# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 3271

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65408 "2019-04-30T19:25:54Z")

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Shakespearean insults

1. “You Banbury cheese!” The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 1, scene 1
2. “Base dunghill villain and mechanical” Henry VI - Part Two, Act 1, Scene 3
3. “The bolting-hutch of beastliness, that swollen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of sack, that stuffed cloak-bag guts", Henry IV Part 1, Act 2 sc 4
4. “Thou lily-liver’d boy.” Macbeth, Act 5, scene 3
5. “Why, you whoreson round man” Henry IV, Act 2, Scene 4
6. “Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat”, Henry V, Act 4, scene 4
7. “Villain, I have done thy mother” Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 2
8. “The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon! Where got’st thou that goose look?” Macbeth Act 5 Sc 3
9. “…nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch; one whom I will beat into clamorous whining if thou deniest the least syllable of thy addition.” King Lear, Act 2, Scene 2.
10. “A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.” All’s Well That Ends Well, Act 3, Scene 6
11. “You hard hearts; you cruel men of Rome.” Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 1

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**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:** [April 30, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65409 "2019-04-30T22:38:39Z")

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Shakespearean insults

1. “You Banbury cheese!” The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 1, scene 1
2. “Base dunghill villain and mechanical” Henry VI - Part Two, Act 1, Scene 3
3. “The bolting-hutch of beastliness, that swollen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of sack, that stuffed cloak-bag guts", Henry IV Part 1, Act 2 sc 4
4. “Thou lily-liver’d boy.” Macbeth, Act 5, scene 3
5. “Why, you whoreson round man” Henry IV, Act 2, Scene 4
6. “Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat”, Henry V, Act 4, scene 4
7. “Villain, I have done thy mother” Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 2
8. “The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon! Where got’st thou that goose look?” Macbeth Act 5 Sc 3
9. “…nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch; one whom I will beat into clamorous whining if thou deniest the least syllable of thy addition.” King Lear, Act 2, Scene 2.
10. “A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.” All’s Well That Ends Well, Act 3, Scene 6
11. “You hard hearts; you cruel men of Rome.” Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 1
12. “Dost Mother know thou wearest her drapes?” Marvel’s The Avengers

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65410 "2019-05-01T05:06:07Z")

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Shakespearean insults

1. “You Banbury cheese!” The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 1, scene 1
2. “Base dunghill villain and mechanical” Henry VI - Part Two, Act 1, Scene 3
3. “The bolting-hutch of beastliness, that swollen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of sack, that stuffed cloak-bag guts", Henry IV Part 1, Act 2 sc 4
4. “Thou lily-liver’d boy.” Macbeth, Act 5, scene 3
5. “Why, you whoreson round man” Henry IV, Act 2, Scene 4
6. “Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat”, Henry V, Act 4, scene 4
7. “Villain, I have done thy mother” Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 2
8. “The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon! Where got’st thou that goose look?” Macbeth Act 5 Sc 3
9. “…nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch; one whom I will beat into clamorous whining if thou deniest the least syllable of thy addition.” King Lear, Act 2, Scene 2.
10. “A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.” All’s Well That Ends Well, Act 3, Scene 6
11. “You hard hearts; you cruel men of Rome.” Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 1
12. “Dost Mother know thou wearest her drapes?” Marvel’s The Avengers
13. “Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter! . . . I will tread this unbolted villain into mortar and daub the wall of a jakes with him.” King Lear, 2.2

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65411 "2019-05-01T10:19:24Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65412 "2019-05-01T12:44:28Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65413 "2019-05-01T13:13:29Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65414 "2019-05-01T13:42:11Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65415 "2019-05-01T14:00:18Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65416 "2019-05-01T14:02:08Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not
7. Gardenia

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65417 "2019-05-01T14:18:49Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not
7. Gardenia
8. hyacinth

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65418 "2019-05-01T14:19:50Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not
7. Gardenia
8. hyacinth
9. iris

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65419 "2019-05-01T14:21:40Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not
7. Gardenia
8. hyacinth
9. iris
10. Jack in the pulpit

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65420 "2019-05-01T14:55:14Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not
7. Gardenia
8. hyacinth
9. iris
10. Jack in the pulpit
11. kalmia

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65421 "2019-05-01T15:15:55Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not
7. Gardenia
8. hyacinth
9. iris
10. Jack in the pulpit
11. kalmia
12. lilac

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65422 "2019-05-01T16:11:04Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers A-M

1. azalea
2. bougainvillea
3. carnation
4. daffodils
5. edelweiss
6. Forget me not
7. Gardenia
8. hyacinth
9. iris
10. Jack in the pulpit
11. kalmia
12. lilac
13. morning glory

It’s Spring! Flowers N - Z

1. narcissus

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65423 "2019-05-01T16:13:36Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers N - Z

1. narcissus
2. oleander

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65424 "2019-05-01T16:24:01Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers N - Z

1. narcissus
2. oleander
3. passion flower

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65425 "2019-05-01T16:29:34Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers N - Z

1. narcissus
2. oleander
3. passion flower
4. Queen Anne’s Lace

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65426 "2019-05-01T17:32:52Z")

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It’s Spring! Flowers N - Z

1. narcissus
2. oleander
3. passion flower
4. Queen Anne’s Lace
5. rose

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**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:** [May 1, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65427 "2019-05-01T17:46:58Z")

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1. narcissus
2. oleander
3. passion flower
4. Queen Anne’s Lace
5. rose
6. Snapdragon

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