# 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:** 377
**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 20, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7521 "2025-05-20T12:11:33Z")
**Ways to “catch” something, figuratively** 1. Catching the eye of a gal, or guy 2. Catching a ride 3. Catching a cold 4. Catch up with work 5. Catch a game on TV 6. Catch the wave 7. Catching a criminal ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7522 "2025-05-20T13:52:02Z")
**Ways to “catch” something, figuratively** 1. Catching the eye of a gal, or guy 2. Catching a ride 3. Catching a cold 4. Catch up with work 5. Catch a game on TV 6. Catch the wave 7. Catching a criminal 8. Catch fire ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7523 "2025-05-20T14:08:11Z")
**Ways to “catch” something, figuratively** 1. Catching the eye of a gal, or guy 2. Catching a ride 3. Catching a cold 4. Catch up with work 5. Catch a game on TV 6. Catch the wave 7. Catching a criminal 8. Catch fire 9. Catch hell ---
**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 20, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7524 "2025-05-20T15:57:41Z")
**Ways to “catch” something, figuratively** 1. Catching the eye of a gal, or guy 2. Catching a ride 3. Catching a cold 4. Catch up with work 5. Catch a game on TV 6. Catch the wave 7. Catching a criminal 8. Catch fire 9. Catch hell 10. Catch a glimpse ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7525 "2025-05-20T16:35:11Z")
**Ways to “catch” something, figuratively** 1. Catching the eye of a gal, or guy 2. Catching a ride 3. Catching a cold 4. Catch up with work 5. Catch a game on TV 6. Catch the wave 7. Catching a criminal 8. Catch fire 9. Catch hell 10. Catch a glimpse 11. Catch the drift ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7526 "2025-05-20T17:27:46Z")
**Ways to “catch” something, figuratively** 1. Catching the eye of a gal, or guy 2. Catching a ride 3. Catching a cold 4. Catch up with work 5. Catch a game on TV 6. Catch the wave 7. Catching a criminal 8. Catch fire 9. Catch hell 10. Catch a glimpse 11. Catch the drift 12. Catch as catch can ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7527 "2025-05-20T20:26:56Z")
**Ways to “catch” something, figuratively** 1. Catching the eye of a gal, or guy 2. Catching a ride 3. Catching a cold 4. Catch up with work 5. Catch a game on TV 6. Catch the wave 7. Catching a criminal 8. Catch fire 9. Catch hell 10. Catch a glimpse 11. Catch the drift 12. Catch as catch can 13. Catch up with old friends **Old people names** 1. Mildred ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7528 "2025-05-20T20:29:17Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7529 "2025-05-20T20:33:49Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7530 "2025-05-20T20:34:16Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7531 "2025-05-20T20:45:17Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7532 "2025-05-20T20:46:46Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7533 "2025-05-20T20:53:30Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal 7. Agatha ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7534 "2025-05-20T21:08:43Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal 7. Agatha 8. Ethel ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7535 "2025-05-20T21:24:16Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal 7. Agatha 8. Ethel 9. Marion Especially for a man; it was John Wayne’s birth name ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7536 "2025-05-20T21:37:21Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal 7. Agatha 8. Ethel 9. Marion 10. Edith ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7537 "2025-05-20T21:45:20Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal 7. Agatha 8. Ethel 9. Marion 10. Edith 11. Mortimer ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7538 "2025-05-20T21:47:46Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal 7. Agatha 8. Ethel 9. Marion 10. Edith 11. Mortimer 12. Gertrude It was my grandmother’s middle name. ---
**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 21, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7539 "2025-05-21T00:06:48Z")
**Old people names** 1. Mildred 2. Beauregard 3. Doris 4. Albert 5. Agnes 6. Opal 7. Agatha 8. Ethel 9. Marion 10. Edith 11. Mortimer 12. Gertrude 13. Myrtle pass ---
**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 21, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7540 "2025-05-21T00:28:32Z")
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