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

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

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?

Today's Question - Which candle would burn brighter - a tall thin one or a short fat one?

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?

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??

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

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.

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"?

Today’s Question - Complete this logical alphabetical progression: ABCBCDCDEDEF???

Today’s Question - Fill in the blank - Insert the correct math signs (+ - x ÷) to make the equation correct: 7 __ 8 __ 20 __ 32 = 44

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

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

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?

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?

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 

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?

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

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.)

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?

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?

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

Today's Question - How many Articles of Impeachment did the House Judiciary Committee actually vote against President Nixon??

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?

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?