# 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:** 1275

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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:** [May 10, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25484 "2014-05-10T14:56:07Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church recognizes this and a few others in its Bible that nobody else does.

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**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:** [May 10, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25485 "2014-05-10T15:46:32Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25486 "2014-05-10T16:50:58Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum

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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:** [May 10, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25487 "2014-05-10T18:16:01Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees

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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:** [May 10, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25488 "2014-05-10T20:44:45Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees
7. Haggai

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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:** [May 10, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25489 "2014-05-10T21:11:46Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees
7. Haggai
8. Nicodemus

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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:** [May 10, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25490 "2014-05-10T22:02:08Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees
7. Haggai
8. Nicodemus
9. 3 Esdras

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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:** [May 10, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25491 "2014-05-10T22:29:07Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees
7. Haggai
8. Nicodemus
9. 3 Esdras
10. Habakkuk

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25492 "2014-05-10T22:33:07Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees
7. Haggai
8. Nicodemus
9. 3 Esdras
10. Psalms (all of it)

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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:** [May 10, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25493 "2014-05-10T22:55:21Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees
7. Haggai
8. Nicodemus
9. 3 Esdras
10. Habakkuk
11. Psalms (all of it)
12. Numbers (all of it)

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**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:** [May 11, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25494 "2014-05-11T01:52:17Z")

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(Real) Books of the Bible You’re Pretty Sure NOBODY Has Ever Read

1. Zephaniah
2. Tobit
3. Jubilees
4. Obadiah
5. Nahum
6. 2 Maccabees
7. Haggai
8. Nicodemus
9. 3 Esdras
10. Habakkuk
11. Psalms (all of it)
12. Numbers (all of it)
13. The Dead Sea Scrolls (because nobody’s deciphered them yet)

Pass.

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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:** [May 11, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25495 "2014-05-11T02:07:47Z")

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New! Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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:** [May 11, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25496 "2014-05-11T02:58:56Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish now and then? - Fourth Doctor (as portrayed by Tom Baker)

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25497 "2014-05-11T02:59:21Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. - Dorothy Gale (The Wizard Of Oz)

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**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:** [May 11, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25498 "2014-05-11T03:08:21Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish now and then? - Fourth Doctor (as portrayed by Tom Baker)
3. Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. - Dorothy Gale (The Wizard Of Oz)
4. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon’s Razor

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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:** [May 11, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25499 "2014-05-11T03:29:15Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish now and then? - Fourth Doctor (as portrayed by Tom Baker)
3. Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. - Dorothy Gale (The Wizard Of Oz)
4. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon’s Razor
5. I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - attrib. to Voltaire

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**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:** [May 11, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25500 "2014-05-11T04:56:51Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish now and then? - Fourth Doctor (as portrayed by Tom Baker)
3. Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. - Dorothy Gale (The Wizard Of Oz)
4. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon’s Razor
5. I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - attrib. to Voltaire
6. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe. - Albert Einstein

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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:** [May 11, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25501 "2014-05-11T05:17:03Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish now and then? - Fourth Doctor (as portrayed by Tom Baker)
3. Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. - Dorothy Gale (The Wizard Of Oz)
4. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon’s Razor
5. I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - attrib. to Voltaire
6. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe. - Albert Einstein
7. 90% of everything is crap. - Theodore Sturgeon

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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:** [May 11, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25502 "2014-05-11T14:43:27Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish now and then? - Fourth Doctor (as portrayed by Tom Baker)
3. Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. - Dorothy Gale (The Wizard Of Oz)
4. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon’s Razor
5. I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - attrib. to Voltaire
6. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe. - Albert Einstein
7. 90% of everything is crap. - Theodore Sturgeon
8. Why can’t everybody leave everybody else the hell alone? - Jimmy Durante

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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:** [May 11, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25503 "2014-05-11T15:49:34Z")

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Favorite quotations.

1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish now and then? - Fourth Doctor (as portrayed by Tom Baker)
3. Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. - Dorothy Gale (The Wizard Of Oz)
4. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon’s Razor
5. I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - attrib. to Voltaire
6. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe. - Albert Einstein
7. 90% of everything is crap. - Theodore Sturgeon
8. Why can’t everybody leave everybody else the hell alone? - Jimmy Durante
9. No wonder nobody comes here; it’s too crowded. - Yogi Berra.

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