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