# 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:** 1577
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31524 "2014-11-27T21:56:27Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car ---
**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 27, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31525 "2014-11-27T22:25:55Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31526 "2014-11-28T01:25:59Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB 8. It’s warm in south Texas, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody all day. ---
**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 28, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31527 "2014-11-28T03:12:16Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB 8. It’s warm in south Texas, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody all day. 9. Talking to my family by phone, and a free country ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31528 "2014-11-28T13:10:15Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Fictional Clergy > > 1. Father Guido Sarducci, Royal Canadian Air Farce radio show, as the gossip columnist in the Vatican Observer Cite? While Don Novello has done a lot of work as Sarducci, I don’t remember him ever being on RCAF on TV or radio. Also he usually purports himself to be a correspondent, columnist, critic, etc… for the \*L’Osservatore Romano (The Roman Observer) \*and/or _The Vatican Enquirer_. A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB 8. It’s warm in south Texas, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody all day. 9. Talking to my family by phone, and a free country 10. My three kids, my wife, her successful surgery, and Canadian health care. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31529 "2014-11-28T20:02:18Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB 8. It’s warm in south Texas, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody all day. 9. Talking to my family by phone, and a free country 10. My three kids, my wife, her successful surgery, and Canadian health care. 🙂 11. Good Health and Great Friends ---
**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 28, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31530 "2014-11-28T20:27:08Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB 8. It’s warm in south Texas, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody all day. 9. Talking to my family by phone, and a free country 10. My three kids, my wife, her successful surgery, and Canadian health care. 11. A job I love and the improvement in my left wrist (I can now lay it flat!) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31531 "2014-11-28T23:11:38Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB 8. It’s warm in south Texas, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody all day. 9. Talking to my family by phone, and a free country 10. My three kids, my wife, her successful surgery, and Canadian health care. 11. A job I love and the improvement in my left wrist (I can now lay it flat!) 12. That almost everyone in the world is still basically decent and honest, and that I have no financial debts. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31532 "2014-11-29T00:17:27Z")
A pair of things you’re legitimately thankful for this Thanksgiving 1. My good close friends and my bad little dog 2. My wife and sons, and Silver Palate mashed potatoes 3. My wife, and the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon 4. My spouse and my cats. 5. My cat and the fact that for some bizarre reason, Unity3D Web Player is working today when it’s been doing nothing but crashing since I upgraded to Yosemite. 6. A warm house and functional car 7. The Internet and the SDMB 8. It’s warm in south Texas, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody all day. 9. Talking to my family by phone, and a free country 10. My three kids, my wife, her successful surgery, and Canadian health care. 11. A job I love and the improvement in my left wrist (I can now lay it flat!) 12. That almost everyone in the world is still basically decent and honest, and that I have no financial debts. - :dubious: Did you all actually say those out loud at the table? (Except for **jtur** ) \* 1. That I’m alive and that when Mom died she died without pain and basically instantly. Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 2. My hat. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31533 "2014-11-29T00:37:02Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31534 "2014-11-29T04:56:45Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. When traveling, I hit thrift shops for local industrial or agricultural caps. I found one from Tchad Cameroun Logistique, in Central Africa. I have an Enron cap. ---
**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 29, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31535 "2014-11-29T05:04:09Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt At the moment, at least, that’s my favorite piece of clothing: [http://www.redbubble.com/people/mrgreed/works/12179905-the-gondor-white-tree?grid\_pos=8&p=t-shirt&ref=shop\_grid](http://www.redbubble.com/people/mrgreed/works/12179905-the-gondor-white-tree?grid_pos=8&p=t-shirt&ref=shop_grid) ---
**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 29, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31536 "2014-11-29T05:21:41Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. [Gallifrey](http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.12615989.6297/fc,550x550,black.jpg) T-shirt ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31537 "2014-11-29T07:24:05Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. [Gallifrey](http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.12615989.6297/fc,550x550,black.jpg) T-shirt [/QUOTE] 6. Leather fedora I have an enormous head, so it’s hard to find a hat that fits. This one’s handmade and fits beautifully. ---
**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 29, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31538 "2014-11-29T13:47:00Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. Gallifrey T-shirt [/QUOTE] 6. Leather fedora 7. A T-shirt with a cartoon version of me on it, created by my daughter, the graphic designer ---
**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 29, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31539 "2014-11-29T15:31:49Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. Gallifrey T-shirt [/QUOTE] 6. Leather fedora 7. A T-shirt with a cartoon version of me on it, created by my daughter, the graphic designer 8. Rugby jersey striped in red and yellow, my college colors ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31540 "2014-11-29T23:24:34Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. Gallifrey T-shirt [/QUOTE] 6. Leather fedora 7. A T-shirt with a cartoon version of me on it, created by my daughter, the graphic designer 8. Rugby jersey striped in red and yellow, my college colors 9. A leather belt, in one pair of jeans or another for 23 years, and around the world ---
**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 29, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31541 "2014-11-29T23:59:12Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. Gallifrey T-shirt [/QUOTE] 6. Leather fedora 7. A T-shirt with a cartoon version of me on it, created by my daughter, the graphic designer 8. Rugby jersey striped in red and yellow, my college colors 9. A leather belt, in one pair of jeans or another for 23 years, and around the world 10. Rosenberg (TX) Railroad Museum T-shirt On the back is a glossary of “[Hobo signs and symbols.](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/51/158729077_49a5828fdb.jpg)” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31542 "2014-11-30T09:17:04Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. Gallifrey T-shirt [/QUOTE] 6. Leather fedora 7. A T-shirt with a cartoon version of me on it, created by my daughter, the graphic designer 8. Rugby jersey striped in red and yellow, my college colors 9. A leather belt, in one pair of jeans or another for 23 years, and around the world 10. Rosenberg (TX) Railroad Museum T-shirt 11. A floor length Victorian dressing gown (replica) I’m wearing it in this video [Ice Bucket Surratt - YouTube](http://youtu.be/TEStJQcz6ME) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31543 "2014-11-30T14:23:29Z")
Your favorite article of clothing (which you yourself wear) [i guess dupes should be allowed. Is that allowed?] 1. My hat. 2. A golf (polo) shirt my dad gave me, displaying the coat of arms of his pipe band, of which he was the pipe major, before he died 6 years ago. 3. Baseball cap from Badry Enterprises, Heisler, Alberta is my current everyday favorie. 4. White Tree of Gondor t-shirt 5. Gallifrey T-shirt [/QUOTE] 6. Leather fedora 7. A T-shirt with a cartoon version of me on it, created by my daughter, the graphic designer 8. Rugby jersey striped in red and yellow, my college colors 9. A leather belt, in one pair of jeans or another for 23 years, and around the world 10. Rosenberg (TX) Railroad Museum T-shirt 11. A floor length Victorian dressing gown (replica) 12. An old black leather jacket that has been passed down through enough people that nobody remembers its origins. Nothing worse than a new-looking leather jacket. Also, **Sampiro** , I was only smiling along until “HOLY F&^K” made me burst out laughing. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1576) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1578)