# 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:** 421
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8402 "2011-11-03T16:59:45Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree ---
**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 3, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8403 "2011-11-03T17:02:23Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8404 "2011-11-03T17:32:55Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8405 "2011-11-03T18:07:51Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8406 "2011-11-03T18:37:04Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor 7. Rivendell ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8407 "2011-11-03T18:38:33Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor 7. Rivendell 8. Gondor ---
**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 3, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8408 "2011-11-03T18:44:09Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor 7. Rivendell 8. Gondor 9. Anorien ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8409 "2011-11-03T18:44:39Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor 7. Rivendell 8. Gondor 9. Anorien 10. Edoras ---
**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:** [November 3, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8410 "2011-11-03T20:24:49Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor 7. Rivendell 8. Gondor 9. Anorien 10. Edoras 11. Lothlorien ---
**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 3, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8411 "2011-11-03T20:30:08Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor 7. Rivendell 8. Gondor 9. Anorien 10. Edoras 11. Lothlorien 12. Barad-dur ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8412 "2011-11-04T00:04:27Z")
Places in Middle-earth 1. Minas Tirith 2. The Shire 3. Bree 4. Moria 5. The Misty Mountains 6. Mordor 7. Rivendell 8. Gondor 9. Anorien 10. Edoras 11. Lothlorien 12. Barad-dur 13. Dorthonian woods Next up: 1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 14. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8413 "2011-11-04T00:40:35Z")
Next up: 1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers”–passengers ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8414 "2011-11-04T00:46:11Z")
Next up: 1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers”–passengers 3. “Smokey”-- sheriff (or cop) ---
**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 4, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8415 "2011-11-04T00:48:15Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper **Sampiro** , what woods are those? > **[The Encyclopedia of Arda](https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/search.asp?search=Dorthonian%2BWoods)** > > An interactive encyclopedia of the world of J.R.R. Tolkien with thousands of entries, and interactive features including a chronicle, calendar and lexicon of Elvish names. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8416 "2011-11-04T01:14:02Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] **Sampiro** , what woods are those? > **[The Encyclopedia of Arda](https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/search.asp?search=Dorthonian%2BWoods)** > > An interactive encyclopedia of the world of J.R.R. Tolkien with thousands of entries, and interactive features including a chronicle, calendar and lexicon of Elvish names. [/QUOTE] A highland [Land of Pines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorthonion). ---
**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 4, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8417 "2011-11-04T01:20:16Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location ---
**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:** [November 4, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8418 "2011-11-04T02:05:44Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck As an old fan of C. W. McCall and Convoy, I approve of this topic! 😃 ---
**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 4, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8419 "2011-11-04T03:48:52Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > A highland [Land of Pines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorthonion). Thanks! I didn’t recall that name, and dunno why the Encycl. of Arda wouldn’t have a listing. 1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator ---
**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 4, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8420 "2011-11-04T06:52:10Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator 7. Big Charlie - the FCC ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8421 "2011-11-04T12:34:00Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator 7. Big Charlie - the FCC 8. Slaughterhouse - Channel 11 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=420) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=422)