# 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:** 2304

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**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:** [August 31, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46066 "2016-08-31T15:08:41Z")

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Heavy-handed proverbs

1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.

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**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:** [August 31, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46067 "2016-08-31T16:25:36Z")

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Heavy-handed proverbs

1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.

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**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:** [August 31, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46068 "2016-08-31T16:35:46Z")

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Heavy-handed proverbs

1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46069 "2016-08-31T16:59:02Z")

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Heavy-handed proverbs

1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.
7. Without silver even the tsar cannot see his face in the mirror.

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46070 "2016-08-31T17:13:54Z")

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Heavy-handed proverbs

1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.
7. Without silver even the tsar cannot see his face in the mirror.
8. Every cloud has the potential to rain on you

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46071 "2016-08-31T17:26:46Z")

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Heavy-handed proverbs

1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.
7. Without silver even the tsar cannot see his face in the mirror.
8. Every cloud has the potential to rain on you
9. The man who has no shoes will be sad til he meets the man who has no feet, unless the man who has no feet has shoes he won’t let the man with no shoes wear, in which case he’ll probably kill him in a murderous rage.

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**Author:** ![Charma\_Chameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@Charma\_Chameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charma_Chameleon)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46072 "2016-08-31T17:53:19Z")

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1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.
7. Without silver even the tsar cannot see his face in the mirror.
8. Every cloud has the potential to rain on you
9. The man who has no shoes will be sad til he meets the man who has no feet, unless the man who has no feet has shoes he won’t let the man with no shoes wear, in which case he’ll probably kill him in a murderous rage.
10. Avoid strong drink, for it can make you shoot at (_insert object_)–and miss.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46073 "2016-08-31T18:04:00Z")

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1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.
7. Without silver even the tsar cannot see his face in the mirror.
8. Every cloud has the potential to rain on you
9. The man who has no shoes will be sad til he meets the man who has no feet, unless the man who has no feet has shoes he won’t let the man with no shoes wear, in which case he’ll probably kill him in a murderous rage.
10. Avoid strong drink, for it can make you shoot at (insert object)–and miss.
11. I was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had shoes but they were Crocs.

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46074 "2016-08-31T18:33:57Z")

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1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.
7. Without silver even the tsar cannot see his face in the mirror.
8. Every cloud has the potential to rain on you
9. The man who has no shoes will be sad til he meets the man who has no feet, unless the man who has no feet has shoes he won’t let the man with no shoes wear, in which case he’ll probably kill him in a murderous rage.
10. Avoid strong drink, for it can make you shoot at (insert object)–and miss.
11. I was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had shoes but they were Crocs.
12. Build a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46075 "2016-08-31T18:50:43Z")

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1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold.
2. No man is an archipelago.
3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life.
4. It takes a strong man to fight, it takes a stronger man to not fight, and it takes the strongest man to run away like a scared rabbit.
5. A penny saved is practically worthless.
6. A watched pot doesn’t boil; it’s what’s inside it that may boil.
7. Without silver even the tsar cannot see his face in the mirror.
8. Every cloud has the potential to rain on you
9. The man who has no shoes will be sad til he meets the man who has no feet, unless the man who has no feet has shoes he won’t let the man with no shoes wear, in which case he’ll probably kill him in a murderous rage.
10. Avoid strong drink, for it can make you shoot at (insert object)–and miss.
11. I was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had shoes but they were Crocs.
12. Build a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.
13. Many hands make light work, except if they’re all millennial slackers, in which case the baby boomers will end up doing the work anyway

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of those words in it

1. Dog Day Afternoon

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46076 "2016-08-31T19:00:44Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon

(Just specifying the words in case somebody uses just “of”)

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**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:** [August 31, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46077 "2016-08-31T19:33:33Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer

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**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:** [August 31, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46078 "2016-08-31T19:36:00Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues

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**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:** [August 31, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46079 "2016-08-31T19:58:02Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues
4. The Dog Days are Over

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46080 "2016-08-31T20:29:40Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues
4. The Dog Days are Over
5. (500) Days of Summer

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46081 "2016-08-31T20:44:40Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues
4. The Dog Days are Over
5. (500) Days of Summer
6. The Dogs of War

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46082 "2016-08-31T20:46:30Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues
4. The Dog Days are Over
5. (500) Days of Summer
6. The Dogs of War
7. Days of Wine and Roses

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46083 "2016-08-31T20:46:40Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues
4. The Dog Days are Over
5. (500) Days of Summer
6. The Dogs of War
7. Days of Wine and Roses
8. What Up, Dog?

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46084 "2016-08-31T21:05:32Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues
4. The Dog Days are Over
5. (500) Days of Summer
6. The Dogs of War
7. Days of Wine and Roses
8. What Up, Dog?
9. A Summer Place

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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:** [August 31, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46085 "2016-08-31T21:27:30Z")

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Dog days of summer…give a title with any of the words “dog” “days” “summer”

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. The Long Hot Summer
3. Summertime Blues
4. The Dog Days are Over
5. (500) Days of Summer
6. The Dogs of War
7. Days of Wine and Roses
8. What Up, Dog?
9. A Summer Place
10. Around the World in Eighty Days

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