# 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:** 3215
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64288 "2019-02-14T05:58:15Z")
Oscar-nominated movies (any category) from 2018 that you still want to see 1. Green Book 2. The Shape of Water 3. Get Out 4. Ralph Breaks The Internet 5. Vice 6. Black Panther 7. Bohemian Rhapsody 8. BlacKkKlansman 9. The Favourite 10. Roma 11. Can You Ever Forgive Me? 12. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64289 "2019-02-14T15:46:59Z")
Oscar-nominated movies (any category) from 2018 that you still want to see 1. Green Book 2. The Shape of Water 3. Get Out 4. Ralph Breaks The Internet 5. Vice 6. Black Panther 7. Bohemian Rhapsody 8. BlacKkKlansman 9. The Favourite 10. Roma 11. Can You Ever Forgive Me? 12. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 13. At Eternity’s Gate New Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64290 "2019-02-14T15:54:53Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64291 "2019-02-14T16:25:07Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. Cash ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64292 "2019-02-14T17:19:13Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. Cash 4. a girdle ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64293 "2019-02-14T18:59:19Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64294 "2019-02-14T19:17:19Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64295 "2019-02-14T19:29:09Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant 7. A bathroom scale ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64296 "2019-02-14T19:49:57Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant 7. A bathroom scale 8. a scrapbook of photos of his/her better-looking sibling ---
**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:** [February 14, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64297 "2019-02-14T19:51:34Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant 7. A bathroom scale 8. a scrapbook of photos of his/her better-looking sibling 9. A life-size pachyderm ala the taxiderm ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64298 "2019-02-15T01:58:42Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant 7. A bathroom scale 8. a scrapbook of photos of his/her better-looking sibling 9. A life-size pachyderm ala the taxiderm 10. mouthwash, toothbrush, toothpaste and breath mints ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64299 "2019-02-15T06:00:53Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant 7. A bathroom scale 8. a scrapbook of photos of his/her better-looking sibling 9. A life-size pachyderm ala the taxiderm 10. mouthwash, toothbrush, toothpaste and breath mints 11. Anything that obviously came from the 7-11 that’s on your way home from work ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64300 "2019-02-15T07:20:00Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant 7. A bathroom scale 8. a scrapbook of photos of his/her better-looking sibling 9. A life-size pachyderm ala the taxiderm 10. mouthwash, toothbrush, toothpaste and breath mints 11. Anything that obviously came from the 7-11 that’s on your way home from work 12. An STD ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64301 "2019-02-15T13:30:40Z")
Gifts you shouldn’t give a significant other on Valentine’s Day 1. a vacuum cleaner 2. a flyswatter 3. cash 4. a girdle 5. a weight-loss book 6. A bar of soap and some deodorant 7. A bathroom scale 8. a scrapbook of photos of his/her better-looking sibling 9. A life-size pachyderm ala the taxiderm 10. mouthwash, toothbrush, toothpaste and breath mints 11. Anything that obviously came from the 7-11 that’s on your way home from work 12. An STD 13. An unwrapped candy box with half the pieces missing New list: How to commemorate President’s Day aside from acknowledging Washington and Lincoln 1. Post GWB’s picture and pine for the good old days ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64302 "2019-02-15T13:47:53Z")
How to commemorate President’s Day aside from acknowledging Washington and Lincoln 1. Post GWB’s picture and pine for the good old days 2. Contemplate how much better off we would have been if Garfield hadn’t been assassinated. No, really. He was for Civil Rights for Minorities and Suffrage for Women. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64303 "2019-02-15T14:30:44Z")
How to commemorate President’s Day aside from acknowledging Washington and Lincoln 1. Post GWB’s picture and pine for the good old days 2. Contemplate how much better off we would have been if Garfield hadn’t been assassinated 3. Focus on how improved this country has been for minorities and women ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64304 "2019-02-15T14:44:13Z")
How to commemorate President’s Day aside from acknowledging Washington and Lincoln 1. Post GWB’s picture and pine for the good old days 2. Contemplate how much better off we would have been if Garfield hadn’t been assassinated 3. Focus on how improved this country has been for minorities and women 4. Learn more about the 2020 candidates ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64305 "2019-02-15T14:52:33Z")
How to commemorate President’s Day aside from acknowledging Washington and Lincoln 1. Post GWB’s picture and pine for the good old days 2. Contemplate how much better off we would have been if Garfield hadn’t been assassinated 3. Focus on how improved this country has been for minorities and women 4. Learn more about the 2020 candidates 5. Post Millard Fillmore’s painting and lament the passing of the Whig party ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64306 "2019-02-15T14:55:02Z")
How to commemorate President’s Day aside from acknowledging Washington and Lincoln 1. Post GWB’s picture and pine for the good old days 2. Contemplate how much better off we would have been if Garfield hadn’t been assassinated 3. Focus on how improved this country has been for minorities and women 4. Learn more about the 2020 candidates 5. Post Millard Fillmore’s painting and lament the passing of the Whig party 6. Put up a sign “Hillary in 2020” ---
**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:** [February 15, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64307 "2019-02-15T21:49:56Z")
How to commemorate President’s Day aside from acknowledging Washington and Lincoln 1. Post GWB’s picture and pine for the good old days 2. Contemplate how much better off we would have been if Garfield hadn’t been assassinated 3. Focus on how improved this country has been for minorities and women 4. Learn more about the 2020 candidates 5. Post Millard Fillmore’s painting and lament the passing of the Whig party 6. Put up a sign “Hillary in 2020” 7. Wishing the current president had followed in the footsteps of William Henry Harrison [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3214) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3216)