# 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:** 3070
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61387 "2018-09-18T04:41:06Z")
The Florence category: People or towns named Florence, or artwork found in Florence, Italy (the most famous Florence) 1. Percy Florence Shelley (son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) 2. The Fountain of Neptune 3. Florence ADMAX Prison, in Florence Colorado 4. Florence Nightingale 5. Florenz Edward Ziegfeld (Flo Ziegfeld) of Follies fame 6. Florence Henderson, actress 7. Piazza del Duomo, Firenze 8. The Birth of Venus, painting by Botticelli; in the Uffizi Gallery ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61388 "2018-09-18T04:49:02Z")
[quote=“Tangent, post:61387, topic:549173”] The Florence category: People or towns named Florence, or artwork found in Florence, Italy (the most famous Florence) 1. Percy Florence Shelley (son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) 2. The Fountain of Neptune 3. Florence ADMAX Prison, in Florence Colorado 4. Florence Nightingale 5. Florenz Edward Ziegfeld (Flo Ziegfeld) of Follies fame 6. Florence Henderson, actress 7. Piazza del Duomo, Firenze 8. The Birth of Venus, painting by Botticelli; in the Uffizi Gallery 9. Filippino Lippi‘s Madonna with Child ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61389 "2018-09-18T04:54:50Z")
The Florence category: People or towns named Florence, or artwork found in Florence, Italy (the most famous Florence) 1. Percy Florence Shelley (son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) 2. The Fountain of Neptune 3. Florence ADMAX Prison, in Florence Colorado 4. Florence Nightingale 5. Florenz Edward Ziegfeld (Flo Ziegfeld) of Follies fame 6. Florence Henderson, actress 7. Piazza del Duomo, Firenze 8. The Birth of Venus, painting by Botticelli; in the Uffizi Gallery 9. Filippino Lippi‘s Madonna with Child 10. Florence + The Machine, band ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61390 "2018-09-18T04:59:30Z")
The Florence category: People or towns named Florence, or artwork found in Florence, Italy (the most famous Florence) 1. Percy Florence Shelley (son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) 2. The Fountain of Neptune 3. Florence ADMAX Prison, in Florence Colorado 4. Florence Nightingale 5. Florenz Edward Ziegfeld (Flo Ziegfeld) of Follies fame 6. Florence Henderson, actress 7. Piazza del Duomo, Firenze 8. The Birth of Venus, painting by Botticelli; in the Uffizi Gallery 9. Filippino Lippi‘s Madonna with Child 10. Florence + The Machine, band 11. Fra Angelico, Annunciation (I can’t believe that nobody’s mentioned one of the best-known artworks in Florence yet, the big marble statue, 17 feet tall…) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61391 "2018-09-18T05:25:52Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > (I can’t believe that nobody’s mentioned one of the best-known artworks in Florence yet, the big marble statue, 17 feet tall…) It’s NSFW — he’s nekkid. The Florence category: People or towns named Florence, or artwork found in Florence, Italy (the most famous Florence) 1. Percy Florence Shelley (son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) 2. The Fountain of Neptune 3. Florence ADMAX Prison, in Florence Colorado 4. Florence Nightingale 5. Florenz Edward Ziegfeld (Flo Ziegfeld) of Follies fame 6. Florence Henderson, actress 7. Piazza del Duomo, Firenze 8. The Birth of Venus, painting by Botticelli; in the Uffizi Gallery 9. Filippino Lippi‘s Madonna with Child 10. Florence + The Machine, band 11. Fra Angelico, Annunciation 12. Perseus with the Head of Medusa ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61392 "2018-09-18T05:35:27Z")
The Florence category: People or towns named Florence, or artwork found in Florence, Italy (the most famous Florence) 1. Percy Florence Shelley (son of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) 2. The Fountain of Neptune 3. Florence ADMAX Prison, in Florence Colorado 4. Florence Nightingale 5. Florenz Edward Ziegfeld (Flo Ziegfeld) of Follies fame 6. Florence Henderson, actress 7. Piazza del Duomo, Firenze 8. The Birth of Venus, painting by Botticelli; in the Uffizi Gallery 9. Filippino Lippi‘s Madonna with Child 10. Florence + The Machine, band 11. Fra Angelico, Annunciation 12. Perseus with the Head of Medusa 13. Florence Griffith Joyner I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61393 "2018-09-18T07:13:41Z")
Let’s try this: Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61394 "2018-09-18T07:15:11Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61395 "2018-09-18T07:20:46Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61396 "2018-09-18T10:44:02Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61397 "2018-09-18T11:03:02Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Peruse a 3 year old copy of _Field and Stream_ ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61398 "2018-09-18T11:03:54Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Listen to Podcasts or radio. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61399 "2018-09-18T12:33:31Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 6. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61400 "2018-09-18T12:39:46Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 6. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment 7. Power Nap! ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61401 "2018-09-18T12:47:09Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 6. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment 7. Power Nap! 8. Read books on Android via Google Play ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61402 "2018-09-18T13:08:41Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 6. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment 7. Power Nap! 8. Read books on Android via Google Play 9. Write down with paper and ink what’s on my mind. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61403 "2018-09-18T13:34:42Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 6. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment 7. Power Nap! 8. Read books on Android via Google Play 9. Write down with paper and ink what’s on my mind. 10. Play euchre on my phone ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61404 "2018-09-18T13:50:16Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 6. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment 7. Power Nap! 8. Read books on Android via Google Play 9. Write down with paper and ink what’s on my mind. 10. Play euchre on my phone 11. Read news on iPhone ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61405 "2018-09-18T14:05:36Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Peruse a 3 year old copy of Field and Stream 6. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 7. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment 8. Power Nap! 9. Read books on Android via Google Play 10. Write down with paper and ink what’s on my mind. 11. Play euchre on my phone 12. Read news on iPhone Housekeeping ---
**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:** [September 18, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61406 "2018-09-18T14:09:46Z")
Thing you do to kill time when you have to wait somewhere (doctor’s/dentist’s offices, airports, subway/bus stations, etc.) 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Read emails 3. Read (Kindle Fire or an actual book) 4. Straight Dope 5. Peruse a 3 year old copy of Field and Stream 6. Listen to Podcasts or radio. 7. Update list of things that I need to do after the doctor’s appointment 8. Power Nap! 9. Read books on Android via Google Play 10. Write down with paper and ink what’s on my mind. 11. Play euchre on my phone 12. Read news on iPhone 13. Figure out the next step in my long-term plan for benignly-despotic global domination Next: Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3069) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3071)