# 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:** 3440
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68789 "2019-11-05T17:53:28Z")
Seemed like a good idea at the time… Seemed like a good idea at the time… 1. Mercurochrome 2. Those foot X-ray machines in shoe stores 3. New Coke 4. Montezuma welcomes Cortes 5. Astroturf 6. Radioactive chemistry sets 7. Only straights get to marry 8. Post-WWI isolationism 9. Asbestos fireproofing 10. Jarts ---
**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 5, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68790 "2019-11-05T17:57:43Z")
Seemed like a good idea at the time… 1. Mercurochrome 2. Those foot X-ray machines in shoe stores 3. New Coke 4. Montezuma welcomes Cortes 5. Astroturf 6. Radioactive chemistry sets 7. Only straights get to marry 8. Post-WWI isolationism 9. Asbestos fireproofing 10. Jarts 11. The electoral college ---
**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 5, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68791 "2019-11-05T18:02:10Z")
Seemed like a good idea at the time… 1. Mercurochrome 2. Those foot X-ray machines in shoe stores 3. New Coke 4. Montezuma welcomes Cortes 5. Astroturf 6. Radioactive chemistry sets 7. Only straights get to marry 8. Post-WWI isolationism 9. Asbestos fireproofing 10. Jarts 11. The Electoral College 12. slavery ---
**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 5, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68792 "2019-11-05T18:12:36Z")
Seemed like a good idea at the time… 1. Mercurochrome 2. Those foot X-ray machines in shoe stores 3. New Coke 4. Montezuma welcomes Cortes 5. Astroturf 6. Radioactive chemistry sets 7. Only straights get to marry 8. Post-WWI isolationism 9. Asbestos fireproofing 10. Jarts 11. The electoral college 12. Prohibition ---
**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 5, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68793 "2019-11-05T18:14:41Z")
N/M ---
**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 5, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68794 "2019-11-05T18:31:09Z")
Seemed like a good idea at the time… 1. Mercurochrome 2. Those foot X-ray machines in shoe stores 3. New Coke 4. Montezuma welcomes Cortes 5. Astroturf 6. Radioactive chemistry sets 7. Only straights get to marry 8. Post-WWI isolationism 9. Asbestos fireproofing 10. Jarts 11. The Electoral College 12. Prohibition 13. slavery Next up: Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68795 "2019-11-05T18:57:49Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir ---
**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 5, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68796 "2019-11-05T19:03:27Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert ---
**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:** [November 5, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68797 "2019-11-05T19:25:46Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold ---
**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 5, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68798 "2019-11-05T19:41:41Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman ---
**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 5, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68799 "2019-11-05T19:49:11Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68800 "2019-11-05T19:52:28Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 7. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke ---
**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:** [November 5, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68801 "2019-11-05T19:58:56Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 7. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 8. The Fold by Peter Kline ---
**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 5, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68802 "2019-11-05T20:08:31Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 7. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 8. The Fold by Peter Kline 9. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis ---
**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 5, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68803 "2019-11-05T21:18:11Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 7. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 8. The Fold by Peter Kline 9. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 10. Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68804 "2019-11-05T21:22:55Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 7. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 8. The Fold by Peter Kline 9. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 10. Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout 11. The Boat of a Million Years - Poul Anderson ---
**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 5, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68805 "2019-11-05T22:29:37Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 7. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 8. The Fold by Peter Kline 9. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 10. Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout 11. The Boat of a Million Years - Poul Anderson 12. The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle ---
**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 5, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68806 "2019-11-05T22:31:41Z")
Favorite science fiction novels 1. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 2. The Martian by Andy Weir 3. Dune by Frank Herbert 4. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 5. Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 7. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 8. The Fold by Peter Kline 9. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 10. Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout 11. The Boat of a Million Years - Poul Anderson 12. The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 13. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Brand Names That Start With A 14. Anacin ---
**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 5, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68807 "2019-11-05T22:33:14Z")
Brand Names That Start With A 1. Anacin 2. Aerosmith ---
**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 5, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68808 "2019-11-05T22:49:06Z")
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