# 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:** 1564
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31264 "2014-11-15T14:43:13Z")
Fiction in which Thanksgiving is celebrated 1. Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott 2. For Your Consideration, movie 3. Home for the Holidays 4. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (movie) 5. Pieces of April (2003 movie) 6. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, seasonal TV cartoon 7. The Ice Storm by Rick Moody (also the movie based on the novel) 8. Alice’s Restaurant, song and movie 9. The Mouse on the Mayflower, another seasonal TV cartoon 10. Garfield daily comic strip, 11/26/2009 11. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County ---
**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:** [November 15, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31265 "2014-11-15T14:49:15Z")
Fiction in which Thanksgiving is celebrated 1. Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott 2. For Your Consideration, movie 3. Home for the Holidays 4. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (movie) 5. Pieces of April (2003 movie) 6. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, seasonal TV cartoon 7. The Ice Storm by Rick Moody (also the movie based on the novel) 8. Alice’s Restaurant, song and movie 9. The Mouse on the Mayflower, another seasonal TV cartoon 10. Garfield daily comic strip, 11/26/2009 11. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County 12. Scent of a Woman (1992 movie) ---
**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:** [November 15, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31266 "2014-11-15T14:54:33Z")
Fiction in which Thanksgiving is celebrated 1. Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott 2. For Your Consideration, movie 3. Home for the Holidays 4. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (movie) 5. Pieces of April (2003 movie) 6. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, seasonal TV cartoon 7. The Ice Storm by Rick Moody (also the movie based on the novel) 8. Alice’s Restaurant, song and movie 9. The Mouse on the Mayflower, another seasonal TV cartoon 10. Garfield daily comic strip, 11/26/2009 11. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County 12. Scent of a Woman (1992 movie) 13. M_A_S\*H “Follow the Yalu Brick Road”, where everybody gets sick from Klinger’s turkey. New category: Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. ---
**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 15, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31267 "2014-11-15T14:58:58Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31268 "2014-11-15T16:08:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. Link, please. 😃 Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) ---
**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:** [November 15, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31269 "2014-11-15T16:54:54Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31270 "2014-11-15T17:14:32Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31271 "2014-11-15T17:38:33Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31272 "2014-11-15T19:53:10Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale 7. At a Kansas farm estate auction, I got a brass bed, painted, for $5. I stripped the paint and got a $750 appraisal from an antique dealer. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31273 "2014-11-16T01:25:47Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale 7. At a Kansas farm estate auction, I got a brass bed, painted, for $5. I stripped the paint and got a $750 appraisal from an antique dealer. 8. Picked up a Gibson Les Paul Custom (value $5000 retail/$3000 street) for $1200 at the store closing sale of Mars Music in SLC. Only time in my life I’ve been happy to be a lefty. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31274 "2014-11-16T03:49:56Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale 7. At a Kansas farm estate auction, I got a brass bed, painted, for $5. I stripped the paint and got a $750 appraisal from an antique dealer. 8. Picked up a Gibson Les Paul Custom (value $5000 retail/$3000 street) for $1200 at the store closing sale of Mars Music in SLC. Only time in my life I’ve been happy to be a lefty. 9. Found a book (“America Sails the Seas” by John O’Hara Cosgrave) that I loved as a kid, at a library’s used-book sale decades later, and got it for, I think, two bucks. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31275 "2014-11-16T15:26:28Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale 7. At a Kansas farm estate auction, I got a brass bed, painted, for $5. I stripped the paint and got a $750 appraisal from an antique dealer. 8. Picked up a Gibson Les Paul Custom (value $5000 retail/$3000 street) for $1200 at the store closing sale of Mars Music in SLC. Only time in my life I’ve been happy to be a lefty. 9. Found a book (“America Sails the Seas” by John O’Hara Cosgrave) that I loved as a kid, at a library’s used-book sale decades later, and got it for, I think, two bucks. 10, WalMart had corn for 9c an ear, but the sign mistakenly said “9c/lb” so I made them honor that price. ---
**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 16, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31276 "2014-11-16T17:14:45Z")
Doesn’t the average ear of corn weigh about a pound? ---
**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 16, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31277 "2014-11-16T17:16:44Z")
No, it’s more like 3-to-4 ears to a pound, says the guy who lives in a house surrounded by cornfields. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31278 "2014-11-17T00:41:08Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale 7. At a Kansas farm estate auction, I got a brass bed, painted, for $5. I stripped the paint and got a $750 appraisal from an antique dealer. 8. Picked up a Gibson Les Paul Custom (value $5000 retail/$3000 street) for $1200 at the store closing sale of Mars Music in SLC. Only time in my life I’ve been happy to be a lefty. 9. Found a book (“America Sails the Seas” by John O’Hara Cosgrave) that I loved as a kid, at a library’s used-book sale decades later, and got it for, I think, two bucks. 10, WalMart had corn for 9c an ear, but the sign mistakenly said “9c/lb” so I made them honor that price. 10. I read only library books, and return them before a fine is due. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31279 "2014-11-17T13:48:28Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale 7. At a Kansas farm estate auction, I got a brass bed, painted, for $5. I stripped the paint and got a $750 appraisal from an antique dealer. 8. Picked up a Gibson Les Paul Custom (value $5000 retail/$3000 street) for $1200 at the store closing sale of Mars Music in SLC. Only time in my life I’ve been happy to be a lefty. 9. Found a book (“America Sails the Seas” by John O’Hara Cosgrave) that I loved as a kid, at a library’s used-book sale decades later, and got it for, I think, two bucks. 10, WalMart had corn for 9c an ear, but the sign mistakenly said “9c/lb” so I made them honor that price. 10. I read only library books, and return them before a fine is due. 11. I traveled for 7 months in Europe with a guide book “Europe on $5 a Day” when it was possible to do it under budget. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31280 "2014-11-17T15:54:55Z")
Deals & Bargains you’re especially proud of/are looking for 1. Got over $1,500 of exercise equipment for $250. 2. Generic inkjet replacement cartridges that work for under $1 apiece on Amazon. 3. $300 worth of earrings for $5 (yes, I love costume jewelry, especially retro chic stuff) 4. Got a book worth $100 at a book sale for $5. 5. Last week, online, got a Dell laptop, new, Windows 7, for $138 incl. shipping. Works perfectly, no bloat. 6. Bought an authentic 1845 opera billboard (approximately 11 x 30 inches) for a performance of the opera NORMA starring Adelaide Kemble for 50¢ at an estate sale 7. At a Kansas farm estate auction, I got a brass bed, painted, for $5. I stripped the paint and got a $750 appraisal from an antique dealer. 8. Picked up a Gibson Les Paul Custom (value $5000 retail/$3000 street) for $1200 at the store closing sale of Mars Music in SLC. Only time in my life I’ve been happy to be a lefty. 9. Found a book (“America Sails the Seas” by John O’Hara Cosgrave) that I loved as a kid, at a library’s used-book sale decades later, and got it for, I think, two bucks. 10, WalMart had corn for 9c an ear, but the sign mistakenly said “9c/lb” so I made them honor that price. 10. I read only library books, and return them before a fine is due. 11. I traveled for 7 months in Europe with a guide book “Europe on $5 a Day” when it was possible to do it under budget. 12. We travel alot and visit museums and zoos all over N.A., most of which have reciprocal agreements. I noticed that their membership prices differ greatly so after some on-line sleuthing, I bought memberships to a zoo and small science centre which we visit regularly in upstate NY and it allows my family free admission into all the bigger ones (including 3 in my home town) for less than half the cost. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31281 "2014-11-17T15:59:54Z")
New List: Bands that refuse to reunite at any price. 1. The Smiths ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31282 "2014-11-17T16:38:51Z")
Bands that refuse to reunite at any price. 1. The Smiths 2. Led Zeppelin (well, Robert Plant has held firm ,anyway) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31283 "2014-11-17T16:58:22Z")
Bands that refuse to reunite at any price. 1. The Smiths 2. Led Zeppelin (well, Robert Plant has held firm ,anyway) 3. The Kinks While Led Zep has reunited as recently as 2007 (at least the 3 surviving members) I suppose they would qualify …at the moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1563) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1565)