# 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:** 409
**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:** [October 20, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8162 "2011-10-20T19:54:09Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mahwah 6. Wankel Rotary Engine 7. Ausgezeichnet 8. Smooch 9. Sardoodledom 10. Ho-Ho-Kus 11. Snickerdoodle > **[Snickerdoodle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snickerdoodle)** > > A snickerdoodle is a type of cookie made with flour, fat, sugar, and salt, and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Eggs may also sometimes be used as an ingredient, with cream of tartar and baking soda added to leaven the dough. Snickerdoodles are characterized by a cracked surface and can be either crisp or soft depending on the ingredients used. > Snickerdoodles are often referred to as "sugar cookies". However, traditional sugar cookies are often rolled in white sugar whereas snickerdoodles are rolled in... ---
**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:** [October 20, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8163 "2011-10-20T23:33:36Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mahwah 6. Wankel Rotary Engine 7. Ausgezeichnet 8. Smooch 9. Sardoodledom 10. Ho-Ho-Kus 11. Snickerdoodle 12. Paradiddle ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8164 "2011-10-21T00:25:41Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mahwah 6. Wankel Rotary Engine 7. Ausgezeichnet 8. Smooch 9. Sardoodledom 10. Ho-Ho-Kus 11. Snickerdoodle 12. Paradiddle 13. Doot My category, so I pass the next one. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8165 "2011-10-21T00:53:18Z")
World Series Time: Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8166 "2011-10-21T02:47:27Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. [‘Stubby’ Clapp.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubby_Clapp) ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8167 "2011-10-21T02:50:19Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. [‘Stubby’ Clapp.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubby_Clapp) 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8168 "2011-10-21T03:10:53Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean > **[Dizzy Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Dean)** > > Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Browns. > A brash and colorful personality, Dean is the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in one season (1934). After his playing career, Dean became a popular television sp... ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8169 "2011-10-21T03:18:53Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8170 "2011-10-21T05:23:18Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8171 "2011-10-21T06:31:56Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson 7. Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8172 "2011-10-21T07:13:31Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson 7. Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio 8. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown And, yes, it was accurate. Brown only had three fingers on his right hand due to a childhood accident. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8173 "2011-10-21T13:24:02Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson 7. Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio 8. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown 9. Dennis Ray “Oil Can” Boyd ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8174 "2011-10-21T14:03:45Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson 7. Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio 8. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown 9. Dennis Ray “Oil Can” Boyd 10. Al Hrabosky, “The Mad Hungarian” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8175 "2011-10-21T15:35:20Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson 7. Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio 8. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown 9. Dennis Ray “Oil Can” Boyd 10. Al Hrabosky, “The Mad Hungarian” 11. Dwight “Doc” Gooden ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8176 "2011-10-21T15:36:53Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson 7. Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio 8. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown 9. Dennis Ray “Oil Can” Boyd 10. Al Hrabosky, “The Mad Hungarian” 11. Dwight “Doc” Gooden 12. James “Catfish” Hunter ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8177 "2011-10-21T15:56:10Z")
Great Baseball Nicknames: 1. Mr. October, Reggie Jackson 2. ‘Stubby’ Clapp. 3. Leroy “Satchel” Paige 4. Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean 5. Lou ‘Iron Horse’ Gehrig 6. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson 7. Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio 8. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown 9. Dennis Ray “Oil Can” Boyd 10. Al Hrabosky, “The Mad Hungarian” 11. Dwight “Doc” Gooden 12. James “Catfish” Hunter 13. Carlton Fisk, “Pudge” Deserted Islands 1. Michipitocan Island ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8178 "2011-10-21T16:22:03Z")
Deserted Islands 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8179 "2011-10-21T16:47:33Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France > **[Clipperton Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipperton_Island)** > > Clipperton Island (French: La Passion–Clipperton \[la pasjɔ̃ klipœʁtɔn\]; Spanish: Isla de la Pasión), also known as Clipperton Atoll and previously referred to as Clipperton's Rock, is an 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi) uninhabited French coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The only French territory in the North Pacific, Clipperton is 10,675 km (6,633 mi) from Paris, France; 5,400 km (2,900 nmi) from Papeete, Tahiti; and 1,280 km (690 nmi) from Acapulco, Mexico. > Clipperton was documented by French... ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8180 "2011-10-21T17:31:06Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. [Hans Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island), claimed by both Canada and Denmark. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8181 "2011-10-21T17:45:35Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland Just been around since 1963: [Surtsey - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surtsey) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=408) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=410)