# 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:** 1715
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34284 "2015-04-10T11:23:05Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 6. Evelyn 7. Kelly 8. Ashley 9. Madison 10. Kari ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34285 "2015-04-10T11:23:46Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 6. Evelyn 7. Kelly 8. Ashley 9. Madison 10. Kari 11. Lauren Was a man’s name in the 19th century. But Lauren Bacall switched it to women. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34286 "2015-04-10T11:54:41Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 6. Evelyn 7. Kelly 8. Ashley 9. Madison 10. Kari 11. Lauren 12. Ali ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34287 "2015-04-10T12:22:39Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 6. Evelyn 7. Kelly 8. Ashley 9. Madison 10. Kari 11. Lauren 12. Ali 13. Stacy 13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34288 "2015-04-10T14:34:17Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut 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:** [April 10, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34289 "2015-04-10T15:34:59Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34290 "2015-04-10T15:47:23Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34291 "2015-04-10T15:59:12Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back If nobody saw me, I didn’t do it. 😉 ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34292 "2015-04-10T16:23:01Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34293 "2015-04-10T16:34:56Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting 7. Cracking your knuckles repeatedly ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34294 "2015-04-10T16:44:15Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting 7. Cracking your knuckles repeatedly 8. Compulsive texting ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34295 "2015-04-10T17:23:49Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting 7. Cracking your knuckles repeatedly 8. Compulsive texting 9. Repeatedly citing your Fifth Amendment rights when called on in class ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34296 "2015-04-10T18:46:02Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting 7. Cracking your knuckles repeatedly 8. Compulsive texting 9. Repeatedly citing your Fifth Amendment rights when called on in class 10. Paper airplanes And I can still make awesome ones. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34297 "2015-04-11T14:54:51Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting 7. Cracking your knuckles repeatedly 8. Compulsive texting 9. Repeatedly citing your Fifth Amendment rights when called on in class 10. Paper airplanes 11. Refusing to speak when called on because of your severe stutter ---
**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:** [April 11, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34298 "2015-04-11T15:29:54Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting 7. Cracking your knuckles repeatedly 8. Compulsive texting 9. Repeatedly citing your Fifth Amendment rights when called on in class 10. Paper airplanes 11. Refusing to speak when called on because of your severe stutter 12. Singing “Baby Got Back” whenever the teacher is writing on the chalkboard ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34299 "2015-04-11T17:55:29Z")
13 Ways to get kicked out of class to stand in the hall 1. Continuously making the waterdrop sound (a la Ferris Bueller) 2. Being “The Thing That Wouldn’t Shut Up” 3. Passing notes 4. Spitballs 5. Giving the girl in front of you a little trim off the back 6. Loud farting 7. Cracking your knuckles repeatedly 8. Compulsive texting 9. Repeatedly citing your Fifth Amendment rights when called on in class 10. Paper airplanes 11. Refusing to speak when called on because of your severe stutter 12. Singing “Baby Got Back” whenever the teacher is writing on the chalkboard 13. Lighting up a blunt New topic: People Who Dropped Off the Face of the Earth After Splitting With Creative Partner 1. Andrew Ridgely, after splitting with George Michael ---
**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:** [April 11, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34300 "2015-04-11T19:48:06Z")
New topic: People Who Dropped Off the Face of the Earth After Splitting With Creative Partner 1. Andrew Ridgely, after splitting with George Michael 2. Steve Rossi, after splitting with comedian Marty “Hello, Dere!” Allen ---
**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:** [April 11, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34301 "2015-04-11T20:21:36Z")
New topic: People Who Dropped Off the Face of the Earth After Splitting With Creative Partner 1. Andrew Ridgely, after splitting with George Michael 2. Steve Rossi, after splitting with comedian Marty “Hello, Dere!” Allen 3. Those other two guys from The Police. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34302 "2015-04-11T23:26:29Z")
People Who Dropped Off the Face of the Earth After Splitting With Creative Partner 1. Andrew Ridgely, after splitting with George Michael 2. Steve Rossi, after splitting with comedian Marty “Hello, Dere!” Allen 3. Those other two guys from The Police. 4. Jeff Townes, the guy in DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince who wasn’t Will Smith ---
**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:** [April 11, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34303 "2015-04-11T23:34:15Z")
People Who Dropped Off the Face of the Earth After Splitting With Creative Partner 1. Andrew Ridgely, after splitting with George Michael 2. Steve Rossi, after splitting with comedian Marty “Hello, Dere!” Allen 3. Those other two guys from The Police. 4. Jeff Townes, the guy in DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince who wasn’t Will Smith 5. John Rutsey, original drummer for Rush [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1714) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1716)