# 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:** 3032
**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:** [August 2, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60627 "2018-08-02T20:57:38Z")
Books or movies with the names of months in the titles. 1. The Hunt for Red October 2. Pieces of April 3. Born on the Fourth of July 4. Across Five Aprils 5. The January Man 6. October Sky 7. Until September 8. The October Country 9. August: Osage County (over-rated play, movie) 10. Seven Days In May 11. Sweet November ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60628 "2018-08-02T22:00:25Z")
Books or movies with the names of months in the titles. 1. The Hunt for Red October 2. Pieces of April 3. Born on the Fourth of July 4. Across Five Aprils 5. The January Man 6. October Sky 7. Until September 8. The October Country 9. August: Osage County (over-rated play, movie) 10. Seven Days In May 11. Sweet November 12. The Guns of August (also published as August 1914) ---
**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:** [August 2, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60629 "2018-08-02T22:47:07Z")
Books or movies with the names of months in the titles. 1. The Hunt for Red October 2. Pieces of April 3. Born on the Fourth of July 4. Across Five Aprils 5. The January Man 6. October Sky 7. Until September 8. The October Country 9. August: Osage County (over-rated play, movie) 10. Seven Days In May 11. Sweet November 12. The Guns of August (also published as August 1914) 13. April Morning Novel about the Revolutionary War by Howard Fast New Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60630 "2018-08-03T02:06:20Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60631 "2018-08-03T06:34:01Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60632 "2018-08-03T09:21:51Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming ---
**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:** [August 3, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60633 "2018-08-03T13:37:21Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60634 "2018-08-03T15:17:41Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60635 "2018-08-03T16:05:29Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) 7. Padre Island National Seashore (camped on the beach last week, beautiful clear water, calm surf, lots of fish) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60636 "2018-08-03T18:37:26Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) 7. Padre Island National Seashore (camped on the beach last week, beautiful clear water, calm surf, lots of fish) 8. Nikko, Japan Beautiful shrine and temple complex, in the Japanese Alps so not as hot and steamy as the rest of Japan is in summer ---
**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:** [August 3, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60637 "2018-08-03T20:40:06Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) 7. Padre Island National Seashore (camped on the beach last week, beautiful clear water, calm surf, lots of fish) 8. Nikko, Japan 9. Santa Claus’s Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana (saw it circa 1969, it had gone to ruin and was covered with weeds: the Internet shows it’s been restored as is now called Santa’s Candy Castle.) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60638 "2018-08-03T22:20:49Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) 7. Padre Island National Seashore (camped on the beach last week, beautiful clear water, calm surf, lots of fish) 8. Nikko, Japan 9. Santa Claus’s Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana (saw it circa 1969, it had gone to ruin and was covered with weeds: the Internet shows it’s been restored as is now called Santa’s Candy Castle.) 10. Egypt ---
**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:** [August 4, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60639 "2018-08-04T15:41:26Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) 7. Padre Island National Seashore (camped on the beach last week, beautiful clear water, calm surf, lots of fish) 8. Nikko, Japan 9. Santa Claus’s Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana (saw it circa 1969, it had gone to ruin and was covered with weeds: the Internet shows it’s been restored as is now called Santa’s Candy Castle.) 10. Egypt 11. Montreal I actually do most of my traveling in the winter. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60640 "2018-08-05T05:03:52Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) 7. Padre Island National Seashore (camped on the beach last week, beautiful clear water, calm surf, lots of fish) 8. Nikko, Japan 9. Santa Claus’s Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana (saw it circa 1969, it had gone to ruin and was covered with weeds: the Internet shows it’s been restored as is now called Santa’s Candy Castle.) 10. Egypt 11. Montreal 12. Xcaret, Mexico > **[Xcaret Park | Mexico's Majestic Paradise](https://www.xcaret.com/en/)** > > Discover the more than 50 natural and cultural attractions of Xcaret among the jungle, the Caribbean Sea and underground rivers. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2018, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60641 "2018-08-05T08:52:22Z")
Summer is flying by! Memorable places you’ve visited in the summer 1. Lake Huron beaches, Goderich, Ontario (the waves were as big as the ocean) 2. Barcelona, Malaga, Cannes, Livorno, Rhodes, Palma de Mallorca, Athens. (Okay, it was 45 years ago, but it was a fine Summer.) 3. Perth and other parts of Western Australia. (It was our North American summer each time I went.) 4. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 5. Dominican Repulbic 6. Southern France (25 towns in two years) 7. Padre Island National Seashore (camped on the beach last week, beautiful clear water, calm surf, lots of fish) 8. Nikko, Japan 9. Santa Claus’s Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana (saw it circa 1969, it had gone to ruin and was covered with weeds: the Internet shows it’s been restored as is now called Santa’s Candy Castle.) 10. Egypt 11. Montreal 12. Xcaret, Mexico 13. Beausoileil Island, Georgian Bay, Canada Next: Stuff you’ve got that you plan to get rid of soon: 1. My ex-wife’s treadmill ---
**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:** [August 5, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60642 "2018-08-05T10:18:51Z")
Stuff you’ve got that you plan to get rid of soon: 1. My ex-wife’s treadmill 2. A 2-foot diameter tree stump ---
**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:** [August 5, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60643 "2018-08-05T11:36:53Z")
Stuff you’ve got that you plan to get rid of soon: 1. My ex-wife’s treadmill 2. A 2-foot diameter tree stump 3. Several more pounds of fat ---
**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:** [August 5, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60644 "2018-08-05T15:14:47Z")
Stuff you’ve got that you plan to get rid of soon: 1. My ex-wife’s treadmill 2. A 2-foot diameter tree stump 3. Several more pounds of fat 4. Three bags of books I’ve been going through my library and pulling out duplicate books. I give them away to friends or donate them to libraries. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60645 "2018-08-05T15:25:40Z")
Stuff you’ve got that you plan to get rid of soon: 1. My ex-wife’s treadmill 2. A 2-foot diameter tree stump 3. Several more pounds of fat 4. Three bags of books 5 Boxes of old electronics and obsolete computers ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60646 "2018-08-05T17:09:41Z")
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