# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1037
**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:** [November 5, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20724 "2013-11-05T15:17:37Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. > > 1. Guy Fawkes Day > 2. Independence Day (U.S.) > 3. Groundhog Day > > I’m assuming we’re talking about holiday observances as opposed to public holidays? Yes. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20725 "2013-11-05T15:22:39Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus Originated on a TV show, _Seinfeld_: [Festivus - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20726 "2013-11-05T22:58:25Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day Began in 2002 when seven people decided to ride the NYC subway without wearing pants. By 2013, the event had spread to sixty cities. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20727 "2013-11-06T01:36:56Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20728 "2013-11-06T02:10:31Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day 7. St. Urho’s Day Celebrated on March 16th, St. Urho’s the one who chased all the grasshoppers out of Finland’s vineyards. The holiday originated in Minnesota in the late 20th Century. It is celebrated mainly with lots of drinking. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20729 "2013-11-06T03:48:37Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day 7. St. Urho’s Day 8. Kwanzaa The Perfect Master speaks: [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2376/why-arent-green-or-blue-naturally-occurring-human-hair-colors](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2376/why-arent-green-or-blue-naturally-occurring-human-hair-colors) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20730 "2013-11-06T04:34:39Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day 7. St. Urho’s Day 8. Kwanzaa 9. Scotchtoberfest Started out as a throwaway joke on _The Simpsons_. Not actually being celebrated in some places (okay, mainly bars and liquor stores) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20731 "2013-11-06T13:32:54Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day 7. St. Urho’s Day 8. Kwanzaa 9. Scotchtoberfest 10. Whacking Day Another fake holiday from **The Simpsons** , in which Springfieldians hit snakes with clubs until Lisa and Bart reveal that it was originally a holiday on which people bashed Irish immigrants. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20732 "2013-11-06T14:08:13Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day 7. St. Urho’s Day 8. Kwanzaa 9. Scotchtoberfest 10. Whacking Day 11. [Weasel Stomping Day](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k76IGLi6jWI) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20733 "2013-11-06T14:27:07Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day 7. St. Urho’s Day 8. Kwanzaa 9. Scotchtoberfest 10. Whacking Day 11. Weasel Stomping Day 12. Sadie Hawkins Day from the comic strip _Li’l Abner_ ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20734 "2013-11-06T17:14:57Z")
A Penny for the Old Guy! 13 Holidays with unusual origins. 1. Guy Fawkes Day 2. Independence Day (U.S.) 3. Groundhog Day 4. Festivus 5. No Pants Day 6. Talk Like A Pirate Day 7. St. Urho’s Day 8. Kwanzaa 9. Scotchtoberfest 10. Whacking Day 11. Weasel Stomping Day 12. Sadie Hawkins Day 13. National Weed Day (4/20) > **['Happy 420'? How Did Marijuana Holiday Get its Name?](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/420-meaning-marijuana-holiday/story?id=10424976)** > > Today, 4/20, is the counterculture holiday unofficially known as National Weed Day. But nobody can say how this day, promoting the legalization of marijuana, actually got its name. New Topic - Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20735 "2013-11-06T18:04:16Z")
New Topic - Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) Apologies to all… could…not… resist… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20736 "2013-11-06T18:51:16Z")
New Topic - Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20737 "2013-11-06T19:11:09Z")
New Topic - Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) 4. [The Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)](http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/sept09/hubble_sm/hubble_newold01.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20738 "2013-11-06T19:13:21Z")
New Topic - Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) 4. [Saturn’s polar aurora](http://www.windows2universe.org/saturn/magnetosphere/saturn_aurora_hubble_28_jan_2004_med.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20739 "2013-11-06T20:00:25Z")
New Topic - Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) 4. [The Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)](http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/sept09/hubble_sm/hubble_newold01.jpg) 5. [Saturn’s polar aurora](http://www.windows2universe.org/saturn/magnetosphere/saturn_aurora_hubble_28_jan_2004_med.jpg) (Fixed) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20740 "2013-11-06T20:47:50Z")
Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) 4. [The Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)](http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/sept09/hubble_sm/hubble_newold01.jpg) 5. [Saturn’s polar aurora](http://www.windows2universe.org/saturn/magnetosphere/saturn_aurora_hubble_28_jan_2004_med.jpg) 6. [V838 Monocerotis](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star/pr2004010f/large_web/) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20741 "2013-11-06T21:23:28Z")
Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) 4. [The Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)](http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/sept09/hubble_sm/hubble_newold01.jpg) 5. [Saturn’s polar aurora](http://www.windows2universe.org/saturn/magnetosphere/saturn_aurora_hubble_28_jan_2004_med.jpg) 6. [V838 Monocerotis](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star/pr2004010f/large_web/) 7. [Carina Nebula](http://spaceinimages.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2010/04/hubble_captures_spectacular_landscape_in_the_carina_nebula/9994172-2-eng-GB/Hubble_captures_spectacular_landscape_in_the_Carina_Nebula.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 6, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20742 "2013-11-06T21:23:34Z")
Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) 4. [The Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)](http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/sept09/hubble_sm/hubble_newold01.jpg) 5. [Saturn’s polar aurora](http://www.windows2universe.org/saturn/magnetosphere/saturn_aurora_hubble_28_jan_2004_med.jpg) 6. [V838 Monocerotis](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star/pr2004010f/large_web/) 7. [Spiral Galaxy M100](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/the_universe/pr1994002c/) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20743 "2013-11-06T21:50:15Z")
Gorgeous Hubble Pics ([hubblesite.org/gallery/album](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album)) 1. [Sombrero Galaxy](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/) 2. [Rings around Uranus](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2004-05-a-full_jpg.jpg) 3. [Cat’s Eye Nebula](http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1995-01-a-full_jpg.jpg) 4. [The Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)](http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/sept09/hubble_sm/hubble_newold01.jpg) 5. [Saturn’s polar aurora](http://www.windows2universe.org/saturn/magnetosphere/saturn_aurora_hubble_28_jan_2004_med.jpg) 6. [V838 Monocerotis](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star/pr2004010f/large_web/) 7. [Carina Nebula](http://spaceinimages.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2010/04/hubble_captures_spectacular_landscape_in_the_carina_nebula/9994172-2-eng-GB/Hubble_captures_spectacular_landscape_in_the_Carina_Nebula.jpg) 8. [Spiral Galaxy M100](http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/the_universe/pr1994002c/) just de-ninja-fying [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1036) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1038)