# 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:** 1169
**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:** [March 5, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23364 "2014-03-05T16:31:02Z")
Yes, thanks. _Mea culpa_. But to whom is a stingray “cute”? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23365 "2014-03-05T16:46:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > But to whom is a stingray “cute”? And to whom is a koala dangerous?!?? Anyway…time to wrap this up. **Cute animals that are actually quite dangerous.** 1. [Akita (dog breed)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita_%28dog%29) 2. [The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog](http://img2-1.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/100330/Monty-Python-rabbit_400.jpg) 3. [Compys](http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130420184554/jurassicpark/images/e/e5/Monde-perdu-1997-13-g.jpg) 4. [Tilikum the killer whale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilikum_(orca)), from the [2013 documentary, _Blackfish_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)). 5. [Poison dart frog](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uT3V6uq7quU/URYh2VZLt-I/AAAAAAAABv0/LA5p_j-Y62g/s1600/blue-poison-frog.jpg) 6. [Platypus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus) (it has a poisonous spur on its foot) 7. [A human baby](http://www.webmastergrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Lovely-Baby.jpg) (Can’t get much more dangerous than a human!) 8.[Mogwai](http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090920192843/gremlins/images/f/fa/Gizmo.PNG) 8. [Ocelots](http://cdn.cutestpaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/l-Baby-Ocelot.jpg) 9. [Hippopotamuses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus#Aggression) (arguably the most dangerous animal in Africa) 10. [Stingray](http://storage.montereybayaquarium.org/storage/animals/520x260/pelagic_stingray.jpg), the animal that killed Steve Irwin, “The Crocodile Hunter”. 11. [Koala](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6hLIP06I_8) 12. [Microbacteria](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/6708/) New category: **U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries.** 1. Hawaii ---
**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:** [March 5, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23366 "2014-03-05T16:48:45Z")
**U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries.** 1. Hawaii 2. Texas Not sure what we’re looking for here. Are we limited to just parts of the United States? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23367 "2014-03-05T16:52:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Not sure what we’re looking for here. Are we limited to just parts of the United States? Any part of any country counts: states, provinces, oblasts, prefectures, etc. Or however you interpret it…this thread does tend to go off the rails, hehehe. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23368 "2014-03-05T18:11:27Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Puerto Rico ---
**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:** [March 5, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23369 "2014-03-05T20:54:27Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont Puerto Rico was never an independent country - it passed directly from Spanish to U.S. rule. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23370 "2014-03-05T20:57:12Z")
**U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries.** 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. [Crimea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_People%27s_Republic) (Just to reiterate, this isn’t limited to the U.S.A.) ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23371 "2014-03-05T22:03:13Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23372 "2014-03-05T22:26:14Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany ---
**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:** [March 5, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23373 "2014-03-05T23:36:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > But to whom is a stingray “cute”? That can be said about a few animals on that list, including the hippo. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23374 "2014-03-05T23:38:23Z")
[Abby’s hippo](http://www3.images.coolspotters.com/photos/765223/abby-sciuto-and-ncis-bert-the-farting-hippo-gallery.jpg)is cute ---
**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:** [March 5, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23375 "2014-03-05T23:43:58Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales ---
**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:** [March 5, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23376 "2014-03-05T23:50:04Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > [Abby’s hippo](http://www3.images.coolspotters.com/photos/765223/abby-sciuto-and-ncis-bert-the-farting-hippo-gallery.jpg)is cute As is the Met’s “William”: [http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/544227](http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/544227) U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales 8. Sicily ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23377 "2014-03-06T01:23:12Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales 8. Sicily 9. Tanganyika ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23378 "2014-03-06T03:10:53Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales 8. Sicily 9. Tanganyika 10. Navarre ---
**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:** [March 6, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23379 "2014-03-06T03:49:04Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales 8. Sicily 9. Tanganyika 10. Navarre 11. Newfoundland ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23380 "2014-03-06T03:55:07Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales 8. Sicily 9. Tanganyika 10. Navarre 11. Newfoundland 12. Prussia ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23381 "2014-03-06T04:32:29Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Now that’s [a bit of a stretch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beholder_%28D%26D%29.JPG). Also, I’m calling foul on Prussia, which [no longer exists as a political entity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia_%28region%29#Modern_era). **U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries.** 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales 8. Sicily 9. Tanganyika 10. Navarre 11. Newfoundland [del]12. Prussia[/del] 12.1 Zanzibar ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23382 "2014-03-06T04:32:36Z")
U.S. states, or non-U.S. subdivisions, that were once independent countries. 1. Hawaii 2. Texas 3. Vermont 4. Crimea 5. Scotland 6. Brittany 7. Wales 8. Sicily 9. Tanganyika 10. Navarre 11. Newfoundland 12. Prussia 12.1 Zanzibar 13. Sardinia English words derived from real people’s names. 1. Boycott ---
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