# 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:** 2693
**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 31, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53846 "2017-07-31T13:20:01Z")
Things students need for back-to-school. 1. Notebooks 2. Chargers for mobile devices 3. Pencils 4. Pocket calculator 5. Pens 6. Protractor 7. School uniforms 8. Rulers 9. Crayons 10. Markers 11. Backpacks ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53847 "2017-07-31T14:31:46Z")
Things students need for back-to-school. 1. Notebooks 2. Chargers for mobile devices 3. Pencils 4. Pocket calculator 5. Pens 6. Protractor 7. School uniforms 8. Rulers 9. Crayons 10. Markers 11. Backpacks 12. USB “thumb” drives ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53848 "2017-07-31T17:16:18Z")
Things students need for back-to-school. 1. Notebooks 2. Chargers for mobile devices 3. Pencils 4. Pocket calculator 5. Pens 6. Protractor 7. School uniforms 8. Rulers 9. Crayons 10. Markers 11. Backpacks 12. USB “thumb” drives 13. Paper Next: Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field ---
**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 31, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53849 "2017-07-31T17:21:44Z")
Next: Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. ---
**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 31, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53850 "2017-07-31T17:51:44Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. Can’t wait! ---
**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 31, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53851 "2017-07-31T19:10:38Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. ---
**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 31, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53852 "2017-07-31T22:22:56Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway Little Nemo, re. your school uniforms question above, a number of schools still do have them, including my son’s, which reminds me that I have to get him a new pair of uniform pants. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53853 "2017-07-31T22:32:09Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) ---
**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 31, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53854 "2017-07-31T22:56:34Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) 7. Buy a new car. ---
**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 31, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53855 "2017-07-31T22:58:20Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Little Nemo, re. your school uniforms question above, a number of schools still do have them, including my son’s, which reminds me that I have to get him a new pair of uniform pants. Thanks for the update. The last time I was even indirectly involved in school uniforms was when my sister was getting them for her kids. But they’re all past school age now. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53856 "2017-07-31T23:50:15Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) 7. Buy a new car. 8. No rush – summer never ends in the Phililppines ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53857 "2017-08-01T11:23:07Z")
[My grandson just got on the bus to go to his Junior year of High School. It IS back-to-school time.] Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) 7. Buy a new car. 8. No rush – summer never ends in the Philippines 9. Clean out the garage. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53858 "2017-08-01T12:18:15Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) 7. Buy a new car. 8. No rush – summer never ends in the Philippines 9. Clean out the garage. 10. Finish a Lovecraftian story challenge I took part in with friends, then finish a horror comic I stopped working on 5 years ago ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53859 "2017-08-01T13:32:22Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) 7. Buy a new car. 8. No rush – summer never ends in the Philippines 9. Clean out the garage. 10. Finish a Lovecraftian story challenge I took part in with friends, then finish a horror comic I stopped working on 5 years ago 11. Get extra hours at work by helping to set up a display in the front of store for “BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES” ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53860 "2017-08-01T18:09:48Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) 7. Buy a new car. 8. No rush – summer never ends in the Philippines 9. Clean out the garage. 10. Finish a Lovecraftian story challenge I took part in with friends, then finish a horror comic I stopped working on 5 years ago 11. Get extra hours at work by helping to set up a display in the front of store for “BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES” 12. Still have 2 weeks of vacation to go in August on my island in Georgian Bay. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53861 "2017-08-01T18:23:08Z")
Come on, it’s not time to go back to school yet. What do you have left to do in your summer plans? 1. See Green Day at Wrigley Field 2. Finish editing my latest book and write another story. 3. A week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. 4. Travel to Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse. 5. Home improvement: put blacktop on my driveway 6. Attend Gen Con (50th anniversary this year!) 7. Buy a new car. 8. No rush – summer never ends in the Philippines 9. Clean out the garage. 10. Finish a Lovecraftian story challenge I took part in with friends, then finish a horror comic I stopped working on 5 years ago 11. Get extra hours at work by helping to set up a display in the front of store for “BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES” 12. Still have 2 weeks of vacation to go in August on my island in Georgian Bay. 13. Ride my bike more Next category: Favorite Far Side cartoons, with links 1. The mountain goat in the cloud bank: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53862 "2017-08-01T18:32:14Z")
Favorite Far Side cartoons, with links 1. The mountain goat in the cloud bank: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg) 2. “Suddenly amidst all the confusion, Fifi seized the controls and saved the day.” [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/221520875395029497/](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/221520875395029497/) Not a great link, but it’s on the right hand side, at the top. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53863 "2017-08-01T18:39:35Z")
Favorite Far Side cartoons, with links 1. The mountain goat in the cloud bank: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg) 2. “Suddenly amidst all the confusion, Fifi seized the controls and saved the day.” [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/221520875395029497/](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/221520875395029497/) 3. Rocket scientist and his prankster assistant: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0d/c2/91/0dc291484a758f549ae83496f7d3bbb9.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0d/c2/91/0dc291484a758f549ae83496f7d3bbb9.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53864 "2017-08-01T18:58:28Z")
Favorite Far Side cartoons, with links 1. The mountain goat in the cloud bank: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg) 2. “Suddenly amidst all the confusion, Fifi seized the controls and saved the day.” [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/221520875395029497/](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/221520875395029497/) 3. Rocket scientist and his prankster assistant: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0d/c2/91/0dc291484a758f549ae83496f7d3bbb9.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0d/c2/91/0dc291484a758f549ae83496f7d3bbb9.jpg) 4. By use of song, the male sparrow will stake out its territory, an instinct common in lower animals: [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C60g0JnW0AE\_a9N.jpg](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C60g0JnW0AE_a9N.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53865 "2017-08-01T19:22:15Z")
Favorite Far Side cartoons, with links 1. The mountain goat in the cloud bank: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2a/75/e6/2a75e6dfee826739a512c771a6249648.jpg) 2. “Suddenly amidst all the confusion, Fifi seized the controls and saved the day.” [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClMrcrWXIAAVXQF.jpg](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClMrcrWXIAAVXQF.jpg) 3. Rocket scientist and his prankster assistant: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0d/c2/91/0dc291484a758f549ae83496f7d3bbb9.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0d/c2/91/0dc291484a758f549ae83496f7d3bbb9.jpg) 4. By use of song, the male sparrow will stake out its territory, an instinct common in lower animals: [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C60g0JnW0AE\_a9N.jpg](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C60g0JnW0AE_a9N.jpg) 5. “And now Edgar’s gone…Something’s going on around here.” [https://www.cardcow.com/images/set504/card00064\_fr.jpg](https://www.cardcow.com/images/set504/card00064_fr.jpg) I also added a better link for 2. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2692) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2694)