# 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:** 458
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9144 "2022-05-02T17:27:54Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9145 "2022-05-02T17:34:29Z")
**_Homographs_, spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9146 "2022-05-02T18:20:14Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9147 "2022-05-02T18:38:07Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9148 "2022-05-02T21:07:50Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) 7. Sow (verb, to plant or scatter seed) sow (noun, a female pig) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9149 "2022-05-02T21:24:08Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) 7. Sow (verb, to plant or scatter seed) sow (noun, a female pig) 8. Attribute (noun, a characteristic of quality; verb, to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place, or thing) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9150 "2022-05-03T11:40:02Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) 7. Sow (verb, to plant or scatter seed) sow (noun, a female pig) 8. Attribute (noun, a characteristic of quality; verb, to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place, or thing) 9. Second (noun, unit of time); second (adjective, following first) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9151 "2022-05-03T14:49:11Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) 7. Sow (verb, to plant or scatter seed) sow (noun, a female pig) 8. Attribute (noun, a characteristic of quality; verb, to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place, or thing) 9. Second (noun, unit of time); second (adjective, following first) 10. Page (noun, leaf from a book); page (verb, to summon by name) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9152 "2022-05-03T16:12:12Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) 7. Sow (verb, to plant or scatter seed) sow (noun, a female pig) 8. Attribute (noun, a characteristic of quality; verb, to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place, or thing) 9. Second (noun, unit of time); second (adjective, following first) 10. Page (noun, leaf from a book); page (verb, to summon by name) 11. Desert (noun, a hot, arid region); Desert (Verb, to leave or abandon) English is weird sometimes. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9153 "2022-05-03T16:36:55Z")
“Second” is also both a verb (“I second the motion”) and a noun (“Is there a second?”) in parliamentary procedure. **_Homographs_, spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) 7. Sow (verb, to plant or scatter seed) sow (noun, a female pig) 8. Attribute (noun, a characteristic of quality; verb, to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place, or thing) 9. Second (noun, unit of time); second (adjective, following first) 10. Page (noun, leaf from a book); page (verb, to summon by name) 11. Desert (noun, a hot, arid region); Desert (Verb, to leave or abandon) 12. Fish (noun, an aquatic critter or critters); fish (verb, to try to catch the same) And as to English’s delightful, never-failing weirdness: [Ghoti - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9154 "2022-05-03T17:25:55Z")
**_Homographs_ , spelled the same, but differing in meaning or pronunciation** 1. May (noun, the month) and may (verb) 2. Dent (proper noun, last name), dent (verb) and dent (noun) 3. Bank (noun, the financial institution) and bank (verb, bounce) 4. Mop (noun, an implement) and mop (verb) 5. Buffet (verb, to strike; noun, a variety of foods presented at a restaurant) 6. Mute (verb, to make silent), mute (noun, a device inserted into a musical instrument to change its tone) and mute (adjective, to be silent) 7. Sow (verb, to plant or scatter seed) sow (noun, a female pig) 8. Attribute (noun, a characteristic of quality; verb, to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place, or thing) 9. Second (noun, unit of time); second (adjective, following first) 10. Page (noun, leaf from a book); page (verb, to summon by name) 11. Desert (noun, a hot, arid region); Desert (Verb, to leave or abandon) 12. Fish (noun, an aquatic critter or critters); fish (verb, to try to catch the same) 13. Refuse (noun, garbage; verb, to deny) **What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell A mordant history of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9155 "2022-05-03T18:26:48Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris A collection of his funny, offbeat journal entries (the title is taken from a line on the menu of an Indian restaurant in London). Vowell and Sedaris are friends, as it happens. And anyone posting this round might enjoy this thread: [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2022-edition/963718) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9156 "2022-05-03T18:33:03Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron I saw Richie in concert a couple weeks ago and bought his book there. He was very gracious with his fans and signed the book and posed for a pic with me. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9157 "2022-05-03T19:35:21Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell Someone on Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread said they didn’t finish it because of the purple prose, but I thought it was excellent (I’m rereading it at leisure after racing through) and well deserving of the multiple awards it received. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9158 "2022-05-03T19:53:22Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > 1. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell > > Someone on Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread said they didn’t finish it because of the purple prose, That was me! 😆 Yeah, it was too purple for my taste but I’m glad you enjoyed it. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9159 "2022-05-03T21:30:44Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi One of the books in his _Old Man’s War_ series, told from the perspective of a teenage girl on a human planetary colony trying to hide from hostile aliens. Good stuff. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9160 "2022-05-03T21:51:52Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short A drugstore paperback Western that I got in a box of books years ago and only now, am getting around to reading. I always liked Westerns, and this one is good so far: saloon brawls, women of questionable virtue, a corrupt sheriff, and there will undoubtedly be a gunfight before the end. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9161 "2022-05-03T21:58:34Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short 7. _Smoke_ by Donald E. Westlake A comic novel about a small-time burglar who is accidentally turned invisible by a pair of less-than-ethical medical researchers. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9162 "2022-05-04T00:07:41Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short 7. _Smoke_ by Donald E. Westlake 8. _Ocean Prey_ by John Sandford ---
**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:** [May 4, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9163 "2022-05-04T06:26:10Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short 7. _Smoke_ by Donald E. Westlake 8. _Ocean Prey_ by John Sandford 9. _From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death_ by Caitlin Doughty “Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarks on a global expedition to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Zoroastrian sky burials to wish-granting Bolivian skulls, she investigates the world’s funerary customs and expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with dignity.” And @DZedNConfused thanks for dropping in! Yes, I can understand why some might find _Hamnet_ “too purple”, but I love purple and fuschia, in clothes and sometimes in prose. There’s no accounting for tastes; for example, Sally Rooney has a huge following but she’s just not for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=457) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=459)