribe a larger area than the captive rear wheel. Bonus Answer - the only state without caves is Rhode Island. Nice try to Iowa, Kansas and other flat out guesses.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 1st, 2017
Today's Question - David was on a sales trip and wound up eating dinner alone. He had a good steak and a wonderful but expensive bottle of wine (at least for eating alone). The bill before tax and tip came to $85. If 5 times the cost of the wine equaled 12 times the cost of the steak - how much did each cost?
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Answer - The smallest number of marks needed on a 36 inch stick to enable you to measure any number of whole inches is "8". And they would be 1,3,6,13,20,27,31,35.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 27th, 2017
Today's Question - Of seven coins, which all look alike, five have the same weight while two are slightly heavier. Using a balance scale of two pans, without weights, how many operations are necessary to tell which are the two heavy coins? NO COMMENTS MONDAY
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Answer - The only "standalone" bone in your body is the Hyoid Bone which sits in your neck and its job is to support your tongue. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments , 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 26th, 2017
Today's Question - You have a piece of wood 13 inches long. If you marked it at 4 points: 1 inch, 2 inch, 6 inch and 10 inch, you could measure any number of whole inches from 1 to 13. If the piece of wood is 36 inches Cashin’s Comments long, what is the smallest number of marks needed to measure any whole inch from 1 to 36 (and where do you put the marks)? April 26, 2017 Page 3 of 3 COMMENTS RESUME ON TUESDAY. WONDER WOMAN ON AN EXTENDED MISSION
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Answer - to arrange the $1000 in 10 bags so that he could select any number from 1 to 1000 without opening a bag, the series should be: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 489. If those numbers look familiar, they are the denominators of the fractions previously used in various parts of Wall Street (except 489 of course).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 25th, 2017
Today's Question - The Mid-Hoboken Birth of Baseball Museum is not exactly Disney World. On one recent but rare warm Spring day the ticket seller passed out 100 tickets. Being an old, sexist place they charged Men - $5; Women - $2 and children under 12 paid 10 cents apiece. If the day's receipts totaled $100, what was the visitor mix? Cashin’s Comments April 25, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The Museum Master says that the 100 attendees for $100 resulted from a group of 11 men, 19 women and 70 children. He also noted that the mix may have been impacted by the fact that Hoboken has had 240 bars in its square mile of territory. Talk about your civilized societies.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 24th, 2017
Today's Question - Talk about dysfunctional families - at the mini-reunion there was an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, sister, brother, daughter, son, father and mother. The puzzle is there are only two women and two men in the room. If they all have a common ancestor but no one is married to a blood relative, how is this possible?
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Answer to Dysfunctional Family - There is one "sister" with her "daughter" and the sister\'s "brother" with his "son".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 20th, 2017
Today's Question - Imagine that these letters are located at the following points on a clock face: Start anywhere you like. Go either clockwise or counterclockwise to make a common word. Hint: Each word will have a larger number of letters than appear on the clock face. H = 12; C = 3; R = 6; U = 9 NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Answer - The clock face word was "Church" (counterclockwise).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 19th, 2017
Today's Question - Two men who signed the Declaration of Independence had their respective families produce two U.S. Presidents for each family. Who were they and who were the Presidents?
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Answer - The two signers of the Declaration of Independence whose two families produced two U.S. Presidents apiece were: John Adams and Benjamin Harrison. The resultant Presidents were: John Adams (signer) and John Quincy Adams (son of signer); and William Henry Harrison (son of signer) and Benjamin Harrison (great-grandson of signer).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 18th, 2017
Today’s Questions - More state capital confusion - Do you know your X, Y and Z? If you eliminate the state capitals with "city" in their name (Salt Lake City?), you still have 4 left with a "y" in their names. There's also a capital with an "x" but no capital with a "z". Do you know the x + y's?
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Answers - The non - "city" capitals with a "y" are: Montgomery (Ala); Cheyenne (WY); Olympia (Washington); and Albany (NY). The "x" capital is Phoenix (AZ).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 13th, 2017
Today's Question - Can you fill in for me? Find the word or series of letters that would complete the first word and begin the second word. (Example: Bor__ __ __ive becomes "DER" giving "Border" and Derive"). A) Fire__ __ __ __ways C) Door__ __ __stone B) Foot__ __ __ __son D) Cur__ __ __ __ted NO COMMENTS MONDAY
April 12th, 2017
Today’s Question - Sure, but who takes out the garbage! Betty's brother has one more brother than he has sisters. How many more brothers than sisters does Betty have? (No you don't need to know the size of the family.)
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Answer - This was tricky. Betty's brother had one more brother than sisters. Betty is one of those sisters so she would have one less sister and one more brother than her brother. So she would have three more brothers than sisters. (Before you get upset assume two sisters - including Betty - and four brothers. See that works.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 11th, 2017
Today’s Question - Did you say "Ten-Q". No I said "5Q". Find the 5 letter synonyms that all begin with "Q" for these words: A) Put down, B) Agile, C) Scruple, D) Twist E) Entirely.
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Answer - The 5 letter synonyms that all begin with "Q" for these words are: A) Put down = Quell; B) Agile = Quick; C) Scruple = Qualm; D) Twist = Quirk; E) Entirely = Quite.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 10th, 2017
Today’s Question - What is unique about the names of the first five U.S. Presidents?
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Answer - The first five U.S. Presidents had no middle name (neither did Lincoln or Truman).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 6th, 2017
Today's Question - And, I thought the census questionnaire was tough! Tony asked Mitch, "How old is your son?" Mitch replied, "My son is 5 times as old as my daughter and my wife is 5 times as old as my son. I am Cashin’s Comments April 6, 2017 Page 3 of 3 twice as old as my wife and her great aunt, who is 81, is as old as all of us put together." How old is Mitch's son?
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Answer - The formula for when Easter falls, as you probably know, is that it shall be the first Sunday on, or after, the first full moon following the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring. It was set by the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. which as you remember was called by the Emperor Constantine. Because of the formula's basis in Astronomy, Easter can never be later than April 25 nor earlier than March 22. Passover, on the other hand is on the 15th day of the month of Nisan. Now as you may have guessed, the Council of Nicaea suspected that not everyone's calendar, even with the picture of the two kittens climbing out of a basket, would have the month of Nisan on it. So to avoid bothering their Jewish neighbors by asking each Spring when is the 15th of Nisan, they approximated the date with the above mentioned astronomical formula. Since the month of Nisan always starts on a new moon (as does every month in the Jewish calendar), the 15th of the month would be at - or proximate to - a full moon. That's why the two holidays are tied so closely together each year. This year they are only three off from their original link. Passover was on Thursday before the first Easter. This year Passover begins at sundown on Monday evening. (Special thanks to Mr. Joseph Berman for his input on the Biblical Lunar Calendar.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 5th, 2017
Today’s Question - Watch your step! We once asked you about the occurrence of repeated numbers on a digital watch (1:11; 11:11: 2:22, etc.). Now we'd like you to think sequentially (1:23, etc.). How many times in 24 hours would the numbers be sequential.
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Answer - The sequential order would occur 14 times (7 times each 12 hours). The series are 1:23; 2:34, 3:45; 4:56; 9:10; 10:12; 12:34.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 3rd, 2017
Today's Question - And, they never played football either. There are nine U.S. President who never attended college. Can you name all nine?
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Answer - The joint mowing project should take 3 hours. (In one hour David would do 2/15ths of the project and Alfie would do 1/5th. So in 1 hour they would have completed 1/3rd of the project - assuming no "special seltzer" breaks.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 31st, 2017
Today's Question - The Friends of Fermentation were inducting a new member. Phil was asked to define or determine the following famous proverb with all the vowels removed. Phil looked at the slate and saw: "FLN DHSM NYRS NPR TD". Assuming the spacing is misleading, can you help Phil add the vowels and give the popular proverb?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Phil was able to deduce that the proverb was: "A fool and his money are soon parted".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 30th, 2017
Today's Question - Things are sometimes boring at Salcatraz the Federal penitentiary for the criminally inept. Two long term inmates, Nick and Vince try to fill in the days with contests. Nick and Vince decide to kill time by flipping a coin for $1 a flip. Nick won 3 flips but Vince won $5. How many flips did they have in all? Cashin’s Comments March 30, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - There were 11 flips. Nick won 3 and Vince won 8.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 27th, 2017
Today's Question - Meet me half way - Two boys visiting their uncle's farm see a rain barrel by the barn. One thinks it's less than half full the other argues more than half full. Using no strings, measuring devices or anything but the barrel, how can they easily decided the debate?
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Answer - Rick can knock off the speech in 40 hours while Andy would take 60 hours.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 23rd, 2017
Today's Question - Timmy ignored the advice of his mentor Danny and went to an NCAA - March Madness Party with an armful of brown bottles. To his pal Anthony he gives half the bottles he has plus a half bottle. Next, to his buddy Bernie, he gives half the bottles he has left plus half a bottle. Realizing that he can't live on his personality he then gives half of what he has left plus half a bottle to his protector - Last Call. Timmy then realizes he is out of brown bottles. How many bottles did Tim start with??
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Answer - Since Teddy eats 3 times as fast as Steve, he would eat 24 donuts while Steve eats 8 (which would equal the requisite 32). That would take 45 minutes. The 40 donuts was a problem for math types. At the 3 to 1 ratio of eating, we know Teddy will consume 30 while Steve eats 10. In one hour, Ted eats 32 but Steve eats 10.7. If we multiply 60 minutes by Teddy's ratio 30 \xc3\xb7 32 we get 56 minutes and 15 seconds just enough time for Steve to eat his 10.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 22nd, 2017
Today's Question - It's in the bag - An eccentric trader took his $1,000 bonus to the bank. He asked the teller to place the dollars in a series of sealed bags so that he could later ask for any amount from 1 to 1,000 and get it without opening any bag. What is the smallest number of bags he would need and what amounts would in each bag?
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Answer to in the bag - There should be 10 bags in the following progression 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 489. (Note the symmetry.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 21st, 2017
Today’s Question - "Your planet or mine?" Astronaut Ron found himself safely on the planet Zilat. There were two species on the planet - one set had one eye....the other 2 eyes. One set told only the truth. The other only lied. Ron asked a single eyed alien if he was a truth teller. The alien replied - "Zyxtrap!" Confused, Ron asked a 2 eyed alien what the first had said. The 2 eyed alien, using hand signals, indicated that "Zyxtrap" meant yes but warned that the first alien was a liar. Who told the truth?
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Answer - The answer to Ron\'s first question naturally had to be "yes" whether from a liar or a truth teller. Since the second alien said the word meant yes, he (or she) had to be a truth teller.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 20th, 2017
Today’s Question - Little Staten Island House on the Prairie – In honor of St. Joseph’s Day - sort of. Sal, brother Al and sister Val show up at Nino's sharpeners. Nino's two nephews are on duty. They both work at exactly the same pace. Sal, Al and Val each need one hacksaw sharpened and one "penknife" sharpened. If it takes 15 minutes to sharpen one hacksaw and 5 minutes to sharpen one "penknife"; what is the best division of labor for the nephews to choose?
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Answer - The fastest way for the nephews to finish would be to have one sharpen two hacksaws while the other sharpened one hacksaw and three "penknives". (Elapsed time: 30 minutes.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 16th, 2017
Today's Question - If 6 shamrocks and 3 dwarf potatoes cost 15 cents and the same amount would get you 9 dwarf potatoes and 3 shamrocks. What would it cost for 100 dwarf potatoes?
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Answer - Okay! So they all shared equally and thus ate two soda breads apiece. So....Grandma and her two sons had a total of 6 (or 2 each). Of these, 2 came from the "surprise" extras. So that left 4 breads that represented the grandchildren getting 2 instead of 3 apiece. That means there were 4 grandchildren and a total of 14 cakes (4 x 3 + "2").Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 15th, 2017
Today's Question - What number is next in this irregular series: 20, 80, 76, 19, 23, 92, 88, __?
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Answer - The missing number is 22. The series revolved around 4: 20 x 4; 80 \xe2\x80\x93 4; 76 \xc3\xb7 4; 19 + 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 13th, 2017
Today's Question - How many "witches" were burned in Salem, Mass. during the hysterical period of the Salem Witch Trials? 0.2% 75.4% 97.0 0.4% N.A. NO COMMENTS TUESDAY / MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - There were a total of 20 people executed for witchcraft during the Salem trials, but none of them was burned. Nineteen were hanged and one was crushed to death by placing progressively heavier stones on his chest.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 10th, 2017
Today’s Question - I'll meet you halfway. Generous Gene comes back from the potato patch with a sack of potatoes. To the first friend he meets he gives half the sack plus half a potato. To the next friend he gives half of what he has left plus one half a potato. To the third friend he gives half of what's left plus one half a potato. Now the sack is empty. How many potatoes were originally in the sack?
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Answer - Generous Gene began with a sack of seven potatoes.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 9th, 2017
Today’s Question - In the non-capitalized alphabet some consonants go up like b, d, f, h, k, i and t. Others go down like p, g, etc. or stay level c, m. etc. Find a hyphenated adjective that contains 6 of the 7 uppers and may describe an idea. (Hint: _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _)
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Answer - the hyphenated adjective with 6 of the 7 upper consonants was "half-baked" (at least that\'s my theory).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 8th, 2017
Today’s Question - "I think my watch stopped" - When the day after tomorrow becomes yesterday, that "today" will be as far from Sunday as "today" would be from Sunday when the day before yesterday becomes tomorrow. What day of the week is today? Cashin’s Comments March 8, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Boy did Sister Herman Joseph love these "day before the day after" puzzles. We would set up the days of the week (some kids used a circle) and move "today" around like a checker. In the puzzle we gave, one definition would move the checker 4 paces, in the next 3. Since that\'s asymmetrical, the answer would have to add up to 7, which would bring us back to - "Sunday" - that\'s right.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 7th, 2017
Today’s Question - Come out! Come out! Wherever you are. Find these words within words. (Here's an example - hint "beginning and first residents, 6, 10 - the answer is "origin" (6) inside "aborigines" (10)). Okay - start -
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The words within words were A) Riot \xe2\x80\x93 Patriots; B) Avenge \xe2\x80\x93 Scavenger; C) Trim \xe2\x80\x93 Matrimony.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 6th, 2017
Today's Question - If 73 hens lay 73 dozen eggs in 73 days and if 37 hens eat 37 quarts of corn in 37 days, how many quarts of corn corresponds to 1 dozen eggs?
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Answer - If 73 hens lay 73 dozen eggs in 73 days than 73 hens lay 1 dozen in 1 day. Further, if 37 hens eat 37 quarts of corn in 37 days than 37 hens eat 1 quart in 1 day. So to get a dozen eggs you must feed 73 hens for 1 day. To get that you divide the hens needed (73) by hens fed by 1 quart of corn (37) which gives you the answer of a fraction less than 2 quarts.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 3rd, 2017
Today's Question - One of our Founding Fathers (and an early Minister to France) was an inventive tinkerer. Among things he invented were - the "dumb waiter" and the folding attic ladder. Who was he?
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Answer - The inventor of the "dumb waiter" and the folding attic leader was Founding Father...Thomas Jefferson.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 1st, 2017
Today's Question: (For those who think it's been too easy lately.) Here's a puzzle I was given the year before I became an NYSE member (thus a very old puzzle). In a small town, an elder gent goes to the bank to cash a refund check. He chats so much with the teller that neither one notices that she swaps the dollars for the cents (e.g. $5.10 becomes $10.05). He pockets the money and on the walk home gives 5¢ to a neighbor's kid. Once home he realizes that after deducting the 5¢ he now has exactly twice the amount of the original check. What was the amount on the original check?? (Most of this is logical.) Cashin’s Comments March 1, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The Liberty Bell was ordered in 1750 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Colony of Pennsylvania\'s Constitution. They managed to misspell Pennsylvania as "Pensylvania."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 28th, 2017
Today’s Question - Vanna say "Oh!" - While "E" is everywhere, the letter "O" can be prevalent. For example, Door to Door and Voodoo Doll are two common phrases of 10 letters having only "o" for a vowel. Can you think of a 4 word phrase (15 letters) that has only "o's" and means thorough or thoroughly?
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Answer - The common four word phrase that only has "o" for a vowel is - "From Top to Bottom."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 27th, 2017
Today’s Question - What number comes next in this series: 8, 12, 18, 26, __?
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Answer - This was a lay-up as some folks had their kids do it. The next number in the series 8, 12, 18, 26 is "36Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 24th, 2017
Today’s Question - We learned that you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are four state capitals with the word city in their names (ala New York City). What are these cities and their states? Cashin’s Comments February 24, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Jefferson City (Missouri); Carson City (Nevada); Oklahoma City (Oklahoma); Salt Lake City (Utah).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 22nd, 2017
Today's Question - (Trickery Here!) - Can you write down 5 odd figures that add up to "14"? (Each number is odd.)
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Answer to both ends: A) Onion; B) Emblem; C) Keepsake; D) PeriscopeDoesn't match Missing info Like question
February 15th, 2017
Today’s Question - Okay so the numbers are too easy, huh? What three numbers give the same result when they are added as when they are multiplied?
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Answer - The five letter plural that might apply to a fishing boat, a popular movie and an actor in that movie could be - "lines." At least that\'s what we found.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 14th, 2017
Today’s Question - There is an eight letter word for a type of fuel which can have its letters rearranged into two four letter verbs that are opposites. What are the three words?
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Answer - The fuel was "gasoline" and it contains the four letter opposites "gain" and "lose".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 8th, 2017
Today's Question - Can you name at least four English words that end in "dous"? (More than four would be stupendous.) NO COMMENTS THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND MONDAY. HOPE TO BE BACK VALENTINE'S DAY Cashin’s Comments February 8, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The four best-known words ending in "Dous" are Stupendous, Horrendous, Tremendous and Hazardous.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 7th, 2017
Today's Question - A talkative woman hailed a cab in New York. She kept talking to the driver and asking him questions. He never responded. When she tapped him on the shoulder he said "I'm sorry lady. I'm deaf as a post. I can't hear anything you're saying." When they arrived at her stop, she failed to tip him because he was lying. Explain!
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Answer - The woman knew the taxi driver was lying about being deaf because he took her to the destination she specified when she first got in the cab.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 6th, 2017
Today’s Question - Little Alfie was a chess prodigy. Amazed at the kid's ability a reporter asked his dad how old he was. With a grin the father said - "I am 7 times as old as Alfie is now, but in 20 years he'll be 1/2 my age at that time. How old is Alfie?
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Answer - Little Alfie is 4 years old. His dad is 28 (7x4). In 20 years, Alfie will be 24 and dad will be twice as old - 48. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 7, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 3rd, 2017
Today's Question - If 3 milkmaids can milk 3 cows in 7 minutes, how many cows can 6 milkmaids milk in 70 minutes? Cashin’s Comments February 3, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - If 3 milkmaids can milk 3 cows in 7 minutes then six milkmaids could milk 60 cows in 70 minutes. (And then they need a nap - both maids and cows.) 0.3% 0.3% 97.5 N.A. N.A.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 2nd, 2017
Today's Question - Alan hosted a charity luncheon. The total ticket sale was $9,540.00 and the attendance was between 70 and 100 people. If everyone paid the same amount, how much was each ticket and how many people came. (Hint: The ticket cost is in dollars - no cents.) Cashin’s Comments February 2, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Given that the tickets are in even dollars, then each ticket cost $106 and 90 folks showed up.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 1st, 2017
Today's Question - Find the word that links each of the others. Example: silver; table, fed, bread = spoon 1) 2) 3) 4) bold; lift; about; type = boy; ding; brick; cricket = lance; spirit; germ; admission = empire; delight; taffy; towel = Cashin’s Comments February 1, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer to more word links -1) bold; lift; about; type = Face; 2) boy; ding; brick; cricket = Bat; 3) lance; spirit; germ; admission = Free 4) empire; delight; taffy; towel = TurkishDoesn't match Missing info Like question
January 31st, 2017
Today's Question - Happy Birthday! Bob is 33 years old today. That is three times as old as Nick was when Bob was the age that Nick is today. How old is Nick?
January 27th, 2017
Today's Question - You have nine seemingly identical rare coins. But you are told one coin is short weight. How can you find the light coin in two weighings? (You only have a balance scale.) NO COMMENTS MONDAY Cashin’s Comments January 27, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Finding the short weight coin - divide the 9 coins into 3 sets of 3 coins (A, B, C). Weigh A versus B. If they balance, the short coin is in "C" (if they don\'t balance, the problem coin is in the lighter set). Having identified the problem set, weigh two of those coins. If they balance, it\'s the third coin.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 26th, 2017
Today's Question - A case in credibility - In a small town, two brothers, Cain and Abel make a game of lying. Abel lies on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but tells the truth all other times. Cain lies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday but is otherwise truthful. If Cain told you "yesterday was one of my lying days" and Abel said "Me too!"; what day of the week would it be? EARLY NOTICE NO COMMENTS MONDAY Cashin’s Comments January 26, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - to the credibility thing - The day would be Thursday. Cain could only say "I lied yesterday" on a Thursday (F) or Sunday (T). Abel could say so only on Monday (F) or Thursday (T) so the only fit is Thursday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 25th, 2017
Today's Question - There are lots of words with double consonants in them, usually SS, TT, or LL. Can you think of a common word for each of these doubles: HH; KK; WW. As a bonus how about II & UU. Cashin’s Comments January 25, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - to double letter encore - Withhold; Bookkeeping; Powwow; Skiing and Vacuum.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 24th, 2017
Today's Question - You are on an island where there are only liars and truth-tellers, and they look and sound alike. You are on a dangerous journey, because there is a fork in the road that can lead either to quicksand or to safety. When you arrive at the fork, the signpost is gone but there are two men standing there. You know that you can ask only one question of only one man. What question can you ask either of them that will tell you which road is safe?
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Answer - (To best understand, assume the two roads are "A" and "B" - with "B" leading to quicksand.) You would ask one of them what road would the other man tell you was "the safe one." Then you would choose the opposite of whatever that answer was. Thus the "liar" would claim the other would point you to "B" (quicksand). But the other would truthfully point out that the "liar" would direct you to "B" (quicksand). Either way the answer would be quicksand and you should do the opposite.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 23rd, 2017
Today's Question - Which candle would burn brighter - a tall thin one or a short fat one?
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Answer - assuming the wicks are not wildly different all candles burn equally brightly.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 20th, 2017
Today's Question - A Metroliner is approaching Penn Station at 114 inches per second. A passenger in one car is walking forward at 36 inches per second relative to the seats. He is eating a foot-long hot dog, which is entering his mouth at the rate of 2 inches per second. An ant on the hot dog is running away from the passenger's mouth at 1 inch per second. How fast is the ant approaching Penn Station?
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3.0% 0.4% 2.2% 98.1 N.A. Answer - The ant is approaching at 151 inches per second. (One inch faster than the man's mouth and three inches faster than the surviving end of the hot dog.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 19th, 2017
Today’s Question - That's odd! I can't get even! - I'm thinking of a number. If you subtract 13 from this number and then multiply the remainder by 13 you get the same answer as if you had subtracted 9 and multiplied that remainder by 9. What number am I thinking of??
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Answer - The number that fits the formula we laid out is simply the sum of the two numbers or, in this case 9 + 13 = 22.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 17th, 2017
Today's Question - We know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are five state capitals that begin with the letter "A". Four of them are east of the Mississippi. What are these capitals and what are their states? NO COMMENTS WEDNESDAY ATTENDING A FRIEND'S FUNERAL
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Answer - The four state capitals east of the Mississippi that begin with "A" are: Atlanta (GA); Augusta (ME); Annapolis (MD) and Albany (NY). West of the Mississippi would be Austin (TX). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 19, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 13th, 2017
Today’s Question - An old saw - Farmer Brown hired two workmen who together could saw 5 cords of wood in one day. They could split 8 cords of sawn logs in 1 day. Since Farmer Brown could only pay for 1 day's work, how many cords must they saw to keep them busy splitting for the rest of the day.
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Answer - The two workmen should saw 3 1/13th cords of wood which would keep them busy splitting for the rest of the day. (Yeah! Yeah! I know it's supposed to be fun not algebra.) N.A.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 12th, 2017
Today’s Rhymin' Simon - If an "ardent employee" is a "fervent servant", what might be the rhyming parallels for: "a distressed choral group"; "an obstreperous cactus"; "a loud Congressional group"; "a cranky hack driver", and harking back to Halloween, "Dracula and Freddy Kreuger"?
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Answer - A distressed choral group might be "a dire choir"; an obstreperous cactus = "a truculent succulent"; a loud Congressional group = "a raucous caucus"; a cranky hack driver = "a crabby cabbie" and Dracula and Freddy Kreuger = "A gruesome twosome".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 11th, 2017
Today’s Question - Complete this logical alphabetical progression: ABCBCDCDEDEF???
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Answer - In the sequence: ABCBCDCDEDEF, the next 3 letters would be "EFG." The progression is in 3\'s as ABC, BCD, CDE.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 10th, 2017
Today’s Question - Fill in the blank - Insert the correct math signs (+ - x ÷) to make the equation correct: 7 __ 8 __ 20 __ 32 = 44
January 6th, 2017
Today’s’ Question - (A saloon classic) - If a hen and a half laid an egg and a half in a day and a half - how many eggs would three hens lay in three days? NO COMMENTS MONDAY
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Answer - If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half - that means one hen takes a day and a half to lay one egg (while the 1/2 hen is laying 1/2 egg in the same time). So in three days one hen would lay two eggs and three hens would thus lay six eggs.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 5th, 2017
Today's Question - What number should come next in this series (and why): 1, 4, 3, 11 __ (careful it's tricky and even a bit sneaky). Cashin’s Comments January 5, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The next number would be 15 (based on the number of letters in its name) - One (3), Four (4), Three (5), Eleven (6) and Fifteen (7).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 4th, 2017
Today's Question - Phil & Bill share a drink on their common birthday. "This is a very special birthday," says Bill "because, while we are together 63 years old, I am also twice as old as you were, when I was as old as you are now." What are their current ages?
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Answer To Phil and Bill Birthdays - The older is 36 and the younger is 27 making their combined age 63.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 3rd, 2017
Today’s Question - "Can I buy a vowel, Vanna?" There is a seven letter word with no "s" and only one vowel. It appears in a popular Christmas song and is fairly common. What is it?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 4, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The seven letter word with only one vowel and no "s" that appears in a famous Christmas song is "Twelfth." (Also found in many towns over eleven blocks long.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 22nd, 2016
Today Answer - The Three Kings were: Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar - bringing Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Melchior (Emperor of Arabia = gold); Caspar (King of Tharsis = Frankincense) and Balthazar (King of Ethiopia = Myrrh). Their names and identities did not appear in general circulation until centuries after the first "Epiphany." Bonus Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street" May you and all you hold dear find Christmas in your heart, in your home and in your whole world! Peace on Earth to all of good will! And A Very Happy Hanukkah Too! Publication Schedule There will be no Comments Friday, December 23rd
December 21st, 2016
Today's Question - What were the names of Three Wise Men and what gift did each bring? Bonus Question - An actor once won an Oscar for playing Santa. Who was it? And in what film?
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Answer - The Three Kings were: Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar - bringing Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Melchior (Emperor of Arabia = gold); Caspar (King of Tharsis = Frankincense) and Balthazar (King of Ethiopia = Myrrh). Their names and identities did not appear in general circulation until centuries after the first "Epiphany." Bonus Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street" May you and all you hold dear find Christmas in your heart, in your home and in your whole world! Peace on Earth to all of good will! And A Very Happy Hanukkah Too! Publication Schedule There will be no Comments Friday, December 23rd \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 19th, 2016
Today's Question - How many total gifts did the true love give on the 12th day of Christmas? Bonus Question - How good is your concentration - What was it that made "Frosty the Snowman" become special? NO COMMENTS TUESDAY / MEDICAL STUFF Cashin’s Comments December 19, 2016 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - On the Twelfth Day of Christmas there were 364 gifts unless you count the Partridge and Pear Tree separately. Bonus Answer \xe2\x80\x93 On Frosty the Snowman - there must have been some magic in that old silk hat he wore.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 16th, 2016
Today's Question - "Where's Santa when you need him." - Little Dick and Jane went to the neighborhood five and dime to get a Christmas present for mom. Dick saw a shiny comb and took it to the register with all his money. "Sorry little boy", said the cashier. "You are 24 cents short!" Jane smiled a sibling grin, grabbed the Cashin’s Comments December 16, 2016 Page 3 of 3 comb and put it, along with all her money on the counter. "Sorry, little girl", said the cashier, "but you are 2 cents short." After an exchange of ugly faces, they agreed to pool their money. However, the cashier told them that they still didn't have enough. How much did Dick have? Jane...? and how much was the comb? (No taxes involved.)
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Answer - To "Where\'s Santa when you need him" - The comb for mom would have cost 25 cents. The little boy apparently had only a penny. His sister had 23 cents.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 14th, 2016
Today's Question - Little Linda started her Christmas shopping. When she came home, she told mom that half her money was gone in the first hour. It was then that she noticed that she now had as many cents as she had dollars when she started but she had only half as many dollars as she had cents when she began. How much did she spend?
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Answer - It would take the same five elves (assuming no "Christmas Cheer" in the packing shed).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Bernard, the night-time manager of Ye Olde Elf Cookie Shoppe has pre-packed boxes of assorted cookies. There are 16 pound boxes and 17 pound boxes and boxes of 23, 24, 39 and 40 pounds. A client comes in and asks for 100 pounds of cookies. Without breaking up any boxes, how close can Bernard come?
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Answer - If Bernard piled up 4 boxes of 17 pounds and 2 boxes of 16 pounds, the client would have exactly 100 pounds of cookies.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 8th, 2016
Today's Question - Santa sent his special elf Sanjo down to the basement to fetch some green ribbons for bows. Sanjo discovered that the ambitious elf, Lanzro had switched the labels on the 3 ribbon drawers. They were labeled: "Red", "Green" and "Red and Green". Since every drawer was incorrectly marked, how can Sanjo pick just one ribbon out of one drawer and know which drawer held which? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY/MONDAY Cashin’s Comments December 8, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Sanjo, that clever little elf, knew he should take a ribbon from the drawer marked "Red and Green". If it is green it must contain all green ribbon (since all drawer labels are incorrect). Therefore, the drawer marked Red will contain red and green while the drawer marked Green will be red. Now, try to put hex grommet A over flex blot C - batteries not included.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 7th, 2016
Today's Question - How many Articles of Impeachment did the House Judiciary Committee actually vote against President Nixon??
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Answer - The Committee voted three Articles of Impeachment against Nixon but they never reached the Floor.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - Hats off to you - A group of 10 cadets are on their way to the Army - Navy Game when a gust of wind blows all their hats off. A quick footed young man scoops them up and hands them back randomly. What are the odds that exactly 9 of them received the correct hat?
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Answer - Sssh! The word out was "urn" - it was the only one without a silent letter.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 1st, 2016
Today's Question - I've got your number! - Numbers can be unique like Primes, Squares, Roots, etc. This number has a special property that you'll find with cunning and not a calculator. "8, 549, 176, 320." What's the special property?
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Answer - The number did have a unique property. It contained each of the numbers from zero through nine and they were in alphabetical order.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 30th, 2016
Today's Question - One of the word play games often seen is the "word ladder". In these games you move one letter at a time to get to a new word in a specific number of steps. Each step must be a common word. (Example: To go from "sick" to "well" in 4 moves you might go -"sick", "silk, "sill", "sell", "well".) Can you go from "warm" to "cold" in 4 moves?
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Answer - The word ladder we found were: Warm, Ward, Word, Cord, Cold.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 29th, 2016
Today’s Question - Jack Doe will tell you that he has quite a collection of classic cars. When asked to describe them, he says all but two are Pierce Arrows, all but two are Rolls Silver Clouds and all but two are Duisenbergs. How many cars in the collection?
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Answer - Jack Doe's car collection had but three cars (one of each). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments November 30, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 28th, 2016
Today's Question - Don't worry, I'll back you up! - In 1777, the fledgling U.S. was happy to sign a mutual defense treaty with France. (It was the key to winning the Revolution.) What was the next defense treaty the U.S. signed?
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Answer - Believe it or not the next mutual defense treaty after the one with the French during the Revolutionary War was - NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949. (How's that for avoiding entangling alliances.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 22nd, 2016
Today’s Question - Is that with stuffing or without? If a turkey weighs 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight – how much does it weigh? Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 23, 24, 25 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out – I may take off too.)
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Answer - If the turkey weighed 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight then the 8 pounds represents 2/3rds of the weight. Thus the turkey weighed 12 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 21st, 2016
Today’s Question –Why is Thanksgiving always on a Thursday? Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 23, 24, 25 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring
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Answer - Thanksgiving is on a Thursday because - Well in a way - because that\'s when the Pilgrims had it. Not at first of course - the First Thanksgiving was a three-day event. Then for many decades it was different days in different places. Finally, New Englanders put it on "Lecture Day" (Thursday) to avoid conflict with the Sabbath but keep a religious note. (Lecture Day was that day of week when preachers would circulate to read or lecture to the people. Sometimes the preacher was not a trained and ordained minister. Rather he might be the only one in the village who could read and write. That made him the \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d to go to for help and advice. The 16th and 17th century British pronunciation of \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d sounded liked \xe2\x80\x9cparson\xe2\x80\x9d\xe2\x80\xa6.a name we find synonymous with preacher.) Washington kept the tradition when he declared the first national Thanksgiving and most Presidents followed suit. Finally, FDR and Congress wrote it into law as the fourth Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas Shopping Season coming out of the Depression.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 18th, 2016
Today's Question - Can you unscramble these U.S. state capitals: 1) MSOCNARATE; 2) OTKTLCIREL; 3) PLGERSINFID; 4) UAGATUS; 5) ENSDSEMIO; 6) YEECNEHN.
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Answer - the unscrambled capitals were: 1) Sacramento; 2) Little Rock 3) Springfield; 4) Augusta; 5) Des Moines; 6) Cheyenne.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 17th, 2016
Today's Question - I can name that tune in 4 notes - There are 9 states you can spell using just 4 letters per state.....one example is "Hawaii". What are the other eight?
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Answer - The states that can be spelled using only four letters are: Tennessee; Mississippi; Kansas; Alabama; Alaska; Utah; Iowa; Indiana; and Hawaii.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 16th, 2016
Today's Question - In the following series of anagrams the number "7" substitutes for the same letter of the alphabet in each case. Find out what letter is replaced by "7" and rearrange the letters to form words.
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Answer - The missing letter represented by "7" is "A". The words then become: 1) Laxly; 2) Daffy; 3) Dwarf; 4) Dogma; 5) Ideal.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 15th, 2016
Today's Question - Two trains are 750 miles apart. One train is traveling at 110 miles an hour and the other at 90 miles an hour. If the trains are traveling directly toward each other, how far apart will they be exactly one hour before they meet?
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Answer - The trains would be 200 miles apart (the sum of the two speeds). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments November 16, 2016 Page 3 of 3 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) XLYL 7 DFYF 7 RFWD 7 GMDO 7 DLEI 7Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 14th, 2016
Today's Question - An old refrain - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?"
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Answer - The centuries old refrain was - "Twice four and twenty blackbirds were sitting on a plain. I shot and killed a seventh part. How many did remain?". Even then (or especially then) riddles involved trickery. So the clue could be interpreted a couple of ways. "Twice four and twenty"......could be "2 times 4 plus twenty" or 2 times "4 and 20 (24)". Obviously to make the riddle work it was "2 times 4" plus twenty (or 28). So...."I shot and killed a seventh part (1/7)....How many did remain?" Thus (2x4) + 20 = 28 of which 1/7 = 4 and whether shot by gun or arrow only the dead would remain = 4.....Phew!! So much for old, old riddles!!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 11th, 2016
Today's Question - "You've got that backward" - There's a 7 letter word that's a synonym for "freeloaded" or "washed" that has each of its letters in reverse alphabetical order. (No letter repeated.) Can you guess what it is? A Special Thank You To All The Wonderful Folks In The Armed Forces And All Their Veteran Predecessors
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Answer - The word with letters in reverse order that could be synonym for washed or freeloaded is "sponged".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 4th, 2016
Today's Question - What language is this anyway? In a very old cookbook they ask for one third of 4 cups of cider plus one half of a third of 4 cups of cider. How many cups of cider are they seeking?
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Answer - Valerie must mix 70 ounces of the 32\xc2\xa2 coffee with every 30 ounces of 40\xc2\xa2 coffee to get the right blend.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 3rd, 2016
Today's Question - Animal Crackers are the topic of one of the great school yard trivia questions. There are 18 different cookies representing 17 different animals. Which animal appears twice? How many of the 17 animals can you name?
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Answer - The 17 animals and 18 cookies....I'm sure you knew....the 17 animals are: buffalo, elephant, gorilla, kangaroo, rhinoceros, camel, tiger, seal, zebra, sheep, monkey, giraffe, lion, cheetah, hyena, hippopotamus and bear. And the 18 cookies....well they're all of the above...but the bear shows up twice - once sitting - once dancing.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - Robert went into a store and said "I'll buy that calculator for $10 if you lend me as much money as I have in my pocket. The clerk lent him the money and Robert gave him $10 cash. He went to the next store and bought a $10 cap using the same gambit. Then he bought a $10 umbrella with the same strategy. When he paid for the umbrella, he had no money left. How much did he start out with??
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Answer - Robert started with $8.75. In the first store, he got $8.75 making $17.50. He spent $10.00 leaving $7.50. Second store - borrowed $7.50 making $15.00, spent $10.00 leaving $5.00. Then he borrowed $5.00 making $10.00, spent $10.00 leaving zero. Robert may open a hedge fund.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 1st, 2016
Today’s Question – Say that again please – There is a number containing 5 digits none of which is a zero. The 2nd digit is 3 times more than the 1st. The 3rd is one more than the 2nd number. The 4th digit is 4 times as large as the first. The final digit is 50% larger than the 2nd. What’s the number?
October 31st, 2016
Today's Question - Finding the subsets again. Find at least 7 small words of 2 letters or more in the word - "Penetratingly". 165K 4.9% 34.4 hrs. 0.3% -$38.98 0.2% 56.1 N.A. Cashin’s Comments October 31, 2016 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - Some of the words in "Penetratingly" are: Pen, Net, Rat, Rating, Tin, Tingly, Tin, In, etc., etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Take the word SPARKLING. Take away any one letter so as to leave a new word. Take away any one letter from the new word so as to leave another new word. Continue to do this, letter by letter, until you finish up with just a single letter. After removing a letter, you must not disturb the order of the remaining letters. NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 28th, 2016
Today's Question - A kid's trick for Halloween – Mike gave Bob a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?" Cashin’s Comments October 28, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The roofer's assistant came back with a rope 2 feet 9 inches instead of the 9 feet 2 inches he was sent for. (There may be alternative answers.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 27th, 2016
Today's Question - How could you predict this - What does the "Ouija" in Ouija Board stand for??
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Answer - "Ouija" is simply a combo of the French "Oui" and German "Ja" (and you thought clever marketing was new).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 26th, 2016
Today’s Question - What is the only word in common English that contains three successive double letters (like tt in letters)?
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Answer - The word with three successive sets of double letters is: Bookkeeper.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 25th, 2016
Today's Question - There are silent P's (pneumonia, etc.) and silent K's (know, etc.). But do you know a common word with a silent "CH". We can think of one in 5 letters. Can you guess it?
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Answer - The word with the silent "ch" that we thought of is "yacht" (unless you pronounce like Ralph Cramden). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 26, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 24th, 2016
Today's Question - Since World War II, the U.S. government has tried to retire most currency denominations above the $100 bill. Who is featured on the $500 bill and what is the largest denomination featuring a non- president? What is the largest "printed" bill and who's on it?
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Answer - President McKinley is on the $500 bill, Cleveland is on the $1,000, Madison on the $5,000, Salmon Chase is on the $10,000 (highest for non-president) and Woodrow Wilson on the $100,000 (did you peek in your wallet).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 19th, 2016
Today's Question - A roofer sent a young helper to buy some rope. The kid kept repeating the length but accidently transposed the feet for the inches. He came back with a rope only 30% of size he was sent for. What size did he get and what size was he sent for? Cashin’s Comments October 19, 2016 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - The sparkling solution should set like so - (so say sources) - Sparkling; Sparking, Sparing; Spring; Sprig; Prig; Pig; Pi and I.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 18th, 2016
Today's Question - Wall Street Math (Didn't these guys run a telecom?) - Sal has only one dollar but needs $1.25. He goes to a pawn shop and pawns the dollar for $.75. He then sells the pawn ticket for 50 cents giving him the buck and a quarter. Who lost on this transaction and why?
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Answer - The loser would be the poor dolt who bought the pawn ticket for 50 cents. Even if the pawnbroker charged no fee (a highly unlikely event), he would have to pay 75 cents more to redeem the dollar. Thus the $1.00 would have cost him $1.25.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 17th, 2016
Today's Question - Alphabet Atlas - What state capital has no letters in common with its state?
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Answer - The state capital that shares no letters with its state is Pierre, South Dakota.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 12th, 2016
Today's Question - Are you ready to run a hedge fund? What number is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 400?
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Answer - The 50 coins that would add up to a dollar are: "40 pennies; 8 nickels and 2 dimes."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 11th, 2016
Today's Question - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 1 - Put the appropriate plus or minus signs between each number, in the correct places, so that the sum total will equal 1.
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Answer - The way we learned it the series went like this: 0+1+2-3-4+5+6-7-8+9 = 1. There are probably more combos but that's the one we know.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 10th, 2016
Today's Question - Please rank these titles from high to low: Viscount, Earl, Duke, Marquis, Baron.
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Answer - The letters "HCPRAATEU" unscramble to become - parachute - something we can all use these days. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 11, 2016 Page 4 of 4Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 7th, 2016
Today's Question - Unscramble the following word: "HCPRAATEU".
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Answer - The letters "HCPRAATEU" unscramble to become - parachute - something we can all use these days.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 6th, 2016
Today's Question - "Stringing me along" - Bob was planting some vines in the yard. To support them he erected two poles. One was 6 feet 6 inches high and the other 7 feet 7 inches high. He ran a string from the top of each pole to the base of the other. How high off the ground was the spot where the strings crossed?
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Answer - Most folks came close with 42 and 4 teenies inches (half the height of the two poles). The correct answer is 42 inches. (The formula: multiply the heights of the poles and divide by the sum of the heights.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 5th, 2016
Today's Question - How is your father's only brother's wife's only brother-in-law related to you?
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Answer - The person in question would be your father.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 4th, 2016
Today's Question – A man buys two cigars for a total of $1.10. One cigar costs one dollar more than the other. What is the price of each cigar?
September 25th, 2016
Today's Question - You have a bag with 81 marbles, which are of 9 different colors. There are 9 marbles of each color (blue, yellow, red, etc.). What is the smallest number of marbles you must pull from the bag to be sure of having 3 blue marbles?
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Answer - Missouri and Tennessee are the two states that each touch eight other states.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 23rd, 2016
Today's Question - (and it's a touching one). There are two states that each touch on 8 other states - name these two. NO COMMENTS MONDAY
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Answer - the progression: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 0 is in order - alphabetical order Eight, Five, Four, Nine, One, etc. to Zero.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 22nd, 2016
Today’s Question - The Parsimonious Printer - A printer needed to buy special italic capital letters for a special order, which required that he print forms for individual months. Assuming that the letters were moveable and reusable and that he printed each month separately and in turn could reuse those letters for the next month, what is the smallest number of letters he would buy and what are they? (Hint: January needs two "A's".)
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Answer - He would need 27 letters (AABCDEEEFGHIJLMNOOPRRSTUUVY).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 21st, 2016
Today's Question - Backwards/Forwards - Palindromes read the same way backwards & forwards "OTTO", "NOON", "RADAR". Can you figure these: A couple of Bart Simpsons (2 words, 4, 5) / Admission of a pastry pusher (three words, 8, 1, 8)
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Answer - The palindromic riddles were: A) Star Brats - B) Desserts I stressed.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 20th, 2016
Today's Question - He gave us a hero who swung from jungle vines, had a chimp for a pal and married a girl named Jane. This author also founded an American town whose name you may have heard on various game shows. What town is it?
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Answer - The American city founded by Tarzan's creator (Edgar Rice Burroughs) was - naturally - Tarzana, California.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 19th, 2016
Today's Question - I can complete that - What 3 letter word can be placed behind each of these letters to make a new 4 letter word - "B, C, F, G, H, M, P, W"? (It must be the same 3-letter word throughout.)
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Answer - The 3-letter word that fits behind each of the letters to make a 4-letter word is: "All".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 16th, 2016
Today's Question - Dick has adopted a school in the inner city. Each month he provides a certain amount of money to be divided among the students who make the honor roll. One of the students computed that if there were 5 less honor students next month, the remainder would each get $2 more. Instead there were 4 more students resulting in a $1 cut. How many students were on the honor roll and how much does Dick distribute each month?
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Answer - The number of students on the honor roll in the earlier month was 20. Thus if there were 5 less, each would get $2 more but there came 4 more resulting in a $1 cut. Those are the only numbers that yield the results. (20 x $6 = $120) (15 x $8 = $120) and (24 x $5 = $120) So we see that $120 per month comes from Dick.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 15th, 2016
Today’s Question – Elwood is working on his GED. In "language" he finds this problem - There is a seven letter word that would suggest the location of something that can be neither seen nor located. But put a space after one of the letters and you'll have two words suggesting the thing is right where you are at this moment. Help Elwood find the answer.
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Answer - The seven letter word was "Nowhere" which became "Now Here." \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 16, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Mathematical progressions - the following series of numbers form a logical progression (tricky - be careful):
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Answer - This was a tough one for the smart people who figured the logical answer couldn\'t be right and that there was some magic formula. "Sure" was the operative word. The only way you could be sure there were 3 blue marbles was to pick 75 marbles.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 9th, 2016
Today's Question - An ancient Roman Puzzle - "Start with five hundred, end with five hundred just five in the middle will be. Between them shall be a first of numbers and of letters to give ye the name of a great king." Who is it? • -2, 4, -12, 48, -240, ___ / 1440 (multiply by -2, -3, -4, -5, etc.) • 3, 7, 15, ___, 63, 127 / 31 (double previous and add one) NO COMMENTS MONDAY Cashin’s Comments September 9, 2016 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - The great king of the ancient Roman puzzle was: "David". It all becomes easy when you remember your Roman numerals (500 = D; 5 = V; 1 = I).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 8th, 2016
Today's Question Fill in these blanks:
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Answer - \xe2\x80\xa2 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4, ___ / 8 (alternating series 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 0, 2, 4, 6)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 7th, 2016
Today's Question – A man buys two cigars for a total of $1.10. One cigar costs one dollar more than the other. What is the price of each cigar?
September 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - Did you say strategy or stragedy? Jack and Magic are stuck waiting for a car. They kill time with a new game. Each writes down a single letter of the alphabet. Each player may then begin asking the other questions about the others choice. The questions must be answerable "yes" or "no". If you get a "no" the other guy starts his turn till he gets a "no". First guy to guess the other guys letter gets $100. What is the best questioning strategy that Jack should adopt to help him beat the Great Gamesman, Magic? NO COMMENTS TUESDAY Cashin’s Comments September 2, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Jack\'s best strategy may seem boring but it is effective. He should begin by asking Magic if Magic\'s letter comes after "A" in the alphabet. Assuming he gets a yes, he asks the same question with after "B". So the first time he gets a "no" he has zeroed in on the letter and should win on his next turn.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 31st, 2016
Today's Question - What word in group "B" would best fit in group "A" (A) Land, cast, board, all, rate, charge (B) Smell, touch, taste, sight, vision, future
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Answer - Even though Lizzie couldn't figure it out, we're sure you did. The weight of the unmarked mozzarella has to be a factor of the number 32. Given the other conditions we discover that the weight is 8 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 30th, 2016
Today's Question - Assume a trazazoa reproduces every day by splitting in two - so that on day one (D1) there is one and day two (D2) there are 2 and D3 = 4 and D4 = 8 etc. So....in 30 days, if you started with one, they would fill up a box. How many days quicker could you fill the box if you started with two trazazoa?
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Answer - If you started with two trazazoa, you would save one day (since you were in that situation on Day two).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Politics isn't the only thing that makes strange bedfellows, sometimes language does. What words contain these rather unusual letter sets: A) XOP B) WKW?
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Answer - The words we found with those odd letter groupings were: saxophone and awkward.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 24th, 2016
Today's Question - There is an 8 letter word for a type of fuel which can have its letters rearranged into 2 four letter verbs that are opposites. What are the 3 words? No Comments Thursday and Friday
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Answer - The fuel was "gasoline" and it contains the 4 letter opposites "gain" and "lose".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 23rd, 2016
Today's Question - Jim needs a ruler but only has a stick 13 inches long. Using a ruler painted on a wall, Jim marks the ruler at the 1, 2, 6, 10 inch positions. Now his stick will measure any whole number of inches up to 13. If the stick were 36 inches long, where would you put marks to measure any number of whole inches from 1 through 36? (Use the fewest marks possible.) There will No Comments Thursday and Friday Early Warning
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Answer - On a 36 inch stick, the marks would go at the following "inch locations": 1, 3, 6, 13, 20, 27, 31, 35Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 19th, 2016
Today's Question - Wrap it up - add one letter to the front and one letter to the back to make a new word (no's"). A) _rank_; B) _indies_; C) _lear_; D) _attic_ August 11, 2016 Page 3 of 3 There will be No Comments Friday. I am off on another mission.
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Answer - All of the verbs have a past tense that rhymes with "ought." Just as the old verb "wright" (to make) became "wrought."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 18th, 2016
Today's Question - Rustling along –Silky Sullivan heard Roy Rogers pose this problem - Some rustlers raided the Double D ranch one summer night. The first group drove off 1/3 of the herd plus 1/3 of a cow. The second group stole 1/4 of the remaining herd plus 1/4 of a cow. A third group rustled 1/5th of what was left plus 1/5th of a cow. When the rancher arrived, there were 409 cattle left. How large was the original herd??
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Answer - The rustlers arrived to find a herd of 1025 cattle. This allowed them to rustle bloodlessly.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 16th, 2016
Today’s Question - There are six state capitals that start with the letter "S". What are they?
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Answer - William Howard Taft who was U.S. President from 1909-1913 served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1921-1930).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 15th, 2016
Today's Question - Positive ions in the air. Can you fill in the blanks to make a word __ i o n __ __ __? You could be a hero if you get it.
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Answer - The word we got was l i o n i z e although bionics and others might fit.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 10th, 2016
Today’s Question – Elwood had gone to his favorite organic fruit store and come back with exactly 100 items having spent exactly $100. There were only three kinds of fruit. There were hand melons at $5 per and cantaloupes at $2 per and grapes at a dime each. How many of each item in the 100 items that cost exactly $100? Algebra does not help. You need a large dollop of logic and them some trial and error.
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Answer - To wrap it up - "cranky; "windiest; "bleary"; lattice".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 9th, 2016
Today’s Question – Bob was waiting for a friend to arrive. To kill time he puzzled over a game between checkers and tic, tac, toe. It had two red checkers and two white checkers on five squares. It looked like this: R R __ W W. You can slide a checker and/or jump a checker. Can you help Bob reverse the checkers in eight moves? Cashin’s Comments August 9, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Here\xe2\x80\x99s one solution: 0) 1) 2) 3) 4)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 8th, 2016
Today’s Question - Next Register Please - Al rushed through the express register with three cans of soup and four cans of sauce. He paid $3.10. He realized he was supposed to get four soups and three sauces. When he exchanged a can of sauce for a can of soup, they made Al pay 10 cents more. What is the price of a can of soup?
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Answer - "Next Register Please" - If Al paid $3.10 for 3 cans of soup and 4 cans of sauce - and paid 10 cents more to swap 1 sauce for 1 soup - a can of soup cost 50\xc2\xa2 and 1 sauce = 40\xc2\xa2 (and yes I do think supper sounds dreadful!!)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 4th, 2016
Today's Question - If a guy wears a clean blue shirt every day but can only get to the cleaners once a week to drop off his week's laundry and pick up last week's laundry, how many shirts must he own? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Answer - The gent in question would need 15 shirts (7 to drop off, 7 to pick up - and one to wear to the cleaners).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 3rd, 2016
Today's Question – (For those who say we give them "Child's Play) – Fill in the blank – 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, __, 140
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Answer - 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, ____, 140 / Ans. 91 - Starting with "0" it is the previous number plus a progressive "square." Thus (0 + 12 = 1); (1 + 22 = 5); (5 + 32 = 14); etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Seven up! Can you name the 7 Dwarfs; 7 seas; 7 Hills of Rome; 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? Beer, Rogers, Snap, Bread = Ginger Bean, Espionage, Attack, Clockwise = Counter Doors, Dressing, Toast, Fries = French Father, Bomb, Capsule, Peace = Time Body, Muffin, Channel, Language = English 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) There will be No Comments Monday I'm on yet another mission
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Answer - The state capitals containing the letter "U" twice are: Augusta, Maine; Columbus, Ohio; Juneau, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 28th, 2016
Today's Question - In each of these series there is a word you must find that would be common if joined either in front or in back of each word. Example: Hoar, Jack, Bite, Robert = "Frost"
July 26th, 2016
Today's Question - Professor Keker knew how to get the Freshman Class's attention. He put three cans of beer on one side of a balance board. He put a half pound lead weight and one can of beer on the other. The board balanced evenly. Okay, Hot Shots! he said, "What does each of these cans of beer weigh? Okay hotshots, what's the answer?
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Answer - The numbers 5, 8, 12 and 20 all add up to 45. And - if you apply the number 2 in the manner suggested - you wind up with 10, 10, 10, 10.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 25th, 2016
Today’s Question - (In honor of baseball season) In the poem "Casey at the Bat", what was the score when Casey got to bat? Was anyone on base? And what was the size of the crowd?
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Answer - The score was 4 to 2 with Mudville trailing. There were two out with runners Flynn was on third base and Jimmy Blake on second base). The attendance was 5000 (assuming one tongue per person).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 21st, 2016
Today's Question - "Ahoy Matey!" - You don't have to know your "mizzen" from your "main" to answer this - What runs fore to aft on one side of a ship and aft to fore on the other? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY I AM ON YET ONE MORE SPECIAL MISSION
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Answer - The most obvious thing that runs fore to aft on one side of a ship and aft to fore on the other is - its name.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 20th, 2016
Today's Question – Here's a trivia question passed along by a good friend. The words in the following list have two things in common. The first is pretty simple and evident. The other is a lot more obscure. For a hint we'll say beginnings and ending. "Banana, Dresser, Grammar, Potato, Revive, Uneven, Assess"
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Answers: 1) All words have at least two double letters. 2) In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 19th, 2016
Today's Question - Stay in line, please! The hall monitor has the 5th grade boys in a single row, shoulder to shoulder. Jeff is between Jim and Paul. Zack is standing on Paul's right side. Between which two boys is Paul standing?
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Answer - We already knew that Zack was on Paul's right. That means Jeff is on Paul's left.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 15th, 2016
Today's Question - You have exactly $1.00 in a total of 50 coins. You accidentally drop all the coins on the ground and one rolls into the sewer. What are the odds that the one coin that rolled into the sewer was a quarter? NO COMMENTS MONDAY
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Answer - There are two separate combinations of 50 coins that add up to $1.00 (Set A - 40 pennies; 8 nickels; 2 dimes or Set B - 45 pennies; 2 nickels; 2 dimes; 1 quarter.) Since we don\'t know for sure which set you carried and dropped the universe is 100 coins. (If you dropped "Set A", the chances were 0 in 50 and for "Set B", the chances are 1 in 50.) So....given the universe, chances are 1 in 100 it was a quarter.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 14th, 2016
Today’s Question - If a doctor gave you three pills and said "take one every half hour" how long would they last?
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Answer - If a doctor gave you three pills and told you to "take one every half hour" they would last exactly one hour (pill #1 at 1:00, #2 at 1:30; #3 at 2:00).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Rudy was on a sales trip and wound up eating dinner alone. He had a good steak and a wonderful but expensive bottle of wine (at least for eating alone). The bill before tax and tip came to $85. If 5 times the cost of the wine equaled 12 times the cost of the steak - how much did each cost?
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Answer - Rudy's meal for $85 was a $25 steak and a $60 bottle of wine. I'm sure he didn't put it in since he ate alone.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 12th, 2016
Today's Question - I've got your number! Here's a tricky number puzzle. There is a certain number that if you subtract 5 from it, you can divide the answer by six. In fact, whatever number you subtract, the answer will be divisible by the next number in order. (4 = 5; 9 = 10; etc.) What is this silly number?
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Answer - The magic number is "-1" (as in "minus one"). If you subtract 5 from -1 you get -6 which is divisible by 6 etc.; etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 11th, 2016
Today’s Question – Al and Sal are watching the ball game. Each has a beverage or two. Al realizes that if he gave Sal one bottle, Sal would have twice as many bottles as Al. But if Al took one from Sal, they would be equal. How many does each have?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Al would have had five \xe2\x80\x9citems\xe2\x80\x9d and Sal would have seven.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 1st, 2016
Today's Question - Hoss Sullivan has his own little Ponderosa. Al, his pal, asked him how many horses he had. Hoss told him this riddle. "If 1/4 and 1/5 and 1/6 of the herd were added together, there would be 37 horses." How big is Hoss's herd? NO COMMENTS NEXT WEEK WONDER WOMAN ON A VERY SPECIAL MISSION (I'M OFF ON TUESDAY)
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Answer - Hoss Sullivan had 60 horses (lowest common denominator).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Move over McDonalds. Carry is cooking breakfast for the kids. It's egg and cheese on a muffin. They cost $1.20. The muffin costs 1 dollar less than the egg & cheese. How much is the muffin alone?
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Answer - If you added "o" to "rightness" and shuffled the letters, you found the wearing apparel called "shoestrings" or bikinis in some areas.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 24th, 2016
Today's Question - Anagram shuffles - Shuffle "Gardenia" to get a plumbing problem. Shuffle "Avarice" to get a high priced food. Shuffle "Soupcon" to get a store come on. = "Brides" = "Umpire" Unhappy Remains Not Clean = "Debris" = "Impure" B) Field Arbiter NO COMMENTS MONDAY. I'M ON A SPECIAL MISSION
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Answer - If the minute hand and hour hand intersect every 61 minutes, the clock runs 4 minutes and 23 seconds fast each hour. On a normal clock, the hands intersect every 65 minutes and 27.3 seconds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 23rd, 2016
Today's Question - "Excuse me; I appear to be all mixed up!" Here are two clues for two different words both made up of the same letters. The second clue is followed by the number of letters in parens. Example: Ages well; hidden predator (6) would be: ripens, sniper. A) B)
June 22nd, 2016
Today's Question - A boy and a girl are talking. "I'm a boy" says the one with dark hair. "I'm a girl" says the one with blonde hair. If at least one of them is lying, which is which and what color is the girl's hair?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 To solve you had to deconstruct the question. We were told at least one was lying. So if only one lied and the other told the truth, the gender claims should have been the same (e.g. Boy lies and says he\xe2\x80\x99s a \xe2\x80\x9cgirl\xe2\x80\x9d. Truthful girl must say she\xe2\x80\x99s a \xe2\x80\x9cgirl\xe2\x80\x9d.) So, since we got claims of boy/girl they both must be lying. Therefore the girl had dark hair.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 21st, 2016
Today’s Question - A man with several wives is called a polygamist. What word describes a woman with several husbands?
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Answer - The question was - "What word describes a woman with several husbands?" There were some very incorrect responses (politically and otherwise). I think there may be a group of smoldering ex-husbands out there. In fact, the only printable wrong answer was - Elizabeth Taylor. The correct word for a woman who has several husbands (simultaneously) is "polyandrist" and that condition is "polyandry" (now go wash your mouth out!).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 20th, 2016
Today's Question - Spelling numbers. In the spelling of all the numbers from 1 through 99 - How many A's are there? How many D's? How many L's?
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Answer - There are no A's; no D's and 2 L's (Eleven, Twelve).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 16th, 2016
Today’s Question – Bob was fondly recalling the days of fractional trading. (Maybe the bartender was slow!) Anyway, the fraction game led him to the following curiosity. Bob picked a particular fraction. When he added "5" to the numerator and "7" to the denominator, the new fraction equaled three fourths. If he added "7" to the "N and D", the new fraction equaled 5/6ths. What was Bob's original fraction? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Answer - Bob's original fraction was 13 over 17. By adding 5 to 13, we get 18 and by adding 7 to 17 we get 24. Thus 18/24 equals 3/4. By adding 7 to both we get 20/24 which equals 5/6. Too easy, huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 15th, 2016
Today's Question - What is the only U.S. city to have a hyphen in its name?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Our source say the only city to have a hyphen in its official name is: "Wilkes-Barre".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 14th, 2016
Today’s Question - Anagrams as you know are words that you make from another, existing word as in "niceness" becomes "incenses". Can you find the anagram for the following words based on the (clue)? A) Underfed (Returned) B) Finked (Attacked) C) Intones (Stress) D) Heretics (Prouder)
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Answer to anagrams with clues - A) Underfed = "Refunded"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Can they really ask that on a job application? David was looking for a new mountain to climb. The interviewer asked how old he was. David replied - "I am 35 years old if you skip Saturdays and Sundays. How old was David at this interview?
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Answer - David was 49 years old on that particular interview (5 out of 7 days times 49 years equals 35 years).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 9th, 2016
Today's Question - Mrs. Fitz can't get her little boy Timmy to learn geography. (She can't even get him out of McDonald's.) So she promises him Egg McMuffins for a year if he can tell her (without looking) what state is bordered by both Carolinas? Please help little Timmy. No Comments Friday. Wonder Woman and I are on separate missions.
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Answer - The state that is bordered by both Carolinas is Georgia.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 8th, 2016
Today's Question - Are you flipping crazy? The Bailley Normal School needed a valedictorian. Given the records, they decided on a flip-off (heads or tails?) to select one choice of the 99 seniors. To avoid any accidental favoritism, the Headmaster furnished a fresh coin for each one on one flip. How many quarters would he need?
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Answer - Since 98 seniors were eliminated, that would mean 98 contests with one loser apiece. So, the Headmaster would need 98 coins which he probably got from the parent's Council.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 7th, 2016
Today's Question - If today is Tuesday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow?
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Answer - If today is Tuesday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow? Answer = Tuesday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 6th, 2016
Today's Question - What characteristic is common to this group of words: Spoons, mug, drawer, rats, devil?
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Answer - All of the words were reversible: drawer = reward; mug = gum; etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 3rd, 2016
Today's Question - In New Amsterdam, dogs were important. Peter Stuyvesant (of one leg fame) took some citizens, his assistant and some dogs to Jersey to check things out. All in all there were 15 heads and 41 legs on the boat. How many dogs???
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Answer - There were six dogs, seven citizens, the assistant and Peg Leg Pete.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - Are we there yet? On a late vacation trip Mitch tried to keep little Evan quiet by suggesting that Evan count all the oncoming busses. Evan did better. He noted that an oncoming bus passed them every 10 minutes. "Dad," he asked, "If a bus passes us every 10 minutes, how many busses arrive at our town bus station each hour?" "That's math, son. If there are 60 minutes in an hour about 6 busses must arrive." Skip the Ozzie and Harriet - is Mitch correct?
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Answer - Sssh! Are the kids outside the room? Well....dad was wrong. The 10 minute interval included not only the speed of the bus but Mitch's speed too. Assuming a constant (but not necessarily equal) speed by both parties, the busses passed a lamp-post every 20 minutes. Thus, 3 per hour!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 1st, 2016
Today's Question - Grandma's Coin Jar - Little Billy was very short in the money department. So - Grandma handed him her kitchen coin jar. In it Billy found exactly 100 coins which totaled exactly $5.00. He noticed there were no nickels or silver dollars. What were the coins??
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Answer to Grandma's Coin Jar - My combination of 100 coins to equal exactly $5.00 was - 60 pennies; 39 dimes and 1 half dollar. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 2, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 31st, 2016
Today’s Question - At the Bailley Normal School Library, Paul is astounded to learn that "America" begins and ends with an "A". The Librarian astounds him more by pointing out that twenty-one U.S. state names end in "A". What are they?
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Answer - The "A" states (in alphabetical order) are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, N. Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, S. Carolina, S. Dakota, Virginia, W. Virginia.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 25th, 2016
Today’s Question - Of all military battles fought on U.S. soil, more books have been written about this one than any other. Which battle is it? May 25, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 We are told the only letter that never goes silent is - "V".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 24th, 2016
Today's Question - "Seashore Skeeball Anyone?" – Billy went up to the boardwalk with his pal, Timmy. At the arcade, he played Skeeball in which you bowl a ball up a ramp and it lands in one of 4 holes. Each hole has a different value (10, 20, 50, 100). Billy used 25 balls to get a total score of 500. How many balls went in each hole?? (Hint -at least one in each hole.)
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Answer - Billy\'s distribution should look like this: 14 "tens" (140); 8 "twenties" (160); 2 "fifties" (100) and 1 "hundred" for a total of 500. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
May 23rd, 2016
Today's Question - There are 2 state capitals that end with the letter "K". What are they?
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Answer - The two state capitals that end with the letter "K" are: Little Rock; BismarckDoesn't match Missing info Like question
May 19th, 2016
Today's Question - I've got your number! Using only the numbers 5, 6, 4, 1 and 2; fill in the blanks to make the following addition correct (once you use a number you cannot use it again). Problem: 5 __ __ __ + 8 7 4 3 1 __ 3 5 __
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Answer - If you multiply 111, 111, times 111, 111, 111, you get 12,345,678,654,321.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 18th, 2016
Today's Question - Are you guys associated? Find the word that fits with each series - Example: Ink, pig, name, knife (3). Answer = pen
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Answer - The associate words were: A) Beauty; B) Bed; C) Book; D) White \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments May 19, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 17th, 2016
Today's Question - Sock it two me! Rich has to get a pair of socks but can't put the light on for fear of waking his wife. In the drawer - but not paired - are 21 blue socks, 17 gray, 11 black, 7 maroon and 3 tan. How many socks must he pull out in the dark to be sure there was a pair in the group? (Yes, I know all the numbers were odd but you do know the "lost sock syndrome".....and yes, Rich will be able to see the socks when he tiptoes into the next room.)
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Answer - The numbers of available socks was not important. There were 5 colors so 6 choices were needed to assure at one pair.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 16th, 2016
Today's Question - A man, a woman and a child got off a plane and were interviewed by customs. The man said he was three times as old as the child and twice as old as the woman. If their combined ages totaled 88, how old was each?
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Answer - The age of the man would be 48 the woman was 24 and the "child" would be 16. The man\'s age had to be divisible by 2 and by 3. It also had to be above the average of total ages (88 \xc3\xb7 2 = 44).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 13th, 2016
Today’s Question - A freight train one mile long, going 60 mph comes to a tunnel one mile long, how long will it take for the train to get completely through the tunnel?
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Answer - If the freight train was a mile long and going a mile a minute as it entered a mile long tunnel, it would take two minutes to get completely through. (Just as the engine would be leaving the tunnel the caboose would be entering.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 11th, 2016
Today's Question - Dick, Gene and Art were on one of their peripatetic seminars......(looking for someplace with chilled glasses). They came across an old motorcycle. It was for sale - "cash only" - for $170. Although it needed lots of fix-up, it was clearly a deal. But they had more "cards" than cash. Dick said - "If you guys lend me half of what you have, I can buy the cycle." Gene said - "If you both lend me one third of what you have, I can buy the cycle." Art finally said - "If you two lend me a quarter of what you have, I could buy the cycle." How much money does each of the boys have?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments May 16, 2016 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The easiest way to solve was to look at the remainders: 15 are not married; 30 don't have a telephone; 25 don't have a car; 20 don't own a house. Since it's possible for all these 90 men to be different, that leaves 10 with a house, a car, a phone and a wife.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 6th, 2016
Today’s Question - Do you want that scrambled or sunnyside? - What common word can be made by re- arranging these letters: ONONIEIRDSCTA?
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Answer - The three capitals in five letters are: Dover (Del.); Salem (Ore); Boise (Ida.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 5th, 2016
Today's Question - "You're all wet!!" - Re-shuffle the letters to find a creature of the water. Example: "calm" = "clam"
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Answer to: "You\'re all wet!" = A) storey = oyster; B) sumless = mussels; C) straying = stingray; D) unfolder = flounder; E) gullible = bluegill, and F) sandier = sardine.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 4th, 2016
Today's Question - "I get along with everyone." Find the word that can pair up with each of the 4 words in each series. (Example - "Washer, Picture, Rear and Dressing." Each word could pair off with the word "Window".)
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Answer - The words that get along with the other words are:Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 3rd, 2016
Today's Question - Of seven coins, which all look alike, five have the same weight while two are slightly heavier. Using a balance scale of two pans, without weights, how many operations are necessary to tell which are the two heavy coins?
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Answer - Take 6 of the 7 coins and put 3 on each side of the scale. If they balance then there is one heavy coin in each set. Then take 2 coins from a set and if they balance the odd one if the heavy. If the 3 vs. 3 does not balance then the heavy set contains the coin. Etc. Etc. So you should only need 3 weighings.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 29th, 2016
Today’s Question - "Show me the money" - A man had been given 1000 Susan B. Anthony silver dollars. He arranged them in 10 bags in a way he could pick up any amount of dollars (from 1 to 1000) without opening any bag. What was the system? NO COMMENTS MONDAY PERSONAL DAY Cashin’s Comments April 29, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - to arrange the $1000 in 10 bags so that he could select any number from 1 to 1000 without opening a bag, the series should be: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 489. If those numbers look familiar, they are the denominators of the fractions previously used in various parts of Wall Street (except 489 of course).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 28th, 2016
Today's Question - Oh yeah? But can you spell Budweiser? - At the Little League picnic on the weekend, Art was accosted by a bright lad who said as follows: "My uncle is 3 times as old as I am. He is also the square of my sister's age. I am twice as old as my sister. How old am I?
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Answer - The pesky wiz kid was 12 years old. (Dad was 36 and sis was 6.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 27th, 2016
Today's Question. Bet you get this one - On a roulette wheel with numbers 0 through 36, Bob has made a bet. The number he picked is an odd number, divisible by 3, when its 2 digits are multiplied the answer is between 4 and 8. If the two digits are added, the answer still falls between 4 and 8. What number did Bob pick?
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Answer - Multiplying the two digits or adding the two digits gives you an answer between "4" and "8". Thus the number was "15".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 26th, 2016
Today's Question - The guy's a poet and he don't know it but his feet sure show it - they're long fellows. Sixth grade doggerel aside - how's your rhyming. Four colors have no rhymes in English. The same is true of one common measurement of time. What are the colors? What is the time measure?
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Answer - The three common colors with no rhymes are: orange, silver and purple. The time measure is month.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 25th, 2016
Today's Question - How young are you? A young dog is a pup; a cat has kittens. What are the young versions of the following: Deer; Frog; Lion; Codfish and Oyster? 0.3% 0.2% 0.6% 53.4 90.4 N.A. N.A. Cashin’s Comments April 25, 2016 Page 3 of 4
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Answer - Here are the younger versions Deer = Fawn; Frog = Tadpole; Lion = Cub; Codfish = Codling and Oyster = Spat. (We couldn't make it too easy.) \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments April 26, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 22nd, 2016
Today's Question - Bob was compiling an alumni address book for Bailley Normal. He discovered names of 60,165 alumni. (Bailley Normal has a big history.) The booklet has more than 300 pages but less than 350. There are less than 235 names on each page but each page has an equal number of names. How many names on each page and how many pages in the booklet? Sweet Pasach!
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Answer - The Bailley Normal Alumni Book would be big. There would be 315 pages and each page would have 191 names on it.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 21st, 2016
Today's Question - On the way to the Mall Bob found out he only had half the spending money Jim had. Meanwhile, Pam let it be known she had 3 times what Bob had. If the money totaled $144, how much did each one have?
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Answer - Bob would have had $24, Jim who had twice as much would have $48 and Pam who had 3 times would have $72 for a grand total of $144.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 20th, 2016
Today's Question - Don and Bob, walking together, both start out by taking a step with the left foot. In order to keep together, Don, whose stride is longer, takes two steps while Bob takes three. How many steps will Bob have taken when they are both about to step out together with their right feet for the first time?
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Answer - Because of the combination of three steps to two steps, Bob and Don will always wind up stepping out on the left foot whenever they are in unison.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 18th, 2016
Today's Question – What makes sense here: ___, 19, 13, 8, 4, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ___? NO COMMENT TUESDAY MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - What makes sense here: ___, 19, 13, 8, 4, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ___? Ans. "26....21" Start at "1" in the middle and work out either side. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments April 20, 2016 Page 4 of 4Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 15th, 2016
Today's Question - Make mine a double - plurals are usually formed by adding "s", but there are at least two body parts that change vowels to form their plurals. What are they?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Lots of folks went to Gray's Anatomy to find body parts to pluralize. We didn't mean to be humeris \xe2\x80\x93 we were thinking of tooth and foot.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 14th, 2016
Today's Question - The Friends of Fermentation gave out awards to the best cocktail napkin chartists. Todd got 1 more than Steve. Alan got 1 less than John. John got more than Willy but less than Steve. Willy got fewer than Alan. Who got the most awards??
April 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Stop helping me!! - Nick and Dave are rewiring a very large house. Nick is a master electrician and can sometimes work alone. Dave is the assistant and only works in a team. Nick makes $150 per day (non- NYC rates, obviously) while Dave makes $30 less. When they finished the job, the total labor cost was $2,190. How many days did each work? (No fractional days.)
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Nick worked nine and Dave worked seven. Alternate (but unlikely), Nick worked thirteen and Dave two.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 12th, 2016
Today's Question - I've got your number - or maybe you've got mine. Jason posed the following question to his boss: "I'm thinking of a two digit number. If I multiply the 2 digits, then add 19, then multiply the 2 digits of the new number, I get a number that is exactly 1 less than the original number." What was the original number?
April 11th, 2016
Today's Question - Mike is on a ladder placed against a wall he is painting. He starts on the middle rung, goes up five rungs, down seven rungs, up four rungs, and up nine more rungs, to reach the top bar. How many rungs are there on the ladder?
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Answer - There would be 23 rungs on the ladder.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 8th, 2016
Today’s Question - Pass the leftovers - Some numbers leave remainders when divided. What is the smallest number that leaves 1 when divided by 2; 2 when divided by 3; 3 by 4; and 4 by 5? We want a single number that meets all conditions (obviously it's an odd number).
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Answer - The lowest number to meet all the criteria is "59."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 7th, 2016
Today's Question - "It's the new sneakers, I tell you!" Teddy challenged his pal, Art to a speed walk race around several trading posts. Teddy covered the course 2 1/2 times faster than Art and beat him by 60 seconds. How long did it take Teddy to cruise the course?
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Answer - Teddy covered the course in 40 seconds while Art needed a minute and 40 (or 100 seconds). Thus the 60 second difference.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 6th, 2016
Today's Question - Three's company - the following roots become common words by adding three letters to each side (example "cina" becomes fascinated). Can you make simple words of these roots: hest ment upul ocia A) B) C) D) Cashin’s Comments April 6, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer to "three\'s company" - A) orchestral; B) commentary; C) scrupulous and D) associated. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments April 7, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 5th, 2016
Today's Question - In the old caution, "mind your P's and Q's", what are P's and what are Q's? Also what is the assumed origin?
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Answer - The adage "mind your P\'s and Q\'s" are thought to have sprung from the wifely admonition to husbands sent on errands near taverns to - "Mind your Pints and Quarts!" (As in - I only ordered two pints, dear, but he must have served me quarts.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 4th, 2016
Today's Question - At the last mayoral election in Gotham City a total 54,730 votes were cast. The Democrat won with 180 votes over the Republican, 1460 over the Reform candidate and 5750 over the Libertarian. How many votes did each candidate get?
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Answer - In the Gotham election, the Dem got 15,530, the Republican 15,350, the Reformer 14,070 and the Libertarian 9,780. (You didn't need a formula. All you had to do was add the winning margins to the total vote and divide by 4. That gave you the Democrat and then start subtracting.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 1st, 2016
Today's Question - What am I missing - Here's one that someone found in a puzzle book. There is one letter (a vowel) missing from this series. If you add the letter several times and separate the words to make a sentence. (Hint the vowel should appear 17 times.) "HGRTDTHLVNXTRMLYWLLDRSSDGNTLMN" Cashin’s Comments April 1, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Wow! That was too easy! (So much from accepting puzzle book suggestions.) - "He greeted the eleven extremely well dressed gentlemen."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 31st, 2016
Today's Question - Stan and Ollie want to compare their bicycling speeds but they only have one bike (a two-seater). So they find a long stretch of level road. In leg 1, Stan races from milepost 1 to milepost 12 with Ollie on the backseat with a stopwatch. Ollie then races from milepost 12 to milepost 24 with Stan on the backseat timing him. Stan wins easily. Is it most likely because he rides faster, he weighs less or for some other reason??
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Answer - The reason that Stan won easily was that he had one less mile to travel (12-1=11; 24-12=12).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 30th, 2016
Today’s Question – Timmy refused to pay off his March Madness bets with his twin brother, Tommy. He challenged Tommy, double or nothing, to solve this puzzle: Find a two digit number that is double the product of its two digits. (That means multiplying the two digits just in case you have a graduate degree.) What’s the number?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Timmy's twin brother, Tommy, nearly popped a staple trying to figure this one. Skip the algebra and use logic. Since the number was two times the product of its digits, it had to be an \xe2\x80\x9ceven\xe2\x80\x9d number. The product had to be under 50 since twice that would be a three digit number. Also, the number could not have a zero in it since multiplying by zero equals zero. So our number must be an even two digit number below 50 with no zeroes. There are other tricks that take up too much space. Anyway, from the universe you narrowed you eliminate down to the number 36 which gives you a product of 18 exactly one half its value.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Okay try this series: 4, 5, 9, 18, 34, 59, __
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Answer - The next number in the series 4, 5, 9, 18, 34, 59 would be "95" (The series increases by the squares of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 24th, 2016
Today's Question - You're hard boiling your Easter eggs for coloring. Someone comes to the door. When you get back to the kitchen, you forget which are raw and which are hard boiled. How can you easily tell? Cashin’s Comments March 24, 2016 Page 3 of 3 There will be No Comments Monday Wonder Woman is on a Special Mission And with the brains of the operation out, I may even take Monday off Myself. Notice Happy Purim!
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Answer - A hard boiled egg can be made to spin on its edge while a raw egg cannot.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 23rd, 2016
Today’s Question - A seasonal repeat - Who or what determines when Easter falls each year? (Hint: It is based on Passover so you get bonus points for answering both.)
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Answer - The formula for when Easter falls, as you probably know, is that it shall be the first Sunday on, or after, the first full moon following the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring. It was set by the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. which as you remember was called by the Emperor Constantine. Because of the formula's basis in Astronomy, Easter can never be later than April 25 nor earlier than March 22. Passover, on the other hand is on the 15th day of the month of Nisan. Now as you may have guessed, the Council of Nicaea suspected that not everyone's calendar, even with the picture of the two kittens climbing out of a basket, would have the month of Nisan on it. So to avoid bothering their Jewish neighbors by asking each Spring when is the 15th of Nisan, they approximated the date with the above mentioned astronomical formula. Since the month of Nisan always starts on a new moon (as does every month in the Jewish calendar), the 15th of the month would be at - or proximate to - a full moon. That's why the two holidays are usually tied so closely together each year. Passover was on Thursday before the first Easter. (The Last Supper was, in fact, a Seder or Passover ritual meal.) This year, however, Passover will start at sundown on April 22nd, one of the widest spreads ever. Easter is different for orthodox Christians since they use the old Julian calendar, devised by Julius Caesar. This year Orthodox Easter is all the way out on May 1st. (Special thanks to Mr. Joseph Berman for his input on the Biblical Lunar Calendar.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 22nd, 2016
Today's Question - Give me a sporting chance - spell the name of a popular sport backwards and the last 3 letters give you the name of a piece of equipment needed in that sport. What is the sport? What is the equipment?
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Answer - If you spell "Tennis" backward, you find the last 3 letters spell "Net" - a piece of equipment used in Tennis.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 21st, 2016
Today's Question - Line up in alphabetical order! Not really! Start with 4 A's and 4 B's: AAAA BBBB - Rearrange into a row of alternating A's and B's in only 4 moves and you must move 2 adjacent letters on each move. Good Luck!
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Answer - Here's the way we thought you might do it (assuming no squeezing between). \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 22, 2016 Page 3 of 3 You start with AAAA BBBB __ __ Move 1: A __ __ A BBBB AA Move 2: ABBA __ __ BBAA Move 3: ABBABAB __ __ A Move 4: __ __ BABABABADoesn't match Missing info Like question
March 18th, 2016
Today’s Question - Little Staten Island House on the Prairie – In honor of St. Joseph’s Day - sort of. Sal, brother Al and sister Val show up at Nino's sharpeners. Nino's two nephews are on duty. They both work at exactly the same pace. Sal, Al and Val each need one hacksaw sharpened and one "penknife" sharpened. If it takes 15 minutes to sharpen one hacksaw and 5 minutes to sharpen one "penknife"; what is the best division of labor for the nephews to choose? We take this opportunity to wish you - A Happy St. Joseph's Day. And, if those of you blessed with Italian ancestry don't mind, the rest of us may share a sfingi or a cannoli or (In my old maybe even a neighborhood celebrants would contend that "Devil Dogs" were the Irish cannoli.) zeppole. some Buona Festa Di San Giuseppe!
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Answer - The fastest way for the nephews to finish would be to have one sharpen two hacksaws while the other sharpened one hacksaw and three "penknives". (Elapsed time: 30 minutes.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 17th, 2016
Today's Question - The late and great Grandma Cashin made little Irish soda breads for her grandchildren each St. Paddy's Day. She usually made enough that each child got three. But today when she put them in the serving basket, she realized she had two more than she needed. Her son was delighted. Now he and his brother could have some too. And, if Grandma Cashin wanted to join in everyone would have just two apiece. How many little breads are in the basket? How many grandchildren does she have?
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Answer - Okay! So they all shared equally and thus ate two soda breads apiece. So....Grandma and her two sons had a total of 6 (or 2 each). Of these, 2 came from the "surprise" extras. So that left 4 breads that \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments March 18, 2016 Page 3 of 3 represented the grandchildren getting 2 instead of 3 apiece. That means there were 4 grandchildren and a total of 14 cakes (4 x 3 + "2").Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 16th, 2016
Today's Question - This never happened at the "A&P". Alan was trying to save money by buying at a farmers market. He was preparing a dinner for his boss, Richie. He saw a plastic bag of mozzarella balls. (Richie’s favorite.) To see if it was a bargain, Alan asked how much did the bag weigh. He was told that it weighed 32 lbs divided by half its actual weight. Can you help Alan figure how much the bag weighs?
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Answer - Even though Alan and his boss Richie couldn't figure it out, we're sure you did (unless you too were budding your head against the wall). The weight of the unmarked mozzarella has to be a factor of the number 32. Given the other conditions we discover that the weight is 8 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 15th, 2016
Today's Question - What is the smallest number of coins you would need to make change for any purchase from 1 cent to 1 dollar?
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Answer - Lots of folks seemed to have trouble with the wording of the question. We'll rephrase - What is the smallest number of coins you need to make change of a dollar for any single purchase from 1 cent to 99 cents. The answer is 9 coins: 4 pennies; 1 nickel; 2 dimes; 1 quarter and a half dollar.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 14th, 2016
Today's Question - You have a deck of cards from which you take 5 Diamonds and 5 Spades. You shuffle these 10 cards and deal them face down on the table. If you pick two cards, what are the odds they will both be of the same suit?
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Answer - In which you were asked the odds of picking the same suit - The odds are 4 out of 9. You started with 10 cards. If you picked 1 spade that left 4 spades among the remaining 9 cards.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 11th, 2016
Today's Question - I never promised you a rose garden - The letters of each of these words can be shuffled to find a garden growth – A) Promiser, B) Tears, C) Measuring, D) Sayid, E) Occurs.
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Answer to garden growths - A) Promiser = Primrose; B) Tears = Aster; C) Measuring = Geraniums; D) Sayid - Daisy; E) Occurs = Crocus.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 10th, 2016
Today's Question - "Now cut that out." There is a 7 letter word with a double "s." Take out the double "s" and the remaining word has the same meaning. Hint - both start with a "B."
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Answer - If you prune the double "s" from "Blossom" you get "Bloom" which is a synonym. March 11, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 9th, 2016
Today's Question - We know the Speaker of the House is second in line of presidential succession (after the V.P.). Who is 3rd, 4th, and 5th? Cashin’s Comments March 9, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The Presidential succession runs 1) V.P.; 2) House Speaker; 3) Pres. Pro Tem of the Senate; 4) Secretary of State; 5) Secretary of Treasury.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 8th, 2016
Today's Question - Help me, I'm all mixed up! Can you unscramble these 3 words:
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Answer - The unscrambled words (we think) are: A) MERASKHLAC = Ramshackle; B) CAROUGIS = Gracious; C) DEOLATINOS = DesolationDoesn't match Missing info Like question
March 7th, 2016
Today’s Question - Let’s all hang together. When they took a vote on Independence for the U.S., which two colonies voted “No” in the initial vote?
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Answer - The two states, or more correctly, colonies to vote no in the first poll on Independence were: Pennsylvania and South Carolina.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 4th, 2016
Today's Question - Don't crossword puzzles use letters? Design a square that is 5 boxes by 5 boxes. Put the number "1" in the center box. Now - using all numbers starting with 2 and ending at 25 - fill in each box so that any vertical or horizontal row and the diagonals from the corners add up to the number 65.
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Answer - To save space the horizontal rows should be: 9, 11, 18, 5, 22 - 3, 25, 7, 14, 16 - 12, 19, 1, 23, 10 21,8,15,17,4 - 20, 2, 24, 6, 13. Easy, huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 3rd, 2016
Today’s Question – There are two words of five letters that are virtual opposites. The both begin with “u” and have all the same letters (but not in the same order – obviously!). What are these antonyms?
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Answer - The five letter antonyms beginning with "u" and sharing the same letters are - "untie and unite."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - The teller at a bank pays out $1,500, using a certain number of $1 bills, and ten times as many $5 bills, plus a certain number of $10 bills and twice as many $50 bills. How many bills of each kind does he pay out?
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Answer - In paying out the $1500, the teller issued ten $1 bills; one hundred $5 bills, nine $10 bills and eighteen $50 bills.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 1st, 2016
Today’s Question - The other night 32 people showed up for the meeting of the Friends of Fermentation. All the specialists under 40 had brown hair. The specialists under 40 with brown hair were 5% of all the specialists with brown hair. Not everyone was a specialist. How many brown haired specialists were there? How many under 40?
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Answer - Though specialists once traded in fractions, they don't come in fractions. So the answer to both questions could not be a fractional number. Since it was less than 32 (not all specialists), the only combination would be 20 brown-haired specialists and only 1 under 40 years old. I'll drink to that.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Algebra for logicians - What is the only possible number that can be the answer to the following series (X - A) x (X - B) x (X - C)....(X - Y) x (X - Z)?
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Answer - The logic of the series was that at some point down the alphabet you'd wind up with (x-x) which has to equal zero. So whatever product you had up to then became zero when multiplied by zero.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 26th, 2016
Today's Question - An old Sr. Partner decided to really test a hotshot job applicant. He said - "My son is 24 years younger than I am. My grandson is 25 years younger than my son. My age plus my grandson's age equals 73 years. If you want the job tell me how old I am." Well??
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Answer - The Senior Partner is 61 years old. (A barroom short hand trick for this one - add the number 24, 25, 73 and divide by 2.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 25th, 2016
Today's Question - What's my handicap - Bob and Ross ran a race of 100 yards. Bob won by 10 yards. Ross proposed they race again but Bob should start 10 yards back. Thus Bob had to run 110 yards while Ross ran 100. All things being equal - who won?
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Answer - Bob won the new race by a yard. In the first race Bob ran 100 yards while Ross ran 90. If the race took, say, 10 seconds than Bob ran 10 yards per second while Ross ran 9 yards per second. Thus Bob would run the 110 yards (100 + 10 yard handicap) in 11 seconds enough time for Ross to run 99 yards.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 24th, 2016
Today's Question - Work smarter not harder - If 6 people can paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half.....how many people would it take to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days?
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Answer - It would take 9 painters to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days. (If six painters paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half, they paint 6 in 1 day or 1 per day per painter.) \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 25, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 23rd, 2016
Today's Question - It was for a good cause anyway – With a break in the artic chill, half the floor turned out to watch a charity mini-marathon. The runners were Mike, Pete, Rich, Dan and Ed. Mike finished in front of Pete but behind Rich. Dan finished in front of Ed but behind Pete. What was the order of finish?
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Answer - The order of finish was Rich, Mike, Pete, Dan and Ed. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 24, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 22nd, 2016
Today’s Question - If you've got it all together, you may know a fairly common word that has 6 i's?
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Answer - The word with all the "i\'s" is indivisibility (we said not uncommon).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 19th, 2016
Today's Question - "Come on Professor! I was only off by one!" Sometimes only one letter can change one word into another word. Here are some words followed by (hints) that suggest the "other" word. (Warning - to keep it from getting too easy sometimes you add and sometimes you subtract.) Example - "Bodices" (things they drape) Answer - "Bodies".
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Answer - The words changed by one letter would be: A) Belated; B) Play day; C) Mortality; D) Hideouts.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 18th, 2016
Today's Question - How old are you? Two people are comparing ages. Bob is three times as old as Bill. But in two years Bob will only be twice as old as Bill. How old is each??
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Answer - Bob would be 6 years old while Bill is 2. In two years it will be 8 and 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 17th, 2016
Today's Question - Damn Computers - Mr. & Mrs. Brady got an Email from Junior at college. It simply read: If each letter represented a digit and no two different letters represent the same digit, how much was Junior looking for. (Assume the last two letters of each word are behind the decimal point - as in "SE.ND")
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Answer - Junior\'s request would be decoded as follows: "SEND" = 95.67; "MORE" = 10.85 thus "MONEY" = 106.52.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 16th, 2016
Today's Question - What two well-known five letter words end in "y" but do not contain "A, E, I, O, or U"?
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Answer - The two well-known five letter words that end in "Y" but have no regular vowels are: Pygmy and Gypsy." \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 17, 2016 Page 3 of 3 SEND MORE MONEYDoesn't match Missing info Like question
February 12th, 2016
Today's Question - In a small county election there were four candidates: Larry, Charles, Sal and Ivan. The total votes cast were 8,341. Larry won beating Sal by 560 votes, beating Charles by 830 and Ivan by 981. How many votes did each candidate get?
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Answer - To find how many votes each one got take the total vote (1841) and add each of the spreads between the winner and each loser (560 + 830 + 981). That total (10712) would be the votes cast if the others had tied Larry. Now divide by 4 to find out how many votes Larry got (2678). Now subtract the spreads in the question, giving: Sal = 2118; Charles = 1848; and Ivan 1697.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 11th, 2016
Today’s Question - Little Alfie was a chess prodigy. Amazed at the kid's ability a reporter asked his dad how old he was. With a grin the father said - "I am 7 times as old as Alfie is now, but in 20 years he'll be 1/2 my age at that time. How old is Alfie?
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Answer - Little Alfie is 4 years old. His dad is 28 (7x4). In 20 years, Alfie will be 24 and dad will be twice as old - 48. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 12, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 10th, 2016
Today’s Question - There are 26 letters in the alphabet. There are 50 states in the U.S. A list of the 50 states does not use every letter in the alphabet. What's left over?? February 10, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The only letter not used in spelling the names of all 50 states is "Q".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 9th, 2016
Today's Question - Why are the festivities around Mardi Gras, etc. called Carnivals??
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Answer - Actually the word Carnival comes from pre-Lenten festivities such as Mardi Gras. Since Lent traditionally meant abstinence from eating meat at meals, pre-Lent there was much feasting to say Goodbye (Vale in Latin) to Meat (Carne in Latin). So Carnival is Meat Farewell! Think of that the next time you are on a Ferris Wheel. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
February 8th, 2016
Today's Question - Nelson sets up a stall at the fair to sell statuettes. He sold the jade ones for $5, the amber ones for $4 and the porcelain for $3. After 3 days, he had sold 2000 statuettes for a grand total of $7,500. Interestingly, he was able to sell 1,494 of 1 type. How many of each type did he sell??
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Answer - To get his $7,500 Nelson would have sold: 3 jade; 1494 amber; and 503 porcelain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 5th, 2016
Today's Question - It's probably Mardi Gras fever - Around the water cooler there was a great debate about who made the best calzone - a meat and cheese filled baked item. They agreed to each bring samples Tuesday. Sam brought some. Jack brought one more than that. Harry brought one more than Jack. Bob missed his train and showed up empty handed. He said he'd pay for his share. The four of them split the 12 calzones evenly. They figured each calzone was worth a dollar. Who paid what to whom?
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Answer - For there to be 12 calzones, Sam must have brought 3; Jack 4; and Harry 5. Divided equally (3 pies apiece) that meant Bob paid $3 - $1 to Jack and $2 to Harry.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 4th, 2016
Today's Question - What is the lowest number which requires the five vowels A, E, I, O and U once each in its spelling?
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Answer - Depending on what school you went to - either: Two Hundred and six or One Thousand Five.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 3rd, 2016
Today's Question - Wally is shipping a package that weighs 4 lbs. plus half its own weight. If the package was 50% larger (1 1/2 times its present weight) how much would it weigh?
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Answer - Oh how the gang wrestled with this weighty problem. One of them even tried an applied science approach by using food. First, he ate 4 lbs. of chicken wings and a half gallon of ice cream. Sensing an error in calculation, he repeated the experiment substituting cheeseburgers and Devil Dogs. Alas, he failed the test. Later in the day, another group tried a similar experiment using liquid measure. No luck on these repeated attempts either. The answer is 12 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - Give us a hand! - Is the number of people who have shaken hands with an odd number of people an odd or an even number?
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Answer - The number of people who have shaken hands with an odd number of people would be an even number. Start with the premise that there must be two people to a handshake. So if the shaking was symmetrical it would be 2 times the odd number. And if you review it carefully, even if it was random, the total must be an even number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 1st, 2016
Today's Question - "Don't hold dinner dear!" Timothy can't get his car started so he grabs a train, which takes him halfway home at a speed 20 times faster than he walks. As he gets off the train, he twists his ankle and must ride the rest of the way in a farmers cart which travels half as fast as he walks. Would he have been home sooner or later if he had walked all the way? (You don't need a calculator.)
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Answer - No Algebra needed. If the farmers cart took Timothy half the distance at half the speed of walking, that took as much time as walking the whole way, so the train trip was wasted.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Since you did so well on the Canadian Border question, name the states that touch the Atlantic Ocean?
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Answer - The states that border the Atlantic are: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 28th, 2016
Today's Question - Vowel-ly of the Dahs! - What vowel sequence comes next - aua; ua; oa; eua; eea; ___? (It's a common sequence. Hint -they go in this order but may have consonants between.)
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Answer - The vowels were in this order: "Saturday; Sunday; Monday; Tuesday; Wednesday" and thus "Thursday"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 27th, 2016
Today's Question - There are 11 states that border Canada. Without looking it up, what are they? (Hint: Four start with "M" and 3 with "N".)
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Answer - From East to west - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. We only used states with land to land borders rather than shared bodies of water. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 28, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 26th, 2016
Today's Question - Here are clues for pairs of words that are different by only one letter. (Number of letters in parens.) (Example: bias, street talk (5, 5) = slant, slang). A) pen, cover (5, 5); B) release, up to (5, 5); C) delete, far off (6, 6); D) seek, stiffen (6, 6)
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Answer - The words with one letter difference were: A) Quill, Quilt; B) Untie, Until;) Remove, Remote; D) Search, StarchDoesn't match Missing info Like question
January 25th, 2016
Today’s Question -Try to plan better - Art had to rush from an "Administrative Meeting" to make the opening of the market. He excused himself from the meeting hoping to get to the floor by 9:20. He thought his watch was 10 minutes slow but it was 15 minutes fast. What time did he get to the floor?
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Answer - Art would have been 35 minutes early.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 22nd, 2016
Today's Question - Stay in line please! What number comes next in this series: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, __?
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Answer - The next number in the series is: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, 12Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 20th, 2016
Today's Question - "She loves me; She loves me not!" - pluck one letter from each word and use the remaining letters to spell the name of a flower. A) Stared; B) Openly; C) Snappy; D) Store; E) Dismay
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Answer - The quart can be found in 9 moves. 1) Fill the square with water. 2) Fill the bowl shape from the square bottle. 3) Empty the bowl onto the ground. 4) Pour what's left in square into the round. 5) Fill the square bottle again. 6) Fill the bowl with water from the square 7) Pour what's left in the square into the round. 8) Fill the square bottle with water again. 9) Fill the round bottle with what is in the square bottle. What is left in the square bottle should be 1 quart.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 19th, 2016
Today's Question - "Are we related?" - What comes next in this logical (?) series: 8, 2, 4, 8, 2, 16, 8, 128, 16, __?
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Answer - The next number in the series would be 2048. The numbers were alternately divided or multiplied by the next number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 15th, 2016
Today's Question - You recall the old children's code of substituting a number for a letter. Well here is the opposite - each letter represents a number. Can you solve this addition problem? (Remember if M = 6, it must always = 6) STIR TWO WHEAT
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Answer - The addition problem would be: 9754 + 713 = 10467Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 14th, 2016
Today's Question - I've got your number! Using only the numbers 5, 6, 4, 1 and 2; fill in the blanks to make the following addition correct (once you use a number you cannot use it again). Problem: 5 __ __ __ + 8 7 4 3 1 __ 3 5 __
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Answer - The fill-in the blank addition problem worked out to: 5612 + 8743 = 14355Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Phil & Bill share a drink on their common birthday. "This is a very special birthday," says Bill "because, while we are together 63 years old, I am also twice as old as you were, when I was as old as you are now." What are their current ages?
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Answer To Phil and Bill Birthdays - The older is 36 and the younger is 27 making their combined age 63.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 12th, 2016
Today's Question - In the phrase TWO x TWO = THREE each letter stands for a digit (the x is the multiplication sign). What digits make it correct mathematically?
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Answer - To make the equation - "Two x Two = Three" correct the numbers would be: 138 x 138 = 19044. (The E\'s had to be 4 because 44 is the only double digit that can end a square.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 11th, 2016
Today's Question - In the phrase TWO x TWO = THREE each letter stands for a digit (the x is the multiplication sign). What digits make it correct mathematically?
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Answer - It was a bit of a trick question - but not too tricky for most of you. If you pick up pail #2 and empty it into pail #5 and replace the now empty pail #2 - you get the requisite full/empty/full rotation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 8th, 2016
Today's Question - There are six water pails in a row. The three on the left are full. The three on the right are empty. By moving only one pail, how can you put the pails in the sequence - full/empty/full/empty/full/empty?
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. Answer - It was a bit of a trick question - but not too tricky for most of you. If you pick up pail #2 and empty it into pail #5 and replace the now empty pail #2 - you get the requisite full/empty/full rotationDoesn't match Missing info Like question
January 7th, 2016
Today's Question - I P R U A E M O T N T is an odd set of letters. It is a nagging problem to make a word of these letters. One word might be "importunate" (naggingly solicitous). Can you transform the letters into a more common word? (Hint: The change may be strange but not impossible.)
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The word you\xe2\x80\x99d get by reconfiguring those letters would be Permutation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 6th, 2016
Today’s Question - Kevin is a big West Point sports fan. He is invited into an informal fraternity of Army fans. To pass the initiation, he must pass the "Black and Gold" test. He is presented with three cloth bags, each is marked "Black"; "Gold" and "Either". One bag contains only black coins, one only gold coins and the third bag has both. He is told all the bags are incorrectly marked. Assuming he cannot see beyond the coin he chooses - what is the fewest number of choices he must make to re-label the bags correctly? Cashin’s Comments January 6, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Kevin should go directly to the "Either" bag. Since it\'s labeled incorrectly, it must be all black or all gold. Assume he finds a gold coin. Now he must swap the Either label with the "Gold" label. What about the other bag? Since it could not have been labeled correctly and we now know "Gold" is correct. Thus he should swap the Either label with the Black. (We hope he gets seats on the 50 yard line.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 5th, 2016
Today’s Question - There are 4 state capitals whose names contain the letter "u" at least twice. What are these capitals and what are their states?
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Answer - The four state capitals with more than one "u" are: Juneau (Alaska); Honolulu (Hawaii); Augusta (Maine); Columbus (Ohio).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 4th, 2016
Today's Question – Bob asked Ron when he had bought the champagne for the post-New Year’s party. Ron responded with a puzzle – “It was not the day after Monday or the day before Thursday and it wouldn’t have been Sunday the next day nor was it Sunday the day before, and the day after the next day wasn’t Saturday and the day before the day before wasn’t Wednesday.” What day of the week did Ron buy the Bubbly?
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Answer - Ron bought the post-New Year's vine juice on a Sunday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 29th, 2015
Today's Question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Christmas party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw? Bonus Question - We all sing "Auld Lang Syne" at New Year....What language is it and what does it mean? The Annual Yearend Poem Tomorrow - No Comments Thursday -
December 28th, 2015
Today's Question - Bob rummaged through the drawer for an old New Year tie. Instead he saw a photo of a New Year Pageant from his grammar school days. In the photo he's holding the "year" sign upside down but no one noticed. What was that new year?
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Answer - The year was 1961 which, upside down is 1961. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments December 29, 2015 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 22nd, 2015
Today's Question - "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus" - What was Virginia's last name and what was the newspaper? Bonus Question - Name Santa's eight reindeer. (Rudolph makes 9)
December 21st, 2015
Today's Question - One of the key features of the Christmas story is the Three Wise Men. What were their names? Who brought what? And what is a Magi??
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Answer - The legend of the Magi does not appear in writings of the early Church. It was, however, a big item in the Middle Ages. According to sources: Melchior - was the oldest. Said to be the Emperor of Arabia, he brought "gold". Caspar - was the youngest. Said to be the King of Tharsis, a very prosperous trade center in what is now Turkey, he brought Frankincense, sign of honor. Balthazar was thought the wisest. Thought to have been King of Ethiopia, he brought Myrrh, a rare resin of a tree in his kingdom. It was used in anointing and as a balm for battle wounds. The Magi - The name given to the priests of the Ancient Medes (Iran - pre Persians). Later a phrase for \xe2\x80\x9cwise man\xe2\x80\x9d mainly used on astrologers. The term Magi gave us our word for "magic" - something beyond our understanding.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 18th, 2015
Today's Question - Bernard, the night-time manager of Ye Olde Elf Cookie Shoppe has pre-packed boxes of assorted cookies. There are 16 pound boxes and 17 pound boxes and boxes of 23, 24, 39 and 40 pounds. A client comes in and asks for 100 pounds of cookies. Without breaking up any boxes, how close can Bernard come?
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Answer - If Bernard piled up 4 boxes of 17 pounds and 2 boxes of 16 pounds, the client would have exactly 100 pounds of cookies.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 17th, 2015
Today’s Question – Disguised Christmas Carols – Can you decipher: A rallying cry for people who don't cheat on their boyfriend or girlfriend How a communist tells his wife he knows the difference between rain and snow The acne finally disappeared late one night Are you tuned to the same station I am? Christmas is a time for ove, for fami y, and mis etoe Mom caught showing affection to our cat after it had been on the beach Holland - "Sinter Klass" England - "Father Christmas" France - "Le Pere Noel" Tokyo - "Hoteiosho" • • • • • •
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Answers (parens): \xe2\x80\xa2 A rallying cry for people who don't cheat on their boyfriend or girlfriend / (Oh Come All Ye Faithful!) \xe2\x80\xa2 How a communist tells his wife he knows the difference between rain and snow / (Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer) The acne finally disappeared late one night / (It Came Upon A Midnight Clear) \xe2\x80\xa2 \xe2\x80\xa2 Are you tuned to the same station I am? / (Do You Hear What I hear) \xe2\x80\xa2 Christmas is a time for ove, for fami y, and mis etoe / (Noel) \xe2\x80\xa2 Mom caught showing affection to our cat after it had been on the beach / (I Saw Mommy Kissing Sandy Claws)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 16th, 2015
Today's Question - We call him Santa Claus but what do they call him in: Cashin’s Comments HOLLAND ENGLAND FRANCE TOKYO December 16, 2015 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - We call him Santa Claus but what do they call him in:Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 15th, 2015
Today's Question - "Where's Santa when you need him." - Little Dick and Jane went to the neighborhood five and dime to get a Christmas present for mom. Dick saw a shiny comb and took it to the register with all his money. "Sorry little boy", said the cashier. "You are 24 cents short!" Jane smiled a sibling grin, grabbed the comb and put it, along with all her money on the counter. "Sorry, little girl", said the cashier, "but you are 2 cents short." After an exchange of ugly faces, they agreed to pool their money. However, the cashier told them Cashin’s Comments that they still didn't have enough. How much did Dick have? Jane...? and how much was the comb? (No taxes involved.) December 15, 2015 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - To "Where\'s Santa when you need him" - The comb for mom would have cost 25 cents. The little boy apparently had only a penny. His sister had 23 cents.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 14th, 2015
Today's Question - An actor once won an Oscar for playing Santa. Who was it? And in what film?
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Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 11th, 2015
Today's Question - How many total gifts did the true love give on the 12th day of Christmas?
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Answer - On the Twelfth Day of Christmas there were 364 gifts unless you count the Partridge and Pear Tree separately.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 10th, 2015
Today's Question - A traveling Knight found himself lost and hungry on the road to Coventry. Two pilgrims happened along. One had 5 long loaves of bread and the other had 3. The 3 agreed to share the bread equally. After they ate, the Knight gave them 8 silver coins and left. How should the pilgrims split the money?
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Answer - The temptation is to split the eight coins 5 and 3. But the Pilgrims didn't sell the loaves to the Knight they all shared equally. So 8 loaves divided among 3 people is 2 2/3 loaves apiece. Thus, the Pilgrim with 3 loaves only had to give in 1/3 loaf. The fellow with 5 had to give in 2 1/3 loaves (7/3). So the split is 7 and 1.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 9th, 2015
Today's Question - Kids sometimes send secret messages using numbers for letters. Math students do the reverse. Solve the following math problem in which letters substitute for numbers. (Hints - logic is more important than math and if you give a letter a value, it must keep that value all through the problem - so if V = 6, it always equals 6). CC multiplied by CC = CDC
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Answer - CC times CC = CDC might be 11 times 11 = 121Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 8th, 2015
Today’s Question – A brag gone bad. Da boys were talking about how they were still in shape. Some claimed they were still at “wrestling weight” and could run as fast and jump as high as in their youth. One pot-bellied participant challenged the loudest claimant. “Okay, hot shot. Give me that ballpoint pen in your pocket and I’ll bet you $20 that you are in such bad shape you can’t jump over it.” He got the pen, put it on the floor and won the bet. It was very easy. Do you know how?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments December 9, 2015 Page 3 of 3 Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Folks tried lots of zany planning on the \xe2\x80\x9cpen jump\xe2\x80\x9d question. The answer to the riddle (from second grade, as I recall) is to put the pen on the floor right against the wall. So with no room on the other side (just the wall), you can\xe2\x80\x99t jump over.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 7th, 2015
Today's Questions - Bob Crachit was told to work by candle. He also had to recycle. If he melted down 5 candle stubs he got 1 whole candle. Therefore, if he collected 25 stubs, how many days would it last assuming 1 candle per day leaves 1 stub per day.
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Answer - Bob could recycle the 25 stubs enough to last 6 nights with one stub left over.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 3rd, 2015
Today's Question - Put your thinking cap on. There is a two-digit number that is exactly twice the product of its two digits multiplied. What is the two-digit number? Cashin’s Comments December 1, 2015 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Some opted for the easy - Start both together. When 7 ran out, start the boiling. When 11 runs out (4 minutes), turn over and get 11 more (15 minutes). The fallacy here is that you can boil at any instant you choose. You really have to wait till the boiling process is ready. Okay, once the poultice is ready to boil start both the 7 minute and 11 minute timers. When the 7 minutes is done turn it over. (Elapsed time 7 minutes.) When the 11 minutes is done turn the 7 over again. (There will be exactly 4 minutes in the bottom before you turn it over. So when that runs out the 15 minutes are up. 11 minutes + 4 minutes = 15). More fun than SAT's huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 2nd, 2015
Today's Question - Capital Punishment - We already know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are four state capitals that begin with the same letter as their state. What are they? Further Goldwynims - "I'll believe in this color television when I see it in black and white!" - "If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive." - "I'm willing to admit I may not be right all the time…..but I'm never wrong." - "A verbal contract ain't worth the paper it's written on." And Three Classic Stengelisms - "They say you can't do it…..but sometimes it doesn't always work." And "Three things can happen when you play baseball. You can win. You can lose. Or it can rain.” Lastly, my favorite Casey line – "The key to leadership is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who haven't made up their mind yet."
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Answer - The state capitals that begin with the same letter as their states are: Dover (Delaware); Honolulu (Hawaii); Indianapolis (Indiana); Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 1st, 2015
Today’s Question – I’m thinking of a number. If I gave you some clues can you guess what it is? The number has 3 digits. If you add the digits the sum is 19. The digit on the left is 3 times the number on the right. If you wrote the 3 digits in reverse order, the new number would be lower than the original by 594. What is the original 3-digit number?
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Answer - The 3 digit number would be "973" which many of you said was "too easy."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 30th, 2015
Today's Question –Bobby was looking at a piece of property up in the "Vineyard". It was subject to a 99 year lease. How much time is left, he asked. The less than friendly leaseholder said "Two-thirds of the time past equals four- fifths of the time yet to go." How much time is left on the lease?
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Answer - Bobby, with help from a calculator discovered the 99 year lease would be 54 years old with 45 left to go.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 24th, 2015
Today's Question - Hats off to you - A group of 10 cadets are on their way to the Army - Navy Game when a gust of wind blows all their hats off. A quick footed young man scoops them up and hands them back randomly. What are the odds that exactly 9 of them received the correct hat? Holiday Notice There will be no Comments on November 25, 26, 27 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out – I may take off too.)
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Answer - The odds of exactly 9 of the cadets receiving the right hat are zero. If 9 got the right hat, the tenth one must have had the right hat also so it would be impossible for exactly 9 to have the right hat.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 23rd, 2015
Today’s Question –Why is Thanksgiving always on a Thursday? (So, since the brains of the operation is out – I may take off too.)
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Answer - Thanksgiving is on a Thursday because - Well in a way - because that\'s when the Pilgrims had it. Not at first of course - the First Thanksgiving was a three-day event. Then for many decades it was different days in different places. Finally, New Englanders put it on "Lecture Day" (Thursday) to avoid conflict with the Sabbath but keep a religious note. (Lecture Day was that day of week when preachers would circulate to read or lecture to the people. Sometimes the preacher was not a trained and ordained minister. Rather he might be the only one in the village who could read and write. That made him the \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d to go to for help and advice. The 16th and 17th century British pronunciation of \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d sounded liked \xe2\x80\x9cparson\xe2\x80\x9d\xe2\x80\xa6.a name we find synonymous with preacher.) Washington kept the tradition when he declared the first national Thanksgiving and most Presidents followed suit. Finally, FDR and Congress wrote it into law as the fourth Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas Shopping Season coming out of the Depression.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 20th, 2015
Today’s Question - Is that with stuffing or without? If a turkey weighs 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight – how much does it weigh?
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Answer - If the turkey weighed 8 pounds plus one-third its own weight then the 8 pounds represents 2/3rds of the weight. Thus the turkey weighed 12 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 19th, 2015
Today's Question - Little Charlie finally retired with his savings. For the first quarter of his life he saved quarters. The next fifth of his life he saved $5 bills. The next third of his life he saved $20 bills. In the 13 years before he retired he saved $100 bills. How old is Charlie as he retires. (Bet you thought we were going to ask how much he had saved??)
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Answer - Little Charlie would be 60. Several folks reported confusion. If you add up the fractions 1/4; 1/5; 1/3, you get 47/60. That means the remaining 13 years was 13/60th's of his age.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 18th, 2015
Today's Question – You're the cream in my coffee - Astrobucks coffee house is going slimmer and skimmer. Their counter milk used to be a blend of 95% skim and 5% cream. How much more skim must they add to a quart of their milk to bring it down to 4% cream?
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Answer - According to Sister Herman Joseph, you need to add approximately one pint of skim to get down to 4%.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 17th, 2015
Today's Question - If 6 Bibbles and 2 Bobbles cost $10 and 6 Bobbles and 3 Bibbles cost $15, what does 1 Bibble cost?
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Answer - A Bibble costs $1 (a bobble costs $2).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 16th, 2015
Today’s Question - "Just watch the road will you!" Smiling Sal is driving on the road between Tedium and Oblivion. He is driving at a steady speed. He notes that every three minutes he meets a bus coming toward him and every six minutes a bus overtakes him. How often do the buses leave from the terminal in each town?
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Answer - The buses have an even schedule (as buses often do). Because he is moving toward the oncoming buses he sees more of them (naturally). So....in an hour he sees 20 oncoming (three minutes) and 10 overtaking (six minutes). So that's 30 in an hour. If he were stopped, he would see 15 from either direction. Therefore, the buses leave every four minutes (60 minutes \xc3\xb7 15). I wish I was on that route. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments November 17, 2015 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 13th, 2015
Today's Question - If six pearl onions and three dwarf potatoes cost 15 cents and the same amount would get you nine dwarf potatoes and three pearl onions. What would it cost for 100 dwarf potatoes?
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Answer - 100 dwarf potatoes would cost you $1.00. (But what would you do with them?)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 12th, 2015
Today's Question - Table, court, lane, field, course, ring, diamond. What might be the common bond in these words?
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Answer - The words were all sports surfaces - baseball diamond; golf course; boxing ring; etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 11th, 2015
Today's Question - In the following series of anagrams the number "7" substitutes for the same letter of the alphabet in each case. Find out what letter is replaced by "7" and rearrange the letters to form words. XLYL 7 DFYF 7 RFWD 7 GMDO 7 DLEI 7 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) A Special Thank You To All The Wonderful Folks In The Armed Forces And All Their Veteran Predecessors
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Answer - The missing letter represented by "7" is "A". The words then become: 1) Laxly; 2) Daffy; 3) Dwarf; 4) Dogma; 5) Ideal.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 10th, 2015
Today's Question - I'll catch you later - Al started riding his moped from home toward the picnic grove at noon. He travelled at a steady 4 mph. Bob started from the same spot at 2:30 and went at a steady rate of 5 mph. They both arrived at the same time. How long did Bob travel and how long was the trip?
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Answer - We don't know what they planned to do at the picnic grove but we hope they brought a flashlight. Al started 2 1/2 hours before Bob, so when Bob started Al had a 10 mile head start. Since Bob travelled 1 mph faster than Al it would take him 10 hours to catch up over a distance of 50 miles.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 9th, 2015
Today's Question - "I'll buy an "E", Vanna" - Lots of words have double letters. Among the more common are "LL"; "TT" and "SS". Can you think of relatively common words that fit each of the following sets: "VV"; "WW"; "UU"; "II"; "KK" and "HH"?
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Answer - "Double or Nothing" You may have a different list but the ones we got were: Savvy, Powwow; vacuum; skiing; bookkeeper and withhold.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 5th, 2015
Today's Question - Whose house is it? Which word does not belong: A) Villa; B) Bungalow; C) Maisonette; D) Cottage?
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Answer - The class ran an hour longer than it would have if novice Sean had left things alone (9 + 5 hours = 2:00). Therefore, half of that hour it was going the wrong way and the other half hour correcting. Since the Abbot returned it at 11:30, then Sean must have pulled his prank at 11:00 - one half hour earlier.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 4th, 2015
Today's Question - Animal Crackers are the topic of one of the great school yard trivia questions. There are 18 different cookies representing 17 different animals. Which animal appears twice? How many of the 17 animals can you name?
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Answer - The 17 animals and 18 cookies....I'm sure you knew....the 17 animals are: buffalo, elephant, gorilla, kangaroo, rhinoceros, camel, tiger, seal, zebra, sheep, monkey, giraffe, lion, cheetah, hyena, hippopotamus and bear. And the 18 cookies....well they're all of the above...but the bear shows up twice - once sitting - once dancing.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 3rd, 2015
Today's Question - If the timepiece with the fewest moving parts would be a sundial, what would be the timepiece with the most moving parts?
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Answer - The sundial is the timepiece with the least moving parts and the most moving parts are in - the hourglass. (We had submissions for "stars" which we dismissed as impractical for day work - what about sundials at "night" was the response.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 2nd, 2015
Today's Question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Halloween party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw? 175K 5.0% 0.2% 34.5 hrs. $18.0 bln. Cashin’s Comments November 2, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - First let's repeat the question - This is too cheesy for par - At a post-Halloween party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw? Okay, so if the two digits in the total are represented on the bottom of two dice, we know they must be digits from 1 through 6. Thus the universe of 2 digit possibilities is 11 through 16. One of the components is the sum of the two digits. The other components are equal to 7 minus one of the digits (opposite sides of a die add up to 7). Therefore, the total is 14 and the components are 5, 6, 3. See it's easy!!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 30th, 2015
Today's Question - Is that spring ahead, fall behind? Digital clocks have lots of odd coincidences. There are 4 digits (like 12:12). How often do the visible digits add up to a total of "3". (Hint: 1:11 would be an example). P.S. What times are they?
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Answer - The digital clock combos that add up to "3" are, of course, 12 in number. Starting from noon: 12:00; 1:02; 1:11; 1:20; 2:01; 2:10; 3:00; 10:02; 10:11; 10:20; 11:01 and 11:10.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 29th, 2015
Today's Question - I'm all mixed up. Can you make two common words out of each set of letters? Plame; 3) Uttidale; 4) Topino
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Answer to all mixed up - 1) Starer 2) Plame 3) Uttidale 4) TopinoDoesn't match Missing info Like question
October 28th, 2015
Today's Question - State alphabets again - There are only two states that begin with two consonants back to back - What are they??
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Answer - The two states that begin with consecutive consonants are: Rhode Island and Florida. Nice try to "Wyoming". A "y" is considered a vowel in some circumstances and most usages.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 27th, 2015
Today's Question - You have five pairs of white gloves and five pairs of black gloves in a drawer. The room is pitch black so you can't see a thing. How many gloves must you pull out in order to have at least one pair of the same color? (Careful!)
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Answer - Looking for a pair of gloves - If it had been socks or scarves or marbles it would have been "3". But gloves are right-handed and left-handed. In theory, you could pull out 10 left-handed gloves (5 one color and 5 the other without a pair) so the answer is "11".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 22nd, 2015
Today’s Question - "I think my watch stopped" - When the day after tomorrow becomes yesterday, that "today" will be as far from Sunday as "today" would be from Sunday when the day before yesterday becomes tomorrow. What day of the week is today?
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Answer - The number that comes next in the series: 4, 10, 22, 46, ___ is 94 (each number is double the previous +2).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 21st, 2015
Today's Question - We I.D. everyone ma'am! - "How old is David?" That was the question asked of Dave's mom as they signed up for the kite flying contest. She replied - "I'm seven times as old as Dave is now. In 20 years, he'll be half as old as I will be then." How old is Dave??
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Answer - Little Dave is 4 years old and his mom is 28.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 20th, 2015
Today's Question - A very tough one - what letter or letters might come next in this sequence - "N, W, R, OU, IV, I, V, __"?
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Answer - We told you it was tricky - The next letter would be "G" since this series was the middle letter(s) of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 19th, 2015
Today's Question - One-third of an hour after a candle was lit; the other end was also lit. It took a further one- third of an hour for the candle to burn out. If the candle was lit at both ends at the start, and one end was quenched when only the middle one-third of the candle remained, how long in all would it take to burn the candle out?
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Answer - The candle problem is essentially the same thing stated in reverse - so the results would be the same.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 16th, 2015
Today's Question - One-third of an hour after a candle was lit, the other end was also lit. It took a further one- third of an hour for the candle to burn out. If the candle was lit at both ends at the start, and one end was quenched when only the middle one-third of the candle remained, how long in all would it take to burn the candle out?
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Answer - The only state without caves is Rhode Island. Nice try to Iowa, Kansas and other flat out guesses.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 15th, 2015
Today's Question - Ho-Ho-Kus Airlines have started a new short haul service. In their first 5 flights they carried 500 passengers. The first two flights totaled 190 passengers. The second and third had 155 total. The third and fourth had 210 while the fourth and fifth were most successful with 225 altogether. How many passengers on Flight number 3?
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Answer - There were 85 passengers on Flight #3. (Subtract the combinations that did not include Flight 3 data October 16, 2015 Page 3 of 3 from 500 to get 85.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 14th, 2015
Today's Question - I know a young woman who is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 22 years her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the young lady now?
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Answer - The young woman is 22 years old. (Dad = 44; Brother = 11).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 13th, 2015
Today's Question - What U.S. States border the St. Lawrence River? Cashin’s Comments October 13, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - There is only one state that borders the St. Lawrence. That state is New York!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 12th, 2015
Today's Question - The Brawling Brady Bunch - A widower with kids married a widow with kids and jointly they had more kids. By their ninth anniversary there were a total of 12 kids altogether. Unfortunately, at the anniversary mom ran in and yelled to dad - come quick, your kids and my kids are fighting with our kids." How many kids in each category?
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Answer - The Brawling Bradys - (Our compliments to those who got the answer by quadratic equation and those who got it by the lateral logic reduction process. The rest of us mortals got it the old grammar school way.) However you got it, obviously the answer was they each brought 3 kids to the marriage, they jointly had 6 more. (The age groupings hardly make it seem a fair fight, however.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 9th, 2015
Today's Question - From a simpler time - In order to get Reggie to study math better, his mom offered to give him 8 cents for every problem he got right and take back 5 cents for every wrong answer. At the end of 26 problems, neither owed the other any money. How many problems did Reggie get right?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Reggie managed to get ten problems correct. He might have done better but he was working on his backyard keg garden.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 8th, 2015
Today's Question - Digging back into his copy of the Bernie Crocker cookbook, Paul is bringing sandwiches to watch the game at a pal’s house, but is stopped by 3 bullies. The first takes half the sandwiches in the bag plus half a sandwich. The second takes half of what's left plus half a sandwich. The third takes half of what Paul has left plus half a sandwich. Paul then discovers the bag is empty. How many sandwiches did he start with? Cashin’s Comments October 8, 2015 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Paul started with 7 sandwiches. The first bully took half (3.5) plus half a sandwich (.5) which makes 4 in all. Etc., etc. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 9, 2015 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 7th, 2015
Today’s Question – Gary and his cronies had just settled in to watch the baseball playoffs when someone lost the bottle opener. The mood turned ugly so Gary posed the following problem – What is the lowest (fewest) number of pitches a pitcher can throw in a regulation ballgame (no rain outs, extra innings, just regulation). There are two possible answers but only one is fewest. Can you help quiet the crowd with an answer?
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Answer - Da boys decided it was 27 pitches. That would be true if you were the winning pitcher. But if you were on the visiting team and you lost, the answer would be 25, since the winning home team would not bat in the bottom of the ninth. Thus\xe2\x80\xa6..24 put outs through eight innings and one home run to give you the loss.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 6th, 2015
Today's Question - I know what I wrote - Bob called up the hardware store for a piece of chain for a fence. When he got it home, he realized the clerk had switched the inches for feet and vice versa. The result was a chain that was only 30% as long as the one he had ordered. How long was the original and how long was the one he got?
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Answer - "Unchained Malady" - the original chain length would be "9 feet, 2 inches." The length he got was "2 feet, 9 inches."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 5th, 2015
Today's Question - A salesman is due into Squeedunk on the 5:00 p.m. train. He calls ahead for the hotel car to meet him at the station. But he catches the train before and arrives at 4:00 p.m. He starts walking to the hotel and is met by the car on the way. He gets to the hotel 20 minutes earlier than he originally was scheduled. How long did he walk?
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Answer - (Okay get the envelopes ready for the hate mail - the followers of Pyrrho of Elis won't buy this!) The time he saved has everything to do with taxi time. Since the cab met him part way and took him back part way - and it saved 20 minutes - that means the cab met him 10 minutes from the hotel. So he must have walked for 50 minutes.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 2nd, 2015
Today's Question - Birds fly, bees fly, but what is the only mammal that can fly??
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Answer - The only mammal that can fly is "the bat." Nice try to - "Dumbo the Elephant" and "Superman"!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 1st, 2015
Today's Question - Back in the old neighborhood, Bobby, Timmy and Tony would occasionally let girls hang out. One of the girls, Sallie, fancied herself a word wizard and would often annoy the boys with them. Her favorite was - "Do you know a 14 letter word that starts with "A" and ends with "Y" and is often associated with arrangements." Can you solve this so the boys can get back to handicapping?
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Answer - The 14 letter word that is often associated with arrangements is: "Alphabetically".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 30th, 2015
Today's Question - How many time zones are there in North America?
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Answer - There are 8 time zones in North America: Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Yukon, Alaskan.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 29th, 2015
Today's Question - "Are you serious?" - The following letters represent a series. What letter do you think comes next? I, O, V, F, X, T, L, F, M, __?
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Answer - The series was an alternating of Roman numerals and English names of numbers as in: I, One, V, Five. So the missing letter was T for Thousand.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 28th, 2015
Today's Question - If yesterday was Monday's tomorrow and tomorrow is Friday's yesterday, what day is it today? 195K 5.1% 34.6 hrs. 0.2% -1.3% Cashin’s Comments September 28, 2015 Page 3 of 4
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 29, 2015 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The day would be Wednesday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 25th, 2015
Today's Question - What number logically should begin this series: __, 9, 16, 25, 36
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Answer - The number should be 4 which is the square of 2: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 24th, 2015
Today’s Question - John walked along the beach highway from Avalon to Stone Harbor. The distance was 5 miles and he walked at a steady two miles per hour. During his walk, 40 buses passed him from behind and fifty passed him coming from Stone Harbor. What was the average speed of the buses?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 25, 2015 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The average bus speed would be 18 mph. If you assume the busses ran at regular intervals, the deciding factor is the speed of the walker (2 mph), which allows him to meet 10 more busses than pass him. The solution can be found by algebra or common sense. The common sense might take up 12 pages, so here is the algebra: 50 (X-2) = 40 (X+2) which results in 18 as the value of "x" and thus the average speed of the bus.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 23rd, 2015
Today’s Question - Despite his reputation, Alfred Hitchcock directed only one movie that won an Academy Award for "Best Picture." What was the movie and who played the title role?
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Answer - Hitchcock\'s only "Best Picture" award came for "Rebecca" and the title role was played by - "nobody" - Rebecca was simply depicted on screen in the portrait of the late wife who was dead throughout the picture.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 22nd, 2015
Today's Question –For a house party, Danny had to drop a keg off at his friend's home. On the way there, he made great time - 50 mph. On the way back, due to congestion, he made 30 mph. Assuming just travel time, what was his average speed?
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Answer - Danny's average speed for the trip was: 37 1/2 m.p.h.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 21st, 2015
Today's Question - "I got "u" Babe!" What is the longest common English/American word without an A,E,I,O,U. (Hint - 6 letters) 3.7% N.A. 55.5 87.1 Cashin’s Comments September 21, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - The 6 letter word with no A,E,I,O, or U was (or is) Rhythm and you could add an "s" to make it Rhythms.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 18th, 2015
Today's Question - "Quick - send me a Girl Scout with a calculator." Clarence, the night-time manager of Ye Olde Cookie Shoppe has pre-packed boxes of assorted cookies. There are 16 pound boxes and 17 pound boxes and boxes of 23, 24, 39 and 40 pounds. A client comes in and asks for 100 pounds of cookies. Without breaking up any boxes, how close can Clarence come?
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Answer - If Clarence piled up four boxes of 17 pounds and two boxes of 16 pounds, the client would have exactly 100 pounds of cookies.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 17th, 2015
Today's Question - What am I - Karnak? The commuter train card game blew up when the deck turned out to have only 30 cards. Shifting to parapsychology, the boys played "guess the color of the next card" awarding 10 points for each "correct" and no penalty for wrong. They went through the deck, shuffled and went through it 2 more times. Amazingly, there were 45 correct guesses (marked deck I suspect). Anyway, Wally's score was 55% of Sal's total. Wally and Larry together scored 25% more than Sal. How many "right" guesses did each one get??
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Answer - Sal guessed 20 cards right. Wally got 14 and Larry got 11. Maybe you guessed already, Larry usually loses the regular game.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 16th, 2015
Today's Question - Choosing up sides - The boss asked his workmen for job estimates. Carl said that he and Bob can do the job in 10 days, but he and Art could do it in 9 days. Art said - "oh yeah! Gimme Bob and we'll do it in 8 days. "How long would it take each one working alone?
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Answer - We hope these guys had time clocks - The project would be completed by Art in 14 and 34/49ths days; by Bob in 17 and 23/41sts days and by Carl in 23 and 7/31sts days.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 15th, 2015
Today’s Question - "Be careful Dr. Frankenstein" - There's a six letter animal that becomes a different four letter animal when you remove "VE". Also, an eight letter animal becomes a five letter animal when you slip out ONG. What are they?
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Answer - If you take the VE out of a BEAVER, you get a BEAR. And, if you remove the ONG from a MONGOOSE, you end up with a MOOSE.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 14th, 2015
Today’s Question - In 1900, Americans were polled as to their favorite book. The winner was “the Bible”. What book ranked second in the 1900 poll?
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Answer - The book that ran second to the Bible in 1900 was \xe2\x80\x93 The Sears, Roebuck Catalogue.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 11th, 2015
Today's Question - I can complete that - What 3 letter word can be placed behind each of these letters to make a new 4 letter word - "B, C, F, G, H, M, T, P, W". (It must be the same 3-letter word throughout.) Cashin’s Comments September 11, 2015 Page 5 of 5
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Answer - The 3-letter word that fits behind each of the letters to make a 4-letter word is: "All".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 10th, 2015
Today's Question - Sister Herman Joseph arranged a turtle race for the 6th grade math club. There were 13 turtles each with a number on its shell. During the race, she was called out of the classroom and returned to ask "who won?" The kids giggled and decided to give her a taste of her own medicine. A said "It was a single digit". B said "It had a zero in it". C said "It was an even number". D said "It was a square number". E said "It was a prime number". F said "It was an odd number". Sister knew they couldn't all be telling the truth (she learned only one of the 7 did). If "1" is not a prime and only 1,4, and 9 are squares -what turtle won?
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Answer - This took a real Sister Herman Joseph to figure out. You had to set a matrix with the numbers 1 through 13 across the top and the student down the left. Then you put an "x" in every number that fits the statement of each student. Thus A\'s comment that it was a single digit would put an x under every number from 1 through 10. By this process we see the only number with one x would be "12" the winning turtle. (Sister was not happy at all.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 9th, 2015
Today's Question - Rhymin' Simon - If an "ardent employee" is a "fervent servant", what might be the rhyming parallels for: "a distressed choral group"; "an obstreperous cactus"; "a loud Congressional group"; "a cranky hack driver", and looking forward to Halloween, "Dracula and Freddy Kreuger"?
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Answer - A distressed choral group might be "a dire choir"; an obstreperous cactus = "a truculent succulent"; a loud Congressional group = "a raucous caucus"; a cranky hack driver = "a crabby cabbie" and Dracula and Freddy Kreuger = "A gruesome twosome".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 4th, 2015
Today's Question - John's backyard circus was a family success. He sold mini-bags of salted peanuts for 8 cents a bag. Uncle Tony (who could be a pain) asked how much for a bag with no salt? John said - the peanuts cost 6 cents more per bag than the salt. How much should an unsalted bag cost?
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Answer - The sides of the triangle would be 13, 14, 15 and the height 12. Thus: 12, 13, 14, 15. Other series work for the sides but none fits the height - but of course you knew that.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 3rd, 2015
Today’s Question – Alex was as usual down in the basement with his imaginary friend when he found an old phonograph turntable and a long play vinyl record. The diameter is 12 inches. The unused center containing the hole, label, etc. has a diameter of 4 inches. The record has a smooth out ring which is 1 inch wide around the whole record. If the grooves equal 91 to the inch, how far does the needle travel while playing the entire first side?
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Answer - Even though it hurt Alex\xe2\x80\x99s head to think about it - The number of grooves per inch is meaningless since the needle only moves sideways. So the distance traveled is three inches.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 2nd, 2015
Today's Question - Unscramble these to make a new word - "Hustling"; "Finished"; "Topsoil"; Pimentos" "Squatter";
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Answer - to word anagrams - "Hustling" = "Sunlight"; "Finished" = "Fiendish"; "Topsoil" = "Poloist"; "Squatter" = "Quartets" and "Pimentos" = "Nepotism".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 31st, 2015
Today's Question - Don't pull the wool over my eyes - Mordecai the Shepherd divides his flock among his sons. Amos is to get 20% more than Josiah and 25% more than Cephas. If Josiah's share is 3600 sheep, how many sheep does Cephas get?
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Answer to "What number makes this grouping logical": 21, 8, 46, ___, 2, 92, 16, 42. Ans: "1" the far left is 1/2 the far right, etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 28th, 2015
Today's Question - Warning! It's trickier than it looks at first glance - A dog and cat together weigh 27 pounds. If the dog's weight is an odd number, and if he weighs twice as much as she does, how much does each weigh?
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Answer to cats and dogs - The thing that made this tricky is that in cartoons and before political correctness - felines were portrayed as females and canines as currish males. But....to make this question work....the little girl dog weighed a svelte 9 pounds while the fat Tom cat weighed 18.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 27th, 2015
Today's Question - What is the smallest whole number with which you can move the last digit on the right to become the first digit on the left making a new number 150% larger than the number you began with. Clue: there are 6 digits in each number.
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Answer to the "digit shuffle" - The number, of course was 285,714. When you shift the last digit to the front, you get 428,571 or 150% of the original.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 26th, 2015
Today’s Question - On his way to pick up the papers, Tom notices a surprise sunrise sidewalk sale. At the first stop he fancies an $8 item but he's short of the $8. He borrows an amount equal to what he has in his pocket, pays $8 and leaves with his purchase and then d again at the next store. Once again buying an $8 item. At the third store he repeats the "borrow and buy" but after this $8 purchase he has no money left. How much did Tom start out with?
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Answer - Tom\'s "borrow and buy" strategy would mean that he started with $7 (7+7-8=6; 6+6-8=4; 4+4-8=0).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 25th, 2015
Today's Question - Jamie typed four letters and four envelopes. She folded and stuffed the letters into the envelopes without really looking. What are the odds that only three letters are in the correct envelopes?
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Answer - The odds that only three letters were in the right envelopes were: zero. If 3 were right, the 4th had to be right.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 24th, 2015
Today's Question - And, I thought the census questionnaire was tough! Tony asked Peter, "How old is your son?" Peter replied, "My son is 5 times as old as my daughter and my wife is 5 times as old as my son. I am twice as old as my wife and her great aunt, who is 81, is as old as all of us put together." How old is Peter's son? 0.4% 0.4% 93.3 N.A. Cashin’s Comments August 24, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - Peter's son would be 5 years old, daughter 1, wife 25, Peter 50 which all adds up to the great aunt's age of 81.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 21st, 2015
Today’s Question Here's a weighty problem - Billy got a job in a deep sea fishing supply shop. They have 10 bins with lead weights of various shapes. The weights in 9 of the bins all weigh exactly 1 pound (16 oz.). The weights in the remaining bin all weigh exactly 17 ounces. Bill's new boss gives him a challenge. Using a single scale that weighs in pounds and ounces (up to 99lb. 15 oz.), tell which bin has the 17 ounce weights - in only one weighing. (You can use as many weights as you want.) (Hint the solution is elegant, logical and requires no algebra.)
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Answer - As we noted, the solution is rather elegant and requires no algebra. The bin you are looking for has the 17 ounce weights (one ounce more than a pound) all other weights are exactly 1 pound. So....take 1 from bin 1; two from bin 2, etc., etc. When you place it all on the scale, you read the number of ounces and that's the odd bin. (Example: If it's bin 2, the scale reads 55 pounds 2 ounces.....if bin 4, it's 55 lbs. 4 oz.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 20th, 2015
Today’s Question - Whose pants are these anyway? As you get ready to go to work you realize you have no money. You raid the coin jar and find $17.00. Bizarrely, there are the same number of dimes, quarters and halves (no pennies, no nickels). How much of each coin do you have?? Cashin’s Comments August 20, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 There are 20 quarters, 20 dimes, and 20 halves.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 19th, 2015
Today's Question - There are three numbers, which when multiplied together equal the same number as when they are added together (A+B+C = X; and AxBxC = X). Do you know the three numbers?
August 18th, 2015
Today’s Question - The annual mid-summer clambake is always a neighborhood event. The Smiths brought 4 apiece, the Jones family 6 apiece, the Devlins 8 apiece and the Heywards 12 apiece. Assuming each family had an equal number of members and the total number of clams is 5130, how many members of each family were there?
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Answer - Each family brought 171 members (whom, we assume, ended up quite hungry).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 17th, 2015
Today's Question - Did he say Four Score or Four Fours. With apologies to Mr. Lincoln, we'll raise him one (homophonically speaking). Take 5 fours (the number 4 repeated 5 times....use 1 plus sign (+) and 1 equal sign (=).....and make an equation that equals "55".
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Answer - The 5 fours could be arranged as follows: 44/4 + 44 = 55 (okay, so the fraction thing was sneaky).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 14th, 2015
Today’s Question - What was the name of the Presidential retreat before it was "Camp David", and who changed it?
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Answer - Before it was "Camp David" the presidential retreat was "Shangri La" (FDR). Ike named it "Camp David" for his grandson.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 13th, 2015
Today's Question - A group of seven vagabonds came upon an apple orchard late at night. They agreed that the next morning they would pick all the apples and each would keep what he picked. Two waited for the others to doze off and then set about to pick the apples. When they were all picked, they divided them in half but had one left over. Their bickering awoke a third. They divided by three but there was one left over. A fourth awoke and again equal division had one left over. The same thing happened when shared by five or six – there was always one left over. Only when all seven shared equally was there no remainder. What is the smallest number of apples that could have produced these results – divided by any number from two through six and leaving one leftover?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 To solve the vagabond\xe2\x80\x99s apple problem you could start with two assumptions. First, it had to be an odd number (or it would have easily been divided by the first two). Second, it had to be a multiple of seven since that was the only time there was not \xe2\x80\x9cone\xe2\x80\x9d left over. I first shot to 49 which didn\xe2\x80\x99t quite work. The answer lay much further down the multiplication table. The number is 301.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 12th, 2015
Today's Question – Johnny’s teacher bet him a week's homework that he couldn't figure which word had both "solve" and "shape" as a synonym. Can you solve Johnny’s problem before he tries to take a powder?
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Answer - We hope you did better on Johnny\'s problem than Johnny did. Johnny couldn\'t figure the word that had both "solve" and "shape" as a synonym. He should have figured there was a clue in the question and realized "figure" was the answer. Go figure!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 11th, 2015
Today’s Question - No it's not Powerball. What number should come next in this series and why? "1, 4, 9, 16, 25, __"?
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Answer - The missing number would be 36 since you are adding successive odd numbers to each part of the series. Thus: 1 (+3) = 4, 4 (+5) = 9, (+7) = 16, etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 6th, 2015
Today's Question - Is that a credit card or a debit card? After many lectures from dad (and a few quizzical notes from the bank), Mary changed her spending pattern. Now she only paid cash (and tried not to spend it all at once). At "Label's R Us", she spent half of what she started with plus $3.00. At "Prices are Zany", spent half the remainder plus $1.00. At "Status Symbol Stores", she spent half of what was left plus $4.00. She was then out of money. Before she calls dad (collect!), how much did she start with?? NO COMMENTS MONDAY SIBLING REUNION
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Answer - In binary placement the number "29" would be written 11101 or 1 unit; 0 two\'s; 1 four; 1 eight and 1 sixteen.....thus 1+4+8+16=29Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 4th, 2015
Today's Question - John was on an antique buying tour in farm country when he was called home suddenly. He was forced to sell the two items he had bought for $600 apiece. At that price he lost 20% on one and made a 20% profit on the other. On the two items did he make or lose money?
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Answer - (Okay so what's a little weak sentence structure between friends.) The intent was to note that he was forced to sell each item for $600. That would mean he lost 20% on one ($600 is 80% of what number = $750) and made 20% on the other ($600 is 120% of what number = $500). Thus he got back $1200 for the 2 items for which he paid $1250. So he lost $50 overall.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 3rd, 2015
Today's Question - The Dowry Boys - the cranky old King told a roomful of suitors - "a part of my daughter's dowry is this large sack of matched rubies. If you were to frame her throne with these rubies using two to a row, you would have 1 ruby left over. The same would be true of rows of 3, 4, 5 or 6. Each would have 1 ruby left over. Only rows of 7 would use all. He who tells me therefore, how many rubies in the sack wins the dowry and princess." How many rubies in the sack? Cashin’s Comments August 3, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Answer - (The Dowry Boys) - Many of you apparently thought the king far richer than we assumed, therefore, you found a higher functioning number (721 was a choice). The number we assumed was the lowest possible (301).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 31st, 2015
Today's Question - Jonathan the intern made it through half the summer. But with the mid-point passing, he shot himself in the foot. He confronted his supervisor - "You told me to put the confirms in the folders. If I put one confirm in each folder, I've got one confirm too many. But if I put two confirms per folder I have one folder too many." How many confirms and folders did Jonathan have to confront?
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Answer - Poor Jonathan, obviously had been asked to put four confirms in three folders. Wait till he confronts fractal geometry - or the IRS. 210K 5.3% 34.5 hrs. 0.2% $17.4 bln.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 30th, 2015
Today's Question - Talk about dysfunctional families - at the mini-reunion there was an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, sister, brother, daughter, son, father and mother. The puzzle is there are only two women and two men in the room. If they all have a common ancestor but no one is married to a blood relative, how is this possible?
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Answer to Dysfunctional Family - There is one "sister" with her "daughter" and the sister\'s "brother" with his "son".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 29th, 2015
Today's Question - Cliff has a young dog that is full of energy. Cliff takes him for a long walk in the woods. Cliff walks at a steady 5 miles per hour. When they are 10 miles from home, Cliff takes the leash off and both head for home. The dog runs at a steady 12 mph. When he hits home, he races back to Cliff then back home. The dog keeps racing back and forth till Cliff reaches home. How far did the dog run from the time he was unleashed?
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Answer - Forget all the turns. Cliff took two hours to get back home. Therefore, the dog was racing at 12 miles per hour for two hours. Thus, the dog covered 24 miles. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 30, 2015 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 28th, 2015
Today’s Question - That's quite a collection you have. What is the name for the following hobbies: A) Stamp Collecting; B) Coin Collecting; C) Butterfly Collecting; D) Bee Keeping??
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Answer - The hobbyists are: A) Philatelist; B) Numismatist; C) Lepidopterist; D) ApiaristDoesn't match Missing info Like question
July 27th, 2015
Today's Question - I think you used too much yeast. Todd noticed something strange when he went to pick up a birthday cake for his little pal Al, whose birthday is today? Gretzinger the baker also makes magical rolls. He puts the dough in a special pan in which rises every hour to a size from which he can cut the new dough into three clumps equal to the original clump. If he puts the seed clump in the pan at 3:00 p.m. and returns to find the pan just full at 7:00 p.m. - at what time was the pan only one third full? 0.6% N.A. 50.0 94.1
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Answer - If the dough trebles in size every hour, the pan would have been one third full exactly one hour before it filled.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 24th, 2015
Today's Question - Bob the street corner hustler is down to his last two "Super Salad Choppers." He had been selling them for 18 dollars apiece. To hurry the sale he offered two for $31. He told his partner that would give him exactly the profit he made on each of the earlier single sales. How much did each chopper cost Bob?
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Answer (Yes there was enough information) - If Bob was going to sell his final two choppers for $31, and that would give him the same profit as sales of single choppers for $18 - the answer was simple. Assume he was selling one of the two choppers for $18 (thus making his usual profit). That would mean he was selling the other one at no profit (thus at cost). So $31 minus $18 (cost + profit) = $13 (Bob's cost).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 23rd, 2015
Today's Question – Jim, Bo and the retirement party raiders hit the buffet table early. They noticed there were five fried shrimp for every four "pigs in a blanket". Among them the boys gobbled 16 each. They then noticed that there were three shrimp to every two blankets. How many of each were there when the boys first arrived?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments July 24, 2015 Page 3 of 3 Answer - There were 40 fried shrimp and 32 pigs in a blanket before the galloping gourmands got there.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 22nd, 2015
Today's Question - The ladies of the choir arranged an overnight bus trip to a nearby resort. The total cost for the choir was $2,040. Everyone was to pay an equal amount but then 4 ladies dropped out and that meant the rest had to each pay $17 more. How many ladies are in the choir (including the four who stayed home)?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The choir has 24 ladies who were scheduled to pay $85 apiece. When four dropped out, the remainder paid a total of $102 apiece.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 14th, 2015
Today's Question - During Happy Hour.....er make that during an informal post close business review - Ted, Frank and "the Deuce" began nibbling on Buffalo Wings. Frank loves them and had 4 times as many as "the Deuce" who ate twice as many as Ted. The bartender.....er waiter told them they had eaten 66 wings. How many did each have?? There will be no Comments Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Monday. Everything From Medical Tests to Computer Replacement
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Answer - The buffalo wing thing went as follows: Frank had 48, \xe2\x80\x9cthe Deuce\xe2\x80\x9d had 12, and Ted only had 6.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 30th, 2015
Today's Question - Take the word RIGHTNESS, add the letter O, and rearrange all the letters to name something to wear. Hint: It usually comes in pairs. What is it? R I G H T N E S S + O = _________________________ NO COMMENTS NEXT WEEK WONDER WOMAN ON A VERY SPECIAL MISSION
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Answer - What's next: 1; 2; 3; 7; 22; ____? / 155 (number times previous number and add one).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 23rd, 2015
Today's Question - Larry the Loop is a volunteer fireman (well almost). He took time out from checking fire extinguishers to consider the following question - You're pulling my leg - If two boys and a girl can beat their father in a tug-of-war, but their mother can win against a boy and two girls, who should win a contest between the father and a girl against the mother and a boy?
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Answer - If the muffin costs one dollar less than the fixings and the whole thing costs $1.20, then the muffin costs a dime.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 22nd, 2015
Today's Question - Next week - training wheels. Paul has borrowed his daughter's tricycle to train for the Wall Street Iron Man Decathlon. He must go 1000 miles (over several weeks of course). He has two spare tires. He intends to have each of the five tires go the same distance. How many miles does each tire go?
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Corner Answer - Each tire would go 600 miles. There are various rotational patterns you could use but - if three tires went the whole 1000 miles that would be 3000 "tire miles". So five tires divided into 3000 equals 600 miles.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 16th, 2015
Today's Question - Using only the number 9 four times, can you write an equation that equals 20. (Hint to make it easy - fractions allowed.)
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Corner Answer - Words that begin and end with the same three letters were:Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 15th, 2015
Today's Question - If a crab and a half weigh a pound and a half, but the half crab weighs half as much again as the whole crab, what do half the whole crab and the whole of the half crab weigh?
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Corner Answer - First let\'s repeat the question - If a crab and a half weigh a pound and a half, but the half crab weighs half as much again as the whole crab, what do half the whole crab and the whole of the half crab weigh? Okay - so - The "whole crab" must weigh 0.6 pounds, and the "half crab" 0.9 pounds, totaling 1 1/2 pounds. If the former were halved and the latter doubled, the weights would then be 0.3 and 1.8 pounds, totaling 2.1 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 11th, 2015
Today's Question - Better get a designated driver - Timmy is taking cough medicine that is "3% alcohol". How many teaspoons would he have to swallow to have consumed a whole teaspoon of alcohol? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Wonder Woman on a special mission And without the brains of the operation, I'll take the day off.
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Corner Answer - It was so simple everyone was trying to find "a hook". Timmy would need to take 33 1/3 teaspoons of 3% alcohol to get the equivalent of 1 teaspoon of 100% alcohol.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 10th, 2015
Today's Question - Jack Doe will tell you that he has quite a collection of classic cars. When asked to describe them he says all but 2 are Pierce Arrows, all but 2 are Rolls Silver Clouds and all but 2 are Duisenbergs. How many cars in the collection.
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Corner Answer - Jack Doe's car collection had but 3 cars (one of each).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 9th, 2015
Today's Question - Bob's son, Robert, came home from school with a puzzle. The sum of his age and his fathers was 55, and their ages were reversed. How old was Robert?
June 8th, 2015
Today's Question - I'll take the bamboo backscratcher with Elvis on it. Alan took a trip to the Jersey Shore to play skeeball. He has to bowl the balls into one of 3 concentric hoops. The hoops are worth 9, 13, or 17 points apiece. What is the fewest balls Alan must bowl to get a score of 84?
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Corner Answer - Alan would need at least 8 balls to score an 84 (either 5 nines and 3 thirteens or 6 nines, 1 thirteen and 1 seventeen).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 5th, 2015
Today's Question - I'm thinking of a number. If I give you some clues, can you guess what it is? The number has 2 digits. If you doubled the digit on the left and then subtracted the right digit, the result would be "6". If you reversed the digits of the original number, the new number would be 9 larger than the original. What is the original 2 digit number?
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Corner Answer - The number in question should be "78".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 4th, 2015
Today’s Question – What am I, a Rockette? There are several starlets dancing in a line. Two starlets dance on the right of another. Two starlets dance on the left of another. One starlet dances with a starlet on each side. What is the minimum number of dancing starlets to make this work?
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Corner Answer - There were three starlets (L, M, R). Thus \xe2\x80\x9cR\xe2\x80\x9d had two on the left, \xe2\x80\x9cL\xe2\x80\x9d had two on her right and \xe2\x80\x9cM\xe2\x80\x9d had one on each side.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 3rd, 2015
Today's Question - Hiding in the brush - Find the animal in each word group (Example: BRAZE = ZEBRA) A) Flow; B) Popish; C) Paroled; D) Corona; E) Rootiest
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Corner Answer - to hidden animals: flow = wolf; popish = hippos; paroled = leopard; rootiest = tortoise.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 2nd, 2015
Today' Question – If I have as many brothers as sisters but my brother has twice as many sisters as brothers – am I a boy or a girl and how many kids in the family?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The riddler would be one of the sisters and there would be 7 children \xe2\x80\x93 4 sisters, 3 brothers.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 1st, 2015
Today's Question - What two numbers come next in this series: 1, 4, 13, 28, 49, ___, ___?
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Corner Answer - The next two numbers in the series: 1, 4, 13, 28, 49 would be 76, 109.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 29th, 2015
Today's Question - You are on an island where there are only liars and truth-tellers, and they look and sound alike. You are on a dangerous journey, because there is a fork in the road that can lead either to quicksand or to safety. When you arrive at the fork, the signpost is gone but there are two men standing there. You know that you can ask only one question of only one man. What question can you ask either of them that will tell you which road is safe?
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Corner Answer - (To best understand, assume the two roads are "A" and "B" - with "B" leading to quicksand.) You would ask one of them what road would the other man tell you was "the safe one." Then you would choose the opposite of whatever that answer was. Thus the "liar" would claim the other would point you to "B" (quicksand). But the other would truthfully point out that the "lair" would direct you to "B" (quicksand). Either way the answer would be quicksand and you should do the opposite.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 28th, 2015
Today's Question - "My average beats your average" - Sal and Paul were having a debate. Paul advertises that 77.5% of his clients made money. Assuming his stocks split but his clients don't, what is the smallest number of client's he needs to make that work? Part II - What if it was 76.8%?
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Corner Answer - To get a 77.5% rate of return Paul would need to benefit 31 of 40 clients. For a rate of 76.8% he would need 96 out of 125.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 27th, 2015
Today's Question - B.J. was arrested when he claimed that he could identify the real murderers because he saw them when the bright full moon came up at 10:00 p.m. Where did he slip up?
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Corner Answer - The full moon rises at sunset (or it couldn't be full).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 26th, 2015
Today's Question - B.J. was arrested when he claimed that he could identify the real murderers because he saw them when the bright full moon came up at 10:00 p.m. Where did he slip up?
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Corner Answer - Since Paul traveled half the distance, he should pay one third of the expense. (What??) Assume that Lenny lived 30 miles from town his round trip was 60 miles. Paul's round trip was 30 miles. So Lenny should pay twice as much as Paul since he drove twice as far.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 22nd, 2015
Today’s Question – Lenny had to make a courtesy call to town on Saturday. He arranged for a car to pick him up at home, take him to town and then return him home. Paul who lives exactly halfway to town asked if he could go along. Lenny picked up Paul enroute and dropped him back on the way home. Assuming the price to Lenny for the car was $150 (and the “waiting time” was free), what should Paul’s share of the cost be? (Be careful, 75% of folks get this wrong.)
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Corner Answer - Since Paul traveled half the distance, he should pay one third of the expense. (What??) Assume that Lenny lived 30 miles from town his round trip was 60 miles. Paul's round trip was 30 miles. So Lenny should pay twice as much as Paul since he drove twice as far. -0.8% N.A. N.A. 52.5 90.1 270K N.A. 0.8% N.A. N.A. N.A.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 21st, 2015
Today's Question - Dennis misplaced his wallet last night. Rushing off to work he scoops up a double handful of coins from the bureau. While waiting for the bus, he realizes that he has an equal number of each coin (quarters, dimes and nickels). The total is $9.60. How many coins does Dennis have?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Dennis scooped up 72 coins (24 of each type).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 20th, 2015
Today's Question - A clockwork orange - er.....make that an anagram. Image the face of a clock as a 6 slice pizza (one slice every two hours starting at noon). Starting at the first slice (noon to 2:00) insert the following series clockwise: A, N, __, U, R, B. Two different letters may be put in the blank slice to form 2 different words (start anywhere, but work clockwise).
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Corner Answer - Wow! Some folks complained that they got a mental hernia trying to construct the clock-face. Anyway - given A, N, __, U, R, B - you could insert a "T" in the blank and get TURBAN or insert an "E" and get URBANE.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 19th, 2015
Today’s Question - Did you say "Ten-Q". No I said "5Q". Find the 5 letter synonyms that all begin with "Q" for these words: A) Put down, B) Agile, C) Scruple, D) Twist E) Entirely. May 19, 2015 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - The 5 letter synonyms that all begin with "Q" for these words are: A) Put down = Quell; B) Agile = Quick; C) Scruple = Qualm; D) Twist = Quirk; E) Entirely = Quite \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments May 20, 2015 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 14th, 2015
Today's Question - Follow that car - Sal is on his way to the Staten Island IBA convention. As is his custom he drives at a constant speed. A short while after starting he passes a milepost with a two digit number. Exactly one hour later he passes another milepost with the same two digits, but reversed. Exactly one hour after that he passes another milepost with the same digits in the original order but separated by a zero. What is the speed of Sal's car?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Three of the cards were forgeries. The 17 good ones got him paid $425. He paid $30 for the 3 forgeries (leaving $395). Take away the $100 he paid at the garage sale leaving a profit of $295. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
May 13th, 2015
Today's Question - I'm thinking of a two digit number. Its right hand digit is the square root of the number itself. In fact, now that I think of it, there are two such two digit numbers. Can you guess both?
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Corner Answer - The two 2 digit numbers whose right hand digit is the square root of the number would be 25 and 36.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 12th, 2015
Today’s Question - In the acquisitive Nursery Rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell" beside the farmer there are a total of seven people or objects mentioned. What are they??
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Corner Answer - In the "Farmer in the Dell" we meet: The farmer, wife, child, nurse, dog, cat, rat, and cheese.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 11th, 2015
Today's Question - There are 3 young heirs to an estate. They are Al, Mike, and Jack. None of them is yet 21 years old. Al is presently as old as Jack was 14 years ago, and is two-thirds of Mike's age. Mike will be Jack's age when Mike is twice as old as he is now plus 2 years. Three years back Mike was as old as Al is now. How old are Al, Mike, and Jack?
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Corner Answer - Al is 6, Mike is 9 and Jack is 20.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 7th, 2015
Today's Question - The Dean of Men Students called at the Fractious Frat House. Someone had taken three gallons of grain alcohol. He questioned Scotty, Lefty, and Bucky. Lefty said Bucky did it. Bucky said he was innocent. Scotty said it was not him. Moose, the leader of the frat house told the Dean that only one of the three was telling the truth. If Moose is right, who stole the alcohol?
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Corner Answer - Okay! There were two answers. All but "brother-in-law" could be blood relatives (in most civilized areas). We, however, were leaning to "sibling" the only term whose gender was not obvious.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 6th, 2015
Today's Question - "You've got that backward" - There's a 7 letter word that's a synonym for "freeloaded" or "washed" that has each of its letters in reverse alphabetical order. (No letter repeated.) Can you guess what it is?
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Corner Answer - The word with letters in reverse order that could be synonym for washed or freeloaded is "sponged".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 5th, 2015
Today's Question - Magic was killing some time shuffling cards (after the close, of course). He peeled out a "club" set (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ace). He laid out these cards in a set 3 x 3 so that each row horizontally or vertically added up to "15". (Hint: the ace is a "1".) Can you match Magic's magic?
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Corner Answer - Magic's 3 x 3 cube could be filled in as follows in the rows across: First row - 8, 1, 6; second row - 3, 5, 7; third row - 4, 9, 2. Thus each row up or down would equal 15 (and as Peter Bradford points out - so would the diagonals.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 4th, 2015
Today's Question - Something to buzz about. A portable hive of bees was driven near a meadow. When released, one-fifth went toward the heather; one-third toward goldenrod; while three times the difference between those numbers went for the buttercups; leaving one undecided bee to buzz about. How many bees were in the mobile hive? Cashin’s Comments May 4, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - There were only 15 bees in the mobile hive. (The stray bee was a dead giveaway.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 1st, 2015
Today's Question - Are we related?? Which one of these words fails to match the standards of the others: "Brother-in-law, Mother, Sibling, Grandfather, Aunt?" Pick one! (Although there are two possible answers based on different criteria.
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Corner Answer - Okay! There were two answers. All but "brother-in-law" could be blood relatives (in most civilized areas). We, however, were leaning to "sibling" the only term whose gender was not obvious.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 29th, 2015
Today's Question - Word wobbles - the following are palindromes (spelled the same backward and forward, like "Madam" and "Otto". 1) Not sloping (5 letters); 2) A mechanical part that moves something in a circle (7 letters); 3) Males and females (5 letters).
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Corner Answer - Brewster would be 40 years old. Eight years ago he was 32 and his son was 4 years old.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 28th, 2015
Today's Question - Meet me half way - Two boys visiting their uncle's farm see a rain barrel by the barn. One thinks it's less than half full the other argues more than half full. Using no strings, measuring devices or anything but the barrel, how can they easily decided the debate?
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Corner Answer - To be sure the barrel was exactly half full, you would tilt it to the side until the water came just up to the lip of the opening. If exactly half full, the water would just cover the circle at the bottom of the barrel.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 27th, 2015
Today's Question - The Mid-Hoboken Birth of Baseball Museum is not exactly Disney World. On one recent but rare warm Spring day the ticket seller passed out 100 tickets. Being an old, sexist place they charged Men - $5; Women - $2 and children under 12 paid 10 cents apiece. If the day's receipts totaled $100, what was the visitor mix?
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Corner Answer - The Museum Master says that the 100 attendees for $100 resulted from a group of 11 men, 19 women and 70 children. He also noted that the mix may have been impacted by the fact that Hoboken has had 240 bars in its square mile of territory. Talk about your civilized societies.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 24th, 2015
Today's Question - Alphabet strings - What's represented here - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N o p Q R S T U V W x Y Z "Happy 11th Anniversary to Lou & Mary"
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Corner Answer - In the alpha string everything was capitalized except o, p, and x, the letters that spell pox - thus "small pox."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 23rd, 2015
Today's Question - A goofy garage sale - Little Bob is going to a school garage sale. The items range in price from a penny to a dollar. There are 100 items, each priced differently in pennies, but you must pay exact change. What is the smallest number of coins Bob must take from the coin jar to be sure to have the exact change for any one of the items?
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Corner Answer - The two-digit number is 36. It is twice the product of its two digits multiplied.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 22nd, 2015
Today's Question - Things are sometimes boring at Salcatraz the Federal penitentiary for the criminally inept. Two long term inmates, Nick and Vince try to fill in the days with contests. Nick and Vince decide to kill time by flipping a coin for $1 a flip. Nick won 3 flips but Vince won $5. How many flips did they have in all?
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Corner Answer - There were 11 flips. Nick won 3 and won 8.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 20th, 2015
Today's Question - "Can" you do this? Can you make 15 words with "CAN" as the base? (Example using "MAT" = Mate; Match; Matted; etc.) Without using either plurals or tense changes, can you make 15 using the least number of letters?
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Corner Answers - The non - "city" capitals with a "y" are: Montgomery (Ala); Cheyenne (WY); Olympia (Washington); and Albany (NY). The "x" capital is Phoenix (AZ).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 17th, 2015
Today's Question - Emil runs the county wine press, squeezing grapes for the neighbors. As a fee he keeps 10% of fluid from each pressing. So, this morning, Bob thanked Emil and left with a 50 gallon drum from his squeezing. What was Emil's share?
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Corner Answer - Lots of folks think Emil got 5 gallons out of 55 leaving Bob with 50. But if Emil got 10% of 55 that would have been 5.5 gallons, leaving 49.5. So....Bob has left with 50 gallons only after Emil took his share of 10% or 5.555......etc. gallons. Simply, whatever Bob got (in this case 50 gallons) was 90% of the total.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 16th, 2015
Today's Question - Max spent all his money in five stores. In each store, he spent $1 more than half of what he had when he came in. How much did Max have when he entered the first store?
April 15th, 2015
Today's Question - A man goes into a post office, hands a dollar to the clerk, and says give me some 2 cent stamps, ten times as many 1 cents stamps and the balance in 5 cent stamps. How many of each did he get??
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Corner Answer - the stamp collection worked out like this: five 2 cent stamps; fifty 1 cent and eight 5 cent stamps (adding up to a dollar).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 14th, 2015
Today's Question - What special property do the following words have in common? FIRST, CALMNESS, CANOPY, LAUGHING, STUPID, HIJACK, DEFT.
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Corner Answer - Each of the words listed contained three letters in alphabetical order. As in DEFT; FIRST.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 13th, 2015
Today’s Question - What number should come next in this series (and why)? A) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, __; B) 1, 2, 4, 7, __
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 A) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10;Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 10th, 2015
Today's Question - Let's make a deal - Bob the Bridge Junkie deals three cards face down from a well shuffled deck. To the right of a King there are one or two Queens. To the left of a Queen there are one or two Queens. To the left of a Heart there are one or two Spades. To the right of a Spade there are one or two Spades. What are the three cards?
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Corner Answer - The three cards would be the King of Spades, Queen of Spades, and Queen of Hearts (not necessarily in that order). You can solve it by separating the suits from the rank. The ranks could only be KQQ or QKQ. The suits only SHS or SSH. The combo shows the answer.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 9th, 2015
Today's Question - Step aside please! - One of these words is different from the others, which one is it? (A little tricky.) "Divide, Orator, Avenue, Animal, Safari"
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Corner Answer - In the series: "Divide, Orator, Avenue, Animal, Safari" the odd one out is Avenue since it is the only one that does not continue to alternate vowels and consonants. Some might contend "Divide" does not belong since it is a verb. However, it is also a noun - as in "The Great Divide." Divide does get honorable mention as the only two syllable word.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 7th, 2015
Today's Question - It's in the bag - An eccentric trader took his $1,000 bonus to the bank. He asked the teller to place the dollars in a series of sealed bags so that he could later ask for any amount from 1 to 1,000 and get it without opening any bag. What is the smallest number of bags he would need and what amounts would in each bag?
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Corner Answer - The highest price not payable exactly in any combination of 7 cent and 11 cent pieces is 59 cents. (Space precludes the extended SFI explanation.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
April 1st, 2015
Today's Question - You're hard boiling your Easter eggs for coloring. Someone comes to the door. When you get back to the kitchen, you forget which are raw and which are hard boiled. How can you easily tell? Notice There will be No Comments Monday And I may be absent also Cashin’s Comments April 1, 2015 Page 4 of 5 Cashin’s Comments April 1, 2015 Page 5 of 5
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Timmy's twin brother, Tommy, nearly popped a staple trying to figure this one. Skip the algebra and use logic. Since the number was two times the product of its digits, it had to be an \xe2\x80\x9ceven\xe2\x80\x9d number. The product had to be under 50 since twice that would be a three digit number. Also, the number could not have a zero in it since multiplying by zero equals zero. So our number must be an even two digit number below 50 with no zeroes. There are other tricks that take up too much space. Anyway, from the universe you narrowed you eliminate down to the number 36, which gives you a product of 18, exactly one half its value.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 31st, 2015
Today’s Question - A seasonal repeat - Who or what determines when Easter falls each year? (Hint: It is based on Passover so you get bonus points for answering both.)
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Corner Answer - The formula for when Easter falls, as you probably know, is that it shall be the first Sunday on, or after, the first full moon following the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring. It was set by the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. which as you remember was called by the Emperor Constantine. Because of the formula's basis in Astronomy, Easter can never be later than April 25 nor earlier than March 22. Passover, on the other hand is on the 15th day of the month of Nisan. Now as you may have guessed, the Council of Nicaea suspected that not everyone's calendar, even with the picture of the two kittens climbing out of a basket, would have the month of Nisan on it. So to avoid bothering their Jewish neighbors by asking each Spring when is the 15th of Nisan, they approximated the date with the above mentioned astronomical formula. Since the month of Nisan always starts on a new moon (as does every month in the Jewish calendar), the 15th of the month would be at - or proximate to - a full moon. That's why the two holidays are tied so closely together each year. This year they are only one day off from their original link. Passover was on Thursday before the first Easter. (The Last Supper was, in fact, a Seder or Passover ritual meal.) This year Passover will start at sundown on Good Friday. Easter is different for orthodox Christians since they use the old Julian calendar, devised by Julius Caesar. (Special thanks to Mr. Joseph Berman for his input on the Biblical Lunar Calendar.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 30th, 2015
Today’s Question - I'm next! What number should come next in the following series (and why)? 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, __? Cashin’s Comments March 30, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - The next number in the series should be 16....as in 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16 since the numbers advance +1; +2; +3; +4; etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 26th, 2015
Today's Question - State your case! We hope you know the names of the 50 states. But do you know how they got those names? We'll give you a clue, based on conventional data, and you tell us the state. (Number of letters in parens.) A) This state, west of the Mississippi, was named for the redness of its river. (8) B) This state's name comes from the Chippewa word for Great Water. (8) No Comments Friday Wonder Woman on Special Mission Cashin’s Comments March 26, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - To state your case - A) The state named for the redness of its river is Colorado (Spanish for red). B) The Chippewa words for Great Water are (roughly) "Mici gama" yielding the name of the state of Michigan (as well as the Great Lake, Michigan).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 25th, 2015
Today's Question - Take the shortcut - The Yukon River flows 2400 to the sea. How far away from the sea is it where it starts (within 50 miles)?
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Corner Answer - While the Yukon River flows 2400 miles to the sea, its source is in the coastal mountains just 15 miles from the sea.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 24th, 2015
Today's Question - Murray the Master Meatloaf Maker was whipping up some of his famous "mini-loafs" for a card game ("Smoker's Poker"). He usually made enough so that each player got three. But today he absentmindedly made more. So, when Pick and Little Simple Shoo made a surprise appearance, there was still enough. Leaving Murray out of the equation, now each person got two. How many mini-loafs did Murray make and how many smokers were originally invited?
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Corner Answer - To Murray's Smoker's Poker and the mini meatloaf confusion. If all had two apiece, then the two surprise guests ate a total of four. Since that reduced the other players from three to two (net loss of one each), the four loafs meant four players. And there were twelve mini-loafs (4 x 3) shared by the guests. (Heaven only knows what Murray ate.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 23rd, 2015
Today's Question - Timmy ignored the advice of his mentor Danny and went to an NCAA - March Madness Party with an armful of brown bottles. To his pal Anthony he gives half the bottles he has plus a half bottle. Next, to his buddy Bernie, he gives half the bottles he has left plus half a bottle. Realizing that he can't live on his personality he then gives half of what he has left plus half a bottle to his protector - Last Call. Timmy then realizes he is out of brown bottles. How many bottles did Tim start with?? Cashin’s Comments March 23, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Timmy started out with seven bottles. He gave Anthony half of what he had - 3.50 bottles and half a bottle or a total of 4. He gave Bernie 1.50 + .50 or 2. Then he gave Last Call .50 + .50 or 1 bottle.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 20th, 2015
Today’s Question - Timmy went into a store and said "I'll buy that calculator for $10 if you lend me as much money as I have in my pocket. The clerk lent him the money and Timmy gave him $10 cash. He went to the next store and bought a $10 cap using the same gambit. Then he bought a $10 umbrella with the same strategy. When he paid for the umbrella, he had no money left. How much did he start out with??
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Corner Answer - Timmy started with $8.75. In the first store, he got $8.75 making $17.50. He spent $10.00 leaving $7.50. Second store - borrowed $7.50 making $15.00, spent $10.00 leaving $5.00. Then he borrowed $5.00 making $10.00, spent $10.00 leaving zero. Timmy may open a hedge fund.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 18th, 2015
Today’s Question - Little Staten Island House on the Prairie – In honor of St. Joseph’s Day - sort of. Sal, brother Al and sister Val show up at Nino's sharpeners. Nino's two nephews are on duty. They both work at exactly the same pace. Sal, Al and Val each need one hacksaw sharpened and one "penknife" sharpened. If it takes 15 minutes to sharpen one hacksaw and 5 minutes to sharpen one "penknife"; what is the best division of labor for the nephews to choose? We take this opportunity to wish you - A Happy St. Joseph's Day. And, if those of you blessed with Italian ancestry don't mind, the rest of us may share a sfingi or a cannoli or maybe even a (In my old neighborhood some celebrants would contend that "Devil Dogs" were the Irish cannoli.) zeppole. Buona Festa Di San Giuseppe! There Will Be No Comments on Thursday Continuing Education
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Corner Answer - The fastest way for the nephews to finish would be to have one sharpen two hacksaws while the other sharpened one hacksaw and three "penknives". (Elapsed time: 30 minutes.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 16th, 2015
Today's Question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive??
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Corner Answer - Okay! So they all shared equally and thus ate two soda breads apiece. So....Grandma and her two sons had a total of 6 (or 2 each). Of these, 2 came from the "surprise" extras. So that left 4 breads that represented the grandchildren getting 2 instead of 3 apiece. That means there were 4 grandchildren and a total of 14 cakes (4 x 3 +"2").Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 13th, 2015
Today's Question = One of the word play games often seen is the "word ladder". In these games you move one letter at a time to get to a new word in a specific number of steps. Each step must be a common word. (Example: To go from "sick" to "well" in 4 moves you might go - "sick", "silk", "sill", "sell", "well".) A) Can you go from "Bird" to "Nest" in 5 moves. B) Can you go from "Coal" to "Mine" in 6 moves.
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Corner Answer - The word ladders we found were: A) BIRD, BIND, BEND, BENT, BEST, NEST / B) COAL, COAT, MOAT, MOST, MIST, MINT, MINEDoesn't match Missing info Like question
March 12th, 2015
Today's Question - Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. If you are not afraid perhaps you can think of 2 integers (whole numbers, not fractions) which can be multiplied to yield 13. Do you know what these numbers are? (Hint: they are two different numbers.)
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Corner Answer - Some thought this was tricky because the answer was obvious. The only two whole numbers that you can multiply together to get 13 are: 13 and 1Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 11th, 2015
Today's Question - "I'll follow you anywhere!" What number is next in this series: "2, 5, 12, 27, 58, 121, ____?
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Corner Answer - The next number would be "248".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 9th, 2015
Today's Question - Al and Bill are amateur speechwriters. Together they can write a decent speech in 24 hours. If Al can only create two thirds as fast as Bill how long would it take each to write a speech alone? 0.3% 0.1% 95.6 Cashin’s Comments March 9, 2015 Page 3 of 4 No Comments Tuesday – Medical Stuff
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Corner Answer - Bill can knock off the speech in 40 hours while Al would take 60 hours.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 6th, 2015
Today's Question - Gene gave Burt a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?"
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Corner Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 4th, 2015
Today's Question – Those malcontent intellectuals are arguing about the number of packages they've been assigned to carry. Sal, the older, says "Paulie, if I took one of your packages I'd have twice as many as you. But if you took one of my packages we'd both be even.” How many does each have now?
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Corner Answer - If you take the question literally, Bob will be gone three days and two nights. He left yesterday and will be back tomorrow evening.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
March 2nd, 2015
Today's Question - And, they never played football either. There are nine U.S. President who never attended college. Can you name all nine? 225K 5.6% 0.2% 34.6 hrs. -$41.88 $15B Cashin’s Comments March 2, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - The two workmen should saw 3 1/13th cords of wood which would keep them busy splitting for the rest of the day. (Yeah! Yeah! I know it's supposed to be fun not algebra.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 27th, 2015
Today's Question - Welcome to Bailley Normal Prep!" Coach Sullivan welcomed his 3 new scholar athletes with this question - How many players do we have on the Varsity Football squad? One guessed 41, the 2nd guessed 34 and the 3rd reversed those numbers and said "43". Coach Sullivan grunted and said - "One of you was off by 6, another by 1 and another by 3". What was the correct number??
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Corner Answer - The Bailley Normal Prep Varsity Squad has 40 members (43-3) (34+6) (41-1).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 25th, 2015
Today's Question (Trickery Here!) - Can you write down 5 odd figures that add up to "14"? (Each number is odd.)
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 27, 2015 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The five letter antonyms beginning with "u" and sharing the same letters are - "untie and unite."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 23rd, 2015
Today's Question - "Go Fish" - Dick and Billy are on the road with an evening to kill. They decide to play a card game but since they're close with a buck, they play for $1 per game. At the end of the evening, Billy had won 3 games and Dick had won $3. How many games did they play?? 2.1% 58.7 94.0 2.0% N.A. No Comments Tuesday – Wonder Woman on Special Mission
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Corner Answer - It was simple! Assume the three games Billy won were the first three. Dick would then need three games to break even plus three more to win the $3. So they played nine games.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 18th, 2015
Today's Question - From an Olde English graveyard -
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Corner Answer - The boys would have had 11 matches. Tim lost 3 then needed 3 wins to get even and 5 more to win the $5. Level II Answer - "C" since the club had to order a new vacuum.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 17th, 2015
Today's Question - Time on my hands - Teddy Gee and Jackie Dee, two great athletes, decide to have a race. The distance is 3 miles. Jackie runs half the time needed then walks the rest. Teddy runs half the distance then walks the rest. Who gets to the finish line first?
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Corner Answer - The winner will always be the one who runs half the time since that period will cover more than half the distance.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 12th, 2015
Today's Question - (For Med School dropouts) - "Thigh bone connected...." There is one bone in the human body not connected to any other bone - where is it? Cashin’s Comments February 12, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - The two temperature scales read the same at -40 degrees.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 11th, 2015
Today’s Question – In keeping with Governor Gerry - Speak softly - A "G" can be hard (as in Grant) or soft (as in Gypsy). Name a common six letter word (no hyphens) that has two soft "G's". (Hint - think kitchen!)
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Corner Answer - The kitchen related six letter word with the two "soft G\'s" would be "ginger." Isn\'t that peachy?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 10th, 2015
Today's Question - Name the four railroads that appear on a “Monopoly” board.
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Corner Answer - The railroads in Monopoly are: Short Line, Pennsylvania, Reading RR and B & O.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 9th, 2015
Today's Question - Stop bugging me! Man has domesticated lots of animals for lots of purposes. There are only two domesticated insects, however. Do you know which they are?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The two domesticated insects are the honey bee and the silkworm.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 6th, 2015
Today's Question - Help me, I'm all mixed up! Can you unscramble these three words?
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Corner Answer - The unscrambled words (we think) are: A) MERASKHLAC = Ramshackle; B) CAROUGIS = Gracious; C) DEOLATINOS = Desolation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 3rd, 2015
Today’s Question - The great Irish Arctic explorer Nanook O'Finnegan was one half mile from the North Pole when he saw on his right about a mile away a large structure he dubbed "East Mount". After he crossed the Pole, he turned to look back at where he came from and "East Mount" was on his left. Was the direction "east" on the left and "west" now on the right??
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Corner Answer - Here\'s some solutions to "three\'s company":Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 2nd, 2015
Today’s Question - Where in the world are we? What are these jumbled world cities? A) CVALIENA; B) RHOTCNI; C) LASNEP D) ZNIGABEH; E) CSIANIO
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Corner Answer - to Where in the World - A) "CVALIENA" = VALENCIA (SPAIN); B) "RHOTCNI" = CORINTH (GREECE); C) "LASNEP" = NAPLES (ITALY); D) "ZNIGABEH" = BENGHAZI (LIBYA) E) "CSIANIO" = NICOSIA (CYPRUS).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 30th, 2015
Today's Question - We know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are five state capitals that begin with the letter "A". Four of them are east of the Mississippi. What are these capitals and what are their states?
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Corner Answer - The four state capitals east of the Mississippi that begin with "A" are: Atlanta (GA); Augusta (ME); Annapolis (MD) and Albany (NY). West of the Mississippi would be Austin (TX).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 29th, 2015
Today's Question - Elwood's New York visit - While visiting his aunt in Manhattan, Elwood decided to visit a local "street fair". He paid one dollar to get into the fair. He immediately lost half of what he had left in a "3 card Monte" game. A bit more wary, he then paused to spend $2 for a soda and a hot dog. He then spent half of what he had left on "cotton candy" for some girls he met. Deserted, he then spent $2 for some clams. He spent half of what he had left on a cassette tape. He then bought a double scoop ice cream for $2. He spent half of what he had left on a key chain. As he left the fair, he gave one dollar to a panhandler. That's when he discovered he was broke and had to walk home. How much did Elwood start out with??
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Corner Answer - Elwood started with 45 dollars.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 28th, 2015
Today's Question - A case in credibility - In a small town, two brothers, Cain and Abel make a game of lying. Abel lies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday but tells the truth all other times. Cain lies on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday but is otherwise truthful. If Cain told you "yesterday was one of my lying days" and Abel said "Me too!"; what day of the week would it be?
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Corner Answer - to the credibility thing - The day would be Thursday. Cain could only say "I lied yesterday" on a Thursday (F) or Sunday (T). Abel could say so only on Monday (F) or Thursday (T) so the only fit is Thursday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 27th, 2015
Today's Question - Joe Internet has just met a venture capitalist. The VC person has given him lots of dough. Joe I. wants to give a portion to 10 key employees. He decides on $100,000 which he divides on seniority. Each of the 10 employees joined one month after his predecessor. (So "A" has 11 months experience while "B" has 10 months, etc., etc.). Mr. Internet divides the $100,000 among these employees with the most senior getting the most and the newest the least. The increment between each increment is the same dollar amount. If the third newest employee gets $6,000, how much does each of the employees get?
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Corner Answer - The increment has to be $1,600. Thus the 10 employees in declining order receive the following: $17,200, $15,600, $14,000, $12,400, $10,800, $9,200, $7,600, $6,000, $4,400, $2,800.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 26th, 2015
Today's Question - Play it again Sam! - The notes of the musical scale run A, B, C, D, E, F, G. If that's correct, can you play at least 3 words of 7 letters or more?
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Corner Answer - Some 7 letter words that you can make with the notes of the musical scale (ABCDEFG) might be (in alphabetical order) "Acceded; Baggage; Cabbage; Defaced; Effaced." Maybe you found more. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 27, 2015 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 23rd, 2015
Today's Question - A Metroliner is approaching Penn Station at 114 inches per second. A passenger in one car is walking forward at 36 inches per second relative to the seats. He is eating a foot-long hot dog, which is entering his mouth at the rate of 2 inches per second. An ant on the hot dog is running away from the passenger's mouth at 1 inch per second. How fast is the ant approaching Penn Station?
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Corner Answer - The ant is approaching at 151 inches per second. (One inch faster than the man's mouth and three inches faster than the surviving end of the hot dog.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 22nd, 2015
Today's Question - Going and coming! Picture a set of 9 boxes (3 by 3). Fill each box with one of the following letters so that you get 3 three letter words across and 3 three letter words down. (E, C, G, B, T, E, I, A, Y)
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Corner Answer - The three 3 letter words across we got were "BAY", "ICE" and "GET" making the vertical set - "BIG", "ACE" and "YET".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 21st, 2015
Today's Question - Yes, we have no bananas. Bob brought his unheated van filled with bananas to a famous market in Alaska where bananas are rare. He knew he had to "sell or lose 'em". He started pricey at 10 for 4 bucks. Quickly he went to 17 for 5 dollars. He kept shifting until at days end, he was desperate at 39 bananas for 7 bucks. How many did he offer at the 6-dollar price? Cashin’s Comments January 21, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - At $6 Bob would have offered 26 bananas.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 20th, 2015
Today's Question - What number should come next in this series (and why): 1, 4, 3, 11 __ (careful it's tricky and even a bit sneaky).
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Corner Answer - The next number would be 15 (based on the number of letters in its name) - One (3), Four (4), Three (5), Eleven (6) and Fifteen (7).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 15th, 2015
Today's Question - (Another classic like the reversed check, but this one was my nemesis.) A man has an 8 oz. container of water and an 8 oz. container of Scotch. He puts a teaspoon of Scotch in the water, stirs, and then puts a teaspoon of the mixture back in the Scotch. Assuming no spillage, is there now more Scotch in the water or water in the Scotch or are both the same? (I have spent every night for over 50 years working on variations of this problem.)
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Corner Answer - Wow! That was too easy! (So much from accepting puzzle book suggestions.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 14th, 2015
Today's Question - Codes are very complicated these days. Computer encryption is a hot topic. Here are some code words that should lead you to animal names. (Example: "Dermatologist item" = mole) A) Close securely B) High priest C) Nag D) Direct E) Colossal
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Corner Answer - The encoded animals are: A) Seal B) Cardinal C) Badger D) Steer E) Mammoth.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 13th, 2015
Today’s Question - Daniel and Allison were killing time waiting on their reservation at Angelo's. Lacking a deck of cards, Danny posed the following puzzle: "I'm thinking of 4 numbers which add up to 45. If you add 2 to one of the numbers, subtract 2 from another, divide another by 2 and multiply the last by 2 you wind up with 4 equal numbers. What numbers am I thinking of??"
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Corner Answer - The 4 numbers are: 8, 5, 12, 20 so - (8+2) (5x2) (12-2) and (20\xef\x82\xb82).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 12th, 2015
Today's Question - I'm sure they're connected - What number comes next, please: 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29, __? RUD14ME? = Are you the one for me? AXN28D+ = Accentuate the positive IM12XL = I'm one to excel IRIGHTI = Right between the eyes XQQSME = Excuse me H2OUUP2 =What are you up to -0.1% 80.0% 94 -0.4% 0.1% Cashin’s Comments January 12, 2015 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - The next number in the series 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29 - would be 42 as the difference is a prime number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 8th, 2015
Today's Question - Who's next - 145, 230, 315, 400, 445, ___?
January 7th, 2015
Today's Question - Little Hal was selling small bags of jellybeans at his sidewalk stand. He had collected lots of nickels and half as many dimes. If the number of dimes was doubled and the number of nickels was 10 less, he would have $1.10 more. How many nickels does he have?
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Corner Answer - Little Hal had 32 nickels and 16 dimes, for $3.20.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 6th, 2015
Today's Question - What number is next in this irregular series: 20, 80, 76, 19, 23, 92, 88, __?
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Corner Answer - The missing number is 22. The series revolved around 4: 20 x 4; 80 \xe2\x80\x93 4; 76 \xef\x82\xb8 4; 19 + 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 5th, 2015
Today's Question - It's a classic - You are at a snowbound remote cabin and have a fever that could be fatal. The paramedics can't get there but the doctor tells you (by phone) of a temporary remedy. It must be cooked exactly 15 minutes. (No more! No less!) You have no watch or clock, just two hourglass style egg timers. One empties in 11 minutes. The other in 7 minutes. How do you calculate the 15 minutes you'll soon need to save your life? (There are at least two methods but please pick the fastest - after all your life is at stake.)
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Corner Answer - The hourglass remedy: Solution I - Turn both the 7-minute and 11 minute timers over. When the 7-minute runs out, start cooking. There are 4 minutes left in the 11 minute. When 11 runs out flip it over. When it runs out, you will have been cooking for 15 minutes (4+11). The trouble is it took you 22 minutes (7+4+11). Solution II (faster) - Turn both over and start cooking. When 7 runs out, turn over (there is still 4 minutes in 11). When 11 runs out, 11 minutes have expired and there are 3 minutes left in the top of the 7. But there are 4 minutes in the bottom of 7 - so - turn 7 over and when that 4 minutes is gone, 15 minutes will have expired. (Total time 15 minutes.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 31st, 2014
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December 29th, 2014
Today's Question – Bob asked Ron when he had bought the champagne for the New Year’s party. Ron responded with a puzzle – “It was not the day after Monday or the day before Thursday and it wouldn’t have been Sunday the next day nor was it Sunday the day before, and the day after the next day wasn’t Saturday and the day before the day before wasn’t Wednesday.” What day of the week did Ron buy the Bubbly?
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Corner Answer - "Auld Lang Syne" is Scottish (not Scotch - that comes out of a bottle) and literally means "Old Long Ago" or, idiomatically, "The good old days." - No Comments Friday \xe2\x80\x93 - Singing of Nellie will be at 2:05 p.m.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 19th, 2014
Today’s Question – Disguised Christmas Carols – Can you decipher: A rallying cry for people who don't cheat on their boyfriend or girlfriend How a communist tells his wife he knows the difference between rain and snow Holland - "Sinter Klass" England - "Father Christmas" France - "Le Pere Noel" Tokyo - "Hoteiosho" • • Cashin’s Comments December 19, 2014 Page 3 of 3 • • • • The acne finally disappeared late one night Are you tuned to the same station I am? Christmas is a time for ove, for fami y, and mis etoe Mom caught showing affection to our cat after it had been on the beach Bonus Question - What were the names of Three Wise Men and what gift did each bring?
December 18th, 2014
Today's Question - We call him Santa Claus but what do they call him in: Bonus Question - An actor once won an Oscar for playing Santa. Who was it? And in what film?
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Corner Answer - We call him Santa Claus but what do they call him in: Bonus Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 16th, 2014
Today's Question - "Where's Santa when you need him." - Little Dick and Jane went to the neighborhood five and dime to get a Christmas present for mom. Dick saw a shiny comb and took it to the register with all his money. "Sorry little boy", said the cashier. "You are 24 cents short!" Jane smiled a sibling grin, grabbed the comb and put it, along with all her money on the counter. "Sorry, little girl", said the cashier, "but you are 2 cents short." After an exchange of ugly faces, they agreed to pool their money. However, the cashier told them that they still didn't have enough. How much did Dick have? Jane...? and how much was the comb? (No taxes involved.)
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Corner Answer - On the Twelfth Day of Christmas there were 364 gifts unless you count the Partridge and Pear Tree separately. Bonus Answer - On Frosty the Snowman - there must have been some magic in that old silk hat he wore. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments , 2014 Page 3 of 3 HOLLAND ENGLAND FRANCE TOKYODoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 10th, 2014
Today's Question - Bernard, the night-time manager of Ye Olde Elf Cookie Shoppe has pre-packed boxes of assorted cookies. There are 16 pound boxes and 17 pound boxes and boxes of 23, 24, 39 and 40 pounds. A client comes in and asks for 100 pounds of cookies. Without breaking up any boxes, how close can Bernard come?
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Corner Answer - It would take the same five elves (assuming no "Christmas Cheer" in the packing shed).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 5th, 2014
Today’s Question - What number logically should begin this series: __, 9, 16, 25, 36?
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Corner Answer - Sanjo, that clever little elf, knew he should take a ribbon from the drawer marked "Red and Green". If it is green it must contain all green ribbon (since all drawer labels are incorrect). Therefore, the drawer marked Red will contain red and green while the drawer marked Green will be red. Now, try to put hex grommet A over flex blot C - batteries not included.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 2nd, 2014
Today's Question - Hats off to you - A group of 10 cadets are on their way to the Army - Navy Game when a gust of wind blows all their hats off. A quick footed young man scoops them up and hands them back randomly. What are the odds that exactly 9 of them received the correct hat? Further Goldwynims - "I'll believe in this color television when I see it in black and white!" - "If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive." - "I'm willing to admit I may not be right all the time…..but I'm never wrong." - "A verbal contract ain't worth the paper it's written on." And Three Classic Stengelisms - "They say you can't do it…..but sometimes it doesn't always work." And "Three things can happen when you play baseball. You can win. You can lose. Or it can rain.” Lastly, my favorite Casey line – "The key to leadership is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who haven't made up their mind yet."
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Corner Answer - Ssshh! The word out was "urn" it was the only one without a silent letter.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 25th, 2014
Today's Question - Late for Thanksgiving dinner, Bob called the baker to see how many pumpkin pies he had left. The overworked baker snapped - "I have 3/4's of the total plus 3/4's of one pie." Assuming he sold only whole pies, how many did he have? There will be no Comments on November 26, 27, 28 as Wonder Woman becomes the Duchess of Domesticity. Holiday Notice Wednesday paring, peeling, and preparing; Thursday Cooking and carving; Friday scraping and scouring. (So, since the brains of the operation is out - I will take off too.)
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Corner Answer - The number did have a unique property. It contained each of the numbers from zero through nine and they were in alphabetical order. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments December 2, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 20th, 2014
Today's Question - In the following series of anagrams the number "7" substitutes for the same letter of the alphabet in each case. Find out what letter is replaced by "7" and rearrange the letters to form words. XLYL 7 DFYF 7 RFWD 7 GMDO 7 DLEI 7 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) No Comments Friday Wonder Woman on Special Mission
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Corner Answer - Thanksgiving is on a Thursday because - Well in a way - because that\'s when the Pilgrims had it. Not at first of course - the First Thanksgiving was a three-day event. Then for many decades it was different days in different places. Finally, New Englanders put it on "Lecture Day" (Thursday) to avoid conflict with the Sabbath but keep a religious note. (Lecture Day was that day of week when preachers would circulate to read or lecture to the people. Sometimes the preacher was not a trained and ordained minister. Rather he might be the only one in the village who could read and write. That made him the \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d to go to for help and advice. The 16th and 17th century British pronunciation of \xe2\x80\x9cperson\xe2\x80\x9d sounded liked \xe2\x80\x9cparson\xe2\x80\x9d\xe2\x80\xa6.a name we find synonymous with preacher.) George Washington kept the tradition when he declared the first national Thanksgiving and most Presidents followed suit. Finally, FDR and Congress wrote it into law as the fourth Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas Shopping Season coming out of the Depression. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments November 25, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 19th, 2014
Today's Question - Look out Starbucks! - Valerie starts a mail order custom coffee shop. She buys variety "A" at 32 cents an ounce and "B" at 40 cents an ounce. She blends them and sells the mix at 43 cents an ounce giving her a profit of 25%. What's the mix in a box of 100 ounces of blend? No Comments Friday Wonder Woman on Special Mission
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Corner Answer - Valerie must mix 70 ounces of the 32\xc2\xa2 coffee with every 30 ounces of 40\xc2\xa2 coffee to get the right blend.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 18th, 2014
Today's Question – On a trip to the supermarket, Art was accosted by a bright lad who said as follows: "My uncle is three times as old as I am. He is also the square of my sister's age. I am twice as old as my sister. How old am I? No Comments Friday Wonder Woman on Special Mission
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Corner Answer - The pesky wiz kid was 12 years old. (Dad was 36 and sis was 6.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 17th, 2014
Today's Question - Stop helping me!! - Nick and Dave are rewiring a very large house. Nick is a master electrician and can sometimes work alone. Dave is the assistant and only works in a team. Nick makes $150 per day (non- NYC rates, obviously) while Dave makes $30 less. When they finished the job, the total labor cost was $2,190. How many days did each work? (No fractional days.) 6.0 Cashin’s Comments November 17, 2014 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Nick worked 9 and Dave worked 7. Alternate (but unlikely), Nick worked 13 and Dave 2.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 14th, 2014
Today’s Question - "Just watch the road will you!" Smiling Sal is driving on the road between Tedium and Oblivion. He is driving at a steady speed. He notes that every three minutes he meets a bus coming toward him and every six minutes a bus overtakes him. How often do the buses leave from the terminal in each town?
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Corner Answer - The buses have an even schedule (as buses often do). Because he is moving toward the oncoming buses he sees more of them (naturally). So....in an hour he sees 20 oncoming (three minutes) and 10 overtaking (six minutes). So that's 30 in an hour. If he were stopped, he would see 15 from either direction. Therefore, the buses leave every four minutes (60 minutes \xef\x82\xb8 15). I wish I was on that route.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 13th, 2014
Today's Question - Step aside please! - One of these words is different from the others, which one is it?
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Corner Answer - In the series: "Divide, Orator, Avenue, Animal, Safari" the odd one out is Avenue since it is the only one that does not continue to alternate vowels and consonants. Some might contend "Divide" does not belong since it is a verb. However, it is also a noun - as in "The Great Divide."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 12th, 2014
Today's Question - Oh yeah? But can you spell Budweiser? - At a tailgate party before the game, Art was accosted by a bright lad who said as follows: "My uncle is three times as old as I am. He is also the square of my sister's age. I am twice as old as my sister. How old am I?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The pesky whiz kid was 12 years old. (Dad was 36 and sis was 6.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 10th, 2014
Today's Question – At his birthday party, Tucker rattled three dice in a cup. When he rolled, the total on the three dice was a two digit number. The number on top of one of the dice was the sum of two digits in the total. The numbers on the bottoms of the other two dice were the two digits of the total. What did Tucker throw? Cashin’s Comments November 10, 2014 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer - They are looking for 2 cups of cider. One third of 4 cups = 4/3 and one half of that equals 2/3. Therefore, they need 6/3 or 2 full cups.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 7th, 2014
Today's Question - A monk named Sandy - In teaching his class in Medieval thinking, Brother Eric begins class at 9:00 a.m. by setting a 5 hour hourglass on the window sill. Later when no one is looking, impish novice Sean turns the hourglass over. At 11:30 Abbot Art notices the hourglass looks off and returns it to its original posture. Finally, at 3:00 p.m. the sand runs out and amid student grumbles, the class ends. What time did novice Sean turn the glass?
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Corner Answer - The class ran an hour longer than it would have if novice Sean had left things alone (9 + 5 hours = 2:00). Therefore, half of that hour it was going the wrong way and the other half hour correcting. Since the Abbot returned it at 11:30, then Sean must have pulled his prank at 11:00 - one half hour earlier.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 6th, 2014
Today's Question - Robert went into a store and said "I'll buy that calculator for $10 if you lend me as much money as I have in my pocket. The clerk lent him the money and Robert gave him $10 cash. He went to the next store and bought a $10 cap using the same gambit. Then he bought a $10 umbrella with the same strategy. When he paid for the umbrella, he had no money left. How much did he start out with??
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Corner Answer - Robert started with $8.75. In the first store, he got $8.75 making $17.50. He spent $10.00 leaving $7.50. Second store - borrowed $7.50 making $15.00, spent $10.00 leaving $5.00. Then he borrowed $5.00 making $10.00, spent $10.00 leaving zero. Robert may open a hedge fund.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 5th, 2014
Today’s Question – Say that again please – There is a number containing 5 digits none of which is a zero. The 2nd digit is 3 times more than the 1st. The 3rd is one more than the 2nd number. The 4th digit is 4 times as large as the first. The final digit is 50% larger than the 2nd. What’s the number?
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Corner Answer - The number is 26789 (too easy).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
November 4th, 2014
Today's Question - Is that a credit card or a debit card? After many lectures from dad (and a few quizzical notes from the bank), Nancy changed her spending pattern. Now she only paid cash (and tried not to spend it all at once). At "Label's R Us", she spent half of what she started with plus $3.00. At "Prices are Zany", spent half the remainder plus $1.00. At "Status Symbol Stores", she spent half of what was left plus $4.00. She was then out of money. Before she calls dad (collect!), how much did she start with??
November 3rd, 2014
Today's Question - "Don't hold dinner dear!" Timothy can't get his car started so he grabs a train which takes him halfway home at a speed 20 times faster than he walks. As he gets off the train, he twists his ankle and must ride the rest of the way in a farmer’s cart which travels half as fast as he walks. Would he have been home sooner or later if he had walked all the way?
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Corner Answer - If the farmers cart took Timothy half the distance at half the speed of walking that took as much time as walking the whole way, so the train trip was wasted.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 31st, 2014
Today's Question - A kid's trick for Halloween – Mike gave Bob a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?"
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Corner Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 29th, 2014
Today's Question - What is unique about the names of the first five U.S. Presidents? Bonus Question - What U.S. President gave the shortest Inaugural Address?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The word is \xe2\x80\x9cfoot\xe2\x80\x9d making:Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 28th, 2014
Today's Question - Take the word SPARKLING. Take away any one letter so as to leave a new word. Take away any one letter from the new word so as to leave another new word. Continue to do this, letter by letter, until you finish up with just a single letter. After removing a letter, you must not disturb the order of the remaining letters.
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Corner Answer - The sparkling solution should set like so - (so say sources) - Sparkling; Sparking, Sparing; Spring; Sprig; Prig; Pig; Pi and I.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 27th, 2014
Today's Question - There are two words of five letters that are opposites. They both begin with "u" and have all the same letters (but not in the same order -obviously!). What are these antonyms?
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Corner Answer - The five letter antonyms beginning with "u" and sharing the same letters are - "untie and unite."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 24th, 2014
Today's Question - A roofer sent a young helper to buy some rope. The kid kept repeating the length but accidently transposed the feet for the inches. He came back with a rope only 30% of size he was sent for. What size did he get and what size was he sent for?
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Corner Answer - The roofer's assistant came back with a rope 2 feet 9 inches instead of the 9 feet 2 inches he was sent for. (There may be alternative answers.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 23rd, 2014
Today's Question - Alphabet Atlas - What state capital has no letters in common with its state?
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Corner Answer - The state capital that shares no letters with its state is Pierre, South Dakota.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 22nd, 2014
Today's Question - I know a young woman who is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 22 years her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the young lady now?
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Corner Answer - The young woman is 22 years old. (Dad = 44; Brother = 11).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 21st, 2014
Today's Question - Wall Street Math (Didn't these guys run a telecom?) - Sal has only one dollar but needs $1.25. He goes to a pawn shop and pawns the dollar for $.75. He then sells the pawn ticket for 50 cents giving him the buck and a quarter. Who lost on this transaction and why?
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Corner Answer - The loser would be the poor dolt who bought the pawn ticket for 50 cents. Even if the pawnbroker charged no fee (a highly unlikely event), he would have to pay 75 cents more to redeem the dollar. Thus the $1.00 would have cost him $1.25.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 17th, 2014
Today's Question - Get me to the church on time. Bob and Ann are headed for a friend's wedding. If Bob drives at his usual 60 mph, they'll get there 1 hour too early. If Ann drives (30 mph), they will be an hour late. How far away is the wedding? What speed should they drive to get there on time?
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Corner Answer - The 50 coins that would add up to a dollar are: "40 pennies; 8 nickels and 2 dimes."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 16th, 2014
Today's Question - Are you ready to run a hedge fund? What number is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 400?
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Corner Answer - to hedge fund manager test - the number is "5".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 15th, 2014
Today's Question - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 1 - Put the appropriate plus or minus signs between each number, in the correct places, so that the sum total will equal 1.
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Corner Answer - The way we learned it the series went like this: 0+1+2-3-4+5+6-7-8+9 = 1. There are probably more combos but that's the one we know. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 16, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 14th, 2014
Today's Question - Unscramble the following word: "HCPRAATEU".
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Corner Answer - The letters "HCPRAATEU" unscramble to become - parachute - something we can all use these days. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 15, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 9th, 2014
Today's Question - Jamie typed four letters and four envelopes. She folded and stuffed the letters into the envelopes without really looking. What are the odds that only three letters are in the correct envelopes? x + x = 2 hours y-5 y+5 x=y-1 y2-25=y(y-1) y=25 x=24 x = y2-25 y therefore, Early Warning No Comments Monday Wonder Woman on Special Mission
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Corner Answer - The ranking of English peerage is (top to bottom) Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, Knight, Commoner, English Setter, Irish Floor Broker.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 8th, 2014
Today's Question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive??
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Corner Answer - This trip was 48 miles. Assume that Bob drove x miles at (y-5) mph and then x miles at (y+5) mph. The total time was: In the first hour, during which Bob drove less than x miles, Bob drove at (y-5) mph; so Bob drove (y-5) miles. Therefore, in the second hour Bob drove (y-5) + 8 - i.e., (y+3) miles. The total distance was (2y-2); Thus Combining YieldingDoesn't match Missing info Like question
October 7th, 2014
Today's Question - "Stringing me along" - Bob was planting some vines in the yard. To support them he erected two poles. One was 6 feet 6 inches high and the other 7 feet 7 inches high. He ran a string from the top of each pole to the base of the other. How high off the ground was the spot where the strings crossed?
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Corner Answer - Most folks came close with 42 and 4 teenies inches (half the height of the two poles). The correct answer is 42 inches. (The formula: multiply the heights of the poles and divide by the sum of the heights.) \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 8, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 6th, 2014
Today's Question - How is your father's only brother's wife's only brother-in-law related to you?
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Corner Answer - The person in question would be your father.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 3rd, 2014
Today's Question - Yes, we have no bananas. Bob brought his unheated van filled with bananas to a famous market in Alaska where bananas are rare. He knew he had to "sell or lose 'em". He started pricey at 10 for 4 bucks. Quickly he went to 17 for 5 dollars. He kept shifting until at days end, he was desperate at 39 bananas for 7 bucks. How many did he offer at the 6 dollar price?
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Corner Answer - At $6 Bob would have offered 26 bananas.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 2nd, 2014
Today's Question - Find a triangle in which each of the 3 sides and its height are 4 consecutive whole numbers (as in: 1, 2, 3, 4). Good Luck!
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Corner Answer - The sides of the triangle would be 13, 14, 15 and the height 12. Thus: 12, 13, 14, 15. Other series work for the sides but none fits the height - but of course you knew that.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 30th, 2014
Today's Question - Synchronize watches - Matt and Butch decided to end the school year by stealing the rivals mascot. Matt's watch runs 1 minute fast each hour. Butch's watch runs 2 minutes slow per hour. They missed the Cashin’s Comments September 30, 2014 Page 3 of 3 mascot when they followed Butch's watch. How long ago had they synchronized watches if the watches were an hour apart when they discovered the error?
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Corner Answer - Robert was 14. Bob was 41. Some of you noticed another age reversal that would work arithmetically but might be problematic biologically - that was Bob 32 and Robert 23. Of course there is the adoption option.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 26th, 2014
Today's Question - Dick has adopted a school in the inner city. Each month he provides a certain amount of money to be divided among the students who make the honor roll. One of the students computed that if there were 5 less honor students next month, the remainder would each get $2 more. Instead there were 4 more students resulting in a $1 cut. How many students were on the honor roll and how much does Dick distribute each month?
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Corner Answer - The series was an alternating of Roman numerals and English names of numbers as in: I, One, V, Five. So the missing letter was T for Thousand.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 24th, 2014
Today's Question - I'll see ya when I get back! Bobby is off on yet another business trip. He left on the day after the day before yesterday and will return on the eve of the day after tomorrow. How many days will he be gone?
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Corner Answer - The Brawling Bradys - (Our compliments to those who got the answer by quadratic equation and those who got it by the lateral logic reduction process. The rest of us mortals got it the old grammar school way.) However you got it, obviously the answer was they each brought 3 kids to the marriage, they jointly had 6 more. (The age groupings hardly make it seem a fair fight, however.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 22nd, 2014
Today's Question - Get that dog some Prozac! Cliff has a young dog that is full of energy. Cliff takes him for a long walk in the woods. Cliff walks at a steady 5 miles per hour. When they are 10 miles from home, Cliff takes the leash off and both head for home. The dog runs at a steady 12 mph. When he hits home, he races back to Cliff then back home. The dog keeps racing back and forth till Cliff reaches home. How far did the dog run from the time he was unleashed?
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Corner Answer - the progression: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 0 is in order - alphabetical order Eight, Five, Four, Nine, One, etc. to Zero.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 19th, 2014
Today's Question - What state capital was named after a foreign prince in order to attract immigrants from his country to the state?
September 17th, 2014
Today's Question - An ancient Roman Puzzle - "Start with five hundred, end with five hundred just five in the middle will be. Between them shall be a first of numbers and of letters to give ye the name of a great king." Who is it?
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Corner Answer - The seven letter word was "Nowhere" which became "Now Here."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 15th, 2014
Today’s Question - Which of the 50 states is furthest East? Furthest West? Furthest North? Furthest South? (It's not as easy as you think.)
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Corner Answer - Hoss Nelson had 60 horses (lowest common denominator).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 12th, 2014
Today's Question Fill in these blanks:
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Corner \xe2\x80\xa2 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4, ___ / 8 (alternating series 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 0, 2, 4, 6) \xe2\x80\xa2 -2, 4, -12, 48, -240, ___ / 1440 (multiply by -2, -3, -4, -5, etc.) \xe2\x80\xa2 3, 7, 15, ___, 63, 127 / 31 (double previous and add one) Answer -Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 11th, 2014
Today's Question - I'm sure they're connected - What number comes next, please: 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29, __
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Corner Answer - The next number in the series 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29 - would be 42 as the difference is a prime number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 10th, 2014
Today's Question - I can complete that - What 3 letter word can be placed behind each of these letters to make a new 4 letter word - "B, C, F, G, H, M, T ,P, W". (It must be the same 3-letter word throughout.)
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Corner Answer - The 3-letter word that fits behind each of the letters to make a 4-letter word is: "All".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 9th, 2014
Today’s Question - John walked along the beach highway from Avalon to Stone Harbor. The distance was 5 miles and he walked at a steady two miles per hour. During his walk, 40 buses passed him from behind and fifty passed him coming from Stone Harbor. What was the average speed of the buses?
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Corner Answer - The average bus speed would be 18 mph. If you assume the busses ran at regular intervals, the deciding factor is the speed of the walker (2 mph), which allows him to meet 10 more busses than pass him. The solution \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 10, 2014 Page 3 of 3 can be found by algebra or common sense. The common sense might take up 12 pages, so here is the algebra: 50 (X-2) = 40 (X+2) which results in 18 as the value of "x" and thus the average speed of the bus.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 8th, 2014
Today's Question – A man buys two cigars for a total of $1.10. One cigar costs one dollar more than the other. What is the price of each cigar?
September 5th, 2014
Today's Question - Back in the old neighborhood, Bobby, Timmy and Tony would occasionally let girls hang out. One of the girls, Sallie, fancied herself a word wizard and would often annoy the boys with them. Her favorite was - "Do you know a 14 letter word that starts with "A" and ends with "Y" and is often associated with arrangements." Can you solve this so the boys can get back to handicapping?
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Corner Answer - The 14 letter word that is often associated with arrangements is: "Alphabetically".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 4th, 2014
Today's Question - This never happened at the A&P. Lizzie decided to show the boys her domestic side (watch out Martha Stewart). She went to the Farmer's Market. A big plastic bag of Mozzarella balls caught her eye. To see if it was a bargain, Lizzie asked how much the bag weighed. The farmer said it weighed 32 lbs. divided by half its actual weight. Lizzie is not so good with numbers. Can you tell her how much the bag weighed?
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Corner Answer - Even though Lizzie couldn't figure it out, we're sure you did. The weight of the unmarked mozzarella has to be a factor of the number 32. Given the other conditions we discover that the weight is 8 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 3rd, 2014
Today's Question - Al and Tom are amateur speechwriters. Together they can write a decent speech in 24 hours. If Al can only create two thirds as fast as Tom, how long would it take each to write a speech alone?
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Corner Answer - Tom can knock off the speech in 40 hours while Al would take 60 hours.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 2nd, 2014
Today’s Question - Assume a trazazoa reproduces every day by splitting in two - so that on day one (D1) there is one and day two (D2) there are 2 and D3 = 4 and D4 = 8 etc. So....in 30 days, if you started with one, they would fill up a box. How many days quicker could you fill the box if you started with two trazazoa?
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Corner Answer - If you started with two trazazoa, you would save one day (since you were in that situation on Day two).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 29th, 2014
Today's Question - Rustling along –Silky Sullivan heard Roy Rogers pose this problem - Some rustlers raided the Double D ranch one summer night. The first group drove off 1/3 of the herd plus 1/3 of a cow. The second group stole 1/4 of the remaining herd plus 1/4 of a cow. A third group rustled 1/5th of what was left plus 1/5th of a cow. When the rancher arrived, there were 409 cattle left. How large was the original herd??
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Corner Answer - The rustlers arrived to find a herd of 1025 cattle. This allowed them to rustle bloodlessly.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 27th, 2014
Today's Question - Those malcontent intellectuals are arguing about the number of packages they've been assigned to carry. Bob, the older, says "Timmy, if I took one of your packages I'd have twice as many as you. But if you took one of my packages we'd both be even.” How many does each have now?
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Corner Answer - The only letter that we couldn\'t find a silent use for was - "V".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 26th, 2014
Today's Question - All the President's men - Do you know this piece of presidential trivia - of the three branches of government, U.S. Presidents have come from the House and the Senate. What U.S. President sat on the Supreme Court?
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Corner Answer - William Howard Taft who was U.S. President from 1909-1913 served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1921-1930).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 20th, 2014
Today’s Question - Rhymin' Simon - If an "ardent employee" is a "fervent servant", what might be the rhyming parallels for: "a distressed choral group"; "an obstreperous cactus"; "a loud Congressional group"; "a cranky hack driver", and harking back to Halloween, "Dracula and Freddy Kreuger"? There will be No Comments Thursday and Friday As Wonder Woman on a Special Mission
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Corner Answer to cats and dogs - The thing that made this tricky is that in cartoons and before political correctness - felines were portrayed as females and canines as currish males. But....to make this question work....the little girl dog weighed a svelte 9 pounds while the fat Tom cat weighed 18.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 19th, 2014
Today’s Question - A man, a woman and a child got off a plane and were interviewed by customs. The man said he was three times as old as the child and twice as old as the woman. If their combined ages totaled 88, how old was each? Sacramento, Salem, Salt Lake City, Santa Fe, Early Warning There will be No Comments Thursday and Friday As Wonder Woman on a Special Mission
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Corner Answer - The age of the man would be 48 the woman was 24 and the "child" would be 16. The man\'s age had to be divisible by 2 and by 3. It also had to be above the average of total ages (88 \xef\x82\xb8 2 = 44).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 18th, 2014
Today’s Question - There are six state capitals that start with the letter "S". What are they?
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Corner Answer - The six state capitals that start with the letter "S" are - Springfield and St. Paul.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 14th, 2014
Today's Question - Whose pants are these anyway? As you get ready to go to work you realize you have no money. You raid the coin jar and find $17.00. Bizarrely, there are the same number of dimes, quarters and halves (no pennies, no nickels). How much of each coin do you have??
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Corner Answer - He would need 27 letters (AABCDEEEFGHIJLMNOOPRRSTUUVY).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 13th, 2014
Today’s Question – Elwood had gone to his favorite organic fruit store and come back with exactly 100 items having spent exactly $100. There were only three kinds of fruit. There were hand melons at $5 per and cantaloupes at $2 per and grapes at a dime each. How many of each item in the 100 items that cost exactly $100? Algebra does not help. You need a large dollop of logic and them some trial and error. 5) __ W R W R 6) W __ R W R 7) W W R __ R 8) W W __ R R R R __ W W R __ R W W R W R __ W R W R W __ R W __ W R 0) 1) 2) 3) 4)
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Corner Answer - The large dollop of logic we suggested was that the grapes had to come in lots of 10 in order for the total to be in dollars and not odd cents. So the possible number of grapes could only be 10, 20, 30, etc. for a maximum of 10 possibilities. You then knew you need some combination of melons and cantaloupes to provide correct number of items and correct amount to complement the grapes. Obviously that rules out any grape total below 50 or over 80. So with a little tinkering we get 70 grapes, 19 cantaloupes and 11 melons.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 12th, 2014
Today’s Question – Bob was waiting for a friend to arrive. To kill time he puzzled over a game between checkers and tic, tac, toe. It had two red checkers and two white checkers on five squares. It looked like this: R R __ W W. You can slide a checker and/or jump a checker. Can you help Bob reverse the checkers in eight moves?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Here\xe2\x80\x99s one solution:Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 11th, 2014
Today's Question - In the old caution, "mind your P's and Q's", what are P's and what are Q's? Also what is the assumed origin?
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Corner Answer - The adage "mind your P\'s and Q\'s" are thought to have sprung from the wifely admonition to husbands sent on errands near taverns to - "Mind your Pints and Quarts!" (As in - I only ordered two pints, dear, but he must have served me quarts.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 8th, 2014
Today's Question – (For those who say we give them "Child's Play) – Fill in the blank – 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, __, 140
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Corner Answer - 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, ____, 140 / Ans. 91 - Starting with "0" it is the previous number plus a progressive "square." Thus (0 + 12 = 1); (1 + 22 = 5); (5 + 32 = 14); etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 7th, 2014
Today's Question - How many time zones are there in North America?
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Corner Answer - There are 8 time zones in North America: Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Yukon, Alaskan.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 6th, 2014
Today’s Question - The annual mid-summer clambake is always a neighborhood event. The Smiths brought 4 apiece, the Jones family 6 apiece, the Devlins 8 apiece and the Heywards 12 apiece. Assuming each family had an equal number of members and the total number of clams is 5130, how many members of each family were there?
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Corner Answer - Each family brought 171 members (whom, we assume, ended up quite hungry).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 5th, 2014
Today's Question - If a guy wears a clean blue shirt every day but can only get to the cleaners once a week to drop off his week's laundry and pick up last week's laundry, how many shirts must he own?
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Corner Answer - The gent in question would need 15 shirts (7 to drop off, 7 to pick up - and one to wear to the cleaners). Several folks thought they could get by with 14 but they never got the third week.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 4th, 2014
Today's Question - If a crab and a half weigh a pound and a half, but the half crab weighs half as much again as the whole crab, what do half the whole crab and the whole of the half crab weigh?
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Corner Answer - First let\'s repeat the question - If a crab and a half weighs a pound and a half, but the half crab weighs half as much again as the whole crab, what do half the whole crab and the whole of the half crab weigh? Okay - so - The "whole crab" must weigh 0.6 pounds, and the "half crab" 0.9 pounds, totaling 1 1/2 pounds. If the former were halved and the latter doubled, the weights would then be 0.3 and 1.8 pounds, totaling 2.1 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 31st, 2014
Today's Question - How many squares on a chessboard? How many holes on Chinese Checkerboard? Cashin’s Comments July 31, 2014 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - "Next Register Please" - If Al paid $3.10 for 3 cans of soup and 4 cans of sauce - and paid 10 cents more to swap 1 sauce for 1 soup - a can of soup cost 50\xc2\xa2 and 1 sauce = 40\xc2\xa2 (and yes I do think supper sounds dreadful!!)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 30th, 2014
Today's Question - You have exactly $1.00 in a total of 50 coins. You accidentally drop all the coins on the ground and one rolls into the sewer. What are the odds that the one coin that rolled into the sewer was a quarter?
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Corner Answer - There are two separate combinations of 50 coins that add up to $1.00 (Set A - 40 pennies; 8 nickels; 2 dimes or Set B - 45 pennies; 2 nickels; 2 dimes; 1 quarter.) Since we don\'t know for sure which set you carried and dropped the universe is 100 coins. (If you dropped "Set A", the chances were 0 in 50 and for "Set B", the chances are 1 in 50.) So....given the universe, chances are 1 in 100 it was a quarter.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 29th, 2014
Today's Question - Backwards/Forwards - Palindromes read the same way backwards & forwards "OTTO", "NOON", "RADAR". Can you figure these: A couple of Bart Simpsons (2 words, 4, 5) / Admission of a pastry pusher (three words, 8, 1, 8)
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Corner Answer - The palindromic riddles were: A) Star Brats - B) Desserts I stressed.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 28th, 2014
Today's Question - Number series - based on a logical progressive relationship; which number is next in this series: 10, 5, 3, 11, 15, ___? Is it 12; 1; 17; or 14?
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Corner Answer - the next number would be 14. It was logical and progressive but not arithmetical. Ten, Five, Three, Eleven, Fifteen, Fourteen (each word is one letter longer than the prior).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 25th, 2014
Today's Question - A monk named Sandy - In teaching his class in Medieval thinking, Brother Eric begins class at 9:00 a.m. by setting a 5 hour hourglass on the window sill. Later when no one is looking, impish novice Sean turns the hourglass over. At 11:30 Abbot Art notices the hourglass looks off and returns it to its original posture. Finally, at 3:00 p.m. the sand runs out and amid student grumbles, the class ends. What time did novice Sean turn the glass?
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Corner Answer - The class ran an hour longer than it would have if novice Sean had left things alone (9 + 5 hours = 2:00). Therefore, half of that hour it was going the wrong way and the other half hour correcting. Since the Abbot returned it at 11:30, then Sean must have pulled his prank at 11:00 - one half hour earlier.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 23rd, 2014
Today’s Question - A group of seven vagabonds came upon an apple orchard late at night. They agreed that the next morning they would pick all the apples and each would keep what he picked. Two waited for the others to doze off and then set about to pick the apples. When they were all picked, they divided them in half but had one left over. Their bickering awoke a third. They divided by three but there was one left over. A fourth awoke and again equal division had one left over. The same thing happened when shared by five or six – there was always one left over. Only when all seven shared equally was there no remainder. What is the smallest number of apples that could have produced these results – divided by any number from two through six and leaving one leftover?
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Corner Answer - Well, we could have asked you how many fish they didn't catch. To solve the chilled beverage problem you work backward. If Bob drank half of what's left, then three more - then three was the other half. Thus, the insomniacs had six apiece.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 22nd, 2014
Today's Question - John was on an antique buying tour in farm country when he was called home suddenly. He was forced to sell the two items he had bought for $600 apiece. At that price he lost 20% on one and made a 20% profit on the other. On the two items did he make or lose money?
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Corner Answer - (Okay so what's a little weak sentence structure between friends.) The intent was to note that he was forced to sell each item for $600. That would mean he lost 20% on one ($600 is 80% of what number = $750) and made 20% on the other ($600 is 120% of what number = $500). Thus he got back $1200 for the 2 items for which he paid $1250. So he lost $50 overall.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 21st, 2014
Today's Question - "Ahoy Matey!" - You don't have to know your "mizzen" from your "main" to answer this - What runs fore to aft on one side of a ship and aft to fore on the other?
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Corner Answer - The most obvious thing that runs fore to aft on one side of a ship and aft to fore on the other is - its name.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 18th, 2014
Today’s Question - "Seashore Skeeball Anyone?" - Little Brian went up to the boardwalk with ma-ma. At the arcade, he played skeeball in which you bowl a ball up a ramp and it lands in one of four holes. Each hole has a different value (10, 20, 50, 100). Brian used 25 balls to get a total score of 500. Assuming he got at least one ball in each hole, how were the balls distributed to get 500?
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Corner Answer - So yeah, yeah, I know it would have been easier if he could have put all 25 in the 20 slot. But for most skeeball players, the distribution should have looked like this: 14 "tens" (140); 8 "twenties" (160); 2 "fifties" (100) and 1 "hundred" for a total of 500.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 17th, 2014
Today's Question - Next week - training wheels. Paul has borrowed his daughter's tricycle to train for the Wall Street Iron Man Decathlon. He must go 1000 miles (over several weeks of course). He has two spare tires. He intends to have each of the five tires go the same distance. How many miles does each tire go?
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Corner Answer - Each tire would go 600 miles. There are various rotational patterns you could use but - if three tires went the whole 1000 miles that would be 3000 "tire miles". So five tires divided into 3000 equals 600 miles.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 14th, 2014
Today's Question – Here's a trivia question passed along by a good friend. The words in the following list have two things in common. The first is pretty simple and evident. The other is a lot more obscure. For a hint we'll say beginnings and ending. "Banana, Dresser, Grammar, Potato, Revive, Uneven, Assess"
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Corner Answer - If the dough trebles in size every hour, the pan would have been one third full exactly one hour before it filled.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 10th, 2014
Today’s Question - If a doctor gave you three pills and said "take one every half hour" how long would they last? No Comments Friday
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Corner Answer - If a doctor gave you three pills and told you to "take one every half hour" they would last exactly one hour (pill #1 at 1:00, #2 at 1:30; #3 at 2:00).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 9th, 2014
Today's Question - I've got your number! Here's a tricky number puzzle. There is a certain number that if you subtract 5 from it, you can divide the answer by six. In fact, whatever number you subtract, the answer will be divisible by the next number in order. (4 = 5; 9 = 10; etc.) What is this silly number?
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Corner Answer - The magic number is "-1" (as in "minus one"). If you subtract 5 from -1 you get -6 which is divisible by 6 etc.; etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 8th, 2014
Today's Question - Rudy was on a sales trip and wound up eating dinner alone. He had a good steak and a wonderful but expensive bottle of wine (at least for eating alone). The bill before tax and tip came to $85. If 5 times the cost of the wine equaled 12 times the cost of the steak - how much did each cost?
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Corner Answer - Rudy's meal for $85 was a $25 steak and a $60 bottle of wine. I'm sure he didn't put it in since he ate alone.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 7th, 2014
Today's Question - If 6 Bibbles and 2 Bobbles cost $10 and 6 Bobbles and 3 Bibbles cost $15, what does 1 Bibble cost?
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Corner Answer - A bibble costs $1 (a bobble costs $2).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
July 2nd, 2014
Today's Question - The ladies of the choir arranged an overnight bus trip to a nearby resort. The total cost for the choir was $2,040. Everyone was to pay an equal amount but then 4 ladies dropped out and that meant the rest had to each pay $17 more. How many ladies are in the choir (including the four who stayed home)? No Comments Thursday
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The choir has 24 ladies who were scheduled to pay $85 apiece. When four dropped out, the remainder paid a total of $102 apiece.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 30th, 2014
Today's Question - What number is next in this irregular series: 20, 80, 76, 19, 23, 92, 88, __?
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Corner Answer - Brewster would be 40 years old. Eight years ago he was 32 and his son was 4 years old.Doesn't match Missing info Like question