# 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:** 2132
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42625 "2016-04-12T20:42:44Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick 7. The outing of Valerie Plame 8. The Dreyfus Affair 9. Marconi scandal of 1910 (UK) 10. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson “usurping” her incapacitated husband’s presidency. 11. Whitewater scandal 12. Travel-gate ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42626 "2016-04-12T22:24:48Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick 7. The outing of Valerie Plame 8. The Dreyfus Affair 9. Marconi scandal of 1910 (UK) 10. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson “usurping” her incapacitated husband’s presidency. 11. Whitewater scandal 12. Travel-gate 13. VP Cheney shooting his hunting partner by accident **Next** : Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 14. He’s already friends with Hodor. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42627 "2016-04-12T23:01:15Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42628 "2016-04-12T23:52:17Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42629 "2016-04-12T23:59:32Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42630 "2016-04-13T00:51:38Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42631 "2016-04-13T00:58:34Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42632 "2016-04-13T02:00:23Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones 7. Numerology analysis shows that he has a name of wisdom and power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones either ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42633 "2016-04-13T02:27:09Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones 7. Numerology analysis shows that he has a name of wisdom and power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones either 8. Because naked chicks dig him. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42634 "2016-04-13T02:54:15Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones 7. Numerology analysis shows that he has a name of wisdom and power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones either 8. Because naked chicks dig him. 9. Because the King’s Hand always dies a horrible death (that’s what he gets for making jokes about my balls) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42635 "2016-04-13T03:46:28Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones 7. Numerology analysis shows that he has a name of wisdom and power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones either 8. Because naked chicks dig him. 9. Because the King’s Hand always dies a horrible death (that’s what he gets for making jokes about my balls) 10. Because he seems a nice fellow. (I don’t really know Sampiro) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42636 "2016-04-13T04:23:11Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. > > …8. Anthony Weiner, sexting One of my all-time favorite _New Yorker_ covers: [http://allisonleotta.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/weiner-new-yorker-mag.jpg](http://allisonleotta.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/weiner-new-yorker-mag.jpg) Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones 7. Numerology analysis shows that he has a name of wisdom and power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones either 8. Because naked chicks dig him. 9. Because the King’s Hand always dies a horrible death (that’s what he gets for making jokes about my balls) 10. Because he seems a nice fellow. (I don’t really know Sampiro) 11. Because he knows things about King’s Landing that the rest of can only dream about ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42637 "2016-04-13T11:31:34Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones 7. Numerology analysis shows that he has a name of wisdom and power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones either 8. Because naked chicks dig him. 9. Because the King’s Hand always dies a horrible death (that’s what he gets for making jokes about my balls) 10. Because he seems a nice fellow. (I don’t really know Sampiro) 11. Because he knows things about King’s Landing that the rest of can only dream about 12. Because it seems like a helluva job (I don’t really know Games of Thrones) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42638 "2016-04-13T13:37:58Z")
Reasons why Sampiro should be the King’s Hand (on Game of Thrones) 1. He’s already friends with Hodor. 2. As a young man Sampiro entered a monastery, either Sahagún or San Miguel de Camarzana. 3. He knows better than to trust Littlefinger. 4. He’s well stocked on insulation, driveway salt and longjohns because he KNOWS Winter is coming. 5. Astrologers and the obstetrician who delivered me agree that I was born to hand jive. 6. Because…ummm…he’s got the Ring…of Power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones 7. Numerology analysis shows that he has a name of wisdom and power…okay, I don’t watch Game of Thrones either 8. Because naked chicks dig him. 9. Because the King’s Hand always dies a horrible death (that’s what he gets for making jokes about my balls) 10. Because he seems a nice fellow. (I don’t really know Sampiro) 11. Because he knows things about King’s Landing that the rest of can only dream about 12. Because it seems like a helluva job (I don’t really know Games of Thrones) 13. Because he/she might have heard of the game of thrones. Next: Countries whose official language is NOT written using the Roman Alphabet. 1. Georgia ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42639 "2016-04-13T13:58:32Z")
Countries whose official language is NOT written using the Roman Alphabet. 1. Georgia 2. Ethiopia - official language Amharic ---
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Countries whose official language is NOT written using the Roman Alphabet. 1. Georgia 2. Ethiopia - official language Amharic 3. Israel ---
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Countries whose official language is NOT written using the Roman Alphabet. 1. Georgia 2. Ethiopia 3. Israel 4. Afghanistan Two official languages with equal status, Pashto and Dari. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42642 "2016-04-13T14:41:49Z")
Countries whose official language is NOT written using the Roman Alphabet. 1. Georgia 2. Ethiopia 3. Israel 4. Afghanistan 5. Greece ---
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Countries whose official language is NOT written using the Roman Alphabet. 1. Georgia 2. Ethiopia 3. Israel 4. Afghanistan 5. Greece 6. Japan ---
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