# 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:** 1404
**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:** [August 5, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28064 "2014-08-05T23:40:14Z")
Things that go bump in the night. 1. People going to the bathroom 2. The cat 3. A poltergeist 4. Possums on the roof 5. 80 lb Dog falling down the stairs 6. Bats fluttering 7. Old gas-powered water heater 8. Teenagers (Mine especially) 9. [Rain of toads on the roof.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_Season_(short_story)) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28065 "2014-08-05T23:58:30Z")
Things that go bump in the night. 1. People going to the bathroom 2. The cat 3. A poltergeist 4. Possums on the roof 5. 80 lb Dog falling down the stairs 6. Bats fluttering 7. Old gas-powered water heater 8. Teenagers (Mine especially) 9. [Rain of toads on the roof.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_Season_(short_story)) 10. Foghorns on the harbour ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28066 "2014-08-06T00:03:22Z")
Things that go bump in the night. 1. People going to the bathroom 2. The cat 3. A poltergeist 4. Possums on the roof 5. 80 lb Dog falling down the stairs 6. Bats fluttering 7. Old gas-powered water heater 8. Teenagers (Mine especially) 9. [Rain of toads on the roof.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_Season_(short_story)) 10. Foghorns on the harbour 11. The monster under the bed ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28067 "2014-08-06T00:03:42Z")
Things that go bump in the night. 1. People going to the bathroom 2. The cat 3. A poltergeist 4. Possums on the roof 5. 80 lb Dog falling down the stairs 6. Bats fluttering 7. Old gas-powered water heater 8. Teenagers (Mine especially) 9. [Rain of toads on the roof.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_Season_(short_story)) 10. Foghorns on the harbour 11. The monster under the bed 12. Settling houses (wouldn’t #1 be “things that go _dump_ in the night”? :D) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28068 "2014-08-06T00:12:22Z")
Things that go bump in the night. 1. People going to the bathroom 2. The cat 3. A poltergeist 4. Possums on the roof 5. 80 lb Dog falling down the stairs 6. Bats fluttering 7. Old gas-powered water heater 8. Teenagers (Mine especially) 9. [Rain of toads on the roof.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_Season_(short_story)) 10. Foghorns on the harbour 11. The monster under the bed 12. Settling houses 13. Rats/mice scurrying New: Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28069 "2014-08-06T00:16:22Z")
New: Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW 2. Jablanica, Montenegro ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28070 "2014-08-06T00:30:56Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28071 "2014-08-06T00:37:17Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada. (Yeah, me neither.) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28072 "2014-08-06T00:50:33Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada. (Yeah, me neither.) 5. East Cape, New Zealand ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28073 "2014-08-06T02:33:26Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada. (Yeah, me neither.) 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28074 "2014-08-06T02:39:44Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece 7. Semisopochnoi Island\*, Alaska, USA \*for certain definitions of “easternmost” ---
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28075 "2014-08-06T02:41:08Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece 7. Semisopochnoi Island\*, Alaska, USA 8. Deschka, Neißeaue, Saxony, Germany ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28076 "2014-08-06T02:42:28Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece 7. Semisopochnoi Island\*, Alaska, USA 8. Deschka, Neißeaue, Saxony, German 9. Eastern edge of St Peter’s Square (41°54′08.16″N 12°27′30.01″E), Vatican City ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28077 "2014-08-06T14:11:12Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece 7. Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska, USA 8. Deschka, Neißeaue, Saxony, German 9. Eastern edge of St Peter’s Square (41°54′08.16″N 12°27′30.01″E), Vatican City 10. West Quoddy Head, Maine Easternmost point of continental U.S. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28078 "2014-08-06T14:20:41Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece 7. Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska, USA 8. Deschka, Neißeaue, Saxony, German 9. Eastern edge of St Peter’s Square (41°54′08.16″N 12°27′30.01″E), Vatican City 10. West Quoddy Head, Maine 11. Coetivy Island, Seychelles ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28079 "2014-08-06T14:39:07Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece 7. Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska, USA 8. Deschka, Neißeaue, Saxony, German 9. Eastern edge of St Peter’s Square (41°54′08.16″N 12°27′30.01″E), Vatican City 10. West Quoddy Head, Maine 11. Coetivy Island, Seychelles 12. Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk, UK ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28080 "2014-08-06T14:46:09Z")
Since the International Dateline goes _around_ the Aleutians, I contest # 7 ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28081 "2014-08-06T15:03:50Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Since the International Dateline goes _around_ the Aleutians, I contest # 7 The International Dateline goes around the island but the lines of longitude run straight up and down. Semisopochnoi Island’s longitude is 179°46’ East. The Rat Islands straddle the 180° line and Semisopochnoi Island sits right in the middle of the island chain. Which puts it in an unusual geographic situation - the islands on both sides of it are west of Semisopochnoi Island. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28082 "2014-08-06T15:32:46Z")
Easternmost points of countries 1. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia 2. Jablanica, Montenegro 3. Big Diomede Island, Russia 4. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada 5. East Cape, New Zealand 6. Islet of Strongyli, Greece 7. Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska, USA 8. Deschka, Neißeaue, Saxony, German 9. Eastern edge of St Peter’s Square (41°54′08.16″N 12°27′30.01″E), Vatican City 10. West Quoddy Head, Maine 11. Coetivy Island, Seychelles 12. Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk, UK 13. Cannon Rock, County Down (for Ireland as a whole), or Lambay Island, County Dublin (if you only count the Republic of Ireland) New topic: Artists OUTSIDE Pop/Rock Music Who Are Widely Known For Just One Work 1. James MacNeil Whistler for \*\*\*Arrangement in Gray and Black \*\*\*(aka “Whistler’s Mother”) Whistler had many, many paintings, of course, but this is the only one that’s famous. “Artist” is a broad term- painters, sculptors, poets, playwrights, novelists and composers all count. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28083 "2014-08-06T15:39:57Z")
New topic: Artists OUTSIDE Pop/Rock Music Who Are Widely Known For Just One Work 1. James MacNeil Whistler for Arrangement in Gray and Black (aka “Whistler’s Mother”) 2. J.D. Salinger, _The Catcher in the Rye_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1403) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1405)