# 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:** 225
**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:** [March 25, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4481 "2011-03-25T04:12:14Z")
Things you’ve learned from Cecil’s columns (with links) 1. All about geoducks 2. What’s the difference between jelly and jam? 3. What’s the difference between apple juice and apple cider? 4. What’s the best way to kill a vampire? 5. When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? 6. Is it true a duck’s quack won’t echo? 7. Did a stoned babysitter once microwave a baby? 8. Are peanut allergies for real? 9. [Cecil explains the Monty Hall problem](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/916/on-lets-make-a-deal-you-pick-door-1-monty-opens-door-2-no-prize-do-you-stay-with-door-1-or-switch-to-3) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4482 "2011-03-25T11:59:25Z")
Things you’ve learned from Cecil’s columns (with links) 1. All about geoducks 2. What’s the difference between jelly and jam? 3. What’s the difference between apple juice and apple cider? 4. What’s the best way to kill a vampire? 5. When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? 6. Is it true a duck’s quack won’t echo? 7. Did a stoned babysitter once microwave a baby? 8. Are peanut allergies for real? 9. [Cecil explains the Monty Hall problem](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/916/on-lets-make-a-deal-you-pick-door-1-monty-opens-door-2-no-prize-do-you-stay-with-door-1-or-switch-to-3) 10. How to get to first base without hitting the ball, [part 1](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/265/what-are-5-ways-to-get-to-1st-without-hitting-the-ball) and [part 2](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2348/what-are-the-five-ways-to-get-to-first-base-without-hitting-the-ball-revisited) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4483 "2011-03-25T12:49:02Z")
Things you’ve learned from Cecil’s columns (with links) 1. All about geoducks 2. What’s the difference between jelly and jam? 3. What’s the difference between apple juice and apple cider? 4. What’s the best way to kill a vampire? 5. When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? 6. Is it true a duck’s quack won’t echo? 7. Did a stoned babysitter once microwave a baby? 8. Are peanut allergies for real? 9. Cecil explains the Monty Hall problem 10. How to get to first base without hitting the ball, part 1 and part 2 11. [All about placenta stew](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/686/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-placenta-stew) ---
**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:** [March 25, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4484 "2011-03-25T18:03:46Z")
Things you’ve learned from Cecil’s columns (with links) 1. All about geoducks 2. What’s the difference between jelly and jam? 3. What’s the difference between apple juice and apple cider? 4. What’s the best way to kill a vampire? 5. When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? 6. Is it true a duck’s quack won’t echo? 7. Did a stoned babysitter once microwave a baby? 8. Are peanut allergies for real? 9. Cecil explains the Monty Hall problem 10. How to get to first base without hitting the ball, part 1 and part 2 11. [All about placenta stew](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/686/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-placenta-stew) 12. [What’s a colita?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1053/in-the-song-hotel-california-what-does-colitas-mean) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4485 "2011-03-25T18:16:48Z")
1. All about geoducks 2. What’s the difference between jelly and jam? 3. What’s the difference between apple juice and apple cider? 4. What’s the best way to kill a vampire? 5. When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? 6. Is it true a duck’s quack won’t echo? 7. Did a stoned babysitter once microwave a baby? 8. Are peanut allergies for real? 9. Cecil explains the Monty Hall problem 10. How to get to first base without hitting the ball, part 1 and part 2 11. [All about placenta stew](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/686/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-placenta-stew) 12. [What’s a colita?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1053/in-the-song-hotel-california-what-does-colitas-mean) 13. [Why are flamingos pink?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2305/are-flamingos-pink-because-they-eat-shrimps) New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper ---
**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:** [March 25, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4486 "2011-03-25T18:24:26Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4487 "2011-03-25T18:32:45Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. [Nate the Great.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_the_Great) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4488 "2011-03-25T18:47:22Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4489 "2011-03-25T18:53:57Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. [The Great God Brown](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_God_Brown) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4490 "2011-03-25T19:02:25Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. [Sheila the Great](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherwise_Known_as_Sheila_the_Great) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4491 "2011-03-25T19:02:27Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. Sheila the Great 7.Catherine the Great of Russia ---
**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:** [March 25, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4492 "2011-03-25T19:46:37Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. Sheila the Great 7. Catherine the Great of Russia 8. The Great Brain ---
**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:** [March 25, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4493 "2011-03-25T19:57:52Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. Sheila the Great 7. Catherine the Great of Russia 8. The Great Brain 9. Frederick of Prussia ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4494 "2011-03-25T20:38:09Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. Sheila the Great 7. Catherine the Great of Russia 8. The Great Brain 9. Frederick of Prussia 10. Alfred the Great (England) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4495 "2011-03-25T20:46:07Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. Sheila the Great 7. Catherine the Great of Russia 8. The Great Brain 9. Frederick of Prussia 10. Alfred the Great (England) 11. Gatsby ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4496 "2011-03-25T21:07:13Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. Sheila the Great 7. Catherine the Great of Russia 8. The Great Brain 9. Frederick of Prussia 10. Alfred the Great (England) 11. Gatsby 12. St. Albert the Great ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4497 "2011-03-25T22:21:19Z")
New list: People (fictional or otherwise) who are “great.” 1. The Great Waldo Pepper 2. Alexander of Macedon 3. Nate the Great 4. The Great Santini 5. The Great God Brown 6. Sheila the Great 7. Catherine the Great of Russia 8. The Great Brain 9. Frederick of Prussia 10. Alfred the Great (England) 11. Gatsby 12. St. Albert the Great 13. Peter the Great. New category - characters in the Mahabharata 1. Arjuna ---
**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:** [March 25, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4498 "2011-03-25T22:43:31Z")
New category - characters in the Mahabharata 1. Arjuna 2. Vidura ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4499 "2011-03-25T23:10:21Z")
New category - characters in the Mahabharata 1. Arjuna 2. Vidura 3. Karna ---
**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:** [March 26, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4500 "2011-03-26T04:01:17Z")
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