# 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:** 2536
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50706 "2017-03-23T13:21:20Z")
Iconic sports team logos 1. Detroit Red Wings winged wheel 2. Red Sox Red Socks 3. New York Yankees 4. Boston Celtics leprechaun 5. Whatever those pointy things are called that the Pittsburgh Steelers have 6. Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo 7. Mr. Met 8. The “G” on the Packers’ helmets 9. Indianapolis Colts horseshoe 10. LA Rams curved-horn helmets They date back to the 1948 Cleveland Rams, when the other NFL teams (pre-1960s) had plain helmets with no distinctive markings on them. ---
**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 23, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50707 "2017-03-23T13:26:46Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Iconic sports team logos > > …5. [Whatever those pointy things are called that the Pittsburgh Steelers have](https://img.clipartfest.com/93277abaeec7e0541544ef2e3a7966d7_pittsburgh-steelers-logo-pittsburgh-steelers-logo-clipart_570-570.jpeg) Astroids (not to be confused with asteroids): [Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers#Logo) Iconic sports team logos 1. Detroit Red Wings winged wheel 2. Red Sox Red Socks 3. New York Yankees 4. Boston Celtics leprechaun 5. Whatever those pointy things are called that the Pittsburgh Steelers have 6. Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo 7. Mr. Met 8. The “G” on the Packers’ helmets 9. Indianapolis Colts horseshoe 10. LA Rams curved-horn helmets 11. Oberlin College albino squirrel > **[Oberlin is Going Nuts Over Its New Athletics Mascot - Oberlin College Athletics](https://goyeo.com/news/2013/12/31/GEN_1231135104.aspx)** > > Oberlin, Ohio – Already known for having one of the most distinctive nicknames in collegiate athletics, the Oberlin College Department of Athletics and Physical ---
**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 23, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50708 "2017-03-23T13:45:00Z")
Iconic sports team logos 1. Detroit Red Wings winged wheel 2. Red Sox Red Socks 3. New York Yankees 4. Boston Celtics leprechaun 5. Whatever those pointy things are called that the Pittsburgh Steelers have 6. Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo 7. Mr. Met 8. The “G” on the Packers’ helmets 9. Indianapolis Colts horseshoe 10. LA Rams curved-horn helmets 11. Oberlin College albino squirrel 12. Brutus, the Ohio State Buckeye [http://www.clipartkid.com/images/308/related-pictures-ohio-state-buckeyes-clip-art-xRqZcl-clipart.jpg](http://www.clipartkid.com/images/308/related-pictures-ohio-state-buckeyes-clip-art-xRqZcl-clipart.jpg) ---
**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 23, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50709 "2017-03-23T14:44:18Z")
Iconic sports team logos 1. Detroit Red Wings winged wheel 2. Red Sox Red Socks 3. New York Yankees 4. Boston Celtics leprechaun 5. Whatever those pointy things are called that the Pittsburgh Steelers have 6. Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo 7. Mr. Met 8. The “G” on the Packers’ helmets 9. Indianapolis Colts horseshoe 10. LA Rams curved-horn helmets 11. Oberlin College albino squirrel 12. Brutus, the Ohio State Buckeye 13. Seattle Seahawks Based on a Native American (Kwakwaka’wakw / Kwakiutl) totem mask [http://www.seahawks.com/news/2014/11/18/native-mask-inspired-seahawks-logo-display-university-washingtons-burke-museum](http://www.seahawks.com/news/2014/11/18/native-mask-inspired-seahawks-logo-display-university-washingtons-burke-museum) New Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey ---
**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:** [March 23, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50710 "2017-03-23T16:03:41Z")
nm. My mind was just blown when I learned that polecats and skunks aren’t necessarily the same thing. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50711 "2017-03-23T16:05:36Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm ---
**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 23, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50712 "2017-03-23T16:24:02Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50713 "2017-03-23T17:43:54Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / [Binturong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binturong) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50714 "2017-03-23T17:50:47Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / [Binturong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binturong) 5. Buffalo / Bison ---
**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 23, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50715 "2017-03-23T17:51:06Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / [Binturong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binturong) 5. Buffalo / Bison They were called buffalo when Europeans discovered the Americas because they resembled European buffalo. But they’re a separate genus. Buffalo are actually a species of ninja. ---
**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 23, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50716 "2017-03-23T18:41:56Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae Often seen on the beaches of the Outer Banks: [Talitridae - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talitridae) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50717 "2017-03-23T19:13:10Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae 7. Seagull / 60+ species, 11 genera of Laridae (gulls), none having “sea” in their name. ---
**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 23, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50718 "2017-03-23T20:25:45Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae 7. Seagull / 60+ species, 11 genera of Laridae (gulls), none having “sea” in their name. 8. Mudbugs / Crayfish > **[Crayfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfish)** > > Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as baybugs, crabfish, crawfish, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, rock lobsters, signal crawfish, or yabbies. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills. Some species are found in brooks and streams, where fresh water is running, while... ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50719 "2017-03-23T20:43:43Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae 7. Seagull / 60+ species, 11 genera of Laridae (gulls), none having “sea” in their name. 8. Mudbugs / Crayfish 9. Big mosquitoes / Crane flies ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50720 "2017-03-23T22:09:21Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae 7. Seagull / 60+ species, 11 genera of Laridae (gulls), none having “sea” in their name. 8. Mudbugs / Crayfish 9. Big mosquitoes / Crane flies 10. Rollie Pollies (wood lice or pillbugs) ---
**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 24, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50721 "2017-03-24T00:41:29Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae 7. Seagull / 60+ species, 11 genera of Laridae (gulls), none having “sea” in their name. 8. Mudbugs / Crayfish 9. Big mosquitoes / Crane flies 10. Rollie Pollies (wood lice or pillbugs) 11. Ladybugs / Coccinellids, ladybird beetles ---
**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 24, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50722 "2017-03-24T01:02:05Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae 7. Seagull / 60+ species, 11 genera of Laridae (gulls), none having “sea” in their name. 8. Mudbugs / Crayfish 9. Big mosquitoes / Crane flies 10. Rollie Pollies (wood lice or pillbugs) 11. Ladybugs / Coccinellids, ladybird beetles 12. Wooly bear / Isabella tiger moth larva ---
**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 24, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50723 "2017-03-24T03:23:43Z")
Incorrect, colloquial, everyday names of animals, and their correct name 1. Seahawk / Osprey 2. Starfish / echinoderm 3. Daddy longlegs / Opiliones 4. Bearcat / Binturong 5. Buffalo / Bison 6. Sandflea / Talitridae 7. Seagull / 60+ species, 11 genera of Laridae (gulls), none having “sea” in their name. 8. Mudbugs / Crayfish 9. Big mosquitoes / Crane flies 10. Rollie Pollies (wood lice or pillbugs) 11. Ladybugs / Coccinellids, ladybird beetles 12. Wooly bear / Isabella tiger moth larva 13. Chigger / Trombiculidae > **[Trombiculidae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombiculidae)** > > Trombiculidae (/trɒmbɪˈkjuːlɪdiː/); commonly referred to in North America as chiggers and in Britain as harvest mites, but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites, are a family of mites. Chiggers are often confused with jiggers – a type of flea. Several species of Trombiculidae in their larva stage bite their animal or human host and by embedding their mouthparts into the skin cause "intense irritation" or "a wheal, usually with severe itching and dermatitis".\[ Trombi... Next category: Ways the President will try to get Congressional Republicans to vote for the GOP healthcare plan 1. Promise not to campaign for them ---
**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 24, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50724 "2017-03-24T04:24:16Z")
Ways the President will try to get Congressional Republicans to vote for the GOP healthcare plan 1. Promise not to campaign for them 2. Tell them Hillary would have voted against it. ---
**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 24, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50725 "2017-03-24T12:11:52Z")
Ways the President will try to get Congressional Republicans to vote for the GOP healthcare plan 1. Promise not to campaign for them 2. Tell them Hillary would have voted against it. 3. Threaten to make them star in _Congressional Apprentice_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2535) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2537)