# 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:** 2878
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57547 "2018-02-27T14:20:10Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57548 "2018-02-27T14:30:13Z")
hings overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57549 "2018-02-27T15:50:43Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57550 "2018-02-27T17:02:10Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57551 "2018-02-27T19:14:30Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57552 "2018-02-27T19:54:11Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “That young lady Ivanka tried to sell me a condo.” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57553 "2018-02-27T20:02:08Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “Where am I going to find a restaurant that serves grilled dog back in Des Moines?” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57554 "2018-02-27T22:31:24Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “Where am I going to find a restaurant that serves grilled dog back in Des Moines?” 7. “But I don’t _wanna_ take off my medal to go through the metal detector!” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57555 "2018-02-27T22:42:11Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “Where am I going to find a restaurant that serves grilled dog back in Des Moines?” 7. “But I don’t wanna take off my medal to go through the metal detector!” 8. “A pity the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea couldn’t make it.” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57556 "2018-02-27T22:50:49Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “Where am I going to find a restaurant that serves grilled dog back in Des Moines?” 7. “That young lady Ivanka tried to sell me a condo.” 8. “But I don’t wanna take off my medal to go through the metal detector!” 9. “A pity the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea couldn’t make it.” 10. “The Norwegians have the most medals again, what else is new?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57557 "2018-02-27T23:53:09Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “Where am I going to find a restaurant that serves grilled dog back in Des Moines?” 7. “That young lady Ivanka tried to sell me a condo.” 8. “But I don’t wanna take off my medal to go through the metal detector!” 9. “A pity the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea couldn’t make it.” 10. “The Norwegians have the most medals again, what else is new?” 11. “Thank God we can stop pretending to give a rat’s ass about any of those sports again!” ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57558 "2018-02-28T02:39:57Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “Where am I going to find a restaurant that serves grilled dog back in Des Moines?” 7. “That young lady Ivanka tried to sell me a condo.” 8. “But I don’t wanna take off my medal to go through the metal detector!” 9. “A pity the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea couldn’t make it.” 10. “The Norwegians have the most medals again, what else is new?” 11. “Thank God we can stop pretending to give a rat’s ass about any of those sports again!” 12. “Oh. Luge, you say? I thought he was saying “Huge!” all this time.” ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57559 "2018-02-28T13:14:25Z")
Things overheard in South Korean airports just after the Olympic Winter Games ended 1. “Thank God that maniac in Pyongyang behaved himself.” 2. “The USA had its first openly gay athlete competing in the 2018 Olympics? It’s about fucking time.” 3. “The Russians may not win many medals once the IOC gets through with them, but they sure know how to party!” 4. “Where are my endorsement sponsors!? I was promised endorsement sponsors!” 5. “Wow, that was a lot of condoms.” 6. “Where am I going to find a restaurant that serves grilled dog back in Des Moines?” 7. “That young lady Ivanka tried to sell me a condo.” 8. “But I don’t wanna take off my medal to go through the metal detector!” 9. “A pity the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea couldn’t make it.” 10. “The Norwegians have the most medals again, what else is new?” 11. “Thank God we can stop pretending to give a rat’s ass about any of those sports again!” 12. “Oh. Luge, you say? I thought he was saying “Huge!” all this time.” 13. “Anybody want to buy a slightly used curling stone? Cheap!” New topic: something new you learned recently 1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a [cannon used in the English Civil War](http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/01/08/humpty-dumpty-was-a-cannon-not-an-egg/). ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57560 "2018-02-28T13:29:30Z")
New topic: something new you learned recently 1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War. 2. [Rifling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifling) was actually invented in the late 15th century. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57561 "2018-02-28T13:32:55Z")
Something new you learned recently 1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War. 2. Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century. 3. John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57562 "2018-02-28T14:58:50Z")
Something new you learned recently 1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War. 2. Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century. 3. John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir. 4. Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.” ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57563 "2018-02-28T15:26:10Z")
1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War. 2. Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century. 3. John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir. 4. Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.” 5. The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey. [The Ramones - Chop Suey (Soundtrack Version) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2h1MuyeUQI) ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57564 "2018-02-28T15:53:11Z")
Something new you learned recently 1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War. 2. Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century. 3. John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir. 4. Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.” 5. The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey. 6. The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises” ---
**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:** [February 28, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57565 "2018-02-28T20:52:56Z")
Something new you learned recently 1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War. 2. Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century. 3. John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir. 4. Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.” 5. The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey. 6. The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises” 7. Dylan Thomas was a teenager when many of the poems for which he became famous were published, including “And death shall have no dominion”. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57566 "2018-03-01T07:07:53Z")
Something new you learned recently 1. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War. 2. Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century. 3. John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir. 4. Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.” 5. The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey. 6. The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises” 7. Dylan Thomas was a teenager when many of the poems for which he became famous were published, including “And death shall have no dominion”. 8. “Cnidaria” is the phylum that includes jellyfish. The “C” is silent. I have no idea why the “C” is there, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2877) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2879)