# Baker’s Dozen III
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 142
### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2821 "2023-08-13T14:39:53Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Cleave (to split in two, to stick closely to something)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2822 "2023-08-13T14:40:51Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Agape (wide open, altruistic love)
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### Author:  [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2823 "2023-08-13T14:49:37Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Cleave (to split in two, to stick closely to something)
8. Agape (wide open, altruistic love)
(Housekeeping)
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2824 "2023-08-13T17:26:05Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Cleave (to split in two, to stick closely to something)
8. Agape (wide open, altruistic love)
9. August (the month, adjective meaning noble and majestic, with stress on 2nd syllable)
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### Author:  [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2825 "2023-08-13T18:28:38Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Cleave (to split in two, to stick closely to something)
8. Agape (wide open, altruistic love)
9. August (the month, adjective meaning noble and majestic, with stress on 2nd syllable)
10. Poke (to jab or prod; a type of Hawaiian food, with second syllable as “kay”)
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### Author:  [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2826 "2023-08-13T18:42:13Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Cleave (to split in two, to stick closely to something)
8. Agape (wide open, altruistic love)
9. August (the month, adjective meaning noble and majestic, with stress on 2nd syllable)
10. Poke (to jab or prod; a type of Hawaiian food, with second syllable as “kay”)
11. Pussy (full of pus, a cat or slang for a woman’s vagina)
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2827 "2023-08-14T16:41:30Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Cleave (to split in two, to stick closely to something)
8. Agape (wide open, altruistic love)
9. August (the month, adjective meaning noble and majestic, with stress on 2nd syllable)
10. Poke (to jab or prod; a type of Hawaiian food, with second syllable as “kay”)
11. Pussy (full of pus, a cat or slang for a woman’s vagina)
12. Dry (not wet; to make something not wet; refined humor; alcohol prohibited by law)
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### Author:  [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2828 "2023-08-14T21:12:50Z")
**Heteronyms**
1. Wind (to wind up a clock, movement of air)
2. Tear (to rip something, fluid produced by lacrimal gland)
3. Read (to peruse a book, having already perused a book)
4. Minute (sixty seconds, little bitty)
5. Lead (precede, metal)
6. Bow (knot with 2 loops, device to propel an arrow, bend upper body to show respect)
7. Cleave (to split in two, to stick closely to something)
8. Agape (wide open, altruistic love)
9. August (the month, adjective meaning noble and majestic, with stress on 2nd syllable)
10. Poke (to jab or prod; a type of Hawaiian food, with second syllable as “kay”)
11. Pussy (full of pus, a cat or slang for a woman’s vagina)
12. Dry (not wet; to make something not wet; refined humor; alcohol prohibited by law)
13. Slough (wetland or backwater; the shedding of skin)
pass
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### Author:  [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2829 "2023-08-14T23:27:19Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
Probably has the best arc of all of them.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2830 "2023-08-15T14:24:07Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2831 "2023-08-15T16:55:35Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2832 "2023-08-15T20:18:48Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
4. Female Shapeshifter
Seems so nice at first, but then… brrr. Just ask the Cardassians.
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### Author:  [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2833 "2023-08-15T20:52:24Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
4. Female Shapeshifter
5. Gul Dukat
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2834 "2023-08-16T18:31:06Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
4. Female Shapeshifter
5. Gul Dukat
6. Grand Nagus Zek
“You haven’t got the _lobes_…!”
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### Author:  [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2835 "2023-08-16T18:32:49Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
4. Female Shapeshifter
5. Gul Dukat
6. Grand Nagus Zek
7. Rom
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2836 "2023-08-16T18:56:01Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
4. Female Shapeshifter
5. Gul Dukat
6. Grand Nagus Zek
7. Rom
8. Vedek Winn
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2837 "2023-08-16T19:21:05Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
4. Female Shapeshifter
5. Gul Dukat
6. Grand Nagus Zek
7. Rom
8. Vedek Winn
9. Martok
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2838 "2023-08-16T20:07:11Z")
**Recurring characters on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_**
1. Nog
2. Keiko O’Brien
3. Garak
4. Female Shapeshifter
5. Gul Dukat
6. Grand Nagus Zek
7. Rom
8. Vedek Winn
9. Martok
10. Gul Damar
One of the most interesting and engaging character arcs in all of _DS9_, I’d say - from watchful flunky to boozy collaborator to national hero.
Pass.
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### Author:  [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2839 "2023-08-16T22:12:36Z")
**Corny pick-up lines** (Let’s keep it clean, folks)
1. Did it hurt? When you fell from heaven?
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### Author:  [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/2840 "2023-08-16T23:01:28Z")
Pretty sure we didn’t get 13 on the last list.
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