# 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:** 530
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10582 "2012-04-21T14:47:00Z")
Things you never, ever want to say to your mistress 1. “Wow. Have you put on weight?” 2. “Safe word!? … I don’t need no stinking safe word!” 3. “You never told me I couldn’t have another mistress.” 4. “What we have is special. When I drop you for a younger mistress in a couple years, I’m really going to miss you.” 5. “Call me at home. Just leave a message if I’m not there”. 6. "My wife really gets me and we have great sex. Why? 7. “I’m married to a great therapist, here’s her number” 8. “I love my wife and kids and have decided to work things out.” 9. “I love you.” 10. “Talk? If I wanted to talk to somebody, I’d go home to my wife.” 11. “My wife is out of town why don’t you come over; I’m out of clean socks and the dishes are piling up.” 12. “Seeing you in that lingerie reminds me of my wife … 's mom.” 13. “Yeah, well if you were that great a catch you could probably find a guy who isn’t married” Next Category: US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur ---
**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:** [April 21, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10583 "2012-04-21T15:28:19Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter Only President to graduate from the Naval Academy ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10584 "2012-04-21T16:25:09Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower ---
**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:** [April 21, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10585 "2012-04-21T18:48:10Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10586 "2012-04-21T19:09:20Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Lieutenant is a commission ---
**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:** [April 21, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10587 "2012-04-21T20:21:48Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison Shortest serving President at thirty-two days. ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10588 "2012-04-21T22:01:28Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison 7. George Washington ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10589 "2012-04-21T23:18:40Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison 7. George Washington 8. Zachery Taylor ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10590 "2012-04-21T23:32:56Z")
US Presidents who were commissioned officers in the US military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison 7. George Washington 8. Zachery Taylor 9. James A. Garfield ---
**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:** [April 22, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10591 "2012-04-22T00:42:22Z")
U.S. Presidents who were commissioned officers in the U.S. military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison 7. George Washington 8. Zachary Taylor 9. James A. Garfield 10. Theodore Roosevelt Colonel of the “Rough Riders,” 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, and only President to (many years later) have won the Medal of Honor. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10592 "2012-04-22T01:01:50Z")
U.S. Presidents who were commissioned officers in the U.S. military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison 7. George Washington 8. Zachary Taylor 9. James A. Garfield 10. Theodore Roosevelt 11. Rutherford Hayes Was a Major General in the Civil War ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10593 "2012-04-22T21:03:36Z")
U.S. Presidents who were commissioned officers in the U.S. military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison 7. George Washington 8. Zachary Taylor 9. James A. Garfield 10. Theodore Roosevelt 11. Rutherford Hayes 12. Richard Nixon Navy Commander, South Pacific, WWII ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10594 "2012-04-23T02:05:46Z")
Wide open for the next category folks… ---
**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:** [April 23, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10595 "2012-04-23T02:38:06Z")
No, there needs to be one more answer. U.S. Presidents who were commissioned officers in the U.S. military: 1. Chester Arthur 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Ulysses Grant 5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 6. William “Tippecanoe” Harrison 7. George Washington 8. Zachary Taylor 9. James A. Garfield 10. Theodore Roosevelt 11. Rutherford Hayes 12. Richard Nixon 13. William McKinley Honored by a small monument at Antietam. Next category: Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10596 "2012-04-23T04:09:52Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10597 "2012-04-23T04:27:16Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy ---
**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:** [April 23, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10598 "2012-04-23T04:41:11Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10599 "2012-04-23T05:21:14Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou ---
**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:** [April 23, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10600 "2012-04-23T05:42:33Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10601 "2012-04-23T11:13:02Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing 7. “The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that” - The Big Lebowski [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=529) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=531)