# 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:** 272
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5421 "2024-07-04T22:20:03Z")
**Herbs and Spices** 1. Cinnamon 2. Cilantro 3. Comino 4. Cardamon 5. Curry 6. Clove 7. Coriander 8. Caraway 9. Chives 10. Cumin 11. Chili powder 12. Catnip Looks like the category is Herbs and spices beginning with C so I will comply ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5422 "2024-07-04T22:49:39Z")
**Herbs and Spices** 1. Cinnamon 2. Cilantro 3. Comino 4. Cardamon 5. Curry 6. Clove 7. Coriander 8. Caraway 9. Chives 10. Cumin 11. Chili powder 12. Catnip 13. Celery leaf **Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5423 "2024-07-05T00:09:47Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards > **[Life Guards](https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/life-guards/)** > > On March 11, 1776, from his headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, overseeing the siege of Boston? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5424 "2024-07-05T01:13:50Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5425 "2024-07-05T02:02:21Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard Continuous bodyguard of the Pope since 1506. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5426 "2024-07-05T03:53:24Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ _ **-“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:** [July 5, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5427 "2024-07-05T03:57:26Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. [Sacred Band of Thebes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5428 "2024-07-05T04:13:48Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. [Sacred Band of Thebes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes) 7. Knights Templar ---
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**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. [Sacred Band of Thebes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes) 7. Knights Templar 8. The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5430 "2024-07-05T16:22:58Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. [Sacred Band of Thebes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes) 7. Knights Templar 8. The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) 9. The Varangian Guard A prestigious unit of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, composed of Scandinavian and Eastern European warriors who served as personal bodyguards to the Emperors ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5431 "2024-07-05T19:19:09Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. Sacred Band of Thebes 7. Knights Templar 8. The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) 9. The Varangian Guard 10. Waffen-SS ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5432 "2024-07-05T22:15:23Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. Sacred Band of Thebes 7. Knights Templar 8. The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) 9. The Varangian Guard 10. Waffen-SS 11. Special Air Service ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5433 "2024-07-05T22:30:45Z")
m **Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. Sacred Band of Thebes 7. Knights Templar 8. The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) 9. The Varangian Guard 10. Waffen-SS 11. Special Air Service 12. US Air Force Combat Control Teams ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5434 "2024-07-06T18:41:58Z")
**Elite military units through history** 1. Brigade of Gurkhas 2. Washington’s Life Guards 3. Praetorian Guards 4. Swiss Guard 5. US Army Special Forces, a/k/a the ‘Green Berets’ 6. Sacred Band of Thebes 7. Knights Templar 8. The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) 9. The Varangian Guard 10. Waffen-SS 11. Special Air Service 12. US Air Force Combat Control Teams 13. Berdan’s Sharpshooters Pass. ---
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Next topic: **A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles - a dog of unknown parentage ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5436 "2024-07-06T19:45:45Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles - a dog of unknown parentage 2. Love - a long-haired cat with smoke stripes ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5437 "2024-07-06T23:07:54Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles - a dog of unknown parentage 2. Love - a long-haired cat with smoke stripes 3. Harold - a white poodle who lived about 18 years. My parents thought I’d named him after my grandfather, but in fact I was quoting _Frosty the Snowman_ - “What should we call him? Should we call him Harold?” ---
**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:** [July 7, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5438 "2024-07-07T02:07:32Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles - a dog of unknown parentage 2. Love - a long-haired cat with smoke stripes 3. Harold - a white poodle who lived about 18 years. 4. Pepper - a very sweet, mostly-black mutt The first dog I remember from my childhood. ---
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**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles - a dog of unknown parentage 2. Love - a long-haired cat with smoke stripes 3. Harold - a white poodle who lived about 18 years. 4. Pepper - a very sweet, mostly-black mutt 5. Minnie - a friendly and good-natured tuxedo cat. ---
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**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles - a dog of unknown parentage 2. Love - a long-haired cat with smoke stripes 3. Harold - a white poodle who lived about 18 years. 4. Pepper - a very sweet, mostly-black mutt 5. Minnie - a friendly and good-natured tuxedo cat. 6. Spanky - a daredevil turtle [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=271) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=273)