# 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:** 2376

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**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:** [November 10, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47506 "2016-11-10T14:16:54Z")

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Annoying household chores that no one else can do for you

1. Laundry
2. Tidying the underwear drawer
3. Cleaning the bathroom
4. Cleaning the cat litter boxes
5. Cleaning out the gutters
6. Take out the trash
7. Going through the kitchen junk drawer

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47507 "2016-11-10T15:58:45Z")

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Annoying household chores that no one else can do for you

1. Laundry
2. Tidying the underwear drawer
3. Cleaning the bathroom
4. Cleaning the cat litter boxes
5. Cleaning out the gutters
6. Take out the trash
7. Going through the kitchen junk drawer
8. Shredding old documents

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47508 "2016-11-10T16:14:47Z")

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Annoying household chores that no one else can do for you

1. Laundry
2. Tidying the underwear drawer
3. Cleaning the bathroom
4. Cleaning the cat litter boxes
5. Cleaning out the gutters
6. Take out the trash
7. Going through the kitchen junk drawer
8. Shredding old documents
9. Paying bills

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47509 "2016-11-10T17:09:33Z")

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Annoying household chores that no one else can do for you

1. Laundry
2. Tidying the underwear drawer
3. Cleaning the bathroom
4. Cleaning the cat litter boxes
5. Cleaning out the gutters
6. Take out the trash
7. Going through the kitchen junk drawer
8. Shredding old documents
9. Paying bills
10. Refilling the ice trays

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47510 "2016-11-10T17:53:28Z")

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Annoying household chores that no one else can do for you

1. Laundry
2. Tidying the underwear drawer
3. Cleaning the bathroom
4. Cleaning the cat litter boxes
5. Cleaning out the gutters
6. Take out the trash
7. Going through the kitchen junk drawer
8. Shredding old documents
9. Paying bills
10. Refilling the ice trays
11. Washing the dishes

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47511 "2016-11-10T18:47:12Z")

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Annoying household chores that no one else can do for you

1. Laundry
2. Tidying the underwear drawer
3. Cleaning the bathroom
4. Cleaning the cat litter boxes
5. Cleaning out the gutters
6. Take out the trash
7. Going through the kitchen junk drawer
8. Shredding old documents
9. Paying bills
10. Refilling the ice trays
11. Washing the dishes
12. Cleaning up dog poop.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47512 "2016-11-10T19:09:39Z")

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Annoying household chores that no one else can do for you

1. Laundry
2. Tidying the underwear drawer
3. Cleaning the bathroom
4. Cleaning the cat litter boxes
5. Cleaning out the gutters
6. Take out the trash
7. Going through the kitchen junk drawer
8. Shredding old documents
9. Paying bills
10. Refilling the ice trays
11. Washing the dishes
12. Cleaning up dog poop.
13. Doing the taxes

Next: Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47513 "2016-11-10T19:14:16Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47514 "2016-11-10T19:30:24Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47515 "2016-11-10T20:56:06Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47516 "2016-11-10T21:29:03Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47517 "2016-11-10T21:46:37Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)

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**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:** [November 10, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47518 "2016-11-10T21:54:37Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)
7. Pretty Woman (the montage of her trying on dresses)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47519 "2016-11-10T22:16:24Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)
7. Pretty Woman (the montage of her trying on dresses)
8. Jackie Brown (integral part of a scam)

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**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:** [November 10, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47520 "2016-11-10T22:25:52Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)
7. Pretty Woman (the montage of her trying on dresses)
8. Jackie Brown (integral part of a scam)
9. Xanadu (montage where Gene Kelly’s character dances and tries on outfits at the “franchise glitz dealer”)

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47521 "2016-11-10T23:20:23Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)
7. Pretty Woman (the montage of her trying on dresses)
8. Jackie Brown (integral part of a scam)
9. Xanadu (montage where Gene Kelly’s character dances and tries on outfits at the “franchise glitz dealer”)
10. Loverboy (Patrick Dempsey shops for suits with Barbara Carrera)

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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:** [November 10, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47522 "2016-11-10T23:35:45Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)
7. Pretty Woman (the montage of her trying on dresses)
8. Jackie Brown (integral part of a scam)
9. Xanadu (montage where Gene Kelly’s character dances and tries on outfits at the “franchise glitz dealer”)
10. Loverboy (Patrick Dempsey shops for suits with Barbara Carrera)
11. Lovejoy (antique dealer)

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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:** [November 11, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47523 "2016-11-11T00:29:57Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)
7. Pretty Woman (the montage of her trying on dresses)
8. Jackie Brown (integral part of a scam)
9. Xanadu (montage where Gene Kelly’s character dances and tries on outfits at the “franchise glitz dealer”)
10. Loverboy (Patrick Dempsey shops for suits with Barbara Carrera)
11. Lovejoy (antique dealer)
12. Persuasion by Jane Austen (Anne Elliott, her sister, cousins, on Milsom Street in Bath)

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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:** [November 11, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47524 "2016-11-11T02:10:27Z")

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Fiction in which shopping occurs

1. Komarr (Lava lamp and jewelry)
2. Star Trek (tribble)
3. Star Wars (droids)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (fake beard)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation (bolt of cloth)
6. The Terminator (Guns. Many guns.)
7. Pretty Woman (the montage of her trying on dresses)
8. Jackie Brown (integral part of a scam)
9. Xanadu (montage where Gene Kelly’s character dances and tries on outfits at the “franchise glitz dealer”)
10. Loverboy (Patrick Dempsey shops for suits with Barbara Carrera)
11. Lovejoy (antique dealer)
12. Persuasion by Jane Austen (Anne Elliott, her sister, cousins, on Milsom Street in Bath)
13. Babar, by Jean de Brunhof (young elephant goes clothes shopping in Paris)

New: Hillary Clinton’s Fallback Job

1. Permanent guest host for “The View”

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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:** [November 11, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47525 "2016-11-11T02:45:42Z")

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New: Hillary Clinton’s Fallback Job

1. Permanent guest host for “The View”
2. Starring in CHICAGO on Broadway with Sarah Palin

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