# 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:** 279
**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 31, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5561 "2024-07-31T19:40:01Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin ---
**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 31, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5562 "2024-07-31T20:23:37Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies ---
**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 31, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5563 "2024-07-31T20:30:53Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies 8. Beanbags ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5564 "2024-07-31T21:16:39Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies 8. Beanbags 9. Knife ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5565 "2024-07-31T23:11:30Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies 8. Beanbags 9. Knife 10. Rocks ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5566 "2024-08-01T04:06:42Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies 8. Beanbags 9. Knife 10. Rocks 11. Jarts ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5567 "2024-08-01T10:16:46Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies 8. Beanbags 9. Knife 10. Rocks 11. Jarts 12. Horseshoes ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5568 "2024-08-01T12:36:56Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies 8. Beanbags 9. Knife 10. Rocks 11. The Hammer I suppose you can throw any hammer but if you are good you can get an olympic medal throwing “The Hammer”, though the target is sector of infinite length (you can still miss the target by throwing outside the sector) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5569 "2024-08-01T13:57:03Z")
**Things you can throw at a target** 1. A tomahawk 2. Darts 3. A frisbee 4. Water balloons 5. Rotten Vegetables 6. Javelin 7. Pies 8. Beanbags 9. Knife 10. Rocks 11. Jarts 12. Horseshoes 13. The Hammer Housekeeping. And starting a new topic: **A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills A member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, he was a relatively unknown distance runner on the 1964 US Olympic team. His gold-medal win in the 10,000 meters still ranks as one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history. His winning time was 50 seconds better than his previous personal best. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5570 "2024-08-01T14:18:42Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5571 "2024-08-01T15:12:13Z")
\*\* A Favorite Olympic Athlete\*\* 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5572 "2024-08-01T16:35:23Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell 4. Jordan Chiles ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5573 "2024-08-01T17:17:36Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell 4. Jordan Chiles 5. Jesse Owens An Ohioan, he did the USA proud in Berlin in 1936. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5574 "2024-08-01T17:37:40Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell 4. Jordan Chiles 5. Jesse Owens 6. Jim Craig He was the goalie on the legendary US hockey team at Lake Placid. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5575 "2024-08-01T18:11:21Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell 4. Jordan Chiles 5. Jesse Owens 6. Jim Craig 7. Sugar Ray Leonard I first saw him when he won gold at the 1976 Olympics, and although he had an amazing professional career, I always think of him as an Olympic athlete. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5576 "2024-08-01T21:26:27Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell 4. Jordan Chiles 5. Jesse Owens 6. Jim Craig 7. Sugar Ray Leonard 8. Kristi Yamaguchi ---
**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:** [August 2, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5577 "2024-08-02T03:14:15Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell 4. Jordan Chiles 5. Jesse Owens 6. Jim Craig 7. Sugar Ray Leonard 8. Kristi Yamaguchi 9. Kobe Bryant Never lost a game competing for Team USA. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5578 "2024-08-02T03:23:33Z")
**A Favorite Olympic Athlete** 1. Billy Mills 2. Simone Biles 3. Eric Liddell 4. Jordan Chiles 5. Jesse Owens 6. Jim Craig 7. Sugar Ray Leonard 8. Kristi Yamaguchi 9. Kobe Bryant 10 John Stephen Akwhari He came in last in the 1968 men’s marathon. Wouldn’t quit although he’d hurt his leg. “My country(Tanzania) didn’t send me 5000 miles to start the race, they sent me 5000 miles to finish it.” **Favorite Movie Scene** 1. Singing the Marsiellse(sp?) in Casablanca ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5579 "2024-08-02T03:29:28Z")
**Favorite Movie Scene** 1. Singing the Marsiellse(sp?) in Casablanca 2. Alec Baldwin’s only scene in _Glengarry Glen Ross_ ---
**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:** [August 2, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5580 "2024-08-02T03:32:28Z")
Um, people, a baker’s dozen is 13 items. @Baker, you certainly should know this! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=280)