# 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:** 50
**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 6, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/981 "2020-03-06T18:12:38Z")
Weird ways to avoid the Corona virus 1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/982 "2020-03-06T18:26:35Z")
Weird ways to avoid the Corona virus 1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything 7. Drink shots of Clorox bleach with dinner ---
**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 6, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/983 "2020-03-06T19:03:55Z")
Weird ways to avoid the Corona virus 1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything 7. Drink shots of Clorox bleach with dinner 8. Make masks out of everyday objects [Max Siedentopf presents alternative coronavirus masks](https://www.dezeen.com/2020/02/17/alternative-coronavirus-masks-max-siedentopf/) ---
**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 6, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/984 "2020-03-06T19:43:22Z")
Weird ways to avoid the Corona virus 1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything 7. Drink shots of Clorox bleach with dinner 8. Make masks out of everyday objects 9. Become Bubble Boy ---
**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 6, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/985 "2020-03-06T20:21:47Z")
Weird ways to avoid the Corona virus 1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything 7. Drink shots of Clorox bleach with dinner 8. Make masks out of everyday objects 9. Become Bubble Boy 10. Self-quarantine in a hotel room for 2 weeks, like my brother who returned from a S Korea business trip. His self-quarantine ends on Saturday. ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/986 "2020-03-06T21:14:07Z")
Weird ways to avoid the Corona virus 1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything 7. Drink shots of Clorox bleach with dinner 8. Make masks out of everyday objects 9. Become Bubble Boy 10. Self-quarantine in a hotel room for 2 weeks, like my brother who returned from a S Korea business trip. His self-quarantine ends on Saturday. 11. Eat more Twinkies and Ding Dongs [This one is true.](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak-may-have-unleashed-panic-buying-of-hostess-twinkies-and-ding-dongs-210034011.html) ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/987 "2020-03-06T21:26:07Z")
1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything 7. Drink shots of Clorox bleach with dinner 8. Make masks out of everyday objects 9. Become Bubble Boy 10. Self-quarantine in a hotel room for 2 weeks, like my brother who returned from a S Korea business trip. His self-quarantine ends on Saturday. 11. Eat more Twinkies and Ding Dongs 12. Sign up for the first manned trip to Mars. ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/988 "2020-03-07T00:34:02Z")
1. Clear your throat every twenty seconds. 2. Carry a spray bottle of vinegar water with you and spray anyone who tries to talk to you. 3. Drink a domestic beer before and after every Corona you drink, to counteract it. 4. Hold your breath while riding the commuter train. 5. Use bleach in your neti pot. 6. Vodka on everything 7. Drink shots of Clorox bleach with dinner 8. Make masks out of everyday objects 9. Become Bubble Boy 10. Self-quarantine in a hotel room for 2 weeks, like my brother who returned from a S Korea business trip. His self-quarantine ends on Saturday. 11. Eat more Twinkies and Ding Dongs 12. Sign up for the first manned trip to Mars. 13. Eat garlic, ginger and chilli [Subscribe to read | Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/13279530-57d0-11ea-abe5-8e03987b7b20) New Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/989 "2020-03-07T00:50:41Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/990 "2020-03-07T01:12:59Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/991 "2020-03-07T03:14:00Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/992 "2020-03-07T03:58:02Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany ---
**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:** [March 7, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/993 "2020-03-07T04:05:53Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine ---
**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 7, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/994 "2020-03-07T04:11:16Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine 7. Eucalyptus ---
**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 7, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/995 "2020-03-07T04:23:22Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine 7. Eucalyptus 8. linden ---
**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 7, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/996 "2020-03-07T04:24:46Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine 7. Eucalyptus 8. linden ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/997 "2020-03-07T05:10:46Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine 7. Eucalyptus 8. linden 9. Sugar maple ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/998 "2020-03-07T05:19:37Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine 7. Eucalyptus 8. linden 9. Sugar maple 10. Japanese Maple ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/999 "2020-03-07T06:53:27Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine 7. Eucalyptus 8. linden 9. Sugar maple 10. Japanese Maple 11. Crab apple ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1000 "2020-03-07T12:29:03Z")
Trees in your neighborhood (or a former neighborhood if you prefer) 1. paper birch 2. Canary Island Pine 3. ginkgo 4. Blue Oak 5. Mahogany 6. Ponderosa Pine 7. Eucalyptus 8. linden 9. Sugar maple 10. Japanese Maple 11. Crab apple 12. Pear [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=51)