# 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:** 322
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6421 "2024-11-06T13:49:47Z")
**RISK countries** 1. Congo 2. Peru 3. Kamchatka 4. Japan 5. Indonesia 6. Central America 7. New Guinea ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6422 "2024-11-06T14:00:41Z")
**RISK countries** 1. Congo 2. Peru 3. Kamchatka 4. Japan 5. Indonesia 6. Central America 7. New Guinea 8. Scandinavia ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6423 "2024-11-06T16:15:04Z")
**RISK countries** 1. Congo 2. Peru 3. Kamchatka 4. Japan 5. Indonesia 6. Central America 7. New Guinea 8. Scandinavia 9. Argentina ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6424 "2024-11-06T17:31:45Z")
**RISK countries** 1. Congo 2. Peru 3. Kamchatka 4. Japan 5. Indonesia 6. Central America 7. New Guinea 8. Scandinavia 9. Argentina 10. Afghanistan ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6425 "2024-11-06T18:18:35Z")
**RISK countries** 1. Congo 2. Peru 3. Kamchatka 4. Japan 5. Indonesia 6. Central America 7. New Guinea 8. Scandinavia 9. Argentina 10. Afghanistan 11. Ukraine [“Ukraine is NOT weak!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzLtF_PxbYw) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6426 "2024-11-06T18:46:07Z")
**RISK countries** 1. Congo 2. Peru 3. Kamchatka 4. Japan 5. Indonesia 6. Central America 7. New Guinea 8. Scandinavia 9. Argentina 10. Afghanistan 11. Ukraine 12. Siam Essential to hold for containment to counter the Australian gambit ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6427 "2024-11-06T19:45:12Z")
**RISK countries** 1. Congo 2. Peru 3. Kamchatka 4. Japan 5. Indonesia 6. Central America 7. New Guinea 8. Scandinavia 9. Argentina 10. Afghanistan 11. Ukraine 12. Siam 13. Greenland **Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6428 "2024-11-06T21:00:38Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6429 "2024-11-06T21:39:42Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6430 "2024-11-06T21:55:06Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6431 "2024-11-06T22:01:49Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6432 "2024-11-06T22:03:48Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6433 "2024-11-06T22:23:45Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk 7. Eli Manning ---
**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:** [November 6, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6434 "2024-11-06T23:12:28Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk 7. Eli Manning 8. Giant Canada goose _(Branta canadensis maxima)_ _the largest subspecies of Canada goose, on average weighing in at 5 kg (11 lb). It is found in central North America. Was declared extinct in the 1950s until a small population was rediscovered by biologists in Rochester, Minnesota in 1962._ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6435 "2024-11-07T00:27:49Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk 7. Eli Manning 8. Giant Canada goose _(Branta canadensis maxima)_ 9. [Finn MacCool](https://www.thegiantscausewaytour.com/the-giants-causeway-story/) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6436 "2024-11-07T00:29:54Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk 7. Eli Manning 8. Giant Canada goose _(Branta canadensis maxima)_ 9. [Finn MacCool](https://www.thegiantscausewaytour.com/the-giants-causeway-story/) 10. [Cardiff Giant](https://www.history.com/news/the-cardiff-giant-fools-the-nation-145-years-ago) ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6437 "2024-11-07T03:25:15Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk 7. Eli Manning 8. Giant Canada goose _(Branta canadensis maxima)_ 9. [Finn MacCool](https://www.thegiantscausewaytour.com/the-giants-causeway-story/) 10. [Cardiff Giant](https://www.history.com/news/the-cardiff-giant-fools-the-nation-145-years-ago) 11. [Dongo](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Dongo) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6438 "2024-11-07T10:48:08Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk 7. Eli Manning 8. Giant Canada goose _(Branta canadensis maxima)_ 9. [Finn MacCool](https://www.thegiantscausewaytour.com/the-giants-causeway-story/) 10. [Cardiff Giant](https://www.history.com/news/the-cardiff-giant-fools-the-nation-145-years-ago) 11. [Dongo](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Dongo) [/quote] 12. Paul Bunyan ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6439 "2024-11-07T12:01:32Z")
**Giants (real or imaginary)** 1. Andre, the 2. Hagrid 3. Jolly Green 4. Willie Mays 5. Goliath 6. The one at the top of the beanstalk 7. Eli Manning 8. Giant Canada goose _(Branta canadensis maxima)_ 9. [Finn MacCool](https://www.thegiantscausewaytour.com/the-giants-causeway-story/) 10. [Cardiff Giant](https://www.history.com/news/the-cardiff-giant-fools-the-nation-145-years-ago) 11. [Dongo](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Dongo) [/quote] 12. Paul Bunyan 13. Cormoran Jack the Giant Killer was one of my favorite fairy tales as a kid. **Diminutive Folks (real or fictitious)** 1. Alberich Of Ring Cycle fame. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6440 "2024-11-07T13:02:34Z")
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