# 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:** 181
**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 18, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3601 "2020-09-18T00:51:11Z")
Things I won’t be doing in the big city when I visit this weekend because of COVID 1. Attending a MLB baseball game 2. Shopping in a crowded department store 3. Citywide garage sale-ing 4. Getting a haircut 5. Dining in a restaurant 6. Going to a big outdoor music festival 7. Smooching strangers on the subway 8. Getting a drink at a local bar 9. Leading a marching band 10. Singing along with the cathedral choir 11. Taking some comfort from the whores on Seventh Avenue 12. Going to a nightclub 13. Protesting against the anonymity of big city living by wearing a mask in public Sure I’ll wear a mask. But nobody will get the symbolic meaning. 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 18, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3602 "2020-09-18T02:54:26Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) ---
**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 18, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3603 "2020-09-18T13:45:51Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 Happy Rosh Hashanah! ---
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Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. ---
**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 18, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3605 "2020-09-18T15:37:56Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3606 "2020-09-18T17:52:31Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre ---
**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:** [September 18, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3607 "2020-09-18T18:54:37Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Bonzai ---
**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 18, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3608 "2020-09-18T19:43:43Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai 7. “It does not matter to what race or creed anyone belongs if faithful to their ideals of right living” - Helen Keller ---
**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 19, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3609 "2020-09-19T04:42:26Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai 7. “It does not matter to what race or creed anyone belongs if faithful to their ideals of right living” - Helen Keller 8. “Be excellent to each other.” - Bill S. Preston, Esq., and “Ted” Theodore Logan ---
**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 19, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3610 "2020-09-19T19:26:20Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai 7. “It does not matter to what race or creed anyone belongs if faithful to their ideals of right living” - Helen Keller 8. “Be excellent to each other.” - Bill S. Preston, Esq., and “Ted” Theodore Logan 9. “Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3611 "2020-09-20T02:33:48Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai 7. “It does not matter to what race or creed anyone belongs if faithful to their ideals of right living” - Helen Keller 8. “Be excellent to each other.” - Bill S. Preston, Esq., and “Ted” Theodore Logan 9. “Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg 10. “in a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit but in his face.” ---
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Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai 7. “It does not matter to what race or creed anyone belongs if faithful to their ideals of right living” - Helen Keller 8. “Be excellent to each other.” - Bill S. Preston, Esq., and “Ted” Theodore Logan 9. “Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg 10. “in a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit but in his face.” 11. “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” - Will Rogers ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3613 "2020-09-21T01:13:04Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai 7. “It does not matter to what race or creed anyone belongs if faithful to their ideals of right living” - Helen Keller 8. “Be excellent to each other.” - Bill S. Preston, Esq., and “Ted” Theodore Logan 9. “Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg 10. “in a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit but in his face.” 11. “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” - Will Rogers 12. Never stop learning – a little piece of knowledge can open a door. ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3614 "2020-09-21T02:33:25Z")
Words to live by 1. “The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (KJV) 2. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” - George Washington, Letter to the Elders of Touro Synagogue, Aug. 27, 1790 3. “To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that” -Teresa of Avila. 4. “Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” - Jean-Paul Sartre 6. “No matter where you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai 7. “It does not matter to what race or creed anyone belongs if faithful to their ideals of right living” - Helen Keller 8. “Be excellent to each other.” - Bill S. Preston, Esq., and “Ted” Theodore Logan 9. “Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg 10. “in a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit but in his face.” 11. “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” - Will Rogers 12. Never stop learning – a little piece of knowledge can open a door. 13. “In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” - Thurgood Marshall Next Well-known people with uncommon names: first names, surnames or both 1. Thurgood Marshall ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3615 "2020-09-21T02:54:55Z")
Well-known people with uncommon names: first names, surnames or both 1. Thurgood Marshall 2. Engelbert Humperdinck ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3616 "2020-09-21T03:46:52Z")
Well-known people with uncommon names: first names, surnames or both 1. Thurgood Marshall 2. Van Lingle Mungo ---
**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 21, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3617 "2020-09-21T03:54:26Z")
Well-known people with uncommon names: first names, surnames or both 1. Thurgood Marshall 2. Engelbert Humperdinck 3. Van Lingle Mungo 4. Channing Tatum ---
**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 21, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3618 "2020-09-21T03:58:59Z")
Well-known people with uncommon names: first names, surnames or both 1. Thurgood Marshall 2. Engelbert Humperdinck 3. Van Lingle Mungo 4. Channing Tatum 5. Stockard Channing ---
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Well-known people with uncommon names: first names, surnames or both 1. Thurgood Marshall 2. Engelbert Humperdinck 3. Van Lingle Mungo 4. Channing Tatum 5. Stockard Channing 6. Praise-God Barebone ---
**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 21, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3620 "2020-09-21T13:38:50Z")
Well-known people with uncommon names: first names, surnames or both 1. Thurgood Marshall 2. Engelbert Humperdinck 3. Van Lingle Mungo 4. Channing Tatum 5. Stockard Channing 6. Praise-God Barebone 7. Metta World Peace (It was a legal name change, so it should count) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=182)