# 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:** 2901
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58007 "2018-03-23T00:35:29Z")
Days of the week in different languages 1. Mittwoch: Wednesday (German) 2. Domingo: Sunday (Spanish) 3. Sabato: Saturday (Italian) 4. Jeudi: Thursday (French) 5. Yom Shishi: Friday (Hebrew) Extra credit: Erev Shabbat (Friday also, but coming on Jewish Domingo) 6. Dé Luain: Tuesday (Irish) 7. Lundi: Monday (French) 8. Воскресенье: Sunday (Russian) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58008 "2018-03-23T00:49:29Z")
Days of the week in different languages 1. Mittwoch: Wednesday (German) 2. Domingo: Sunday (Spanish) 3. Sabato: Saturday (Italian) 4. Jeudi: Thursday (French) 5. Yom Shishi: Friday (Hebrew) Extra credit: Erev Shabbat (Friday also, but coming on Jewish Domingo) 6. Dé Luain: Tuesday (Irish) 7. Lundi: Monday (French) 8. Воскресенье: Sunday (Russian) 9. Damóo dóó Dį́’íjį́: Thursday (Navajo) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58009 "2018-03-23T00:57:35Z")
Days of the week in different languages 1. Mittwoch: Wednesday (German) 2. Domingo: Sunday (Spanish) 3. Sabato: Saturday (Italian) 4. Jeudi: Thursday (French) 5. Yom Shishi: Friday (Hebrew) Extra credit: Erev Shabbat (Friday also, but coming on Jewish Domingo) 6. Dé Luain: Tuesday (Irish) 7. Lundi: Monday (French) 8. Воскресенье: Sunday (Russian) 9. Damóo dóó Dį́’íjį́: Thursday (Navajo) 10. Zondag: Sunday (Dutch) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58010 "2018-03-23T00:58:59Z")
Days of the week in different languages 1. Mittwoch: Wednesday (German) 2. Domingo: Sunday (Spanish) 3. Sabato: Saturday (Italian) 4. Jeudi: Thursday (French) 5. Yom Shishi: Friday (Hebrew) Extra credit: Erev Shabbat (Friday also, but coming on Jewish Domingo) 6. Dé Luain: Tuesday (Irish) 7. Lundi: Monday (French) 8. Воскресенье: Sunday (Russian) 9. Damóo dóó Dį́’íjį́: Thursday (Navajo) 10. Zondag: Sunday (Dutch) 11. Sexta-feira: Friday (Portuguese) sexta means sixth, same as the Hebrew Shishi ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58011 "2018-03-23T03:09:59Z")
Days of the week in different languages 1. Mittwoch: Wednesday (German) 2. Domingo: Sunday (Spanish) 3. Sabato: Saturday (Italian) 4. Jeudi: Thursday (French) 5. Yom Shishi: Friday (Hebrew) Extra credit: Erev Shabbat (Friday also, but coming on Jewish Domingo) 6. Dé Luain: Tuesday (Irish) 7. Lundi: Monday (French) 8. Воскресенье: Sunday (Russian) 9. Damóo dóó Dį́’íjį́: Thursday (Navajo) 10. Zondag: Sunday (Dutch) 11. Sexta-feira: Friday (Portuguese) 12. Lørdag: Saturday (Norwegian) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58012 "2018-03-23T04:35:13Z")
Days of the week in different languages 1. Mittwoch: Wednesday (German) 2. Domingo: Sunday (Spanish) 3. Sabato: Saturday (Italian) 4. Jeudi: Thursday (French) 5. Yom Shishi: Friday (Hebrew) Extra credit: Erev Shabbat (Friday also, but coming on Jewish Domingo) 6. Dé Luain: Tuesday (Irish) 7. Lundi: Monday (French) 8. Воскресенье: Sunday (Russian) 9. Damóo dóó Dį́’íjį́: Thursday (Navajo) 10. Zondag: Sunday (Dutch) 11. Sexta-feira: Friday (Portuguese) 12. Lørdag: Saturday (Norwegian) 13. Killachaw: Monday (Quechua) New! Near Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 14. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58013 "2018-03-23T05:56:19Z")
Near Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58014 "2018-03-23T12:18:58Z")
Near Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58015 "2018-03-23T13:04:38Z")
Near Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58016 "2018-03-23T14:32:36Z")
Near Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58017 "2018-03-23T14:49:14Z")
Near Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58018 "2018-03-23T15:26:14Z")
Near Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) 7. The Bachelor’s (reality tv show following the progress of undergrads as they (occasionally) go to classes and study for their college degrees) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58019 "2018-03-23T15:58:09Z")
Near-Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) 7. The Bachelor’s (reality tv show following the progress of undergrads as they (occasionally) go to classes and study for their college degrees) 8. Fiends - Six underemployed NYC demons hang out, drink poison, tempt souls ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58020 "2018-03-23T16:02:55Z")
Near-Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) 7. The Bachelor’s (reality tv show following the progress of undergrads as they (occasionally) go to classes and study for their college degrees) 8. Fiends - Six underemployed NYC demons hang out, drink poison, tempt souls 9. Cattlestar Galactica - We’ve got to drive ten thousand head of space-cows to Earth before the Cylon Gang rustles them. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58021 "2018-03-23T16:25:04Z")
Near-Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) 7. The Bachelor’s (reality tv show following the progress of undergrads as they (occasionally) go to classes and study for their college degrees) 8. Fiends - Six underemployed NYC demons hang out, drink poison, tempt souls 9. Cattlestar Galactica - We’ve got to drive ten thousand head of space-cows to Earth before the Cylon Gang rustles them. 10. Hill Streep Blues - Cop show about a very talented actress who can effortlessly play any role in the precinct. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58022 "2018-03-23T16:37:57Z")
Near-Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) 7. The Bachelor’s (reality tv show following the progress of undergrads as they (occasionally) go to classes and study for their college degrees) 8. Fiends - Six underemployed NYC demons hang out, drink poison, tempt souls 9. Cattlestar Galactica - We’ve got to drive ten thousand head of space-cows to Earth before the Cylon Gang rustles them. 10. Hill Streep Blues - Cop show about a very talented actress who can effortlessly play any role in the precinct. 11.Hippy Days - Joanie and Chachi leave Wisconsin, and join a free spirited, pot smoking nudist commune in Northern California; Arnold opens a drive-in granola restaurant; Fonzie joins Hells Angels to do security for rock concerts; Ralph Malph becomes am LSD guru ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58023 "2018-03-23T17:25:41Z")
Near-Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) 7. The Bachelor’s (reality tv show following the progress of undergrads as they (occasionally) go to classes and study for their college degrees) 8. Fiends - Six underemployed NYC demons hang out, drink poison, tempt souls 9. Cattlestar Galactica - We’ve got to drive ten thousand head of space-cows to Earth before the Cylon Gang rustles them. 10. Hill Streep Blues - Cop show about a very talented actress who can effortlessly play any role in the precinct. 11. Hippy Days - Joanie and Chachi leave Wisconsin, and join a free spirited, pot smoking nudist commune in Northern California; Arnold opens a drive-in granola restaurant; Fonzie joins Hells Angels to do security for rock concerts; Ralph Malph becomes an LSD guru 12. NYPD Glue - Two tough New York cops try to put their city back together again, one squeeze-bottle of Elmer’s at a time. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58024 "2018-03-23T18:08:32Z")
Near-Miss TV Shows (where one letter is changed, added or missing) and their premises. 1. The Big Bag Theory (Seinfeld & Co. are back and arguing over whether it’s better to use one big bag to pack stuff or several smaller ones. Every week.) 2. Dancing With the Stairs (Exercise show with instructors dancing on staircases; the highlight of the show is when they slide down the banisters) 3. The Flush (Speedy superhero Barry Allen has a great life…except at home where he has to constantly deal with a malfunctioning toilet.) 4. Love It or Lost It (House is redecorated; if family doesn’t want to live there anymore, they pretend they can’t remember their address) 5. M_U_S\*H (Dogsledders brave the Alaskan wilderness to help fallen lumberjacks and frostbite victims) 6. Farscrape (adventures of Alaskan truckers and how far they have to reach across the windshield with their ice scrapers) 7. The Bachelor’s (reality tv show following the progress of undergrads as they (occasionally) go to classes and study for their college degrees) 8. Fiends - Six underemployed NYC demons hang out, drink poison, tempt souls 9. Cattlestar Galactica - We’ve got to drive ten thousand head of space-cows to Earth before the Cylon Gang rustles them. 10. Hill Streep Blues - Cop show about a very talented actress who can effortlessly play any role in the precinct. 11. Hippy Days - Joanie and Chachi leave Wisconsin, and join a free spirited, pot smoking nudist commune in Northern California; Arnold opens a drive-in granola restaurant; Fonzie joins Hells Angels to do security for rock concerts; Ralph Malph becomes an LSD guru 12. NYPD Glue - Two tough New York cops try to put their city back together again, one squeeze-bottle of Elmer’s at a time. 13. Mathbusters - A crew of mathematicians test theories like how .9999… is equal to 1 or 1+2+3+4… equals -1/12. I’ll pass ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58025 "2018-03-23T19:03:16Z")
Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck 1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer” ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58026 "2018-03-23T20:22:17Z")
Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck 1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer” 2. Marlon Brando, “Superman” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2900) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2902)