# 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:** 1076

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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 14, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21504 "2013-12-14T07:43:34Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21505 "2013-12-14T15:06:56Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)

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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 14, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21506 "2013-12-14T15:26:27Z")

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I’m surprised _A Piece of the Action_ didn’t make the TOS list.

Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Manage á Troi

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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 14, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21507 "2013-12-14T17:38:34Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21508 "2013-12-14T18:03:03Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg
8. Yesterday’s Enterprise

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**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:** [December 14, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21509 "2013-12-14T20:58:42Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg
8. Yesterday’s Enterprise
9. Best of Both Worlds (“Mr. Worf, fire.”)

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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 14, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21510 "2013-12-14T22:31:34Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg
8. Yesterday’s Enterprise
9. Best of Both Worlds (“Mr. Worf, fire.”)
10. Encounter at Farpoint

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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 15, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21511 "2013-12-15T02:30:41Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg
8. Yesterday’s Enterprise
9. Best of Both Worlds (“Mr. Worf, fire.”)
10. Encounter at Farpoint
11. The Naked Now (Yes, the one where Data boinks Tasha Yar)

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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 15, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21512 "2013-12-15T04:03:34Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg
8. Yesterday’s Enterprise
9. Best of Both Worlds (“Mr. Worf, fire.”)
10. The Naked Now (Yes, the one where Data boinks Tasha Yar)
11. All Good Things  
3 and 10 were duplicates

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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 15, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21513 "2013-12-15T13:03:13Z")

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Favorite ST:TNG episodes

1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg
8. Yesterday’s Enterprise
9. Best of Both Worlds (“Mr. Worf, fire.”)
10. The Naked Now (Yes, the one where Data boinks Tasha Yar)
11. All Good Things
12. Qpid

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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 15, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21514 "2013-12-15T14:37:06Z")

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1. Ship in a Bottle
2. Tapestry
3. Encounter at Farpoint
4. The Inner Light
5. The Child (first appearance of Guinan)
6. Ménage à Troi
7. I, Borg
8. Yesterday’s Enterprise
9. Best of Both Worlds (“Mr. Worf, fire.”)
10. The Naked Now (Yes, the one where Data boinks Tasha Yar)
11. All Good Things
12. Qpid
13. Relics

If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.

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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 15, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21515 "2013-12-15T14:40:58Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies

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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 15, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21516 "2013-12-15T14:59:27Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting

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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 15, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21517 "2013-12-15T15:14:43Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting
4. 1.618… Golden Ratios

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21518 "2013-12-15T15:17:59Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting
4. 1.618… Golden Ratios
5. 2.71828 Eagles

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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 15, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21519 "2013-12-15T15:52:04Z")

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f the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting
4. 1.618… Golden Ratios
5. 2.71828 Eagles
6. 6.666666… Geese a-Laying

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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 15, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21520 "2013-12-15T17:04:57Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting
4. 1.618… Golden Ratios
5. 2.71828 Eagles
6. 6.666666… Geese a-Laying
7. 49/7ths Swans a-Swimming

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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 15, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21521 "2013-12-15T17:20:06Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting
4. 1.618… Golden Ratios
5. 2.71828 Eagles
6. 6.666666… Geese a-Laying
7. 49/7ths Swans a-Swimming
8. 1.60669… bottles of Erdos Bor-wine

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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 15, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21522 "2013-12-15T18:36:42Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting
4. 1.618… Golden Ratios
5. 2.71828 Eagles
6. 6.666666… Geese a-Laying
7. 49/7ths Swans a-Swimming
8. 1.60669… bottles of Erdos Bor-wine
9. **i** … imaginary friends

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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 15, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21523 "2013-12-15T21:14:12Z")

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If the 12 Days of Christmas were the 12 fractional (or irrational) days of Christmas what the True Love might give:

1. 3.14159… Pies to Eat.
2. 1.4142… square root of two cookies
3. SqRt(-1) … the diamond ring she’s expecting
4. 1.618… Golden Ratios
5. 2.71828 Eagles
6. 6.666666… Geese a-Laying
7. 49/7ths Swans a-Swimming
8. 1.60669… bottles of Erdos Bor-wine
9. i… imaginary friends
10. splunge… Lords a-Leaping

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