# 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:** 2629
**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 6, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52566 "2017-06-06T01:20:42Z")
I’ve only personally known one person who goes by the (first) name of 1. Rosie 2. Kirk 3. Hunter 4. Zola 5. Imhotep 6. Amitabh 7. Emer 8. Ayn 9. Isis She’s learned to quickly say “I’m named for the Egyptian Goddess of Love!” if anyone starts to look at her funny ---
**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:** [June 6, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52567 "2017-06-06T01:23:11Z")
I’ve only personally known one person who goes by the (first) name of 1. Rosie 2. Kirk 3. Hunter 4. Zola 5. Imhotep 6. Amitabh 7. Emer 8. Ayn 9. Isis 10. Elmer ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52568 "2017-06-06T01:25:06Z")
I’ve only personally known one person who goes by the (first) name of 1. Rosie 2. Kirk 3. Hunter 4. Zola 5. Imhotep 6. Amitabh 7. Emer 8. Ayn 9. Isis 10. Elmer 11. Seth ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52569 "2017-06-06T01:52:29Z")
I’ve only personally known one person who goes by the (first) name of 1. Rosie 2. Kirk 3. Hunter 4. Zola 5. Imhotep 6. Amitabh 7. Emer 8. Ayn 9. Isis 10. Elmer 11. Seth 12. Kermit ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52570 "2017-06-06T01:56:35Z")
I’ve only personally known one person who goes by the (first) name of 1. Rosie 2. Kirk 3. Hunter 4. Zola 5. Imhotep 6. Amitabh 7. Emer 8. Ayn 9. Isis 10. Elmer 11. Seth 12. Kermit 13. Pamasia Yes, that was a real person’s legal name, I saw it on official records New Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52571 "2017-06-06T02:05:15Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! P.S.: I want to hear more about **Elendil’s Heir’s** friend Imhotep. ---
**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 6, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52572 "2017-06-06T04:48:54Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! Imhotep Box was a guy who I met in court once. The name immediately went on my list of interesting/weird/funny but real names (it’s gotten quite lengthy over the years). ---
**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 6, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52573 "2017-06-06T05:35:57Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! ---
**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 6, 2017, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52574 "2017-06-06T05:53:02Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! ---
**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 6, 2017, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52575 "2017-06-06T06:01:30Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! Too scary for me! ---
**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 6, 2017, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52576 "2017-06-06T09:54:36Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Calimari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation calimari’ that is made from pig rectums ---
**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 6, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52577 "2017-06-06T12:04:20Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Calimari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation calimari’ that is made from pig rectums 8. Grilled squid: no. ---
**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 6, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52578 "2017-06-06T12:15:19Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Calimari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation calimari’ that is made from pig rectums 8. Grilled squid: no. 9. Tuna: no. I just don’t like seafood. ---
**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 6, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52579 "2017-06-06T12:34:21Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Calimari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation calimari’ that is made from pig rectums 8. Grilled squid: no. 9. Tuna: no. 10. Salmon: Yes! ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52580 "2017-06-06T13:04:38Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > …7. Cal[a]mari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation cal[a]mari’ that is made from pig rectums I wouldn’t be too worried: [Calamari made of pig rectum? The This American Life rumor isn’t true, but it’s fascinating.](http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2013/01/calamari_made_of_pig_rectum_the_this_american_life_rumor_isn_t_true_but.html) 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Cal[a]mari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation cal[a]mari’ that is made from pig rectums 8. Grilled squid: no. 9. Tuna: no. 10. Salmon: Yes! 11. Calamari: Hell, yes! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52581 "2017-06-06T13:06:50Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Calimari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation calimari’ that is made from pig rectums 8. Grilled squid: no. 9. Tuna: no. 10. Salmon: Yes! 11. Fried shrimp? Yes ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52582 "2017-06-06T13:11:27Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Calimari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation calimari’ that is made from pig rectums 8. Grilled squid: no. 9. Tuna: no. 10. Salmon: Yes! 11. Fried shrimp? Yes 12. Scallops: heck yeah ---
**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:** [June 6, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52583 "2017-06-06T13:22:49Z")
Seafood: Would you eat it, yes or no? Repeats allowed if a poster won’t eat an item that a previous poster has said yes to, or if a poster says yes to an item to which a poster above has said no. 1. Grilled squid: yes! 2. Fugu: yes! 3. Shark: yes! 4. Alaskan King Crab: yes! 5. Green Sea Turtle: no!! 6. Fugu: Nooo, nonono, no way, nooooooo!!! 7. Calimari: Not anymore since I learned there’s a thing called ‘imitation calimari’ that is made from pig rectums 8. Grilled squid: no. 9. Tuna: no. 10. Salmon: Yes! 11. Fried shrimp? Yes 12. Scallops: heck yeah 13. Tuna: Yes. Before I became a vegetarian that was the only seafood I would eat. Chicken of the sea, indeed. Next up: Animals mentioned in Beatles’s song lyrics 1. Rocky Raccoon fell back in his room. ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52584 "2017-06-06T13:49:59Z")
Animals mentioned in Beatles’s song lyrics 1. Rocky Raccoon fell back in his room. 2. I am the Walrus ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52585 "2017-06-06T13:57:36Z")
Animals mentioned in Beatles’s song lyrics 1. Rocky Raccoon fell back in his room. 2. I am the Walrus 3. And, of course, Henry the Horse dances the waltz! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2628) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2630)