# 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:** 3481
**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:** [December 17, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69609 "2019-12-17T19:20:20Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. I deleted the Lindbergh flight, which didn’t happen in 1920. ---
**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 17, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69610 "2019-12-17T20:20:44Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000 ---
**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:** [December 17, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69611 "2019-12-17T20:33:06Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000 8. Edith Wilson takes over for an ailing Woodrow and becomes America’s de-facto woman president. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69612 "2019-12-17T20:39:24Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000 8. Edith Wilson takes over for an ailing Woodrow and becomes America’s de-facto woman president. 9. The German Workers’ Party is renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party ---
**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:** [December 17, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69613 "2019-12-17T21:13:00Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000 8. Edith Wilson takes over for an ailing Woodrow and becomes America’s de-facto woman president. 9. The German Workers’ Party is renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party 10. The National Football League is established, as the American Professional Football Association. ---
**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 17, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69614 "2019-12-17T22:08:24Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000 8. Edith Wilson takes over for an ailing Woodrow and becomes America’s de-facto woman president. 9. The German Workers’ Party is renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party 10. The National Football League is established, as the American Professional Football Association. 11. The New York Times ridicules American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard; it will apologize in 1969 ---
**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 17, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69615 "2019-12-17T22:54:46Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000 8. Edith Wilson takes over for an ailing Woodrow and becomes America’s de-facto woman president. 9. The German Workers’ Party is renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party 10. The National Football League is established, as the American Professional Football Association. 11. The New York Times ridicules American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard; it will apologize in 1969 12. The first domestic radio sets come to stores in the United States; a Westinghouse radio costs $10. ---
**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 17, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69616 "2019-12-17T23:57:49Z")
Newsmakers of 1920 1. Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States in the first American presidential election in which women may vote 2. The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. 3. The Eighteenth Amendment(Prohibition) takes effect. 4. Treaty of Sèvres dissolves Ottoman Empire. 5. The League of Nations was established 6. Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000 8. Edith Wilson takes over for an ailing Woodrow and becomes America’s de-facto woman president. 9. The German Workers’ Party is renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party 10. The National Football League is established, as the American Professional Football Association. 11. The New York Times ridicules American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard; it will apologize in 1969 12. The first domestic radio sets come to stores in the United States; a Westinghouse radio costs $10 13. _Main Street_ by Sinclair Lewis is published in October, to great acclaim; 90,000 copies are sold by the end of the year New Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments ---
**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 18, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69617 "2019-12-18T00:03:47Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman ---
**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 18, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69618 "2019-12-18T00:15:05Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions ---
**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 18, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69619 "2019-12-18T02:23:24Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. [Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head](https://www.reddit.com/r/crafts/comments/a4phk3/garage_snowman/) ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69620 "2019-12-18T14:27:38Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. It’s in our house. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69621 "2019-12-18T15:35:44Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. On a neighbor’s lawn. The buildings are all about 3 to 5 feet high. Really cool piece of work. ---
**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 18, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69622 "2019-12-18T15:39:08Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. 7. A big inflated Elf on the Shelf with a fire lit under his posterior. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69623 "2019-12-18T16:26:15Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. 7. A big inflated Elf on the Shelf with a fire lit under his posterior. 8. An inflated white unicorn with a red and white striped horn. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69624 "2019-12-18T17:01:54Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. 7. A big inflated Elf on the Shelf with a fire lit under his posterior. 8. An inflated white unicorn with a red and white striped horn. 9. An icy outdoor scene including a polar bear that has the appearance of being made of ice. ---
**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 18, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69625 "2019-12-18T17:30:45Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. 7. A big inflated Elf on the Shelf with a fire lit under his posterior. 8. An inflated white unicorn with a red and white striped horn. 9. An icy outdoor scene including a polar bear that has the appearance of being made of ice. 10. A yard absolutely filled with brightly-illuminated Christmas doodads 'Way over the top, IMHO. I’m almost afraid it will distract pilots. ---
**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 18, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69626 "2019-12-18T19:36:48Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. 7. A big inflated Elf on the Shelf with a fire lit under his posterior. 8. An inflated white unicorn with a red and white striped horn. 9. An icy outdoor scene including a polar bear that has the appearance of being made of ice. 10. A yard absolutely filled with brightly-illuminated Christmas doodads 11. A collection of huge metallic cookie cutters, e.g. gingerbread man, xmas tree, etc. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69627 "2019-12-18T20:56:23Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. 7. A big inflated Elf on the Shelf with a fire lit under his posterior. 8. An inflated white unicorn with a red and white striped horn. 9. An icy outdoor scene including a polar bear that has the appearance of being made of ice. 10. A yard absolutely filled with brightly-illuminated Christmas doodads 11. A collection of huge metallic cookie cutters, e.g. gingerbread man, xmas tree, etc. 12. Christmas wreaths, handmade of evergreens ---
**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 18, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69628 "2019-12-18T20:58:39Z")
Holiday / Christmas decor you have seen lately 1. Lighted candy cane lawn ornaments 2. Inflated and lighted snowman 3. Inflated and lighted Minions 4. Garage door decorated to be a snowman’s head 5. A real live Christmas tree that will be planted this spring. 6. A pretty painted wooden gingerbread village. 7. A big inflated Elf on the Shelf with a fire lit under his posterior. 8. An inflated white unicorn with a red and white striped horn. 9. An icy outdoor scene including a polar bear that has the appearance of being made of ice. 10. A yard absolutely filled with brightly-illuminated Christmas doodads 11. A collection of huge metallic cookie cutters, e.g. gingerbread man, xmas tree, etc. 12. Christmas wreaths, handmade of evergreens 13. A banner with a menorah Pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3480) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3482)