# 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:** 3007
**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:** [July 8, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60127 "2018-07-08T14:16:27Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA ---
**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 8, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60128 "2018-07-08T14:22:14Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60129 "2018-07-08T15:28:12Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia 7. Croatia ---
**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 8, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60130 "2018-07-08T20:58:53Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia 7. Croatia 8. Azerbaijan ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60131 "2018-07-08T21:07:40Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia 7. Croatia 8. Azerbaijan 9. France ---
**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 9, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60132 "2018-07-09T00:41:36Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia 7. Croatia 8. Azerbaijan 9. France 10. The Philippines BTW there’s only one world flag that doesn’t include any of the colors red, white or blue: Jamaica, gold, green and black ---
**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 9, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60133 "2018-07-09T00:51:48Z")
[Nope. Sri Lanka doesn’t have red, white or blue either. Cite: [https://www.quora.com/Which-countries-flags-do-not-have-red-white-or-blue](https://www.quora.com/Which-countries-flags-do-not-have-red-white-or-blue)] ---
**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:** [July 9, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60134 "2018-07-09T00:56:26Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia 7. Croatia 8. Azerbaijan 9. France 10. The Philippines 11. Czech Republic ---
**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 9, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60135 "2018-07-09T01:21:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > [Nope. Sri Lanka doesn’t have red, white or blue either. Cite: [https://www.quora.com/Which-countries-flags-do-not-have-red-white-or-blue](https://www.quora.com/Which-countries-flags-do-not-have-red-white-or-blue) Prof. Pepperwinkle, the page you’ve cited says that that assertion can be questioned because the field behind the dragon has been described as red. “many have interpreted the background to the Dragon in Sri Lanka’s flag as red” “This small island nation off the southeast coast of India on the Indian subcontinent but can only technically be considered for this list if the rightmost sector is considered purple, it really depends on the specific flag that you’re using, the official colour is debated” “Similarly, if maroon is viewed as a shade of brown rather than red, then Sri Lanka can also be added to the list.” Wikipedia says that the field is maroon (which it defines as “dark brownish red”), Encyclopedia Britannica says that it’s crimson (a shade of red), [flagpedia.net](http://flagpedia.net) calls it red. The Flags of the World website says that a Sri Lanka based flagmaker calls it red and in 2012, an Olympic committee judged that it was red as well: The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics (Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012) provides recommendations for national flag designs. Each NOC was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60 x 90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not be the official, government, version of each flag, they are certainly what the NOC believed the flag to be. For Sri Lanka: PMS 109 yellow, 361 green, 150 brown, 194 red and black. [Sri Lanka](https://fotw.info/flags/lk.html#red) CIA World Factbook calls it maroon, [http://srilankaflag.facts.co/srilankaflagof/srilankaflag.php](http://srilankaflag.facts.co/srilankaflagof/srilankaflag.php) says it’s dark red ---
**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 9, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60136 "2018-07-09T02:25:20Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia 7. Croatia 8. Azerbaijan 9. France 10. The Philippines 11. Czech Republic 12. Russia ---
**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 9, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60137 "2018-07-09T03:59:23Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia 5. USA 6. Australia 7. Croatia 8. Azerbaijan 9. France 10. The Philippines 11. Czech Republic 12. Russia 13. South Sudan > **[Flag of South Sudan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Sudan)** > > The flag of South Sudan was adopted following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War. A similar version of the flag was previously used as the flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. The flag of South Sudan is older than the country itself, as the flag was adopted in 2005, while the country became independent in 2011. > When Sudan became independent in 1956, the predominantly Christian people living in the south of the country had no reg... Next category: Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 This looks just like him: [Return Of Kings Is Closed](http://www.returnofkings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Yellow-Lab-headshot.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60138 "2018-07-09T04:05:40Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. ---
**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 9, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60139 "2018-07-09T04:14:52Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. She looked like this: [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/de/6b/a9/de6ba9bee71f05483b570704046cde37.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/de/6b/a9/de6ba9bee71f05483b570704046cde37.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 9, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60140 "2018-07-09T13:08:09Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. 4. Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese rejected by his mother and raised by a dog who just had puppies. No picks. His original name was Lilac Lou, but the cat thought he was a dog, and someone remarked “Just like you have a puppy cat.” ---
**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:** [July 9, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60141 "2018-07-09T14:44:40Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. 4. Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese rejected by his mother and raised by a dog who just had puppies. No picks. His original name was Lilac Lou, but the cat thought he was a dog, and someone remarked “Just like you have a puppy cat.” 5.[Reggie](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12qpevcINV3GfIIGWrxcGC0s307cmIED6Mw/view?usp=sharing), boxer/black mouth cur, scourge of possums and moles. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60142 "2018-07-09T15:12:47Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. 4. Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese rejected by his mother and raised by a dog who just had puppies. No picks. His original name was Lilac Lou, but the cat thought he was a dog, and someone remarked “Just like you have a puppy cat.” 5.[Reggie](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12qpevcINV3GfIIGWrxcGC0s307cmIED6Mw/view?usp=sharing), boxer/black mouth cur, scourge of possums and moles. 5. [Delilah](https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/huffr/download/file.php?id=489&t=1), black lab mix. She’s a rescue and about 3 1/2 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60143 "2018-07-09T16:03:01Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. 4. Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese rejected by his mother and raised by a dog who just had puppies. No picks. His original name was Lilac Lou, but the cat thought he was a dog, and someone remarked “Just like you have a puppy cat.” 5. Reggie, boxer/black mouth cur, scourge of possums and moles. 6. Delilah, black lab mix. She’s a rescue and about 3 1/2 years old. 7. Becca, 3 years old, black lab-border collie mix, shelter adoptee, looks just like Delilah(above)but for a tiny white patch on her chest going up her throat, and about 1/4" of white at each toe tip . ---
**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 9, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60144 "2018-07-09T16:06:43Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. 4. Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese rejected by his mother and raised by a dog who just had puppies. No picks. His original name was Lilac Lou, but the cat thought he was a dog, and someone remarked “Just like you have a puppy cat.” 5. Reggie, boxer/black mouth cur, scourge of possums and moles. 6. Delilah, black lab mix. She’s a rescue and about 3 1/2 years old. 7. Becca, 3 years old, black lab-border collie mix, shelter adoptee, looks just like Delilah(above)but for a tiny white patch on her chest going up her throat, and about 1/4" of white at each toe tip. 8. Atticus, 2, gray tabby cat; had to find him a new home when it turned out my son was allergic to him. [http://www.saugeentimes.com/492%20Liz/Helgas%20cats%20oct%2020,%202010/337%20Folder/cat-jay.jpg](http://www.saugeentimes.com/492%20Liz/Helgas%20cats%20oct%2020,%202010/337%20Folder/cat-jay.jpg) ---
**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 9, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60145 "2018-07-09T17:17:58Z")
Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. 4. Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese rejected by his mother and raised by a dog who just had puppies. No picks. His original name was Lilac Lou, but the cat thought he was a dog, and someone remarked “Just like you have a puppy cat.” 5. Reggie, boxer/black mouth cur, scourge of possums and moles. 6. Delilah, black lab mix. She’s a rescue and about 3 1/2 years old. 7. Becca, 3 years old, black lab-border collie mix, shelter adoptee, looks just like Delilah(above)but for a tiny white patch on her chest going up her throat, and about 1/4" of white at each toe tip. 8. Atticus, 2, gray tabby cat; had to find him a new home when it turned out my son was allergic to him. 9. Luc, 22 year old cockatiel; he’s a good bird. ---
**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 9, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60146 "2018-07-09T17:50:51Z")
Don’t forget the pics! Name a pet you now have (or have had in the past), his or her breed or species, and age, and a pic if you can 1. Dewey, yellow Labrador Retriever, 7 2. No picture. Miss Periwinkle Peabody II, went to the pound six years ago because she was a devil-demon who could destroy anything, including a major part of the back wall of my house. The same day, Booger went to a new owner. Then there was Cujo, and my ex-wife took it with her a couple of years ago; she called it “Sparky Bear”. No big loss, in any way. 3. Daisy, a blue parakeet, quick and feisty, escaped 4 years ago when we were putting food in the cage and flew out an open window; she was a year old. 4. Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese rejected by his mother and raised by a dog who just had puppies. No picks. His original name was Lilac Lou, but the cat thought he was a dog, and someone remarked “Just like you have a puppy cat.” 5. Reggie, boxer/black mouth cur, scourge of possums and moles. 6. Delilah, black lab mix. She’s a rescue and about 3 1/2 years old. 7. Becca, 3 years old, black lab-border collie mix, shelter adoptee, looks just like Delilah(above)but for a tiny white patch on her chest going up her throat, and about 1/4" of white at each toe tip. 8. Atticus, 2, gray tabby cat; had to find him a new home when it turned out my son was allergic to him. 9. Luc, 22 year old cockatiel; he’s a good bird. 10. Chip, 5, calico guinea pig [![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/5054048311_5c67da7bb6_z.jpg) ](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/5054048311_5c67da7bb6_z.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3006) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3008)