# 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:** 230
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4581 "2024-03-05T16:08:04Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day ---
**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:** [March 5, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4582 "2024-03-05T18:12:02Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day ---
**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:** [March 5, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4583 "2024-03-05T19:13:20Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4584 "2024-03-06T01:05:30Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4585 "2024-03-06T01:10:19Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day 7. August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4586 "2024-03-06T04:14:25Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day 7. August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday 8. February 6 - Bob Marley’s Birthday ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4587 "2024-03-06T04:25:08Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day 7. August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday 8. February 6 - Bob Marley’s Birthday 9. October 4 - St Francis of Assisi feast day ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4588 "2024-03-06T15:47:45Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day 7. August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday 8. February 6 - Bob Marley’s Birthday 9. October 4 - St Francis of Assisi feast day 10. May 4 - Star Wars Day ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4589 "2024-03-06T15:49:20Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day 7. August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday 8. February 6 - Bob Marley’s Birthday 9. October 4 - St Francis of Assisi feast day 10. May 4 - Star Wars Day 11. April 30 - Walpurgisnacht We celebrate by watching the _Night on Bald Mountain_ segment of _Fantasia_, which is supposedly set on that night. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4590 "2024-03-06T16:55:33Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day 7. August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday 8. February 6 - Bob Marley’s Birthday 9. October 4 - St Francis of Assisi feast day 10. May 4 - Star Wars Day 11. April 30 - Walpurgisnacht 12. Sept. 8 - First broadcast of a _Star Trek_ episode (“The Man Trap,” 1966) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4591 "2024-03-06T20:30:08Z")
**Minor ‘holidays’ you celebrate** 1. Nov 12 - [Exploding Whale Day](https://www.beachconnection.net/news/exploding_whale_oregon.php) 2. Jan. 3 - Tolkien’s Birthday 3. Sept 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day 4. Aug 16 - National Airborne Day 5. April 30 -[First Inauguration Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) (1789) 6. March 14 - Pi Day 7. August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday 8. February 6 - Bob Marley’s Birthday 9. October 4 - St Francis of Assisi feast day 10. May 4 - Star Wars Day 11. April 30 - Walpurgisnacht 12. Sept. 8 - First broadcast of a _Star Trek_ episode (“The Man Trap,” 1966) 13. Nov 10 - USMC birthday **Communicable diseases** 1. Measles ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4592 "2024-03-06T21:02:55Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4593 "2024-03-06T21:04:13Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4594 "2024-03-06T21:45:17Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4595 "2024-03-06T21:47:16Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4596 "2024-03-06T22:10:49Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps 6. COVID-19 ---
**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:** [March 6, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4597 "2024-03-06T22:16:59Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps 6. COVID-19 7. The Dreaded Lurgi ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4598 "2024-03-06T22:58:12Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps 6. COVID-19 7. The Dreaded Lurgi 8. Smallpox ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4599 "2024-03-06T23:00:21Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps 6. COVID-19 7. The Dreaded Lurgi 8. Smallpox 9. Influenza ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4600 "2024-03-07T00:13:42Z")
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