# 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:** 432
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8621 "2025-10-08T17:50:19Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8622 "2025-10-08T17:51:08Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8623 "2025-10-08T17:52:49Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8624 "2025-10-08T17:55:33Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library 7. Jimmy the Snitch ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8625 "2025-10-08T18:12:51Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library 7. Jimmy the Snitch 8. The smart kid sitting next to you during the math test ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8626 "2025-10-08T18:17:12Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library 7. Jimmy the Snitch 8. The smart kid sitting next to you during the math test 9. Compton’s Encyclopedia My parents bought a set in 1962. I spent a lot of hours looking up stuff. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8627 "2025-10-08T18:28:04Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library 7. Jimmy the Snitch 8. The smart kid sitting next to you during the math test 9. Compton’s Encyclopedia 10. The Urban Dictionary ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8628 "2025-10-08T19:35:32Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library 7. Jimmy the Snitch 8. The smart kid sitting next to you during the math test 9. Compton’s Encyclopedia 10. The Urban Dictionary 11. Academic Search Online One of my go-to references for work ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8629 "2025-10-09T04:09:48Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library 7. Jimmy the Snitch 8. The smart kid sitting next to you during the math test 9. Compton’s Encyclopedia 10. The Urban Dictionary 11. Academic Search Online 12. In an R2 Unit ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8630 "2025-10-09T04:16:12Z")
**Places to find the information that you are looking for** 1. Encyclopedia Britannica 2. Oxford English Dictionary 3. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki 4. The Yellow Pages 5. TV Tropes 6. The public library 7. Jimmy the Snitch 8. The smart kid sitting next to you during the math test 9. Compton’s Encyclopedia 10. The Urban Dictionary 11. Academic Search Online 12. In an R2 Unit 13. Your parents New category: **Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8631 "2025-10-09T04:21:29Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8632 "2025-10-09T04:32:12Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8633 "2025-10-09T04:48:17Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8634 "2025-10-09T09:57:05Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing 5. Money ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8635 "2025-10-09T13:24:24Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing 5. Money 6. The screw Not _that_ kind. Get your mind out of the gutter! ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8636 "2025-10-09T15:20:25Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing 5. Money 6. The screw 7. Fire ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8637 "2025-10-09T15:40:56Z")
[quote=“Jegpeg, post:8636, topic:970093, full:true”] **Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing 5. Money 6. The screw 7. Fire 8. The plow ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8638 "2025-10-09T16:42:30Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing 5. Money 6. The screw 7. Fire 8. The plow 9. Cars ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8639 "2025-10-09T17:11:44Z")
1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing 5. Money 6. The screw 7. Fire 8. The plow 9. Cars 10. The internal combustion engine ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8640 "2025-10-09T18:28:31Z")
**Inventions that changed the world, that we can’t imagine being without** 1. The wheel 2. The number zero 3. the alphabet 4. Clothing 5. Money 6. The screw 7. Fire 8. The plow 9. Cars 10. The internal combustion engine 11. The printing press [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=431) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=433)