# 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:** 1784
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35664 "2015-06-29T18:09:33Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35665 "2015-06-29T18:34:50Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. 7. I stuck it in the cloud. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35666 "2015-06-29T18:38:30Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. 7. I stuck it in the cloud. 8. You got this F because you copy and pasted your report from Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35667 "2015-06-29T19:05:07Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. 7. I stuck it in the cloud. 8. You got this F because you copy and pasted your report from Wikipedia. 9. The stupid app store deleted my account because I decided to jailbreak my iphone. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35668 "2015-06-29T19:07:13Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. 7. I stuck it in the cloud. 8. You got this F because you copy and pasted your report from Wikipedia. 9. The stupid app store deleted my account because I decided to jailbreak my iPhone. 10… The guards used enhanced interrogation techniques. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35669 "2015-06-29T19:13:43Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. 7. I stuck it in the cloud. 8. You got this F because you copy and pasted your report from Wikipedia. 9. The stupid app store deleted my account because I decided to jailbreak my iPhone. 10… The guards used enhanced interrogation techniques. 10. You like U2? I’ve got their whole catalog on my iPod. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35670 "2015-06-29T19:53:01Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. 7. I stuck it in the cloud. 8. You got this F because you copy and pasted your report from Wikipedia. 9. The stupid app store deleted my account because I decided to jailbreak my iPhone. 10… The guards used enhanced interrogation techniques. 10. You like U2? I’ve got their whole catalog on my iPod. 11. If Bush Jr. were still President, he’d put a stop to this Ground Zero mosque nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35671 "2015-06-29T21:07:44Z")
Sentences that would have been gibberish in 1995. 1. Send me a friend request, willya? 2. Google it! 3. I left my phone in the bar again. 4. I unfriended her because she wouldn’t stop poking me 5. Crystal, you may now kiss the bride. 6. Disney outlawed selfie sticks at all their parks because of the risk of upskirting. 7. I stuck it in the cloud. 8. You got this F because you copy and pasted your report from Wikipedia. 9. The stupid app store deleted my account because I decided to jailbreak my iPhone. 10… The guards used enhanced interrogation techniques. 10. You like U2? I’ve got their whole catalog on my iPod. 11. If Bush Jr. were still President, he’d put a stop to this Ground Zero mosque nonsense. 12. The election was determined by hanging chads. New topic: Your Favorite Poet 1. Vergil ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35672 "2015-06-29T21:10:20Z")
New topic: Your Favorite Poet 1. Vergil 2. Ogden Nash ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35673 "2015-06-29T21:20:39Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35674 "2015-06-29T22:00:23Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35675 "2015-06-29T22:08:11Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35676 "2015-06-29T22:47:04Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson ---
**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:** [June 30, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35677 "2015-06-30T01:48:42Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson 7. Percy Bysshe Shelley > **[Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley - Poems | Academy of American Poets](https://poets.org/poem/ozymandias)** > > Sonnet: Featured Poems - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35678 "2015-06-30T11:35:51Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson 7. Percy Bysshe Shelley 8. Walt Whitman ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35679 "2015-06-30T12:02:37Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson 7. Percy Bysshe Shelley 8. Walt Whitman 9. e. e. cummings ---
**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:** [June 30, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35680 "2015-06-30T12:51:14Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson 7. Percy Bysshe Shelley 8. Walt Whitman 9. e. e. cummings 10. T. S. Eliot ---
**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:** [June 30, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35681 "2015-06-30T14:17:46Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson 7. Percy Bysshe Shelley 8. Walt Whitman 9. e. e. cummings 10. T. S. Eliot 11. E.A. Poe The last stanza in particular: [To One in Paradise by Edgar Allan Poe | Poetry Foundation](http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/180810) ---
**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:** [June 30, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35682 "2015-06-30T18:10:44Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson 7. Percy Bysshe Shelley 8. Walt Whitman 9. e. e. cummings 10. T. S. Eliot 11. E.A. Poe 12. (tie) William Wordsworth and John Keats ---
**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:** [June 30, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35683 "2015-06-30T18:17:02Z")
Your Favorite Poet 1. Virgil 2. Ogden Nash 3. William Carlos Williams 4. Robbie Burns 5. Seamus Heaney 6. Emily Dickinson 7. Percy Bysshe Shelley 8. Walt Whitman 9. e. e. cummings 10. T. S. Eliot 11. E.A. Poe 12. (tie) William Wordsworth and John Keats 13. Rudyard Kipling His best, I think: [Recessional by Rudyard Kipling | Poetry Foundation](http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176152) Next category: Cut from early drafts of Justice Scalia’s dissent to the SSM decision 1. “I can’t believe it. Really? REALLY?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1783) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1785)