# 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:** 2529
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50566 "2017-03-18T12:37:35Z")
Unusual musical instruments 1. Theorbo 2. Mouse organ 3. The Wave Organ 4. Snoot flute 5. Contrabass saxophone 6. Octobass 7. Theremin 8. Hydraulophone ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50567 "2017-03-18T12:47:05Z")
Unusual musical instruments 1. Theorbo 2. Mouse organ 3. The Wave Organ 4. Snoot flute 5. Contrabass saxophone 6. Octobass 7. Theremin 8. Hydraulophone 9. Riro Basically, two ridged sticks that you bang or rub together. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50568 "2017-03-18T13:16:47Z")
Unusual musical instruments 1. Theorbo 2. Mouse organ 3. The Wave Organ 4. Snoot flute 5. Contrabass saxophone 6. Octobass 7. Theremin 8. Hydraulophone 9. Riro 10. The Stick (allows you to play guitar and bass simultaneously) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50569 "2017-03-18T13:59:00Z")
Unusual musical instruments 1. Theorbo 2. Mouse organ 3. The Wave Organ 4. Snoot flute 5. Contrabass saxophone 6. Octobass 7. Theremin 8. Hydraulophone 9. Riro 10. The Stick (allows you to play guitar and bass simultaneously) 11. glass armonica Benjamin Franklin’s invention; [Glass Armonica - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D9BBMDWoNM) 1:28 ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50570 "2017-03-18T17:02:20Z")
Unusual musical instruments 1. Theorbo 2. Mouse organ 3. The Wave Organ 4. Snoot flute 5. Contrabass saxophone 6. Octobass 7. Theremin 8. Hydraulophone 9. Riro 10. The Stick (allows you to play guitar and bass simultaneously) 11. glass armonica 12. Mandocello ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50571 "2017-03-18T20:03:32Z")
Unusual musical instruments 1. Theorbo 2. Mouse organ 3. The Wave Organ 4. Snoot flute 5. Contrabass saxophone 6. Octobass 7. Theremin 8. Hydraulophone 9. Riro 10. The Stick (allows you to play guitar and bass simultaneously) 11. glass armonica 12. Mandocello 13. The cowbell Next: Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50572 "2017-03-18T20:09:15Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50573 "2017-03-18T20:29:17Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50574 "2017-03-18T20:44:03Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50575 "2017-03-18T21:15:10Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50576 "2017-03-18T21:48:21Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50577 "2017-03-18T22:30:34Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier 7. Shelf full of books ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50578 "2017-03-18T22:38:41Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier 7. Shelf full of books 8. My cell phone sitting atop my blanket; my mother sitting at her laptop ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50579 "2017-03-19T00:29:07Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier 7. Shelf full of books 8. My cell phone sitting atop my blanket; my mother sitting at her laptop 9. A tangle of wires and cables, topped by a stack of cushions ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50580 "2017-03-19T00:40:11Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier 7. Shelf full of books 8. My cell phone sitting atop my blanket; my mother sitting at her laptop 9. A tangle of wires and cables, topped by a stack of cushions 10. An empty soda bottle ---
**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:** [March 19, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50581 "2017-03-19T01:43:45Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier 7. Shelf full of books 8. My cell phone sitting atop my blanket; my mother sitting at her laptop 9. A tangle of wires and cables, topped by a stack of cushions 10. An empty soda bottle 11. My bed and a pile of laundry to fold ---
**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:** [March 19, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50582 "2017-03-19T02:58:08Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier 7. Shelf full of books 8. My cell phone sitting atop my blanket; my mother sitting at her laptop 9. A tangle of wires and cables, topped by a stack of cushions 10. An empty soda bottle 11. My bed and a pile of laundry to fold 12. Window looking out onto a darkened street ---
**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:** [March 19, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50583 "2017-03-19T03:24:46Z")
Look immediately to your left. What do you see? 1. Shelf of family photos 2. A sleeping black Labrador 3. My two kittehs, asleep (not together) 4. The hall to the bath and bedrooms 5. My printer 6. Dozing Scottish Terrier 7. Shelf full of books 8. My cell phone sitting atop my blanket; my mother sitting at her laptop 9. A tangle of wires and cables, topped by a stack of cushions 10. An empty soda bottle 11. My bed and a pile of laundry to fold 12. Window looking out onto a darkened street 13. The wall. My computer desk is in a little alcove. New category: The closest commercial establishment to your home. 1. An ice cream and farm stand (closed for the winter) across the road. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50584 "2017-03-19T04:44:51Z")
New category: The closest commercial establishment to your home. 1. An ice cream and farm stand (closed for the winter) across the road. 2. Convenience store, out my back window. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50585 "2017-03-19T05:30:34Z")
New category: The closest commercial establishment to your home. 1. An ice cream and farm stand (closed for the winter) across the road. 2. Convenience store, out my back window. 3. Dental clinic 2 1/2 blocks away, or, if that doesn’t count as a commercial establishment, Italian bistro 5 blocks away. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2528) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2530)