# 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:** 267
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5321 "2024-06-26T13:52:28Z")
**Grunge Accessories** 1. Flannel shirt 2. A scent of sweat, stale beer and clove cigarettes 3. Sunglasses 4. Dark blue or black Navy watch cap 5. Hackysack 6. Doc Martens 7. Cargo shorts 8. Sullen, world-weary 'tude 9. Wallet chain 10. Dr. Seuss hat 11. Distressed denim 12. Matted, unwashed hair 13. A soul patch Next **Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5322 "2024-06-26T14:06:20Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5323 "2024-06-26T14:09:01Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5324 "2024-06-26T14:10:43Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5325 "2024-06-26T14:56:33Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5326 "2024-06-26T16:00:21Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5327 "2024-06-26T16:00:33Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy 7. [Little Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chef) ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5328 "2024-06-26T16:04:04Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy 7. [Little Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chef) 8. Sambo’s ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5329 "2024-06-26T20:03:20Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy 7. [Little Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chef) 8. Sambo’s 9. Red Barn ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5330 "2024-06-26T20:11:05Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy 7. [Little Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chef) 8. Sambo’s 9. Red Barn 10. Ponderosa Steakhouses There are some still around, but they’re not nearly as common as they used to be. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5331 "2024-06-26T21:27:14Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy 7. [Little Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chef) 8. Sambo’s 9. Red Barn 10. Ponderosa Steakhouses 11. Boston Market There may be a few left. As of March 2024 there were 27 still open, but struggling after the chain’s owner filed for bankruptcy. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5332 "2024-06-27T01:25:35Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Sandy’s Once a competitor of McDonald’s, most the stores eventually morphed into Hardee’s. The last Sandy’s closed in 1989. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5333 "2024-06-27T03:11:40Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy 7. [Little Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chef) 8. Sambo’s 9. Red Barn 10. Ponderosa Steakhouses 11. Boston Market 12. Hot 'n Now 1 location in Michigan as of today. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5334 "2024-06-27T03:13:27Z")
**Defunct restaurant chains** 1. Burger Chef 2. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour 3. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips 4. Howard Johnson’s 5. Bennigans 6. Big Boy 7. [Little Chef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chef) 8. Sambo’s 9. Red Barn 10. Ponderosa Steakhouses 11. Boston Market 12. Sandy’s 13. Hot 'n Now Housekeeping … And it’s your honor, @knoodler _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5335 "2024-06-27T03:14:39Z")
Thanks BB. Regrettably I wasn’t prepared to start a new topic. I’ll take a pass. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5336 "2024-06-27T07:13:59Z")
In that case… **Racetracks (past or present) That Have Hosted ‘NASCAR Cup’ Series Races** … …(Winston Cup or Nextel/Sprint Cup tracks acceptable as well) 1. Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA (now defunct) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5337 "2024-06-27T07:32:05Z")
I saw “racetracks,” and as a horseplayer, my mind immediately went to “horse race tracks.” I could name plenty of those. Might I suggest a clarification of the topic to something like: **Car Racetracks (past or present) That Have Hosted ‘NASCAR Cup’ Series Races** … …(Winston Cup or Nextel/Sprint Cup tracks acceptable as well) 1. Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA (now defunct) ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5338 "2024-06-27T12:35:49Z")
**Car Racetracks (past or present) That Have Hosted ‘NASCAR Cup’ Series Races** … …(Winston Cup or Nextel/Sprint Cup tracks acceptable as well) 1. Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA (now defunct) 2. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5339 "2024-06-27T13:08:45Z")
**Car Racetracks (past or present) That Have Hosted ‘NASCAR Cup’ Series Races** … …(Winston Cup or Nextel/Sprint Cup tracks acceptable as well) 1. Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA (now defunct) 2. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN 3. Atlanta Motor Speedway, GA ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5340 "2024-06-27T13:12:09Z")
**Car Racetracks (past or present) That Have Hosted ‘NASCAR Cup’ Series Races** … …(Winston Cup or Nextel/Sprint Cup tracks acceptable as well) 1. Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA (now defunct) 2. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN 3. Atlanta Motor Speedway, GA 4. Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=268)