# 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:** 1854
**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 18, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37064 "2015-08-18T03:04:26Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy (I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a…) ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37065 "2015-08-18T03:12:34Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy Much less frequent than in generations past ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37066 "2015-08-18T03:31:56Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning ---
**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 18, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37067 "2015-08-18T08:20:39Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37068 "2015-08-18T10:59:25Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu ---
**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 18, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37069 "2015-08-18T11:39:45Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu 7. Leeching ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37070 "2015-08-18T11:47:32Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu 7. Leeching 8. The use of Radium suppositories ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37071 "2015-08-18T12:06:23Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu 7. Leeching 8. The use of Radium suppositories 9. Resuscitating drowning victims by blowing smoke up their ass. ([link](http://dangerousminds.net/comments/ever_wonder_where_the_expression_blow_smoke_up_your_ass_came_from)) ---
**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 18, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37072 "2015-08-18T12:34:38Z")
1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu 7. Leeching 8. The use of Radium suppositories 9. Resuscitating drowning victims by blowing smoke up their ass. 10. Insulin shock therapy ---
**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 18, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37073 "2015-08-18T12:46:23Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu 7. Leeching 8. The use of Radium suppositories 9. Resuscitating drowning victims by blowing smoke up their ass. ([link](http://dangerousminds.net/comments/ever_wonder_where_the_expression_blow_smoke_up_your_ass_came_from)) 10. Insulin shock therapy 11. [Vaginal stimulation to treat female hysteria](https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/all-about-sex/201303/hysteria-and-the-strange-history-vibrators) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37074 "2015-08-18T13:15:20Z")
Medical practices that are no longer much used 1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu 7. Leeching 8. The use of Radium suppositories 9. Resuscitating drowning victims by blowing smoke up their ass. ([link](http://dangerousminds.net/comments/ever_wonder_where_the_expression_blow_smoke_up_your_ass_came_from)) 10. Insulin shock therapy 11. [Vaginal stimulation to treat female hysteria](https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/all-about-sex/201303/hysteria-and-the-strange-history-vibrators) 12. bread or meal poultices ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37075 "2015-08-18T14:13:59Z")
1. Bleeding patients 2. Frontal lobotomy 3. Tonsillectomy 4. Trepanning 5. Cough syrup w/ heroin 6. Arsenic as a prescription for colds/flu 7. Leeching 8. The use of Radium suppositories 9. Resuscitating drowning victims by blowing smoke up their ass. (link) 10. Insulin shock therapy 11. Vaginal stimulation to treat female hysteria 12. bread or meal poultices 13. The rabbit test New topic: Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1: It’s just the way the medication makes me. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37076 "2015-08-18T14:30:57Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? ---
**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 18, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37077 "2015-08-18T14:59:15Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? 3. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37078 "2015-08-18T15:02:11Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? 3. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. 4. I’m OK, you’re OK. ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37079 "2015-08-18T15:05:40Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? 3. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. 4. I’m OK, you’re OK. 5. I can’t hear. ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37080 "2015-08-18T15:16:35Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? 3. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. 4. I’m OK, you’re OK. 5. I can’t hear. 6. Sorry, I’m a little distracted by Donald Trump’s hair. ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37081 "2015-08-18T15:28:16Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? 3. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. 4. I’m OK, you’re OK. 5. I can’t hear. 6. Sorry, I’m a little distracted by Donald Trump’s hair. 7. A long list of chronic psychological ailments, plus a bit of a headache ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37082 "2015-08-18T15:57:24Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? 3. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. 4. I’m OK, you’re OK. 5. I can’t hear. 6. Sorry, I’m a little distracted by Donald Trump’s hair. 7. A long list of chronic psychological ailments, plus a bit of a headache 8. Spending waaaaay too much time on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37083 "2015-08-18T16:25:20Z")
Just what the HELL is WRONG with you??? 1. It’s just the way the medication makes me. 2. Me? What the hell is wrong with YOU?!? 3. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. 4. I’m OK, you’re OK. 5. I can’t hear. 6. Sorry, I’m a little distracted by Donald Trump’s hair. 7. A long list of chronic psychological ailments, plus a bit of a headache 8. Spending waaaaay too much time on the Dope. 9. I’m too sexy for my shirt. (So much so that, in fact, it hurts.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1853) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1855)