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

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?

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?

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)

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)

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

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?

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??)

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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!

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?

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?

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

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.

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?

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?

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

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??

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?