# 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:** 2136
**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 14, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42705 "2016-04-14T23:52:36Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. 7. A couch that sorts the loose change that falls out of your pockets and in between the cushions. 8. A Mute Pilliow, which mutes and un-mutes the TV with a firm tap. 9. A washing machine/dryer that also folds and sorts. 10. Under-couch repeller + finder to prevent things from getting lost behind and under couches and also to repel dust build up. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42706 "2016-04-14T23:57:35Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. 7. A couch that sorts the loose change that falls out of your pockets and in between the cushions. 8. A Mute Pilliow, which mutes and un-mutes the TV with a firm tap. 9. A washing machine/dryer that also folds and sorts. 10. Under-couch repeller + finder to prevent things from getting lost behind and under couches and also to repel dust build up. 11. Carpeting where the dirt and dust sift through to a tray underneath, which you slide out and empty. ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42707 "2016-04-15T05:12:19Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. 7. A couch that sorts the loose change that falls out of your pockets and in between the cushions. 8. A Mute Pilliow, which mutes and un-mutes the TV with a firm tap. 9. A washing machine/dryer that also folds and sorts. 10. Under-couch repeller + finder to prevent things from getting lost behind and under couches and also to repel dust build up. 11. Carpeting where the dirt and dust sift through to a tray underneath, which you slide out and empty. 12. Self-making beds and self-changing sheets, self-cleaning placemats and tablecloths ---
**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 15, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42708 "2016-04-15T10:00:37Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. 7. A couch that sorts the loose change that falls out of your pockets and in between the cushions. 8. A Mute Pilliow, which mutes and un-mutes the TV with a firm tap. 9. A washing machine/dryer that also folds and sorts. 10. Under-couch repeller + finder to prevent things from getting lost behind and under couches and also to repel dust build up. 11. Carpeting where the dirt and dust sift through to a tray underneath, which you slide out and empty. 12. Self-making beds and self-changing sheets, self-cleaning placemats and tablecloths 13. A city-wide mass transit system powered entirely by giant catapults and airbags. Next: A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (played it for 5 days & nights straight, a personal record which went unbroken for 15 years.) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42709 "2016-04-15T14:12:11Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. [Sid Meier’s Civilization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(video_game)) (Sadly, I was a lightweight – only one overnight session at a time. Could never have strung five overnights consecutively 😃 ) ---
**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 15, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42710 "2016-04-15T14:51:52Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD ---
**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:** [April 15, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42711 "2016-04-15T14:53:34Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft Back in the day… ---
**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:** [April 15, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42712 "2016-04-15T15:01:08Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft (the release of Wrath of the Lich King - stayed up all night getting to max level) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42713 "2016-04-15T18:03:16Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing ---
**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 15, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42714 "2016-04-15T18:35:22Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing 7. _2010: Odyssey Two_ The Arthur C. Clarke sequel to _2001: A Space Odyssey_. I was utterly engrossed in it when I was in high school, and stayed up all night reading it to the end. Still a great book. ---
**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 15, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42715 "2016-04-15T18:53:29Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing 7. _2010: Odyssey Two_ 8. Books! The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian One time I got hold of three that I hadn’t read and stayed up all night devouring them. Not the only author who can keep me up too long. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42716 "2016-04-15T19:29:23Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing 7. 2010: Odyssey Two 8. Books! The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian 9. Reading Supreme Court decisions ---
**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:** [April 15, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42717 "2016-04-15T20:58:30Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing 7. 2010: Odyssey Two 8. Books! The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian 9. Reading Supreme Court decisions 10. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42718 "2016-04-16T02:13:36Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing 7. 2010: Odyssey Two 8. Books! The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian 9. Reading Supreme Court decisions 10. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 11. AD&D An epic campaign with some buddies in high school. We purposefully had an all-night marathon campaign one Friday night, as much to test our endurance as for fun. Yes, we were nerds. ---
**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 16, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42719 "2016-04-16T03:14:44Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing 7. 2010: Odyssey Two 8. Books! The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian 9. Reading Supreme Court decisions 10. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 11. AD&D 12. Just talking with friends I can remember at least three nights from when I was in grad school when I stayed up until dawn having a great time relaxing and just talking about anything and everything. ---
**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 16, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42720 "2016-04-16T03:30:15Z")
A video game / TV show / other pastime you have stayed awake all night playing / watching / otherwise enjoying. 1. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization 3. The Sopranos on DVD 4. StarCraft 5. World of Warcraft 6. Stargazing 7. 2010: Odyssey Two 8. Books! The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian 9. Reading Supreme Court decisions 10. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 11. AD&D 12. Just talking with friends 13. Drugs. Just… drugs. New Topic: Things people enjoy that, if they disappeared tomorrow, you wouldn’t shed a tear 1. Cookies ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42721 "2016-04-16T03:45:40Z")
Things people enjoy that, if they disappeared tomorrow, you wouldn’t shed a tear 1. Cookies 2. Cigarettes ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42722 "2016-04-16T03:57:15Z")
Things people enjoy that, if they disappeared tomorrow, you wouldn’t shed a tear 1. Cookies 2. Cigarettes 3. Light beer ---
**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 16, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42723 "2016-04-16T05:37:56Z")
Things people enjoy that, if they disappeared tomorrow, you wouldn’t shed a tear 1. Cookies 2. Cigarettes 3. Light beer 4. Heroin Actually I might shed tears of joy, thinking of people whose lives have been ruined by it ---
**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 16, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42724 "2016-04-16T10:59:44Z")
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