# 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:** 3436

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68709 "2019-11-02T20:39:12Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.

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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:** [November 2, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68710 "2019-11-02T20:56:34Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.
7. All your base are belong to us.

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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:** [November 2, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68711 "2019-11-02T21:06:22Z")

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**6. Please remove your shoes.**

I don’t get this one.

And no, I did not just arrive in a time machine from 1989 🙂

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68712 "2019-11-02T21:36:05Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.
7. All your base are belong to us.
8. We’re living in a post-9/11 world.

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**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:** [November 3, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68713 "2019-11-03T00:07:34Z")

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8 explains 6

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**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:** [November 3, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68714 "2019-11-03T00:08:47Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.
7. All your base are belong to us.
8. We’re living in a post-9/11 world.
9. The meme’s gone viral.

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68715 "2019-11-03T00:41:44Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.
7. All your base are belong to us.
8. We’re living in a post-9/11 world.
9. The meme’s gone viral.
10. The wi-fi in here sucks, and when it cuts out I have just one bar.

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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:** [November 3, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68716 "2019-11-03T01:22:56Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.
7. All your base are belong to us.
8. We’re living in a post-9/11 world.
9. The meme’s gone viral.
10. The wi-fi in here sucks, and when it cuts out I have just one bar.
11. I shot this video with my phone, and it went viral.

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68717 "2019-11-03T01:36:59Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.
7. All your base are belong to us.
8. We’re living in a post-9/11 world.
9. The meme’s gone viral.
10. The wi-fi in here sucks, and when it cuts out I have just one bar.
11. I shot this video with my phone, and it went viral.
12. I DVRed the first season so I could binge it, but for the second season, I’ll be streaming it.

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**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:** [November 3, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68718 "2019-11-03T01:47:38Z")

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Sentences that would have made no sense before 1990:

1. Let me Google that for you.
2. Want to get together for some Netflix and chill?
3. Don’t text and drive.
4. Did you see what the President tweeted today?
5. I want to visit all thirteen Eastern European NATO member countries.
6. Please remove your shoes.
7. All your base are belong to us.
8. We’re living in a post-9/11 world.
9. The meme’s gone viral.
10. The wi-fi in here sucks, and when it cuts out I have just one bar.
11. I shot this video with my phone, and it went viral.
12. I DVRed the first season so I could binge it, but for the second season, I’ll be streaming it.
13. You think Chrome is better than Firefox?

Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter

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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:** [November 3, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68719 "2019-11-03T02:23:52Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain

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**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 3, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68720 "2019-11-03T02:33:33Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House

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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:** [November 3, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68721 "2019-11-03T03:04:10Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health

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**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 3, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68722 "2019-11-03T03:49:10Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health
5. diabetes

[https://www.mayoclinic.org](https://www.mayoclinic.org) › diabetes-and-depression › faq-20057904

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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:** [November 3, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68723 "2019-11-03T09:04:56Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health
5. diabetes
6. Death of a pet

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68724 "2019-11-03T12:26:23Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health
5. diabetes
6. Death of a pet
7. Job dissatisfaction

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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:** [November 3, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68725 "2019-11-03T12:37:41Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health
5. diabetes
6. Death of a pet
7. Job dissatisfaction
8. Constant criticism

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**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:** [November 3, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68726 "2019-11-03T13:04:29Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health
5. diabetes
6. Death of a pet
7. Job dissatisfaction
8. Constant criticism
9. No love life

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**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 3, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68727 "2019-11-03T14:27:40Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health
5. diabetes
6. Death of a pet
7. Job dissatisfaction
8. Constant criticism
9. No love life
10. Divorce

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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:** [November 3, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68728 "2019-11-03T14:45:06Z")

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Cause for depression

1. Less sunlight from fall through winter
2. Chemical imbalance in the brain
3. The latest news from the White House
4. My parents’ health
5. diabetes
6. Death of a pet
7. Job dissatisfaction
8. Constant criticism
9. No love life
10. Divorce
11. Financial problems

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