# 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:** 2662
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53226 "2017-07-02T12:05:24Z")
No, the other guy. People who did something notable but share a name with someone even more famous 1. [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(writer)) - author who wrote extensively on beer related matters 2. [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) - the American author 3. [Anne Hathaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)) - the wife of Shakespeare, not the [American actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway) 4. [Richard Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton) - the explorer, not the actor 5. [Christopher Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)) - movie director 6. [Jethro Tull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) - agriculturist, not the band (the question says ‘_people_’ who did something notable, so Tull (the band) qualifies ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53227 "2017-07-02T14:48:25Z")
No, the other guy. People who did something notable but share a name with someone even more famous 1. [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(writer)) - author who wrote extensively on beer related matters 2. [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) - the American author 3. [Anne Hathaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)) - the wife of Shakespeare, not the [American actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway) 4. [Richard Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton) - the explorer, not the actor 5. [Christopher Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)) - movie director 6. [Jethro Tull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) - agriculturist, not the band 7. [Steve McQueen the actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen) and [Steve McQueen the director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)). I won’t reopen the argument over which one is the more famous one. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53228 "2017-07-02T16:20:09Z")
No, the other guy. People who did something notable but share a name with someone even more famous 1. [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(writer)) - author who wrote extensively on beer related matters 2. [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) - the American author 3. [Anne Hathaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)) - the wife of Shakespeare, not the [American actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway) 4. [Richard Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton) - the explorer, not the actor 5. [Engelbert Humperdinck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)), 19th century German composer who wrote the opera “Hansel and Gretel”,. not the British singer. 6. [Christopher Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)) - movie director 7. [Jethro Tull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) - agriculturist, not the band 8. [Steve McQueen the actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen) and [Steve McQueen the director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)). 9. [Richard Jewell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Jewell) - the recent president of Grove City College, not the [hero security guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell) who was wrongly suspected of planting the Olympic Park Bomb in Atlanta - plus cleaning up to get **jtur88’s** addition into the list. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53229 "2017-07-02T16:28:41Z")
No, the other guy. People who did something notable but share a name with someone even more famous 1. [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(writer)) - author who wrote extensively on beer related matters 2. [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) - the American author 3. [Anne Hathaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)) - the wife of Shakespeare, not the [American actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway) 4. [Richard Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton) - the explorer, not the actor 5. [Engelbert Humperdinck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)), 19th century German composer who wrote the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” not the British singer 6. [Christopher Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)) - movie director 7. [Jethro Tull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) - agriculturist, not the band 8. [Steve McQueen the actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen) and [Steve McQueen the director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)) 9. [Richard Jewell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Jewell) - the recent president of Grove City College, not the [hero security guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell) who was wrongly suspected of planting the Olympic Park Bomb in Atlanta 10. [John Kennedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kennedy_(Medal_of_Honor)), the Medal of Honor winner during the Civil War, not the 35th POTUS ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53230 "2017-07-02T17:20:10Z")
No, the other guy. People who did something notable but share a name with someone even more famous 1. [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(writer)) - author who wrote extensively on beer related matters 2. [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) - the American author 3. [Anne Hathaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)) - the wife of Shakespeare, not the [American actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway) 4. [Richard Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton) - the explorer, not the actor 5. [Engelbert Humperdinck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)), 19th century German composer who wrote the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” not the British singer 6. [Christopher Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)) - movie director 7. [Jethro Tull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) - agriculturist, not the band 8. [Steve McQueen the actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen) and [Steve McQueen the director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)) 9. [Richard Jewell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Jewell) - the recent president of Grove City College, not the [hero security guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell) who was wrongly suspected of planting the Olympic Park Bomb in Atlanta 10. [John Kennedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kennedy_(Medal_of_Honor)), the Medal of Honor winner during the Civil War, not the 35th POTUS 11. [James Irwin](http://thevoice.wikia.com/wiki/James_Irwin) - the contestant on The Voice, not the [Apollo 15 astronaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Irwin) who walked on the moon. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53231 "2017-07-02T18:23:15Z")
No, the other guy. People who did something notable but share a name with someone even more famous 1. [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(writer)) - author who wrote extensively on beer related matters 2. [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) - the American author 3. [Anne Hathaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)) - the wife of Shakespeare, not the [American actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway) 4. [Richard Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton) - the explorer, not the actor 5. [Engelbert Humperdinck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)), 19th century German composer who wrote the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” not the British singer 6. [Christopher Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)) - movie director 7. [Jethro Tull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) - agriculturist, not the band 8. [Steve McQueen the actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen) and [Steve McQueen the director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)) 9. [Richard Jewell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Jewell) - the recent president of Grove City College, not the [hero security guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell) who was wrongly suspected of planting the Olympic Park Bomb in Atlanta 10. [John Kennedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kennedy_(Medal_of_Honor)), the Medal of Honor winner during the Civil War, not the 35th POTUS 11. [James Irwin](http://thevoice.wikia.com/wiki/James_Irwin) - the contestant on The Voice, not the [Apollo 15 astronaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Irwin) who walked on the moon. 12. Ariel Winter the author, not the actress. [Goodreads Authors](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8378771.Ariel_Winter) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53232 "2017-07-02T20:01:07Z")
No, the other guy. People who did something notable but share a name with someone even more famous 1. [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(writer)) - author who wrote extensively on beer related matters 2. [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) - the American author 3. [Anne Hathaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)) - the wife of Shakespeare, not the [American actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway) 4. [Richard Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton) - the explorer, not the actor 5. [Engelbert Humperdinck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)), 19th century German composer who wrote the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” not the British singer 6. [Christopher Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Columbus_(filmmaker)) - movie director 7. [Jethro Tull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) - agriculturist, not the band 8. [Steve McQueen the actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen) and [Steve McQueen the director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)) 9. [Richard Jewell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Jewell) - the recent president of Grove City College, not the [hero security guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell) who was wrongly suspected of planting the Olympic Park Bomb in Atlanta 10. [John Kennedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kennedy_(Medal_of_Honor)), the Medal of Honor winner during the Civil War, not the 35th POTUS 11. [James Irwin](http://thevoice.wikia.com/wiki/James_Irwin) - the contestant on The Voice, not the [Apollo 15 astronaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Irwin) who walked on the moon. 12. Ariel Winter the author, not the actress. [Goodreads Authors](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8378771.Ariel_Winter) 13. [Christopher Lloyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_%28TV_producer%29), the TV producer, not the [actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd). For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53233 "2017-07-03T04:25:25Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53234 "2017-07-03T04:39:39Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A ---
**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:** [July 3, 2017, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53235 "2017-07-03T12:12:18Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade ---
**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:** [July 3, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53236 "2017-07-03T13:25:58Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53237 "2017-07-03T13:54:28Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53238 "2017-07-03T14:24:01Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53239 "2017-07-03T15:15:52Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law 7. Attend festivals, listen to music, hang with friends and play Star Frontiers ---
**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:** [July 3, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53240 "2017-07-03T21:12:42Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law 7. Attend festivals, listen to music, hang with friends and play Star Frontiers 8. Surf and turf BBQ at home with family and friends, maybe will drive and see fireworks at 9:30 ---
**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:** [July 3, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53241 "2017-07-03T21:15:51Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law 7. Attend festivals, listen to music, hang with friends and play Star Frontiers 8. Surf and turf BBQ at home with family and friends, maybe will drive and see fireworks at 9:30 9. Losing consciousness as part of a scheduled medical test. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53242 "2017-07-04T15:25:24Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law 7. Attend festivals, listen to music, hang with friends and play Star Frontiers 8. Surf and turf BBQ at home with family and friends, maybe will drive and see fireworks at 9:30 9. Losing consciousness as part of a scheduled medical test. 10. Walk to ATM to make sure my new card recognizes my PIN ---
**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:** [July 4, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53243 "2017-07-04T17:00:28Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law 7. Attend festivals, listen to music, hang with friends and play Star Frontiers 8. Surf and turf BBQ at home with family and friends, maybe will drive and see fireworks at 9:30 9. Losing consciousness as part of a scheduled medical test. 10. Walk to ATM to make sure my new card recognizes my PIN 11. Clean the house before company comes over and get food ready Iggy, it sounds like you’re not in the US if you have a medical test today? Hoping it goes well. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53244 "2017-07-05T12:31:02Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law 7. Attend festivals, listen to music, hang with friends and play Star Frontiers 8. Surf and turf BBQ at home with family and friends, maybe will drive and see fireworks at 9:30 9. Losing consciousness as part of a scheduled medical test. 10. Walk to ATM to make sure my new card recognizes my PIN 11. Clean the house before company comes over and get food ready 12. My husband (Andy L) read a lot, in addition to marching in the parade with the rest of the family. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53245 "2017-07-05T14:24:59Z")
For my American friends, a brief description of your July 4 plans. 1. Organizing and getting ready to move out of the country the following week. 2. March in a parade, go to a friend’s house for a picnic and toast the US of A 3. March in my neighborhood’s parade 4. Working 2 - 7, then getting together with friends at the fireworks. 5. Friends are coming over to play games, and then a cookout at my neighbor’s. Then watch 15 or so neighborhood fireworks displays from our front yard. 6. Kosher “Chinese Banquet” with my cousins and my sister-in-law 7. Attend festivals, listen to music, hang with friends and play Star Frontiers 8. Surf and turf BBQ at home with family and friends, maybe will drive and see fireworks at 9:30 9. Losing consciousness as part of a scheduled medical test. 10. Walk to ATM to make sure my new card recognizes my PIN 11. Clean the house before company comes over and get food ready 12. My husband (Andy L) read a lot, in addition to marching in the parade with the rest of the family. 13. Hike in a state park, burgers & brats, ice cream. Next: Name a celebrity with the same initials as your home state’s two-letter abbreviation (Non U.S. folks may choose an appropriate abbreviation for their homeland) 1. Michael Irvin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2661) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2663)