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