# 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:** 2926
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58507 "2018-04-18T03:39:24Z")
Birds and bees, A-M 1. Avocet 2. Booby 3. Curlew 4. Dodo 5. European Honeybee 6. Finch 7. Grebe 8. Heron 9. Ibis 10. Jackdaw ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58508 "2018-04-18T03:46:18Z")
Birds and bees, A-M 1. Avocet 2. Booby 3. Curlew 4. Dodo 5. European Honeybee 6. Finch 7. Grebe 8. Heron 9. Ibis 10. Jackdaw 11. Killdeer > **[Killdeer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killdeer)** > > The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a large plover found in the Americas. It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. Three subspecies are described. The killdeer's common name comes from its often-heard call. Its upperparts are mostly brown with rufous fringes, the head has patches of white and black, and two black bands cross the breast. The belly and the rest of the breast are white. The nominate (or origina... ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58509 "2018-04-18T03:53:22Z")
Birds and bees, A-M 1. Avocet 2. Booby 3. Curlew 4. Dodo 5. European Honeybee 6. Finch 7. Grebe 8. Heron 9. Ibis 10. Jackdaw 11. Killdeer 12. Leafcutter bee ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58510 "2018-04-18T09:52:20Z")
Birds and bees, A-M 1. Avocet 2. Booby 3. Curlew 4. Dodo 5. European Honeybee 6. Finch 7. Grebe 8. Heron 9. Ibis 10. Jackdaw 11. Killdeer 12. Leafcutter bee 13. Myna Next: Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58511 "2018-04-18T11:23:24Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58512 "2018-04-18T12:09:29Z")
Birds and bees, A-M 1. Avocet 2. Booby 3. Curlew 4. Dodo 5. European Honeybee 6. Finch 7. Grebe 8. Heron 9. Ibis 10. Jackdaw 11. Killdeer 12. Lark ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58513 "2018-04-18T12:20:34Z")
Birds and bees, A-M 1. Avocet 2. Booby 3. Curlew 4. Dodo 5. European Honeybee 6. Finch 7. Grebe 8. Heron 9. Ibis 10. Jackdaw 11. Killdeer 12. Lark 13. Magpie PASS ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58514 "2018-04-18T12:46:09Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58515 "2018-04-18T12:47:31Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors 4. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58516 "2018-04-18T12:49:56Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th. 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58517 "2018-04-18T13:09:22Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th. 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade. 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!)i ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58518 "2018-04-18T13:44:02Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58519 "2018-04-18T13:45:57Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout 7. The Yankees home opener being cancelled due to SNOW? ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58520 "2018-04-18T14:29:21Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout 7. The Yankees home opener being cancelled due to SNOW? 8. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58521 "2018-04-18T15:03:34Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout 7. The Yankees home opener being cancelled due to SNOW? 8. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors 9. Easter eggs are frozen rock-solid ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58522 "2018-04-18T16:02:49Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout 7. The Yankees home opener being cancelled due to SNOW? 8. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors 9. Easter eggs are frozen rock-solid 10. Mowing the lawn is dangerous because of icy grass shrapnels. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58523 "2018-04-18T16:25:14Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout 7. The Yankees home opener being cancelled due to SNOW? 8. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors 9. Easter eggs are frozen rock-solid 10. Mowing the lawn is dangerous because of icy grass shrapnels. 11. Punxatawney Phil has given up looking for his absentee shadow, and moved to Tampa. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58524 "2018-04-18T16:35:52Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout 7. The Yankees home opener being cancelled due to SNOW? 8. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors 9. Easter eggs are frozen rock-solid 10. Mowing the lawn is dangerous because of icy grass shrapnels. 11. Punxatawney Phil has given up looking for his absentee shadow, and moved to Tampa. 12. Daffodils came up, looked around and are like “WTF?” ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58525 "2018-04-18T16:52:12Z")
Signs that winter has gone on too long: 1. Robins wearing scarves sightings 2. Kids playing road hockey… on skates! 3. People posting on Facebook that it’s not April, it’s January 108th 4. Santa’s float is at the end of the local Memorial Day parade 5. Seagulls standing on the ice floes on the Hackensack River…in April (I saw it myself!) 6. Cleveland Indians wearing down jackets in the dugout 7. The Yankees home opener being cancelled due to SNOW? 8. Snow shovels in pastel Easter colors 9. Easter eggs are frozen rock-solid 10. Mowing the lawn is dangerous because of icy grass shrapnels. 11. Punxatawney Phil has given up looking for his absentee shadow, and moved to Tampa. 12. Daffodils came up, looked around and are like “WTF?” 13. Jack Frost has a tan. New! Today is the 80th Anniversary of the debut of Superman in _Action Comics_. Characters from the Superman-related group of comics. 14. Mrs. Lois Lane-Kent ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58526 "2018-04-18T17:00:14Z")
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