# 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:** 461
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9201 "2026-02-22T03:01:46Z")
**More comic strip animals** 1. Hobbes, tiger, _Calvin and Hobbes_ 2. Ruff, dog, _Dennis the Menace_ 3. Churchy la Femme, turtle, _Pogo_ 4. Arlene, cat, _Garfield_ 5. Snowy, dog, Tintin 6. Sherman, Shark, _Sherman’s lagoon_ 7. Poochie, dog, _Nancy_ 8. Otto, dog, _Beetle Bailey_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9202 "2026-02-22T03:13:29Z")
**More comic strip animals** 1. Hobbes, tiger, _Calvin and Hobbes_ 2. Ruff, dog, _Dennis the Menace_ 3. Churchy la Femme, turtle, _Pogo_ 4. Arlene, cat, _Garfield_ 5. Snowy, dog, Tintin 6. Sherman, Shark, _Sherman’s lagoon_ 7. Poochie, dog, _Nancy_ 8. Otto, dog, _Beetle Bailey_ 9. Rat, rat, _Pearls Before Swine_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9203 "2026-02-22T03:24:49Z")
**More comic strip animals** 1. Hobbes, tiger, _Calvin and Hobbes_ 2. Ruff, dog, _Dennis the Menace_ 3. Churchy la Femme, turtle, _Pogo_ 4. Arlene, cat, _Garfield_ 5. Snowy, dog, Tintin 6. Sherman, Shark, _Sherman’s lagoon_ 7. Poochie, dog, _Nancy_ 8. Otto, dog, _Beetle Bailey_ 9. Rat, rat, _Pearls Before Swine_ 10. Ignatz, mouse, _Krazy Kat_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9204 "2026-02-22T05:15:20Z")
**More comic strip animals** 1. Hobbes, tiger, _Calvin and Hobbes_ 2. Ruff, dog, _Dennis the Menace_ 3. Churchy la Femme, turtle, _Pogo_ 4. Arlene, cat, _Garfield_ 5. Snowy, dog, _Tintin_ 6. Sherman, Shark, _Sherman’s Lagoon_ 7. Poochie, dog, _Nancy_ 8. Otto, dog, _Beetle Bailey_ 9. Rat, rat, _Pearls Before Swine_ 10. Ignatz, mouse, _Krazy Kat_ 11. Marmaduke, Great Dane, _Marmaduke_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9205 "2026-02-22T12:17:44Z")
**More comic strip animals** 1. Hobbes, tiger, _Calvin and Hobbes_ 2. Ruff, dog, _Dennis the Menace_ 3. Churchy la Femme, turtle, _Pogo_ 4. Arlene, cat, _Garfield_ 5. Snowy, dog, _Tintin_ 6. Sherman, Shark, _Sherman’s Lagoon_ 7. Poochie, dog, _Nancy_ 8. Otto, dog, _Beetle Bailey_ 9. Rat, rat, _Pearls Before Swine_ 10. Ignatz, mouse, _Krazy Kat_ 11. Marmaduke, Great Dane, _Marmaduke_ 12. Bonapart, St. Bernard, _The Wizard of Id_ ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9206 "2026-02-23T03:55:48Z")
**More comic strip animals** 1. Hobbes, tiger, _Calvin and Hobbes_ 2. Ruff, dog, _Dennis the Menace_ 3. Churchy la Femme, turtle, _Pogo_ 4. Arlene, cat, _Garfield_ 5. Snowy, dog, _Tintin_ 6. Sherman, Shark, _Sherman’s Lagoon_ 7. Poochie, dog, _Nancy_ 8. Otto, dog, _Beetle Bailey_ 9. Rat, rat, _Pearls Before Swine_ 10. Ignatz, mouse, _Krazy Kat_ 11. Marmaduke, Great Dane, _Marmaduke_ 12. Bonapart, St. Bernard, _The Wizard of Id_ 13. Farley, Old English Sheepdog, _For Better or For Worse_ Died saving a little girl from drowning. Got quite a bit of press attention at the time. Pass. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9207 "2026-02-23T09:28:12Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9208 "2026-02-23T11:58:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Farley, Old English Sheepdog, _For Better or For Worse_ Note that Farley also appeared in the first list of comic strip animals: > [@Railer13](#): > > Farley, dog, _For Better Or For Worse_ In play: **Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9209 "2026-02-23T13:11:01Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9210 "2026-02-23T14:00:23Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > Farley, Old English Sheepdog, _For Better or For Worse_ > > Note that Farley also appeared in the first list of comic strip animals: Easily fixed. Just 'replace “Farley” with “Edgar”. 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9211 "2026-02-23T14:01:27Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9212 "2026-02-23T15:28:40Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9213 "2026-02-23T17:44:51Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns I’m thinking of the sort of things we used to get from writers like Dave Barry, Art Buchwald, and Erma Bombeck, just to name a few biggies _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9214 "2026-02-23T17:46:38Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns 7. Horoscopes And as the owner of a greedy and lazy orange tabby, I was surprised at nobody mentioning Garfield in the 2 comic strip animals categories ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9215 "2026-02-23T18:44:32Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns 7. Horoscopes 8. National and International news stories ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9216 "2026-02-24T03:58:44Z")
Good catch as to Farley the dog. **Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns 7. Horoscopes 8. National and International news stories 9. Arts and crafts columns ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9217 "2026-02-24T17:25:59Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns 7. Horoscopes 8. National and International news stories 9. Arts and crafts columns 10. MLB standings ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9218 "2026-02-24T17:40:00Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns 7. Horoscopes 8. National and International news stories 9. Arts and crafts columns 10. MLB standings 11. Healthy lifestyle columns TIL that the number of syndicates has fallen. Gannett and Scripps Howard, a couple of the big names, are no longer in the syndication business. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9219 "2026-02-24T18:55:18Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns 7. Horoscopes 8. National and International news stories 9. Arts and crafts columns 10. MLB standings 11. Healthy lifestyle columns 12. Movie reviews ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9220 "2026-02-24T20:54:45Z")
**Newspaper features, typically sourced from a syndicate** 1. Comic strips 2. Crossword puzzles and other games 3. Political cartoons 4. Advice columns 5. Stock market reports 6. Feature columns 7. Horoscopes 8. National and International news stories 9. Arts and crafts columns 10. MLB standings 11. Healthy lifestyle columns 12. Movie reviews 13. Political commentary Drew Pearson’s syndicated _Washington Merry-Go-Round_ and Cal Thomas’s dyspeptic column appeared in my hometown paper for many years. Next up: **Better things to do other than to watch the State of the Union Address tonight** 1. Trim your toenails [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=462)