# 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:** 2627
**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:** [June 4, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52526 "2017-06-04T14:17:11Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52527 "2017-06-04T15:23:58Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52528 "2017-06-04T15:58:16Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. 7. Go to a local flea market. Stop at a supermarket. I went to the supermarket yesterday but I forgot to get orange juice. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52529 "2017-06-04T17:52:51Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. 7. Go to a local flea market. Stop at a supermarket. I went to the supermarket yesterday but I forgot to get orange juice. 8. Go to church and read Quenya as part of the Pentecost “speaking in tongues” Scripture portion. Read a bit at home. Check my email and look in on the Dope. Talk to my son via FaceTime. Attend the high school graduation of my goddaughter. Attend the party afterwards. Return home and collect household trash for the pickup tomorrow morning. Maybe watch a movie. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52530 "2017-06-04T22:26:38Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. 7. Go to a local flea market. Stop at a supermarket. I went to the supermarket yesterday but I forgot to get orange juice. 8. Go to church and read Quenya as part of the Pentecost “speaking in tongues” Scripture portion. Read a bit at home. Check my email and look in on the Dope. Talk to my son via FaceTime. Attend the high school graduation of my goddaughter. Attend the party afterwards. Return home and collect household trash for the pickup tomorrow morning. Maybe watch a movie. 9. Catch up on email and phone calls and texts. Help my nephew with a homework assignment. Load the dishwasher. Clean the cat litter box. Remind the kids about studies and chores. Elendil’s Heir, a Quenya reading? Cool! ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52531 "2017-06-05T04:25:28Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. 7. Go to a local flea market. Stop at a supermarket. I went to the supermarket yesterday but I forgot to get orange juice. 8. Go to church and read Quenya as part of the Pentecost “speaking in tongues” Scripture portion. Read a bit at home. Check my email and look in on the Dope. Talk to my son via FaceTime. Attend the high school graduation of my goddaughter. Attend the party afterwards. Return home and collect household trash for the pickup tomorrow morning. Maybe watch a movie. 9. Catch up on email and phone calls and texts. Help my nephew with a homework assignment. Load the dishwasher. Clean the cat litter box. Remind the kids about studies and chores. 10. Get a little laundry washed and hanging out to dry. Then sleep all afternoon. Go to work in evening and work until 3am. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52532 "2017-06-05T05:32:30Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. 7. Go to a local flea market. Stop at a supermarket. I went to the supermarket yesterday but I forgot to get orange juice. 8. Go to church and read Quenya as part of the Pentecost “speaking in tongues” Scripture portion. Read a bit at home. Check my email and look in on the Dope. Talk to my son via FaceTime. Attend the high school graduation of my goddaughter. Attend the party afterwards. Return home and collect household trash for the pickup tomorrow morning. Maybe watch a movie. 9. Catch up on email and phone calls and texts. Help my nephew with a homework assignment. Load the dishwasher. Clean the cat litter box. Remind the kids about studies and chores. 10. Get a little laundry washed and hanging out to dry. Then sleep all afternoon. Go to work in evening and work until 3am. 11. Warriors win – check. Next up is to do some basic car maintenance: oil & filter change, tire rotation, drain the fuel filter water separator (it’s a diesel engine). These things are overdue. Also, mount the trellis for the climbing roses; map my road trip routes for my upcoming vacation (Italy!) because we leave in 2 weeks; scan our IDs and print copies, for this trip; do some job searching and applying; and then we do a dinner double date with my friend the Italian Stallion and his lovely girlfriend. Yep, that’s the plan for the day. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52533 "2017-06-05T07:29:37Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. 7. Go to a local flea market. Stop at a supermarket. I went to the supermarket yesterday but I forgot to get orange juice. 8. Go to church and read Quenya as part of the Pentecost “speaking in tongues” Scripture portion. Read a bit at home. Check my email and look in on the Dope. Talk to my son via FaceTime. Attend the high school graduation of my goddaughter. Attend the party afterwards. Return home and collect household trash for the pickup tomorrow morning. Maybe watch a movie. 9. Catch up on email and phone calls and texts. Help my nephew with a homework assignment. Load the dishwasher. Clean the cat litter box. Remind the kids about studies and chores. 10. Get a little laundry washed and hanging out to dry. Then sleep all afternoon. Go to work in evening and work until 3am. 11. Warriors win – check. Next up is to do some basic car maintenance: oil & filter change, tire rotation, drain the fuel filter water separator (it’s a diesel engine). These things are overdue. Also, mount the trellis for the climbing roses; map my road trip routes for my upcoming vacation (Italy!) because we leave in 2 weeks; scan our IDs and print copies, for this trip; do some job searching and applying; and then we do a dinner double date with my friend the Italian Stallion and his lovely girlfriend. Yep, that’s the plan for the day. 12. Sleep in. Probably go catch a matinee showing of _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2_. Buy some groceries. Do some laundry and house-cleaning. It’s my first day of summer vacation! ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52534 "2017-06-05T09:52:48Z")
What are you doing today? 1. Going to work for a couple hours in the morning. Straighten the house. Laundry. Hit up Trader Joe’s. Make lunch for work tomorrow. Hang a couple pictures on the wall. Eat leftover ribeye from fancy restaurant we dined at yesterday. 2. Going to the Woodruff Place Victorian Emporium Flea Market (Indianapolis). Madame P. and I always set up a tent at my sister’s house and sell her dragon sculptures. We may treat ourselves to elephant ears, figgy goat pops or strawberry shortcake throughout the day. 3. Hoping my best friend has time to talk to me, she’s been very busy, but I have important things to discuss, advice needed. 4. Going to church, then we’re helping to paint the youth room there. Lunch will be provided. Then my wife and I are going for a nice, long walk. Later, two people should be coming over to pick up some items I posted on Freecycle. Then, some house cleaning, some straightening up. And then we’ll watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers at Warriors. GO WARRIORS!!! 5. Write. Get a manuscript ready to send to the editor. Nap. Watch TV. 6. Sleep in. Straighten the house, finish unpacking my suitcase (I was away 2 weeks and returned Wednesday night after lots of flight craziness) and do a load of laundry. Finish making the baba ganoush I started last night and look around for the makings of dinner. Church in the evening. 7. Go to a local flea market. Stop at a supermarket. I went to the supermarket yesterday but I forgot to get orange juice. 8. Go to church and read Quenya as part of the Pentecost “speaking in tongues” Scripture portion. Read a bit at home. Check my email and look in on the Dope. Talk to my son via FaceTime. Attend the high school graduation of my goddaughter. Attend the party afterwards. Return home and collect household trash for the pickup tomorrow morning. Maybe watch a movie. 9. Catch up on email and phone calls and texts. Help my nephew with a homework assignment. Load the dishwasher. Clean the cat litter box. Remind the kids about studies and chores. 10. Get a little laundry washed and hanging out to dry. Then sleep all afternoon. Go to work in evening and work until 3am. 11. Warriors win – check. Next up is to do some basic car maintenance: oil & filter change, tire rotation, drain the fuel filter water separator (it’s a diesel engine). These things are overdue. Also, mount the trellis for the climbing roses; map my road trip routes for my upcoming vacation (Italy!) because we leave in 2 weeks; scan our IDs and print copies, for this trip; do some job searching and applying; and then we do a dinner double date with my friend the Italian Stallion and his lovely girlfriend. Yep, that’s the plan for the day. 12. Sleep in. Probably go catch a matinee showing of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Buy some groceries. Do some laundry and house-cleaning. It’s my first day of summer vacation! 13. Working from 7-5:30. Drag my butt home. Soup for dinner. Watch the news. Try to keep my eyes open until bedtime. Exciting stuff. Next: Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52535 "2017-06-05T10:37:26Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52536 "2017-06-05T11:53:50Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52537 "2017-06-05T12:38:41Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52538 "2017-06-05T12:54:24Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52539 "2017-06-05T14:20:13Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. 6. People hogging two parking spaces ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52540 "2017-06-05T14:33:47Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. 6. People hogging two parking spaces 7. People who pay for their groceries and then spend the next five minutes organizing their purse/putting away their checkbook, receipts, coins, paper money, etc. without moving off to let the next person have the payment area. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52541 "2017-06-05T15:43:41Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. 6. People hogging two parking spaces 7. People who pay for their groceries and then spend the next five minutes organizing their purse/putting away their checkbook, receipts, coins, paper money, etc. without moving off to let the next person have the payment area. 8. People who try to humiliate someone in pubic, especially thier own children, by scolding or criticizing them ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52542 "2017-06-05T17:47:38Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. 6. People hogging two parking spaces 7. People who pay for their groceries and then spend the next five minutes organizing their purse/putting away their checkbook, receipts, coins, paper money, etc. without moving off to let the next person have the payment area. 8. People who try to humiliate someone in pubic, especially thier own children, by scolding or criticizing them 9. People who don’t use their turn signal ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52543 "2017-06-05T19:15:58Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. 6. People hogging two parking spaces 7. People who pay for their groceries and then spend the next five minutes organizing their purse/putting away their checkbook, receipts, coins, paper money, etc. without moving off to let the next person have the payment area. 8. People who try to humiliate someone in pubic, especially their own children, by scolding or criticizing them 9. People who don’t use their turn signal 10. People who smoke right outside the door of an establishment I’m going into or leaving, making it impossible for me to dodge their filthy, disgusting cigarette smoke. Poison your OWN damn self if you want to, but don’t poison me. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52544 "2017-06-05T19:31:02Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > …Elendil’s Heir, a Quenya reading? Cool! Thanks! Behold: [Speaking Elvish for Pentecost - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=652129) Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. 6. People hogging two parking spaces 7. People who pay for their groceries and then spend the next five minutes organizing their purse/putting away their checkbook, receipts, coins, paper money, etc. without moving off to let the next person have the payment area. 8. People who try to humiliate someone in pubic, especially their own children, by scolding or criticizing them 9. People who don’t use their turn signal 10. People who smoke right outside the door of an establishment I’m going into or leaving, making it impossible for me to dodge their filthy, disgusting cigarette smoke. Poison your OWN damn self if you want to, but don’t poison me. 11. People who run red lights and stop signs ---
**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:** [June 5, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52545 "2017-06-05T19:32:08Z")
Behavior by strangers in public that raises your diastolic blood pressure at least 3 points 1. Aggressive driving. You’re not only being stupid, you are endangering innocents. 2. Road boulders, slow drivers in the left lanes, or not in the right lane. They impede the flow of traffic. They often don’t scan their rear- and side-view mirrors. They’re impervious to others using the roadways. Very inconsiderate. 3. Spitting. 4. People who get off an escalator and just stand there, blocking the people behind them. 5. Racial epithets. 6. People hogging two parking spaces 7. People who pay for their groceries and then spend the next five minutes organizing their purse/putting away their checkbook, receipts, coins, paper money, etc. without moving off to let the next person have the payment area. 8. People who try to humiliate someone in public, especially their own children, by scolding or criticizing them 9. People who don’t use their turn signal 10. People who smoke right outside the door of an establishment I’m going into or leaving, making it impossible for me to dodge their filthy, disgusting cigarette smoke. Poison your OWN damn self if you want to, but don’t poison me. 11. People who run red lights and stop signs 12. People who cut in line, in stores, on the road, wherever. On my route home is an entrance ramp where drivers zoom up and cut in front of 10+ cars that have been waiting \>:-( [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2626) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2628)