# 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:** 1833

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36644 "2015-08-06T16:27:06Z")

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For a Hot Summer, Our Favorite Ice Cream Flavors

1. Pistachio Almond
2. Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia
3. Moose tracks
4. Rocky Road
5. Spumoni
6. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
7. Good ol’ Neopolitan
8. Mint chocolate chip
9. Burgundy cherry
10. Peppermint

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36645 "2015-08-06T17:44:02Z")

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For a Hot Summer, Our Favorite Ice Cream Flavors

1. Pistachio Almond
2. Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia
3. Moose tracks
4. Rocky Road
5. Spumoni
6. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
7. Good ol’ Neopolitan
8. Mint chocolate chip
9. Burgundy cherry
10. Peppermint
11. Huckleberry

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36646 "2015-08-06T18:34:24Z")

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For a Hot Summer, Our Favorite Ice Cream Flavors

1. Pistachio Almond
2. Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia
3. Moose tracks
4. Rocky Road
5. Spumoni
6. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
7. Good ol’ Neopolitan
8. Mint chocolate chip
9. Burgundy cherry
10. Peppermint
11. Huckleberry
12. Phish Food

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**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:** [August 6, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36647 "2015-08-06T19:04:34Z")

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For a Hot Summer, Our Favorite Ice Cream Flavors

1. Pistachio Almond
2. Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia
3. Moose tracks
4. Rocky Road
5. Spumoni
6. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
7. Good ol’ Neopolitan
8. Mint chocolate chip
9. Burgundy cherry
10. Peppermint
11. Huckleberry
12. Phish Food
13. Vanilla

New: Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in **These Precious Days** by Janet Lambert.

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36648 "2015-08-06T19:18:13Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36649 "2015-08-06T19:20:59Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36650 "2015-08-06T19:30:44Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36651 "2015-08-06T19:37:44Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36652 "2015-08-06T19:43:42Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36653 "2015-08-06T19:51:55Z")

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1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who
7. Spider-Man (Ricochet, Hornet, Dusk, Prodigy) in the Identity Crisis series.

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36654 "2015-08-06T20:28:30Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who
7. Spider-Man (Ricochet, Hornet, Dusk, Prodigy) in the Identity Crisis series.
8. Frodo Baggins (“Mr. Underhill”) in LOTR

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36655 "2015-08-06T20:42:08Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who
7. Spider-Man (Ricochet, Hornet, Dusk, Prodigy) in the Identity Crisis series.
8. Frodo Baggins (“Mr. Underhill”) in LOTR
9. Mrs. Carmen Montenegro (“Denise Manderley”, “Wanda Coleman”, “Gilda Dabney”, "Chloe Lamar:, “Alma Chalmers, no, Palmers”. “Vivian Purcell”) in The Cheap Detective

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36656 "2015-08-06T20:59:13Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who
7. Spider-Man (Ricochet, Hornet, Dusk, Prodigy) in the Identity Crisis series.
8. Frodo Baggins (“Mr. Underhill”) in LOTR
9. Mrs. Carmen Montenegro (“Denise Manderley”, “Wanda Coleman”, “Gilda Dabney”, "Chloe Lamar:, “Alma Chalmers, no, Palmers”. “Vivian Purcell”) in The Cheap Detective
10. Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher (“Harry Truman” and many many others) in Fletch

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36657 "2015-08-06T21:11:33Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who
7. Spider-Man (Ricochet, Hornet, Dusk, Prodigy) in the Identity Crisis series.
8. Frodo Baggins (“Mr. Underhill”) in LOTR
9. Mrs. Carmen Montenegro (“Denise Manderley”, “Wanda Coleman”, “Gilda Dabney”, "Chloe Lamar:, “Alma Chalmers, no, Palmers”. “Vivian Purcell”) in The Cheap Detective
10. Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher (“Harry Truman” and many many others) in Fletch
11. James Bond, who goes by the name St. John (“Sinjin”) Smythe, in\*\*\* A View to a Kill\*\*\*

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36658 "2015-08-06T21:32:48Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who
7. Spider-Man (Ricochet, Hornet, Dusk, Prodigy) in the Identity Crisis series.
8. Frodo Baggins (“Mr. Underhill”) in LOTR
9. Mrs. Carmen Montenegro (“Denise Manderley”, “Wanda Coleman”, “Gilda Dabney”, "Chloe Lamar:, “Alma Chalmers, no, Palmers”. “Vivian Purcell”) in The Cheap Detective
10. Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher (“Harry Truman” and many many others) in Fletch
11. James Bond, who goes by the name St. John (“Sinjin”) Smythe, in A View to a Kill
12. The Shadow (“Lamont Cranston”) in The Shadow pulps and radio series

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36659 "2015-08-06T22:10:16Z")

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Fictional characters who lie about their names (at least once, doesn’t have to be ongoing)

1. Sandra Campbell (“Sandra Smith”) in These Precious Days by Janet Lambert.
2. Philip Marlowe (“Doghouse Reilly”), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. Jenny Hill (“Bessie Bellwood”) in Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother
4. Dale Gribble (‘Rusty Shackleford’) in King of the Hill
5. Sherlock Holmes (“Sigerson, the Norwegian explorer”) in “The Empty House”
6. The Doctor (“John Smith”, at least once a season) in Doctor Who
7. Spider-Man (Ricochet, Hornet, Dusk, Prodigy) in the Identity Crisis series.
8. Frodo Baggins (“Mr. Underhill”) in LOTR
9. Mrs. Carmen Montenegro (“Denise Manderley”, “Wanda Coleman”, “Gilda Dabney”, "Chloe Lamar:, “Alma Chalmers, no, Palmers”. “Vivian Purcell”) in The Cheap Detective
10. Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher (“Harry Truman” and many many others) in Fletch
11. James Bond, who goes by the name St. John (“Sinjin”) Smythe, in A View to a Kill
12. The Shadow (“Lamont Cranston”) in The Shadow pulps and radio series
13. Jean Valvean (“M. Madeleine”) in Les Miserables  
Next up:

The Lost/Unpublished books of Laura Ingalls Wilder

1. Little Trailer in Tornado Alley

The shortest of all her books.

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**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:** [August 6, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36660 "2015-08-06T22:13:41Z")

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Next topic?

If you choose to pass, **Sampiro** , how about Favorite piece of inspired design (industrial, architecture, anything sprung from the Mind of Man)…

1. [Jaguar E-Type](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m9q22843OiM/UOSR3JZu6wI/AAAAAAAAMYg/OPRLk3wPdeo/s1600/jaguar_e_type_by_siegfried_ukr-d4h3dox.jpg). It looks right, it sounds right, and dammit I want one!

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**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:** [August 6, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36661 "2015-08-06T23:23:01Z")

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If you choose to pass, Sampiro, how about Favorite piece of inspired design (industrial, architecture, anything sprung from the Mind of Man)…

1. Jaguar E-Type. It looks right, it sounds right, and dammit I want one!
2. St. Peter’s Basilica

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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:** [August 6, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36662 "2015-08-06T23:43:01Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
>
> Next up:
> 
> The Lost/Unpublished books of Laura Ingalls Wilder
> 
> 1. Little Trailer in Tornado Alley
> 
> The shortest of all her books.

Guess what? He didn’t pass.

The Lost/Unpublished books of Laura Ingalls Wilder

1. Little Trailer in Tornado Alley
2. Little Tenement on the Lower East Side

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**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:** [August 6, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36663 "2015-08-06T23:56:25Z")

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The Lost/Unpublished books of Laura Ingalls Wilder

1. Little Trailer in Tornado Alley
2. Little Tenement on the Lower East Side
3. Little Outhouse atop the Yellowstone Geyser

Comes with its own built-in bidet!

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