# 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:** 428
**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 11, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8544 "2022-02-11T18:35:26Z")
**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 9. Your application to leave the country was answered by a jail term. ---
**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 11, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8545 "2022-02-11T19:27:29Z")
**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 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 9. Your application to leave the country was answered by a jail term. 10. Police are able to kill members of minority groups with little repercussion. ---
**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 11, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8546 "2022-02-11T22:37:06Z")
**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 8. Your relatives are spying on you, recruited by the secret police 9. Your application to leave the country was answered by a jail term. 10. Police are able to kill members of minority groups with little repercussion. 11. Blatant and rampant censorship of media China’s restrictions on the Internet, and attempts by certain groups here in America to ban Art Spiegelman’s _Maus_ … just to name a couple of the most recent. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8547 "2022-02-12T01:02:53Z")
**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 9. Your application to leave the country was answered by a jail term. 10. Police are able to kill members of minority groups with little repercussion. 11. Blatant and rampant censorship of media 12. Children are taught to inform on their parents. ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8548 "2022-02-12T01:20:31Z")
**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 9. Your application to leave the country was answered by a jail term. 10. Police are able to kill members of minority groups with little repercussion. 11. Blatant and rampant censorship of media 12. Children are taught to inform on their parents. 13. Dear Leader’s Birthday! A huge celebration with parades, fireworks, marching bands, the works Next **Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8549 "2022-02-12T02:55:31Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8550 "2022-02-12T03:13:24Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8551 "2022-02-12T03:45:00Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8552 "2022-02-12T04:19:08Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles ---
**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 12, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8553 "2022-02-12T04:28:33Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia ---
**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 12, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8554 "2022-02-12T08:08:37Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8555 "2022-02-12T09:28:53Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland 8. Washington Commanders, American football, Washington DC ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8556 "2022-02-12T17:23:57Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland 8. Washington Commanders, American football, Washington DC 9. New York Yankees, baseball, New York City ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8557 "2022-02-12T18:57:45Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England’s Francisco 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland 8. Washington Commanders, American football, Washington DC 9. New York Yankees, baseball, New York Cit 10. 49ers, NFL, San Francisco ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8558 "2022-02-12T20:06:49Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England’s Francisco 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland 8. Washington Commanders, American football, Washington DC 9. New York Yankees, baseball, New York Cit 10. 49ers, NFL, San Francisco 11. Cowboys, football, Dallas ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8559 "2022-02-12T21:03:38Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England’s Francisco 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland 8. Washington Commanders, American football, Washington DC 9. New York Yankees, baseball, New York Cit 10. 49ers, NFL, San Francisco 11. Cowboys, football, Dallas 12. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan ---
**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 12, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8560 "2022-02-12T22:16:47Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England’s Francisco 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland 8. Washington Commanders, American football, Washington DC 9. New York Yankees, baseball, New York Cit 10. 49ers, NFL, San Francisco 11. Cowboys, football, Dallas 12. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan 13. New York Mets, baseball, New York City Pass ---
**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 13, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8561 "2022-02-13T04:07:12Z")
**Sports teams around the world that are not named for animals** 1. River Plate, soccer, Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, baseball, Sapporo, Japan 3. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Tottenham, London, England’s Francisco 4. Fighting Irish, University of Notre Dame athletic squads (Indiana, USA) 5. Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles 6. Fremantle Dockers, Australian Rules football, Fremantle, Australia 7. Guardians, baseball, Cleveland 8. Washington Commanders, American football, Washington DC 9. New York Yankees, baseball, New York Cit 10. 49ers, NFL, San Francisco 11. Cowboys, football, Dallas 12. Arsenal Football Club, London 13. New York Mets, baseball, New York City Housekeeping. The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters were at # 2 and also at #12, so I subbed Arsenal Pass ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8562 "2022-02-13T05:26:22Z")
**Things you’d rather do than watch the Super Bowl** 1. Clip my toenails ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8563 "2022-02-13T05:57:42Z")
**Things you’d rather do than watch the Super Bowl** 1. Clip my toenails 2. Shop at the supermarket It’s nice and quiet then [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=427) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=429)