# 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:** 1557
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31124 "2014-11-12T21:43:18Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31125 "2014-11-12T21:48:19Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31126 "2014-11-12T21:50:06Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31127 "2014-11-12T21:53:59Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats ---
**Author:** ![Jabaski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5ac83/32.png) [@Jabaski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabaski)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31128 "2014-11-12T22:00:43Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31129 "2014-11-12T22:11:30Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons 7. Shutting down emotionally and not speaking to anyone ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31130 "2014-11-12T22:24:46Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons 7. Shutting down emotionally and not speaking to anyone 8. Prayer ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31131 "2014-11-12T22:29:27Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons 7. Shutting down emotionally and not speaking to anyone 8. Prayer 9. Crank the A/C as cold as possible, close all curtains, and take a long nap ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31132 "2014-11-12T22:36:00Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons 7. Shutting down emotionally and not speaking to anyone 8. Prayer 9. Crank the A/C as cold as possible, close all curtains, and take a long nap 10. Getting my Jack Russell mutt “cranked off” (not hard) and playing ball with him ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31133 "2014-11-12T23:09:15Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons 7. Shutting down emotionally and not speaking to anyone 8. Prayer 9. Crank the A/C as cold as possible, close all curtains, and take a long nap 10. Getting my Jack Russell mutt “cranked off” (not hard) and playing ball with him 11. Drink some hard cider or similar adult beverage, then go to bed and hide. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31134 "2014-11-12T23:18:22Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons 7. Shutting down emotionally and not speaking to anyone 8. Prayer 9. Crank the A/C as cold as possible, close all curtains, and take a long nap 10. Getting my Jack Russell mutt “cranked off” (not hard) and playing ball with him 11. Drink some hard cider or similar adult beverage, then go to bed and hide. 12. Sleeping far too much as an escape (6-10 hours a night, with 1 or 2 2-3-hour naps during the day) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31135 "2014-11-12T23:24:36Z")
Ways you cope with stress (or don’t) 1. Deep, calming breaths 2. Long walks 3. A big glass of cold milk and some chocolate junk food 4. Pounding on things (inanimate objects only!) 5. Some quality time with my purring cats 6. Blantons 7. Shutting down emotionally and not speaking to anyone 8. Prayer 9. Crank the A/C as cold as possible, close all curtains, and take a long nap 10. Getting my Jack Russell mutt “cranked off” (not hard) and playing ball with him 11. Drink some hard cider or similar adult beverage, then go to bed and hide. 12. Sleeping far too much as an escape (6-10 hours a night, with 1 or 2 2-3-hour naps during the day) 13. Rub one out. My mind is always at its clearest and most lucid right afterwards. I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31136 "2014-11-12T23:25:58Z")
New! Words ending in -que 1. Antique ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31137 "2014-11-12T23:32:45Z")
New! Words ending in -que 1. Antique 2. Burlesque ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31138 "2014-11-12T23:37:09Z")
New! Words ending in -que 1. Antique 2. Burlesque 3. Unique ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31139 "2014-11-12T23:43:12Z")
New! Words ending in -que 1. Antique 2. Burlesque 3. Unique 4. Appliqué ---
**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:** [November 13, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31140 "2014-11-13T00:27:16Z")
Words ending in -que 1. Antique 2. Burlesque 3. Unique 4. Appliqué 5. Pique ---
**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:** [November 13, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31141 "2014-11-13T00:28:41Z")
Words ending in -que 1. Antique 2. Burlesque 3. Unique 4. Appliqué 5. Pique 6. Clique ---
**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:** [November 13, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31142 "2014-11-13T01:14:16Z")
Words ending in -que 1. Antique 2. Burlesque 3. Unique 4. Appliqué 5. Pique 6. Clique 7. Barbeque I wonder how many other non-French-derived words there will be. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31143 "2014-11-13T01:30:31Z")
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