# 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:** 199
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3961 "2023-12-31T00:59:23Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus ---
**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 31, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3962 "2023-12-31T03:36:25Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor I never want to meet two in a kitchen… or anywhere else! ---
**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 31, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3963 "2023-12-31T03:37:43Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3964 "2023-12-31T03:44:08Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl 7. Tyrannosaurus Rex ---
**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 31, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3965 "2023-12-31T03:46:29Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl 7. Tyrannosaurus Rex 8. Brontosaurus ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3966 "2023-12-31T12:06:52Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl 7. Tyrannosaurus Rex 8. Brontosaurus 9. Protoceratops Diccovered by my childhood hero Roy Chapman Andrews. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3967 "2023-12-31T15:51:21Z")
Technically a Pteroydactyl was a pterosaur not a dinosaur [Pterodactyl Pictures & Facts - The Dinosaur Database](https://dinosaurpictures.org/Pterodactyl-pictures) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3968 "2023-12-31T16:03:12Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl 7. Tyrannosaurus Rex 8. Brontosaurus 9. Protoceratops 10. Pachycephalosaurus ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3969 "2023-12-31T18:15:39Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl 7. Tyrannosaurus Rex 8. Brontosaurus 9. Protoceratops 10. Pachycephalosaurus 11. Pliosaurus ---
**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 31, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3970 "2023-12-31T19:07:20Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl 7. Tyrannosaurus Rex 8. Brontosaurus 9. Protoceratops 10. Pachycephalosaurus 11. Pliosaurus 12. Brachiosaurus ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3971 "2023-12-31T19:11:27Z")
**Dinosaurs** 1. Triceratops 2. Ankylosaurus 3. Stegosaurus 4. Diplodocus 5. Velociraptor 6. Pterodactyl 7. Tyrannosaurus Rex 8. Brontosaurus 9. Protoceratops 10. Pachycephalosaurus 11. Pliosaurus 12. Brachiosaurus 13. Giganotosaurus This topic makes me think of Calvin and Hobbes in their time machine, visiting the Jurassic Age. And with that, let’s make it the next topic: **Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3972 "2023-12-31T20:29:28Z")
**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) ---
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**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3974 "2023-12-31T20:40:27Z")
**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty 4. Calvinball ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3975 "2023-12-31T20:44:42Z")
**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty 4. Calvinball 5. The cardboard box, which functions either as a Transmogrifier or a Time Machine, depending on how it’s oriented. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3976 "2023-12-31T20:55:22Z")
**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty 4. Calvinball 5. The cardboard box, which functions either as a Transmogrifier or a Time Machine, depending on how it’s oriented. 6. Calvin’s dad as a veritable font of wisdom whenever Calvin asks a question. For example, how they figure out bridge load limits: > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 26, 1986 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/11/26)** > > Calvin: How do they know the load limit on bridges, Dad? Dad: Tehy drive bigger and bigger trucks over the bridge until it breaks. Then they weigh the last truck and rebuild the bridge. Calvin: Oh. I should've guessed. Mom: Dear, if you don't know... ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3977 "2023-12-31T21:43:35Z")
**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty 4. Calvinball 5. The cardboard box, which functions either as a Transmogrifier or a Time Machine, depending on how it’s oriented. 6. Calvin’s dad as a veritable font of wisdom whenever Calvin asks a question. 7. Attempts to thwart the will of Rosalyn, the indefatigable babysitter. ---
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**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty 4. Calvinball 5. The cardboard box, which functions either as a Transmogrifier or a Time Machine, depending on how it’s oriented. 6. Calvin’s dad as a veritable font of wisdom whenever Calvin asks a question. 7. Attempts to thwart the will of Rosalyn, the indefatigable babysitter. 8. A rather touching storyline about a dying baby raccoon ---
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**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty 4. Calvinball 5. The cardboard box, which functions either as a Transmogrifier or a Time Machine, depending on how it’s oriented. 6. Calvin’s dad as a veritable font of wisdom whenever Calvin asks a question. 7. Attempts to thwart the will of Rosalyn, the indefatigable babysitter. 8. A rather touching storyline about a dying baby raccoon 9. Spaceman Spiff (another one of Calvin’s alter egos) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Unique things about _Calvin & Hobbes_** 1. The snowmen 2. Triumphantly sexist treehouse club: G.R.O.S.S. ( **G** et **R** id **O** f **S** limy Girl **S** ) 3. Stupendous Man, Calvin’s alter ego who is the champion of freedom and liberty 4. Calvinball 5. The cardboard box, which functions either as a Transmogrifier or a Time Machine, depending on how it’s oriented. 6. Calvin’s dad as a veritable font of wisdom whenever Calvin asks a question. 7. Attempts to thwart the will of Rosalyn, the indefatigable babysitter. 8. A rather touching storyline about a dying baby raccoon 9. Spaceman Spiff (another one of Calvin’s alter egos) 10. Tracer Bullet, Calvin’s third alter ego, a film-noir detective [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=198) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=200)