# 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:** 257
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5121 "2011-04-28T18:07:48Z")
Real or alleged Hiccup Cures 1. Thumping Chest while counting to Ten in a foreign Language 2. Ten Sips from a Tea Cup 3. Drink from a cup while upside down (preferably without drowning yourself!) 4. Having someone pop a paper bag behind you (or otherwise scare you) when you’re not expecting it. 5. A spoonful of sugar helps the hiccups stop dead. 6. Take a deep breath and hold it as long as possible. Plugging nose is optional. Works everytime! 7. Stand on your head and say “Garbo” backwards (according to James Thurber.) 8. Drink a cup of water while holding your nostrils tightly shut, while a friend does the same with your ears. 9. Rapidly breathing in and out of a paper bag. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5122 "2011-04-29T00:18:53Z")
Real or alleged Hiccup Cures 1. Thumping Chest while counting to Ten in a foreign Language 2. Ten Sips from a Tea Cup 3. Drink from a cup while upside down (preferably without drowning yourself!) 4. Having someone pop a paper bag behind you (or otherwise scare you) when you’re not expecting it. 5. A spoonful of sugar helps the hiccups stop dead. 6. Take a deep breath and hold it as long as possible. Plugging nose is optional. Works everytime! 7. Stand on your head and say “Garbo” backwards (according to James Thurber.) 8. Drink a cup of water while holding your nostrils tightly shut, while a friend does the same with your ears. 9. Rapidly breathing in and out of a paper bag. 10. Sucking on a lemon. > [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > [nitpick/]While I’m sure the food in some of the places mentioned may be excellent, I am just a wee bit skeptical that they should be included on a list of “13 best” in the world.[/nitpick] And you wonder why we don’t invite you out to eat with us. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5123 "2011-04-29T01:35:19Z")
Real or alleged Hiccup Cures 1. Thumping Chest while counting to Ten in a foreign Language 2. Ten Sips from a Tea Cup 3. Drink from a cup while upside down (preferably without drowning yourself!) 4. Having someone pop a paper bag behind you (or otherwise scare you) when you’re not expecting it. 5. A spoonful of sugar helps the hiccups stop dead. 6. Take a deep breath and hold it as long as possible. Plugging nose is optional. Works everytime! 7. Stand on your head and say “Garbo” backwards (according to James Thurber.) 8. Drink a cup of water while holding your nostrils tightly shut, while a friend does the same with your ears. 9. Rapidly breathing in and out of a paper bag. 10. Sucking on a lemon. 11. drinking 1 tablespoon of vinegar ---
**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:** [April 29, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5124 "2011-04-29T13:38:00Z")
Real or alleged Hiccup Cures 1. Thumping Chest while counting to Ten in a foreign Language 2. Ten Sips from a Tea Cup 3. Drink from a cup while upside down (preferably without drowning yourself!) 4. Having someone pop a paper bag behind you (or otherwise scare you) when you’re not expecting it. 5. A spoonful of sugar helps the hiccups stop dead. 6. Take a deep breath and hold it as long as possible. Plugging nose is optional. Works everytime! 7. Stand on your head and say “Garbo” backwards (according to James Thurber.) 8. Drink a cup of water while holding your nostrils tightly shut, while a friend does the same with your ears. 9. Rapidly breathing in and out of a paper bag. 10. Sucking on a lemon. 11. drinking 1 tablespoon of vinegar 12. [Have sex!!](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1113/what-are-hiccups-and-why-do-we-get-them) (Note: scroll down to end of column) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5125 "2011-04-29T13:53:17Z")
Real or alleged Hiccup Cures 1. Thumping Chest while counting to Ten in a foreign Language 2. Ten Sips from a Tea Cup 3. Drink from a cup while upside down (preferably without drowning yourself!) 4. Having someone pop a paper bag behind you (or otherwise scare you) when you’re not expecting it. 5. A spoonful of sugar helps the hiccups stop dead. 6. Take a deep breath and hold it as long as possible. Plugging nose is optional. Works everytime! 7. Stand on your head and say “Garbo” backwards (according to James Thurber.) 8. Drink a cup of water while holding your nostrils tightly shut, while a friend does the same with your ears. 9. Rapidly breathing in and out of a paper bag. 10. Sucking on a lemon. 11. drinking 1 tablespoon of vinegar 12. Have sex!! (Note: scroll down to end of column) 13. A spoonful of Tabasco sauce Next topic - Biblical women who are called by name. (i.e. ‘Lot’s Wife’ doesn’t count.) 1. Eve ---
**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:** [April 29, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5126 "2011-04-29T13:55:59Z")
Next topic - Biblical women who are called by name. (i.e. ‘Lot’s Wife’ doesn’t count.) 1. Eve 2. Dinah (Jacob’s daughter, who ddn’t get the press her 12 more famous brothers did) ---
**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:** [April 29, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5127 "2011-04-29T14:21:57Z")
Next topic - Biblical women who are called by name. (i.e. ‘Lot’s Wife’ doesn’t count.) 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5128 "2011-04-29T15:31:32Z")
Next topic - Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab A name that sounds quite nice [when sung by Nichelle Nichols](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gTa7G8A4xM) (the chorus anyway) ---
**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 29, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5129 "2011-04-29T15:42:04Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5130 "2011-04-29T15:56:41Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5131 "2011-04-29T16:09:20Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther 7. Ruth ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5132 "2011-04-29T16:15:42Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther 7. Ruth 8. Jezebel ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5133 "2011-04-29T16:29:22Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther 7. Ruth 8. Jezebel 9. Leah ---
**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 29, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5134 "2011-04-29T18:15:25Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther 7. Ruth 8. Jezebel 9. Leah 10. Mary Magdelene ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5135 "2011-04-29T18:18:26Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther 7. Ruth 8. Jezebel 9. Leah 10. Mary Magdelene 11. Dorcas ---
**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 29, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5136 "2011-04-29T18:23:00Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther 7. Ruth 8. Jezebel 9. Leah 10. Mary Magdelene 11. Dorcas 12. Rachel ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5137 "2011-04-29T18:32:54Z")
Biblical women who are called by name. 1. Eve 2. Dinah 3. Sarah 4. Rahab 5. Mary 6. Esther 7. Ruth 8. Jezebel 9. Leah 10. Mary Magdelene 11. Dorcas 12. Rachel 13. Miriam Next up: Cities that used to be capitol city of their state, but aren’t any longer 1. Tuscaloosa, Alabama ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5138 "2011-04-29T19:59:57Z")
Next up: Cities that used to be capitol city of their state, but aren’t any longer 1. Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1. New Orleans, Louisiana ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5139 "2011-04-29T20:29:02Z")
Next up: Cities that used to be capitol city of their state, but aren’t any longer 1. Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2. New Orleans, Louisiana 3. Milledgeville, Georgia ---
**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:** [April 29, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5140 "2011-04-29T21:13:33Z")
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