# 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:** 411
**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:** [January 1, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8204 "2022-01-01T06:26:10Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd I knew someone who got a kick out of doing this ---
**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:** [January 1, 2022, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8205 "2022-01-01T08:36:45Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd 7. Binge drinking ---
**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:** [January 1, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8206 "2022-01-01T12:42:18Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd 7. Binge drinking 8. Throwing TVs out of hotel windows ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8207 "2022-01-01T16:13:57Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd 7. Binge drinking 8. Throwing TVs out of hotel windows 9. Banging of pots and pans after midnight ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8208 "2022-01-03T19:04:14Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd 7. Binge drinking 8. Throwing TVs out of hotel windows 9. Banging of pots and pans after midnight 10. Throwing home furnishings out the window A custom in Naples, supposed to bring good luck, not too bad if blankets or cushons are thrown, but sometimes it’s chairs, tables, sofas ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8209 "2022-01-03T19:32:32Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd 7. Binge drinking 8. Throwing TVs out of hotel windows 9. Banging of pots and pans after midnight 10. Throwing home furnishings out the window 11. Getting crazy with fireworks ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8210 "2022-01-03T19:54:30Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd 7. Binge drinking 8. Throwing TVs out of hotel windows 9. Banging of pots and pans after midnight 10. Throwing home furnishings out the window 11. Getting crazy with fireworks 12. not finishing Baker’s Dozen categories until three days later ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8211 "2022-01-03T21:55:04Z")
**Bad New Year’s Eve customs** 1. shooting guns into the air 2. Drinking and Driving 3. Roman candle wars 4. Loud parties 5. Bingewatching TV shows 6. Pouring alcohol on unsuspecting bystanders in the Times Square crowd 7. Binge drinking 8. Throwing TVs out of hotel windows 9. Banging of pots and pans after midnight 10. Throwing home furnishings out the window 11. Getting crazy with fireworks 12. not finishing Baker’s Dozen categories until three days later 13. Watching those godawful ‘_the year XXXX in review_’ tv pop culture retrospectives **Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8212 "2022-01-03T22:09:19Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8213 "2022-01-04T01:50:33Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse at least not illegal in some states ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8214 "2022-01-04T13:12:46Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time In the bad old days if you got caught outside of work and not on your sickbed you might have been fired. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8215 "2022-01-04T14:49:53Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8216 "2022-01-04T17:46:13Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8217 "2022-01-04T18:05:56Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product 7. Subjecting others to second-hand smoke ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8218 "2022-01-04T21:15:06Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product 7. Subjecting others to second-hand smoke 8. Badmouthing a co-worker ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8219 "2022-01-04T21:17:49Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product 7. Subjecting others to second-hand smoke 8. Badmouthing a co-worker 9. Hoarding scarce items at the store during a pandemic ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8220 "2022-01-05T00:45:01Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product 7. Subjecting others to second-hand smoke 8. Badmouthing a co-worker 9. Hoarding scarce items at the store during a pandemic 10. Paying waitstaff less than minimum wage and expecting the customer to make up the difference in tips _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8221 "2022-01-05T15:01:12Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product 7. Subjecting others to second-hand smoke 8. Badmouthing a co-worker 9. Hoarding scarce items at the store during a pandemic 10. Paying waitstaff less than minimum wage and expecting the customer to make up the difference in tips 11. Saying you’ve been vaccinated when you actually haven’t been ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8222 "2022-01-07T22:09:19Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product 7. Subjecting others to second-hand smoke 8. Badmouthing a co-worker 9. Hoarding scarce items at the store during a pandemic 10. Paying waitstaff less than minimum wage and expecting the customer to make up the difference in tips 11. Saying you’ve been vaccinated when you actually haven’t been 12. Regifting, especially when the gift goes back to the person who gave it When my cousin was a kid, she gave a cute birthday gift to a wealthy friend: a set of 3 bears, Papa, Mama and Baby. A few months later, when her birthday came around, the friend gave her just 1 of the 3 bears, Baby, as a regift ---
**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:** [January 10, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8223 "2022-01-10T20:35:57Z")
**Things that may not be ethical, but at the same time are not illegal** 1. Lying to your family 2. Billionaires not paying taxes 3. Cheating on a spouse 4. Using days designated for sick time as vacation time 5. Gushing about a Christmas gift you secretly hate 6. Inflating the price of a product 7. Subjecting others to second-hand smoke 8. Badmouthing a co-worker 9. Hoarding scarce items at the store during a pandemic 10. Paying waitstaff less than minimum wage and expecting the customer to make up the difference in tips 11. Saying you’ve been vaccinated when you actually haven’t been 12. Regifting, especially when the gift goes back to the person who gave it 13. Claiming a “religious exemption” from being vaccinated when religion has zip to do with it. pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=410) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=412)