# 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:** 1102

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22024 "2014-01-10T17:05:59Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22025 "2014-01-10T17:06:22Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22026 "2014-01-10T17:25:03Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a _ **Happy Ground Hog Day!** _ before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22027 "2014-01-10T18:21:28Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22028 "2014-01-10T18:39:14Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22029 "2014-01-10T18:52:29Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22030 "2014-01-10T19:23:10Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.
8. I’m thinking about learning to play the piano.

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22031 "2014-01-10T19:48:27Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.
8. I’m thinking about learning to play the piano.
9. The usual, men, women and wild champagne.

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22032 "2014-01-10T19:51:52Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.
8. I’m thinking about learning to play the piano.
9. The usual, men, women and wild champagne.
10. If the Ground Hog goes back in his hole, I go back to bed for 6 weeks.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22033 "2014-01-10T20:04:49Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.
8. I’m thinking about learning to play the piano.
9. The usual, men, women and wild champagne.
10. If the Ground Hog goes back in his hole, I go back to bed for 6 weeks.
11. Cue the truck.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22034 "2014-01-10T20:33:38Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.
8. I’m thinking about learning to play the piano.
9. The usual, men, women and wild champagne.
10. If the Ground Hog goes back in his hole, I go back to bed for 6 weeks.
11. Cue the truck.
12. Marching as Grand Marshall in the Home Depot Ground Hog Day Parade

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22035 "2014-01-10T20:36:13Z")

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Ninja’d. Fixing…  
How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.
8. I’m thinking about learning to play the piano.
9. The usual, men, women and wild champagne.
10. If the Ground Hog goes back in his hole, I go back to bed for 6 weeks.
11. Cue the truck.
12. Marching as Grand Marshall in the Home Depot Ground Hog Day Parade
13. Remembering our one visit to Punxsutawney and seeing [all the groundhog statues in town](https://www.google.com/search?q=groundhog+statues+punxsutawney&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=e1nQUsyGFqzesASh5oCIDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=648)  
I’ll pass.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22036 "2014-01-10T20:38:05Z")

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How will you celebrate Ground Hog Day this year

1. The usual, champagne and wild women.
2. By trying to remember once again how to spell “Punxsutawney” without looking it up.
3. The usual, champagne and wild men, but better each time.
4. Remembering a good friend, Mayo B. who was the only person I know who would greet you with a Happy Ground Hog Day! before anyone realized that it was. R.I.P., Mayo B.
5. If the Ground Hog says winter is over, going outside without a coat and coming down with the flu.
6. Watching Super Bowl XLVIII
7. This year I’m gonna do the wild women first and then the champagne.
8. I’m thinking about learning to play the piano.
9. The usual, men, women and wild champagne.
10. If the Ground Hog goes back in his hole, I go back to bed for 6 weeks.
11. Cue the truck.
12. Marching as Grand Marshall in the Home Depot Ground Hog Day Parade
13. Celebrating [Imbolc](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc)

Next up: Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22037 "2014-01-10T20:51:49Z")

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Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.
2. Chamborg infused custard cream

eta - it can’t be all chocolate. you need flavors to enhance the chocolate and for the chocolate to play off of, like chili, mint, orange, walnuts and the like.

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22038 "2014-01-10T20:59:06Z")

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Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.

Sorry. It’s my catagory, and it’s thirteen layers of chocolate somethings.

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22039 "2014-01-10T21:08:06Z")

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Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.
2. White Chocolate frosting, for contrast

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22040 "2014-01-10T21:17:53Z")

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Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.
2. White Chocolate frosting, for contrast
3. a layer of crumbled Oreo cookies from which the frosting has been scraped

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22041 "2014-01-10T21:49:48Z")

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Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.
2. White Chocolate frosting, for contrast
3. a layer of crumbled Oreo cookies from which the frosting has been scraped
4. a layer of Hershey bars

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22042 "2014-01-10T22:17:05Z")

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Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.
2. White Chocolate frosting, for contrast
3. a layer of crumbled Oreo cookies from which the frosting has been scraped
4. a layer of Hershey bars
5. Melt down some Godiva into a ganache

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22043 "2014-01-10T22:46:45Z")

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Let’s make a 13 layer chocolate dessert

1. Double chocolate brownies for the base.
2. White Chocolate frosting, for contrast
3. a layer of crumbled Oreo cookies from which the frosting has been scraped
4. a layer of Hershey bars
5. Melt down some Godiva into a ganache
6. Chips! It needs more chocolate chips!

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