# 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:** 2747

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54927 "2017-09-25T10:53:41Z")

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Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness

1. Teller
2. Marcel Marceau
3. Harpo Marx
4. Silent Bob (played by Kevin Smith)
5. Emmett Kelly
6. Charlie Chaplin
7. Calvin Coolidge
8. Kawhi Leonard
9. The actors who played Darryl and the other brother Darryl (The Newhart Show)
10. Clarabell the Clown (played by Bob Keeshan)
11. Lou Jacobs

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54928 "2017-09-25T12:23:35Z")

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Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness

1. Teller
2. Marcel Marceau
3. Harpo Marx
4. Silent Bob (played by Kevin Smith)
5. Emmett Kelly
6. Charlie Chaplin
7. Calvin Coolidge
8. Kawhi Leonard
9. The actors who played Darryl and the other brother Darryl (The Newhart Show)
10. Clarabell the Clown (played by Bob Keeshan)
11. Lou Jacobs
12. Steve Carlton

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54929 "2017-09-25T12:53:49Z")

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Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness

1. Teller
2. Marcel Marceau
3. Harpo Marx
4. Silent Bob (played by Kevin Smith)
5. Emmett Kelly
6. Charlie Chaplin
7. Calvin Coolidge
8. Kawhi Leonard
9. The actors who played Darryl and the other brother Darryl (The Newhart Show)
10. Clarabell the Clown (played by Bob Keeshan)
11. Lou Jacobs
12. Steve Carlton
13. Shields & Yarnell

Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps

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**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:** [September 25, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54930 "2017-09-25T13:15:51Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54931 "2017-09-25T13:17:30Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s

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**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:** [September 25, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54932 "2017-09-25T13:20:15Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine

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**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:** [September 25, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54933 "2017-09-25T13:21:18Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54934 "2017-09-25T13:35:15Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player

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**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:** [September 25, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54935 "2017-09-25T14:40:57Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54936 "2017-09-25T15:06:31Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter
8. Tape recorder.  
How do kids send mix tapes now?

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54937 "2017-09-25T17:32:15Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter
8. Tape recorder.
9. Subway tokens

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**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:** [September 25, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54938 "2017-09-25T17:33:08Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter
8. Tape recorder.
9. Subway tokens
10. Black and white TV

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**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:** [September 25, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54939 "2017-09-25T17:34:12Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter
8. Tape recorder.
9. Subway tokens
10. Telephone directories

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54940 "2017-09-25T17:42:01Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter
8. Tape recorder.
9. Subway tokens
10. Telephone directories
11. Black and white televisions

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54941 "2017-09-25T17:48:11Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter
8. Tape recorder.
9. Subway tokens
10. Telephone directories
11. Black and white televisions
12. Those insulated boxes near the door where the milkman dropped off your weekly bottles.

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54942 "2017-09-25T19:54:02Z")

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Once common household items, now rare or extinct

1. S&H Green stamps
2. Freezers that needed defrosting.
3. VCR’s
4. Telephone Answering Machine
5. Telephones with dials
6. Record player
7. Typewriter
8. Tape recorder.
9. Subway tokens
10. Telephone directories
11. Black and white televisions
12. Those insulated boxes near the door where the milkman dropped off your weekly bottles.
13. Decorative cigarette boxes, lighters and ashtrays

(I was in an antique store this weekend and saw a beautiful crystal ashtray/lighter combo)

New  
Fiction (book, film, etc) about an American in a foreign land.

1. Daisy Miller (by Henry James)

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54943 "2017-09-25T19:57:32Z")

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Fiction (book, film, etc) about an American in a foreign land.

1. Daisy Miller (by Henry James)
2. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54944 "2017-09-25T20:05:40Z")

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Fiction (book, film, etc) about an American in a foreign land.

1. Daisy Miller (by Henry James)
2. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
3. John Carter/ A princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54945 "2017-09-25T20:10:11Z")

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Fiction (book, film, etc) about an American in a foreign land.

1. Daisy Miller (by Henry James)
2. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
3. John Carter/ A princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs
4. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court - Mark Twain

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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:** [September 25, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54946 "2017-09-25T20:13:36Z")

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Fiction (book, film, etc) about an American in a foreign land.

1. Daisy Miller (by Henry James)
2. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
3. John Carter/ A princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs
4. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court - Mark Twain
5. The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes - Carolyn Keene

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