# 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:** 2035
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40684 "2016-01-01T03:58:30Z")
Your hopes for the New Year (beyond the usual ‘continued good health and peace on earth’) 1. Breakout success for my self-published urban fantasy series. 2. It’s too macabre to even talk about. 3. A Republican President, for 8 years. 4. That an agent will agree to represent my finished novel and my as yet incomplete one. 5. Publisher’s Clearing House will appear at my door with balloons and a giant check 6. A new job, and soon! 7. A move Stateside 8. What Bullitt said, ASAP 9. Finalize divorce. Sell house. Get life. 10. That Donald Trump will NOT win the presidential election. Please God NO. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40685 "2016-01-01T17:00:01Z")
Your hopes for the New Year (beyond the usual ‘continued good health and peace on earth’) 1. Breakout success for my self-published urban fantasy series. 2. It’s too macabre to even talk about. 3. A Republican President, for 8 years. 4. That an agent will agree to represent my finished novel and my as yet incomplete one. 5. Publisher’s Clearing House will appear at my door with balloons and a giant check 6. A new job, and soon! 7. A move Stateside 8. What Bullitt said, ASAP 9. Finalize divorce. Sell house. Get life. 10. That Donald Trump will NOT win the presidential election. 11. That SWMBO & I finish our retirement planning so we know how much longer we should have to work. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40686 "2016-01-01T17:01:19Z")
Your hopes for the New Year (beyond the usual ‘continued good health and peace on earth’) 1. Breakout success for my self-published urban fantasy series. 2. It’s too macabre to even talk about. 3. A Republican President, for 8 years. 4. That an agent will agree to represent my finished novel and my as yet incomplete one. 5. Publisher’s Clearing House will appear at my door with balloons and a giant check 6. A new job, and soon! 7. A move Stateside 8. What Bullitt said, ASAP 9. Finalize divorce. Sell house. Get life. 10. That Donald Trump will NOT win the presidential election. 11. Strict, effective climate change measures put into effect worldwide ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40687 "2016-01-01T17:05:33Z")
Your hopes for the New Year (beyond the usual ‘continued good health and peace on earth’) 1. Breakout success for my self-published urban fantasy series. 2. It’s too macabre to even talk about. 3. A Republican President, for 8 years. 4. That an agent will agree to represent my finished novel and my as yet incomplete one. 5. Publisher’s Clearing House will appear at my door with balloons and a giant check 6. A new job, and soon! 7. A move Stateside 8. What Bullitt said, ASAP 9. Finalize divorce. Sell house. Get life. 10. That Donald Trump will NOT win the presidential election. 11. That SWMBO & I finish our retirement planning so we know how much longer we should have to work. 12. Effective climate change measures be put in place worldwide. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40688 "2016-01-01T18:38:40Z")
Your hopes for the New Year (beyond the usual ‘continued good health and peace on earth’) 1. Breakout success for my self-published urban fantasy series. 2. It’s too macabre to even talk about. 3. A Republican President, for 8 years. 4. That an agent will agree to represent my finished novel and my as yet incomplete one. 5. Publisher’s Clearing House will appear at my door with balloons and a giant check 6. A new job, and soon! 7. A move Stateside 8. What Bullitt said, ASAP 9. Finalize divorce. Sell house. Get life. 10. That Donald Trump will NOT win the presidential election. 11. That SWMBO & I finish our retirement planning so we know how much longer we should have to work. 12. Effective climate change measures be put in place worldwide. 13. A Democratic wave across the board in November’s elections Next category: Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40689 "2016-01-01T20:17:41Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” ---
**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:** [January 2, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40690 "2016-01-02T00:48:47Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” ---
**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:** [January 2, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40691 "2016-01-02T01:52:24Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40692 "2016-01-02T15:12:12Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40693 "2016-01-02T22:22:49Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40694 "2016-01-03T20:07:40Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” 7. “Yes, in fact, it WAS a whole lot easier to become a neurosurgeon then. How did you know?” ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40695 "2016-01-04T04:27:14Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” 7. “Yes, in fact, it WAS a whole lot easier to become a neurosurgeon then. How did you know?” 8. “Only 45 more days until pitchers and catchers report. Will this Bakers Dozen category be done by then?” ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40696 "2016-01-04T05:07:00Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” 7. “Yes, in fact, it WAS a whole lot easier to become a neurosurgeon then. How did you know?” 8. “Only 45 more days until pitchers and catchers report. Will this Bakers Dozen category be done by then?” 9. “I think he just fired me, but I’m not sure - he’s so damn soft-spoken.” ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40697 "2016-01-04T05:15:15Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” 7. “Yes, in fact, it WAS a whole lot easier to become a neurosurgeon then. How did you know?” 8. “Only 45 more days until pitchers and catchers report. Will this Bakers Dozen category be done by then?” 9. “I think he just fired me, but I’m not sure - he’s so damn soft-spoken.” 10.“Did you really think the American people would elect another one of you?” ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40698 "2016-01-04T05:39:18Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” 7. “Yes, in fact, it WAS a whole lot easier to become a neurosurgeon then. How did you know?” 8. “Only 45 more days until pitchers and catchers report. Will this Bakers Dozen category be done by then?” 9. “I think he just fired me, but I’m not sure - he’s so damn soft-spoken.” 10. “Did you really think the American people would elect another one of you?” 11. “We’re getting closer.” ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40699 "2016-01-04T17:23:33Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” 7. “Yes, in fact, it WAS a whole lot easier to become a neurosurgeon then. How did you know?” 8. “Only 45 more days until pitchers and catchers report. Will this Bakers Dozen category be done by then?” 9. “I think he just fired me, but I’m not sure - he’s so damn soft-spoken.” 10. “Did you really think the American people would elect another one of you?” 11. “We’re getting closer.” 12. “Holy crap, is that Arsenio Hall…?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40700 "2016-01-04T18:43:08Z")
Overheard at the Ben Carson campaign New Year’s Eve party 1. “Well, he IS a doctor, but how would you like to PLAY doctor…?” 2. “So get this- a liberal actually told me that Carson’s early lead was proof the GOP is racist.” 3. “Hey, where’s everybody going?” 4. “Barry who? Armstrong who?” 5. “So what if you trump Trump. Can you kill-ary Hillary?” 6. “Who invited Pataki?” 7. “Yes, in fact, it WAS a whole lot easier to become a neurosurgeon then. How did you know?” 8. “Only 45 more days until pitchers and catchers report. Will this Bakers Dozen category be done by then?” 9. “I think he just fired me, but I’m not sure - he’s so damn soft-spoken.” 10. “Did you really think the American people would elect another one of you?” 11. “We’re getting closer.” 12. “Holy crap, is that Arsenio Hall…?” 13. “Yeah, I like Cruz too, but his smile is just… weird.” New topic, In honor of the Epiphany (Jan 6): Three Gifts Mary and Joseph Would Have Preferred the Magi Bring Instead of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh 14. A Babies R Us gift card, A Diaper Genie, and a Paddington Bear ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40701 "2016-01-04T18:51:22Z")
Three Gifts Mary and Joseph Would Have Preferred the Magi Bring Instead of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh 1. A Babies R Us gift card, A Diaper Genie, and a Paddington Bear 2. Health insurance card, diapers, key to a nearby hotel room ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40702 "2016-01-04T19:05:58Z")
Three Gifts Mary and Joseph Would Have Preferred the Magi Bring Instead of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh 1. A Babies R Us gift card, A Diaper Genie, and a Paddington Bear 2. Health insurance card, diapers, key to a nearby hotel room 3. Lots of beer, a Netflix subscription, and a live-in nanny ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40703 "2016-01-04T19:40:41Z")
Three Gifts Mary and Joseph Would Have Preferred the Magi Bring Instead of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh 1. A Babies R Us gift card, A Diaper Genie, and a Paddington Bear 2. Health insurance card, diapers, key to a nearby hotel room 3. Lots of beer, a Netflix subscription, and a live-in nanny 4. A full set of Disney plushies, sheets and blankets for the crib, _more_ diapers [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2034) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2036)