# 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:** 631
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12602 "2012-10-11T20:05:33Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally! (Love) ---
**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 11, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12603 "2012-10-11T20:10:01Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12604 "2012-10-11T20:24:13Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally!( Love) 6. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) 7. Helping son pick Halloween costume (Love, until I have to pay for it) ---
**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 11, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12605 "2012-10-11T20:30:36Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally!( Love) 6. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) 7. Helping son pick Halloween costume (Love, until I have to pay for it) 8. A big harvest Moon (love) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12606 "2012-10-11T20:35:12Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally!( Love) 6. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) 7. Helping son pick Halloween costume (Love, until I have to pay for it) 8. A big harvest Moon (love) 9. Baseball playoffs (BIG love) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12607 "2012-10-11T20:41:25Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally!( Love) 6. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) 7. Helping son pick Halloween costume (Love, until I have to pay for it) 8. A big harvest Moon (love) 9. Baseball playoffs (BIG love) 10. Oktoberfests (Love) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12608 "2012-10-11T21:04:12Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally!( Love) 6. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) 7. Helping son pick Halloween costume (Love, until I have to pay for it) 8. A big harvest Moon (love) 9. Baseball playoffs (BIG love) 10. Oktoberfests (Love) 11. Dan Rather’s birthday/Halloween (love) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12609 "2012-10-11T21:23:52Z")
OFF Dan Rather’s _birthday?_😕 ON Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally!( Love) 6. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) 7. Helping son pick Halloween costume (Love, until I have to pay for it) 8. A big harvest Moon (love) 9. Baseball playoffs (BIG love) 10. Oktoberfests (Love) 11. Dan Rather’s birthday/Halloween (love) 12. Seasonal foods: Apple cider, candy corn and pumpkin pie (BIG love) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12610 "2012-10-11T21:46:33Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Cooler weather, finally!( Love) 6. Unexpected snowstorm (fucking HATED it last year) 7. Helping son pick Halloween costume (Love, until I have to pay for it) 8. A big harvest Moon (love) 9. Baseball playoffs (BIG love) 10. Oktoberfests (Love) 11. Dan Rather’s birthday/Halloween (love) 12. Seasonal foods: Apple cider, candy corn and pumpkin pie (BIG love) 13. The smell of burning leaves (LOVE, though I probably shouldn’t) New category: Celebrity chefs 14. Mario Batali ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12611 "2012-10-11T22:08:48Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay ---
**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:** [October 11, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12612 "2012-10-11T22:58:58Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12613 "2012-10-12T00:26:25Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain 4. Emeril Lagasse ---
**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:** [October 12, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12614 "2012-10-12T00:53:45Z")
Things you love (or hate) about October: 1. College Football (love) 2. NHL Lockout! (That’s a hate BTW) 3. Cider (love) 4. Raking Leaves (Hate) 5. Golden, Red & Yellow Leaves (Adore-wouldn’t mind raking them either) ---
**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 12, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12615 "2012-10-12T02:44:36Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain 4. Emeril Lagasse 5. James Beard ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12616 "2012-10-12T02:51:54Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain 4. Emeril Lagasse 5. James Beard 6. Wolfgang Puck ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12617 "2012-10-12T03:39:01Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain 4. Emeril Lagasse 5. James Beard 6. Wolfgang Puck 7. Justin Wilson (“Ah gah-RON-tee”) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12618 "2012-10-12T03:54:13Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain 4. Emeril Lagasse 5. James Beard 6. Wolfgang Puck 7. Justin Wilson (“Ah gah-RON-tee”) 8. Gordon Ramsey IIRC, we’ve done this one before. ---
**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 12, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12619 "2012-10-12T04:42:32Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain 4. Emeril Lagasse 5. James Beard 6. Wolfgang Puck 7. Justin Wilson (“Ah gah-RON-tee”) 8. Gordon Ramsey 9. Paul Prudhomme ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12620 "2012-10-12T10:57:33Z")
New category: Celebrity chefs 1. Mario Batali 2. Bobby Flay 3. Anthony Bourdain 4. Emeril Lagasse 5. James Beard 6. Wolfgang Puck 7. Justin Wilson (“Ah gah-RON-tee”) 8. Gordon Ramsey 9. Paul Prudhomme 10. Paula Deen ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12621 "2012-10-12T10:59:02Z")
> [@](#): > > IIRC, we’ve done this one before. Entirely possible- this game has gone on a long time, and I haven’t been playing it all along. There could be LOTS of categories already done that I’m not aware of. Sorry! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=630) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=632)