# 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:** 2552
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51026 "2017-04-05T16:02:11Z")
Made-up medical condition you would want to steer clear of 1. Scarlet beaver 2. Outfluenza 3. Smallcox 4. Lincoln Tunnel Syndrome 5. MegaAIDS 6. SyphilISIS 7. Trump Folliculitis 8. Pence-iotomy 9. Space madness 10. Hyena hernia 11. Coreopsis of the gullet Coined by Walt Kelly, in “Pogo” ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51027 "2017-04-05T16:29:20Z")
Made-up medical condition you would want to steer clear of 1. Scarlet beaver 2. Outfluenza 3. Smallcox 4. Lincoln Tunnel Syndrome 5. MegaAIDS 6. SyphilISIS 7. Trump Folliculitis 8. Pence-iotomy 9. Space madness 10. Hyena hernia 11. Coreopsis of the gullet 12. Hammeroids ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51028 "2017-04-05T17:42:29Z")
Made-up medical condition you would want to steer clear of 1. Scarlet beaver 2. Outfluenza 3. Smallcox 4. Lincoln Tunnel Syndrome 5. MegaAIDS 6. SyphilISIS 7. Trump Folliculitis 8. Pence-iotomy 9. Space madness 10. Hyena hernia 11. Coreopsis of the gullet 12. Hammeroids 13. Ubergottendammerungenschnickelgrubergeist Syndrome New! Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51029 "2017-04-05T17:48:41Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2)Oh, you mean Nancy! ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51030 "2017-04-05T18:16:32Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51031 "2017-04-05T18:26:07Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51032 "2017-04-05T19:05:49Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51033 "2017-04-05T19:50:46Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51034 "2017-04-05T20:53:45Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. 7. Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51035 "2017-04-06T04:14:33Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. 7. Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? 8. Oh, it ain’t no use if you ain’t got the boost, the boost you get from Loostners ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51036 "2017-04-06T10:40:02Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. 7. Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? 8. Oh, it ain’t no use if you ain’t got the boost, the boost you get from Loostners 9. Fudd’s First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough it will fall over. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51037 "2017-04-06T11:51:12Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. 7. Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? 8. Oh, it ain’t no use if you ain’t got the boost, the boost you get from Loostners 9. Fudd’s First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough it will fall over. 10. Either Acme was walking around with only one shoe, or there was something seriously wrong with our sound-effects man. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51038 "2017-04-06T13:12:12Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. 7. Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? 8. Oh, it ain’t no use if you ain’t got the boost, the boost you get from Loostners. 9. Fudd’s First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough it will fall over. 10. Either Acme was walking around with only one shoe, or there was something seriously wrong with our sound-effects man. 11. This land is made of mountains, this land is made of mud; this land has lots of everything for me and Elmer Fudd. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51039 "2017-04-06T16:34:58Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. 7. Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? 8. Oh, it ain’t no use if you ain’t got the boost, the boost you get from Loostners. 9. Fudd’s First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough it will fall over. 10. Either Acme was walking around with only one shoe, or there was something seriously wrong with our sound-effects man. 11. This land is made of mountains, this land is made of mud; this land has lots of everything for me and Elmer Fudd. 12. Just remember: Abraham Lincoln didn’t die in vain, he died in Washington D.C. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51040 "2017-04-06T22:58:04Z")
Firesign Theatre Quotes 1. I think we’re all bozos on this bus. 2. Oh, you mean Nancy! 3. Bradshaw would never listen to my story now. It had more holes in it than Albert Hall. 4. Antelope Freeway, One Sixty-Fourth Mile 5. Stop singing and finish your homework. 6. Uncross those beautiful stems of yours, baby; here’s the case I call number 666. 7. Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? 8. Oh, it ain’t no use if you ain’t got the boost, the boost you get from Loostners. 9. Fudd’s First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough it will fall over. 10. Either Acme was walking around with only one shoe, or there was something seriously wrong with our sound-effects man. 11. This land is made of mountains, this land is made of mud; this land has lots of everything for me and Elmer Fudd. 12. Just remember: Abraham Lincoln didn’t die in vain, he died in Washington D.C. 13. No anchovies? — you’ve got the wrong man. I spell my name “Danger”. I started that one, so I pass. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51041 "2017-04-06T23:27:02Z")
New: Old-timey sounding names of corporations, sports teams, etc.: 1. Knickerbockers. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51042 "2017-04-06T23:29:55Z")
Old-timey sounding names of corporations, sports teams, etc.: 1. Knickerbockers 2. Globetrotters ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51043 "2017-04-06T23:53:35Z")
Old-timey sounding names of corporations, sports teams, etc.: 1. Knickerbockers 2. Globetrotters 3. Acme ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51044 "2017-04-07T00:01:25Z")
Old-timey sounding names of corporations, sports teams, etc.: 1. Knickerbockers 2. Globetrotters 3. Acme 4. International Business Machines ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51045 "2017-04-07T00:15:09Z")
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