# 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:** 278

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5541 "2011-05-25T02:39:03Z")

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Next up: county seats in New York state.

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5542 "2011-05-25T04:15:26Z")

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Next up: county seats in New York state.

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)

Sacred in the Mormon religion.

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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:** [May 25, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5543 "2011-05-25T04:15:28Z")

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County seats in New York State

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)
7. Albany (Albany County, and state capital)

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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:** [May 25, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5544 "2011-05-25T14:39:29Z")

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County seats in New York State

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)
7. Albany (Albany County, and state capital)
8. Carmel (Putnam County)

I went to high school in Carmel.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5545 "2011-05-25T14:40:18Z")

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County seats in New York State

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)
7. Albany (Albany County, and state capital)
8. Carmel (Putnam County)
9. Delhi (Delaware County)

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5546 "2011-05-25T17:05:06Z")

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County seats in New York State

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)
7. Albany (Albany County, and state capital)
8. Carmel (Putnam County)
9. Delhi (Delaware County)
10. Cooperstown (Otsego County)  
Oh yeah, it is famous for something else as well, (edit: and I used to live in Otsego County)

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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:** [May 25, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5547 "2011-05-25T17:09:43Z")

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County seats in New York State

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)
7. Albany (Albany County, and state capital)
8. Carmel (Putnam County)
9. Delhi (Delaware County)
10. Cooperstown (Otsego County)
11. Herkimer Village (Herkimer County)

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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:** [May 25, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5548 "2011-05-25T19:41:41Z")

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County seats in New York State

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)
7. Albany (Albany County, and state capital)
8. Carmel (Putnam County)
9. Delhi (Delaware County)
10. Cooperstown (Otsego County)
11. Herkimer Village (Herkimer County)
12. Ballston Spa (Saratoga County)

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5549 "2011-05-25T20:07:39Z")

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County seats in New York State

1. New City (Rockland County)
2. Syracuse (Onondaga County)
3. White Plains (Westchester County)
4. Wampsville (Madison County)
5. Auburn (Cayuga County)
6. Canandaigua (Ontario County)
7. Albany (Albany County, and state capital)
8. Carmel (Putnam County)
9. Delhi (Delaware County)
10. Cooperstown (Otsego County)
11. Herkimer Village (Herkimer County)
12. Ballston Spa (Saratoga County)
13. Plattsburgh (Clinton County)

New list - airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5550 "2011-05-25T20:23:21Z")

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New list - airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5551 "2011-05-25T22:50:10Z")

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New list - airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN- White Plains, NY

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5552 "2011-05-25T22:57:35Z")

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New list - airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN- White Plains, NY
4. LAX- Los Angeles International

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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:** [May 26, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5553 "2011-05-26T01:34:10Z")

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New list - airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN- White Plains, NY
4. LAX- Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio

The alphabetically last airport code in use.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5554 "2011-05-26T02:16:21Z")

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New list - airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN- White Plains, NY
4. LAX- Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio
6. ORF – Norfolk, VA

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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:** [May 26, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5555 "2011-05-26T03:18:27Z")

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Airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN - White Plains, NY
4. LAX - Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio
6. ORF – Norfolk, VA
7. CLE - Cleveland, Ohio

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5556 "2011-05-26T03:30:20Z")

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Airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN - White Plains, NY
4. LAX - Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio
6. ORF – Norfolk, VA
7. CLE - Cleveland, Ohio
8. MGM- Montgomery, AL

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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:** [May 26, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5557 "2011-05-26T04:24:04Z")

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Airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN - White Plains, NY
4. LAX - Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio
6. ORF – Norfolk, VA
7. CLE - Cleveland, Ohio
8. MGM- Montgomery, AL
9. EWR - Newark Liberty International, Newark, NJ

The Navy “discouraged” assigned any code that started with the letter N to a non-naval airfield. So you ended up with codes like ORF for Norfolk and EWR for Newark.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5558 "2011-05-26T04:27:10Z")

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Airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN - White Plains, NY
4. LAX - Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio
6. ORF – Norfolk, VA
7. CLE - Cleveland, Ohio
8. MGM- Montgomery, AL
9. EWR - Newark Liberty International, Newark, NJ
10. IKA- Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran

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**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5559 "2011-05-26T09:25:07Z")

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1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN - White Plains, NY
4. LAX - Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio
6. ORF – Norfolk, VA
7. CLE - Cleveland, Ohio
8. MGM- Montgomery, AL
9. EWR - Newark Liberty International, Newark, NJ
10. IKA- Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran
11. LGA- LaGuardia, New York City

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**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5560 "2011-05-26T11:01:18Z")

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Airport abbreviations

1. USM (Samui International Airport, Koh Samui, Thailand)
2. YYZ - Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. HPN - White Plains, NY
4. LAX - Los Angeles International
5. ZZV - Zanesville Municipal Airport, Zanesville, Ohio
6. ORF – Norfolk, VA
7. CLE - Cleveland, Ohio
8. MGM- Montgomery, AL
9. EWR - Newark Liberty International, Newark, NJ
10. IKA- Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran
11. LGA- LaGuardia, New York City
12. SGN - Ho Chi Minh City Airport, Vietnam

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