# 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:** 367
**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:** [September 8, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7322 "2011-09-08T13:27:28Z")
Contradicting Bromides 1. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”/“Out of sight, out of mind” 2. “The more, the merrier.”/“Too many cooks spoil the broth.” 3. “Look before you leap”/“He who hesitates is lost” 4. “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar”/“The squeaky wheel gets the grease” 5. “Great minds think alike.”/“Fools seldom differ.” 6. “The early bird gets the worm.” / “Good things come to those who wait.” 7. “Waste not want not”/“You can’t take it with you” 8. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.”/ “They also serve who only stand and wait.” 9. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”/“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” 10. “The meek shall inherit the earth”/“Northing ventured, nothing gained” ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7323 "2011-09-08T14:52:20Z")
Contradicting Bromides 1. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”/“Out of sight, out of mind” 2. “The more, the merrier.”/“Too many cooks spoil the broth.” 3. “Look before you leap”/“He who hesitates is lost” 4. “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar”/“The squeaky wheel gets the grease” 5. “Great minds think alike.”/“Fools seldom differ.” 6. “The early bird gets the worm.” / “Good things come to those who wait.” 7. “Waste not want not”/“You can’t take it with you” 8. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.”/ “They also serve who only stand and wait.” 9. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”/“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” 10. Like father, like son/Niggard father, spendthrift son ---
**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 8, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7324 "2011-09-08T15:04:16Z")
Contradicting Bromides 1. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”/“Out of sight, out of mind” 2. “The more, the merrier.”/“Too many cooks spoil the broth.” 3. “Look before you leap”/“He who hesitates is lost” 4. “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar”/“The squeaky wheel gets the grease” 5. “Great minds think alike.”/“Fools seldom differ.” 6. “The early bird gets the worm.” / “Good things come to those who wait.” 7. “Waste not want not”/“You can’t take it with you” 8. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.”/ “They also serve who only stand and wait.” 9. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”/“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” 10. Like father, like son/Niggard father, spendthrift son 11. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” / “Keep your nose to the grindstone.” ---
**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 8, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7325 "2011-09-08T15:49:00Z")
Contradicting Bromides 1. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”/“Out of sight, out of mind” 2. “The more, the merrier.”/“Too many cooks spoil the broth.” 3. “Look before you leap”/“He who hesitates is lost” 4. “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar”/“The squeaky wheel gets the grease” 5. “Great minds think alike.”/“Fools seldom differ.” 6. “The early bird gets the worm.” / “Good things come to those who wait.” 7. “Waste not want not”/“You can’t take it with you” 8. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.”/ “They also serve who only stand and wait.” 9. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”/“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” 10. Like father, like son/Niggard father, spendthrift son 11. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” / “Keep your nose to the grindstone.” 12. “Clothes make the man”/“Don’t judge a book by its cover” ---
**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:** [September 8, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7326 "2011-09-08T16:07:14Z")
Contradicting Bromides 1. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”/“Out of sight, out of mind” 2. “The more, the merrier.”/“Too many cooks spoil the broth.” 3. “Look before you leap”/“He who hesitates is lost” 4. “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar”/“The squeaky wheel gets the grease” 5. “Great minds think alike.”/“Fools seldom differ.” 6. “The early bird gets the worm.” / “Good things come to those who wait.” 7. “Waste not want not”/“You can’t take it with you” 8. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.”/ “They also serve who only stand and wait.” 9. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”/“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” 10. Like father, like son/Niggard father, spendthrift son 11. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” / “Keep your nose to the grindstone.” 12. “Clothes make the man”/“Don’t judge a book by its cover” 13. “Look out for number one.” / “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground! ---
**Author:** ![pitcairnpete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@pitcairnpete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pitcairnpete)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7327 "2011-09-08T16:13:54Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7328 "2011-09-08T16:21:48Z")
1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory ---
**Author:** ![pitcairnpete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@pitcairnpete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pitcairnpete)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7329 "2011-09-08T16:25:33Z")
1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7330 "2011-09-08T16:26:29Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch ---
**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 8, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7331 "2011-09-08T16:34:02Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7332 "2011-09-08T16:41:21Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? 7. Creationism explained ---
**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 8, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7333 "2011-09-08T17:47:58Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? 7. Creationism explained 8. Oh please oh please oh please… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7334 "2011-09-08T18:20:10Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? 7. Creationism explained 8. Oh please oh please oh please… 9. I see your little, petrified skull…labeled and resting on a shelf somewhere That one caused the unintentionally funniest Dennis the Menace cartoon in history when they accidentally [mixed up the captions](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnqrd6GlWi1qkt1eco1_500.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7335 "2011-09-08T19:09:32Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > That one caused the unintentionally funniest Dennis the Menace cartoon in history when they accidentally [mixed up the captions](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnqrd6GlWi1qkt1eco1_500.jpg). Unintentional humor…the only kind of humor there ever is in Dennis the Menace. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7336 "2011-09-08T19:17:42Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > That one caused the unintentionally funniest Dennis the Menace cartoon in history when they accidentally [mixed up the captions](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnqrd6GlWi1qkt1eco1_500.jpg). > [@Ponch8](#): > > Unintentional humor…the only kind of humor there ever is in Dennis the Menace. And the DtM caption ended up under the Far Side panel - just as funny (I can’t find a link for it, tho) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7337 "2011-09-08T19:18:51Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? 7. Creationism explained 8. Oh please oh please oh please… 9. I see your little, petrified skull…labeled and resting on a shelf somewhere 10. Eeeeeeeeewaneewaneenu! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7338 "2011-09-08T20:28:45Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? 7. Creationism explained 8. Oh please oh please oh please… 9. I see your little, petrified skull…labeled and resting on a shelf somewhere 10. Eeeeeeeeewaneewaneenu! 11. Roger (?) screws up. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7339 "2011-09-08T21:23:07Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? 7. Creationism explained 8. Oh please oh please oh please… 9. I see your little, petrified skull…labeled and resting on a shelf somewhere 10. Eeeeeeeeewaneewaneenu! 11. Roger (?) screws up. 12. Your room is right in here, Maestro. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7340 "2011-09-08T21:31:24Z")
Far Side Captions (to the best of your recollection) with no further explanations or assistance. 1. Egad Simmons! We’ve found it; the secret elephant playground 2. Trouble Brewing 3. The joys and curses of having a five-second memory 4. Unconvincing torture methods 5. Boneless Chicken Ranch 6. For crying out loud, I was hibernating! Don’t you guys ever take a pulse? 7. Creationism explained 8. Oh please oh please oh please… 9. I see your little, petrified skull…labeled and resting on a shelf somewhere 10. Eeeeeeeeewaneewaneenu! 11. Roger (?) screws up. 12. Your room is right in here, Maestro. 13. Midvale School for the Gifted eta - new category - how about something easy: Peanuts characters 1. Charlie Brown ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7341 "2011-09-08T21:35:48Z")
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