# 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:** 1059
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21164 "2013-11-28T14:36:39Z")
13 Reasons To Be Thankful astorian Is Here 1. He makes Texas look good. 2. He’s just super dreamy! _sigh_ 3. Delightful Tolkienesque username 4. He provides yin to Der Trihs’ yang 5. He never takes the last donut 6. He knows where Wimberley is 7. His username reminds me of the great “battle of the bitches” that led to the building of the Waldorf-Astoria. 8. In Canadian his name means “(fucking)“A” story, eh?” 9. His presence turns any party from “so-so” to “A+” 10. He brought the cheese dip. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21165 "2013-11-28T17:18:04Z")
13 Reasons To Be Thankful astorian Is Here 1. He makes Texas look good. 2. He’s just super dreamy! _sigh_ 3. Delightful Tolkienesque username 4. He provides yin to Der Trihs’ yang 5. He never takes the last donut 6. He knows where Wimberley is 7. His username reminds me of the great “battle of the bitches” that led to the building of the Waldorf-Astoria. 8. In Canadian his name means “(fucking)“A” story, eh?” 9. His presence turns any party from “so-so” to “A+” 10. He brought the cheese dip. 11. Without him, the world would long ago have been overrun by Drake’s Ring Dings and White Castle belly bombers. ---
**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 28, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21166 "2013-11-28T17:32:15Z")
13 Reasons To Be Thankful astorian Is Here 1. He makes Texas look good. 2. He’s just super dreamy! _sigh_ 3. Delightful Tolkienesque username 4. He provides yin to Der Trihs’ yang 5. He never takes the last donut 6. He knows where Wimberley is 7. His username reminds me of the great “battle of the bitches” that led to the building of the Waldorf-Astoria. 8. In Canadian his name means “(fucking)“A” story, eh?” 9. His presence turns any party from “so-so” to “A+” 10. He brought the cheese dip. 11. Without him, the world would long ago have been overrun by Drake’s Ring Dings and White Castle belly bombers. 12. He carries the burden in posting to this thread, even when… no, _especially if_ the topic is about himself. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21167 "2013-11-29T04:37:24Z")
13 Reasons To Be Thankful astorian Is Here 1. He makes Texas look good. 2. He’s just super dreamy! _sigh_ 3. Delightful Tolkienesque username 4. He provides yin to Der Trihs’ yang 5. He never takes the last donut 6. He knows where Wimberley is 7. His username reminds me of the great “battle of the bitches” that led to the building of the Waldorf-Astoria. 8. In Canadian his name means “(fucking)“A” story, eh?” 9. His presence turns any party from “so-so” to “A+” 10. He brought the cheese dip. 11. Without him, the world would long ago have been overrun by Drake’s Ring Dings and White Castle belly bombers. 12. He carries the burden in posting to this thread, even when… no, _especially if_ the topic is about himself. 13. Because unlike other members of Justin Bieber’s entourage, astorian can be heard trying to talk him out of peeing in that bucket. Next up: Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower ---
**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 29, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21168 "2013-11-29T04:44:20Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21169 "2013-11-29T04:50:48Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald ---
**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:** [November 29, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21170 "2013-11-29T05:02:32Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. [SS Sultana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Sultana) - No exact death toll is known. Estimates range from 1,300 to 1,900. This disaster is usually cited by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as a case study in why strict boiler pressure vessel codes are required. ---
**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 29, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21171 "2013-11-29T05:18:04Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savannah World’s first nuclear-powered cargo/passenger ship: [NS Savannah - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21172 "2013-11-29T07:19:51Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic Owned by a British company, but still significant in U.S. history. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21173 "2013-11-29T07:24:59Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic 7. USS Potomac (AG-25) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21174 "2013-11-29T07:33:43Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic 7. USS Potomac (AG-25) 8. White Lion English privateer that brought the first proven cargo of African slaves to Virginia (1619). ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21175 "2013-11-29T14:26:38Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic 7. USS Potomac (AG-25) 8. White Lion 9. Oriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez Also formerly known as Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, and Dong Fang Ocean ---
**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 29, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21176 "2013-11-29T14:45:19Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic 7. USS Potomac (AG-25) 8. White Lion 9. Oriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez 10. [Columbia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Rediviva) First American ship to sail around the world ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21177 "2013-11-29T14:55:53Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic 7. USS Potomac (AG-25) 8. White Lion 9. Oriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez 10. Columbia 11. The Paul Jones The steamboat upon which Mark Twain learned the Mississippi and the steamboat trade under the direction of Horace Bixby. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21178 "2013-11-29T14:58:25Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic 7. USS Potomac (AG-25) 8. White Lion 9. Oriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez 10. [Columbia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Rediviva) 11. The Paul Jones 12. Oracle Team USA 17 Miraculous comeback to beat the Kiwis for 2013’s 34th America’s Cup! ---
**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 29, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21179 "2013-11-29T15:31:43Z")
Famous non-military ships in U.S. History 1. The Mayflower 2. The General Slocum 3. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 4. SS Sultana 5. NS Savanna 6. Titanic 7. USS Potomac (AG-25) 8. White Lion 9. Oriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez 10. Columbia 11. The Paul Jones 12. Oracle Team USA 17 13. The Santa Maria New Topic: Cities with two or more words in their name, the name beginning with “L” 1. Little Rock ---
**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 29, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21180 "2013-11-29T15:46:44Z")
New Topic: Cities with two or more words in their name, the name beginning with “L” 1. Little Rock 2. Las Vegas ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21181 "2013-11-29T15:52:40Z")
Cities with two or more words in their name, the name beginning with “L” 1. Little Rock 2. Las Vegas 3. Lake City (Florida or Tennessee) ---
**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 29, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21182 "2013-11-29T15:54:14Z")
Cities with two or more words in their name, the name beginning with “L” 1. Little Rock 2. Las Vegas 3. Lake City (Florida or Tennessee) 4. Los Angeles ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21183 "2013-11-29T15:54:19Z")
Cities with two or more words in their name, the name beginning with “L” 1. Little Rock 2. Las Vegas 3. Lake City (Florida or Tennessee) 4. Los Angeles 5. Little Compton (RI) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1058) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1060)