# 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:** 401
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8001 "2025-07-13T11:47:25Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin 2. Simba, a very affectionate orange cat 3. Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt 4. Spanky, a suicidal turtle 5. Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty 6. Toby _(shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost)_, a blue-and-white budgie 7. Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat ---
**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 13, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8002 "2025-07-13T17:45:35Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin 2. Simba, a very affectionate orange cat 3. Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt 4. Spanky, a suicidal turtle 5. Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty 6. Toby _(shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost)_, a blue-and-white budgie 7. Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat 8. Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly Re Two Buck Toby, the parakeets at Petco near us were $39.99 last time I was there, and the website now says $44.99 ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8003 "2025-07-13T19:24:27Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin 2. Simba, a very affectionate orange cat 3. Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt 4. Spanky, a suicidal turtle 5. Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty 6. Toby _(shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost)_, a blue-and-white budgie 7. Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat 8. Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly 9. Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs ---
**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 14, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8004 "2025-07-14T01:04:58Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin 2. Simba, a very affectionate orange cat 3. Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt 4. Spanky, a suicidal turtle 5. Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty 6. Toby _(shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost)_, a blue-and-white budgie 7. Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat 8. Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly 9. Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs 10. Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt The local animal shelter was closed several times earlier when we went to get our next dog. When we finally got him my dad said, “Better late than never,” BLTN, which became his name. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8005 "2025-07-14T02:31:05Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin 2. Simba, a very affectionate orange cat 3. Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt 4. Spanky, a suicidal turtle 5. Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty 6. Toby _(shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost)_, a blue-and-white budgie 7. Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat 8. Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly 9. Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs 10. Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt 11. Prancer, our first cat Unfortunately, he got outside a lot. One day he escaped and we didn’t see him for days until our dad found him, hit by a car. ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8006 "2025-07-14T15:45:25Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin 2. Simba, a very affectionate orange cat 3. Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt 4. Spanky, a suicidal turtle 5. Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty 6. Toby _(shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost)_, a blue-and-white budgie 7. Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat 8. Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly 9. Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs 10. Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt 11. Prancer, our first cat 12. Peepers, renamed Quackers, a mallard My mom found the egg in our front yard one evening. We only had her a couple years before something got her. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8007 "2025-07-14T15:53:26Z")
**A pet you had when you were a kid** 1. Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin 2. Simba, a very affectionate orange cat 3. Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt 4. Spanky, a suicidal turtle 5. Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty 6. Toby _(shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost)_, a blue-and-white budgie 7. Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat 8. Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly 9. Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs 10. Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt 11. Prancer, our first cat 12. Peepers, renamed Quackers, a mallard 13. Midnight, our very first cat. Kind of fluffy, and black of course.. **Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8008 "2025-07-14T16:33:39Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig I was one of 7 seniors in the class. The rest were juniors. For the final exam, she had all the seniors sit in the first desk of each row. The senior version of the exam was all jokes and silly puns. We were snickering and giggling the whole time and the juniors kept asking why. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8009 "2025-07-14T17:43:46Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs Drum, Film Studies She taught “A” English to the underclass, and one Film Studies class to seniors. Basically, we watched movies and critiqued them, both orally and in a film journal we’d turn in every Friday. Most kids slept, but I dove into the curriculum, often stapling extra pages to my journal. I must’ve impressed her as she graded me with several A++++ on my journal. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8010 "2025-07-14T17:47:59Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math Had him as a teacher for all four years in my small high school: Algebra, Geometry, Trig, and Intro to Calc. Best teacher I ever had. ---
**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 14, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8011 "2025-07-14T17:50:30Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8012 "2025-07-14T18:33:20Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation She introduced me to The Beatles, Eagles, and Babyface. ---
**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 14, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8013 "2025-07-14T19:58:12Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation 7. Mr. Wojtach, 6th grade science ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8014 "2025-07-14T22:18:01Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation 7. Mr. Wojtach, 6th grade science 8. Miss Beauregard, 11th grade Ancient History There were jokes about the subject matter having been current events in her youth, and that she put the O-L-D in _old maid_, but she was a very good teacher and and made history fun. She inspired me to read Livy for summer entertainment 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8015 "2025-07-14T23:07:25Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation 7. Mr. Wojtach, 6th grade science 8. Miss Beauregard, 11th grade Ancient History 9. Mr. Leonard, 11th grade History He liked my writing and always bought premium beer. 😁 ---
**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:** [July 15, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8016 "2025-07-15T00:40:08Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation 7. Mr. Wojtach, 6th grade science 8. Miss Beauregard, 11th grade Ancient History 9. Mr. Leonard, 11th grade History 10. Dr. Broderick (and don’t you be forgetting the “doctor”), 9th grade World History X I learned about Hannibal crossing the Alps from him. Unfortunately, I did terrible in his class because my advisors didn’t tell me I had summer reading. I was a horrible student even though I was smart, and I had no business being in an accelerated course. ---
**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 15, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8017 "2025-07-15T04:15:32Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation 7. Mr. Wojtach, 6th grade science 8. Miss Beauregard, 11th grade Ancient History 9. Mr. Leonard, 11th grade History 10. Dr. Broderick (and don’t you be forgetting the “doctor”), 9th grade World History X 11. Mrs. Edmondson, 9th grade English ---
**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 15, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8018 "2025-07-15T04:24:04Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation 7. Mr. Wojtach, 6th grade science 8. Miss Beauregard, 11th grade Ancient History 9. Mr. Leonard, 11th grade History 10. Dr. Broderick (and don’t you be forgetting the “doctor”), 9th grade World History X 11. Mrs. Edmondson, 9th grade English 12. Mr. Tadler, several prep school English courses Smart, funny, very well-read, acerbic but with a heart of gold, and never mean; he was also faculty advisor for the drama club and gave me my first leading role in a play. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8019 "2025-07-15T08:13:35Z")
**Who was your favorite teacher?** 1. Mr. Bradbury, sixth grade. He liked sci fi, and also read _The Hobbit_ to us. 2. Mrs. Bates, Trig 3. Mrs. Drum, Film Studies 4. Mr. Ratzlaff, high school math 5. Mrs. Fewell, 8th grade history 6. Mrs. Hanna, 6th grade music appreciation 7. Mr. Wojtach, 6th grade science 8. Miss Beauregard, 11th grade Ancient History 9. Mr. Leonard, 11th grade History 10. Dr. Broderick (and don’t you be forgetting the “doctor”), 9th grade World History X 11. Mrs. Edmondson, 9th grade English 12. Mr. Tadler, several prep school English courses 13. Mrs. O’Donnell, high school madrigal choir (all 4 years) I mentioned that I was a terrible student. That time that I spent in choir was the light in my day. She helped keep me hopeful that there was still some good in the world. And I still sing in choir. New category: **Movie and television streaming services** 1. Disney+ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8020 "2025-07-15T08:15:29Z")
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