# 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:** 85
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1681 "2020-04-14T00:28:08Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1682 "2020-04-14T00:33:48Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1683 "2020-04-14T00:38:06Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band 8. April Fool’s Day!!! ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1684 "2020-04-14T00:46:53Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band 8. April Fool’s Day!!! 9. “When that Aprille with his shoures soote”, first line of Chaucer’s _Canterbury Tales_ ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1685 "2020-04-14T00:59:05Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band 8. April Fool’s Day!!! 9. “When that Aprille with his shoures soote”, first line of Chaucer’s _Canterbury Tales_ 10. April O’Neil Adult film star. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1686 "2020-04-14T01:09:38Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band 8. April Fool’s Day!!! 9. “When that Aprille with his shoures soote”, first line of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales 10. “April in Paris”, Hit song in 1932 and filn in 1952. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1687 "2020-04-14T01:54:26Z")
Fixing… and playing… April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band 8. April Fool’s Day!!! 9. “When that Aprille with his shoures soote”, first line of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales 10. April O’Neil 11. “April in Paris”, Hit song in 1932 and filn in 1952. 12. APRIL (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1688 "2020-04-14T01:55:53Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band 8. April Fool’s Day!!! 9. “When that Aprille with his shoures soote”, first line of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales 10. April O’Neil 11. “April in Paris”, Hit song in 1932 and filn in 1952. 12. APRIL (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings) 13. April, Come She Will - Simon and Garfunkel song Can’t think of anything, so pass ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1689 "2020-04-14T01:57:09Z")
Hey **Infovore** , #13 is the same as #2. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1690 "2020-04-14T01:59:27Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Hey **Infovore** , #13 is the same as #2. Oh! You’re right. And while we’re at it, #4 and #10 are the same too. So I think we’re on #12. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1691 "2020-04-14T01:59:48Z")
April, April – Anything April 1. April 15, Tax Day 2. April Come She Will - song by Simon and Garfunkel 3. April 4, 1968. Assassination of MLK 4. April O’Neil, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. MLB Baseball Opening Day 6. “April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing /Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.” - The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot 7. April Wine - rock band 8. April Fool’s Day!!! 9. “When that Aprille with his shoures soote”, first line of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales 10. April O’Neil, adult film star 11. “April in Paris”, Hit song in 1932 and filn in 1952. 12. APRIL (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings) 13. April showers bring May flowers MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1692 "2020-04-14T03:48:46Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1693 "2020-04-14T04:00:59Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1694 "2020-04-14T05:03:59Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series 4. September 17, Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays hits for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles, 17 years after his father Craig Biggio hits it for the Houston Astros ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1695 "2020-04-14T06:30:39Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series 4. September 17, Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays hits for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles, 17 years after his father Craig Biggio hits it for the Houston Astros 5. Opening Day. I’ve done Opening Day every year since 1996. Without a miss. Until COVID-19. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1696 "2020-04-14T06:47:47Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series 4. September 17, Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays hits for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles, 17 years after his father Craig Biggio hits it for the Houston Astros 5. Opening Day. I’ve done Opening Day every year since 1996. Without a miss. Until COVID-19. 6. April 15. Jackie Robinson Day. The day when every player on every team in both leagues wears number 42, to commemorate Jackie Robinson. I always watch my Blue Jays on TV on April 15, but I can’t this year. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1697 "2020-04-14T07:15:09Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series 4. September 17, Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays hits for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles, 17 years after his father Craig Biggio hits it for the Houston Astros 5. Opening Day. I’ve done Opening Day every year since 1996. Without a miss. Until COVID-19. 6. April 15. Jackie Robinson Day. The day when every player on every team in both leagues wears number 42, to commemorate Jackie Robinson. I always watch my Blue Jays on TV on April 15, but I can’t this year. 7. September 29, 2019: SF Giants Fan Appreciation Day, and I was there, at Pac Bell Park (or SBC Global Park, or AT&T Park, or Oracle Park, whatever its name is) ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1698 "2020-04-14T19:37:48Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series 4. September 17, Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays hits for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles, 17 years after his father Craig Biggio hits it for the Houston Astros 5. Opening Day. I’ve done Opening Day every year since 1996. Without a miss. Until COVID-19. 6. April 15. Jackie Robinson Day. The day when every player on every team in both leagues wears number 42, to commemorate Jackie Robinson. I always watch my Blue Jays on TV on April 15, but I can’t this year. 7. September 29, 2019: SF Giants Fan Appreciation Day, and I was there, at Pac Bell Park (or SBC Global Park, or AT&T Park, or Oracle Park, whatever its name is 8. September 5, Kyle Schwarber hits a grand slam in the 6th inning and the Cubs beat the Brewers 10 - 5. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1699 "2020-04-14T19:53:08Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series 4. September 17, Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays hits for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles, 17 years after his father Craig Biggio hits it for the Houston Astros 5. Opening Day. I’ve done Opening Day every year since 1996. Without a miss. Until COVID-19. 6. April 15. Jackie Robinson Day. The day when every player on every team in both leagues wears number 42, to commemorate Jackie Robinson. I always watch my Blue Jays on TV on April 15, but I can’t this year. 7. September 29, 2019: SF Giants Fan Appreciation Day, and I was there, at Pac Bell Park (or SBC Global Park, or AT&T Park, or Oracle Park, whatever its name is 8. September 5, Kyle Schwarber hits a grand slam in the 6th inning and the Cubs beat the Brewers 10 - 5. 9. National League Wild Card game. Juan Soto singles to right field for the Nationals, and Brewers outfielder Trent Grisham misplays the ball. Three runs score for Washington, and Soto deliberately gets caught in a rundown between second and third to bait the Brewers into tagging him out, giving Anthony Rendon the opportunity to score the winning run. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1700 "2020-04-14T22:04:32Z")
MASN is broadcasting every Washington Nationals playoff win this month. List your favorite moments of the 2019 baseball season, for any team 1. September 3: The Nationals come back from down 10-4 in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 11-10 2. Chapman grins as Altuve steals sign, hits walkoff pennant winner. 3. Howie Kendrick clangs the go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) home run off the right-field foul pole for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series 4. September 17, Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays hits for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles, 17 years after his father Craig Biggio hits it for the Houston Astros 5. Opening Day. I’ve done Opening Day every year since 1996. Without a miss. Until COVID-19. 6. April 15. Jackie Robinson Day. The day when every player on every team in both leagues wears number 42, to commemorate Jackie Robinson. I always watch my Blue Jays on TV on April 15, but I can’t this year. 7. September 29, 2019: SF Giants Fan Appreciation Day, and I was there, at Pac Bell Park (or SBC Global Park, or AT&T Park, or Oracle Park, whatever its name is 8. September 5, Kyle Schwarber hits a grand slam in the 6th inning and the Cubs beat the Brewers 10 - 5. 9. National League Wild Card game. Juan Soto singles to right field for the Nationals, and Brewers outfielder Trent Grisham misplays the ball. Three runs score for Washington, and Soto deliberately gets caught in a rundown between second and third to bait the Brewers into tagging him out, giving Anthony Rendon the opportunity to score the winning run. 10. Sept. 28, Pete Alonso of the NY Mets hits his 53rd home run of the season, setting a new record for the most home runs by a rookie in MLB history. He also led all of Major League Baseball for HRs in the 2019 season (Let’s go Mets, but one of the few bright spots in a dull Mets season) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=86)