# 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:** 3465

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69289 "2019-12-01T04:21:55Z")

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People who had to work on Thanksgiving Day

1. Police officers
2. Grocery store clerks
3. Staff at restaurants that serve Thanksgiving meals
4. Nurses
5. Football sportscasters
6. 911 dispatchers
7. Macy’s parade workers
8. Prison guards
9. Best Buy employees

They opened at 5 PM and started handing out numbers to customers in line at 4 PM.

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69290 "2019-12-01T05:07:58Z")

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People who had to work on Thanksgiving Day

1. Police officers
2. Grocery store clerks
3. Staff at restaurants that serve Thanksgiving meals
4. Nurses
5. Football sportscasters
6. 911 dispatchers
7. Macy’s parade workers
8. Prison guards
9. Best Buy employees
10. Stadium staff for bowl games

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69291 "2019-12-01T07:42:13Z")

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People who had to work on Thanksgiving Day

1. Police officers
2. Grocery store clerks
3. Staff at restaurants that serve Thanksgiving meals
4. Nurses
5. Football sportscasters
6. 911 dispatchers
7. Macy’s parade workers
8. Prison guards
9. Best Buy employees
10. Stadium staff for bowl games
11. Firefighters

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69292 "2019-12-01T13:01:37Z")

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People who had to work on Thanksgiving Day

1. Police officers
2. Grocery store clerks
3. Staff at restaurants that serve Thanksgiving meals
4. Nurses
5. Football sportscasters
6. 911 dispatchers
7. Macy’s parade workers
8. Prison guards
9. Best Buy employees
10. Stadium staff for bowl games
11. Firefighters
12. EMTs

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69293 "2019-12-01T18:42:40Z")

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People who had to work on Thanksgiving Day

1. Police officers
2. Grocery store clerks
3. Staff at restaurants that serve Thanksgiving meals
4. Nurses
5. Football sportscasters
6. 911 dispatchers
7. Macy’s parade workers
8. Prison guards
9. Best Buy employees
10. Stadium staff for bowl games
11. Firefighters
12. EMTs
13. Butterball Turkey Talk-Line advisers

Pass

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69294 "2019-12-01T19:08:16Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69295 "2019-12-01T19:29:38Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s

Pizza, pizza!

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69296 "2019-12-01T19:58:25Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69297 "2019-12-01T20:45:37Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub

Sub sandwich chain, located mainly in eastern Canada. Better than Subway, in my opinion.

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69298 "2019-12-01T20:51:22Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69299 "2019-12-01T20:58:13Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s

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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:** [December 1, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69300 "2019-12-01T21:02:32Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s
7. Long John Silver’s

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**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69301 "2019-12-01T21:38:13Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s
7. Long John Silver’s
8. Taco Bell

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69302 "2019-12-02T01:13:47Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s
7. Long John Silver’s
8. Taco Bell
9. Arby’s

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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:** [December 2, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69303 "2019-12-02T05:34:23Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s
7. Long John Silver’s
8. Taco Bell
9. Arby’s
10. Popeyes

No apostrophe; Al Copeland, the owner, claimed jokingly that he was “too poor” to afford an apostrophe.

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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:** [December 2, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69304 "2019-12-02T05:43:50Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s
7. Long John Silver’s
8. Taco Bell
9. Arby’s
10. Popeyes
11. Port of Subs

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69305 "2019-12-02T05:53:15Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s
7. Long John Silver’s
8. Taco Bell
9. Arby’s
10. Popeyes
11. Port of Subs
12. Chipotle

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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:** [December 2, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69306 "2019-12-02T06:30:50Z")

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Fast food, no burgers

1. KFC
2. Little Caesar’s
3. Subway
4. Mr. Sub
5. Captain D’s
6. Jimmy John’s
7. Long John Silver’s
8. Taco Bell
9. Arby’s
10. Popeyes
11. Port of Subs
12. Chipotle
13. Del Taco

Pass

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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:** [December 2, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69307 "2019-12-02T12:55:02Z")

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Good Books You’ve Read This Year

1. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

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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:** [December 2, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69308 "2019-12-02T13:15:36Z")

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Good Books You’ve Read This Year

1. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
2. Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

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