# 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:** 2306
**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:** [September 1, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46106 "2016-09-01T22:26:55Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! ---
**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:** [September 1, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46107 "2016-09-01T22:30:49Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46108 "2016-09-01T22:40:55Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. 7. Add fish. Shoot 'em. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46109 "2016-09-01T22:48:23Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. 7. Add fish. Shoot 'em. 8. Reenact the barrel escape scene from _The Hobbit._ ---
**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:** [September 1, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46110 "2016-09-01T23:54:14Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. 7. Add fish. Shoot 'em. 8. Reenact the barrel escape scene from The Hobbit. 9. Drown a barrel of monkeys. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46111 "2016-09-02T00:52:35Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. 7. Add fish. Shoot 'em. 8. Reenact the barrel escape scene from The Hobbit. 9. Drown a barrel of monkeys. 10. Measure it daily to determine the rate of evaporation ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46112 "2016-09-02T01:29:38Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. 7. Add fish. Shoot 'em. 8. Reenact the barrel escape scene from The Hobbit. 9. Drown a barrel of monkeys. 10. Measure it daily to determine the rate of evaporation 11. Combine it with two barrels of scotch ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46113 "2016-09-02T01:45:33Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. 7. Add fish. Shoot 'em. 8. Reenact the barrel escape scene from The Hobbit. 9. Drown a barrel of monkeys. 10. Measure it daily to determine the rate of evaporation 11. Combine it with two barrels of scotch 12. Put a mesh screen over it to keep out mosquitoes (especially if you live in Zika country) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46114 "2016-09-02T01:50:13Z")
What to do with a barrel of rainwater: 1. Baptize the neighborhood children 2. Make a really really really BIG ice cube. 3. Wash your hair 4. Swab the deck, matey! 5. Call Jesus and he can turn it into a barrel of wine! 6. Dump out the water and fill the barrel with monkeys. 7. Add fish. Shoot 'em. 8. Reenact the barrel escape scene from The Hobbit. 9. Drown a barrel of monkeys. 10. Measure it daily to determine the rate of evaporation 11. Combine it with two barrels of scotch 12. Put a mesh screen over it to keep out mosquitoes (especially if you live in Zika country) 13. Save it for a rainy day. Next: Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46115 "2016-09-02T02:35:54Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle No. Nowhere near the muscle car it once was. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46116 "2016-09-02T03:30:09Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova Also a model that was past its muscle car days. In fact, I bought it from my parents when they bought a new car. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46117 "2016-09-02T03:40:04Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46118 "2016-09-02T03:44:17Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette Ugly and pokey, but very reliable and got me around town just fine. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46119 "2016-09-02T04:22:13Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette 6. 1976 Ford Pinto Had extra-strong bumpers thanks to the explosive fuel tank recall. That thing was a beast, it could smash up just about anything w/o getting a scratch. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46120 "2016-09-02T05:05:17Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette 6. 1976 Ford Pinto 7. 1987 Volvo 240 wagon The brick. Easiest car to drive I’ve ever had. I was so sad when it stopped running with only 140K miles on it (electrical issues) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46121 "2016-09-02T12:59:17Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette 6. 1976 Ford Pinto 7. 1987 Volvo 240 wagon 8. 1980 VW Jetta It had been my sister’s. I drove that little thing into the ground ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46122 "2016-09-02T14:09:25Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette 6. 1976 Ford Pinto 7. 1987 Volvo 240 wagon 8. 1980 VW Jetta 9. 1979 Chevy Luv The year is a WAG. Not a spectacular vehicle but it just kept chugging along. ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46123 "2016-09-02T14:30:04Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette 6. 1976 Ford Pinto 7. 1987 Volvo 240 wagon 8. 1980 VW Jetta 9. 1979 Chevy Luv 10. 1983 [Holden Gemini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Gemini#TG_.281983.E2.80.931985.29) I wanted to buy a white on red [EK Holden sedan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_EK) but dad overruled me… ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46124 "2016-09-02T16:14:24Z")
Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette 6. 1976 Ford Pinto 7. 1987 Volvo 240 wagon 8. 1980 VW Jetta 9. 1979 Chevy Luv 10. 1983 Holden Gemini 11. 1970 Ford Mustang ---
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Your first car. Year, make, model. 1. 1970 Ford Maverick 2. 1976 Chevelle 3. 1976 Chevy Nova 4. 1976 VW Rabbit 5. 1987 Chevette 6. 1976 Ford Pinto 7. 1987 Volvo 240 wagon 8. 1980 VW Jetta 9. 1979 Chevy Luv 10. 1983 Holden Gemini 11. 1970 Ford Mustang 12. 1984 Ford Tempo [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2305) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2307)