# 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:** 1330

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26584 "2014-06-15T01:27:35Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26585 "2014-06-15T02:23:25Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26586 "2014-06-15T03:09:10Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons
6. Blackbirds

Hundreds of them. Blech. They roost in my magnolia tree all winter.

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26587 "2014-06-15T04:06:08Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons
6. Blackbirds
7. [Ring-billed gull](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/175/overrides/ring-billed-gull-illustration_17525_600x450.jpg)

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26588 "2014-06-15T04:13:12Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons
6. Blackbirds
7. [Ring-billed gull](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/175/overrides/ring-billed-gull-illustration_17525_600x450.jpg)
8. Wild turkey

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26589 "2014-06-15T05:06:32Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons
6. Blackbirds
7. [Ring-billed gull](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/175/overrides/ring-billed-gull-illustration_17525_600x450.jpg)
8. Wild turkey
9. Gold Finches

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26590 "2014-06-15T07:54:52Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons
6. Blackbirds
7. [Ring-billed gull](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/175/overrides/ring-billed-gull-illustration_17525_600x450.jpg)
8. Wild turkey
9. Gold Finches
10. [L.B.B.'s (Little Brown Birds)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17249893&postcount=25)

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26591 "2014-06-15T11:37:30Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons
6. Blackbirds
7. [Ring-billed gull](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/175/overrides/ring-billed-gull-illustration_17525_600x450.jpg)
8. Wild turkey
9. Gold Finches
10. [L.B.B.'s (Little Brown Birds)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17249893&postcount=25)
11. Grackles.

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26592 "2014-06-15T12:31:04Z")

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Types of birds you often see where you live

1. Robins
2. White Throated Sparrows
3. Hummingbirds
4. Mallards
5. Peregrine Falcons
6. Blackbirds
7. [Ring-billed gull](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/175/overrides/ring-billed-gull-illustration_17525_600x450.jpg)
8. Wild turkey
9. Gold Finches
10. [L.B.B.'s (Little Brown Birds)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17249893&postcount=25)
11. Grackles
12. Seagulls  
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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA

Am there now, visiting. And lo and behold there’s been no fog! It’s been sunny!

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26593 "2014-06-15T13:37:57Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26594 "2014-06-15T13:49:33Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26595 "2014-06-15T15:28:36Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26596 "2014-06-15T16:12:17Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26597 "2014-06-15T16:27:17Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA
6. Port Isabel, Texas, USA

(Didn’t post this earlier as the OP said “ocean-side,” not “Gulf-side.” Solidarity, OneCent Stamp, solidarity! 😉

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26598 "2014-06-15T16:59:23Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA
6. Port Isabel, Texas, USA
7. Great Neck, NY, USA  
If the Gulf is the Ocean, then so is Long Island Sound

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26599 "2014-06-15T17:22:12Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA
6. Port Isabel, Texas, USA
7. Great Neck, NY, USA
8. Pismo Beach, CA, USA

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26600 "2014-06-15T17:22:53Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA
6. Port Isabel, Texas, USA
7. Great Neck, NY, USA
8. Pismo Beach, CA, USA
9. Santa Monica, CA, USA

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26601 "2014-06-15T17:57:22Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA
6. Port Isabel, Texas, USA
7. Great Neck, NY, USA
8. Pismo Beach, CA, USA
9. Santa Monica, CA, USA
10. Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Assuming we’re accepting cities on the Gulf of Mexico.

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26602 "2014-06-15T19:10:44Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA
6. Port Isabel, Texas, USA
7. Great Neck, NY, USA
8. Pismo Beach, CA, USA
9. Santa Monica, CA, USA
10. Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
11. Port Aransas, Texas, USA

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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:** [June 15, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26603 "2014-06-15T20:50:22Z")

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A recent ocean-side city/town you were in (give City/Town Name, State/Province, & Country)

1. Carmel, California, USA
2. Castine, Maine, USA
3. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4. Tortuguero, Costa Rica
5. Galveston, Texas, USA
6. Port Isabel, Texas, USA
7. Great Neck, NY, USA
8. Pismo Beach, CA, USA
9. Santa Monica, CA, USA
10. Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
11. Port Aransas, Texas, USA
12. Baltimore, MD, USA

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