# 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:** 1495
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29884 "2014-10-02T04:02:46Z")
Rejoinders to “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” 1. Can’t be, sir. That’s vegetable soup. 2. Don’t worry, it won’t eat much. 3. Shh! Now everybody is going to want one!4. Well, keep it zipped. 4. To get to the other side. 5. Not to worry, sir, you will not be charged extra. 6. The backstroke. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29885 "2014-10-02T04:08:17Z")
Dude, you dropped my entry. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29886 "2014-10-02T04:17:16Z")
Rejoinders to “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” 1. Can’t be, sir. That’s vegetable soup. 2. Don’t worry, it won’t eat much. 3. Shh! Now everybody is going to want one! 4. Well, keep it zipped. 5. To get to the other side. 6. Not to worry, sir, you will not be charged extra. 7. The backstroke. 8. [if the patron’s Irish] SPIT IT OUT! SPIT IT OUT, YE BASTARD! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29887 "2014-10-02T05:20:19Z")
Rejoinders to “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” 1. Can’t be, sir. That’s vegetable soup. 2. Don’t worry, it won’t eat much. 3. Shh! Now everybody is going to want one! 4. Well, keep it zipped. 5. To get to the other side. 6. Not to worry, sir, you will not be charged extra. 7. The backstroke. 8. [if the patron’s Irish] SPIT IT OUT! SPIT IT OUT, YE BASTARD! 9. I’m sorry, sir. I thought you _ordered_ the Soup of the Day. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29888 "2014-10-02T06:08:00Z")
Rejoinders to “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” 1. Can’t be, sir. That’s vegetable soup. 2. Don’t worry, it won’t eat much. 3. Shh! Now everybody is going to want one! 4. Well, keep it zipped. 5. To get to the other side. 6. Not to worry, sir, you will not be charged extra. 7. The backstroke. 8. [if the patron’s Irish] SPIT IT OUT! SPIT IT OUT, YE BASTARD! 9. I’m sorry, sir. I thought you ordered the Soup of the Day. 10. Ah! Pardonez-moi, m’sieu. Un moment. \ Renald! This ignoble beast of a fly has seen fit to spurn our dress code. Escort him from the premises at once! Un moment, m’sieu, we have quite the elite selection of the very latest fashionable flies from Bourdeaux and Milan for m’sieu’s consideration. \ Francine! Our very best assortment of European flies, AT ONCE! ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29889 "2014-10-02T06:19:44Z")
Rejoinders to “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” 1. Can’t be, sir. That’s vegetable soup. 2. Don’t worry, it won’t eat much. 3. Shh! Now everybody is going to want one! 4. Well, keep it zipped. 5. To get to the other side. 6. Not to worry, sir, you will not be charged extra. 7. The backstroke. 8. [if the patron’s Irish] SPIT IT OUT! SPIT IT OUT, YE BASTARD! 9. I’m sorry, sir. I thought you ordered the Soup of the Day. 10. Ah! Pardonez-moi, m’sieu. Un moment. \ Renald! This ignoble beast of a fly has seen fit to spurn our dress code. Escort him from the premises at once! Un moment, m’sieu, we have quite the elite selection of the very latest fashionable flies from Bourdeaux and Milan for m’sieu’s consideration. \ Francine! Our very best assortment of European flies, AT ONCE! 11. Sir, please get off the table! ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29890 "2014-10-02T11:14:32Z")
ejoinders to “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” 1. Can’t be, sir. That’s vegetable soup. 2. Don’t worry, it won’t eat much. 3. Shh! Now everybody is going to want one! 4. Well, keep it zipped. 5. To get to the other side. 6. Not to worry, sir, you will not be charged extra. 7. The backstroke. 8. [if the patron’s Irish] SPIT IT OUT! SPIT IT OUT, YE BASTARD! 9. I’m sorry, sir. I thought you ordered the Soup of the Day. 10. Ah! Pardonez-moi, m’sieu. Un moment. \ Renald! This ignoble beast of a fly has seen fit to spurn our dress code. Escort him from the premises at once! Un moment, m’sieu, we have quite the elite selection of the very latest fashionable flies from Bourdeaux and Milan for m’sieu’s consideration. \ Francine! Our very best assortment of European flies, AT ONCE! 11. Sir, please get off the table! 12. Awwww… I guess the maggots are all grown up now. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29891 "2014-10-02T11:17:40Z")
Rejoinders to “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” 1. Can’t be, sir. That’s vegetable soup. 2. Don’t worry, it won’t eat much. 3. Shh! Now everybody is going to want one! 4. Well, keep it zipped. 5. To get to the other side. 6. Not to worry, sir, you will not be charged extra. 7. The backstroke. 8. [if the patron’s Irish] SPIT IT OUT! SPIT IT OUT, YE BASTARD! 9. I’m sorry, sir. I thought you ordered the Soup of the Day. 10. Ah! Pardonez-moi, m’sieu. Un moment. \ Renald! This ignoble beast of a fly has seen fit to spurn our dress code. Escort him from the premises at once! Un moment, m’sieu, we have quite the elite selection of the very latest fashionable flies from Bourdeaux and Milan for m’sieu’s consideration. \ Francine! Our very best assortment of European flies, AT ONCE! 11. Sir, please get off the table! 12. Awwww… I guess the maggots are all grown up now. 13. THAT, sir, is Soupe de la Mouche. The fly is a delicacy in sophisticated countries like France. But I suppose a Philistine like you wouldn’t understand or appreciate that. Why don’t you get out and go to KFC, you plebian! I pass ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29892 "2014-10-02T12:04:25Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29893 "2014-10-02T12:17:36Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29894 "2014-10-02T12:44:17Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29895 "2014-10-02T12:51:20Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. [Homemade Marble Roller](http://store.almost-amish.com/servlet/-strse-142/Amish-handmade-wooden-marble/Detail) I think my Mother’s uncle made it for her (or one of her sisters) and she saved it for me. It would keep me occupied for hours. It was much more primitive than the picture. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29896 "2014-10-02T13:43:35Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. [Homemade Marble Roller](http://store.almost-amish.com/servlet/-strse-142/Amish-handmade-wooden-marble/Detail) 5. [Big Trak](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trak) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29897 "2014-10-02T13:59:44Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. [Homemade Marble Roller](http://store.almost-amish.com/servlet/-strse-142/Amish-handmade-wooden-marble/Detail) 5. [Big Trak](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trak) 6. [Fisher Price Garage](http://www.honestpreggo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FP-parking.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29898 "2014-10-02T14:00:52Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. Homemade Marble Roller 5. Big Trak 6. Fisher-Price Garage 7. “Jeopardy!” home game (I got new edition for Christmas every year) - the kind where you used red plastic screen to see answers ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29899 "2014-10-02T14:28:21Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. Homemade Marble Roller 5. Big Trak 6. Fisher-Price Garage 7. “Jeopardy!” home game (I got new edition for Christmas every year) - the kind where you used red plastic screen to see answers 8. Mattel _Hot Wheels Sizzlers_\*\* cars - fun! ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29900 "2014-10-02T14:36:39Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. Homemade Marble Roller 5. Big Trak 6. Fisher-Price Garage 7. “Jeopardy!” home game (I got new edition for Christmas every year) - the kind where you used red plastic screen to see answers 8. Mattel Hot Wheels Sizzlers cars - fun! 9. StarBird How I loved it!: [Milton Bradley Starbird Avenger - Bug Eyed Monster](http://www.bugeyedmonster.com/toys/starbird/) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29901 "2014-10-02T14:38:40Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. Homemade Marble Roller 5. Big Trak 6. Fisher-Price Garage 7. “Jeopardy!” home game (I got new edition for Christmas every year) - the kind where you used red plastic screen to see answers 8. Mattel Hot Wheels Sizzlers cars - fun! 9. StarBird 10. [Big Wheel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Wheel_(tricycle)#mediaviewer/File:BIG_Wheel_(3327257572).jpg) Not necessarily so much a toy as a way of life and fashion statement. I mean, that front tire is _boss_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29902 "2014-10-02T14:45:28Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. Homemade Marble Roller 5. Big Trak 6. Fisher-Price Garage 7. “Jeopardy!” home game (I got new edition for Christmas every year) - the kind where you used red plastic screen to see answers 8. Mattel Hot Wheels Sizzlers cars - fun! 9. StarBird 10. Big Wheel 11. Tinker Toys I had two favorites - sue me 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29903 "2014-10-02T14:55:19Z")
Name a favorite toy you had as a kid 1. WHEE-LO 2. Lincoln Logs 3. Blocks 4. Homemade Marble Roller 5. Big Trak 6. Fisher-Price Garage 7. “Jeopardy!” home game (I got new edition for Christmas every year) - the kind where you used red plastic screen to see answers 8. Mattel Hot Wheels Sizzlers cars - fun! 9. StarBird 10. Big Wheel 11. Tinker Toys 12. Slot cars [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1494) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1496)