# 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:** 265
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5284 "2021-03-26T05:15:29Z")
[quote=“Bullitt, post:5283, topic:846938, full:true”] **-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5285 "2021-03-26T05:39:07Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism According to John Lennon. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5286 "2021-03-26T06:06:27Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5287 "2021-03-26T06:16:56Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism 7. Realism ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5288 "2021-03-26T07:37:39Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism 7. Realism 8. Spoonerism After seeing @Spoons post above, I couldn’t resist ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5289 "2021-03-26T10:18:12Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism 7. Realism 8. Spoonerism 9. Impressionism ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5290 "2021-03-26T11:31:19Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism 7. Realism 8. Spoonerism 9. Impressionism 10. Rosicrucianism ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5291 "2021-03-26T12:53:12Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism 7. Realism 8. Spoonerism 9. Impressionism 10. Rosicrucianism 11. Cynicism ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5292 "2021-03-26T13:23:58Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism 7. Realism 8. Spoonerism 9. Impressionism 10. Rosicrucianism 11. Cynicism 12. Disestablishmentarianism ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5293 "2021-03-26T13:29:21Z")
**-isms:** 1. Capitalism 2. Socialism 3. Stereoisomerism 4. Consumerism 5. Bagism 6. Solipsism 7. Realism 8. Spoonerism 9. Impressionism 10. Rosicrucianism 11. Cynicism 12. Disestablishmentarianism 13. Stoicism **Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5294 "2021-03-26T13:45:37Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5295 "2021-03-26T13:48:06Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5296 "2021-03-26T13:58:05Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5297 "2021-03-26T14:11:38Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand 5. Temasik - now Singapore ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5298 "2021-03-26T14:12:18Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand 5. Temasik - now Singapore 6. Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5299 "2021-03-26T14:20:49Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand 5. Temasik - now Singapore 6. Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Burma - now Myanmar ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5300 "2021-03-26T14:33:00Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand 5. Temasik - now Singapore 6. Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Burma - now Myanmar 8. Transjordan - now Jordan ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5301 "2021-03-26T15:27:05Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand 5. Temasik - now Singapore 6. Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Burma - now Myanmar 8. Transjordan - now Jordan 9. Republic of Vermont - after 1791, one of the United States of America ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5302 "2021-03-26T20:40:21Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand 5. Temasik - now Singapore 6. Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Burma - now Myanmar 8. Transjordan - now Jordan 9. Republic of Vermont - after 1791, one of the United States of America 10. Tanganyika - now Tanzania ---
**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:** [March 27, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5303 "2021-03-27T01:35:11Z")
**Same Country, New Name** 1. Ceylon - now Sri Lanka 2. Persia - now Iran 3. Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso 4. Siam - now Thailand 5. Temasik - now Singapore 6. Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Burma - now Myanmar 8. Transjordan - now Jordan 9. Republic of Vermont - after 1791, one of the United States of America 10. Tanganyika - now Tanzania 11. Central African Empire - now Central African Republic [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=264) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=266)