# 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:** 397
**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 16, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7924 "2021-11-16T19:23:34Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t ---
**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, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7925 "2021-11-16T19:44:08Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract ---
**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, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7926 "2021-11-16T20:27:43Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom ---
**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, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7927 "2021-11-16T21:48:42Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully ---
**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 16, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7928 "2021-11-16T21:55:00Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement ---
**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 16, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7929 "2021-11-16T22:02:50Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement 7. Company is clearly doomed ---
**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 17, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7930 "2021-11-17T00:05:21Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement 7. Company is clearly doomed 8. You were skipped over for a raise ---
**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:** [November 17, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7931 "2021-11-17T00:09:58Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement 7. Company is clearly doomed 8. You were skipped over for a raise 9. Your boss insists you do something clearly unethical or illegal. ---
**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 17, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7932 "2021-11-17T01:46:00Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement 7. Company is clearly doomed 8. You were skipped over for a raise 9. Your boss insists you do something clearly unethical or illegal. 10. You’re relocating ---
**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 17, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7933 "2021-11-17T01:47:42Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement 7. Company is clearly doomed 8. You were skipped over for a raise 9. Your boss insists you do something clearly unethical or illegal. 10. You’re relocating 11. Something about the job was affecting your health – physical, mental, or emotional _ **-“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:** [November 17, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7934 "2021-11-17T12:09:49Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement 7. Company is clearly doomed 8. You were skipped over for a raise 9. Your boss insists you do something clearly unethical or illegal. 10. You’re relocating 11. Something about the job was affecting your health – physical, mental, or emotional 12. It’s more fun to stay home, smoke pot, and play video games ---
**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, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7935 "2021-11-17T14:55:12Z")
**Reasons to quit one’s job** 1. New job with higher pay 2. Your workload increased but your pay didn’t 3. End of contract 4. Boredom 5. Boss is a bully 6. Retirement 7. Company is clearly doomed 8. You were skipped over for a raise 9. Your boss insists you do something clearly unethical or illegal. 10. You’re relocating 11. Something about the job was affecting your health – physical, mental, or emotional 12. It’s more fun to stay home, smoke pot, and play video games 13. Moving Next: **Parts of an axe** 1. The eye I counted, there are at least 13. ---
**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, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7936 "2021-11-17T16:18:57Z")
**Parts of an axe** 1. The eye 2. The beard ---
**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 17, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7937 "2021-11-17T20:43:13Z")
**Parts of an axe** 1. The eye 2. The beard 3. The bit _(the cutting edge – double-bitted axes, obviously, have two)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 17, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7938 "2021-11-17T21:30:49Z")
**Parts of an axe** 1. The eye 2. The beard 3. The bit _(the cutting edge – double-bitted axes, obviously, have two)_ 4. The fretboard 😏 ---
**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 18, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7939 "2021-11-18T00:15:29Z")
> Cardigan said: > **Parts of an axe** > > 1. The fretboard 😏 **bah-DUM _tsssh!_** ![](https://c.tenor.com/pgDYymTrrtAAAAAd/monkey-badum-tss.gif) _ **-“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:** [November 18, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7940 "2021-11-18T11:38:59Z")
**Parts of an axe** 1. The eye 2. Poll ---
**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 18, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7941 "2021-11-18T14:05:23Z")
**Parts of an axe** 1. The eye 2. The beard 3. The bit _(the cutting edge – double-bitted axes, obviously, have two)_ 4. The fretboard 5. Beard ---
**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, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7942 "2021-11-18T18:21:31Z")
**Parts of an axe** 1. The eye 2. The beard 3. The bit _(the cutting edge – double-bitted axes, obviously, have two)_ 4. The fretboard 5. Beard 6. Emanuel [http://emanuelax.com/](http://emanuelax.com/) ---
**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, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7943 "2021-11-18T19:09:40Z")
**Parts of an axe** 1. The eye 2. The beard 3. The bit _(the cutting edge – double-bitted axes, obviously, have two)_ 4. The fretboard 5. Emanuel 6. Throat of the handle Housekeeping and added #6 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=398)