# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1819

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**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:** [July 27, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36364 "2015-07-27T16:41:32Z")

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Objects humanity has put into space.

1. Sputnik 1
2. The ISS
3. New Horizons
4. Voyagers 1 and 2
5. Eagle and Columbia, LEM and CSM of Apollo 11
6. Friendship 7
7. SpaceSHipOne
8. Aquarius and Odyssey, LEM and CSM of Apollo 13
9. Gene Roddenberry’s ashes

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**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:** [July 27, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36365 "2015-07-27T16:46:33Z")

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Objects humanity has put into space.

1. Sputnik 1
2. The ISS
3. New Horizons
4. Voyagers 1 and 2
5. Eagle and Columbia, LEM and CSM of Apollo 11
6. Friendship 7
7. SpaceSHipOne
8. Aquarius and Odyssey, LEM and CSM of Apollo 13
9. Gene Roddenberry’s ashes
10. The X-15

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**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:** [July 27, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36366 "2015-07-27T17:07:49Z")

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Objects humanity has put into space.

1. Sputnik 1
2. The ISS
3. New Horizons
4. Voyagers 1 and 2
5. Eagle and Columbia, LEM and CSM of Apollo 11
6. Friendship 7
7. SpaceSHipOne
8. Aquarius and Odyssey, LEM and CSM of Apollo 13
9. Gene Roddenberry’s ashes
10. The X-15
11. Shenzhou 5

The first manned Chinese space mission

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**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:** [July 27, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36367 "2015-07-27T18:35:31Z")

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Objects humanity has put into space.

1. Sputnik 1
2. The ISS
3. New Horizons
4. Voyagers 1 and 2
5. Eagle and Columbia, LEM and CSM of Apollo 11
6. Friendship 7
7. SpaceSHipOne
8. Aquarius and Odyssey, LEM and CSM of Apollo 13
9. Gene Roddenberry’s ashes
10. The X-15
11. Shenzhou 5
12. STS-95, Discovery: USMC John Glenn’s other spacecraft

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36368 "2015-07-27T18:43:11Z")

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Objects humanity has put into space.

1. Sputnik 1
2. The ISS
3. New Horizons
4. Voyagers 1 and 2
5. Eagle and Columbia, LEM and CSM of Apollo 11
6. Friendship 7
7. SpaceSHipOne
8. Aquarius and Odyssey, LEM and CSM of Apollo 13
9. Gene Roddenberry’s ashes
10. The X-15
11. Shenzhou 5
12. STS-95, Discovery: USMC John Glenn’s other spacecraft
13. The Mars Exploration Probe

True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album

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**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:** [July 27, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36369 "2015-07-27T19:16:18Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s _Live_ album, and I liked it

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**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:** [July 27, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36370 "2015-07-27T19:28:00Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of _Convoy_ fame) albums. And I still play them.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36371 "2015-07-27T19:46:24Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of _Convoy_ fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins

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**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:** [July 27, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36372 "2015-07-27T20:14:47Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36373 "2015-07-27T23:20:48Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch _Finding Bigfoot_.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36374 "2015-07-27T23:55:32Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch Finding Bigfoot.
7. I, a straight woman, love Ru Paul’s Drag Race

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36375 "2015-07-28T02:24:48Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch Finding Bigfoot.
7. I, a straight woman, love Ru Paul’s Drag Race
8. My wife and I watched and enjoyed all three Sharknado movies.

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36376 "2015-07-28T02:53:23Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch Finding Bigfoot.
7. I, a straight woman, love Ru Paul’s Drag Race
8. My wife and I watched and enjoyed all three Sharknado movies.
9. I didn’t shoot a guy in Reno once just to watch him die

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36377 "2015-07-28T03:34:56Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch Finding Bigfoot.
7. I, a straight woman, love Ru Paul’s Drag Race
8. My wife and I watched and enjoyed all three Sharknado movies.
9. I didn’t shoot a guy in Reno once just to watch him die
10. In the middle of nowhere I’ve shot some bullet holes into a sign

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36378 "2015-07-28T03:41:01Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch Finding Bigfoot.
7. I, a straight woman, love Ru Paul’s Drag Race
8. My wife and I watched and enjoyed all three Sharknado movies.
9. I didn’t shoot a guy in Reno once just to watch him die
10. In the middle of nowhere I’ve shot some bullet holes into a sign
11. I sometimes watch Dr. Phil. (And enjoy it!)

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36379 "2015-07-28T04:12:21Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch Finding Bigfoot.
7. I, a straight woman, love Ru Paul’s Drag Race
8. My wife and I watched and enjoyed all three Sharknado movies.
9. I didn’t shoot a guy in Reno once just to watch him die
10. In the middle of nowhere I’ve shot some bullet holes into a sign
11. I sometimes watch Dr. Phil. (And enjoy it!)
12. I like some chick flicks while my wife doesn’t care for many of them, and I don’t care for some action flicks while my wife likes them

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36380 "2015-07-28T05:47:45Z")

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True Confessions

1. I own Justin Beiber’s Christmas Album
2. In high school in the late 1970s my sister gave me Barry Manilow’s Live album, and I liked it
3. I own all of C. W. McCall’s (of Convoy fame) albums. And I still play them.
4. I still take Flintstone vitamins
5. I bought more of his albums, then put together a tape called The Very Best of Barry Manilow. This, while in college.
6. I watch Finding Bigfoot.
7. I, a straight woman, love Ru Paul’s Drag Race
8. My wife and I watched and enjoyed all three Sharknado movies.
9. I didn’t shoot a guy in Reno once just to watch him die
10. In the middle of nowhere I’ve shot some bullet holes into a sign
11. I sometimes watch Dr. Phil. (And enjoy it!)
12. I like some chick flicks while my wife doesn’t care for many of them, and I don’t care for some action flicks while my wife likes them
13. I watch _Downton Abbey_ to root for Edith

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Your most recent, personal aging milestone

1. Got transition lenses (aka bifocals)

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36381 "2015-07-28T08:20:17Z")

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Your most recent, personal aging milestone

1. Got transition lenses (aka bifocals)
2. Got a colonoscopy

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36382 "2015-07-28T11:35:13Z")

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Your most recent, personal aging milestone

1. Got transition lenses (aka bifocals)
2. Got a colonoscopy
3. Youngest child is headed to junior high school this fall

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**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:** [July 28, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36383 "2015-07-28T12:09:53Z")

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Your most recent, personal aging milestone

1. Got transition lenses (aka bifocals)
2. Got a colonoscopy
3. Youngest child is headed to junior high school this fall
4. Grandson is headed to high school next week

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