# 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:** 143
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2841 "2020-07-09T03:24:18Z")
People who are very close to your age. 1. Dennis Miller (I’m nine days older than he is.) 2. Keanu Reeves (just a couple of days younger than me) 3. Sofia Coppola (nine days younger than me) 4. Keanu Reeves (a week younger than me) 5. Sam Perkins, retired NBA center/forward (a day older than I) 6. Stephen Fry (three days older than me) 7. Michael J. Fox (one week older than I) 8. Rich Little (same day) ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2842 "2020-07-09T06:52:31Z")
People who are very close to your age. 1. Dennis Miller (I’m nine days older than he is.) 2. Keanu Reeves (just a couple of days younger than me) 3. Sofia Coppola (nine days younger than me) 4. Keanu Reeves (a week younger than me) 5. Sam Perkins, retired NBA center/forward (a day older than I) 6. Stephen Fry (three days older than me) 7. Michael J. Fox (one week older than I) 8. Rich Little (same day) 9. Aaron Sorkin (one week older than I) “You can’t handle the truth!” ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2843 "2020-07-09T08:59:46Z")
People who are very close to your age. 1. Dennis Miller (I’m nine days older than he is.) 2. Keanu Reeves (just a couple of days younger than me) 3. Sofia Coppola (nine days younger than me) 4. Keanu Reeves (a week younger than me) 5. Sam Perkins, retired NBA center/forward (a day older than I) 6. Stephen Fry (three days older than me) 7. Michael J. Fox (one week older than I) 8. Rich Little (same day) 9. Aaron Sorkin (one week older than I) 10. Prince Andrew, Duke of York (a week younger) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2844 "2020-07-09T09:01:15Z")
1. Roger Clemens I’m lost. Sorry. I don’t know how to do this yet. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2845 "2020-07-09T13:44:16Z")
**Leaffan** , either copy and paste the most recent post, as you would if word processing, or just click Reply and then click on the little cartoon speech bubble in the upper-left corner of the box which then appears. Easy peasy! And how much older, or younger, is Roger Clemens than you? People who are very close to your age. 1. Dennis Miller (I’m nine days older than he is.) 2. Keanu Reeves (just a couple of days younger than me) 3. Sofia Coppola (nine days younger than me) 4. Keanu Reeves (a week younger than me) 5. Sam Perkins, retired NBA center/forward (a day older than I) 6. Stephen Fry (three days older than me) 7. Michael J. Fox (one week older than I) 8. Rich Little (same day) 9. Aaron Sorkin (one week older than I) 10. Prince Andrew, Duke of York (a week younger) 11. Roger Clemens 12. Melinda Gates (two weeks older than me) ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2846 "2020-07-09T14:02:37Z")
People who are very close to your age. 1. Dennis Miller (I’m nine days older than he is.) 2. Keanu Reeves (just a couple of days younger than me) 3. Sofia Coppola (nine days younger than me) 4. Keanu Reeves (a week younger than me) 5. Sam Perkins, retired NBA center/forward (a day older than I) 6. Stephen Fry (three days older than me) 7. Michael J. Fox (one week older than I) 8. Rich Little (same day) 9. Aaron Sorkin (one week older than I) 10. Prince Andrew, Duke of York (a week younger) 11. Roger Clemens 12. Melinda Gates (two weeks older than me) 13. Dennis Rodman (a month older than I) Next up — This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2847 "2020-07-09T14:16:50Z")
PM me if you have any questions, **Bullitt** or anyone else. I think I’ve got it pretty well figured out. This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2848 "2020-07-09T14:57:55Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2849 "2020-07-09T15:35:36Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2850 "2020-07-09T16:37:49Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Cant do colors. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2851 "2020-07-09T16:56:39Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2852 "2020-07-09T17:11:08Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters 7. It’s new and different therefore we should fear it. 😉 ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2853 "2020-07-09T20:02:56Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters 7. It’s new and different therefore we should fear it. 8. It’s not exactly like the old software that didn’t work, so we hate it with great passion. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2854 "2020-07-09T20:05:28Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters 7. It’s new and different therefore we should fear it. 8. It’s not exactly like the old software that didn’t work, so we hate it with great passion. 9. Changing software didn’t change who’s President, dammit ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2855 "2020-07-09T22:28:12Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters 7. It’s new and different therefore we should fear it. 8. It’s not exactly like the old software that didn’t work, so we hate it with great passion. 9. Changing software didn’t change who’s President, dammit 10. Cannot find out everybody who posted in a thread. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2856 "2020-07-09T23:51:25Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters 7. It’s new and different therefore we should fear it. 8. It’s not exactly like the old software that didn’t work, so we hate it with great passion. 9. Changing software didn’t change who’s President, dammit 10. Cannot find out everybody who posted in a thread. 11. All these new emoji options are distracting ---
**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:** [July 10, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2857 "2020-07-10T05:34:47Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters 7. It’s new and different therefore we should fear it. 8. It’s not exactly like the old software that didn’t work, so we hate it with great passion. 9. Changing software didn’t change who’s President, dammit 10. Cannot find out everybody who posted in a thread. 11. All these new emoji options are distracting 12. How do I see my subscribed threads? I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2858 "2020-07-10T09:58:28Z")
This new SDMB software, how do I hate thee? Oh let me count (and rant!) the ways… 1. I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 2. Searches still leading to 502 errors 3. Can’t do a simple cut and paste, forces a quote instead 4. Can’t just type “nm”, it has to be five letters. 5. Can’t do colors. 6. Can’t do more than just two sizes of letters 7. It’s new and different therefore we should fear it. 8. It’s not exactly like the old software that didn’t work, so we hate it with great passion. 9. Changing software didn’t change who’s President, dammit 10. Cannot find out everybody who posted in a thread. 11. All these new emoji options are distracting 12. How do I see my subscribed threads? I can’t figure this mother-fucking shit! 13. Too much kindergarten shit, like badges and suggested topics. Pass ---
**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:** [July 10, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2859 "2020-07-10T13:13:08Z")
Things to do with an empty bleach bottle 1. Make a bleach bottle pig. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2860 "2020-07-10T13:35:18Z")
Things to do with an empty bleach bottle 1. Make a bleach bottle pig. 2. Cut top half off and use bottom as popcorn bowl [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=144)