# 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:** 3003
**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:** [July 3, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60047 "2018-07-03T22:01:20Z")
[quote=“CharmaChameleon, post:60046, topic:549173”] Major Presidential Candidates who never became President. 1. Aaron Burr 2. Al Gore 3. Ross Perot 4. Hubert Humphrey 5. Henry Clay 6. William Jennings Bryan 7. Gus Hall 8. Barry Goldwater ---
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Major Presidential Candidates who never became President. 1. Aaron Burr 2. Al Gore 3. Ross Perot 4. Hubert Humphrey 5. Henry Clay 6. William Jennings Bryan 7. Gus Hall 8. Barry Goldwater 9. Adlai Stevenson ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60049 "2018-07-03T23:58:33Z")
Major Presidential Candidates who never became President. 1. Aaron Burr 2. Al Gore 3. Ross Perot 4. Hubert Humphrey 5. Henry Clay 6. William Jennings Bryan 7. Gus Hall 8. Barry Goldwater 9. Adlai Stevenso 10)Hilary clinton ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60050 "2018-07-04T00:56:56Z")
Major Presidential Candidates who never became President 1. Aaron Burr 2. Al Gore 3. Ross Perot 4. Hubert Humphrey 5. Henry Clay 6. William Jennings Bryan 7. Gus Hall 8. Barry Goldwater 9. Adlai Stevenson 10. Hillary Clinton 11. James M. Cox His 1920 running mate, Franklin D. Roosevelt, later won some repute. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60051 "2018-07-04T01:51:32Z")
Major Presidential Candidates who never became President 1. Aaron Burr 2. Al Gore 3. Ross Perot 4. Hubert Humphrey 5. Henry Clay 6. William Jennings Bryan 7. Gus Hall 8. Barry Goldwater 9. Adlai Stevenson 10. Hillary Clinton 11. James M. Cox 12. Thomas Dewey ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60052 "2018-07-04T01:54:21Z")
> [@CharmaChameleon](#): > > 1. Gus Hall > > Three time nominee without a win. Hall was actually nominated four times. But I’m not sure I’d call him a _major_ candidate. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60053 "2018-07-04T02:20:32Z")
Major Presidential Candidates who never became President 1. Aaron Burr 2. Al Gore 3. Ross Perot 4. Hubert Humphrey 5. Henry Clay 6. William Jennings Bryan 7. Gus Hall 8. Barry Goldwater 9. Adlai Stevenson 10. Hillary Clinton 11. James M. Cox 12. Thomas Dewey 13. Walter Mondale And if anyone wants a substitute for Gus Hall, there’s Michael Dukakis, Bob Dole, John Kerry, just to name a few off the top of my head New category Not to be unpatriotic, but… Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks ---
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Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60055 "2018-07-04T04:30:23Z")
Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60056 "2018-07-04T05:00:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating Really? Because I feel that the 4th of July may be our best understood holiday. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60057 "2018-07-04T06:15:59Z")
Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. ---
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Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60059 "2018-07-04T14:20:37Z")
Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown ---
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Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown 7. Nobody cares about the parade, or even knows about it. ---
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Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown 7. Nobody cares about the parade, or even knows about it. 8. Neighborhood firework setter-offers. ---
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Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown 7. Nobody cares about the parade, or even knows about it. 8. Neighborhood firework setter-offers. 9. My gaming night got canceled because the holiday falls on a Wednesday I’ll concede that one is pretty specific to just me and just this year. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60063 "2018-07-04T16:41:43Z")
Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown 7. Nobody cares about the parade, or even knows about it. 8. Neighborhood firework setter-offers. 9. My gaming night got canceled because the holiday falls on a Wednesday 10. _I_ get scared by fireworks. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60064 "2018-07-04T17:57:22Z")
Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown 7. Nobody cares about the parade, or even knows about it. 8. Neighborhood firework setter-offers. 9. My gaming night got canceled because the holiday falls on a Wednesday 10. _I_ get scared by fireworks. 11. BBQ menus are inevitably limited to hot dogs and burgers ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60065 "2018-07-04T19:29:16Z")
Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown 7. Nobody cares about the parade, or even knows about it. 8. Neighborhood firework setter-offers. 9. My gaming night got canceled because the holiday falls on a Wednesday 10. I get scared by fireworks. 11. BBQ menus are inevitably limited to hot dogs and burgers 12. TCM shows the movie _1776_ without subtitles, and I’m hard of hearing. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60066 "2018-07-04T19:53:09Z")
Pet peeves about the 4th of July, or, if you’re outside the US, any other national holiday 1. My pets are scared by fireworks 2. It’s too hot outside 3. Too few people actually know what it’s celebrating 4. Traffic jams as people leave the annual Canada Day fireworks display in our little city. 5. Mosquitoes and flies 6. Rude people at annual parade downtown 7. Nobody cares about the parade, or even knows about it. 8. Neighborhood firework setter-offers. 9. My gaming night got canceled because the holiday falls on a Wednesday 10. I get scared by fireworks. 11. BBQ menus are inevitably limited to hot dogs and burgers 12. TCM shows the movie _1776_ without subtitles, and I’m hard of hearing. 13. Fewer and fewer local fireworks displays that you can watch from up close. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3002) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3004)