The markets pulled back aggressively at 11:30am EST and are now down about a percent or so.  According to some, the reason for the pullback was because of a reversal in the dollar and the fact that the markets hit upside resistance and couldn’t break through.  In short, I think this latter comment implies that the markets have pulled back because they couldn’t go up anymore.  How is that for simple brilliance!

For more outstanding examples of reasoning and a good chuckle,  check out these children’s answers to a recent science exam.   

Q:  Name the four seasons.
A:  Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.


Q:  Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink .   
 A:  Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.


Q:  How is dew formed?
A:  The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.


Q:  How can you delay milk turning sour? (brilliant, love this!)
A: Keep it in the cow.


Q:  What causes the tides in the oceans?
A:  The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins   in this fight.


Q:  What are steroids?
A:  Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.


Q:  What happens to your body as you age?
A:  When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental. .


Q:  What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A:  He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.


Q:  Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A:  Premature death.


Q:  How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen)
A:  The body is consisted into three parts – the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity.     The brainium contains the brain; the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels A, E, I, O, and U.


Q:  What is the fibula?
A:  A small lie
Q:  What does “varicose” mean? (I do love this one…)
A:  Nearby.


Q:  Give the meaning of the term “Caesarean Section.”
A:  The Caesarean Section is a district in Rome .


Q:  What does the word “benign” mean?’
A:  Benign is what you will be after you be eight.