# 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:** 2002
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40024 "2015-12-03T13:06:43Z")
Most thrilling and exciting sport spectator moment for you. 1. Grey Cup 2013. Riders win it in Regina, the last time the Grey Cup will be played at historic Taylor Field, which is a sea of green. Walking home afterwards on Albert Street, through one of the happiest, most jovial group of fans ever. 2. Live? 2014 NLCS, 16 October, game 5, St. Louis Cardinals @ SF Giants. Travis Ishikawa’s walk off home run. The Giants win the pennant!!! I was there with a friend. 3. Joe Carter’s walk-off home run to win the 1993 world series for the Jays. “Touch 'em all Joe…” 4. “The Comeback Game” January 3, 1993. Bills win after being down by 32 points. I was there in the stadium. 5. The “Brian Johnson Game,” 18 Sep 1997, San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park. Rod Beck shuts down a Dodgers rally and then Brian Johnson hits his bottom-of-the-12th walk off home run to sweep and tie the Dodgers on their way to winning the NL West division, and I and my later-to-be-wife (version 2.0) were there. Good stuff, Maynard. 6. USA vs. USSR, Men’s Ice Hockey, 1980 Winter Olympic Games 7. 1989 NLCS, Game 5, Cubs @ Giants, Candlestick Park. Will “The Thrill” Clark triples in the bottom of the 7th, then scores to tie the game 1-1. Then Clark (NLCS MVP) hits the GWRBI off of Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams in the 8th. The Giants win the pennant!!!. I was there with my brother. 8. Watching Ron Guidry strike out 18 Angels at Yankee Stadium in 1978 9. 1976 Grey Cup - Tony Gabriel’s [The Catch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4prWMOowJf4) 10. 2010 World Series. Finally, after waiting my entire life! Go Giants! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40025 "2015-12-03T13:46:43Z")
Most thrilling and exciting sport spectator moment for you. 1. Grey Cup 2013. Riders win it in Regina, the last time the Grey Cup will be played at historic Taylor Field, which is a sea of green. Walking home afterwards on Albert Street, through one of the happiest, most jovial group of fans ever. 2. Live? 2014 NLCS, 16 October, game 5, St. Louis Cardinals @ SF Giants. Travis Ishikawa’s walk off home run. The Giants win the pennant!!! I was there with a friend. 3. Joe Carter’s walk-off home run to win the 1993 world series for the Jays. “Touch 'em all Joe…” 4. “The Comeback Game” January 3, 1993. Bills win after being down by 32 points. I was there in the stadium. 5. The “Brian Johnson Game,” 18 Sep 1997, San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park. Rod Beck shuts down a Dodgers rally and then Brian Johnson hits his bottom-of-the-12th walk off home run to sweep and tie the Dodgers on their way to winning the NL West division, and I and my later-to-be-wife (version 2.0) were there. Good stuff, Maynard. 6. USA vs. USSR, Men’s Ice Hockey, 1980 Winter Olympic Games 7. 1989 NLCS, Game 5, Cubs @ Giants, Candlestick Park. Will “The Thrill” Clark triples in the bottom of the 7th, then scores to tie the game 1-1. Then Clark (NLCS MVP) hits the GWRBI off of Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams in the 8th. The Giants win the pennant!!!. I was there with my brother. 8. Watching Ron Guidry strike out 18 Angels at Yankee Stadium in 1978 9. 1976 Grey Cup - Tony Gabriel’s The Catch 10. 2010 World Series. Finally, after waiting my entire life! Go Giants! 11. 1986 world Series Game 6 at Shea Stadium. I was in the right field nose bleed section; we were the first ones to see the parachuter. Then there was Buckner’s error. And of course the Mets won that game, and then the series. Almost 30 years later and I still remember it vividly ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40026 "2015-12-03T14:40:58Z")
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: at my computer Posts: 19,901 Most thrilling and exciting sport spectator moment for you. 1. Grey Cup 2013. Riders win it in Regina, the last time the Grey Cup will be played at historic Taylor Field, which is a sea of green. Walking home afterwards on Albert Street, through one of the happiest, most jovial group of fans ever. 2. Live? 2014 NLCS, 16 October, game 5, St. Louis Cardinals @ SF Giants. Travis Ishikawa’s walk off home run. The Giants win the pennant!!! I was there with a friend. 3. Joe Carter’s walk-off home run to win the 1993 world series for the Jays. “Touch 'em all Joe…” 4. “The Comeback Game” January 3, 1993. Bills win after being down by 32 points. I was there in the stadium. 5. The “Brian Johnson Game,” 18 Sep 1997, San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park. Rod Beck shuts down a Dodgers rally and then Brian Johnson hits his bottom-of-the-12th walk off home run to sweep and tie the Dodgers on their way to winning the NL West division, and I and my later-to-be-wife (version 2.0) were there. Good stuff, Maynard. 6. USA vs. USSR, Men’s Ice Hockey, 1980 Winter Olympic Games 7. 1989 NLCS, Game 5, Cubs @ Giants, Candlestick Park. Will “The Thrill” Clark triples in the bottom of the 7th, then scores to tie the game 1-1. Then Clark (NLCS MVP) hits the GWRBI off of Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams in the 8th. The Giants win the pennant!!!. I was there with my brother. 8. Watching Ron Guidry strike out 18 Angels at Yankee Stadium in 1978 9. 1976 Grey Cup - Tony Gabriel’s The Catch 10. 2010 World Series. Finally, after waiting my entire life! Go Giants! 11. 1986 world Series Game 6 at Shea Stadium. I was in the right field nose bleed section; we were the first ones to see the parachuter. Then there was Buckner’s error. And of course the Mets won that game, and then the series. Almost 30 years later and I still remember it vividly 12. 1985 World Series. Game 6 in KC, ump blows the call at first base, Royals go on to tie the series on Dane Iorg’s hit. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40027 "2015-12-03T18:12:43Z")
Most thrilling and exciting sport spectator moment for you. 1. Grey Cup 2013. Riders win it in Regina, the last time the Grey Cup will be played at historic Taylor Field, which is a sea of green. Walking home afterwards on Albert Street, through one of the happiest, most jovial group of fans ever. 2. Live? 2014 NLCS, 16 October, game 5, St. Louis Cardinals @ SF Giants. Travis Ishikawa’s walk off home run. The Giants win the pennant!!! I was there with a friend. 3. Joe Carter’s walk-off home run to win the 1993 world series for the Jays. “Touch 'em all Joe…” 4. “The Comeback Game” January 3, 1993. Bills win after being down by 32 points. I was there in the stadium. 5. The “Brian Johnson Game,” 18 Sep 1997, San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park. Rod Beck shuts down a Dodgers rally and then Brian Johnson hits his bottom-of-the-12th walk off home run to sweep and tie the Dodgers on their way to winning the NL West division, and I and my later-to-be-wife (version 2.0) were there. Good stuff, Maynard. 6. USA vs. USSR, Men’s Ice Hockey, 1980 Winter Olympic Games 7. 1989 NLCS, Game 5, Cubs @ Giants, Candlestick Park. Will “The Thrill” Clark triples in the bottom of the 7th, then scores to tie the game 1-1. Then Clark (NLCS MVP) hits the GWRBI off of Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams in the 8th. The Giants win the pennant!!!. I was there with my brother. 8. Watching Ron Guidry strike out 18 Angels at Yankee Stadium in 1978 9. 1976 Grey Cup - Tony Gabriel’s The Catch 10. 2010 World Series. Finally, after waiting my entire life! Go Giants! 11. 1986 world Series Game 6 at Shea Stadium. I was in the right field nose bleed section; we were the first ones to see the parachuter. Then there was Buckner’s error. And of course the Mets won that game, and then the series. Almost 30 years later and I still remember it vividly 12. 1985 World Series. Game 6 in KC, ump blows the call at first base, Royals go on to tie the series on Dane Iorg’s hit. 13. Iron Bowl 2013- I’m not usually a football fan at all, but it was an exciting game and won by a last seconds touchdown by Auburn. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40028 "2015-12-03T18:14:23Z")
What’s next, **Sampiro**? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40029 "2015-12-03T18:15:05Z")
Next up: Holiday products that would probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock Each day you hide a rooster tied to a large stone somewhere different in the house for your kids to find. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40030 "2015-12-03T18:20:57Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf A small-sized sailor tells your kids “colorful” stories with inappropriate language. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40031 "2015-12-03T18:22:51Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug Which kid will step on it today? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40032 "2015-12-03T18:28:59Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs A custom from a time when kids weren’t so coddled. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40033 "2015-12-03T18:32:04Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table it’s nothing but elbows - they can be detached so that every surface has one simultaneously. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40034 "2015-12-03T18:32:54Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Roach on the coach ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40035 "2015-12-03T18:50:09Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table 6. Roach on the coach 7. Boar on the Floor Watch for the tusks. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40036 "2015-12-03T18:50:39Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table 6. Roach on the coach 7. Boar on the Floor 8. Poo in the Shoe Surprise! ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40037 "2015-12-03T19:04:38Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table 6. Roach on the coach 7. Boar on the Floor 8. Poo in the Shoe 9. Hog in the Nog What better way to have your holiday ham? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40038 "2015-12-03T19:15:33Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table 6. Roach on the coach 7. Boar on the Floor 8. Poo in the Shoe 9. Hog in the Nog 10. [Mensch on the Bench](http://themenschonabench.com/) So the Jewish kids don’t get left out! ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40039 "2015-12-03T19:26:36Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table 6. Roach on the coach 7. Boar on the Floor 8. Poo in the Shoe 9. Hog in the Nog 10. [Mensch on the Bench](http://themenschonabench.com/) 11. [Dolls on the walls](http://www.skyscanner.com.sg/sites/com.sg/files/rsz_island_of_the_dolls.jpg) ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40040 "2015-12-03T20:13:15Z")
Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table 6. Roach on the coach 7. Boar on the Floor 8. Poo in the Shoe 9. Hog in the Nog 10. Mensch on the Bench 11. Dolls on the walls 12. Deer in the beer. Tastes kind of gamey. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40041 "2015-12-03T20:47:28Z")
(Not in play: I refuse to pay a ridiculous amount for the elf, but I actually do a Zaius on the Dais with my[PotA action figure](http://i1.wp.com/thefwoosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NECA-Classic-Planet-of-the-Apes-Review-dr-zaius.jpg)and a cigar box.) ---
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Holiday products that probably be nowhere near as popular as Elf on the Shelf: 1. Cock on the rock 2. Dwarf on the wharf 3. Bug on the Rug 4. Bears on the stairs 5. Mabel on the Table 6. Roach on the coach 7. Boar on the Floor 8. Poo in the Shoe 9. Hog in the Nog 10. Mensch on the Bench 11. Dolls on the walls 12. Deer in the beer. 13. Bat in the Hat Aghh! Rabies! New: Phrases Often Used in Abbreviated Form 1. When in Rome (do as the Romans do) ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40043 "2015-12-03T21:16:31Z")
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