# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 112
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2221 "2020-05-18T11:04:48Z")
1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Cleveland Cavaliers 7. Manhattan College Jaspers 8. Miami Heat 9. Houston Astros ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2222 "2020-05-18T14:26:52Z")
So the Cavaliers are out… Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Manhattan College Jaspers 7. Miami Heat 8. Houston Astros 9. Oakland A’s ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2223 "2020-05-18T14:30:16Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Manhattan College Jaspers 7. Miami Heat 8. Houston Astros 9. Oakland A’s 10. Utah Jazz ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2224 "2020-05-18T14:47:59Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Manhattan College Jaspers 7. Miami Heat 8. Houston Astros 9. Oakland A’s 10. Utah Jazz 11. Troy Titans ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2225 "2020-05-18T17:44:05Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Manhattan College Jaspers 7. Miami Heat 8. Houston Astros 9. Oakland A’s 10. Utah Jazz 11. Troy Titans 12. Centenary College Gentlemen (or, for women’s sports, “Ladies”) ---
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2226 "2020-05-18T19:31:37Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Manhattan College Jaspers 7. Miami Heat 8. Houston Astros 9. Oakland A’s 10. Utah Jazz 11. Troy Titans 12. Centenary College Gentlemen (or, for women’s sports, “Ladies”) 13. Notre Dame Leprechauns Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment ---
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2227 "2020-05-18T19:59:53Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink “The brownish ink of the cuttlefish, dried and mixed with shellac (to make it water-resistant), enjoyed great popularity in the 19th century for writing and drawing — it was called sepia. The word comes from the Latin for cuttlefish.” [http://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/22/can\_i\_write\_with\_squid\_ink/](http://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/22/can_i_write_with_squid_ink/) ---
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2228 "2020-05-18T20:16:42Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill I still have a goosefeather quill that my grandad showed me how to make. It took almost all the wing feathers of two geese before I got it right 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2229 "2020-05-18T20:43:32Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2230 "2020-05-18T20:54:42Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie ---
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2231 "2020-05-18T21:23:36Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor ---
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2232 "2020-05-18T21:28:41Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor 7. Italic-nib fountain pen i haven’t used mine in ages, need to find it! ---
**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:** [May 18, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2233 "2020-05-18T21:33:58Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor 7. Italic-nib fountain pen 8. Wax tablets The dry erase boards of their day. You could write notes in the wax and when you wanted to erase them so you could reuse the tablet, you just heated it up until the wax melted. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2234 "2020-05-18T23:07:14Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor 7. Italic-nib fountain pen 8. Wax tablets 9. grease pencil ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2235 "2020-05-19T00:44:47Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor 7. Italic-nib fountain pen 8. Wax tablets 9. grease pencil 10. Ballpoint pen ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2236 "2020-05-19T00:47:08Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor 7. Italic-nib fountain pen 8. Wax tablets 9. grease pencil 10. Ballpoint pen 11. Blood (used to sign pacts with the devil) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2237 "2020-05-19T02:01:19Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor 7. Italic-nib fountain pen 8. Wax tablets 9. grease pencil 10. Ballpoint pen 11. Blood 12. Clay tablet ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2238 "2020-05-19T03:35:59Z")
Writing materials, past and present 1. Parchment 2. Cuttlefish (sepia) ink 3. Quill 4. Papyrus 5. Sharpie 6. Word processor 7. Italic-nib fountain pen 8. Wax tablets 9. grease pencil 10. Ballpoint pen 11. Blood 12. Clay tablet 13. Stone tablet Next up: Stupid medical treatments for COVID-19 1. Hydroxychloroquine ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2239 "2020-05-19T03:47:22Z")
Stupid medical treatments for COVID-19 1. Hydroxychloroquine 2. Injecting a disinfectant ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2240 "2020-05-19T03:55:34Z")
Stupid medical treatments for COVID-19 1. Hydroxychloroquine 2. Injecting a disinfectant 3. gargling with bleach [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=113)