# 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:** 2762
**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 7, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55227 "2017-10-07T13:11:22Z")
Ah. Still doesn’t work for me. I was born in Scotland to generations of Scots. Might be Romans from 1000 years ago, for all I know. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55228 "2017-10-07T13:50:48Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland ---
**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:** [October 7, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55229 "2017-10-07T13:50:56Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. England (Howard family) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55230 "2017-10-07T14:04:31Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada Actually it was most likely the same Canada Mean Mr. Mustard’s ancestors came from. ---
**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 7, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55231 "2017-10-07T16:49:06Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada 7. Germany ---
**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 7, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55232 "2017-10-07T17:29:27Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada 7. Germany 8. Sweden ---
**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 7, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55233 "2017-10-07T23:12:45Z")
1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada 7. Germany 8. Sweden 9. Ireland x 3 (Annie, is that a Heinlein reference?) ---
**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 8, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55234 "2017-10-08T00:23:28Z")
1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada 7. Germany 8. Sweden 9. Ireland x 3 10. Norway ---
**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:** [October 8, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55235 "2017-10-08T03:33:29Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada 7. Germany 8. Sweden 9. Ireland x 3 10. Norway 11. Staffordshire, England, UK A potter who came over to the U.S. in 1827. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55236 "2017-10-09T01:35:38Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada 7. Germany 8. Sweden 9. Ireland x 3 10. Norway 11. Staffordshire, England, UK 12. Ireland My second last, just to move the thread along. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55237 "2017-10-09T06:44:47Z")
Country of origin of the last ancestor who immigrated to your country of birth. 1. Russia (Russian controlled Lithuania) 2. Ireland (me mither’s maternal grandfather) 3. Canada (both parents and two siblings) 4. Another Ireland 5. England (Howard family) 6. Another Canada 7. Germany 8. Sweden 9. Ireland x 3 10. Norway 11. Staffordshire, England, UK 12. Ireland 13. Wales It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken ---
**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 9, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55238 "2017-10-09T07:26:27Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad ---
**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 9, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55239 "2017-10-09T11:27:32Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich ---
**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 9, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55240 "2017-10-09T13:37:26Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich 4. Pasta of any kind ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55241 "2017-10-09T15:00:02Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich 4. Pasta of any kind 5. M & Ms ---
**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:** [October 9, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55242 "2017-10-09T15:13:06Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich 4. Pasta of any kind 5. M & Ms 6. Sriracha ---
**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:** [October 9, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55243 "2017-10-09T16:45:29Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich 4. Pasta of any kind 5. M & Ms 6. Sriracha 7. Pizza ---
**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 9, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55244 "2017-10-09T17:12:16Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich 4. Pasta of any kind 5. M & Ms 6. Sriracha 7. Pizza 8. Lobster bisque ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55245 "2017-10-09T17:23:42Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich 4. Pasta of any kind 5. M & Ms 6. Sriracha 7. Pizza 8. Lobster bisque 9. Special K cereal There was a whole end cap of different Pumpkin Spice cereals at the store yesterday ---
**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 9, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55246 "2017-10-09T18:55:04Z")
It’s October. Seems like pumpkin spice is in every damn food except it really does not belong in these… 1. Jerk chicken 2. Tuna salad 3. Grilled cheese sandwich 4. Pasta of any kind 5. M & Ms 6. Sriracha 7. Pizza 8. Lobster bisque 9. Special K cereal 10. guacamole pumpkin seeds in guac, maybe, but pumpkin spice, no way Jose!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2761) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2763)