# 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:** 2760
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55187 "2017-10-05T19:04:14Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55188 "2017-10-05T19:10:44Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55189 "2017-10-05T19:22:02Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55190 "2017-10-05T19:23:08Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55191 "2017-10-05T19:23:40Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) 7. The buck ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55192 "2017-10-05T20:08:40Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) 7. The buck 8. Time ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55193 "2017-10-05T20:40:41Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) 7. The buck 8. Time 9. Parades ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55194 "2017-10-05T20:59:06Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) 7. The buck 8. Time 9. Parades 10. Gas ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55195 "2017-10-05T21:35:06Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) 7. The buck 8. Time 9. Parades 10. Gas 11. Ships in the night ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55196 "2017-10-05T21:52:31Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) 7. The buck 8. Time 9. Parades 10. Gas 11. Ships in the night 12. Migratory birds (“of passage”) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55197 "2017-10-05T21:58:24Z")
people, things, events, etc… that pass 1. Kidney stones 2. Euchre players, when trying to make trump 3. Quarterbacks 4. Life 5. Some contestants on Family Feud 6. Bills (sometimes) 7. The buck 8. Time 9. Parades 10. Gas 11. Ships in the night 12. Migratory birds (“of passage”) 13. [All things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebtC3ORg9fU) Next topic: People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55198 "2017-10-05T22:10:39Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. [Lysenkoism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55199 "2017-10-05T22:26:59Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs ---
**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:** [October 5, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55200 "2017-10-05T23:58:51Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs 4. Hitler & the Third Reich ---
**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:** [October 6, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55201 "2017-10-06T00:10:51Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs 4. Hitler & the Third Reich 5. Beta tape format ---
**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:** [October 6, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55202 "2017-10-06T01:51:44Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs 4. Hitler & the Third Reich 5. Beta tape format 6.[The Light That Failed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_That_Failed) Novel by Rudyard Kipling, film adaptation by Ronald Colman ---
**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:** [October 6, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55203 "2017-10-06T02:18:36Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs 4. Hitler & the Third Reich 5. Beta tape format 6.The Light That Failed 6. the Microsoft Zune ---
**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:** [October 6, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55204 "2017-10-06T02:22:18Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs 4. Hitler & the Third Reich 5. Beta tape format 6.The Light That Failed 6. the Microsoft Zune 7. The media polls of the 2016 election ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55205 "2017-10-06T02:37:51Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs 4. Hitler & the Third Reich 5. Beta tape format 6.The Light That Failed 6. the Microsoft Zune 7. The media polls of the 2016 election 8. William Jennings Bryan, three times ---
**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:** [October 6, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55206 "2017-10-06T03:27:02Z")
People and things that failed. 1. The Ford Edsel 2. Lysenkoism 3. War on Drugs 4. Hitler & the Third Reich 5. Beta tape format 6.The Light That Failed 6. the Microsoft Zune 7. The media polls of the 2016 election 8. William Jennings Bryan, three times 9. Heaven’s Gate [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2759) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2761)