# 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:** 307
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6121 "2011-06-22T07:37:23Z")
Rulers who were executed (during or after their rule) 1. King Louis XVI, France 2. Charles I, England 3. Saddam Hussein 4. Nicholas II, Russia 5. Marie Antoinette, France 6. Benito Mussolini, Italy 7. Atahualpa, Inca empire 8. Vidkun Quisling, Norway 9. Nicolae Ceaușescu 10. Mary I, of Scotland 11. Hafizullah Amin (Soviet backed president of Afghanistan) 12. Grigory Zinoviev (Politburo member at the time of Lenin’s death, and so one of several co-rulers of the USSR. Purged 1936) 13. Cuauhtémoc Next up, International Greetings 1. Que tal? ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6122 "2011-06-22T09:41:19Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? 2. Dia duit. Irish. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6123 "2011-06-22T11:59:35Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? 2. Dia duit. 3. Здравствуйте ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6124 "2011-06-22T12:36:08Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6125 "2011-06-22T13:13:41Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6126 "2011-06-22T13:39:57Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6127 "2011-06-22T13:43:16Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) 7. Konnichiwa (Japanese) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6128 "2011-06-22T13:54:00Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) 7. Konnichiwa (Japanese) 8. ça va? (French) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6129 "2011-06-22T13:57:36Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) 7. Konnichiwa (Japanese) 8. ça va? (French) 9. Hei! (Finnish) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6130 "2011-06-22T14:23:12Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) 7. Konnichiwa (Japanese) 8. ça va? (French) 9. Hei! (Finnish) 10. How’s it going, eh? (Canada) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6131 "2011-06-22T14:47:54Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) 7. Konnichiwa (Japanese) 8. ça va? (French) 9. Hei! (Finnish) 10. How’s it going, eh? (Canada) 11. Shalom (Israel) ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6132 "2011-06-22T15:16:09Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) 7. Konnichiwa (Japanese) 8. ça va? (French) 9. Hei! (Finnish) 10. How’s it going, eh? (Canada) 11. Shalom (Israel) 12. An young ha say oh (Korean) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6133 "2011-06-22T15:52:13Z")
International Greetings 1. Que tal? (Spanish) 2. Dia duit (Irish) 3. Здравствуйте (Russian) 4. guten tag (German) 5. Howdy (American West) 6. Selamat datang (Bahasa Indonesia) 7. Konnichiwa (Japanese) 8. ça va? (French) 9. Hei! (Finnish) 10. How’s it going, eh? (Canada) 11. Shalom (Israel) 12. An young ha say oh (Korean) 13 Goddag (Danish) Objectionable fashion choices past and present 1. Sagging pants ---
**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:** [June 22, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6134 "2011-06-22T16:03:55Z")
Objectionable fashion choices past and present 1. Sagging pants 2. Foot binding > **[Foot binding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding)** > > Foot binding (traditional Chinese 纏足 chánzú, simplified Chinese 缠足 id.), or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known as lotus feet, and the shoes made for these feet were known as lotus shoes. In late imperial China, bound feet were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty. However, footbinding was a painful practice that limited the mobility of women ... ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6135 "2011-06-22T16:15:33Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > International Greetings > \ > 11. Shalom (Israel) You couldn’t use a translator program to get this: **שלום**? Objectionable fashion choices past and present 1. Sagging pants 2. Foot binding 3. Leisure Suits ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6136 "2011-06-22T16:17:38Z")
Objectionable fashion choices past and present 1. Sagging pants 2. Foot binding 3. Leisure Suits 4. Lady Gaga ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6137 "2011-06-22T16:52:19Z")
Objectionable fashion choices past and present 1. Sagging pants 2. Foot binding 3. Leisure Suits 4. Lady Gaga 5. Stirrup leggings ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6138 "2011-06-22T17:15:09Z")
Objectionable fashion choices past and present 1. Sagging pants 2. Foot binding 3. Leisure Suits 4. Lady Gaga 5. Stirrup leggings 6. Jeggings ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6139 "2011-06-22T17:15:58Z")
Objectionable fashion choices past and present 1. Sagging pants 2. Foot binding 3. Leisure Suits 4. Lady Gaga 5. Stirrup leggings 6. Jeggings 7. Powdered wigs for men ---
**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:** [June 22, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6140 "2011-06-22T17:33:50Z")
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