# 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:** 427
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8524 "2022-02-10T15:58:11Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8525 "2022-02-10T16:14:49Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8526 "2022-02-10T16:40:45Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8527 "2022-02-10T16:47:28Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8528 "2022-02-10T16:50:18Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8529 "2022-02-10T18:36:15Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8530 "2022-02-10T18:37:23Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses 7. Indoor plumbing ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8531 "2022-02-10T18:41:41Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses 7. Indoor plumbing 8. Fireplace with a chimney ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8532 "2022-02-10T18:55:17Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses 7. Indoor plumbing 8. Fireplace with a chimney 9. Sliced bread The greatest thing since… well, you know. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8533 "2022-02-10T22:08:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The greatest thing since… well, you know. Which, of course, causes one to wonder just what was the greatest thing _ **b̲e̲f̲o̲r̲e̲** _ sliced bread? to continue… **Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses 7. Indoor plumbing 8. Fireplace with a chimney 9. Sliced bread 10. Toothpicks People would carry their own, usually a simple sliver of wood, while the elite might ostentatiously display their wealth by having theirs made of materials as porcupine quills, ivory, amber, or jewel-embellished metals such as silver or gold. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8534 "2022-02-11T01:48:41Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses 7. Indoor plumbing 8. Fireplace with a chimney 9. Sliced bread 10. Toothpicks 11. Nylon stockings ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8535 "2022-02-11T04:31:05Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses 7. Indoor plumbing 8. Fireplace with a chimney 9. Sliced bread 10. Toothpicks 11. Nylon stockings 12. Silk stockings ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8536 "2022-02-11T17:22:43Z")
**Considered luxuries in previous centuries** 1. Pepper 2. Oranges 3. Bathing 4. Chocolate 5. Drinkable water 6. drinking glasses 7. Indoor plumbing 8. Fireplace with a chimney 9. Sliced bread 10. Toothpicks 11. Nylon stockings 12. Silk stockings 13. Skilled dentistry Next up: **Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8537 "2022-02-11T17:36:40Z")
**Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere 2. Dear Leader has been in power for forty years ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8538 "2022-02-11T17:43:41Z")
**Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere 2. Dear Leader has been in power for forty years 3. You’ve been waiting for a new apartment for 'way too long ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8539 "2022-02-11T17:58:29Z")
**Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere 2. Dear Leader has been in power for forty years 3. You’ve been waiting for a new apartment for 'way too long 4. Your election ballot has only one name on it ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8540 "2022-02-11T18:01:14Z")
**Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere 2. Dear Leader has been in power for forty years 3. You’ve been waiting for a new apartment for 'way too long 4. Your election ballot has only one name on it 5. You’ve spent the last two years living in a ‘reeducation camp’ after criticizing Dear Leader ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8541 "2022-02-11T18:04:06Z")
**Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere 2. Dear Leader has been in power for forty years 3. You’ve been waiting for a new apartment for 'way too long 4. Your election ballot has only one name on it 5. You’ve spent the last two years living in a ‘reeducation camp’ after criticizing Dear Leader 6. Only five TV channels, and four of them are static ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8542 "2022-02-11T18:06:06Z")
**Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere 2. Dear Leader has been in power for forty years 3. You’ve been waiting for a new apartment for 'way too long 4. Your election ballot has only one name on it 5. You’ve spent the last two years living in a ‘reeducation camp’ after criticizing Dear Leader 6. Only five TV channels, and four of them are static 7. Your next door neighbors mysteriously and suddenly vanish after a midnight knock on the door ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8543 "2022-02-11T18:32:55Z")
**Clues that you’re living in a police state** 1. Giant posters of the Dear Leader up everywhere 2. Dear Leader has been in power for forty years 3. You’ve been waiting for a new apartment for 'way too long 4. Your election ballot has only one name on it 5. You’ve spent the last two years living in a ‘reeducation camp’ after criticizing Dear Leader 6. Only five TV channels, and four of them are static 7. Your next door neighbors mysteriously and suddenly vanish after a midnight knock on the door 8. Your relatives are spying on you, recruited by the secret police I still remember hearing after the fall of the Berlin Wall that loads of Staasi files documenting this were found [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=426) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=428)