# 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:** 3122
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62427 "2018-11-07T04:50:34Z")
World Capitals with 6 Letter (or Fewer) Names 1. Oslo, Norway 2. Rome, Italy 3. Havana, Cuba 4. Paris, France 5. Riga, Latvia 6. Ottawa, Canada 7. Bern, Switzerland 8. Moscow, Russia 9. Manila, Philippines 10. Quito, Ecuador ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62428 "2018-11-07T09:08:35Z")
World Capitals with 6 Letter (or Fewer) Names 1. Oslo, Norway 2. Rome, Italy 3. Havana, Cuba 4. Paris, France 5. Riga, Latvia 6. Ottawa, Canada 7. Bern, Switzerland 8. Moscow, Russia 9. Manila, Philippines 10. Quito, Ecuador 11. Hanoi, Vietnam ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62429 "2018-11-07T12:32:37Z")
World Capitals with 6 Letter (or Fewer) Names 1. Oslo, Norway 2. Rome, Italy 3. Havana, Cuba 4. Paris, France 5. Riga, Latvia 6. Ottawa, Canada 7. Bern, Switzerland 8. Moscow, Russia 9. Manila, Philippines 10. Quito, Ecuador 11. Hanoi, Vietnam 12. Tokyo, Japan ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62430 "2018-11-07T13:03:45Z")
World Capitals with 6 Letter (or Fewer) Names 1. Oslo, Norway 2. Rome, Italy 3. Havana, Cuba 4. Paris, France 5. Riga, Latvia 6. Ottawa, Canada 7. Bern, Switzerland 8. Moscow, Russia 9. Manila, Philippines 10. Quito, Ecuador 11. Hanoi, Vietnam 12. Tokyo, Japan 13. Vaduz, Liechtenstein Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62431 "2018-11-07T14:19:18Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62432 "2018-11-07T14:23:41Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62433 "2018-11-07T15:06:15Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62434 "2018-11-07T15:13:30Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RLySXTIBS3c/hqdefault.jpg "Orange Juice Trade - Trading Places") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLySXTIBS3c) ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62435 "2018-11-07T16:43:06Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62436 "2018-11-07T16:58:05Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies 7. coffee ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62437 "2018-11-07T17:13:42Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies 7. coffee 8. wheat ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62438 "2018-11-07T17:30:19Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies 7. coffee 8. wheat 9. Adzuki bean ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62439 "2018-11-07T17:55:35Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies 7. coffee 8. wheat 9. Adzuki bean 10. Crude oil ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62440 "2018-11-07T18:30:19Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies 7. coffee 8. wheat 9. Adzuki bean 10. Crude oil 11. rare earths ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62441 "2018-11-07T19:23:42Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies 7. coffee 8. wheat 9. Adzuki bean 10. Crude oil 11. rare earths 12. Maize ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62442 "2018-11-07T19:32:59Z")
Commodities traded in exchanges 1. Natural gas 2. Cotton 3. Cattle 4. gold 5. frozen concentrate orange juice 6. pork bellies 7. coffee 8. wheat 9. Adzuki bean 10. Crude oil 11. rare earths 12. Maize 13. lumber Next category: Heard around the White House this morning 1. “We kept the Senate but lost the House. What do you want to bet he takes credit for the first and blames someone else for the second?” ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62443 "2018-11-07T19:37:19Z")
Heard around the White House this morning 1. “We kept the Senate but lost the House. What do you want to bet he takes credit for the first and blames someone else for the second?” 2. “Beto for President!” ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62444 "2018-11-07T19:53:37Z")
Heard around the White House this morning 1. “We kept the Senate but lost the House. What do you want to bet he takes credit for the first and blames someone else for the second?” 2. “Beto for President!” 3. “It’s weird to see half the Cabinet looking so yearningly at the Exit sign.” ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62445 "2018-11-07T20:08:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Heard around the White House this morning > > 1. “We kept the Senate but lost the House. What do you want to bet he takes credit for the first and blames someone else for the second?” > 2. “Beto for President!” > 3. “It’s weird to see half the Cabinet looking so yearningly at the Exit sign.” I was going to use “Bring me the head of Jeffy the Elf,” but I’m too late. :eek: ---
**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:** [November 7, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62446 "2018-11-07T20:47:10Z")
Heard around the White House this morning 1. “We kept the Senate but lost the House. What do you want to bet he takes credit for the first and blames someone else for the second?” 2. “Beto for President!” 3. “It’s weird to see half the Cabinet looking so yearningly at the Exit sign.” 4. “Sessions!” (Followed by steam whistle sound) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3123)