# 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:** 172
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3421 "2020-09-02T13:33:03Z")
**Unlikely campaign slogans** 1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run 2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils? 3. Pence/Hillary 2024 4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money 5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle. 6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive. 7. If elected, I promise to resign. 8. I’m cute! Vote for me! 9. I speak NewSpeak – Maybe I can help. 10. I’m an illegal alien. Open the borders! 11. We come in peace. Shoot to kill. 12. There’s a pandemic. Start profiteering. 30,000 Dow by election day. 13. Elect me, and I promise to whack your mother-in-law 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:** [September 2, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3422 "2020-09-02T15:27:49Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3423 "2020-09-02T16:08:42Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3424 "2020-09-02T16:13:27Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3425 "2020-09-02T17:04:17Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3426 "2020-09-02T17:07:11Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3427 "2020-09-02T17:12:18Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3428 "2020-09-02T18:44:27Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale 7. steed, steep, steer ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3429 "2020-09-02T19:47:58Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale 7. steed, steep, steer 8. bleat, bleak, blear ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3430 "2020-09-02T21:35:06Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale 7. steed, steep, steer 8. bleat, bleak, blear 9. pleat, pleas, plead ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3431 "2020-09-02T21:57:38Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale 7. steed, steep, steer 8. bleat, bleak, blear 9. pleat, pleas, plead 10. stale, stalk, stall ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3432 "2020-09-02T22:38:36Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale 7. steed, steep, steer 8. bleat, bleak, blear 9. pleat, pleas, plead 10. stale, stalk, stall 11. trail, train, trait ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3433 "2020-09-02T23:51:22Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale 7. steed, steep, steer 8. bleat, bleak, blear 9. pleat, pleas, plead 10. stale, stalk, stall 11. trail, train, trait 12. bleed, bleep, bleer ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3434 "2020-09-03T02:32:17Z")
**Three five-letter words, the first four of which are identical.** 1. sleet, sleep, sleek 2. bread, break, bream 3. creep, creek, creed 4. thing, think, thine 5. spoor, spoon, spool 6. deals, dealt, Deale 7. steed, steep, steer 8. bleat, bleak, blear 9. pleat, pleas, plead 10. stale, stalk, stall 11. trail, train, trait 12. bleed, bleep, bleer 13. shirt, shirk, shire Pass ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3435 "2020-09-03T03:55:13Z")
Colleges and universities named after individuals (and four-word bio) 1. Oberlin College - J.F. Oberlin (Alsatian pastor and peacemaker) ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3436 "2020-09-03T04:48:57Z")
Colleges and universities named after individuals (and four-word bio) 1. Oberlin College - J.F. Oberlin (Alsatian pastor and peacemaker) 2. Wilfrid Laurier University - Sir Wilfred Laurier (seventh Canadian Prime Minister) ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3437 "2020-09-03T06:00:41Z")
Colleges and universities named after individuals (and four-word bio) 1. Oberlin College - J.F. Oberlin (Alsatian pastor and peacemaker) 2. Wilfrid Laurier University - Sir Wilfred Laurier (seventh Canadian Prime Minister) 3. Gonzaga University - St. Aloysius Gonzaga (died nursing plague victims) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3438 "2020-09-03T09:16:12Z")
Colleges and universities named after individuals (and four-word bio) 1. Oberlin College - J.F. Oberlin (Alsatian pastor and peacemaker) 2. Wilfrid Laurier University - Sir Wilfred Laurier (seventh Canadian Prime Minister) 3. Gonzaga University - St. Aloysius Gonzaga (died nursing plague victims) 4. Haskell Indian Nations University - Dudley C. Haskell - Kansas Congressnan, Imdian Affairs ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3439 "2020-09-03T11:51:52Z")
Colleges and universities named after individuals (and four-word bio) 1. Oberlin College - J.F. Oberlin (Alsatian pastor and peacemaker) 2. Wilfrid Laurier University - Sir Wilfred Laurier (seventh Canadian Prime Minister) 3. Gonzaga University - St. Aloysius Gonzaga (died nursing plague victims) 4. Haskell Indian Nations University - Dudley C. Haskell - Kansas Congressnan, Imdian Affairs 5. Rice University - William Marsh Rice (murdered Alger-esque Houstonian bequeather) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3440 "2020-09-03T13:03:31Z")
[quote=“Bayaker, post:3439, topic:846938, full:true”] Colleges and universities named after individuals (and four-word bio) 1. Oberlin College - J.F. Oberlin (Alsatian pastor and peacemaker) 2. Wilfrid Laurier University - Sir Wilfred Laurier (seventh Canadian Prime Minister) 3. Gonzaga University - St. Aloysius Gonzaga (died nursing plague victims) 4. Haskell Indian Nations University - Dudley C. Haskell - Kansas Congressnan, Imdian Affairs 5. Rice University - William Marsh Rice (murdered Alger-esque Houstonian bequeather) 6. Macalester College - Charles Macalester (Philadelphian philanthropist and businessman) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=173)