# 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:** 1653
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33044 "2015-02-13T15:44:10Z")
Words of Wisdom. 1. “Never refuse a chance to go the bathroom or to sit down.” - Clint Eastwood on autograph sessions 2. “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” - Mark Twain 3. “Send not to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” - John Donne 4. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” - Winston Churchill 5. “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask to see the dessert menu.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. “If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No sense being a damn fool about it.” - W.C. Fields 7. “Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.” - George Washington 8. “Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.” - Ronald Reagan 9. “Why can’t everybody leave everybody else the hell alone?” - Jimmy Durante 10. “Open one eye, then the other. See what you see and face up to it.” -Catherynne M. Valente 11. “God’s justice and His power are inseparable; vainly and foolishly do we invoke His power in an unjust cause.” - Michel de Montaigne 12. “The Blues isn’t about feeling better. It’s about making other people feel worse. And making a few bucks while you’re at it!” - Bleeding Gums Murphy 13. “Do your work, then step back: the only path to serenity.” - the Tao te Ching New: British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33045 "2015-02-13T15:47:01Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = Lift ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33046 "2015-02-13T15:47:51Z")
New: British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33047 "2015-02-13T15:49:31Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33048 "2015-02-13T15:57:27Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. lift = elevator 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Car park = parking lot ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33049 "2015-02-13T15:57:56Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Fanny = pussy 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33050 "2015-02-13T16:05:27Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Fanny = pussy 6. Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car) ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33051 "2015-02-13T16:09:04Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Fanny = pussy 6. Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car) 7. Bracers = suspenders (and suspenders = garters) ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33052 "2015-02-13T16:14:17Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Car park = parking lot 6. Fanny = pussy 7. Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car) 8. Bracers = suspenders (and suspenders = garters) 9. Knickers = panties ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33053 "2015-02-13T16:22:37Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Car park = parking lot 6. Fanny = pussy 7. Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car) 8. Bracers = suspenders (and suspenders = garters) 9. Knickers = panties 10. Nappies= diapers ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33054 "2015-02-13T16:24:58Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Car park = parking lot 6. Fanny = pussy 7. Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car) 8. Bracers = suspenders (and suspenders = garters) 9. Knickers = panties 10. Nappies = diapers 11. Torch = flashlight Out of curiosity, what do Britons call the thing we Americans call a torch? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33055 "2015-02-13T16:45:01Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Out of curiosity, what do Britons call the thing we Americans call a torch? They also call it a torch. It’s usually pretty easy to discern which type from the context of the conversation. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33056 "2015-02-13T16:46:29Z")
British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Car park = parking lot 6. Fanny = pussy 7. Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car) 8. Bracers = suspenders (and suspenders = garters) 9. Knickers = panties 10. Nappies = diapers 11. Torch = flashlight 12. Boot = car trunk A torch is still a torch. A flashlight is, more correctly, an electric torch, but Brits usually just say “torch” and count on context for clarity. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33057 "2015-02-13T16:54:41Z")
All I can say is, some of mine were real. (And Little Nemo my smelt it dealt it was a reference to me, not to you. Just to be clear.) British vs. American English 1. Rubber = eraser 2. Elevator = lift 3. Estate car = station wagon 4. Bonnet = car hood 5. Car park = parking lot 6. Fanny = pussy 7. Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car) 8. Bracers = suspenders (and suspenders = garters) 9. Knickers = panties 10. Nappies = diapers 11. Torch = flashlight 12. Boot = car trunk 13. petrol = gasoline Weekend Chores on the Honey Do (or any other) List 1. Install front door hardware ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33058 "2015-02-13T16:56:26Z")
Weekend Chores on the Honey Do (or any other) List 1. Install front door hardware 2. Mopping ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33059 "2015-02-13T17:08:00Z")
Weekend Chores on the Honey Do (or any other) List 1. Install front door hardware 2. Mopping 3. Collect and discard all the dog poop in the yard ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33060 "2015-02-13T17:16:58Z")
Weekend Chores on the Honey Do (or any other) List 1. Install front door hardware 2. Mopping 3. Collect and discard all the dog poop in the yard 4. Mowing the lawn ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33061 "2015-02-13T17:26:03Z")
Weekend Chores on the Honey Do (or any other) List 1. Install front door hardware 2. Mopping 3. Collect and discard all the dog poop in the yard 4. Mowing the lawn 5. Laundry, bloody laundry ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33062 "2015-02-13T17:27:15Z")
Mowing? In _February_? Not around here! Weekend Chores on the Honey Do (or any other) List 1. Install front door hardware 2. Mopping 3. Collect and discard all the dog poop in the yard 4. Mowing the lawn 5. Laundry, bloody laundry 6. Moving the cat’s litter box downstairs ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33063 "2015-02-13T17:27:23Z")
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