# 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:** 47
**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 5, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/921 "2020-03-05T03:32:46Z")
In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” 7. Spud Gun 8. Dan Quayle, “potatoe” 9. I sat potayto, you say potahto 10. Prince Edward Island’s land area is 0.1% of Canada’s total area, but it produces 24% of Canada’s potatoes. 11. Don’t eat sprouted eyes, lest you get solanine poisoning ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/922 "2020-03-05T03:47:59Z")
In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” 7. Spud Gun 8. Dan Quayle, “potatoe” 9. I sat potayto, you say potahto 10. Prince Edward Island’s land area is 0.1% of Canada’s total area, but it produces 24% of Canada’s potatoes. 11. Don’t eat sprouted eyes, lest you get solanine poisoning 12. Poutine ---
**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 5, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/923 "2020-03-05T05:45:26Z")
In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” 7. Spud Gun 8. Dan Quayle, “potatoe” 9. I sat potayto, you say potahto 10. Prince Edward Island’s land area is 0.1% of Canada’s total area, but it produces 24% of Canada’s potatoes. 11. Don’t eat sprouted eyes, lest you get solanine poisoning 12. Poutine 13. Vodka I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/924 "2020-03-05T07:28:53Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) ---
**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 5, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/925 "2020-03-05T08:20:14Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever ---
**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 5, 2020, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/926 "2020-03-05T08:32:29Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie ---
**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 5, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/927 "2020-03-05T12:29:47Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears ---
**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 5, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/928 "2020-03-05T12:45:02Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/929 "2020-03-05T13:09:38Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/930 "2020-03-05T13:09:19Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Toby (cat) – after Toby Zeigler from The West Wing ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/931 "2020-03-05T13:32:46Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. 7. Mama Cat > [@Bullitt](#): > > 1. Sam. Samantha. Cat. I also had a cat named Samantha ---
**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:** [March 5, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/932 "2020-03-05T13:39:29Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. 7. Mama Cat 8. Shamrock - dog, we called her Shammy Sham Shamarino Shamarooski Shamalamading dong for short ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/933 "2020-03-05T13:47:28Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. 7. Mama Cat 8. Shamrock - dog, we called her Shammy Sham Shamarino Shamarooski Shamalamading dong for short 9. Fluffy and Furry — cats. We were kids. ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/934 "2020-03-05T13:47:45Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. 7. Mama Cat 8. Shamrock - dog, we called her Shammy Sham Shamarino Shamarooski Shamalamading dong for short 9. Fluffy and Furry — cats. We were kids. 10. Vienna - cat, in memory of my trip there to see the 2004 Transit of Venus ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/935 "2020-03-05T13:51:12Z")
Thank you for fixing, **panache45**. What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. 7. Mama Cat 8. Shamrock - dog, we called her Shammy Sham Shamarino Shamarooski Shamalamading dong for short 9. Fluffy and Furry — cats. We were kids. 10. Vienna - cat, in memory of my trip there to see the 2004 Transit of Venus 11. Hobbes — cat. My daughter’s cat. ---
**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 5, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/936 "2020-03-05T14:28:51Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. 7. Mama Cat 8. Shamrock - dog, we called her Shammy Sham Shamarino Shamarooski Shamalamading dong for short 9. Fluffy and Furry — cats. We were kids. 10. Vienna - cat, in memory of my trip there to see the 2004 Transit of Venus 11. Hobbes — cat. My daughter’s cat. 12. Dewey - our yellow Lab Dumb as a box of rocks but very sweet. ---
**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 5, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/937 "2020-03-05T14:30:27Z")
What have you named your cats or dogs? 1. Fiona (cat) 2. Dusty Rose — dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3. Barney - a mutt who was sort of a sheltie 4. Eeyore - a cat with big ears 5. Dinah (cat) 6. Sam. Samantha. Cat. 7. Mama Cat 8. Shamrock - dog, we called her Shammy Sham Shamarino Shamarooski Shamalamading dong for short 9. Fluffy and Furry — cats. We were kids. 10. Vienna - cat, in memory of my trip there to see the 2004 Transit of Venus 11. Hobbes — cat. My daughter’s cat. 12. Dewey - our yellow Lab 13. Puppy-Cat - A lilac Siamese raised by a mother dog. Thought he was a dog. Next up: Signs of Spring 1. First Robin ---
**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 5, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/938 "2020-03-05T14:47:23Z")
Signs of Spring 1. First Robin 2. White blossoms on the dogwood trees ---
**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 5, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/939 "2020-03-05T15:02:07Z")
Signs of Spring 1. First Robin 2. White blossoms on the dogwood trees 3. Crocuses ---
**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 5, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/940 "2020-03-05T15:23:35Z")
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