# 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:** 486
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9701 "2026-06-07T15:04:33Z")
**Once-popular stores that no longer exist** 1. Blockbuster Video 2. Toys R Us 3. Circuit City 4. Payless Shoe Source 5. Borders 6. CompUSA 7. KB Toys 8. G. C. Murphy’s 9. Kinney Shoes 10. Montgomery Ward 11. Tower Records 12. K-Mart 13. Rite Aid **Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9702 "2026-06-07T17:18:18Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9703 "2026-06-07T18:15:57Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation The brand was sold off and is still used by various companies, but the original business ceased operations in 2002. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9704 "2026-06-07T18:40:45Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9705 "2026-06-07T19:10:54Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9706 "2026-06-07T19:20:09Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom At the time of its bankruptcy due to an accounting fraud scandal, the 2nd largest US telecom company ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9707 "2026-06-08T03:41:51Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom 7. The Pop Shoppe ---
**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:** [June 8, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9708 "2026-06-08T14:49:22Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom 7. The Pop Shoppe 8. Woolworth’s ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9709 "2026-06-08T15:08:28Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom 7. The Pop Shoppe 8. Woolworth’s 9. Borders ---
**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:** [June 8, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9710 "2026-06-08T15:12:24Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom 7. The Pop Shoppe 8. Woolworth’s 9. Borders 10. Burger Chef ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9711 "2026-06-08T16:50:58Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom 7. The Pop Shoppe 8. Woolworth’s 9. Borders 10. Burger Chef 11. Radioshack ---
**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:** [June 8, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9712 "2026-06-08T17:12:52Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom 7. The Pop Shoppe 8. Woolworth’s 9. Borders 10. Burger Chef 11. Radioshack 12. B Dalton Bookseller ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9713 "2026-06-09T13:58:36Z")
**Popular businesses that no longer exist** 1. S&H Green Stamps 2. American Motors Corporation 3. Polaroid Corporation 4. Pontiac 5. Oldsmobile 6. WorldCom 7. The Pop Shoppe 8. Woolworth’s 9. Borders 10. Burger Chef 11. Radioshack 12. B Dalton Bookseller 13. Waldenbooks New category: **Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9714 "2026-06-09T14:00:52Z")
**Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea 2. Long Island Sound ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9715 "2026-06-09T14:01:37Z")
**Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea 2. Long Island Sound 3. Missouri River ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9716 "2026-06-09T14:40:53Z")
**Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea 2. Long Island Sound 3. Missouri River 4. Lake Titicaca ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9717 "2026-06-09T14:54:17Z")
**Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea 2. Long Island Sound 3. Missouri River 4. Lake Titicaca 5. Lake Superior _largest fresh-water lake (in surface area) in the world_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9718 "2026-06-09T15:21:55Z")
**Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea 2. Long Island Sound 3. Missouri River 4. Lake Titicaca 5. Lake Superior 6. Yangtze River ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9719 "2026-06-09T15:43:05Z")
**Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea 2. Long Island Sound 3. Missouri River 4. Lake Titicaca 5. Lake Superior 6. Yangtze River 7. The Arctic Ocean ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9720 "2026-06-09T16:01:31Z")
**Bodies of water** 1. Baltic Sea 2. Long Island Sound 3. Missouri River 4. Lake Titicaca 5. Lake Superior 6. Yangtze River 7. The Arctic Ocean 8. [Benxi Lake](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/destinations/how-small-is-the-worlds-smallest-lake-and-where-is-it-located/articleshow/128515579.cms) Claimed to be the smallest lake in the world. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=485) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=487)