# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 582

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**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:** [July 27, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11622 "2012-07-27T14:14:59Z")

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New category: Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom

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**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:** [July 27, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11623 "2012-07-27T14:43:18Z")

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New category: Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada

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**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:** [July 27, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11624 "2012-07-27T16:53:52Z")

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New category: Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany

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**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:** [July 27, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11625 "2012-07-27T21:27:02Z")

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New category: Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey

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**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:** [July 27, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11626 "2012-07-27T22:22:25Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11627 "2012-07-31T05:57:57Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania
7. Iceland

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**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:** [July 31, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11628 "2012-07-31T14:02:54Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania
7. Iceland
8. France

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11629 "2012-07-31T14:43:33Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania
7. Iceland
8. France
9. Norway

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11630 "2012-07-31T15:31:23Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania
7. Iceland
8. France
9. Norway
10. Luxembourg

One of my high school teachers delighted in pointing out that if the USA were attacked by the USSR, Luxembourg would be obligated to come to our aid.

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**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:** [July 31, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11631 "2012-07-31T15:45:32Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania
7. Iceland
8. France
9. Norway
10. Luxembourg
11. Poland

Much slower moving category than I expected.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11632 "2012-07-31T16:48:26Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania
7. Iceland
8. France
9. Norway
10. Luxembourg
11. Poland
12. Netherlands

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**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:** [July 31, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11633 "2012-07-31T16:49:53Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Albania
7. Iceland
8. France
9. Norway
10. Luxembourg
11. Poland  
12 Netherlands

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11634 "2012-07-31T17:11:36Z")

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Countries in NATO

1. The United States

2. The United Kingdom

3. Canada

4. Germany

5. Turkey

6. Albania

7. Iceland

8. France

9. Norway

10. Luxembourg

11. Poland  
12 Netherlands

12. Romania  
Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport

13. Duck duck goose

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11635 "2012-07-31T17:17:33Z")

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Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport:

1. Duck duck goose
2. TV tag

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11636 "2012-07-31T17:53:09Z")

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Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport:

1. Duck duck goose
2. TV tag
3. Trivial Pursuit  
Although it wouldn’t be a bad idea, and surely it would interest more people than Badminton.

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**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:** [July 31, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11637 "2012-07-31T18:17:29Z")

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Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport:

1. Duck duck goose
2. TV tag
3. Trivial Pursuit
4. Doctor

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11638 "2012-07-31T18:26:02Z")

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Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport:

1. Duck duck goose

2. TV tag

3. Trivial Pursuit

4. Doctor  
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5. Red Light/Green Light (or Red Rover, if you’ve never heard of RL/GL)

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11639 "2012-07-31T18:29:31Z")

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Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport:

1. Duck duck goose
2. TV tag
3. Trivial Pursuit
4. Doctor
5. Red Light/Green Light (or Red Rover, if you’ve never heard of RL/GL)
6. Coed naked Twister

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**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:** [July 31, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11640 "2012-07-31T20:01:21Z")

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Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport:

1. Duck duck goose
2. TV tag
3. Trivial Pursuit
4. Doctor
5. Red Light/Green Light (or Red Rover, if you’ve never heard of RL/GL)
6. Coed naked Twister
7. Baker’s Dozen

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**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:** [July 31, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11641 "2012-07-31T20:32:33Z")

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Games you’ve played that probably won’t ever be an Olympic sport:

1. Duck duck goose
2. TV tag
3. Trivial Pursuit
4. Doctor
5. Red Light/Green Light (or Red Rover, if you’ve never heard of RL/GL)
6. Coed naked Twister
7. Baker’s Dozen
8. Nomic

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