# 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:** 1117
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22324 "2014-01-21T06:32:34Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium 7. Femur 8. Stirrup/stapes 9. Metatarsals 10. Patella 11. Phalanges 12. Ulna 13. Ribs Particularly in Scotland, where they have McRibs. Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin 1. Honcho (No proper names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokyo, George Takei], btw.) ---
**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 21, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22325 "2014-01-21T06:36:21Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22326 "2014-01-21T06:42:49Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku ---
**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 21, 2014, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22327 "2014-01-21T06:44:35Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake ---
**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 21, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22328 "2014-01-21T08:35:15Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22329 "2014-01-21T10:14:15Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22330 "2014-01-21T10:32:50Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Gung-Ho ---
**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 21, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22331 "2014-01-21T11:27:35Z")
Sorry, dude, but [Gung Ho is Chinese](http://www.chinapage.com/word/gungho.html), not Japanese. ([Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gung-ho)) ---
**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 21, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22332 "2014-01-21T11:29:23Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Tsunami ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22333 "2014-01-21T13:02:45Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Tsunami 8. Kimono (Although if you believe the guy in Big Fat Greek Wedding it derives from the Greek for winter) ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22334 "2014-01-21T14:18:35Z")
1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Tsunami 8. Kimono (Although if you believe the guy in Big Fat Greek Wedding it derives from the Greek for winter) 9. Bonsai ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22335 "2014-01-21T14:37:37Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Tsunami 8. Kimono (Although if you believe the guy in Big Fat Greek Wedding it derives from the Greek for winter) 9. Bonsai 10. Sayonara ---
**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:** [January 21, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22336 "2014-01-21T14:50:29Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Tsunami 8. Kimono (Although if you believe the guy in Big Fat Greek Wedding it derives from the Greek for winter) 9. Bonsai 10. Sayonara 11. Dōmo arigatō ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22337 "2014-01-21T15:03:21Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Tsunami 8. Kimono (Although if you believe the guy in Big Fat Greek Wedding it derives from the Greek for winter) 9. Bonsai 10. Sayonara 11. Dōmo arigatō 12. Samurai ---
**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 21, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22338 "2014-01-21T15:10:56Z")
Words that most Americans would recognize that are Japanese in origin (No personal names [e.g. Hirohito, Tokugawa], btw.) 1. Honcho 2. Sushi 3. Otaku 4. Sake 5. Tycoon 6. Kamikaze 7. Tsunami 8. Kimono (Although if you believe the guy in Big Fat Greek Wedding it derives from the Greek for winter) 9. Bonsai 10. Sayonara 11. Dōmo arigatō 12. Samurai 13. Manga New! 13 Fictional Ghosts 14. Beetlejuice ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22339 "2014-01-21T15:23:40Z")
13 Fictional Ghosts 1. Beetlejuice 2. Caspar ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22340 "2014-01-21T15:31:53Z")
13 Fictional Ghosts 1. Beetlejuice 2. Caspar 3. Hamlet’s dad ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22341 "2014-01-21T15:33:15Z")
13 Fictional Ghosts 1. Beetlejuice 2. Caspar 3. Hamlet’s dad 4. Slimer (Ghostbusters) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22342 "2014-01-21T15:34:04Z")
13 Fictional Ghosts 1. Beetlejuice 2. Casper 3. Hamlet’s dad 4. Slimer (Ghostbusters) 5. Jacob Marley ---
**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 21, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22343 "2014-01-21T15:52:48Z")
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