# Baker’s Dozen IV **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177 "2026-09-18T13:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 10, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/121 "2026-10-10T19:09:26Z")
**Phobias** 1. Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) 2. Acrophobia (fear of heights) 3. Ailurophobia (fear of cats) 4. Arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter on the roof of your mouth) 5. Pantophobia (fear of everything) 6. Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) 7. Coulrophobia (intense, irrational fear of clowns) 8. Cynophobia (fear of dogs) 9. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (hilariously, it’s the fear of long words) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/122 "2026-10-10T19:41:22Z")
**Phobias** 1. Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) 2. Acrophobia (fear of heights) 3. Ailurophobia (fear of cats) 4. Arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter on the roof of your mouth) 5. Pantophobia (fear of everything) 6. Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) 7. Coulrophobia (intense, irrational fear of clowns) 8. Cynophobia (fear of dogs) 9. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (hilariously, it’s the fear of long words) 10. Xenophobia (fear of strangers or foreigners) **More phobias** (because we’re all a bit neurotic) 1. Neophobia (fear of new things, or change) ---
**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 10, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/123 "2026-10-10T20:01:06Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > **More phobias** (because we’re all a bit neurotic) Um, we weren’t quite at 13 yet… ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/124 "2026-10-10T20:05:41Z")
**Phobias** 1. Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) 2. Acrophobia (fear of heights) 3. Ailurophobia (fear of cats) 4. Arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter on the roof of your mouth) 5. Pantophobia (fear of everything) 6. Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) 7. Coulrophobia (intense, irrational fear of clowns) 8. Cynophobia (fear of dogs) 9. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (hilariously, it’s the fear of long words) 10. Xenophobia (fear of strangers or foreigners) 11. Neophobia housekeeping ---
**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 10, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/125 "2026-10-10T21:45:27Z")
[quote=“knoodler, post:124, topic:1033177, full:true”] **Phobias** 1. Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) 2. Acrophobia (fear of heights) 3. Ailurophobia (fear of cats) 4. Arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter on the roof of your mouth) 5. Pantophobia (fear of everything) 6. Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) 7. Coulrophobia (intense, irrational fear of clowns) 8. Cynophobia (fear of dogs) 9. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (hilariously, it’s the fear of long words) 10. Xenophobia (fear of strangers or foreigners) 11. Neophobia (fear of new things or change) 12. Captoprophobia (fear of mirrors) My sister has this. She covers all the mirrors in the house. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/126 "2026-10-12T15:38:47Z")
**Phobias** 1. Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) 2. Acrophobia (fear of heights) 3. Ailurophobia (fear of cats) 4. Arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter on the roof of your mouth) 5. Pantophobia (fear of everything) 6. Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) 7. Coulrophobia (intense, irrational fear of clowns) 8. Cynophobia (fear of dogs) 9. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (hilariously, it’s the fear of long words) 10. Xenophobia (fear of strangers or foreigners) 11. Neophobia (fear of new things or change) 12. Captoprophobia (fear of mirrors) 13. Bacteriophobia (fear of bacteria) Next: **Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/127 "2026-10-12T16:32:08Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/128 "2026-10-12T17:28:07Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws ---
**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 12, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/129 "2026-10-12T18:18:20Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On ---
**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 12, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/130 "2026-10-12T18:35:05Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt Definitely a screw, although marketed as a bolt ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/131 "2026-10-12T19:44:49Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/132 "2026-10-12T22:18:18Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike 7. Sloe screw (sloe gin and orange juice) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/133 "2026-10-12T22:35:45Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike 7. Sloe screw (sloe gin and orange juice) 8. Toe- ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/134 "2026-10-12T22:40:00Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike 7. Sloe screw (sloe gin and orange juice) 8. Toe- 9. Box nails ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/135 "2026-10-12T22:49:44Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike 7. Sloe screw (sloe gin and orange juice) 8. Toe- 9. Box nails 10. Thumbscrews ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/136 "2026-10-12T22:50:25Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike 7. Sloe screw (sloe gin and orange juice) 8. Toe- 9. Box nails 10. Thumbscrews 11. Prison guards ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/137 "2026-10-12T23:09:31Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike 7. Sloe screw (sloe gin and orange juice) 8. Toe- 9. Box nails 10. Thumbscrews 11. Prison guards 12. Ebenezer Scrooge (Mrs. Dilber calls him a wicked old screw) ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/138 "2026-10-13T01:20:06Z")
**Nails or screws** 1. 10-penny 2. Finishing nails 3. Deck screws 4. Lee Press-On 5. Lag bolt 6. Railroad spike 7. Sloe screw (sloe gin and orange juice) 8. Toe- 9. Box nails 10. Thumbscrews 11. Prison guards 12. Ebenezer Scrooge (Mrs. Dilber calls him a wicked old screw) 13. Hangnails next **Dogs: any dog breed, any type of dog, any word / phrase that has “dog” in it** 1. hangdog ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/139 "2026-10-13T01:22:21Z")
**Dogs: any dog breed, any type of dog, any word / phrase that has “dog” in it** 1. hangdog 2. mongrel ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/140 "2026-10-13T01:49:48Z")
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