# 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:** 634
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12662 "2012-10-14T02:16:18Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 WS 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS 7. Joe Carter, 1993 WS 8. Will Clark, 1989 NLCS 9. Orel Hershiser, 1988 World Series 10. Bob Gibson, 1967 WS 11. Bucky Dent, AL East one game playoff in 1978 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2012, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12663 "2012-10-14T08:23:10Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 WS 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS 7. Joe Carter, 1993 WS 8. Will Clark, 1989 NLCS 9. Orel Hershiser, 1988 World Series 10. Bob Gibson, 1967 WS 11. Bucky Dent, AL East one game playoff in 1978 12. Edgar Renteria, 2010 World Series ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12664 "2012-10-14T12:02:14Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 WS 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS 7. Joe Carter, 1993 WS 8. Will Clark, 1989 NLCS 9. Orel Hershiser, 1988 World Series 10. Bob Gibson, 1967 WS 11. Bucky Dent, AL East one game playoff in 1978 12. Edgar Renteria, 2010 World Series 13. Bill Buckner, 1986 World Series \* - I’m a Mets Fan 😃 New category Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume (childhood or other) 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance ---
**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 14, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12665 "2012-10-14T17:08:42Z")
[quote=“anyrose, post:12664, topic:549173”] Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume (childhood or other) 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand ---
**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 14, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12666 "2012-10-14T17:21:37Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume (childhood or other) 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” ---
**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 15, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12667 "2012-10-15T14:26:36Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume (childhood or other) 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz I picked someone else, because I was never allowed to celebrate Halloween as a child. ---
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Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume (childhood or other) 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman ---
**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 15, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12669 "2012-10-15T17:51:07Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. ---
**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 15, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12670 "2012-10-15T19:52:38Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. 7. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. I kid you not. ---
**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 15, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12671 "2012-10-15T20:26:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. > > I kid you not. OFF That’s either the greatest or worst costume I’ve ever heard of. I can’t make up mind which, yet. ON Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. 7. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. 8. A former, female co-worker of mine dressed up as Master Chief from _Halo._ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12672 "2012-10-15T20:31:49Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. 7. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. 8. A former, female co-worker of mine dressed up as Master Chief from Halo. 9. A friend once came to a party dressed in a soccer uniform, with a long pole throught his sleeves- he was supposed to be a Foozball player. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12673 "2012-10-15T21:15:40Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. 7. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. 8. A former, female co-worker of mine dressed up as Master Chief from Halo. 9. A friend once came to a party dressed in a soccer uniform, with a long pole throught his sleeves- he was supposed to be a Foozball player. 10. We dressed our then 3-year old in a black dress and a pink wrap, gave her a fake “Oscar”, and she went as “Best Actress”. She was absolutely lovely. ---
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Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. 7. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. 8. A former, female co-worker of mine dressed up as Master Chief from Halo. 9. A friend once came to a party dressed in a soccer uniform, with a long pole throught his sleeves- he was supposed to be a Foozball player. 10. We dressed our then 3-year old in a black dress and a pink wrap, gave her a fake “Oscar”, and she went as “Best Actress”. She was absolutely lovely. 11. I wore a clear plastic garbage bag filled with different colored balloons with a “5 cents” sign on the front. I was a gumball machine. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12675 "2012-10-17T15:10:18Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. 7. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. 8. A former, female co-worker of mine dressed up as Master Chief from Halo. 9. A friend once came to a party dressed in a soccer uniform, with a long pole throught his sleeves- he was supposed to be a Foozball player. 10. We dressed our then 3-year old in a black dress and a pink wrap, gave her a fake “Oscar”, and she went as “Best Actress”. She was absolutely lovely. 11. I wore a clear plastic garbage bag filled with different colored balloons with a “5 cents” sign on the front. I was a gumball machine. 12. I’ve always liked the Karate Kid shower costume, hey it worked for Elizabeth Shue. ---
**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 17, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12676 "2012-10-17T20:28:49Z")
Your Favorite Ever Hallowe’en Costume 1. a sheet covered in playing cards, poker chips, and dice: A Ghost Of A Chance 2. a cardboard box fashioned into a nightstand; a lampshade; yellow facepaint to look like a lamp; the numeral 1 on his shirt; some toy crabs: catching crabs from a one-night stand 3. A Santa outfit, complete with beard, with a flesh tone body stocking under it. I opened and closed the coat at various times, and won first prize for the “flashing Santa.” 4. Four kids came into our store dressed as the heroes from The Wizard of Oz 5. The Headless Horseman 6. A family in which the father was Christopher Columbus, the mother was Queen Isabella, and the three daughters were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The mother made all the costumes. 7. An eight-year-old kid once came to our door in a white turtleneck, black pants, black cape, a dark, wide-brimmed Fedora and an engraved walking stick. “I’m a pimp!” he said proudly. 8. A former, female co-worker of mine dressed up as Master Chief from Halo. 9. A friend once came to a party dressed in a soccer uniform, with a long pole throught his sleeves- he was supposed to be a Foozball player. 10. We dressed our then 3-year old in a black dress and a pink wrap, gave her a fake “Oscar”, and she went as “Best Actress”. She was absolutely lovely. 11. I wore a clear plastic garbage bag filled with different colored balloons with a “5 cents” sign on the front. I was a gumball machine. 12. I’ve always liked the Karate Kid shower costume, hey it worked for Elizabeth Shue. 13. I had a dress made like the famous white Evita dress, only with Madonna’s bullet bra on top. Next up: Eye rhymes that are not ear rhymes. 1. Daughter/Laughter ---
**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 17, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12677 "2012-10-17T21:06:25Z")
Eye rhymes that are not ear rhymes. 1. Daughter/Laughter 2. Laughter/Slaughter However, they’re both the best medicine. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12678 "2012-10-17T21:44:53Z")
Eye rhymes that are not ear rhymes. 1. Daughter/Laughter 2. Laughter/Slaughter 3. Freight/Height ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12679 "2012-10-17T22:54:36Z")
Eye rhymes that are not ear rhymes. 1. Daughter/Laughter 2. Laughter/Slaughter 3. Freight/Height 4. Dough/Cough ---
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Eye rhymes that are not ear rhymes. 1. Daughter/Laughter 2. Laughter/Slaughter 3. Freight/Height 4. Dough/Cough 5. dead/read ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12681 "2012-10-17T23:27:50Z")
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