# 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:** 2947
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58927 "2018-05-11T02:48:58Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery ---
**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 11, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58928 "2018-05-11T03:10:11Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom ---
**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 11, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58929 "2018-05-11T04:42:25Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58930 "2018-05-11T05:08:00Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58931 "2018-05-11T08:07:25Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58932 "2018-05-11T11:52:58Z")
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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58933 "2018-05-11T12:30:40Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. ---
**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 11, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58934 "2018-05-11T13:19:59Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. 7. Andrew Johnson: tailor ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58935 "2018-05-11T13:21:01Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. 7. Andrew Johnson: tailor 8. James Garfield: Worked on a canal boat, taught. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58936 "2018-05-11T14:02:48Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. 7. Andrew Johnson: tailor 8. James Garfield: Worked on a canal boat, taught. 9. Ronald Reagan: had chimpanzees as coworker ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58937 "2018-05-11T14:03:22Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. 7. Andrew Johnson: tailor 8. James Garfield: Worked on a canal boat, taught. 9. Ronald Reagan: had chimpanzees as coworkers 10. Gerald Ford: boxing coach ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58938 "2018-05-11T15:04:39Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. 7. Andrew Johnson: tailor 8. James Garfield: Worked on a canal boat, taught. 9. Ronald Reagan: had chimpanzees as coworkers 10. Gerald Ford: boxing coach 11. Calvin Coolidge: sold apples (on the family farm) ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58939 "2018-05-11T15:04:39Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. 7. Andrew Johnson: tailor 8. James Garfield: Worked on a canal boat, taught. 9. Ronald Reagan: had chimpanzees as coworkers 10. Gerald Ford: boxing coach 11. Calvin Coolidge: sold apples (on the family farm) 12. William Howard Taft: IRS collector ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58940 "2018-05-11T15:46:16Z")
Future Presidents’ Less Glamorous Jobs 1. Ulysses S. Grant: manager of his father’s leather tannery 2. Harry Truman: worked in a newspaper mailroom 3. George Washington: farmer 4. Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer 5. Herbert Hoover: Gold mine worker in Australia 6. Abe Lincoln - Farmer, carpenter, ship hand, flatboat operator, and others. 7. Andrew Johnson: tailor 8. James Garfield: Worked on a canal boat, taught. 9. Ronald Reagan: had chimpanzees as coworkers 10. Gerald Ford: boxing coach 11. Calvin Coolidge: sold apples (on the family farm) 12. William Howard Taft: IRS collector 13. Richard Nixon: handling produce at family’s grocery … Pass ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58941 "2018-05-11T16:26:49Z")
Slogans and Jingles From When Tobacco Could Adverttise 1. “Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should.” ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58942 "2018-05-11T16:56:11Z")
Slogans and Jingles From When Tobacco Could Adverttise 1. “Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should.” 2. “Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!” ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58943 "2018-05-11T17:01:10Z")
Slogans and Jingles From When Tobacco Could Adverttise 1. “Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should.” 2. “Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!” 3. “You’ve come a long way, baby!” Virginia Slims ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58944 "2018-05-11T17:41:06Z")
Slogans and Jingles From When Tobacco Could Adverttise 1. “Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should.” 2. “Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!” 3. “You’ve come a long way, baby!” Virginia Slims 4. “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58945 "2018-05-11T17:43:42Z")
Slogans and Jingles From When Tobacco Could Adverttise 1. “Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should.” 2. “Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!” 3. “You’ve come a long way, baby!” Virginia Slims 4. “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” 5. “Why dont you pick one up and smoke it some 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:** [May 11, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58946 "2018-05-11T18:57:34Z")
Slogans and Jingles From When Tobacco Could Advertise 1. “Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should.” 2. “Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!” 3. “You’ve come a long way, baby!” - Virginia Slims 4. “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” 5. “Why don’t you pick one up and smoke it some time?” - Muriel cigars 6. “Come to where the flavor is” - Marlboro [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2946) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2948)