# 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:** 148

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2941 "2010-12-25T22:48:25Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home

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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:** [December 26, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2942 "2010-12-26T02:25:52Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter

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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:** [December 26, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2943 "2010-12-26T03:41:17Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error

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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:** [December 26, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2944 "2010-12-26T04:24:50Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single

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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:** [December 26, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2945 "2010-12-26T04:44:10Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2946 "2010-12-26T19:56:18Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk
7. Suicide squeeze

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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:** [December 26, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2947 "2010-12-26T19:57:46Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk
7. Suicide squeeze
8. Sacrifice Fly

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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:** [December 26, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2948 "2010-12-26T22:01:46Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk
7. Suicide squeeze
8. Sacrifice Fly
9. Batted in on a double

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2949 "2010-12-26T23:56:58Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk
7. Suicide squeeze
8. Sacrifice Fly
9. Batted in on a double
10. Passed ball

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2950 "2010-12-27T03:42:24Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk
7. Suicide squeeze
8. Sacrifice Fly
9. Batted in on a double
10. Passed ball
11. If bases are loaded, scoring on a routine walk

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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:** [December 27, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2951 "2010-12-27T04:17:45Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk
7. Suicide squeeze
8. Sacrifice Fly
9. Batted in on a double
10. Passed ball
11. If bases are loaded, scoring on a routine walk
12. A fielder throws his glove or hat to knock down a batted ball

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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:** [December 27, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2952 "2010-12-27T04:20:06Z")

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Ways to score a run from third base in baseball:

1. Interference by an infielder during a rundown play at third base
2. Stealing home
3. Home run by the batter
4. Error
5. Batted in on a single
6. Balk
7. Suicide squeeze
8. Sacrifice Fly
9. Batted in on a double
10. Passed ball
11. If bases are loaded, scoring on a routine walk
12. A fielder throws his glove or hat to knock down a batted ball
13. Batted in on a triple

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Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”

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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:** [December 27, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2953 "2010-12-27T15:04:59Z")

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Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and Registration, Please”

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2954 "2010-12-27T18:52:44Z")

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Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and Registration, Please”
3. “Hope you don’t mind, but the store ran out of champagne, so we’re toasting the New Year with club soda”

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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:** [December 27, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2955 "2010-12-27T20:48:33Z")

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Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and Registration, Please”
3. “Hope you don’t mind, but the store ran out of champagne, so we’re toasting the New Year with club soda”
4. _klunk_ (the sound of Dick Clark, whom I think is already dead and they’re just wheeling him out anyway, keeling over dead on live TV 10 seconds before the ball hits 0)

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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:** [December 27, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2956 "2010-12-27T21:17:27Z")

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Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and Registration, Please”
3. “Hope you don’t mind, but the store ran out of champagne, so we’re toasting the New Year with club soda”
4. _klunk_ (the sound of Dick Clark, whom I think is already dead and they’re just wheeling him out anyway, keeling over dead on live TV 10 seconds before the ball hits 0)
5. “Seven-out” (I’ll be at a casino, part of the time at a Crap Table)

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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2957 "2010-12-27T22:11:40Z")

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Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and Registration, Please”
3. “Hope you don’t mind, but the store ran out of champagne, so we’re toasting the New Year with club soda”
4. _klunk_ (the sound of Dick Clark, whom I think is already dead and they’re just wheeling him out anyway, keeling over dead on live TV 10 seconds before the ball hits 0)
5. “Seven-out” (I’ll be at a casino, part of the time at a Crap Table)
6. _tap tap_ “Hey. Angel of death here. Just thought I’d give you a friendly heads up that you can conserve time by not bothering with the resolutions this year. kthxbye.”

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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:** [December 28, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2958 "2010-12-28T04:08:22Z")

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Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and registration, please”
3. “Hope you don’t mind, but the store ran out of champagne, so we’re toasting the New Year with club soda”
4. _klunk_ (the sound of Dick Clark, whom I think is already dead and they’re just wheeling him out anyway, keeling over dead on live TV 10 seconds before the ball hits 0)
5. “Seven-out” (I’ll be at a casino, part of the time at a Crap Table)
6. _tap tap_ “Hey. Angel of Death here. Just thought I’d give you a friendly heads up that you can conserve time by not bothering with the resolutions this year. kthxbye.”
7. “Who says you can’t mix beer, peppermint schnapps, screwdrivers and champagne? _BLEARRRGH_. Oh, sorry about your shoes, man…”

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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:** [December 28, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2959 "2010-12-28T04:18:19Z")

</div>

Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and registration, please”
3. “Hope you don’t mind, but the store ran out of champagne, so we’re toasting the New Year with club soda”
4. _klunk_ (the sound of Dick Clark, whom I think is already dead and they’re just wheeling him out anyway, keeling over dead on live TV 10 seconds before the ball hits 0)
5. “Seven-out” (I’ll be at a casino, part of the time at a Crap Table)
6. _tap tap_ “Hey. Angel of Death here. Just thought I’d give you a friendly heads up that you can conserve time by not bothering with the resolutions this year. kthxbye.”
7. “Who says you can’t mix beer, peppermint schnapps, screwdrivers and champagne? BLEARRRGH. Oh, sorry about your shoes, man…”
8. “All 13 of your picks in **amarone** ’s SDMB death pool suddenly dropped dead earlier today.”

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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:** [December 28, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2960 "2010-12-28T05:11:03Z")

</div>

Things you don’t want to hear on New Year’s Eve

1. “Three… two… one… Let’s just be friends, OK?”
2. “License and registration, please”
3. “Hope you don’t mind, but the store ran out of champagne, so we’re toasting the New Year with club soda”
4. _klunk_ (the sound of Dick Clark, whom I think is already dead and they’re just wheeling him out anyway, keeling over dead on live TV 10 seconds before the ball hits 0)
5. “Seven-out” (I’ll be at a casino, part of the time at a Crap Table)
6. _tap tap_ “Hey. Angel of Death here. Just thought I’d give you a friendly heads up that you can conserve time by not bothering with the resolutions this year. kthxbye.”
7. “Who says you can’t mix beer, peppermint schnapps, screwdrivers and champagne? BLEARRRGH. Oh, sorry about your shoes, man…”
8. “All 13 of your picks in **amarone** ’s SDMB death pool suddenly dropped dead earlier today.”
9. “Honey, we need to talk…”

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