# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 2074

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41465 "2016-02-11T14:09:59Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41466 "2016-02-11T15:17:15Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41467 "2016-02-11T15:21:33Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41468 "2016-02-11T16:49:09Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41469 "2016-02-11T16:59:35Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant
7. Downhill skiing races now timed in minutes rather than seconds.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41470 "2016-02-11T17:13:41Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant
7. Downhill skiing races now timed in minutes rather than seconds.
8. Everybody forgets about last years eternal winter

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41471 "2016-02-11T17:18:13Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant
7. Downhill skiing races now timed in minutes rather than seconds.
8. Everybody forgets about last years eternal winter
9. Penguins migrate to the North Pole.

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41472 "2016-02-11T17:24:21Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant
7. Downhill skiing races now timed in minutes rather than seconds.
8. Everybody forgets about last years eternal winter
9. Penguins migrate to the North Pole.
10. Decades from now, grandparents will say, “In my day, we splashed through puddles up to our waists to get to school. None of this “rain day” nonsense!”

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41473 "2016-02-11T17:34:55Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant
7. Downhill skiing races now timed in minutes rather than seconds.
8. Everybody forgets about last years eternal winter
9. Penguins migrate to the North Pole.
10. Decades from now, grandparents will say, “In my day, we splashed through puddles up to our waists to get to school. None of this “rain day” nonsense!”
11. Heat waves and cold fronts make some people see a dress as white and gold, others as blue and black

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41474 "2016-02-11T19:46:30Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant
7. Downhill skiing races now timed in minutes rather than seconds.
8. Everybody forgets about last years eternal winter
9. Penguins migrate to the North Pole.
10. Decades from now, grandparents will say, “In my day, we splashed through puddles up to our waists to get to school. None of this “rain day” nonsense!”
11. Heat waves and cold fronts make some people see a dress as white and gold, others as blue and black
12. A quick consensus on Capitol Hill about the need to fight global climate change

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41475 "2016-02-11T20:31:45Z")

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Unusual Effects of this warm Winter

1. Snowmen melt before they’re even completed
2. South Texans grumble about too cold in the morning to have coffee outdoors.
3. 17 year locusts break their cycle and come early.
4. Carly Fiorina actually smiled sincerely at a voter
5. The robins fly north too early.
6. Indians might actually win the pennant
7. Downhill skiing races now timed in minutes rather than seconds.
8. Everybody forgets about last years eternal winter
9. Penguins migrate to the North Pole.
10. Decades from now, grandparents will say, “In my day, we splashed through puddles up to our waists to get to school. None of this “rain day” nonsense!”
11. Heat waves and cold fronts make some people see a dress as white and gold, others as blue and black
12. A quick consensus on Capitol Hill about the need to fight global climate change
13. Blessed relief from the people who sneer “Global warmin’ my ass!” whenever it drops below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41476 "2016-02-11T20:37:34Z")

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You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Next up: Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41477 "2016-02-11T20:41:13Z")

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You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Next up: Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41478 "2016-02-11T20:44:48Z")

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You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.
3. Eat like you’re at a Vegas buffet

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41479 "2016-02-11T21:21:54Z")

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You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.
3. Eat like you’re at a Vegas buffet
4. Sleep like there’s no monsters under the bed.

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41480 "2016-02-11T21:49:06Z")

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You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.
3. Eat like you’re at a Vegas buffet
4. Sleep like there’s no monsters under the bed.
5. Fart like there’s nobody else in the room.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41481 "2016-02-11T22:30:22Z")

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You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.
3. Eat like you’re at a Vegas buffet
4. Sleep like there’s no monsters under the bed.
5. Fart like there’s nobody else in the room.
6. Chat like she’s 18 or older.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41482 "2016-02-11T23:07:30Z")

</div>

You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.
3. Eat like you’re at a Vegas buffet
4. Sleep like there’s no monsters under the bed.
5. Fart like there’s nobody else in the room.
6. Chat like she’s 18 or older.
7. Laugh like there’s nobody else to laugh at you.  
(And about the “Warm winter” above: what warm winter?? ☹ Here it’s a windy and frozen 15 degrees below normal, and it’s going to stay well below freezing for the next 4 days. The National Weather Service warns WIND CHILL VALUES DURING THIS TIME COULD REACH LIFE THREATENING LEVELS AS COLD AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.)

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41483 "2016-02-11T23:09:45Z")

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You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.
3. Eat like you’re at a Vegas buffet
4. Sleep like there’s no monsters under the bed.
5. Fart like there’s nobody else in the room.
6. Chat like she’s 18 or older.
7. Laugh like there’s nobody else to laugh at you.
8. Grouse like everybody cares what you think.

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**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:** [February 11, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41484 "2016-02-11T23:14:56Z")

</div>

You may have heard the saying “Love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, dance like there’s nobody watching.”

Add a line to the above.

1. Yodel like there’s nobody else in the movie theater.
2. Drive like there’s nobody else on the road.
3. Eat like you’re at a Vegas buffet
4. Sleep like there’s no monsters under the bed.
5. Fart like there’s nobody else in the room.
6. Chat like she’s 18 or older.
7. Laugh like there’s nobody else to laugh at you.
8. Grouse like everybody cares what you think.
9. Add cheese and bacon like your doctor didn’t warn you about your cholesterol.

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