# 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:** 231
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4601 "2024-03-07T00:26:39Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps 6. COVID-19 7. The Dreaded Lurgi 8. Smallpox 9. Influenza 10. Syphilis 11. Conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4602 "2024-03-07T03:13:21Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps 6. COVID-19 7. The Dreaded Lurgi 8. Smallpox 9. Influenza 10. Syphilis 11. Conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) 12. Mononucleosis _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4603 "2024-03-07T06:00:08Z")
**Communicable diseases** 1. Measles 2. Chicken pox 3. Anthrax 4. Tuberculosis 5. Mumps 6. COVID-19 7. The Dreaded Lurgi 8. Smallpox 9. Influenza 10. Syphilis 11. Conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) 12. Mononucleosis 13. Ureaplasma **Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 ---
**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 7, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4604 "2024-03-07T06:09:27Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 ---
**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 7, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4605 "2024-03-07T06:15:44Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4606 "2024-03-07T10:43:36Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4607 "2024-03-07T11:38:29Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4608 "2024-03-07T11:49:22Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 ---
**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 7, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4609 "2024-03-07T12:31:07Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 7. 5 ---
**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 7, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4610 "2024-03-07T14:50:38Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 7. 5 8. 12 ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4611 "2024-03-07T15:17:51Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 7. 5 8. 12 9. 13 ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4612 "2024-03-07T15:27:50Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 7. 5 8. 12 9. 13 10. 77.7775 ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4613 "2024-03-07T15:41:38Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 7. 5 8. 12 9. 13 10. 77.7775 11. 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510… ---
**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 7, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4614 "2024-03-07T17:22:12Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 7. 5 8. 12 9. 13 10. 77.7775 11. 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510… 12. 3.333333333 ---
**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 7, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4615 "2024-03-07T18:25:01Z")
**Thinking of a number between 1 and 100** 1. 73 2. 37 3. 44 4. 93 5. 68 6. 27 7. 5 8. 12 9. 13 10. 77.7775 11. 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510… 12. 3.333333333 13. 867-5309 **Reasons why it is the way it is** 1. That’s what everybody seemed to want ---
**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 7, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4616 "2024-03-07T18:39:32Z")
**Reasons why it is the way it is** 1. That’s what everybody seemed to want 2. It’s tradition. ---
**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 7, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4617 "2024-03-07T19:02:02Z")
**Reasons why it is the way it is** 1. That’s what everybody seemed to want 2. It’s tradition. 3. Hey, I don’t like any more than you, but the Boss said this is how we have to do it. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4618 "2024-03-07T19:12:05Z")
**Reasons why it is the way it is** 1. That’s what everybody seemed to want 2. It’s tradition. 3. Hey, I don’t like any more than you, but the Boss said this is how we have to do it. 4. People are stupid. ---
**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 7, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4619 "2024-03-07T19:19:20Z")
**Reasons why it is the way it is** 1. That’s what everybody seemed to want 2. It’s tradition. 3. Hey, I don’t like any more than you, but the Boss said this is how we have to do it. 4. People are stupid. 5. The company’s lawyers tell us we have to do it this way. Go figure. ---
**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 7, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4620 "2024-03-07T19:41:05Z")
**Reasons why it is the way it is** 1. That’s what everybody seemed to want. 2. It’s tradition. 3. Hey, I don’t like any more than you, but the Boss said this is how we have to do it. 4. People are stupid. 5. The company’s lawyers tell us we have to do it this way. Go figure. 6. Ya got me. :: shrugs :: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=230) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=232)