# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938>\
**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:** 392

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**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:** [November 8, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7824 "2021-11-08T21:20:09Z")

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**Palindromes, 5 letters or more**

1. Go Hang a Salami! I’m a Lasagna Hog!
2. Straw? No, too stupid a fad. I put soot on warts.
3. No, Mel Gibson is a casino’s big lemon.
4. Able was I ere I saw Elba
5. Never odd or even.
6. Do Good’s deeds live on? No! Evil’s deeds do, O God!
7. A man, a plan, a canal, Panama
8. Ed, I saw Harpo Marx ram Oprah W. aside.
9. Rats live on no evil star.
10. My God, Stella, Al, let’s do gym
11. Saippuakivikauppias
12. Doc? Note, I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 8, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7825 "2021-11-08T21:40:19Z")

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**Palindromes, 5 letters or more**

1. Go Hang a Salami! I’m a Lasagna Hog!
2. Straw? No, too stupid a fad. I put soot on warts.
3. No, Mel Gibson is a casino’s big lemon.
4. Able was I ere I saw Elba
5. Never odd or even.
6. Do Good’s deeds live on? No! Evil’s deeds do, O God!
7. A man, a plan, a canal, Panama
8. Ed, I saw Harpo Marx ram Oprah W. aside.
9. Rats live on no evil star.
10. My God, Stella, Al, let’s do gym
11. Saippuakivikauppias
12. Doc? Note, I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod.
13. Radar, O, Radar!

Pass.

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**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 8, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7826 "2021-11-08T22:25:07Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_?**

1. Drysleeves

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**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:** [November 8, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7827 "2021-11-08T23:58:29Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham

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**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 9, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7828 "2021-11-09T00:56:33Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_ ?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley

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**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 9, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7829 "2021-11-09T01:03:25Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_ ?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society

A great album: [The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kinks_Are_the_Village_Green_Preservation_Society)

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**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:** [November 9, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7830 "2021-11-09T03:43:39Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_ ?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples

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**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 9, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7831 "2021-11-09T04:20:32Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_ ?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet

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**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7832 "2021-11-09T04:45:23Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_ ?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet
7. Mr. Dryjeans (on Captain Kangaroo)

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**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:** [November 9, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7833 "2021-11-09T06:47:19Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_ ?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet
7. Mr. Dryjeans (on Captain Kangaroo)
8. Give a girl a dry gown

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 9, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7834 "2021-11-09T10:49:29Z")

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**If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A _Dry_ ?**

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet
7. Mr. Dryjeans (on Captain Kangaroo)
8. Give a girl a dry gown
9. Anne of Dry Gables

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**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 9, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7835 "2021-11-09T13:10:29Z")

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If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A Dry ?

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet
7. Mr. Dryjeans (on Captain Kangaroo)
8. Give a girl a dry gown
9. Anne of Dry Gables
10. Dry, dry, it’s dry, they say, On the far side of the hill

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**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 9, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7836 "2021-11-09T14:04:39Z")

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If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A Dry ?

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet
7. Mr. Dryjeans (on Captain Kangaroo)
8. Give a girl a dry gown
9. Anne of Dry Gables
10. Dry, dry, it’s dry, they say, On the far side of the hill
11. Dry Dry Grass of Home

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7837 "2021-11-09T14:43:29Z")

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If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A Dry ?

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet
7. Mr. Dryjeans (on Captain Kangaroo)
8. Give a girl a dry gown
9. Anne of Dry Gables
10. Dry, dry, it’s dry, they say, On the far side of the hill
11. Dry Dry Grass of Home
12. The dry eyed monster will be dry with envy

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**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 9, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7838 "2021-11-09T16:52:57Z")

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If We Do These Things In A Green Wood, What Will Happen In A Dry ?

1. Drysleeves
2. Dry Eggs and Ham
3. How Dry Was My Valley
4. The Kinks are the Village Dry Preservation Society
5. Little Dry Apples
6. Sydney Drystreet
7. Mr. Dryjeans (on Captain Kangaroo)
8. Give a girl a dry gown
9. Anne of Dry Gables
10. Dry, dry, it’s dry, they say, On the far side of the hill
11. Dry Dry Grass of Home
12. The dry eyed monster will be dry with envy
13. The Dry Hills of Earth

Heinlein, don’tcha know: [The Green Hills of Earth - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Hills_of_Earth)

Pass.

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**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:** [November 9, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7839 "2021-11-09T17:23:14Z")

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> Heinlein, don’tcha know: [The Green Hills of Earth - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Hills_of_Earth)

Not in play: When Spock sacrificed himself in “Star Trek II”, I couldn’t help but think of this story and its parallels to the final actions of “Noisy” Rhysling.

> _We pray for one last landing  
> On the globe that gave us birth  
> Let us rest our eyes on the fleecy skies  
> And the cool, green hills of Earth._

In play:

**Potent Potables** – _ **types of alcoholic beverages; no brand names, please** _

1. Bourbon whiskey _**(or whisky, to those outside of the US and Ireland)**_

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7840 "2021-11-09T18:09:45Z")

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**Potent Potables** – _ **types of alcoholic beverages; no brand names, please** _

1. Bourbon whiskey _**(or whisky, to those outside of the US and Ireland)**_ 
2. Gin

Potent potables? Why do I feel like Burt Reynolds or Sean Connery are going to choose the next Jeopardy category?

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**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 9, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7841 "2021-11-09T18:13:48Z")

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**Potent Potables** – _ **types of alcoholic beverages; no brand names, please** _

1. Bourbon whiskey _**(or whisky, to those outside of the US and Ireland)**_ 
2. Gin
3. Vodka

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**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:** [November 9, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7842 "2021-11-09T18:14:37Z")

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**Potent Potables** – _ **types of alcoholic beverages; no brand names, please** _

1. Bourbon whiskey _**(or whisky, to those outside of the US and Ireland)**_ 
2. Gin
3. Vodka
4. [Arak](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arak_(drink))

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**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 9, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7843 "2021-11-09T18:41:26Z")

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1. Bourbon whiskey _**(or whisky, to those outside of the US and Ireland)**_ 
2. Gin
3. Vodka
4. [Arak](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arak_(drink))
5. Ouzo

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