# 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:** 289
**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 25, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5761 "2024-08-25T15:16:48Z")
**Words of four or more letters containing only one consonant (Y counts as a consonant)** 1. aerie 2. queue 3. eerie 4. audio 5. ouabaio 6. ooze 7. adieu 8. epee 9. beau 10. [Oona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oona_Chaplin) 11. oboe 12. iiwi a Hawaiian bird ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5762 "2024-08-25T15:20:27Z")
**Words of four or more letters containing only one consonant (Y counts as a consonant)** 1. aerie 2. queue 3. eerie 4. audio 5. ouabaio 6. ooze 7. adieu 8. epee 9. beau 10. [Oona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oona_Chaplin) 11. oboe 12. iiwi 13. urea ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5763 "2024-08-25T15:21:50Z")
(Picking up where we left) **Words of at least four letters, ending in O** 1. Oreo 2. Cameo 3. Othello 4. ostinato 5. Otranto 6. placebo 7. Amontillado ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5764 "2024-08-25T15:33:17Z")
**Words of at least four letters, ending in O** 1. Oreo 2. Cameo 3. Othello 4. ostinato 5. Otranto 6. placebo 7. Amontillado 8. imbroglio ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5765 "2024-08-25T15:47:07Z")
**Words of at least four letters, ending in O** 1. Oreo 2. Cameo 3. Othello 4. ostinato 5. Otranto 6. placebo 7. Amontillado 8. imbroglio 9. banjo ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5766 "2024-08-25T15:53:20Z")
**Words of at least four letters, ending in O** 1. Oreo 2. Cameo 3. Othello 4. ostinato 5. Otranto 6. placebo 7. Amontillado 8. imbroglio 9. banjo 10. didgeridoo ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5767 "2024-08-25T16:01:06Z")
**Words of at least four letters, ending in O** 1. Oreo 2. Cameo 3. Othello 4. ostinato 5. Otranto 6. placebo 7. Amontillado 8. imbroglio 9. banjo 10. didgeridoo 11. Boo-boo ---
**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:** [August 25, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5768 "2024-08-25T19:51:15Z")
**Words of at least four letters, ending in O** 1. Oreo 2. Cameo 3. Othello 4. ostinato 5. Otranto 6. placebo 7. Amontillado 8. imbroglio 9. banjo 10. didgeridoo 11. Boo-boo 12. adagio ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5769 "2024-08-25T19:54:12Z")
**Words of at least four letters, ending in O** 1. Oreo 2. Cameo 3. Othello 4. ostinato 5. Otranto 6. placebo 7. Amontillado 8. imbroglio 9. banjo 10. didgeridoo 11. Boo-boo 12. adagio 13. ballyhoo ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5770 "2024-08-25T19:55:04Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison ---
**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 25, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5771 "2024-08-25T19:58:07Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids ---
**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 25, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5772 "2024-08-25T19:59:59Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense ---
**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 25, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5773 "2024-08-25T20:06:25Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5774 "2024-08-26T00:19:33Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. 5. Have David Pecker buy her story then bury it. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5775 "2024-08-26T00:27:13Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. 5. Have David Pecker buy her story then bury it. 6. Hire her out as a governess and let her new employer deal with the problem. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5776 "2024-08-26T00:31:55Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. 5. Have David Pecker buy her story then bury it. 6. Hire her out as a governess and let her new employer deal with the problem. 7. Take her to a mountaintop and have her spin until she loses all sense of direction. ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5777 "2024-08-26T00:35:36Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. 5. Have David Pecker buy her story then bury it. 6. Hire her out as a governess and let her new employer deal with the problem. 7. Take her to a mountaintop and have her spin until she loses all sense of direction. 8. The cement bath, a la Lips Manliss ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5778 "2024-08-26T01:31:43Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. 5. Have David Pecker buy her story then bury it. 6. Hire her out as a governess and let her new employer deal with the problem. 7. Take her to a mountaintop and have her spin until she loses all sense of direction. 8. The cement bath, a la Lips Manliss 9. Let her sing and spin on a mountaintop, sure, but arrange for the helicopter overhead to come just a _bit_ too low with its razor-sharp blades ---
**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:** [August 26, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5779 "2024-08-26T01:40:53Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. 5. Have David Pecker buy her story then bury it. 6. Hire her out as a governess and let her new employer deal with the problem. 7. Take her to a mountaintop and have her spin until she loses all sense of direction. 8. The cement bath, a la Lips Manliss 9. Let her sing and spin on a mountaintop, sure, but arrange for the helicopter overhead to come just a _bit_ too low with its razor-sharp blades 10. Outlaw raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles, warm woollen mittens, cream-colored ponies, crisp apple strudels, doorbells, sleigh bells, and schnitzel with noodles. And that’s just the start. ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/5780 "2024-08-26T01:42:51Z")
**How do you solve a problem like Maria?** 1. Frame her for embezzlement and have her sent to prison 2. Marry her off to a wealthy landowner with several kids 3. Write her a big fat check and classify it as a business expense 4. Write a song about her Wall Street reporting then (presumably) roll over in your grave when she becomes a Fox News shill. 5. Have David Pecker buy her story then bury it. 6. Hire her out as a governess and let her new employer deal with the problem. 7. Take her to a mountaintop and have her spin until she loses all sense of direction. 8. The cement bath, a la Lips Manliss 9. Let her sing and spin on a mountaintop, sure, but arrange for the helicopter overhead to come just a _bit_ too low with its razor-sharp blades 10. Outlaw raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles, warm woollen mittens, cream-colored ponies, crisp apple strudels, doorbells, sleigh bells, and schnitzel with noodles. 11. Convince Ray A. Dropofgoldensun that she means to kill him, and he’d better not give her the chance [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=288) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=290)