# 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:** 2013
**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 10, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40244 "2015-12-10T16:16:32Z")
Cities you have visited, but have no intention of ever going back there. 1. Mobile, Alabama 2. Laredo, Texas 3. New York City 4. Jackson, Mississippi 5. Juneau, Alaska 6. Panama City, Panama 7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Gen Con used to be there, but it’s not anymore so I have no reason to go back. ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40245 "2015-12-10T16:42:40Z")
Cities you have visited, but have no intention of ever going back there. 1. Mobile, Alabama 2. Laredo, Texas 3. New York City 4. Jackson, Mississippi 5. Juneau, Alaska 6. Panama City, Panama 7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8. Columbus, Georgia I was at Ft. Benning for a short while; I feel no need to go back to that area. ---
**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 10, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40246 "2015-12-10T17:43:21Z")
Cities you have visited, but have no intention of ever going back there. 1. Mobile, Alabama 2. Laredo, Texas 3. New York City 4. Jackson, Mississippi 5. Juneau, Alaska 6. Panama City, Panama 7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8. Columbus, Georgia 9. Gallup NM ---
**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:** [December 10, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40247 "2015-12-10T19:39:34Z")
Cities you have visited, but have no intention of ever going back there. 1. Mobile, Alabama 2. Laredo, Texas 3. New York City 4. Jackson, Mississippi 5. Juneau, Alaska 6. Panama City, Panama 7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8. Columbus, Georgia 9. Gallup, N.M. 10. Detroit, Mich. Once was enough. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40248 "2015-12-10T21:27:03Z")
Cities you have visited, but have no intention of ever going back there. 1. Mobile, Alabama 2. Laredo, Texas 3. New York City 4. Jackson, Mississippi 5. Juneau, Alaska 6. Panama City, Panama 7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8. Columbus, Georgia 9. Gallup, N.M. 10. Detroit, Mich. 11. Cairo, Egypt ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40249 "2015-12-10T23:03:03Z")
Cities you have visited, but have no intention of ever going back there. 1. Mobile, Alabama 2. Laredo, Texas 3. New York City 4. Jackson, Mississippi 5. Juneau, Alaska 6. Panama City, Panama 7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8. Columbus, Georgia 9. Gallup, N.M. 10. Detroit, Mich. 11. Cairo, Egypt 12. Honolulu HI ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40250 "2015-12-11T00:28:47Z")
Cities you have visited, but have no intention of ever going back there. 1. Mobile, Alabama 2. Laredo, Texas 3. New York City 4. Jackson, Mississippi 5. Juneau, Alaska 6. Panama City, Panama 7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8. Columbus, Georgia 9. Gallup, N.M. 10. Detroit, Mich. 11. Cairo, Egypt 12. Honolulu HI 13. Atlanta GA Next: Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40251 "2015-12-11T00:57:51Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40252 "2015-12-11T02:07:55Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas ---
**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 11, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40253 "2015-12-11T02:20:28Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40254 "2015-12-11T02:51:33Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff There was a period in my childhood where I was punished for swearing with drops of Tabasco on the tongue. I am now an adult who swears constantly and loves hot sauce. Go figure. ---
**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 11, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40255 "2015-12-11T03:53:22Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops Because Mom bought thin chops and cooked the hell out of them. It was like eating shoe leather. Sorry, Mom. Nowadays I love to cook up a nice thick, juicy pork chop. ---
**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 11, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40256 "2015-12-11T04:44:16Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops 7. Guacamole ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40257 "2015-12-11T05:02:32Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops 7. Guacamole 8. Tomatoes ---
**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 11, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40258 "2015-12-11T06:06:26Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops 7. Guacamole 8. Tomatoes 9. Eggplant ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40259 "2015-12-11T06:12:56Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops 7. Guacamole 8. Tomatoes 9. Eggplant 10. Spinach ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40260 "2015-12-11T10:21:22Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops 7. Guacamole 8. Tomatoes 9. Eggplant 10. Spinach 11. Cucumbers (but I loved pickles. Still do) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40261 "2015-12-11T10:31:07Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops 7. Guacamole 8. Tomatoes 9. Eggplant 10. Spinach 11. Cucumbers (but I loved pickles. Still do) 12. Chinese food **Mom:** People have been eating this food for thousands of years! **Me:** That must be why it smells so bad! ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40262 "2015-12-11T14:09:41Z")
Foods you hated as a child, but learned to like. 1. Olives 2. Mushrooms 3. Peas 4. Chicken 5. Spicy stuff 6. Pork chops 7. Guacamole 8. Tomatoes 9. Eggplant 10. Spinach 11. Cucumbers (but I loved pickles. Still do) 12. Chinese food 13. Carrots Next: Fiction in which a river is featured: 1. The River Why, by David James Duncan ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40263 "2015-12-11T14:52:26Z")
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