# 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:** 447
**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:** [December 2, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8922 "2011-12-02T21:55:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Famous bars, taverns, saloons, etc. > > 1. [Harry’s New York Bar, Paris](http://aubergechezrichard.blogspot.com/2010/02/just-say-sank-roo-doe-noo.html) > 2. [The Bull and Finch Pub, Boston](http://www.cheersboston.com/) > 3. [Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Goat_Tavern) > 4. [The White Horse Tavern, NYC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Tavern_(New_York_City)) > 5. [Chumley’s, NYC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumley's) > > A place that was overwhelmed when over fifty of us dropped in to have a dopefest. My favorite thing about Chumley’s: > [@](#): > > The term “86” originated when an unruly guest was escorted out the Bedford St. door, which held the address “86 Bedford St.” Tho’ I had heard that it was code for an impending raid during prohibition. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8923 "2011-12-02T22:02:40Z")
I forgot to start a new category. Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8924 "2011-12-02T22:04:41Z")
I forgot to start a new category. Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a [radioactive watch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls) Very big in the '20s. ---
**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 3, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8925 "2011-12-03T02:06:20Z")
[quote=“Sampiro, post:8924, topic:549173”] Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a [radioactive watch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls) 3. a lump of coal ---
**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 3, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8926 "2011-12-03T02:35:06Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap ---
**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 3, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8927 "2011-12-03T02:35:50Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8928 "2011-12-03T02:42:12Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything. 6. [Celine Dion Christmas](http://www.amazon.com/These-Special-Times-Celine-Dion/dp/B00000DHR0/ref=cm_lmf_tit_5) ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8929 "2011-12-03T03:03:17Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything. 6. Celine Dion Christmas 7. Underwear ---
**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 3, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8930 "2011-12-03T03:10:28Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything 6. Celine Dion Christmas 7. Underwear 8. Fruitcake ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8931 "2011-12-03T03:52:20Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything 6. Celine Dion Christmas 7. Underwear 8. Fruitcake 9. Mittens ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8932 "2011-12-03T03:57:33Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything 6. Celine Dion Christmas 7. Underwear 8. Fruitcake 9. Mittens 10. Broom/dustpan/mop set ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8933 "2011-12-03T05:04:38Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything 6. Celine Dion Christmas 7. Underwear 8. Fruitcake 9. Mittens 10. Broom/dustpan/mop set 11. A chip pan It’s an old legend- probably nonsense - in my family that one of my Mum’s cousins once got a chip pan for Christmas. When he was a kid. His parents were a little … hmmm… careful with their cash. ---
**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 3, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8934 "2011-12-03T05:06:23Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything 6. Celine Dion Christmas 7. Underwear 8. Fruitcake 9. Mittens 10. Broom/dustpan/mop set 11. A chip pan 12. A gift you recognize having given that person a few years earlier ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8935 "2011-12-03T19:07:12Z")
Worst Possible Holiday Gift Ever: 1. toe socks 2. a radioactive watch 3. a lump of coal 4. the clap 5. Chia anything 6. Celine Dion Christmas 7. Underwear 8. Fruitcake 9. Mittens 10. Broom/dustpan/mop set 11. A chip pan 12. A gift you recognize having given that person a few years earlier 13. A python New Category: Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 14. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8936 "2011-12-03T20:12:51Z")
New Category: Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame ---
**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 3, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8937 "2011-12-03T20:36:33Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8938 "2011-12-03T21:02:38Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for _Northern Exposure_ ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8939 "2011-12-03T21:10:26Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for _Northern Exposure_ 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8940 "2011-12-03T22:46:05Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8941 "2011-12-03T23:57:07Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig 7. [Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmeirion)/shooting location of _The Prisoner_ (among other movies/TV shows) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=446) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=448)