# 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:** 2836

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**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:** [January 16, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56707 "2018-01-16T23:13:51Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56708 "2018-01-17T01:04:01Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling
7. Outdoor diving

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**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:** [January 17, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56709 "2018-01-17T01:17:11Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling
7. Outdoor diving
8. Ice fishing

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56710 "2018-01-17T01:54:39Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling
7. Outdoor diving
8. Ice fishing
9. Pairs Ice Twerking

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56711 "2018-01-17T02:58:44Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling
7. Outdoor diving
8. Ice fishing
9. Pairs Ice Twerking
10. Ski ballet

Was a [real competitive discipline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_ballet), but never made it as an Olympic event.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56712 "2018-01-17T04:02:29Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling
7. Outdoor diving
8. Ice fishing
9. Pairs Ice Twerking
10. Ski ballet
11. Competitive snowman building

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56713 "2018-01-17T05:08:01Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling
7. Outdoor diving
8. Ice fishing
9. Pairs Ice Twerking
10. Ski ballet
11. Competitive snowman building
12. Polar bear wrestling

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56714 "2018-01-17T05:36:13Z")

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Sports You Won’t Be Seeing At The Upcoming Winter Olympics

1. Snow Baseball
2. Mice Dancing
3. Tug of War
4. Figure Luge
5. Biathlon with RPGs
6. Full contact curling
7. Outdoor diving
8. Ice fishing
9. Pairs Ice Twerking
10. Ski ballet
11. Competitive snowman building
12. Polar bear wrestling
13. Ski jumping with flaming torches

The 1994 Lillehammer Olympics actually did have skiing with lit torches for the opening ceremony, including a jump with the Olympic flame.

Pass

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56715 "2018-01-17T09:03:14Z")

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Let’s try…

Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56716 "2018-01-17T09:26:29Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving

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**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:** [January 17, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56717 "2018-01-17T13:09:50Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56718 "2018-01-17T13:11:55Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)

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**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:** [January 17, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56719 "2018-01-17T13:48:12Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56720 "2018-01-17T14:06:09Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56721 "2018-01-17T14:14:22Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56722 "2018-01-17T14:22:27Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games
8. Binge watching Netflix

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56723 "2018-01-17T14:26:45Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games
8. Binge watching Netflix
9. Playing board games

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**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:** [January 17, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56724 "2018-01-17T16:30:40Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games
8. Binge watching Netflix
9. Playing board games
10. Playing pen and paper RPGs

(9 and 7 are dups–is that allowed?)

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56725 "2018-01-17T19:04:21Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games
8. Binge watching Netflix
9. Posting in this thread
10. Playing pen and paper RPGs

#9 replaced, since it was a duplicate.

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56726 "2018-01-17T19:31:50Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games
8. Binge watching Netflix
9. Posting in this thread
10. Playing pen and paper RPGs
11. Fishing or cycling with my son (I never did or enjoyed either of those things until he got into them)

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