# 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:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48946 "2017-01-13T17:44:25Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”

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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:** [January 13, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48947 "2017-01-13T17:53:30Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”

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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:** [January 13, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48948 "2017-01-13T17:59:58Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”
6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”

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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:** [January 13, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48949 "2017-01-13T18:18:17Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”
6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”
7. “Which beds in the White House have you and Michelle slept in?”

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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:** [January 13, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48950 "2017-01-13T19:33:42Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”
6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”
7. “Which beds in the White House have you and Michelle slept in?”
8. “How would you like to invest in a chain of Trump hotels in Kenya?”

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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:** [January 13, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48951 "2017-01-13T23:15:16Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”
6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”
7. “Which beds in the White House have you and Michelle slept in?”
8. “How would you like to invest in a chain of Trump hotels in Kenya?”
9. “Where’s a good place in Washington to grab some pussy?”

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48952 "2017-01-14T00:36:38Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”
6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”
7. “Which beds in the White House have you and Michelle slept in?”
8. “How would you like to invest in a chain of Trump hotels in Kenya?”
9. “Where’s a good place in Washington to grab some pussy?”
10. “How’s the hot line to Moscow work? Say I wanted to fax some nuclear codes, for example.”

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48953 "2017-01-14T01:28:34Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”
6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”
7. “Which beds in the White House have you and Michelle slept in?”
8. “How would you like to invest in a chain of Trump hotels in Kenya?”
9. “Where’s a good place in Washington to grab some pussy?”
10. “How’s the hot line to Moscow work? Say I wanted to fax some nuclear codes, for example.”
11. “Don’t you think Ivanka’s got a great ass?”

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48954 "2017-01-14T02:18:47Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”
2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”
3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”
4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”
5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”
6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”
7. “Which beds in the White House have you and Michelle slept in?”
8. “How would you like to invest in a chain of Trump hotels in Kenya?”
9. “Where’s a good place in Washington to grab some pussy?”
10. “How’s the hot line to Moscow work? Say I wanted to fax some nuclear codes, for example.”
11. “Don’t you think Ivanka’s got a great ass?”
12. “Can you recommend a good team of barbers in D.C.?”

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48955 "2017-01-14T02:25:57Z")

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Questions Donald Trump has had for President Obama in their phone conversations since Election Day

1. “Does the White House have its own vats of bronzer, or do I need to bring my own?”

2. “Does the Library of Congress have Cliff Notes?”

3. “Is it OK if I just adapt your first inaugural address? Melania said she’d help.”

4. “When you go out, do you need to carry any cash with you? How much?”

5. “Just between you and me- there’s a secret tunnel I can sneak girls in and out of, right?”

6. “So how’s the hunt for bin Laden going? Has there been any developments on that I should know about?”

7. “Which beds in the White House have you and Michelle slept in?”

8. “How would you like to invest in a chain of Trump hotels in Kenya?”

9. “Where’s a good place in Washington to grab some pussy?”

10. “How’s the hot line to Moscow work? Say I wanted to fax some nuclear codes, for example.”

11. “Don’t you think Ivanka’s got a great ass?”

12. “Can you recommend a good team of barbers in D.C.?”

13. “Why did you bother with telling the truth?”  
\*\*New! \*\* It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

14. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48956 "2017-01-14T03:51:51Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.

This was one of my grandmother’s.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48957 "2017-01-14T04:21:50Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48958 "2017-01-14T05:22:55Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.

I still try to remember to do this.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48959 "2017-01-14T05:43:24Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.
5. Sleeping in a closed room with a running fan will kill you. (Especially in Korea.)

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48960 "2017-01-14T07:49:03Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.
5. Sleeping in a closed room with a running fan will kill you. (Especially in Korea.)
6. It’s bad luck to have a black cat greet you at a door.

My black cat not only greets me at the door, but does his happy dance.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48961 "2017-01-14T12:01:18Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.
5. Sleeping in a closed room with a running fan will kill you. (Especially in Korea.)
6. It’s bad luck to have a black cat greet you at a door.
7. Place both legs in your underwear at exactly the same time at the beginning of the day and your crotch will not itch that day.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48962 "2017-01-14T13:05:48Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.
5. Sleeping in a closed room with a running fan will kill you. (Especially in Korea.)
6. It’s bad luck to have a black cat greet you at a door.
7. Place both legs in your underwear at exactly the same time at the beginning of the day and your crotch will not itch that day.
8. Four-leaf clovers are good luck.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48963 "2017-01-14T14:28:35Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.
5. Sleeping in a closed room with a running fan will kill you. (Especially in Korea.)
6. It’s bad luck to have a black cat greet you at a door.
7. Place both legs in your underwear at exactly the same time at the beginning of the day and your crotch will not itch that day.
8. Four-leaf clovers are good luck.
9. Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48964 "2017-01-14T14:44:00Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.
5. Sleeping in a closed room with a running fan will kill you. (Especially in Korea.)
6. It’s bad luck to have a black cat greet you at a door.
7. Place both legs in your underwear at exactly the same time at the beginning of the day and your crotch will not itch that day.
8. Four-leaf clovers are good luck.
9. Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
10. Never bring an old broom when moving into a new house.

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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:** [January 14, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48965 "2017-01-14T14:47:31Z")

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It’s Friday the 13th. Let’s have some superstitions.

1. You have to bless someone when they sneeze or they soul will leave their body.
2. Always put the spoon and the knife side by side when you’re setting the table. It’s bad luck if you put one on top of the other.
3. Don’t give a knife as a gift since it will cut apart the relationship.
4. If the first thing you say when you wake up on the first day of a new month is “Rabbit,” you’ll have good luck all month long.
5. Sleeping in a closed room with a running fan will kill you. (Especially in Korea.)
6. It’s bad luck to have a black cat greet you at a door.
7. Place both legs in your underwear at exactly the same time at the beginning of the day and your crotch will not itch that day.
8. Four-leaf clovers are good luck.
9. Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
10. Never bring an old broom when moving into a new house.
11. If a woman is dunked into the water and she lives, she’s a witch who should be put to death. If she dies, she’s innocent of witchcraft.

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