# 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:** 2225
**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 17, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44486 "2016-06-17T17:07:10Z")
Famous Fathers 1. George Washington, Father of Our Country 2. Adam, father of Cain and Abel 3. Father William (From Lewis Carroll’s poem) 4. Father Time 5. Father Christmas 6. Father Guido Sarducci 7. Petrarch, the Father of Humanism 8. Joseph “Papa” Haydn, master composer and mentor to other master composers 9. Father Brown, from the mysteries of G.K.Chesterton (recently made into a miniseries) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44487 "2016-06-17T17:38:20Z")
Famous Fathers 1. George Washington, Father of Our Country 2. Adam, father of Cain and Abel 3. Father William (From Lewis Carroll’s poem) 4. Father Time 5. Father Christmas 6. Father Guido Sarducci 7. Petrarch, the Father of Humanism 8. Joseph “Papa” Haydn, master composer and mentor to other master composers 9. Father Brown, from the mysteries of G.K.Chesterton (recently made into a miniseries) 10. Robert Young, who “Knows Best”. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44488 "2016-06-17T18:01:02Z")
Famous Fathers 1. George Washington, Father of Our Country 2. Adam, father of Cain and Abel 3. Father William (From Lewis Carroll’s poem) 4. Father Time 5. Father Christmas 6. Father Guido Sarducci 7. Petrarch, the Father of Humanism 8. Joseph “Papa” Haydn, master composer and mentor to other master composers 9. Father Brown, from the mysteries of G.K.Chesterton (recently made into a miniseries) 10. Robert Young, who “Knows Best”. 1. Andy Taylor, The Andy Griffith Show ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44489 "2016-06-17T18:15:36Z")
Famous Fathers 1. George Washington, Father of Our Country 2. Adam, father of Cain and Abel 3. Father William (From Lewis Carroll’s poem) 4. Father Time 5. Father Christmas 6. Father Guido Sarducci 7. Petrarch, the Father of Humanism 8. Joseph “Papa” Haydn, master composer and mentor to other master composers 9. Father Brown, from the mysteries of G.K.Chesterton (recently made into a miniseries) 10. Robert Young, who “Knows Best”. 1. Andy Taylor, The Andy Griffith Show 1. Herodotus, Father of History ---
**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 17, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44490 "2016-06-17T19:40:25Z")
Famous Fathers 1. George Washington, Father of Our Country 2. Adam, father of Cain and Abel 3. Father William (From Lewis Carroll’s poem) 4. Father Time 5. Father Christmas 6. Father Guido Sarducci 7. Petrarch, the Father of Humanism 8. Joseph “Papa” Haydn, master composer and mentor to other master composers 9. Father Brown, from the mysteries of G.K.Chesterton (recently made into a miniseries) 10. Robert Young, who “Knows Best”. 1. Andy Taylor, The Andy Griffith Show 1. Herodotus, Father of History 2. Father Mulcahy, chaplain to the 4077th M_A_S\*H Next category: Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet ---
**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:** [June 17, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44491 "2016-06-17T19:46:57Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44492 "2016-06-17T22:18:02Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team ---
**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:** [June 17, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44493 "2016-06-17T22:24:04Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars ---
**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 18, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44494 "2016-06-18T05:52:49Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock ---
**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:** [June 18, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44495 "2016-06-18T14:50:42Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44496 "2016-06-18T18:31:22Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. Preferably with the Gas House Gang, but he’s with them now. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44497 "2016-06-18T21:21:09Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. 8. Promises of snow removal,leaf raking,car washes,etc., and ways of enforcing same. Preferably with the Gas House Gang, but he’s with them now. ---
**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 18, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44498 "2016-06-18T22:30:32Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. 8. Promises of snow removal,leaf raking,car washes,etc., and ways of enforcing same. 9. laughter at his ‘dad jokes’ ---
**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:** [June 19, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44499 "2016-06-19T00:13:14Z")
Don’t have another, just surprised at how slow this one is going. Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. 8. Promises of snow removal,leaf raking,car washes,etc., and ways of enforcing same. 9. laughter at his ‘dad jokes’ ---
**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 19, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44500 "2016-06-19T04:26:17Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. 8. Promises of snow removal,leaf raking,car washes,etc., and ways of enforcing same. 9. laughter at his ‘dad jokes’ 10. Listening to his stories without being cut off, eye rolls or being told that he’s told that one 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 19, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44501 "2016-06-19T04:44:36Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. 8. Promises of snow removal,leaf raking,car washes,etc., and ways of enforcing same. 9. laughter at his ‘dad jokes’ 10. Listening to his stories without being cut off, eye rolls or being told that he’s told that one before. 11. Someone else to mow the lawn ---
**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:** [June 19, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44502 "2016-06-19T13:45:56Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. 8. Promises of snow removal,leaf raking,car washes,etc., and ways of enforcing same. 9. laughter at his ‘dad jokes’ 10. Listening to his stories without being cut off, eye rolls or being told that he’s told that one before. 11. Someone else to mow the lawn 12. World peace ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44503 "2016-06-19T15:39:29Z")
Gifts your dad really WOULD want on Father’s Day 1. A little peace and quiet 2. Family board games 3. Season tickets for his favorite sports team 4. A box of his favorite cigars 5. A long long nap undisturbed and no alarm clock 6. Getting it on with his significant other., wife, partner, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend…WHOEVER 7. Cardinal game tickets. 8. Promises of snow removal,leaf raking,car washes,etc., and ways of enforcing same. 9. laughter at his ‘dad jokes’ 10. Listening to his stories without being cut off, eye rolls or being told that he’s told that one before. 11. Someone else to mow the lawn 12. World peace 13. Another necktie! Not. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44504 "2016-06-19T17:37:13Z")
New topic: Celebrities known for losing weight: 1. Oprah Winfrey 2. Karen Carpenter ---
**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 19, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44505 "2016-06-19T18:20:50Z")
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