# 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:** 1366
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27304 "2014-07-07T13:40:20Z")
A highlight of your Fourth of July (whether or not you’re an American) 1. Toasting the USA’s 238th 2. Cleaning the house (we entertained on the fifth) 3. Not hearing a single firework from the Macy’s (?) thingy in NYC 4. I went to a Cool Yule luncheon. 5. Watching fireworks from ten different local displays from the comfort of my front yard. 6. Walking the dog. 7. Abandoning a sinking kayak and swimming to shore 8. Grilling all the things, drinking American microbrews 9. Ruining a shirt and pair of pants by helping a family get their station wagon, er, “crossover vehicle” out of the mud during a fireworks display. 10. Participating in a Carmina Burana sing-a-long. 11. Becoming a great-great-aunt again (Welcome, Amanda Jane!) ---
**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:** [July 7, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27305 "2014-07-07T22:23:51Z")
A highlight of your Fourth of July (whether or not you’re an American) 1. Toasting the USA’s 238th 2. Cleaning the house (we entertained on the fifth) 3. Not hearing a single firework from the Macy’s (?) thingy in NYC 4. I went to a Cool Yule luncheon. 5. Watching fireworks from ten different local displays from the comfort of my front yard. 6. Walking the dog. 7. Abandoning a sinking kayak and swimming to shore 8. Grilling all the things, drinking American microbrews 9. Ruining a shirt and pair of pants by helping a family get their station wagon, er, “crossover vehicle” out of the mud during a fireworks display. 10. Participating in a Carmina Burana sing-a-long. 11. Becoming a great-great-aunt again (Welcome, Amanda Jane!) 12. Finding my weight had dropped to 266, the lowest it’s been in over 20 years. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27306 "2014-07-07T22:40:07Z")
A highlight of your Fourth of July (whether or not you’re an American) 1. Toasting the USA’s 238th 2. Cleaning the house (we entertained on the fifth) 3. Not hearing a single firework from the Macy’s (?) thingy in NYC 4. I went to a Cool Yule luncheon. 5. Watching fireworks from ten different local displays from the comfort of my front yard. 6. Walking the dog. 7. Abandoning a sinking kayak and swimming to shore 8. Grilling all the things, drinking American microbrews 9. Ruining a shirt and pair of pants by helping a family get their station wagon, er, “crossover vehicle” out of the mud during a fireworks display. 10. Participating in a Carmina Burana sing-a-long. 11. Becoming a great-great-aunt again (Welcome, Amanda Jane!) 12. Finding my weight had dropped to 266, the lowest it’s been in over 20 years. 13. Walking around a lake. New: Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. **The Boundless** , by Kenneth Oppel ---
**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:** [July 7, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27307 "2014-07-07T23:11:29Z")
New: Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe ---
**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:** [July 7, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27308 "2014-07-07T23:20:00Z")
New: Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King Tom Cullen is given instructions under hypnosis before going west to spy on Flagg’s operations. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27309 "2014-07-08T00:07:57Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. _Trilby_ by George du Maurier ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27310 "2014-07-08T00:14:55Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. _Trilby_ by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald ---
**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:** [July 8, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27311 "2014-07-08T00:24:24Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. _Trilby_ by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! No really: Jane (Priscilla Presley) is hypnotized into killing Frank Leslie Nielsen) by using Ludwig’s (Ricardo Montalbán’s) gun. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27312 "2014-07-08T01:00:03Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. _Trilby_ by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 7. World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27313 "2014-07-08T03:23:50Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. Trilby by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 7. World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven 8. The Simpsons, “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” _Homer orders a subliminal message tape to listen to in his sleep, in order to help him lose weight. The warehouse is out of that tape, so they send him instead an “improve your vocabulary” tape. Hilarity and (it is implied) penis ensue._ ---
**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:** [July 8, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27314 "2014-07-08T03:58:27Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. Trilby by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 7. World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven 8. The Simpsons, “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” 9. _Trance_, directed by Danny Boyle ---
**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:** [July 8, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27315 "2014-07-08T04:35:45Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. Trilby by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 7. World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven 8. The Simpsons, “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” 9. Trance, directed by Danny Boyle 10. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin I’ll never think of Antwerp the same again… ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27316 "2014-07-08T05:20:47Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. Trilby by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 7. World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven 8. The Simpsons, “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” 9. Trance, directed by Danny Boyle 10. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin 11. Office Space ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27317 "2014-07-08T11:17:13Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. Trilby by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 7. World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven 8. The Simpsons, “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” 9. Trance, directed by Danny Boyle 10. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin 11. Office Space 12. _ **The Naked Gun** _ (Reggie Jackson is hypnotized to kill Queen Elizabeth) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27318 "2014-07-08T11:41:56Z")
Fiction in which hypnosis is involved 1. The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel 2. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allan Poe 3. The Stand, by Stephen King 4. Trilby by George du Maurier 5. The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald 6. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 7. World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven 8. The Simpsons, “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” 9. Trance, directed by Danny Boyle 10. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin 11. Office Space 12. The Naked Gun (Reggie Jackson is hypnotized to kill Queen Elizabeth) 13. The Hypnotist, Ambrose Bierce ---
**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:** [July 8, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27319 "2014-07-08T11:43:34Z")
New Topic: Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27320 "2014-07-08T11:47:45Z")
New Topic: Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27321 "2014-07-08T12:12:26Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27322 "2014-07-08T14:43:04Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27323 "2014-07-08T14:49:03Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1365) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1367)