# 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:** 461

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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:** [May 12, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9204 "2022-05-12T15:04:47Z")

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**Famous bridges from around the world**

1. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA
2. The Mackinac Bridge
3. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
4. London Bridge
5. Bridge of Sighs, Venice
6. Jeff
7. Confederation Bridge, Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick
8. Glenfinnan Viaduct, outside Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands
9. Brooklyn Bridge, NYC
10. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
11. The Bridge at Remagen

Technically the Ludendorff Bridge: [The Bridge at Remagen - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_at_Remagen)

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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:** [May 12, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9205 "2022-05-12T16:49:28Z")

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**Famous bridges from around the world**

1. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA
2. The Mackinac Bridge
3. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
4. London Bridge
5. Bridge of Sighs, Venice
6. Jeff
7. Confederation Bridge, Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick
8. Glenfinnan Viaduct, outside Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands
9. Brooklyn Bridge, NYC
10. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
11. The Bridge at Remagen
12. The Bridge over the River Kwai

Listed as one of cinema’s 25 catchiest earworms

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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:** [May 12, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9206 "2022-05-12T18:07:27Z")

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**Famous bridges from around the world**

1. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA
2. The Mackinac Bridge
3. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
4. London Bridge
5. Bridge of Sighs, Venice
6. Jeff
7. Confederation Bridge, Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick
8. Glenfinnan Viaduct, outside Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands
9. Brooklyn Bridge, NYC
10. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
11. The Bridge at Remagen
12. The Bridge over the River Kwai
13. Contract

**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)

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**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 12, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9207 "2022-05-12T18:19:55Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound

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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:** [May 13, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9208 "2022-05-13T00:26:49Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app

Kind of slow for my preferred genre (classical), but can ID pop and rock in under a second

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**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 13, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9209 "2022-05-13T00:49:12Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://Cardgames.io)

The best card-playing app I’ve found and a really good time-waster

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**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 13, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9210 "2022-05-13T08:30:31Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://Cardgames.io)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.

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**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 13, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9211 "2022-05-13T12:43:10Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://Cardgames.io)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview

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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:** [May 13, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9212 "2022-05-13T20:21:51Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://Cardgames.io)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview
7. Libby - a free audiobook app

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**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 15, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9213 "2022-05-15T01:52:14Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://cardgames.io/)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview
7. Libby - a free audiobook app
8. Hardwood Euchre

Since my wife doesn’t want to play euchre with me, I’ll just play with myself.

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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:** [May 15, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9214 "2022-05-15T17:32:57Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://cardgames.io/)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview
7. Libby - a free audiobook app
8. Hardwood Euchre
9. Parallel Plus - Bible Study app allowing parallel translations for comparison

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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:** [May 16, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9215 "2022-05-16T01:10:33Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://cardgames.io/)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview
7. Libby - a free audiobook app
8. Hardwood Euchre
9. Parallel Plus - Bible Study app allowing parallel translations for comparison
10. Messenger Lite

I use it every day, since several people whom I need to stay in touch with use Messenger, but Lite is much faster on my phone

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**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 16, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9216 "2022-05-16T16:11:46Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://cardgames.io/)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview
7. Libby - a free audiobook app
8. Hardwood Euchre
9. Parallel Plus - Bible Study app allowing parallel translations for comparison
10. Messenger Lite
11. Strava - Tracks running, cycling, and other exercises

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**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:** [May 16, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9217 "2022-05-16T20:00:37Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://cardgames.io/)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview
7. Libby - a free audiobook app
8. Hardwood Euchre
9. Parallel Plus - Bible Study app allowing parallel translations for comparison
10. Messenger Lite
11. Strava - Tracks running, cycling, and other exercises
12. Touch Tunes – Allows me to buy credits and play music on internet-connected jukeboxes across the country _(and possibly the world)_

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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:** [May 16, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9218 "2022-05-16T23:40:51Z")

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**Favorite Apps**

1. Flipboard (news app)
2. Merlin - From the Cornell Lab can ID over 7,500 bird species by photo, description, or sound
3. Shazam - music ID app
4. [Cardgames.io](http://cardgames.io/)
5. Equibase. Gives me conditions, entries, and results from all North American horse race tracks.
6. Google maps streetview
7. Libby - a free audiobook app
8. Hardwood Euchre
9. Parallel Plus - Bible Study app allowing parallel translations for comparison
10. Messenger Lite
11. Strava - Tracks running, cycling, and other exercises
12. Touch Tunes – Allows me to buy credits and play music on internet-connected jukeboxes across the country _(and possibly the world)_
13. PlantNet - plant ID app

Places names ending in o

1. Buffalo, New York, USA

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9219 "2022-05-16T23:58:42Z")

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Places names ending in o

1. Buffalo, New York, USA
2. Idaho, USA

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9220 "2022-05-17T00:20:53Z")

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Places names ending in o

1. Buffalo, New York, USA
2. Idaho, USA
3. Reno, Nevada, USA

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**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 17, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9221 "2022-05-17T00:24:30Z")

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Places names ending in o

1. Buffalo, New York, USA
2. Idaho, USA
3. Reno, Nevada, USA
4. Toledo, Ohio, USA

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**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 17, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9222 "2022-05-17T00:25:10Z")

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Places names ending in o

1. Buffalo, New York, USA
2. Idaho, USA
3. Reno, Nevada, USA
4. Toledo, Ohio, USA
5. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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**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 17, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9223 "2022-05-17T02:35:12Z")

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Places names ending in o

1. Buffalo, New York, USA
2. Idaho, USA
3. Reno, Nevada, USA
4. Toledo, Ohio, USA
5. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6. Chicago, Illinois, USA

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