# 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:** 3123
**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, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62447 "2018-11-07T20:49:18Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” ---
**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, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62448 "2018-11-07T21:29:50Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” ---
**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, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62449 "2018-11-07T22:26:00Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” 7. “OK, who’s the next to leave?” ---
**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 8, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62450 "2018-11-08T02:24:57Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” 7. “OK, who’s the next to leave?” 8. “Why is Jim Acosta locked up in the basement?” ---
**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 8, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62451 "2018-11-08T02:33:05Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” 7. “OK, who’s the next to leave?” 8. “Why is Jim Acosta locked up in the basement?” 9. “Why does Justice Kavanaugh keep offering me a beer?” ---
**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:** [November 8, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62452 "2018-11-08T03:58:15Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” 7. “OK, who’s the next to leave?” 8. “Why is Jim Acosta locked up in the basement?” 9. “Why does Justice Kavanaugh keep offering me a beer?” 10. “We didn’t just keep the senate, we gained. We gained with governors too.” ---
**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 8, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62453 "2018-11-08T06:51:50Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” 7. “OK, who’s the next to leave?” 8. “Why is Jim Acosta locked up in the basement?” 9. “Why does Justice Kavanaugh keep offering me a beer?” 10. “We didn’t just keep the senate, we gained. We gained with governors too.” 11. “No, Mr President, you can’t change the election outcome with an executive order.” ---
**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 8, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62454 "2018-11-08T06:55:10Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > “We didn’t just keep the senate, we gained. We gained with governors too.” It’s funny because that’s probably what they really were telling themselves in the White House this morning. They’re probably all trying to pretend that gaining a meaningless seat in the Senate somehow makes up for losing the majority in the House. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62455 "2018-11-08T11:10:21Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” 7. “OK, who’s the next to leave?” 8. “Why is Jim Acosta locked up in the basement?” 9. “Why does Justice Kavanaugh keep offering me a beer?” 10. “We didn’t just keep the senate, we gained. We gained with governors too.” 11. “No, Mr President, you can’t change the election outcome with an executive order.” 12. “About Jim Acosta, can we ban not just him but all reporters?” ---
**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:** [November 8, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62456 "2018-11-08T11:12:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > It’s funny because that’s probably what they really were telling themselves in the White House this morning. They’re probably all trying to pretend that gaining a meaningless seat in the Senate somehow makes up for losing the majority in the House. Exactly. If they keep telling themselves that, they’ll eventually believe it to be the truth. ---
**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 8, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62457 "2018-11-08T14:10:15Z")
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) 5. “Sean Hannity’s gonna be the next Attorney General!” 6. “Am I the only one who heard whinnying in the Lincoln Bedroom?” 7. “OK, who’s the next to leave?” 8. “Why is Jim Acosta locked up in the basement?” 9. “Why does Justice Kavanaugh keep offering me a beer?” 10. “We didn’t just keep the senate, we gained. We gained with governors too.” 11. “No, Mr President, you can’t change the election outcome with an executive order.” 12. “About Jim Acosta, can we ban not just him but all reporters?” 13. “Chanelling Scarlet O’Hara: tomorrow is another day” Pass ---
**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:** [November 8, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62458 "2018-11-08T14:17:38Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) ---
**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 8, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62459 "2018-11-08T14:41:17Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. ---
**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 8, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62460 "2018-11-08T16:03:15Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. 3. Talk on the damned cellphone while getting their purchase rung up. ---
**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 8, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62461 "2018-11-08T16:11:55Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. 3. Talk on the damned cellphone while getting their purchase rung up. 4. Use EBT to buy soda and candy bars for their obese kids. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62462 "2018-11-08T16:17:05Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. 3. Talk on the damned cellphone while getting their purchase rung up. 4. Use EBT to buy soda and candy bars for their obese kids. 5. Writing a cheque! ---
**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 8, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62463 "2018-11-08T16:38:26Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. 3. Talk on the damned cellphone while getting their purchase rung up. 4. Use EBT to buy soda and candy bars for their obese kids. 5. Writing a cheque! 6. Send a kid back to exchange an item from the shelves with the one they brought to the checkout line ---
**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:** [November 8, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62464 "2018-11-08T16:45:03Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. 3. Talk on the damned cellphone while getting their purchase rung up. 4. Use EBT to buy soda and candy bars for their obese kids. 5. Writing a cheque! 6. Send a kid back to exchange an item from the shelves with the one they brought to the checkout line 7. Emptying their change purse all over the counter, to find 18¢. ---
**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 8, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62465 "2018-11-08T16:59:15Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. 3. Talk on the damned cellphone while getting their purchase rung up. 4. Use EBT to buy soda and candy bars for their obese kids. 5. Writing a cheque! 6. Send a kid back to exchange an item from the shelves with the one they brought to the checkout line 7. Emptying their change purse all over the counter, to find 18¢. 8. Saying they’ll use a credit card, and then changing their mind once the transaction has begun and deciding to pay cash after all ---
**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 8, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62466 "2018-11-08T17:18:32Z")
Things customers do that drive store cashiers crazy, particularly this time of year: 1. The credit card shuffle (Going through 50 cards to find the “right” one. Pick a card, any card) 2. Insist that their expired coupons are still good. 3. Talk on the damned cellphone while getting their purchase rung up. 4. Use EBT to buy soda and candy bars for their obese kids. 5. Writing a cheque! 6. Send a kid back to exchange an item from the shelves with the one they brought to the checkout line 7. Emptying their change purse all over the counter, to find 18¢. 8. Saying they’ll use a credit card, and then changing their mind once the transaction has begun and deciding to pay cash after all 9. “If it doesn’t scan it’s free, right?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3124)