# 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\
**Page:** 2613

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52246 "2017-05-24T06:27:35Z")

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Places to View the 21 Aug 2017 Solar Eclipse (info: [USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier](https://bit.ly/e7t-solarEclipse2017))

1. High Valley Airport, Idaho; lat/long High Valley Airport: 44.227 -116.1862; map [Google Maps](https://goo.gl/CfF98N)
2. Mom’s yard, near Anderson, SC
3. MUSC Health Stadium, Charleston, SC
4. Hopkinsville, KY, the location of the greatest eclipse
5. Moncks Corner SC, at Jonathan Chance’s Dopefest; SDMB thread & invitation here: [https://goo.gl/WX1Ltm](https://goo.gl/WX1Ltm)
6. Saluki Stadium, SIU, Carbondale, IL
7. On a Jeep trail, NF-653, up high in the Idaho mountains and away from trees; map, ℄, NF-653: 44.31253, -116.27584
8. Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport, OR, near the first point of land where the eclipse touches down
9. Near my mom’s house in the Great Smoky Mountains, NC.
10. WalMart parking lot, White House, Tennessee ([link](https://www.google.com/maps/place/White+House,+TN/@36.4687585,-86.7393036,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8864494567592c31:0xea30cb4bccb1a2b9!8m2!3d36.4703232!4d-86.6513845))
11. Nashville Zoo, Nashville, TN
12. Any of the five state capitols it’ll pass through, of the 14 states it’ll touch: Salem OR, Lincoln NE, Jefferson City MO, Nashville TN, and Columbia SC; and OR ID MT WY NE KS IA MO IL KY TN GA NC SC.

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**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:** [May 24, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52247 "2017-05-24T14:29:08Z")

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Places to View the 21 Aug 2017 Solar Eclipse (info: [USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier](https://bit.ly/e7t-solarEclipse2017))

1. High Valley Airport, Idaho; lat/long High Valley Airport: 44.227 -116.1862; map [Google Maps](https://goo.gl/CfF98N)

2. Mom’s yard, near Anderson, SC

3. MUSC Health Stadium, Charleston, SC

4. Hopkinsville, KY, the location of the greatest eclipse

5. Moncks Corner SC, at Jonathan Chance’s Dopefest; SDMB thread & invitation here: [https://goo.gl/WX1Ltm](https://goo.gl/WX1Ltm)

6. Saluki Stadium, SIU, Carbondale, IL

7. On a Jeep trail, NF-653, up high in the Idaho mountains and away from trees; map, ℄, NF-653: 44.31253, -116.27584

8. Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport, OR, near the first point of land where the eclipse touches down

9. Near my mom’s house in the Great Smoky Mountains, NC.

10. WalMart parking lot, White House, Tennessee (link)

11. Nashville Zoo, Nashville, TN

12. Any of the five state capitols it’ll pass through, of the 14 states it’ll touch: Salem OR, Lincoln NE, Jefferson City MO, Nashville TN, and Columbia SC; and OR ID MT WY NE KS IA MO IL KY TN GA NC SC.

13. Depoe Bay, OR, on the Pacific coast  
Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

14. Djibouti

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52248 "2017-05-24T15:00:23Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52249 "2017-05-24T15:04:05Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho

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**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:** [May 24, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52250 "2017-05-24T15:54:25Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52251 "2017-05-24T16:09:42Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico

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**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:** [May 24, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52252 "2017-05-24T16:37:44Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt

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**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52253 "2017-05-24T16:39:16Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt
7. Sweden

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52254 "2017-05-24T17:11:08Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt
7. Sweden
8. Greece

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**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52255 "2017-05-24T17:15:05Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt
7. Sweden
8. Greece
9. Republic of Yemen

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52256 "2017-05-24T17:38:47Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt
7. Sweden
8. Greece
9. Republic of Yemen
10. Chile

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52257 "2017-05-24T17:38:58Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt
7. Sweden
8. Greece
9. Republic of Yemen
10. Chile
11. Liechtenstein

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52258 "2017-05-24T18:26:13Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> 1. Liechtenstein

i’ll visit Liechtenstein next month.

Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt
7. Sweden
8. Greece
9. Republic of Yemen
10. Chile
11. Liechtenstein
12. Philippines

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52259 "2017-05-24T18:36:29Z")

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Countries that do NOT have the letter “A” in their (English) name

1. Djibouti
2. Belize
3. Lesotho
4. Belgium
5. Mexico
6. Egypt
7. Sweden
8. Greece
9. Republic of Yemen
10. Chile
11. Liechtenstein
12. Philippines
13. Togo

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Countries with 3 or more letter A’s in their names, in any language

1. Albania

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52260 "2017-05-24T18:38:51Z")

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Countries with 3 or more letter A’s in their names, in any language

1. Albania
2. American Samoa  
4 As!

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52261 "2017-05-24T18:39:40Z")

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Countries with 3 or more letter A’s in their names, in any language

1. Albania
2. Afghanistan

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52262 "2017-05-24T18:39:55Z")

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Countries with 3 or more letter A’s in their names, in any language

1. Albania
2. Afghanistan
3. Australia

American Samoa isn’t a country.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52263 "2017-05-24T18:53:08Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> American Samoa isn’t a country.

Oops I missed that. Thanks for the correction.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52264 "2017-05-24T18:54:32Z")

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Countries with 3 or more letter A’s in their names, in any language

1. Albania
2. Afghanistan
3. Australia
4. Antigua and Barbuda

5 As!

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52265 "2017-05-24T19:01:17Z")

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Countries with 3 or more letter A’s in their names, in any language

1. Albania
2. Afghanistan
3. Australia
4. Antigua and Barbuda
5. Canada

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