# 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:** 2267
**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:** [July 27, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45326 "2016-07-27T21:35:33Z")
Liar liar, hair and pants on fire! Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45327 "2016-07-27T21:35:49Z")
Liar liar, hair and pants on fire! Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45328 "2016-07-27T21:40:58Z")
Liar liar, hair and pants on fire! Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45329 "2016-07-27T21:46:14Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45330 "2016-07-27T21:51:00Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing ---
**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:** [July 27, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45331 "2016-07-27T22:26:29Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing 7. fibbing ---
**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:** [July 27, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45332 "2016-07-27T22:29:05Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing 7. fibbing 8. fabulist ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45333 "2016-07-27T22:41:18Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing 7. fibbing 8. fabulist 9. prevaricator ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45334 "2016-07-27T23:07:25Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing 7. fibbing 8. fabulist 9. prevaricator 10. trumping ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45335 "2016-07-27T23:31:53Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing 7. fibbing 8. fabulist 9. prevaricator 10. trumping 11. doing a Donald ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45336 "2016-07-27T23:48:30Z")
1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing 7. fibbing 8. fabulist 9. prevaricator 10. trumping 11. doing a Donald 12. balderdash ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45337 "2016-07-28T01:10:13Z")
Words and phrases that can mean “liar” or “lying” 1. stretching the truth 2. telling tall tales 3. Mythomaniac 4. Ingenuous or disingenuous, I keep forgetting which one. 5. BS artist 6. embellishing 7. fibbing 8. fabulist 9. prevaricator 10. trumping 11. doing a Donald 12. balderdash 13. revisionist Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) ---
**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:** [July 28, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45338 "2016-07-28T02:13:22Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45339 "2016-07-28T04:37:30Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France 3. Fatima, Portugal ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45340 "2016-07-28T04:54:40Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France 3. Fatima, Portugal 4. Mexico City (Our Lady of Guadalupe) ---
**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:** [July 28, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45341 "2016-07-28T06:05:20Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France 3. Fatima, Portugal 4. Mexico City (Our Lady of Guadalupe) 5. Jerusalem, The Dome of the Rock (for Jews, the rock where Abraham was ready to sacrifice Isaac and for Muslims the rock where Abraham was going to sacrifice Ishmael) > **[Dome of the Rock | Religious significance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock#Religious_significance)** > > The location of the Dome of the Rock is believed by many Muslims to be the site mentioned in Sura 17 of the Qur'an, which tells the story of the Isra and Mi'raj, the miraculous Night Journey of Prophet Muhammad from the Great Mosque of Mecca to the Masjid Al-Aqsa ('"the farthest place of prayer") where he prayed, and then to visit heaven where he leads prayers and rises to heaven to receive instructions from Allah. Although the city of Jerusalem is not mentioned by any of its names in the Qur'an,... ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45342 "2016-07-28T11:38:40Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France 3. Fatima, Portugal 4. Mexico City (Our Lady of Guadalupe) 5. Jerusalem, The Dome of the Rock 6. Egypt, the ten plagues ---
**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:** [July 28, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45343 "2016-07-28T12:50:04Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France 3. Fatima, Portugal 4. Mexico City (Our Lady of Guadalupe) 5. Jerusalem, The Dome of the Rock 6. Egypt, the ten plagues 7. [Basilica of Our Lord of the Miracles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Miracles_of_Buga), Guadalajara de Buga Colombia ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45344 "2016-07-28T12:53:39Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France 3. Fatima, Portugal 4. Mexico City (Our Lady of Guadalupe) 5. Jerusalem, The Dome of the Rock 6. Egypt, the ten plagues 7. Basilica of Our Lord of the Miracles, Guadalajara de Buga Colombia 8. [34th Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_34th_Street) ---
**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:** [July 28, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45345 "2016-07-28T13:01:29Z")
Actual places that are famous as the location of a miracle or a relic (any religion) 1. Torino/Turin (location of the Shroud of Turin) 2. Lourdes, France 3. Fatima, Portugal 4. Mexico City (Our Lady of Guadalupe) 5. Jerusalem, The Dome of the Rock 6. Egypt, the ten plagues 7. Basilica of Our Lord of the Miracles, Guadalajara de Buga Colombia 8. 34th Street 9. Lake Placid, NY (The Miracle on Ice) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2268)