# 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:** 210
**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:** [November 16, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4182 "2020-11-16T20:24:04Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” ---
**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:** [November 16, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4183 "2020-11-16T20:30:23Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_, literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” ---
**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:** [November 16, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4184 "2020-11-16T22:30:45Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4185 "2020-11-17T02:23:59Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. This one caught on, now in its centenniel year [/quote] ---
**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:** [November 17, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4186 "2020-11-17T13:42:43Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4187 "2020-11-17T14:13:15Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books ---
**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:** [November 17, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4188 "2020-11-17T15:51:31Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books 7. Frood - From Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, a very person who is very together. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4189 "2020-11-17T15:57:01Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books 7. Frood - From Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, a very person who is very together. 8. tesser - space-time travel method, from Madeline L’Engle’s _A Wrinkle in Time_ ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4190 "2020-11-17T18:46:29Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books 7. Frood - From Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, a very person who is very together. 8. tesser - space-time travel method, from Madeline L’Engle’s _A Wrinkle in Time_ 9. alamagoosa - from a story of the same name by Eric Frank Russell ---
**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:** [November 17, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4191 "2020-11-17T21:22:16Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books 7. Frood - From Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, a very person who is very together. 8. tesser - space-time travel method, from Madeline L’Engle’s _A Wrinkle in Time_ 9. alamagoosa - from a story of the same name by Eric Frank Russell 10. ansible - created by Ursula K. LeGuin to describe instantaneous communication across cosmic distances ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4192 "2020-11-18T02:19:50Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books 7. Frood - From Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, a very person who is very together. 8. tesser - space-time travel method, from Madeline L’Engle’s _A Wrinkle in Time_ 9. alamagoosa - from a story of the same name by Eric Frank Russell 10. ansible - created by Ursula K. LeGuin to describe instantaneous communication across cosmic distances 11. Metaverse – Neil Stephenson, “Snow Crash” ---
**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:** [November 18, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4193 "2020-11-18T15:38:02Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books 7. Frood - From Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, a very person who is very together. 8. tesser - space-time travel method, from Madeline L’Engle’s _A Wrinkle in Time_ 9. alamagoosa - a whatchamacallit or thingamajig, from a story of the same name by Eric Frank Russell 10. ansible - created by Ursula K. LeGuin; a device for instantaneous communication across cosmic distances 11. Metaverse – Neil Stephenson, “Snow Crash” 12. Tanstaafl - “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch,” a libertarian concept from Heinlein’s “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4194 "2020-11-18T19:11:03Z")
Neologisms or Nonce Words from Science Fiction literature 1. tanj - Larry Niven’s Known Space series: an acronym for “There ain’t no justice.” 2. grok - from Robert Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land_ , literally “to drink”, figuratively “to comprehend”, “to love”, and “to be one with” 3. Shazbot! - Mork and Mindy, an Orkan profanity. 4. Robot - Karel Capek’s Czech play R.U.R. 5. stillsuit - water-retrieval suit worn by the Fremen in Dune 6. runnerbeast - horse adapted for life on Pern, from Anne McCaffrey’s books 7. Frood - From Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, a very person who is very together. 8. tesser - space-time travel method, from Madeline L’Engle’s _A Wrinkle in Time_ 9. alamagoosa - a whatchamacallit or thingamajig, from a story of the same name by Eric Frank Russell 10. ansible - created by Ursula K. LeGuin; a device for instantaneous communication across cosmic distances 11. Metaverse – Neil Stephenson, “Snow Crash” 12. Tanstaafl - “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch,” a libertarian concept from Heinlein’s “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” 13 Thumb-runner - criminal who kidnaps people and takes them apart for parts (Alexei Panshin). See also “organlegger” from Larry Niven. New topic: November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4195 "2020-11-18T19:43:54Z")
November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 2. Marie Curie - November 7, 1867 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4196 "2020-11-18T19:58:15Z")
November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 2. Marie Curie - November 7, 1867 3. Franklin Pierce - Nov. 23, 1804 ---
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November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 2. Marie Curie - November 7, 1867 3. Franklin Pierce - Nov. 23, 1804 4. Gordon Ramsay - November 8, 1966 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4198 "2020-11-18T20:57:53Z")
November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 2. Marie Curie - November 7, 1867 3. Franklin Pierce - Nov. 23, 1804 4. Gordon Ramsay - November 8, 1966 5. Joe Biden - November 20, 1942 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4199 "2020-11-18T21:16:52Z")
November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 2. Marie Curie - November 7, 1867 3. Franklin Pierce - Nov. 23, 1804 4. Gordon Ramsay - November 8, 1966 5. Joe Biden - November 20, 1942 6. Alan Shepard - November 18, 1923 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4200 "2020-11-19T03:33:32Z")
November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 2. Marie Curie - November 7, 1867 3. Franklin Pierce - Nov. 23, 1804 4. Gordon Ramsay - November 8, 1966 5. Joe Biden - November 20, 1942 6. Alan Shepard - November 18, 1923 7. Tina Turner – nee Bullock, Nov 26, 1939 The only one I can do without googling ---
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November birthdays 1. Ralph Macchio - November 4, 1961 2. Marie Curie - November 7, 1867 3. Franklin Pierce - Nov. 23, 1804 4. Gordon Ramsay - November 8, 1966 5. Joe Biden - November 20, 1942 6. Alan Shepard - November 18, 1923 7. Tina Turner – nee Bullock, Nov 26, 1939 8. Meg Ryan - November 19, 1961 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=211)