# 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:** 1892
**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:** [September 21, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37824 "2015-09-21T20:04:27Z")
Name a favorite pet, current or past. 1. Luc, our cockatiel 2. Sam, my anole (“chameleon”) 3. Smokey, my kitteh 4. Nabby, my feline buddy 5. Mackie, our Scottish Terrier 6. Ed, my 16 year old bachelor cat 7. Fergie, another Scottish Terrier 8. Scotchie, saluki mix. 9. Pepper, black mutt 10. Shelby, basset hound 11. Dinah, tabby cat ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37825 "2015-09-21T20:07:45Z")
Name a favorite pet, current or past. 1. Luc, our cockatiel 2. Sam, my anole (“chameleon”) 3. Smokey, my kitteh 4. Nabby, my feline buddy 5. Mackie, our Scottish Terrier 6. Ed, my 16 year old bachelor cat 7. Fergie, another Scottish Terrier 8. Scotchie, saluki mix. 9. Pepper, black mutt 10. Shelby, basset hound 11. Dinah, tabby cat 12. Queen Susie Undisputed queen of all dogs on Locksley Hall, which was something because she was maybe 15 pounds and some of them were several times that. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37826 "2015-09-21T20:11:35Z")
Name a favorite pet, current or past. 1. Luc, our cockatiel 2. Sam, my anole (“chameleon”) 3. Smokey, my kitteh 4. Nabby, my feline buddy 5. Mackie, our Scottish Terrier 6. Ed, my 16 year old bachelor cat 7. Fergie, another Scottish Terrier 8. Scotchie, saluki mix. 9. Pepper, black mutt 10. Shelby, basset hound 11. Dinah, tabby cat 12. Queen Susie 13. Sal, black housecat Loving and adorable; died at a very advanced age. Next category: Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat ---
**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:** [September 21, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37827 "2015-09-21T20:38:01Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed ---
**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:** [September 21, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37828 "2015-09-21T20:39:05Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37829 "2015-09-22T00:14:53Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37830 "2015-09-22T00:18:22Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37831 "2015-09-22T13:10:56Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37832 "2015-09-22T15:08:55Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. 7. The Rottweiler my idiot ex-roommate brought home after a homeless woman collapsed in the street and he was left behind after the ambulance took her away. This dog had some serious problems and we eventually took him to the Human Society. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37833 "2015-09-22T15:33:31Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. 7. The Rottweiler my idiot ex-roommate brought home after a homeless woman collapsed in the street and he was left behind after the ambulance took her away. This dog had some serious problems and we eventually took him to the Human Society. 8. Sherlock, a cockatiel my ex-wife bought me. Mean little bugger who hissed at me and bit me when I tried to feed him or change his water. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37834 "2015-09-22T15:51:20Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. 7. The Rottweiler my idiot ex-roommate brought home after a homeless woman collapsed in the street and he was left behind after the ambulance took her away. This dog had some serious problems and we eventually took him to the Human Society. 8. Sherlock, a cockatiel my ex-wife bought me. Mean little bugger who hissed at me and bit me when I tried to feed him or change his water. 9. Dynamite, the smaller of my grandmother’s two chihuahuas. A scrappy little turd that barked and snapped at me when I teased him. Looking back, I’m sure we boys turned him into the little monster he was around us. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37835 "2015-09-22T16:06:12Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. 7. The Rottweiler my idiot ex-roommate brought home after a homeless woman collapsed in the street and he was left behind after the ambulance took her away. This dog had some serious problems and we eventually took him to the Humane Society. 8. Sherlock, a cockatiel my ex-wife bought me. Mean little bugger who hissed at me and bit me when I tried to feed him or change his water. 9. Dynamite, the smaller of my grandmother’s two chihuahuas. A scrappy little turd that barked and snapped at me when I teased him. Looking back, I’m sure we boys turned him into the little monster he was around us. 10. Noname, a bug-eyed, ugly little dog we never should have brought home. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37836 "2015-09-22T19:22:30Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. 7. The Rottweiler my idiot ex-roommate brought home after a homeless woman collapsed in the street and he was left behind after the ambulance took her away. This dog had some serious problems and we eventually took him to the Humane Society. 8. Sherlock, a cockatiel my ex-wife bought me. Mean little bugger who hissed at me and bit me when I tried to feed him or change his water. 9. Dynamite, the smaller of my grandmother’s two chihuahuas. A scrappy little turd that barked and snapped at me when I teased him. Looking back, I’m sure we boys turned him into the little monster he was around us. 10. Noname, a bug-eyed, ugly little dog we never should have brought home. 11. Pepper, the world’s stupidest dog (and a Dalmatian!) that promptly chewed up every one of my models he could get his teeth into and burned himself in an active fireplace,twice. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37837 "2015-09-22T20:41:17Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. 7. The Rottweiler my idiot ex-roommate brought home after a homeless woman collapsed in the street and he was left behind after the ambulance took her away. This dog had some serious problems and we eventually took him to the Humane Society. 8. Sherlock, a cockatiel my ex-wife bought me. Mean little bugger who hissed at me and bit me when I tried to feed him or change his water. 9. Dynamite, the smaller of my grandmother’s two chihuahuas. A scrappy little turd that barked and snapped at me when I teased him. Looking back, I’m sure we boys turned him into the little monster he was around us. 10. Noname, a bug-eyed, ugly little dog we never should have brought home. 11. Pepper, the world’s stupidest dog (and a Dalmatian!) that promptly chewed up every one of my models he could get his teeth into and burned himself in an active fireplace,twice. 12. Alyssah, a cat with the unfortunate habit of barfing in every room of the house ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37838 "2015-09-22T20:56:16Z")
Name a detested pet, current or past. 1. Dearie, my sister’s aggressive, unfriendly calico cat 2. Yap, an aptly named little dog of undetermined breed 3. Two unnamed parakeets given my sister by a boyfriend, who spent the days and nights chirping their empty little heads off 4. Sparky, the mean snappy Dalmatian of my old fire station. They buried him in front of the station house, and it was always a pleasure to walk over the plaque with his name. 5. Winston, a basset hound. Detested may be too strong a word, but I hated having to walk him, and I never got used to wet dog smell. He was also really loud at 3 in the morning 6. The unknown dog which some people “set” on me as I was riding my bicycle past. (No, it didn’t bite me, but I was really scared.) And yes, to be fair, I should blame the owners, not the dog. 7. The Rottweiler my idiot ex-roommate brought home after a homeless woman collapsed in the street and he was left behind after the ambulance took her away. This dog had some serious problems and we eventually took him to the Humane Society. 8. Sherlock, a cockatiel my ex-wife bought me. Mean little bugger who hissed at me and bit me when I tried to feed him or change his water. 9. Dynamite, the smaller of my grandmother’s two chihuahuas. A scrappy little turd that barked and snapped at me when I teased him. Looking back, I’m sure we boys turned him into the little monster he was around us. 10. Noname, a bug-eyed, ugly little dog we never should have brought home. 11. Pepper, the world’s stupidest dog (and a Dalmatian!) that promptly chewed up every one of my models he could get his teeth into and burned himself in an active fireplace,twice. 12. Alyssah, a cat with the unfortunate habit of barfing in every room of the house 13. Dixie, my sister’s autistic mean-spirited not-remotely-affectionate Belgian shepherd who NEVER SHUT THE FECK UP (may she rest in peace) Next up: More Bad Ideas for Super Hero Franchises 1. Squid Man When danger strikes he loses an eye, sprouts several extra limbs, and squirts ink. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37839 "2015-09-22T21:07:20Z")
More Bad Ideas for Super Hero Franchises 1. Squid Man 2. Captain Disappointment ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37840 "2015-09-22T21:16:14Z")
More Bad Ideas for Super Hero Franchises 1. Squid Man 2. Captain Disappointment 3. The Blue Anteater ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37841 "2015-09-22T21:26:54Z")
More Bad Ideas for Super Hero Franchises 1. Squid Man 2. Captain Disappointment 3. The Blue Anteater 4. The Caped Crabcake ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37842 "2015-09-22T21:37:52Z")
More Bad Ideas for Super Hero Franchises 1. Squid Man 2. Captain Disappointment 3. The Blue Anteater 4. The Caped Crabcake 5. Glaucoma Boy ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37843 "2015-09-22T21:39:55Z")
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