# 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:** 3384
**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:** [August 31, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67668 "2019-08-31T17:23:41Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen ---
**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:** [August 31, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67669 "2019-08-31T17:35:27Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji ---
**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:** [August 31, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67670 "2019-08-31T17:42:16Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium ---
**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:** [August 31, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67671 "2019-08-31T18:55:44Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein ---
**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:** [August 31, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67672 "2019-08-31T19:23:09Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein 7. The Czech Republic ---
**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:** [August 31, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67673 "2019-08-31T20:30:02Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein 7. The Czech Republic 8. Cote d’Ivoire ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67674 "2019-08-31T21:21:08Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein 7. The Czech Republic 8. Cote d’Ivoire 9. Lesotho ---
**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:** [August 31, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67675 "2019-08-31T22:22:45Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein 7. The Czech Republic 8. Cote d’Ivoire 9. Lesotho 10. Sweden ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67676 "2019-08-31T23:16:10Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein 7. The Czech Republic 8. Cote d’Ivoire 9. Lesotho 10. Sweden 11. Morocco ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67677 "2019-09-01T00:05:51Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein 7. The Czech Republic 8. Cote d’Ivoire 9. Lesotho 10. Sweden 11. Morocco 12. Togo ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67678 "2019-09-01T00:18:49Z")
Countries with no A’s in their name 1. Mexico 2. Turkey 3. Yemen 4. Fiji 5. Belgium 6. Liechtenstein 7. The Czech Republic 8. Cote d’Ivoire 9. Lesotho 10. Sweden 11. Morocco 12. Togo 13. Belize Next topic: My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67679 "2019-09-01T02:10:44Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67680 "2019-09-01T03:44:01Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67681 "2019-09-01T05:01:42Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. 4. Lawn darts. One kid gets killed, and they’re banned. More kids die as a result of playing school sports, but I don’t see anyone calling for a ban on that. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67682 "2019-09-01T05:08:15Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. 4. Lawn darts. One kid gets killed, and they’re banned. More kids die as a result of playing school sports, but I don’t see anyone calling for a ban on that. 5. Nobody ever goes outside anymore. When I was a kid, even the nerds (like me) were out on their bikes, having adventures. Now everybody’s inside playing video games on the internet. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67683 "2019-09-01T05:22:18Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. 4. Lawn darts. One kid gets killed, and they’re banned. More kids die as a result of playing school sports, but I don’t see anyone calling for a ban on that. 5. Nobody ever goes outside anymore. When I was a kid, even the nerds (like me) were out on their bikes, having adventures. Now everybody’s inside playing video games on the internet. 6. The only password you needed in daily life was your locker combination. Your login was simply knowing where your locker was. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67684 "2019-09-01T06:58:26Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. 4. Lawn darts. One kid gets killed, and they’re banned. More kids die as a result of playing school sports, but I don’t see anyone calling for a ban on that. 5. Nobody ever goes outside anymore. When I was a kid, even the nerds (like me) were out on their bikes, having adventures. Now everybody’s inside playing video games on the internet. 6. The only password you needed in daily life was your locker combination. Your login was simply knowing where your locker was. 7. Kids don’t go anywhere alone any more. We roamed the neighborhood, but now CPS is called if children walk without adults. > **[Maryland 'free-range kids' taken into CPS custody](https://www.fox5dc.com/news/maryland-free-range-kids-taken-into-cps-custody)** > > Two Maryland children who got national attention as the "free range kids" because of their parents decision to let them walk around alone were picked up again by police on Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67685 "2019-09-01T10:30:29Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. 4. Lawn darts. One kid gets killed, and they’re banned. More kids die as a result of playing school sports, but I don’t see anyone calling for a ban on that. 5. Nobody ever goes outside anymore. When I was a kid, even the nerds (like me) were out on their bikes, having adventures. Now everybody’s inside playing video games on the internet. 6. The only password you needed in daily life was your locker combination. Your login was simply knowing where your locker was. 7. Kids don’t go anywhere alone any more. We roamed the neighborhood, but now CPS is called if children walk without adults. 8. School before zero tolerance policies. Remember when you could play tag, or cops and robbers, at recess, or try to innocently kiss someone? Not anymore. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67686 "2019-09-01T11:09:03Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. 4. Lawn darts. One kid gets killed, and they’re banned. More kids die as a result of playing school sports, but I don’t see anyone calling for a ban on that. 5. Nobody ever goes outside anymore. When I was a kid, even the nerds (like me) were out on their bikes, having adventures. Now everybody’s inside playing video games on the internet. 6. The only password you needed in daily life was your locker combination. Your login was simply knowing where your locker was. 7. Kids don’t go anywhere alone any more. We roamed the neighborhood, but now CPS is called if children walk without adults. 8. School before zero tolerance policies. Remember when you could play tag, or cops and robbers, at recess, or try to innocently kiss someone? Not anymore. 9. Do kids collect stamps and coins anymore? Or baseball cards? ---
**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:** [September 1, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67687 "2019-09-01T11:21:15Z")
My childhood is being erased. 1. All the record stores I used to go to… Musicland, Crow’s Nest, Tower Records, Peaches… all gone. 2. Independent bookstores. The chain bookstores killed them and then Amazon killed the chain bookstores. 3. LPs. The joy of putting a fresh record on my direct-drive turntable, and hearing the hi-fi stereo through my 3-foot high speakers. 4. Lawn darts. One kid gets killed, and they’re banned. More kids die as a result of playing school sports, but I don’t see anyone calling for a ban on that. 5. Nobody ever goes outside anymore. When I was a kid, even the nerds (like me) were out on their bikes, having adventures. Now everybody’s inside playing video games on the internet. 6. The only password you needed in daily life was your locker combination. Your login was simply knowing where your locker was. 7. Kids don’t go anywhere alone any more. We roamed the neighborhood, but now CPS is called if children walk without adults. 8. School before zero tolerance policies. Remember when you could play tag, or cops and robbers, at recess, or try to innocently kiss someone? Not anymore. 9. You could go home with friends on their school bus and call your mother after you got there. The Sheriff/FBI/Interpol wasn’t called because one kid wasn’t on his regular school bus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3383) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3385)