# 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:** 2214
**Author:** ![Taco\_the\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@Taco\_the\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taco_the_cat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44266 "2016-06-09T16:19:22Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44267 "2016-06-09T16:22:08Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas A postal designation for sixteen cities and towns in Johnaon County, Kansas, some of which are bedrooom towns for Kansas City, Missouri. With over 350,000, Shawnee Mission is the largest would-be city in Kansas. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44268 "2016-06-09T16:28:04Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 7. Gary, Indiana Per my understanding- I’ve never been there or studied it in depth- since the collapse of it’s economic base it’s become more of an exurb of Chicago than it was before. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44269 "2016-06-09T16:45:06Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 7. Gary, Indiana 8. McLean, Va. If you consider Washington, D.C. a “state” for purposes of this category. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44270 "2016-06-09T17:41:30Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 7. Gary, Indiana 8. McLean, Va. 9. Kenosha, WI. Many residents travel to Illinois from the southern Wisconsin area for work. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44271 "2016-06-09T17:50:54Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 7. Gary, Indiana 8. McLean, Va. 9. Kenosha, WI. 10. Vancouver, WA Vancouver/Clark County is across the river from Portland and offers the advantages of having no state income tax and lower house costs. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44272 "2016-06-09T18:35:15Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 7. Gary, Indiana 8. McLean, Va. 9. Kenosha, WI. 10. Vancouver, WA 11. Fairhope, Alabama The number of people living in Fairhope but registering to vote illegally at their workplace in Florida is believed to be large enough to have won the contested 2000 election for George W. Bush. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44273 "2016-06-09T19:46:30Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 7. Gary, Indiana 8. McLean, Va. 9. Kenosha, WI. 10. Vancouver, WA 11. Fairhope, Alabama 12. Nashua, N.H. Many people live there and work across the border in nearby Massachusetts to avoid higher taxes in the Bay State. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44274 "2016-06-09T20:11:54Z")
American cities whose residents largely commute to work in another state. 1. Olive Branch, Mississippi 2. Hoboken, N.J. 3. Phenix City, Alabama 4. Covington, Ky. 5. Jersey City, NJ 6. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 7. Gary, Indiana 8. McLean, Va. 9. Kenosha, WI. 10. Vancouver, WA 11. Fairhope, Alabama 12. Nashua, N.H. 13. Cherry Hill, NJ Across the river from Philadelphia Next Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art I hear it’s great but haven’t had the chance to go yet; every time I’m in Philly and try to get there something comes up. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44275 "2016-06-09T20:35:25Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis The water clock, man. The water clock. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44276 "2016-06-09T20:38:18Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3 The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia One I would particularly love to visit. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44277 "2016-06-09T21:02:51Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3 The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 3. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44278 "2016-06-09T21:10:34Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3 The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 3. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 4. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario Jails give me the creeps but the museum is fascinating, including weapons made from everyday objects by prisoners Feel free to tell us something about the museum especially if the name isn’t self explanatory ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44279 "2016-06-09T21:15:20Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3 The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 3. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 4. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario 5. Tenement Museum, Lower East Side, Manhattan One I hope to see if I go to NYC this summer. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44280 "2016-06-09T21:54:57Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3 The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 3. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 4. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario 5. Tenement Museum, Lower East Side, Manhattan 6. The Louvre, Paris, France ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44281 "2016-06-09T22:39:31Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3 The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 3. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 4. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario 5. Tenement Museum, Lower East Side, Manhattan 6. The Louvre, Paris, France 7. Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, LaCrosse, Kansas Over 2400 different varieties of barbed wire on display. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44282 "2016-06-09T22:46:36Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3 The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 3. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 4. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario 5. Tenement Museum, Lower East Side, Manhattan 6. The Louvre, Paris, France 7. Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, LaCrosse, Kansas 8. Museo Galileo (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza), Florence, Italy A history of scientific instruments, including many made and used by the man himself. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44283 "2016-06-09T23:10:34Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3. The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 4. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 5. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario 6. Tenement Museum, Lower East Side, Manhattan 7. The Louvre, Paris, France 8. Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, LaCrosse, Kansas 9. Museo Galileo (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza), Florence, Italy 10. The Guggenheim, New York City, New York, USA Quirky due to its shape. The architect hated painters. Thus he gave no room for a person to step back and appreciate the art. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44284 "2016-06-10T02:32:44Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3. The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 4. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 5. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario 6. Tenement Museum, Lower East Side, Manhattan 7. The Louvre, Paris, France 8. Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, LaCrosse, Kansas 9. Museo Galileo (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza), Florence, Italy 10. The Guggenheim, New York City, New York, USA 11. The F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum, Montgomery, Alabama ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44285 "2016-06-10T03:53:49Z")
Museums around the world; great ones, important ones, quirky ones, specialized ones 1. Philadelphia Museum of Art 2. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3. The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia 4. The Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, NM 5. Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston, Ontario 6. Tenement Museum, Lower East Side, Manhattan 7. The Louvre, Paris, France 8. Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, LaCrosse, Kansas 9. Museo Galileo (Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza), Florence, Italy 10. The Guggenheim, New York City, New York, USA 11. The F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum, Montgomery, Alabama 12. Folsom Museum, Folsom (pop. 80), New Mexico Near the site where George McJunkin, a former slave, discovered the Folsom Point, a kind of arrowhead that indicated that North America was populated about three times as long as had been previously thought. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2215)