# 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:** 1679
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33564 "2015-03-04T17:03:35Z")
Historically important documents 1. Gutenberg’s Bible 2. Magna Carta 3. Declaration of Independence 4. Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments (beginning of modern women’s rights movement) 5. The Domesday Book 6. Emancipation Proclamation 7. Luther’s 95 Theses 8. The Zimmerman Telegram 9. The Treaty of Versailles 10. The Donation of Constantine 11. Mayflower Compact 12. The United States Constitution 13. Common Sense by Thomas Paine New category: Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33565 "2015-03-04T17:06:07Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33566 "2015-03-04T17:27:44Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33567 "2015-03-04T18:00:50Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33568 "2015-03-04T18:47:36Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33569 "2015-03-04T19:12:48Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1. I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. Hovercraft is full of eels. Some recent Magna Carta news, BTW: [http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/europe/four-magna-carta-copies-united/](http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/europe/four-magna-carta-copies-united/) ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33570 "2015-03-04T19:13:50Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33571 "2015-03-04T20:02:11Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) 7. I don’t want to be the one who ends up killing the biggest thread on the SDMB with a bum topic. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33572 "2015-03-04T20:17:45Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) 7. I don’t want to be the one who ends up killing the biggest thread on the SDMB with a bum topic. 8. The only topic that sounds good right now is on differences between the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, and that’s probably a bit too recherche. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33573 "2015-03-04T22:57:14Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) 7. I don’t want to be the one who ends up killing the biggest thread on the SDMB with a bum topic. 8. The only topic that sounds good right now is on differences between the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, and that’s probably a bit too recherche. 9. The wife is calling (and that’s never good). ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33574 "2015-03-04T23:33:56Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) 7. I don’t want to be the one who ends up killing the biggest thread on the SDMB with a bum topic. 8. The only topic that sounds good right now is on differences between the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, and that’s probably a bit too recherche. 9. The wife is calling (and that’s never good). 10. The pressure of coming up with a new list _and_ the first entry is just too great… ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33575 "2015-03-04T23:48:59Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) 7. I don’t want to be the one who ends up killing the biggest thread on the SDMB with a bum topic. 8. The only topic that sounds good right now is on differences between the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, and that’s probably a bit too recherche. 9. The wife is calling (and that’s never good). 10. The pressure of coming up with a new list _and_ the first entry is just too great… 11. I need a drink. Now. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33576 "2015-03-05T00:04:43Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) 7. I don’t want to be the one who ends up killing the biggest thread on the SDMB with a bum topic. 8. The only topic that sounds good right now is on differences between the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, and that’s probably a bit too recherche. 9. The wife is calling (and that’s never good). 10. The pressure of coming up with a new list _and_ the first entry is just too great… 11. I need a drink. Now. 12. The earth is being invaded by Certullians and their nasty overlord Bjorgbjorgbjorg, and I have to summon Superman! ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33577 "2015-03-05T00:19:51Z")
Reasons why I’m passing on starting a new category 1: I just got off work, I’m tired, and my brain isn’t kicking in yet. 2. I just picked the last one 3. I don’t want to do a category that’s already been done 3 times in this thread 4. I had a great idea when the current category was at #6, but have since forgotten it. 5. I’ve already started a bunch so let somebody else have a turn. 6. I accidentally deleted the huge list I made of potential topics (precisely because I can never remember a single one when my chance does come up) 7. I don’t want to be the one who ends up killing the biggest thread on the SDMB with a bum topic. 8. The only topic that sounds good right now is on differences between the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, and that’s probably a bit too recherche. 9. The wife is calling (and that’s never good). 10. The pressure of coming up with a new list _and_ the first entry is just too great… 11. I need a drink. Now. 12. The earth is being invaded by Certullians and their nasty overlord Bjorgbjorgbjorg, and I have to summon Superman! 13. What?! Screw that, I’m not passing on a new category. With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33578 "2015-03-05T01:32:52Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter I don’t care if he’s retired; he’s still my favorite player. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33579 "2015-03-05T01:49:46Z")
And a truly classy guy. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33580 "2015-03-05T02:06:39Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana Not that one, the other one. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33581 "2015-03-05T02:14:28Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter Then, now, always. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33582 "2015-03-05T02:44:39Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33583 "2015-03-05T03:46:59Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber For throwing trash to Pete Rose to end his 44 game hit streak. and it made Pete Rose angry that he didn’t get a good pitch to hit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1678) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1680)