# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1063

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**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:** [December 4, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21244 "2013-12-04T03:56:04Z")

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13 Black Friday Deals Good Enough to Entice You to Go Shopping

1. Canon EOS-1D X SLR Camera for $500 (normally over $6,000)
2. Gulfstream G550 for $27.48 (normally $53m+)
3. An extra 10% off at my favorite bookstore. (Okay, not thrilling, but I want to move this category along, and the offer did work.)
4. “I’ll blow you if you come shopping with me.”
5. “No lines, no crowds, ample parking, everything 50% off. Guaranteed!”
6. “Here’s a squad of Marines to escort you into the mall, then up to the front of every line, and finally back out of the mall. Put your shoes on, would ya?”
7. " ‘Asian’ massages by buxom Swedish models, only $9.99!"
8. Brooklyn Bridge, $2000 ("…but you look like a nice guy, so I’ll sell it to you for, uh, $1500! Quick, before I change my mind!")
9. “No, sir, you don’t want THAT Tardis, take this one. The chameleon circuits’ a bit wonky, but it’s free for the taking.”
10. Free Beer!
11. Two extra days of Thanksgiving vacation.
12. “We’ll even provide a limo, personal shopper, and someone to carry all the packages”
13. “If you finish this category, you can start the next one at no extra charge.”

Next category:

Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21245 "2013-12-04T07:04:48Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Herby refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”

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**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:** [December 4, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21246 "2013-12-04T12:43:14Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Herby refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”

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**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:** [December 4, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21247 "2013-12-04T13:27:35Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Herby refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”

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**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:** [December 4, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21248 "2013-12-04T15:13:54Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”

Name corrected in #2: [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV Movie 1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058536/?ref_=nv_sr_1)

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**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:** [December 4, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21249 "2013-12-04T15:19:30Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21250 "2013-12-04T15:37:33Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21251 "2013-12-04T15:41:06Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”
8. “How’s that drone thingy working out for Amazon? I really hate flying in snow.”

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**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:** [December 4, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21252 "2013-12-04T15:44:54Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”
8. “Canada’s About to [Claim the North Pole](http://gizmodo.com/canadas-getting-ready-to-claim-the-north-pole-as-its-o-1475643608) as Its Own.”

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21253 "2013-12-04T15:49:13Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”
8. “How’s that drone thingy working out for Amazon? I really hate flying in snow.”
9. “Canada’s About to [Claim the North Pole](http://gizmodo.com/canadas-getting-ready-to-claim-the-north-pole-as-its-o-1475643608) as Its Own.”

just deninjafying – I seem to have to do that a lot

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21254 "2013-12-05T04:50:20Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”
8. “How’s that drone thingy working out for Amazon? I really hate flying in snow.”
9. “Canada’s About to [Claim the North Pole](http://gizmodo.com/canadas-getting-ready-to-claim-the-north-pole-as-its-o-1475643608) as Its Own.”
10. “Clarisse is pregnant? Rudolph has been out of town for a year. Whose is it?”

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21255 "2013-12-05T04:55:39Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”
8. “How’s that drone thingy working out for Amazon? I really hate flying in snow.”
9. “Canada’s About to Claim the North Pole as Its Own.”
10. “Clarisse is pregnant? Rudolph has been out of town for a year. Whose is it?”
11. “Have you seen the latest costume proposals for the Big Guy? Lemme tell ya, Santa and spandex don’t mix.”

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21256 "2013-12-05T12:49:05Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”
8. “How’s that drone thingy working out for Amazon? I really hate flying in snow.”
9. “Canada’s About to Claim the North Pole as Its Own.”
10. “Clarisse is pregnant? Rudolph has been out of town for a year. Whose is it?”
11. “Have you seen the latest costume proposals for the Big Guy? Lemme tell ya, Santa and spandex don’t mix.”
12. Nothing, there’s no one there to hear.

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21257 "2013-12-05T13:08:43Z")

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Overheard at the North Pole recently

1. “The Kardashians? All naughty. Yup. Every one.”
2. “Hermey refuses to take any dental insurance found on healthcare dot gov.”
3. “Damn, it’s cold.”
4. “Rudolph’s nose is red because he’s an alcoholic.”
5. “Our most recent study shows that elf productivity drops 23.3% when we play ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ over the workshop PA system.”
6. “I hear things are steaming up between Mrs. C and Heat Miser.”
7. “Mrs Claus is Pregnant?”
8. “How’s that drone thingy working out for Amazon? I really hate flying in snow.”
9. “Canada’s About to Claim the North Pole as Its Own.”
10. “Clarisse is pregnant? Rudolph has been out of town for a year. Whose is it?”
11. “Have you seen the latest costume proposals for the Big Guy? Lemme tell ya, Santa and spandex don’t mix.”
12. Nothing, there’s no one there to hear.
13. “Well, I guess Sparky812 won’t be getting anything in his stocking this year.”  
Ninja Burger has declared Dec. 5th is the Day of the Ninja!

New! 13 movies/tv shows/stories with Ninjas!

1)\* The Last Samurai \*  
Has a scene with a samurai battling a ninja.

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21258 "2013-12-05T13:18:36Z")

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13 movies/tv shows/stories with Ninjas!

1)\* The Last Samurai \*  
2) _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21259 "2013-12-05T15:01:45Z")

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13 movies/tv shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. _The Last Samurai_
2. _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_
3. _Beverly Hills Ninja_

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21260 "2013-12-05T15:03:05Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. _The Last Samurai_
2. _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_
3. _Beverly Hills Ninja_
4. _Shogun_

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21261 "2013-12-05T15:12:41Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. _You Only Live Twice_

a secret ninja commando force used by the Japanese intelligence service

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21262 "2013-12-05T15:37:09Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ _ **The Octagon** _

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21263 "2013-12-05T15:38:02Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ _ **The Octagon** _
7. 3 Ninjas

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