# 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:** 2410
**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, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48186 "2016-12-12T16:54:36Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. ---
**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, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48187 "2016-12-12T17:02:43Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads ---
**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 12, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48188 "2016-12-12T18:06:01Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water ---
**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, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48189 "2016-12-12T18:22:43Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years ---
**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, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48190 "2016-12-12T19:13:13Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas ---
**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, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48191 "2016-12-12T20:10:04Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas 7. Lazy, rainy afternoons ---
**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 12, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48192 "2016-12-12T20:30:25Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas 7. Lazy, rainy afternoons 8. The fact that I have to get my roof repaired ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48193 "2016-12-12T20:51:44Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas 7. Lazy, rainy afternoons 8. The fact that I have to get my roof repaired 9. Paper boats in the street gutters. ---
**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48194 "2016-12-12T21:27:18Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas 7. Lazy, rainy afternoons 8. The fact that I have to get my roof repaired 9. Paper boats in the street gutters. 10. Putting on my froggie hat with the long legs, froggie poncho and carrying my froggie umbrella and making people laugh in the rain. ---
**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 12, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48195 "2016-12-12T22:14:35Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas 7. Lazy, rainy afternoons 8. The fact that I have to get my roof repaired 9. Paper boats in the street gutters. 10. Putting on my froggie hat with the long legs, froggie poncho and carrying my froggie umbrella and making people laugh in the rain. 11. How much I love a good thunderstorm! ---
**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, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48196 "2016-12-12T23:48:05Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas 7. Lazy, rainy afternoons 8. The fact that I have to get my roof repaired 9. Paper boats in the street gutters. 10. Putting on my froggie hat with the long legs, froggie poncho and carrying my froggie umbrella and making people laugh in the rain. 11. How much I love a good thunderstorm! 12. Dogs coming in from the rain, and shaking themselves. ---
**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 13, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48197 "2016-12-13T04:04:42Z")
A rainy day reminds you of… what? 1. Splashing in puddles as a kid 2. Every day, while living in Newfoundland. Except for the snowy days. 3. The creeks will be full, and my son will want to hunt tadpoles and crawdads 4. Walking with my son around a nearby lake and seeing the raindrops splashing in the water 5. How lonesome I was in my college years 6. Wet umbrellas 7. Lazy, rainy afternoons 8. The fact that I have to get my roof repaired 9. Paper boats in the street gutters. 10. Putting on my froggie hat with the long legs, froggie poncho and carrying my froggie umbrella and making people laugh in the rain. 11. How much I love a good thunderstorm! 12. Dogs coming in from the rain, and shaking themselves. 13. When I’m sad, the storm scene in _King Lear_, but when I’m happy, the summer night when a friend and I went walking in a summer storm, laughing and singing in the rain. Next It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen ---
**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 13, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48198 "2016-12-13T04:23:56Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top ---
**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 13, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48199 "2016-12-13T04:43:28Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top 3. Fish chowder For some reason it’s become a tradition. My mother always makes a big pot of fish chowder right before Christmas. ---
**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 13, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48200 "2016-12-13T05:02:26Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top 3. Fish chowder 4. Eggnog with a generous shot of brandy and nutmeg on top ---
**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 13, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48201 "2016-12-13T05:46:06Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top 3. Fish chowder 4. Eggnog with a generous shot of brandy and nutmeg on top 5. Hot spiced cider ---
**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 13, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48202 "2016-12-13T08:54:49Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top 3. Fish chowder 4. Eggnog with a generous shot of brandy and nutmeg on top 5. Hot spiced cider 6. Candy canes swiped from the tree, and latkes ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48203 "2016-12-13T12:20:57Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top 3. Fish chowder 4. Eggnog with a generous shot of brandy and nutmeg on top 5. Hot spiced cider 6. Candy canes swiped from the tree, and latkes 7. Home-made cranberry sauce ---
**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 13, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48204 "2016-12-13T14:12:54Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top 3. Fish chowder 4. Eggnog with a generous shot of brandy and nutmeg on top 5. Hot spiced cider 6. Candy canes swiped from the tree, and latkes 7. Home-made cranberry sauce 8. Pumpkin anything, especially pumpkin lattes ---
**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 13, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48205 "2016-12-13T15:09:26Z")
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hannukah! Food or drink treat you enjoy around this time of year 1. Marzipan Stollen 2. Eggnog with a generous shot of rum and nutmeg on top 3. Fish chowder 4. Eggnog with a generous shot of brandy and nutmeg on top 5. Hot spiced cider 6. Candy canes swiped from the tree, and latkes 7. Home-made cranberry sauce 8. Pumpkin anything, especially pumpkin lattes 9. Roast beef on Christmas Day [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2409) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2411)