# 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:** 312
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6224 "2021-06-03T15:39:19Z")
**Flightless birds** 1. Penguin 2. Ostrich 3. Rhea 4. Kiwi 5. Emu 6. Dodo 7. Jamaican Ibis 8. Moa 9. Kakapo 10. Hesperornis Yes, kakapo are adorable. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6225 "2021-06-03T15:44:49Z")
**Flightless birds** 1. Penguin 2. Ostrich 3. Rhea 4. Kiwi 5. Emu 6. Dodo 7. Jamaican Ibis 8. Moa 9. Kakapo 10. Hesperornis 11. Flightless Cormorant ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6226 "2021-06-03T15:54:27Z")
**Flightless birds** 1. Penguin 2. Ostrich 3. Rhea 4. Kiwi 5. Emu 6. Dodo 7. Jamaican Ibis 8. Moa 9. Kakapo 10. Hesperornis 11. Flightless Cormorant 12. Cassowary ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6227 "2021-06-03T16:56:07Z")
There’s a good chapter on the kakapo in Douglas Adams’s and Mark Carwardine’s excellent 1989 endangered-species travelogue, _Last Chance to See_. **Flightless birds** 1. Penguin 2. Ostrich 3. Rhea 4. Kiwi 5. Emu 6. Dodo 7. Jamaican Ibis 8. Moa 9. Kakapo 10. Hesperornis 11. Flightless Cormorant 12. Cassowary 13. Invisible Rail No, not a new espionage-related Amtrak program: [Invisible rail - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_rail) Next up: **Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6228 "2021-06-03T17:12:45Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6229 "2021-06-03T17:14:15Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6230 "2021-06-03T17:52:04Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6231 "2021-06-03T18:54:15Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6232 "2021-06-03T19:31:20Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6233 "2021-06-03T20:32:58Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA 7. Salt Lake City, Utah ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6234 "2021-06-03T20:45:08Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA 7. Salt Lake City, Utah 8. Denver, CO ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6235 "2021-06-03T21:33:49Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA 7. Salt Lake City, Utah 8. Denver, CO 9. Flagstaff, AZ ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6236 "2021-06-03T22:56:03Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA 7. Salt Lake City, Utah 8. Denver, CO 9. Flagstaff, AZ 10. Elko, NV _… although it ain’t much of a station; more like a bus stop on a dead-end road_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6237 "2021-06-04T10:49:35Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA 7. Salt Lake City, Utah 8. Denver, CO 9. Flagstaff, AZ 10. Elko, NV 11. Sanderson, TX Population: 774 ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6238 "2021-06-04T12:21:51Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA 7. Salt Lake City, Utah 8. Denver, CO 9. Flagstaff, AZ 10. Elko, NV 11. Sanderson, TX 12. West Glacier, MT ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6239 "2021-06-04T13:43:07Z")
**Cities west of the Mississippi with Amtrak service today** 1. Eugene, Ore. 2. Oklahoma City, OK 3. Seattle, WA 4. Oakland, CA 5. Dodge City, KS 6. Spokane, WA 7. Salt Lake City, Utah 8. Denver, CO 9. Flagstaff, AZ 10. Elko, NV 11. Sanderson, TX 12. West Glacier, MT 13. La Junta, Colo. 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:** [June 4, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6240 "2021-06-04T13:48:30Z")
**Words containing the letters “ngr” together, in that order** 1. congruent ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6241 "2021-06-04T13:52:15Z")
**Words containing the letters “ngr” together, in that order** 1. congruent 2. hungry ---
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**Words containing the letters “ngr” together, in that order** 1. congruent 2. hungry 3. ingress ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6243 "2021-06-04T14:02:57Z")
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