# 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:** 749
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14962 "2013-03-20T21:10:46Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV 7. Hard copy (as in, bring a hard copy not a soft copy) 8. Whole milk 9. Real breasts 10. Analog recording 11. Rotary phone 12. Standard Time ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14963 "2013-03-20T21:16:51Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV 7. Hard copy (as in, bring a hard copy not a soft copy) 8. Whole milk 9. Real breasts 10. Analog recording 11. Rotary phone 12. Standard Time 13. Propeller plane I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14964 "2013-03-20T21:22:40Z")
No baseball, not for a while. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14965 "2013-03-20T21:23:36Z")
I’ll step in. New topic: Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14966 "2013-03-20T21:30:19Z")
I just noticed we’ve reached the 300th page of this thread. New topic: Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14967 "2013-03-20T21:32:56Z")
New topic: Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14968 "2013-03-20T21:40:32Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14969 "2013-03-20T21:54:19Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14970 "2013-03-20T22:01:47Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14971 "2013-03-20T22:06:15Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos 7. Bit O’Honey ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14972 "2013-03-20T23:46:21Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos 7. Bit O’Honey 8. Starburst ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14973 "2013-03-20T23:58:12Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos 7. Bit O’Honey 8. Starburst 9. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14974 "2013-03-21T02:23:01Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos 7. Bit O’Honey 8. Starburst 9. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 10. Skittles ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14975 "2013-03-21T02:56:08Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos 7. Bit O’Honey 8. Starburst 9. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 10. Skittles 11. Butterfinger ---
**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:** [March 21, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14976 "2013-03-21T03:20:34Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos 7. Bit O’Honey 8. Starburst 9. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 10. Skittles 11. Butterfinger 12. Three Musketeers ---
**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:** [March 21, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14977 "2013-03-21T03:30:54Z")
Candy sold at supermarket, convenience store, or drug store check-out stands (name the brand). 1. Tic-Tacs 2. M&M’s 3. Nerds 4. Snickers 5. Twizzlers 6. Mentos 7. Bit O’Honey 8. Starburst 9. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 10. Skittles 11. Butterfinger 12. Three Musketeers 13. $100,000 Bar Horror Movie Hosts 1. Svengoolie ---
**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:** [March 21, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14978 "2013-03-21T03:34:34Z")
Horror Movie Hosts 1. Svengoolie 2. Morgus the Magnificent ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14979 "2013-03-21T03:55:33Z")
1. Svengoolie 2. Morgus the Magnificent 3. Elvira mistress of the Dark SFC Schwartz (and sorry about the last category, but I knew Doper Sports fans would be up to the task.) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14980 "2013-03-21T03:59:23Z")
Horror Movie Hosts 1. Svengoolie 2. Morgus the Magnificent 3. Elvira mistress of the Dark 4. Moona Lisa No worries, E7S. We’re in **anyrose** ’s doghouse for a while, though. E7T ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14981 "2013-03-21T11:04:01Z")
woof 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=748) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=750)