# 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:** 1614
**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:** [December 24, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32264 "2014-12-24T19:16:18Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. [Krampus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus) 2. [The Yule Cat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Cat) 3. [Black Peter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet) ---
**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 24, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32265 "2014-12-24T19:16:45Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. [Krampus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus) 2. [The Yule Cat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Cat) 3. The [Yule Lads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads). ---
**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 24, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32266 "2014-12-24T19:27:53Z")
Oops, **Prof. Pepperwinkle** snuck in ahead of me and I missed the edit window. Next person up, please correct. Thanks! ---
**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:** [December 24, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32267 "2014-12-24T19:35:53Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. [Krampus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus) 2. [The Yule Cat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Cat) 3. [Black Peter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet) 4. The [Yule Lads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads) 5. [Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Hankey,_the_Christmas_Poo) ---
**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:** [December 24, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32268 "2014-12-24T19:38:03Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. [Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths](http://www.davebarry.com/misccol/christmaspageant.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32269 "2014-12-24T19:44:07Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths 7. Six to Eight Black Men [Text version.](http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~pinsky/texts/Six%20to%20Eight%20Black%20Men.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32270 "2014-12-25T00:57:28Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths 7. Six to Eight Black Men 8. [Caganer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer) ---
**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:** [December 25, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32271 "2014-12-25T09:26:46Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths 7. Six to Eight Black Men 8. Caganer 9. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32272 "2014-12-25T14:43:42Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths 7. Six to Eight Black Men 8. Caganer 9. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 10. The Grinch ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32273 "2014-12-25T14:59:38Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths 7. Six to Eight Black Men 8. Caganer 9. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 10. The Grinch 11. That Dad/Santa dying in the chimney urban legend (repeated in movie _ **Gremlins** _) ---
**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:** [December 25, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32274 "2014-12-25T16:09:31Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths 7. Six to Eight Black Men 8. Caganer 9. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 10. The Grinch 11. That Dad/Santa dying in the chimney urban legend (repeated in movie Gremlins) 12. Uncle Drosselmeyer (from _The Nutcracker_) ---
**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 25, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32275 "2014-12-25T17:15:50Z")
Most interesting (or disturbing) holiday characters and-or traditions: 1. Krampus 2. The Yule Cat 3. Black Peter 4. The Yule Lads. 5. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 6. Hoisting of the Potted Hyacinths 7. Six to Eight Black Men 8. Caganer 9. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 10. The Grinch 11. That Dad/Santa dying in the chimney urban legend (repeated in movie Gremlins) 12. Uncle Drosselmeyer (from The Nutcracker) 13. [Cthulhu Claus](http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TYV12513) Next: A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32276 "2014-12-25T17:32:11Z")
A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos ---
**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:** [December 25, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32277 "2014-12-25T18:06:11Z")
A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos 3. Pellet rifle What I actually wanted was a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle, but Mom objected for some stupid reason I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32278 "2014-12-25T18:43:26Z")
A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos 3. Pellet rifle 4. My own 8-track player. (Yeah, just as well I never got one- but I really wanted it at the time!) ---
**Author:** ![G\_MONEY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@G\_MONEY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G_MONEY)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32279 "2014-12-25T18:44:11Z")
A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos 3. Pellet rifle 4. Pony ---
**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:** [December 25, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32280 "2014-12-25T19:30:34Z")
A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos 3. Pellet rifle 4. My own 8-track player. (Yeah, just as well I never got one- but I really wanted it at the time!) 5. Pony 6. Opera cape Because George Harrison wore one in the skiing scene in Help. ---
**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 25, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32281 "2014-12-25T20:16:39Z")
A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos 3. Pellet rifle 4. My own 8-track player. (Yeah, just as well I never got one- but I really wanted it at the time!) 5. Pony 6. Opera cape 7. A cool sword ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32282 "2014-12-25T20:35:31Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:32281, topic:549173”] A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos 3. Pellet rifle 4. My own 8-track player. (Yeah, just as well I never got one- but I really wanted it at the time!) 5. Pony 6. Opera cape 7. A cool sword 8. Electric train set (My brother got one a few years later but by that time, I didn’t care.) ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32283 "2014-12-26T15:40:22Z")
A toy or other gift you wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/etc. as a kid, but never got 1. A mini-bike 2. Legos 3. Pellet rifle 4. My own 8-track player. (Yeah, just as well I never got one- but I really wanted it at the time!) 5. Pony 6. Opera cape 7. A cool sword 8. Electric train set (My brother got one a few years later but by that time, I didn’t care.) 9. An archery set (My dad said he thought I could handle it, but didn’t trust my sisters.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1613) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1615)