# 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:** 500
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9984 "2022-08-12T13:46:59Z")
**Distinct sounding noises** 1. Fan belt slipping 2. The whine of a mosquito 3. The two-tone chime on our air fryer 4. Turn signal clicking 5. Basketball shoes squeaking on a gym floor 6. Popcorn popping 7. My dog scratching for fleas 8. Striking a bell 9. A UH-1 Huey flying overhead 10. The call of a whip-poor-will ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9985 "2022-08-12T14:39:14Z")
**Distinct sounding noises** 1. Fan belt slipping 2. The whine of a mosquito 3. The two-tone chime on our air fryer 4. Turn signal clicking 5. Basketball shoes squeaking on a gym floor 6. Popcorn popping 7. My dog scratching for fleas 8. Striking a bell 9. A UH-1 Huey flying overhead 10. The call of a whip-poor-will 11. Microphone feedback ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9986 "2022-08-12T17:01:02Z")
**Distinct-sounding noises** 1. Fan belt slipping 2. The whine of a mosquito 3. The two-tone chime on our air fryer 4. Turn signal clicking 5. Basketball shoes squeaking on a gym floor 6. Popcorn popping 7. My dog scratching for fleas 8. Striking a bell 9. A UH-1 Huey flying overhead 10. The call of a whip-poor-will 11. Microphone feedback 12. My wife’s giggles Married 32 years ago yesterday! ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9987 "2022-08-21T19:32:53Z")
**Distinct-sounding noises** 1. Fan belt slipping 2. The whine of a mosquito 3. The two-tone chime on our air fryer 4. Turn signal clicking 5. Basketball shoes squeaking on a gym floor 6. Popcorn popping 7. My dog scratching for fleas 8. Striking a bell 9. A UH-1 Huey flying overhead 10. The call of a whip-poor-will 11. Microphone feedback 12. My wife’s giggles 13. Crickets Pass ---
**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:** [August 21, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9988 "2022-08-21T19:41:02Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9989 "2022-08-21T19:46:33Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics ---
**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:** [August 21, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9990 "2022-08-21T19:49:35Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals ---
**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:** [August 21, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9991 "2022-08-21T19:51:26Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9992 "2022-08-21T21:49:56Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9993 "2022-08-21T22:51:27Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies ---
**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:** [August 21, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9994 "2022-08-21T23:41:50Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies 7. Seattle Mariners ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9995 "2022-08-22T00:41:39Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies 7. Seattle Mariners 8. San Diego Padres The one MLB team with no English words in its 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:** [August 22, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9996 "2022-08-22T02:41:11Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies 7. Seattle Mariners 8. San Diego Padres 9. Louisville Colonels defunct as of 1899 ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9997 "2022-08-22T11:37:20Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies 7. Seattle Mariners 8. San Diego Padres 9. Louisville Colonels 10. Houston Colt .45s They became the Astros when they moved into the Dome in 1965. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9998 "2022-08-22T12:03:48Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies 7. Seattle Mariners 8. San Diego Padres 9. Louisville Colonels 10. Houston Colt .45s 11. Chicago Cubs ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9999 "2022-08-22T14:40:47Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies 7. Seattle Mariners 8. San Diego Padres 9. Louisville Colonels 10. Houston Colt .45s 11. Chicago Cubs 12. Washington Senators ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/10000 "2022-08-22T14:51:04Z")
**Major League Baseball Teams** 1. New York Yankees 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St. Louis Cardinals 5. San Francisco Giants 6. Philadelphia Phillies 7. Seattle Mariners 8. San Diego Padres 9. Louisville Colonels 10. Houston Colt .45s 11. Chicago Cubs 12. Washington Senators 13. Cleveland Guardians Still searching for a nickname. “The Guards” just doesn’t do it for me. I like “the G-Men,” but not a lot. Next up: **Pro Football Teams** 1. Cleveland Browns ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/10001 "2022-08-22T14:51:58Z")
**Pro Football Teams** 1. Cleveland Browns 2. Detroit Lions ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/10002 "2022-08-22T14:55:44Z")
**Pro Football Teams** 1. Cleveland Browns 2. Detroit Lions 3. Buffalo Bills They are based in New York, unlike 2 other teams with NY in their name that are actually based in New Jersey ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/10003 "2022-08-22T15:39:29Z")
**Pro Football Teams** 1. Cleveland Browns 2. Detroit Lions 3. Buffalo Bills 4. Kansas City Chiefs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=499) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=501)