# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **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:** 187
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3721 "2023-12-01T16:56:38Z")
**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet 7. A Giraffe - 14-18 feet 8. The 20’ oak tree in my yard that grew from the acorn planted by my son 9. Washington Monument - almost 549 feet taller than me 10. The surf rod that I put away this morning - taller than me by 8’2" 11. Andre the Giant - when he was alive, 1’ 2" taller than me ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3722 "2023-12-01T17:07:23Z")
**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet 7. A Giraffe - 14-18 feet 8. The 20’ oak tree in my yard that grew from the acorn planted by my son 9. Washington Monument - almost 549 feet taller than me 10. The surf rod that I put away this morning - taller than me by 8’2" 11. Andre the Giant - when he was alive, 1’ 2" taller than me 12. My cross-country skis, 5" taller than me ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3723 "2023-12-02T01:34:31Z")
**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet 7. A Giraffe - 14-18 feet 8. The 20’ oak tree in my yard that grew from the acorn planted by my son 9. Washington Monument - almost 549 feet taller than me 10. The surf rod that I put away this morning - taller than me by 8’2" 11. Andre the Giant - when he was alive, 1’ 2" taller than me 12. My cross-country skis, 5" taller than me 13. Mount Everest - taller than me by 27,026 feet New category: **Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3724 "2023-12-02T02:34:52Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3725 "2023-12-02T03:23:34Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch I thought I was more than an inch taller, but I realized that I’m never barefoot when I stand next to it. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3726 "2023-12-02T04:31:16Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3727 "2023-12-02T11:28:53Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches I bragged about being taller and he replied “Congratulations, you’re now a short man” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3728 "2023-12-02T12:38:16Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3729 "2023-12-02T15:05:36Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" 7. Patrick Stewart, by about two inches ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3730 "2023-12-02T15:27:10Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" 7. Patrick Stewart, by about two inches 8. Danny De Vito, by about 9 inches ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3731 "2023-12-02T17:48:29Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" 7. Patrick Stewart, by about two inches 8. Danny De Vito, by about 9 inches 9. Sarah Huckabee’s problematic lectern, by 2 1/2 feet ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3732 "2023-12-02T17:57:33Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" 7. Patrick Stewart, by about two inches 8. Danny De Vito, by about 9 inches 9. Sarah Huckabee’s problematic lectern, by 2 1/2 feet 10. Van Gogh’s _Starry Night_, by 35 inches Before seeing it I expected it to be quite big, but it’s just around 2’ x 3’ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3733 "2023-12-03T19:31:49Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" 7. Patrick Stewart, by about two inches 8. Danny De Vito, by about 9 inches 9. Sarah Huckabee’s problematic lectern, by 2 1/2 feet 10. Van Gogh’s _Starry Night_, by 35 inches 11. King Charles III, by four inches ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3734 "2023-12-04T15:15:01Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" 7. Patrick Stewart, by about two inches 8. Danny De Vito, by about 9 inches 9. Sarah Huckabee’s problematic lectern, by 2 1/2 feet 10. Van Gogh’s _Starry Night_, by 35 inches 11. King Charles III, by four inches 12. Napoleon Bonaparte, at 5’6", Napoleon is 4 inches shorter than me. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3735 "2023-12-04T15:34:24Z")
**Something that is shorter than you** 1. My sister - by about two inches (she’s pretty tall for a woman) 2. My mother - We used to be the same height, but she is now one inch shorter 3. My Kia Soul - by an inch 4. My sister’s cats - by about 5 1/2 feet 5. My father - by about 2 inches 6. Muggsy Bogues, NBA Point Guard for 14 seasons - 5’ 3" 7. Patrick Stewart, by about two inches 8. Danny De Vito, by about 9 inches 9. Sarah Huckabee’s problematic lectern, by 2 1/2 feet 10. Van Gogh’s _Starry Night_, by 35 inches 11. King Charles III, by four inches 12. Napoleon Bonaparte, at 5’6", Napoleon is 4 inches shorter than me. 13. The “queen-size” bed I slept in last weekend, by about two inches. (It was a double.) **Internet memes** 1. [Bad Luck Brian](https://imgur.com/a/VJlTKOY) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3736 "2023-12-04T17:11:47Z")
**Internet memes** 1. [Bad Luck Brian](https://imgur.com/a/VJlTKOY) 2. [Stop trying to make fetch happen](https://imgur.com/a/pQjRYhk) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3737 "2023-12-04T17:19:34Z")
**Internet memes** 1. [Bad Luck Brian](https://imgur.com/a/VJlTKOY) 2. [Stop trying to make fetch happen](https://imgur.com/a/pQjRYhk) 3. [Ceiling Cat](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ceiling-cat) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3738 "2023-12-05T16:06:11Z")
**Internet memes** 1. [Bad Luck Brian](https://imgur.com/a/VJlTKOY) 2. [Stop trying to make fetch happen](https://imgur.com/a/pQjRYhk) 3. [Ceiling Cat](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ceiling-cat) 4. [Grumpy Cat](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/406946-grumpy-cat) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3739 "2023-12-05T16:31:14Z")
**Internet memes** 1. [Bad Luck Brian](https://imgur.com/a/VJlTKOY) 2. [Stop trying to make fetch happen](https://imgur.com/a/pQjRYhk) 3. [Ceiling Cat](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ceiling-cat) 4. [Grumpy Cat](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/406946-grumpy-cat) 5. [LOLcats](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/337/114/3ef.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3740 "2023-12-05T17:13:04Z")
**Internet memes** 1. [Bad Luck Brian](https://imgur.com/a/VJlTKOY) 2. [Stop trying to make fetch happen](https://imgur.com/a/pQjRYhk) 3. [Ceiling Cat](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ceiling-cat) 4. [Grumpy Cat](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/406946-grumpy-cat) 5. [LOLcats](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/337/114/3ef.jpg) 6. [Condescending Wonka](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=588067978&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1019US1019&sxsrf=AM9HkKnwI_f6CsqYOmPtPq2ftCjR5i7Oew:1701796337976&q=condescending+wonka&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE19Gx5fiCAxVsC3kGHbt3BloQ0pQJegQIDRAB&biw=1524&bih=901&dpr=1) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=188)