# 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:** 375
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7481 "2025-05-08T17:41:58Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk Bagged groceries, retrieved carts, did some cleaning. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7482 "2025-05-08T17:43:02Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew Might be a unique job among the Doper crowd! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7483 "2025-05-08T20:21:44Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7484 "2025-05-08T20:53:38Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter 7. Aquatics instructor I taught rowing, canoeing and swimming at a Boy Scout summer camp (1980-84). Had a blast and made two lifelong friends with whom I’m still in touch. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7485 "2025-05-08T21:54:04Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter 7. Aquatics instructor 8. Library page ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7486 "2025-05-08T22:04:11Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter 7. Aquatics instructor 8. Library page 9. Parking lot attendant ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7487 "2025-05-08T22:34:47Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter 7. Aquatics instructor 8. Library page 9. Parking lot attendant 10. Mother’s helper Similar to babysitting, but the child’s mother was in the house; I just had to keep the child entertained while she was busy. Her husband died during the time I had the job, so it also led to my first funeral, which is the main thing I remember about that job. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7488 "2025-05-08T23:08:58Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter 7. Aquatics instructor 8. Library page 9. Parking lot attendant 10. Mother’s helper 11. Corn detassler My one-and-only encounter with large scale agriculture. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7489 "2025-05-09T05:34:56Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter 7. Aquatics instructor 8. Library page 9. Parking lot attendant 10. Mother’s helper 11. Corn detassler 12. Gas pump jockey/cashier ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7490 "2025-05-09T12:18:16Z")
**Your first paying job** 1. Paperboy 2. Cashier 3. Pinsetter 4. Grocery store service clerk 5. Truck driver and then combine operator on a custom harvest crew 6. Babysitter 7. Aquatics instructor 8. Library page 9. Parking lot attendant 10. Mother’s helper 11. Corn detassler 12. Gas pump jockey/cashier 13. Landscape Management Engineer (aka lawn mowing boy) **Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7491 "2025-05-09T13:46:11Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7492 "2025-05-09T14:05:49Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7493 "2025-05-09T14:43:56Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris 4. Flatulence ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7494 "2025-05-09T14:45:40Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris 4. Flatulence 5. Roof tar ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7495 "2025-05-09T15:05:35Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris 4. Flatulence 5. Roof tar 6. Pig farms ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7496 "2025-05-09T15:52:28Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris 4. Flatulence 5. Roof tar 6. Pig farms 7. Paper mills ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7497 "2025-05-09T15:56:17Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris 4. Flatulence 5. Roof tar 6. Pig farms 7. Paper mills 8. Skunks ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7498 "2025-05-09T16:09:05Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris 4. Flatulence 5. Roof tar 6. Pig farms 7. Paper mills 8. Skunks 9. Cologne ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7499 "2025-05-09T16:18:24Z")
**Stinky stuff** 1. Oil wells 2. Bone and fat trucks 3. Ambergris 4. Flatulence 5. Roof tar 6. Pig farms 7. Paper mills 8. Skunks 9. Cologne 10. Chicken coops ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7500 "2025-05-09T21:29:02Z")
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