# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938>\
**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:** 175

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**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 7, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3481 "2020-09-07T11:51:18Z")

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**Unions and labor organizations**

1. Teamsters
2. United Auto Workers
3. SAG-AFTRA
4. Plumbers
5. NEA
6. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
7. American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
8. AFL-CIO
9. Trade Union Unity League

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**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 7, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3482 "2020-09-07T14:09:41Z")

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**Unions and labor organizations**

1. Teamsters
2. United Auto Workers
3. SAG-AFTRA
4. Plumbers
5. NEA
6. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
7. American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
8. AFL-CIO
9. Trade Union Unity League
10. IBEW

(International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)

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**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:** [September 7, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3483 "2020-09-07T14:26:27Z")

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**Unions and labor organizations**

1. Teamsters
2. United Auto Workers
3. SAG-AFTRA
4. Plumbers
5. NEA
6. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
7. American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
8. AFL-CIO
9. Trade Union Unity League
10. IBEW
11. Industrial Workers of the World

aka the Wobblies. Which I was surprised to find is still an active union.

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**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 7, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3484 "2020-09-07T15:23:37Z")

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**Unions and labor organizations**

1. Teamsters
2. United Auto Workers
3. SAG-AFTRA
4. Plumbers
5. NEA
6. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
7. American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
8. AFL-CIO
9. Trade Union Unity League
10. IBEW
11. Industrial Workers of the World
12. ILGWU, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union

Once one of the largest unions, dissolved 1995 and merged into another union

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**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 7, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3485 "2020-09-07T16:38:48Z")

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**Unions and labor organizations**

1. Teamsters
2. United Auto Workers
3. SAG-AFTRA
4. Plumbers
5. NEA
6. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
7. American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
8. AFL-CIO
9. Trade Union Unity League
10. IBEW
11. Industrial Workers of the World
12. ILGWU, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
13. NOLSW, National Organization of Legal Service Workers

My former union. A good bunch.

Pass.

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**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 7, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3486 "2020-09-07T17:06:53Z")

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**For Labor Day: Tools**

1. Screwdriver

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**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 7, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3487 "2020-09-07T17:08:51Z")

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**For Labor Day: Tools**

1. Screwdriver
2. Mitch McConnell

Sorry.

**For Labor Day: Tools**

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer

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**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 7, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3488 "2020-09-07T17:11:40Z")

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You were right the first time!

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**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 7, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3489 "2020-09-07T19:40:34Z")

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**For Labor Day: Tools**

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench

LOL I can think of many political “real tools”, but we’re not supposed to go there on this thread…

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**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 7, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3490 "2020-09-07T20:49:24Z")

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**For Labor Day: Tools**

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers

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**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 7, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3491 "2020-09-07T22:22:41Z")

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**For Labor Day: Tools**

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw

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**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 7, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3492 "2020-09-07T22:48:28Z")

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**For Labor Day: Tools**

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass

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**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:** [September 7, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3493 "2020-09-07T22:58:20Z")

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For Labor Day: Tools

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass
7. Drill

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**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 8, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3494 "2020-09-08T00:23:50Z")

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For Labor Day: Tools

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass
7. Drill
8. chisel

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3495 "2020-09-08T00:37:08Z")

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For Labor Day: Tools

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass
7. Drill
8. chisel
9. Awl

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3496 "2020-09-08T02:12:01Z")

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For Labor Day: Tools

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass
7. Drill
8. chisel
9. Awl
10. plane

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**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:** [September 8, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3497 "2020-09-08T02:25:41Z")

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For Labor Day: Tools

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass
7. Drill
8. chisel
9. Awl
10. plane
11. Shovel

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**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 8, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3498 "2020-09-08T03:37:54Z")

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For Labor Day: Tools

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass
7. Drill
8. chisel
9. Awl
10. plane
11. Shovel
12. Vise-grips

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**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 8, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3499 "2020-09-08T05:47:38Z")

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For Labor Day: Tools

1. Screwdriver
2. Hammer
3. Allen wrench
4. Pliers
5. Saw
6. Compass
7. Drill
8. chisel
9. Awl
10. plane
11. Shovel
12. Vise-grips
13. Crowbar

Pass

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**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 8, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3500 "2020-09-08T05:56:49Z")

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**The traditional first day back to school. School supplies:**

1. Notebook

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