# 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:** 286
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5704 "2021-05-05T12:25:08Z")
Homophonic pairs or trios, or more 1. foul, fowl 2. right, wright, rite, write 3. sleigh, slay 4. to, too, two 5. night, knight 6. air, heir, e’er, err, ere, Aire, Ayr, Eyre 7. boar, bore, boor, Boer 8. soar, sore ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5705 "2021-05-05T14:06:57Z")
Homophonic pairs or trios, or more 1. foul, fowl 2. right, wright, rite, write 3. sleigh, slay 4. to, too, two 5. night, knight 6. air, heir, e’er, err, ere, Aire, Ayr, Eyre 7. boar, bore, boor, Boer 8. soar, sore 9. Pair, pear, pare My wife, a teacher, used to have a pear pair tree in her room. If kids thought of any homophones then they could add them to the tree. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5706 "2021-05-05T14:10:27Z")
Homophonic pairs or trios, or more 1. foul, fowl 2. right, wright, rite, write 3. sleigh, slay 4. to, too, two 5. night, knight 6. air, heir, e’er, err, ere, Aire, Ayr, Eyre 7. boar, bore, boor, Boer 8. soar, sore 9. Pair, pear, pare 10. or, ore, oar ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5707 "2021-05-05T14:30:01Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > I don’t know where Sonnenfeld got his facts, but there are thought to be 70+ “double survivors”… Good to know - thanks. Homophonic pairs or trios, or more 1. foul, fowl 2. right, wright, rite, write 3. sleigh, slay 4. to, too, two 5. night, knight 6. air, heir, e’er, err, ere, Aire, Ayr, Eyre 7. boar, bore, boor, Boer 8. soar, sore 9. Pair, pear, pare 10. or, ore, oar 11. Mary, marry, merry Not homophones for everyone, I know (but they are for me). ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5708 "2021-05-05T14:41:32Z")
Homophonic pairs or trios, or more 1. foul, fowl 2. right, wright, rite, write 3. sleigh, slay 4. to, too, two 5. night, knight 6. air, heir, e’er, err, ere, Aire, Ayr, Eyre 7. boar, bore, boor, Boer 8. soar, sore 9. Pair, pear, pare 10. or, ore, oar 11. Mary, marry, merry 12. ate, eight ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5709 "2021-05-05T14:50:08Z")
Homophonic pairs or trios, or more 1. foul, fowl 2. right, wright, rite, write 3. sleigh, slay 4. to, too, two 5. night, knight 6. air, heir, e’er, err, ere, Aire, Ayr, Eyre 7. boar, bore, boor, Boer 8. soar, sore 9. Pair, pear, pare 10. or, ore, oar 11. Mary, marry, merry 12. ate, eight 13. gin, djinn Next up: **Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5710 "2021-05-05T14:54:37Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5711 "2021-05-05T15:49:37Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5712 "2021-05-05T15:56:21Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5713 "2021-05-05T16:12:13Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5714 "2021-05-05T18:04:16Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5715 "2021-05-05T18:28:23Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) 7. One way bus ticket to some random small town ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5716 "2021-05-05T20:11:04Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) 7. One way bus ticket to some random small town 8. A diamond-encrusted 24K gold mortarboard with Tiffany tassels ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5717 "2021-05-05T20:32:28Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) 7. One way bus ticket to some random small town 8. A diamond-encrusted 24K gold mortarboard with Tiffany tassels 9. Stocks/shares in failing department store JC Penney ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5718 "2021-05-05T21:54:05Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) 7. One way bus ticket to some random small town 8. A diamond-encrusted 24K gold mortarboard with Tiffany tassels 9. Stocks/shares in failing department store JC Penney 10. A used litter box ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5719 "2021-05-06T04:30:40Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) 7. One way bus ticket to some random small town 8. A diamond-encrusted 24K gold mortarboard with Tiffany tassels 9. Stocks/shares in failing department store JC Penney 10. A used litter box 11. Five-piece place settings for 70 ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5720 "2021-05-06T05:47:00Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) 7. One way bus ticket to some random small town 8. A diamond-encrusted 24K gold mortarboard with Tiffany tassels 9. Stocks/shares in failing department store JC Penney 10. A used litter box 11. Five-piece place settings for 70 12. Gift certificate to a Nevada ‘social club’ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5721 "2021-05-06T08:21:45Z")
**Bad ideas for graduation presents** 1. naughty lace underthings 2. footie pajamas 3. meth 4. AARP membership 5. certificate of ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge 6. [Play-Doh cologne spray](https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html) 7. One way bus ticket to some random small town 8. A diamond-encrusted 24K gold mortarboard with Tiffany tassels 9. Stocks/shares in failing department store JC Penney 10. A used litter box 11. Five-piece place settings for 70 12. Gift certificate to a Nevada ‘social club’ 13. Case of defective condoms Pass ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5722 "2021-05-06T13:41:19Z")
**Names of countries, then and now** 1. Was Burma, now Myanmar ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5723 "2021-05-06T13:44:58Z")
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