# 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:** 2165

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43286 "2016-05-07T07:20:13Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier

Owned two of 'em.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43287 "2016-05-07T07:26:14Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43288 "2016-05-07T09:30:20Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera

I don’t understand what “come and gone” means.

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43289 "2016-05-07T11:11:36Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel

“Come and gone” means they once existed but are no longer in production. Or was that a Whoosh?

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**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43290 "2016-05-07T11:23:37Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel

“Come and gone” means they once existed but are no longer in production. Or was that a Whoosh?  
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1. Kharman Ghia 1500( a joint venture between VW and Porsche)

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43291 "2016-05-07T12:04:05Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel
6. Kharman Ghia 1500 (a joint venture between VW and Porsche)
7. Kaiser-Frazer Henry J

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43292 "2016-05-07T12:20:34Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel
6. Kharman Ghia 1500 (a joint venture between VW and Porsche)
7. Kaiser-Frazer Henry J
8. VW Rabbit

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43293 "2016-05-07T13:21:56Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel
6. Kharman Ghia 1500 (a joint venture between VW and Porsche)
7. Kaiser-Frazer Henry J
8. VW Rabbit
9. Willys-Overland Whippet

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43294 "2016-05-07T13:29:27Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel
6. Kharman Ghia 1500 (a joint venture between VW and Porsche)
7. Kaiser-Frazer Henry J
8. VW Rabbit
9. Willys-Overland Whippet
10. Chevrolet Bel Air

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43295 "2016-05-07T14:36:21Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel
6. Kharman Ghia 1500 (a joint venture between VW and Porsche)
7. Kaiser-Frazer Henry J
8. VW Rabbit
9. Willys-Overland Whippet
10. Chevrolet Bel Air
11. AMC Pacer

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43296 "2016-05-07T14:37:52Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel
6. Kharman Ghia 1500 (a joint venture between VW and Porsche)
7. Kaiser-Frazer Henry J
8. VW Rabbit
9. Willys-Overland Whippet
10. Chevrolet Bel Air
11. AMC Pacer
12. Volvo 240

The brick. One of my all time favorite cars. I was so sorry when mine died when it was only 19 years old / 152,000 miles

Professor Pepperwinkle is correct, I do mean cars once in existence and no longer in production. And not just whooshing by…

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43297 "2016-05-07T15:00:15Z")

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Car models that have come and gone

1. Dodge Coronet
2. Plymouth Fury
3. Chevy Cavalier
4. Buick Riviera
5. Ford Edsel
6. Kharman Ghia 1500 (a joint venture between VW and Porsche)
7. Kaiser-Frazer Henry J
8. VW Rabbit
9. Willys-Overland Whippet
10. Chevrolet Bel Air
11. AMC Pacer
12. Volvo 240
13. Diatto 20 DA Torpedo

Next up: Things that were _not_ good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43298 "2016-05-07T15:25:14Z")

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Next up: Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43299 "2016-05-07T15:47:28Z")

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Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.
3. Women were second class citizens

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43300 "2016-05-07T16:00:22Z")

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Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.
3. Women were second class citizens
4. The Cold War

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43301 "2016-05-07T16:10:03Z")

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Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.
3. Women were second class citizens
4. The Cold War
5. Homosexuality was a criminal offence (Your jurisdiction may vary)

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43302 "2016-05-07T16:29:20Z")

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Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.
3. Women were second class citizens
4. The Cold War
5. Homosexuality was a criminal offence (Your jurisdiction may vary)
6. Negroes were second class citizens

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43303 "2016-05-07T18:01:14Z")

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Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.
3. Women were second class citizens
4. The Cold War
5. Homosexuality was a criminal offence (Your jurisdiction may vary)
6. Negroes were second class citizens
7. No Internet

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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:** [May 7, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43304 "2016-05-07T19:43:42Z")

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Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.
3. Women were second class citizens
4. The Cold War
5. Homosexuality was a criminal offence (Your jurisdiction may vary)
6. Negroes were second class citizens
7. No Internet
8. McCarthyism

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**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:** [May 7, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43305 "2016-05-07T20:57:24Z")

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Things that were not good about the good old days of the 1950’s.

1. People smoked everywhere.
2. Kids had to walk to school and eat vegetables and do household chores.
3. Women were second class citizens
4. The Cold War
5. Homosexuality was a criminal offence (Your jurisdiction may vary)
6. Negroes were second class citizens
7. No Internet
8. McCarthyism
9. Automobile aerodynamics

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