# 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:** 1188

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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:** [March 17, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23744 "2014-03-17T20:28:36Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena

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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:** [March 17, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23745 "2014-03-17T22:39:12Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet

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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:** [March 17, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23746 "2014-03-17T22:44:54Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet
7. Mauve

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23747 "2014-03-17T23:28:01Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet
7. Mauve
8. Blue

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**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 18, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23748 "2014-03-18T01:10:25Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet
7. Mauve
8. Blue
9. Puce

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23749 "2014-03-18T01:45:16Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet
7. Mauve
8. Blue
9. Puce
10. Ecru

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23750 "2014-03-18T01:51:20Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet
7. Mauve
8. Blue
9. Puce
10. Ecru
11. Raw umber (why yes, I do have a 64 pack of Crayolas close by)

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23751 "2014-03-18T02:54:15Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet
7. Mauve
8. Blue
9. Puce
10. Ecru
11. Raw umber (why yes, I do have a 64 pack of Crayolas close by)
12. Pink

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23752 "2014-03-18T03:08:09Z")

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Name a color that isn’t a shade of green.

1. Plum
2. Coral
3. Red
4. Indigo
5. Burnt siena
6. Scarlet
7. Mauve
8. Blue
9. Puce
10. Ecru
11. Raw umber (why yes, I do have a 64 pack of Crayolas close by)
12. Pink
13. Silver

New topic: Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23753 "2014-03-18T03:13:07Z")

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New topic: Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole

“Named after your father, perhaps?”

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**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23754 "2014-03-18T03:18:31Z")

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23755 "2014-03-18T07:38:32Z")

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New topic: Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23756 "2014-03-18T11:11:45Z")

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New topic: Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23757 "2014-03-18T12:24:03Z")

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New topic: Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick
5. Mickey McMick

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23758 "2014-03-18T13:25:08Z")

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New topic: Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick
5. Mickey McMick
6. Rick O’Shea

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23759 "2014-03-18T13:27:10Z")

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Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick
5. Mickey McMick
6. Rick O’Shea
7. Lynn C. Doyle

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23760 "2014-03-18T13:46:00Z")

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Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick
5. Mickey McMick
6. Rick O’Shea
7. Lynn C. Doyle
8. Me-Guinness B. Empty

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23761 "2014-03-18T14:03:02Z")

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Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick
5. Mickey McMick
6. Rick O’Shea
7. Lynn C. Doyle
8. Me-Guinness B. Empty
9. Ina O’shen

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23762 "2014-03-18T14:25:37Z")

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Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick
5. Mickey McMick
6. Rick O’Shea
7. Lynn C. Doyle
8. Me-Guinness B. Empty
9. Ina O’shen
10. Holden McGroyne

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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:** [March 18, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23763 "2014-03-18T14:35:55Z")

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Comical Irish-sounding Names

1. Paddy O’Furniture
2. Plenty O’Toole
3. Phil McCrackin
4. Dick Fitzpatrick
5. Mickey McMick
6. Rick O’Shea
7. Lynn C. Doyle
8. Me-Guinness B. Empty
9. Ina O’shen
10. Holden McGroyne
11. Seamus B. Frigid

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