# 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:** 1842
**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 10, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36824 "2015-08-10T22:20:22Z")
If I Got Laid Off, What Should I Do? 1. Vacation - road trip! 2. Watch Judge Judy 3. Catch up on my reading 4. Attend Annapolis, maybe? 5. Haunt the Thread Room and raise my post count 6. Play the Sims 2 for a good six or seven hours at a clip 7. Sleep til about 11 AM every day 8. Go to school 9. (Voice from the back of the crowd) “Pajama Party!” 10. Updated LinkedIn, update Résumé 11. Netflix binge watch until you’re all caught up. ---
**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 10, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36825 "2015-08-10T22:59:22Z")
If I Got Laid Off, What Should I Do? 1. Vacation - road trip! 2. Watch Judge Judy 3. Catch up on my reading 4. Attend Annapolis, maybe? 5. Haunt the Thread Room and raise my post count 6. Play the Sims 2 for a good six or seven hours at a clip 7. Sleep til about 11 AM every day 8. Go to school 9. (Voice from the back of the crowd) “Pajama Party!” 10. Updated LinkedIn, update Résumé 11. Netflix binge watch until you’re all caught up. 12. The same thing we do every day, Pinky: Try to take over the world! ---
**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:** [August 10, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36826 "2015-08-10T22:59:35Z")
NM - ninja’d ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36827 "2015-08-11T02:33:02Z")
**Bullitt** , whatever you wanted to add is #13. There are always 13 items in a baker’s dozen. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36828 "2015-08-11T03:30:57Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > **Bullitt** , whatever you wanted to add is #13. There are always 13 items in a baker’s dozen. Yeah I had one to add but was ninja’d. I didn’t have a next topic so I just deleted my post. If I Got Laid Off, What Should I Do? 1. Vacation - road trip! 2. Watch Judge Judy 3. Catch up on my reading 4. Attend Annapolis, maybe? 5. Haunt the Thread Room and raise my post count 6. Play the Sims 2 for a good six or seven hours at a clip 7. Sleep til about 11 AM every day 8. Go to school 9. (Voice from the back of the crowd) “Pajama Party!” 10. Updated LinkedIn, update Résumé 11. Netflix binge watch until you’re all caught up. 12. The same thing we do every day, Pinky: Try to take over the world! 13. Tell the former boss to _ **Take This Job and SHOVE It!** _ Next (sorry, **anyrose** , I don’t think you like sports themes…): A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs They just swept the SF Giants and are playing great ball. Win one for all the loyal Cubs fans, win one for the goat, win one for poor mistreated Steve Bartman! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36829 "2015-08-11T03:52:58Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > (sorry, **anyrose** , I don’t think you like sports themes…): For baseball, I’ll make an exception. 😃 A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets Currently in first place in the NL East, having just reclaimed it from the Nats. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36830 "2015-08-11T04:15:10Z")
Yep, the Mets are playing very well too. A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36831 "2015-08-11T07:49:34Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36832 "2015-08-11T09:42:57Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36833 "2015-08-11T10:58:37Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express ---
**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 11, 2015, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36834 "2015-08-11T11:37:39Z")
My team was taken at number one, so I’ll say the boys from the South Side. A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express 7. Chicago White Sox ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36835 "2015-08-11T11:45:23Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express 7. Chicago White Sox 8. Salt Lake Bees, your friendly neighborhood AAA Anaheim affiliate It’s always fun to go catch their games, but it’s more fun when they’re winning. ---
**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 11, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36836 "2015-08-11T13:42:02Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express 7. Chicago White Sox 8. Salt Lake Bees, your friendly neighborhood AAA Anaheim affiliate 9. New York Yankees ---
**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 11, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36837 "2015-08-11T16:24:32Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express 7. Chicago White Sox 8. Salt Lake Bees, your friendly neighborhood AAA Anaheim affiliate 9. New York Yankees 10. Toledo Mudhens ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36838 "2015-08-11T16:35:50Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express 7. Chicago White Sox 8. Salt Lake Bees, your friendly neighborhood AAA Anaheim affiliate 9. New York Yankees 10. Toledo Mudhens 11. The two little league teams I coach, The Cubs and the Red Sox! ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36839 "2015-08-11T16:36:22Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express 7. Chicago White Sox 8. Salt Lake Bees, your friendly neighborhood AAA Anaheim affiliate 9. New York Yankees 10. Toledo Mudhens 11. San Antonio Missions ---
**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 11, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36840 "2015-08-11T17:29:39Z")
A Baseball Team You Want to See Succeed This Season 1. Chicago Cubs 2. NY Mets 3. ABD: Anyone But the Dodgers! 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Cleveland Indians 6. Round Rock Express 7. Chicago White Sox 8. Salt Lake Bees, your friendly neighborhood AAA Anaheim affiliate 9. New York Yankees 10. Toledo Mudhens 11. The two little league teams I coach, The Cubs and the Red Sox! 12. San Antonio Missions 13. Pittsburgh Pirates Next category: “Jeopardy!” category you would sweep 1. Talkin’ Tolkien ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36841 "2015-08-11T17:34:34Z")
Next category: “Jeopardy!” category you would sweep 1. Talkin’ Tolkien 2. American Polygamists Trivia ---
**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 11, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36842 "2015-08-11T17:34:59Z")
Next category: “Jeopardy!” category you would sweep 1. Talkin’ Tolkien 2. American Polygamists Trivia 3. Brit Wits ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36843 "2015-08-11T17:50:12Z")
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