# 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:** 3083
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61647 "2018-10-02T22:45:53Z")
Halloween decorations 1. 10 foot high inflatable ghost with glowing red eyes 2. Inflatable vampire Snoopy! 3. Witch that flew into a tree 4. Jack-O-Lantern 5. A wooden bat 6. Glass pumpkins that hold votive candles 7. Life-size cardboard skeleton you hang from the ceiling 8. Tissue paper hanging from branches 9. Jack Skellington nativity scene ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61648 "2018-10-02T23:14:51Z")
Halloween decorations 1. 10 foot high inflatable ghost with glowing red eyes 2. Inflatable vampire Snoopy! 3. Witch that flew into a tree 4. Jack-O-Lantern 5. A wooden bat 6. Glass pumpkins that hold votive candles 7. Life-size cardboard skeleton you hang from the ceiling 8. Tissue paper hanging from branches 9. Jack Skellington nativity scene 10. Fake spiderwebs hung around the house ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61649 "2018-10-02T23:29:36Z")
Halloween decorations 1. 10 foot high inflatable ghost with glowing red eyes 2. Inflatable vampire Snoopy! 3. Witch that flew into a tree 4. Jack-O-Lantern 5. A wooden bat 6. Glass pumpkins that hold votive candles 7. Life-size cardboard skeleton you hang from the ceiling 8. Tissue paper hanging from branches 9. Jack Skellington nativity scene 10. Fake spiderwebs hung around the house 11. Fake tombstones with “funny” names in the yard ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61650 "2018-10-03T01:58:08Z")
Halloween decorations 1. 10 foot high inflatable ghost with glowing red eyes 2. Inflatable vampire Snoopy! 3. Witch that flew into a tree 4. Jack-O-Lantern 5. A wooden bat 6. Glass pumpkins that hold votive candles 7. Life-size cardboard skeleton you hang from the ceiling 8. Tissue paper hanging from branches 9. Jack Skellington nativity scene 10. Fake spiderwebs hung around the house 11. Fake tombstones with “funny” names in the yard 12. A giant fuzzy black and green spider ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61651 "2018-10-03T07:10:54Z")
Halloween decorations 1. 10 foot high inflatable ghost with glowing red eyes 2. Inflatable vampire Snoopy! 3. Witch that flew into a tree 4. Jack-O-Lantern 5. A wooden bat 6. Glass pumpkins that hold votive candles 7. Life-size cardboard skeleton you hang from the ceiling 8. Tissue paper hanging from branches 9. Jack Skellington nativity scene 10. Fake spiderwebs hung around the house 11. Fake tombstones with “funny” names in the yard 12. A giant fuzzy black and green spider 13. My black cat, who sits in the front window, and watches the trick-or-treaters Not an annual event; my cat likes to sit in the front window and watch the world go by. But it adds a bit of spookiness and fun for the kids who see a living black cat in the window on Hallowe’en… Pass. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61652 "2018-10-03T11:56:01Z")
NEW: What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61653 "2018-10-03T13:07:36Z")
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**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61654 "2018-10-03T13:13:40Z")
Rephrasing… What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61655 "2018-10-03T13:24:22Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61656 "2018-10-03T13:30:37Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61657 "2018-10-03T13:33:25Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 5. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61658 "2018-10-03T13:41:57Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 5. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. 6. I was never in a garage band. The busboy job sucked, so after a couple of months I quit and went to work at McDonald’s, the one that used to be on Asylum Ave, downtown Hartford, across from the Civic Center. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61659 "2018-10-03T13:43:46Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 4. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. 5. I was never in a garage band. The busboy job sucked, so after a couple of months I quit and went to work at McDonald’s, the one that used to be on Asylum Ave, downtown Hartford, across from the Civic Center. 6. I played drums in high school but I really wasn’t that great. I almost had a gig once with a couple friends but I wasn’t able to go because we never actually practiced. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61660 "2018-10-03T14:13:04Z")
I was hoping we’d get more entries from posters actually in bands. I wasn’t suggesting those of us not in bands posting of other jobs, I was explaining why I wasn’t posting the first entry. Carry on. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61661 "2018-10-03T15:13:13Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 4. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. 5. I was never in a garage band. The busboy job sucked, so after a couple of months I quit and went to work at McDonald’s, the one that used to be on Asylum Ave, downtown Hartford, across from the Civic Center. 6. I played drums in high school but I really wasn’t that great. I almost had a gig once with a couple friends but I wasn’t able to go because we never actually practiced. 7. I was never in a garage band. The downtown Hartford McDonald’s was far from home, so after a few months I transferred to the McDonald’s in West Hartford on Prospect Ave. That was my last high school job. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61662 "2018-10-03T15:19:29Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 4. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. 5. I was never in a garage band. The busboy job sucked, so after a couple of months I quit and went to work at McDonald’s, the one that used to be on Asylum Ave, downtown Hartford, across from the Civic Center. 6. I played drums in high school but I really wasn’t that great. I almost had a gig once with a couple friends but I wasn’t able to go because we never actually practiced. 7. I was never in a garage band. The downtown Hartford McDonald’s was far from home, so after a few months I transferred to the McDonald’s in West Hartford on Prospect Ave. That was my last high school job. 8. I, too, was never in a garage band. I sang in my church choir, took (and hated) piano lessons through elementary school, and learned (and loved) to play alto sax in my middle school and junior bands. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61663 "2018-10-03T15:26:44Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 4. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. 5. I was never in a garage band. The busboy job sucked, so after a couple of months I quit and went to work at McDonald’s, the one that used to be on Asylum Ave, downtown Hartford, across from the Civic Center. 6. I played drums in high school but I really wasn’t that great. I almost had a gig once with a couple friends but I wasn’t able to go because we never actually practiced. 7. I was never in a garage band. The downtown Hartford McDonald’s was far from home, so after a few months I transferred to the McDonald’s in West Hartford on Prospect Ave. That was my last high school job. 8. I, too, was never in a garage band. I sang in my church choir, took (and hated) piano lessons through elementary school, and learned (and loved) to play alto sax in my middle school and junior bands. 9. I was never in a garage band. After graduating H.S. I moved to San Francisco with my family. To establish California state residency I worked before entering college. I went to work at the McDonald’s in the heart of downtown San Francisco, at 609 Market Street, in the FiDi. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61664 "2018-10-03T15:36:09Z")
> [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > I was hoping we’d get more entries from posters actually in bands. I wasn’t suggesting those of us not in bands posting of other jobs, I was explaining why I wasn’t posting the first entry. Carry on. In my experience in this game, that would likely take a long time. Perhaps very long. I think this is a good way to proceed and is also in the spirit of your first post. Also in this game it is common practice for one to create a new category **and also** to name the first item in the list. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61665 "2018-10-03T15:58:02Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 5. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. 6. I was never in a garage band. The busboy job sucked, so after a couple of months I quit and went to work at McDonald’s, the one that used to be on Asylum Ave, downtown Hartford, across from the Civic Center. 7. I played drums in high school but I really wasn’t that great. I almost had a gig once with a couple friends but I wasn’t able to go because we never actually practiced. 8. I was never in a garage band. The downtown Hartford McDonald’s was far from home, so after a few months I transferred to the McDonald’s in West Hartford on Prospect Ave. That was my last high school job. 9. I, too, was never in a garage band. I sang in my church choir, took (and hated) piano lessons through elementary school, and learned (and loved) to play alto sax in my middle school and junior bands. 10. I was never in a garage band. After graduating H.S. I moved to San Francisco with my family. To establish California state residency I worked before entering college. I went to work at the McDonald’s in the heart of downtown San Francisco, at 609 Market Street, in the FiDi. 11. I was never in a band. My husband was, as a backup guitarist, and his best friends played lead and bass guitar. Hubby’s sister was the vocalist. Another friend who they all disliked was only tolerated as part of the band because he had the money to provide amps and such. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61666 "2018-10-03T16:13:41Z")
What was your job in the garage band you were in during high school/college? 1. I was never in a band so I can’t participate, but I thought this might be an interesting category. 2. I was never in a band. I played violin in the orchestra. My early high school job was as a paper boy for the Hartford Courant. 3. I was never in a garage band. My high school responsibility was to periodically clean the garage at the angry insistence of my father 4. I was never in a garage band. After I turned 16 I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse and quit my paper route. 5. I also was never in a garage band. I was in Latin Club and on the Debate Team. My best friend had a band, though, which only got to play at youth church functions for free. He was the drummer. 6. I was never in a garage band. The busboy job sucked, so after a couple of months I quit and went to work at McDonald’s, the one that used to be on Asylum Ave, downtown Hartford, across from the Civic Center. 7. I played drums in high school but I really wasn’t that great. I almost had a gig once with a couple friends but I wasn’t able to go because we never actually practiced. 8. I was never in a garage band. The downtown Hartford McDonald’s was far from home, so after a few months I transferred to the McDonald’s in West Hartford on Prospect Ave. That was my last high school job. 9. I, too, was never in a garage band. I sang in my church choir, took (and hated) piano lessons through elementary school, and learned (and loved) to play alto sax in my middle school and junior bands. 10. I was never in a garage band. After graduating H.S. I moved to San Francisco with my family. To establish California state residency I worked before entering college. I went to work at the McDonald’s in the heart of downtown San Francisco, at 609 Market Street, in the FiDi. 11. I was never in a band. My husband was, as a backup guitarist, and his best friends played lead and bass guitar. Hubby’s sister was the vocalist. Another friend who they all disliked was only tolerated as part of the band because he had the money to provide amps and such. 12. I was never in a band. Before going to college, I quit McDonald’s and joined the Marines. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3082) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3084)