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