# 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:** 45

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/881 "2020-03-03T21:15:43Z")

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Not so great ways to avoid catching the Coronavirus

1. Don’t drink Corona beer.
2. Pray the virus away.
3. Drink bleach
4. Escape by taking a cruise
5. Visit China
6. Don’t touch a computer that has a virus
7. Only breathe air that no one else has breathed at some point

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/882 "2020-03-03T21:43:25Z")

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Not so great ways to avoid catching the Coronavirus

1. Don’t drink Corona beer.
2. Pray the virus away.
3. Drink bleach
4. Escape by taking a cruise
5. Visit China
6. Don’t touch a computer that has a virus
7. Only breathe air that no one else has breathed at some point
8. No sex

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/883 "2020-03-03T21:51:26Z")

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Not so great ways to avoid catching the Coronavirus

1. Don’t drink Corona beer.
2. Pray the virus away.
3. Drink bleach
4. Escape by taking a cruise
5. Visit China
6. Don’t touch a computer that has a virus
7. Only breathe air that no one else has breathed at some point
8. No sex

1. Wear Purell-infused clothing

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/884 "2020-03-03T21:58:52Z")

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Not so great ways to avoid catching the Coronavirus

1. Don’t drink Corona beer.
2. Pray the virus away.
3. Drink bleach
4. Escape by taking a cruise
5. Visit China
6. Don’t touch a computer that has a virus
7. Only breathe air that no one else has breathed at some point
8. No sex
9. Wear Purell-infused clothing
10. Instead of greeting people with a handshake or hug, stick your fingers in your own ears and blow them a big ol’ raspberry.

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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:** [March 3, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/885 "2020-03-03T23:33:58Z")

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Not so great ways to avoid catching the Coronavirus

1. Don’t drink Corona beer.
2. Pray the virus away.
3. Drink bleach
4. Escape by taking a cruise
5. Visit China
6. Don’t touch a computer that has a virus
7. Only breathe air that no one else has breathed at some point
8. No sex
9. Wear Purell-infused clothing
10. Instead of greeting people with a handshake or hug, stick your fingers in your own ears and blow them a big ol’ raspberry.
11. Go on a tour of small churches in South Korea

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/886 "2020-03-04T00:15:48Z")

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Not so great ways to avoid catching the Coronavirus

1. Don’t drink Corona beer.
2. Pray the virus away.
3. Drink bleach
4. Escape by taking a cruise
5. Visit China
6. Don’t touch a computer that has a virus
7. Only breathe air that no one else has breathed at some point
8. No sex
9. Wear Purell-infused clothing
10. Instead of greeting people with a handshake or hug, stick your fingers in your own ears and blow them a big ol’ raspberry.
11. Go on a tour of small churches in South Korea
12. Build up your immune system by exposing yourself to lots of other diseases

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/887 "2020-03-04T02:36:36Z")

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Not so great ways to avoid catching the Coronavirus

1. Don’t drink Corona beer.

2. Pray the virus away.

3. Drink bleach

4. Escape by taking a cruise

5. Visit China

6. Don’t touch a computer that has a virus

7. Only breathe air that no one else has breathed at some point

8. No sex

9. Wear Purell-infused clothing

10. Instead of greeting people with a handshake or hug, stick your fingers in your own ears and blow them a big ol’ raspberry.

11. Go on a tour of small churches in South Korea

12. Build up your immune system by exposing yourself to lots of other diseases

13. Visit the terracotta warriors in Shaanxi, only 500 miles northwest of Wuhan  
Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

14. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/888 "2020-03-04T03:46:02Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/889 "2020-03-04T04:59:12Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/890 "2020-03-04T05:04:41Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/891 "2020-03-04T05:07:57Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/892 "2020-03-04T05:29:57Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/893 "2020-03-04T11:59:09Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”
7. Mike Bloomberg, “I can buy a brokered convention.”

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/894 "2020-03-04T12:39:31Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”
7. Mike Bloomberg, “I can buy a brokered convention.”
8. Amy Klobuchar, “What the hell happened?”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/895 "2020-03-04T13:12:55Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”
7. Mike Bloomberg, “I can buy a brokered convention.”
8. Amy Klobuchar, “What the hell happened?”
9. Pete Buttigieg, “Hey Joe, Remember me when you pick your Veep.”

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/896 "2020-03-04T13:33:10Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”
7. Mike Bloomberg, “I can buy a brokered convention.”
8. Amy Klobuchar, “What the hell happened?”
9. Pete Buttigieg, “Hey Joe, Remember me when you pick your Veep.”
10. Tom Steyer, “What???!!! Money can_ **NOT** _ buy happiness?”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/897 "2020-03-04T13:49:50Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”
7. Mike Bloomberg, “I can buy a brokered convention.”
8. Amy Klobuchar, “What the hell happened?”
9. Pete Buttigieg, “Hey Joe, Remember me when you pick your Veep.”
10. Tom Steyer, “What???!!! Money canNOT buy happiness?”
11. Tulsi Gabbard, “I am NOT a Russian asset. Ask anyone in American Samoa.”

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/898 "2020-03-04T14:08:03Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”
7. Mike Bloomberg, “I can buy a brokered convention.”
8. Amy Klobuchar, “What the hell happened?”
9. Pete Buttigieg, “Hey Joe, Remember me when you pick your Veep.”
10. Tom Steyer, “What???!!! Money canNOT buy happiness?”
11. Tulsi Gabbard, “I am NOT a Russian asset. Ask anyone in American Samoa.”
12. Joe Biden - “My hands are bigger than Trump’s.”

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/899 "2020-03-04T14:34:24Z")

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Super Tuesday Quotes We May Hear

1. Joe Biden, “Who cares about Vermont?”
2. Bill Weld, “One down. Twelve hundred and seventy-five to go.”
3. Elizabeth Warren, “Oh, jeez, BOTH of my home states?!?”
4. Tulsi Gabbard, “Thank you American Samoa!!”
5. Bernie Sanders, “Should I ask Raul Castro for some political advice now?”
6. Mike Bloomberg, “Guess I should have spent more.”
7. Mike Bloomberg, “I can buy a brokered convention.”
8. Amy Klobuchar, “What the hell happened?”
9. Pete Buttigieg, “Hey Joe, Remember me when you pick your Veep.”
10. Tom Steyer, “What???!!! Money canNOT buy happiness?”
11. Tulsi Gabbard, “I am NOT a Russian asset. Ask anyone in American Samoa.”
12. Joe Biden - “My hands are bigger than Trump’s.”
13. Donald Trump - “I won! I’m the Winner! Me!”  
Famous Circus Performers

1. Emmett Kelly, clown

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**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:** [March 4, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/900 "2020-03-04T14:56:22Z")

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Famous Circus Performers

1. Emmett Kelly, clown
2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing

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