# 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:** 1869
**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 30, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37364 "2015-08-30T17:24:54Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz 8. Lindsey “I haven’t met the right woman yet” Graham 9. Marco Rubio 10. Skip Andrews 11. My mother. (At least she says she is, and she’s probably more qualified than some of these people.) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37365 "2015-08-30T17:38:19Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz 8. Lindsey “I haven’t met the right woman yet” Graham 9. Marco Rubio 10. Skip Andrews 11. My mother. (At least she says she is, and she’s probably more qualified than some of these people.) 12. Jim Gilmore (no joke, he really is) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37366 "2015-08-30T17:40:38Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz 8. Lindsey “I haven’t met the right woman yet” Graham 9. Marco Rubio 10. Skip Andrews 11. My mother. (At least she says she is, and she’s probably more qualified than some of these people.) 12. Jim Gilmore (no joke, he really is) 13. Rick Perry I’ll pass ---
**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 30, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37367 "2015-08-30T19:42:15Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene ---
**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 30, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37368 "2015-08-30T19:49:50Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37369 "2015-08-30T19:59:36Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet ---
**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 30, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37370 "2015-08-30T22:00:46Z")
1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. ---
**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 30, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37371 "2015-08-30T22:12:02Z")
1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37372 "2015-08-30T23:25:36Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. ---
**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 31, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37373 "2015-08-31T00:54:27Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. 7. America: Fat; boorish; insular; both oversexed and puritanical ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37374 "2015-08-31T03:18:38Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. 7. America: Fat; boorish; insular; both oversexed and puritanical 8. Sweden: Everybody’s blond, blue-eyed; run around naked in the snow; they end all their sentences sounding like a Valley Girl; have sex with anyone, any time, anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37375 "2015-08-31T11:58:01Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. 7. America: Fat; boorish; insular; both oversexed and puritanical 8. Sweden: Everybody’s blond, blue-eyed; run around naked in the snow; they end all their sentences sounding like a Valley Girl; have sex with anyone, any time, anywhere. 9. Australians: loud, boisterous, cheery, extremely fond of beer, and all live in the Outback ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37376 "2015-08-31T12:02:13Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. 7. America: Fat; boorish; insular; both oversexed and puritanical 8. Sweden: Everybody’s blond, blue-eyed; run around naked in the snow; they end all their sentences sounding like a Valley Girl; have sex with anyone, any time, anywhere. 9. Australians: loud, boisterous, cheery, extremely fond of beer, and all live in the Outback 10. Russia: wear heavy coats and fur hats, speak English without articles, love to spy on America ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37377 "2015-08-31T12:18:51Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. 7. America: Fat; boorish; insular; both oversexed and puritanical 8. Sweden: Everybody’s blond, blue-eyed; run around naked in the snow; they end all their sentences sounding like a Valley Girl; have sex with anyone, any time, anywhere. 9. Australians: loud, boisterous, cheery, extremely fond of beer, and all live in the Outback 10. Russia: wear heavy coats and fur hats, speak English without articles, love to spy on America 11. Switzerland: slightly dull, ruthlessly efficient, employed in either the chocolate or horological industries ---
**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 31, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37378 "2015-08-31T12:22:51Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. 7. America: Fat; boorish; insular; both oversexed and puritanical 8. Sweden: Everybody’s blond, blue-eyed; run around naked in the snow; they end all their sentences sounding like a Valley Girl; have sex with anyone, any time, anywhere. 9. Australians: loud, boisterous, cheery, extremely fond of beer, and all live in the Outback 10. Russia: wear heavy coats and fur hats, speak English without articles, love to spy on America 11. Switzerland: slightly dull, ruthlessly efficient, employed in either the chocolate or horological industries 12. North Korea: malnourished, exploited, overworked, propaganda-led ---
**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 31, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37379 "2015-08-31T13:34:08Z")
Stereotypes about citizens of other countries 1. France: Prone to surrender too soon; great lovers; poor hygiene 2. Ireland: Prone to drink to excess; love to fight; fond of the color green 3. Italy: Politically corrupt; reckless drivers; make passes at every woman they meet 4. Germany: Direct and overly structured people who love sausage, sauerkraut, beer, and occasionally invading other countries. 5. Canada: very polite people, eh?; sorry about the poor quality of USA beer; looking forward to global warming 6. England: Bad teeth; love tea; either “veddy proper” or soccer hooligans. 7. America: Fat; boorish; insular; both oversexed and puritanical 8. Sweden: Everybody’s blond, blue-eyed; run around naked in the snow; they end all their sentences sounding like a Valley Girl; have sex with anyone, any time, anywhere. 9. Australians: loud, boisterous, cheery, extremely fond of beer, and all live in the Outback 10. Russia: wear heavy coats and fur hats, speak English without articles, love to spy on America 11. Switzerland: slightly dull, ruthlessly efficient, employed in either the chocolate or horological industries 12. North Korea: malnourished, exploited, overworked, propaganda-led 13. Japanese: Excrutiatingly polite; crazy about _anime_; very strange sexual fetishes. Pass. ---
**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 31, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37380 "2015-08-31T14:08:54Z")
Next: Pretty useless super powers. 1. X-Ray vision that only works on glass. ---
**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 31, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37381 "2015-08-31T14:14:15Z")
Pretty useless super powers. 1. X-Ray vision that only works on glass. 2. The ability to crawl up floors ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37382 "2015-08-31T14:20:03Z")
Pretty useless super powers. 1. X-Ray vision that only works on glass. 2. The ability to crawl up floors 3. Perfect 20-20 Hindsight ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37383 "2015-08-31T14:36:38Z")
Pretty useless super powers. 1. X-Ray vision that only works on glass. 2. The ability to crawl up floors 3. Perfect 20-20 Hindsight 4. Time travel: I can go an hour into the future in just 60 minutes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1868) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1870)