# 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\
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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 30, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47946 "2016-11-30T23:10:50Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47947 "2016-12-01T00:16:07Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47948 "2016-12-01T00:51:01Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47949 "2016-12-01T01:23:13Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47950 "2016-12-01T02:07:20Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47951 "2016-12-01T03:41:38Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47952 "2016-12-01T05:04:36Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
8. Stinking Bishop cheese

> **[Stinking Bishop (cheese)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinking_Bishop_cheese)**
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> Stinking Bishop is a washed-rind cheese produced since 1972 by Charles Martell and Son at Hunts Court Farm, Dymock, Gloucestershire, in the west of England. It is made from the milk of Gloucester cattle.
> By 1972, just 68 Gloucester breed heifers were left in the world. Charles Martell bought up many of the surviving cows, and began to produce cheese from their milk, not initially for its own sake, but to promote interest in the breed. Since then, his own herd has expanded to 25 cows, and with ...

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**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:** [December 1, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47953 "2016-12-01T05:21:21Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
8. Stinking Bishop cheese
9. Onions

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47954 "2016-12-01T10:36:34Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
8. Stinking Bishop cheese
9. Onions
10. Bananas in any form except fresh

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47955 "2016-12-01T14:14:32Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
8. Stinking Bishop cheese
9. Onions
10. Bananas in any form except fresh
11. Any type of shellfish whatsoever.

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47956 "2016-12-01T14:20:00Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
8. Stinking Bishop cheese
9. Onions
10. Bananas in any form except fresh
11. Jeppson’s Malört

(Ok, It’s a drink)

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47957 "2016-12-01T14:32:15Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
8. Stinking Bishop cheese
9. Onions
10. Bananas in any form except fresh
11. Jeppson’s Malört
12. Limburger cheese

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47958 "2016-12-01T14:55:04Z")

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I’ve tried this food and I’m fine with never eating it again for the rest of my life

1. Jalapenos
2. Brussels sprouts
3. Blueberry syrup
4. Vienna sausages
5. Haggis
6. Raw tomatoes
7. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
8. Stinking Bishop cheese
9. Onions
10. Bananas in any form except fresh
11. Jeppson’s Malört
12. Limburger cheese
13. Egg rolls

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (Chairman of the Republican National Committee)

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47959 "2016-12-01T15:36:16Z")

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (Chairman of the Republican National Committee)
2. George McGovern, a genuine war hero and (far as I can tell) a highly decent man

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47960 "2016-12-01T17:55:17Z")

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (Chairman of the Republican National Committee)
2. George McGovern, a genuine war hero and (far as I can tell) a highly decent man
3. George H. W. Bush, Republican President

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47961 "2016-12-01T19:38:00Z")

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (Chairman of the Republican National Committee)
2. George McGovern, a genuine war hero and (far as I can tell) a highly decent man
3. George H. W. Bush, Republican President
4. Bart Ehrmann, agnostic (leaning to atheist) New Testament scholar

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47962 "2016-12-01T20:13:30Z")

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (former Chairman of the Republican National Committee)
2. George McGovern, a genuine war hero and (far as I can tell) a highly decent man
3. George H. W. Bush, Republican President
4. Bart Ehrmann, agnostic (leaning to atheist) New Testament scholar
5. Jimmy Carter, former President

I like his work with Habitat for Humanity and for voting rights abroad, but think he’s too harsh on Israel.

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47963 "2016-12-01T20:34:35Z")

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (former Chairman of the Republican National Committee)
2. George McGovern, a genuine war hero and (far as I can tell) a highly decent man
3. George H. W. Bush, Republican President
4. Bart Ehrmann, agnostic (leaning to atheist) New Testament scholar
5. Jimmy Carter, former President
6. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO

I know he was a dick in real life, but the man was an innovative genius.

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47964 "2016-12-01T20:39:26Z")

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (former Chairman of the Republican National Committee)
2. George McGovern, a genuine war hero and (far as I can tell) a highly decent man
3. George H. W. Bush, Republican President
4. Bart Ehrmann, agnostic (leaning to atheist) New Testament scholar
5. Jimmy Carter, former President
6. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO
7. Glenn Beck

He admitted he was wrong about President Obama and supports the Black Lives Matter movement. That’s unheard of in a right-wing media personality.

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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:** [December 1, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47965 "2016-12-01T21:21:31Z")

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People you admire/respect, even though they publicly represent/advocate an issue/viewpoint you are opposed to.

1. Michael Steele (former Chairman of the Republican National Committee)
2. George McGovern, a genuine war hero and (far as I can tell) a highly decent man
3. George H. W. Bush, Republican President
4. Bart Ehrmann, agnostic (leaning to atheist) New Testament scholar
5. Jimmy Carter, former President
6. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO
7. Glenn Beck
8. John McCain

Showed amazing courage and fortitude as a POW, even though I disagree with him on most political issues today.

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