# 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:** 436
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8701 "2025-11-04T23:42:05Z")
**It’s a cold day in Hell when this happened (but it happened)** 1. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Indiana Hoosiers are ranked #2 in college football (present day, 2025) 2. [The Eagles get back together (1994)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band)#1994%E2%80%932001:_Reunion,_Hell_Freezes_Over) 3. Trump was re-elected, despite being twice impeached, and being found liable for sexual assault, and guilty of multiple cases of fraud (2024). 4. The discovery of trans-Neptunian object Eris (and soon, many, MANY other such balls of rock in the Solar System) force us to redefine the word “planet” and demote Pluto to a dwarf planet (2005) 5. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Cubs win the world series (2016, ending a drought that lasted since 1908) 6. It’s a cold day in hell when the US military is deployed to US cities against US citizens. 7. It’s a cold day in hell when longtime US ally Canada is treated like an enemy 8. It’s a cold day in Hell when an entire wing of the White House is knocked down 9. It’s a cold day in Hell when the White House Rose Garden is paved over 10. It’s a cold day in Hell when Saddam Hussein’s government was brought down ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8702 "2025-11-05T00:26:10Z")
**It’s a cold day in Hell when this happened (but it happened)** 1. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Indiana Hoosiers are ranked #2 in college football (present day, 2025) 2. [The Eagles get back together (1994)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band)#1994%E2%80%932001:_Reunion,_Hell_Freezes_Over) 3. Trump was re-elected, despite being twice impeached, and being found liable for sexual assault, and guilty of multiple cases of fraud (2024). 4. The discovery of trans-Neptunian object Eris (and soon, many, MANY other such balls of rock in the Solar System) force us to redefine the word “planet” and demote Pluto to a dwarf planet (2005) 5. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Cubs win the world series (2016, ending a drought that lasted since 1908) 6. It’s a cold day in hell when the US military is deployed to US cities against US citizens. 7. It’s a cold day in hell when longtime US ally Canada is treated like an enemy 8. It’s a cold day in Hell when an entire wing of the White House is knocked down 9. It’s a cold day in Hell when the White House Rose Garden is paved over 10. It’s a cold day in Hell when Saddam Hussein’s government was brought down 11. It’s a cold day in Hell when Dick Cheney finally moves in ---
**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:** [November 5, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8703 "2025-11-05T19:48:44Z")
**It’s a cold day in Hell when this happened (but it happened)** 1. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Indiana Hoosiers are ranked #2 in college football (present day, 2025) 2. [The Eagles get back together (1994)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band)#1994%E2%80%932001:_Reunion,_Hell_Freezes_Over) 3. Trump was re-elected, despite being twice impeached, and being found liable for sexual assault, and guilty of multiple cases of fraud (2024). 4. The discovery of trans-Neptunian object Eris (and soon, many, MANY other such balls of rock in the Solar System) force us to redefine the word “planet” and demote Pluto to a dwarf planet (2005) 5. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Cubs win the world series (2016, ending a drought that lasted since 1908) 6. It’s a cold day in hell when the US military is deployed to US cities against US citizens. 7. It’s a cold day in hell when longtime US ally Canada is treated like an enemy 8. It’s a cold day in Hell when an entire wing of the White House is knocked down 9. It’s a cold day in Hell when the White House Rose Garden is paved over 10. It’s a cold day in Hell when Saddam Hussein’s government was brought down 11. It’s a cold day in Hell when Dick Cheney finally moves in 12. It’s a cold day in Hell when the American people vote to give the _de facto_ Nazi party control of the Presidency and both houses of Congress (2024) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8704 "2025-11-08T23:15:25Z")
**It’s a cold day in Hell when this happened (but it happened)** 1. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Indiana Hoosiers are ranked #2 in college football (present day, 2025) 2. [The Eagles get back together (1994)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band)#1994%E2%80%932001:_Reunion,_Hell_Freezes_Over) 3. Trump was re-elected, despite being twice impeached, and being found liable for sexual assault, and guilty of multiple cases of fraud (2024). 4. The discovery of trans-Neptunian object Eris (and soon, many, MANY other such balls of rock in the Solar System) force us to redefine the word “planet” and demote Pluto to a dwarf planet (2005) 5. It’s a cold day in Hell when the Cubs win the world series (2016, ending a drought that lasted since 1908) 6. It’s a cold day in hell when the US military is deployed to US cities against US citizens. 7. It’s a cold day in hell when longtime US ally Canada is treated like an enemy 8. It’s a cold day in Hell when an entire wing of the White House is knocked down 9. It’s a cold day in Hell when the White House Rose Garden is paved over 10. It’s a cold day in Hell when Saddam Hussein’s government was brought down 11. It’s a cold day in Hell when Dick Cheney finally moves in 12. It’s a cold day in Hell when the American people vote to give the _de facto_ Nazi party control of the Presidency and both houses of Congress (2024) 13. It’s a cold day in Hell when Indiana goes into Beaver Stadium and beats Penn State. BUT WE DID! (2025) Pass. ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8705 "2025-11-09T04:31:50Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8706 "2025-11-09T04:52:50Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Ginger tea ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8707 "2025-11-09T04:54:09Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Ginger tea 3. Ivermectin ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8708 "2025-11-09T04:54:23Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Ginger tea 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8709 "2025-11-09T15:06:48Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Ginger tea 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8710 "2025-11-09T19:53:07Z")
Oh, _bad_ home remedies for a cold. Let me change my #2. **Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8711 "2025-11-09T21:38:59Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8712 "2025-11-09T22:04:34Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black 7. Ice baths ---
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**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black 7. Ice baths 8. Whiskey Worth a try though, amiright? ---
**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:** [November 10, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8714 "2025-11-10T14:30:19Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black 7. Ice baths 8. Whiskey 9. Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills ---
**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 10, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8715 "2025-11-10T17:16:26Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black 7. Ice baths 8. Whiskey 9. Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills 10. Croquet mallet to the head ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8716 "2025-11-10T18:54:17Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black 7. Ice baths 8. Whiskey 9. Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills 10. Croquet mallet to the head 11. Jump scares ---
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**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black 7. Ice baths 8. Whiskey 9. Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills 10. Croquet mallet to the head 11. Jump scares 12. Bleach ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8718 "2025-11-11T03:02:45Z")
**Bad home remedies for a cold** 1. Call Dr. RFK Jr. and do whatever he says 2. Hydroxychloroquine 3. Ivermectin 4. Full-body mustard plasters 5. Leeches 6. Shot of Jack Black 7. Ice baths 8. Whiskey 9. Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills 10. Croquet mallet to the head 11. Jump scares 12. Bleach 13. Roll around naked in the snow for a few hours Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8719 "2025-11-11T03:57:25Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking ---
**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 11, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8720 "2025-11-11T04:01:16Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=437)