# 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:** 2409
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48166 "2016-12-11T18:43:37Z")
Words which have at least two pairs of double letters 1. Zookeeper 2. Committee 3. Bookkeeper 4. Occurrence 5. Eelloop 6. Beechwood 7. Commandeer 8. Smoothness ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48167 "2016-12-11T18:50:07Z")
Words which have at least two pairs of double letters 1. Zookeeper 2. Committee 3. Bookkeeper 4. Occurrence 5. Eelloop 6. Beechwood 7. Commandeer 8. Smoothness 9. Needless ---
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48168 "2016-12-11T18:51:37Z")
Words which have at least two pairs of double letters 1. Zookeeper 2. Committee 3. Bookkeeper 4. Occurrence 5. Eelloop 6. Beechwood 7. Commandeer 8. Smoothness 9. Needless 10. Reconnaissance ---
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48169 "2016-12-11T20:18:04Z")
Words which have at least two pairs of double letters 1. Zookeeper 2. Committee 3. Bookkeeper 4. Occurrence 5. Eelloop 6. Beechwood 7. Commandeer 8. Smoothness 9. Needless 10. Reconnaissance 11. Boondoggle ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48170 "2016-12-11T21:59:05Z")
Words which have at least two pairs of double letters 1. Zookeeper 2. Committee 3. Bookkeeper 4. Occurrence 5. Eelloop 6. Roomette 7. Beechwood 8. Commandeer 9. Smoothness 10. Needless 11. Reconnaissance 12. Boondoggle Just housekeeping. One more to go. ---
**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 11, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48171 "2016-12-11T22:09:40Z")
Words which have at least two pairs of double letters 1. Zookeeper 2. Committee 3. Bookkeeper 4. Occurrence 5. Eelloop 6. Roomette 7. Beechwood 8. Commandeer 9. Smoothness 10. Needless 11. Reconnaissance 12. Boondoggle 13. Balloon Next: Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska ---
**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 12, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48172 "2016-12-12T00:14:22Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48173 "2016-12-12T00:50:14Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48174 "2016-12-12T00:51:41Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions. The question said the closest encounter not the most interesting. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48175 "2016-12-12T01:01:59Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son ---
**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 12, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48176 "2016-12-12T01:13:02Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48177 "2016-12-12T02:39:53Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I held it while untangling it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. ---
**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 12, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48178 "2016-12-12T02:41:26Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal > > 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska > 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) > 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. > 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions > 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son > 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. > 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I untangled it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. Good for you, gkster. ---
**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 12, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48179 "2016-12-12T02:57:15Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > First name that rubs you the wrong way for no apparent reason > > … > 13. Jim Bob > > Or Joe Bob. Or Mary Sue. I don’t like names that are two different names in a row. Just pick one… You might enjoy this, from _Ted_ (through 1:23): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04uN57jOg-Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04uN57jOg-Q) Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I untangled it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. 8. Brown bear, about 50 feet away, in northern New Mexico ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48180 "2016-12-12T06:01:36Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I untangled it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. 8. Brown bear, about 50 feet away, in northern New Mexico 9. Hippopotamus, maybe 50 feet, in parking lot, restaurant, Burundi. Walked right past it in the dark, didn’t see it until turned on car headlights. ---
**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 12, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48181 "2016-12-12T14:13:50Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I untangled it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. 8. Brown bear, about 50 feet away, in northern New Mexico 9. Hippopotamus, maybe 50 feet, in parking lot, restaurant, Burundi. Walked right past it in the dark, didn’t see it until turned on car headlights. 10. Sitting in the forest, noticed insect moment next to me, picked up my coffee cup and squashed it. Turned out to be a black widow spider. ---
**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 12, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48182 "2016-12-12T15:31:30Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I untangled it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. 8. Brown bear, about 50 feet away, in northern New Mexico 9. Hippopotamus, maybe 50 feet, in parking lot, restaurant, Burundi. Walked right past it in the dark, didn’t see it until turned on car headlights. 10. Sitting in the forest, noticed insect moment next to me, picked up my coffee cup and squashed it. Turned out to be a black widow spider. 11. Walked up about 20 feet to a deer. I have a few others but I’ll go with this though deer around Chicago are pretty tame. The only thing they have to look out for are the coyotes… ---
**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 12, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48183 "2016-12-12T15:46:32Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I untangled it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. 8. Brown bear, about 50 feet away, in northern New Mexico 9. Hippopotamus, maybe 50 feet, in parking lot, restaurant, Burundi. Walked right past it in the dark, didn’t see it until turned on car headlights. 10. Sitting in the forest, noticed insect moment next to me, picked up my coffee cup and squashed it. Turned out to be a black widow spider. 11. Walked up about 20 feet to a deer. 12. I saw a squirrel on a nature hike. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48184 "2016-12-12T16:26:13Z")
Closest you’ve been to an animal in the wild, and the animal 1. ~20 feet from an adult moose in Alaska 2. 5 feet from a very tame great egret, Florida (twice) 3. Bobcat, sleeping right next to a trail in south Texas. Could have kicked it. 4. Stung by mosquitoes on numerous occasions 5. Caught assorted lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, crawdads, crabs, fish, et al with son 6. Was one step away from a rattlesnake in Utah. Also have raised numerous types of insects, especially praying mantises. 7. Chipmunk, tangled up and struggling in some netting along a hiking trail in a state park; I untangled it. Fortunately its claws weren’t too sharp. 8. Brown bear, about 50 feet away, in northern New Mexico 9. Hippopotamus, maybe 50 feet, in parking lot, restaurant, Burundi. Walked right past it in the dark, didn’t see it until turned on car headlights. 10. Sitting in the forest, noticed insect moment next to me, picked up my coffee cup and squashed it. Turned out to be a black widow spider. 11. Walked up about 20 feet to a deer. 12. I saw a squirrel on a nature hike. 13. Armadillo, raccoon, rattlesnake. Ate 'em. A rainy day reminds you of…, what? ---
**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 12, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48185 "2016-12-12T16:34:13Z")
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