# 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:** 779
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15562 "2013-04-10T14:29:46Z")
[nyah-nyah]My infinite set is larger than your infinite set, Professor![/nyah-nyah] 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15563 "2013-04-10T14:37:11Z")
Infinite Sets 1. Whole Numbers 2. Imaginary Worlds 3. Alternate Universes 4. Integers 5. The decimals between 1 and 2 6. The decimals between 1 and 1.000000000000000000000000000000000001 7. Digits in Pi 3.141589… 8. Infinite sets (Now who’s got the biggest infinite set? Bwaahahahahaha!) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15564 "2013-04-10T14:40:44Z")
Infinite Sets 1. Whole Numbers 2. Imaginary Worlds 3. Alternate Universes 4. Integers 5. The decimals between 1 and 2 6. The decimals between 1 and 1.000000000000000000000000000000000001 7. Digits in Pi 3.141589… 8. Infinite sets 9. ways **John T** and \*\*Prof. Pepperwinkle \*\*will try to outdo each other in this category ---
**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 10, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15565 "2013-04-10T15:06:35Z")
Infinite Sets 1. Whole Numbers 2. Imaginary Worlds 3. Alternate Universes 4. Integers 5. The decimals between 1 and 2 6. The decimals between 1 and 1.000000000000000000000000000000000001 7. Digits in Pi 3.141589… 8. Infinite sets 9. ways **John T** and \*\*Prof. Pepperwinkle \*\*will try to outdo each other in this category 10. Dreams of Iron Maiden > **[Infinite Dreams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Dreams)** > > "Infinite Dreams" is a live single released in 1989 by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the only single to be released in sync with a home video; 1989's Maiden England. The performance was recorded in Birmingham, England in 1988 towards the end of the massive world tour to support the album where the song originally appeared, being Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. It was the band's final single to feature "The Trooper"-era lineup for an entire decade until 2000's single "The Wicker... ---
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15566 "2013-04-10T15:33:10Z")
Infinite Sets 1. Whole Numbers 2. Imaginary Worlds 3. Alternate Universes 4. Integers 5. The decimals between 1 and 2 6. The decimals between 1 and 1.000000000000000000000000000000000001 7. Digits in Pi 3.141589… 8. Infinite sets 9. ways **John T** and \*\*Prof. Pepperwinkle \*\*will try to outdo each other in this category 10. Dreams of Iron Maiden 11. The set of sets Boo-yah! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15567 "2013-04-10T15:45:59Z")
… uh, John, in what way does " the set of sets" differ from the Infinite Set of Infinite sets #8? ---
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15568 "2013-04-10T15:52:20Z")
It _sounds_ bigger. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15569 "2013-04-10T15:55:05Z")
actually, no it doesn’t 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15570 "2013-04-10T15:55:45Z")
Infinite Sets 1. Whole Numbers 2. Imaginary Worlds 3. Alternate Universes 4. Integers 5. The decimals between 1 and 2 6. The decimals between 1 and 1.000000000000000000000000000000000001 7. Digits in Pi 3.141589… 8. Infinite sets 9. ways John T and Prof. Pepperwinkle will try to outdo each other in this category 10. Dreams of Iron Maiden 11. The set of sets 12. **The Trans-Hyper-Super-Ultra-Meta-Infinite Set of Everything and Nothing and Anything, _plus two_**. Back atcha! And anyrose, thanks for your support! ---
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15571 "2013-04-10T15:59:27Z")
Infinite Sets 1. Whole Numbers 2. Imaginary Worlds 3. Alternate Universes 4. Integers 5. The decimals between 1 and 2 6. The decimals between 1 and 1.000000000000000000000000000000000001 7. Digits in Pi 3.141589… 8. Infinite sets 9. ways John T and Prof. Pepperwinkle will try to outdo each other in this category 10. Dreams of Iron Maiden 11. The set of sets 12. **The Trans-Hyper-Super-Ultra-Meta-Infinite Set of Everything and Nothing and Anything, _plus two_**. 13. 10/3 Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis ---
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15572 "2013-04-10T16:05:19Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15573 "2013-04-10T16:07:53Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth ---
**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 10, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15574 "2013-04-10T16:14:30Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth 4. _Brave_ ---
**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 10, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15575 "2013-04-10T16:16:45Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth 4. _Brave_ 5. The Poet McTeagle [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4W9p_NFm6qk/hqdefault.jpg "The Poet McTeagle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W9p_NFm6qk) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15576 "2013-04-10T16:17:54Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth 4. Brave 5. The poet McTeagle 6. The Bay City Rollers ---
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15577 "2013-04-10T16:26:59Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth 4. Brave 5. The poet McTeagle 6. The Bay City Rollers 7. David Tennant. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15578 "2013-04-10T18:04:34Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth 4. Brave 5. The poet McTeagle 6. The Bay City Rollers 7. David Tennant 8. Chief Engineering Officer Montgomery Scott ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15579 "2013-04-10T18:31:23Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth 4. Brave 5. The poet McTeagle 6. The Bay City Rollers 7. David Tennant 8. Chief Engineering Officer Montgomery Scott 9. Most good whiskey ---
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15580 "2013-04-10T18:31:17Z")
Name something Scottish! 1. Haggis 2. Terriers 3. Macbeth 4. Brave 5. The poet McTeagle 6. The Bay City Rollers 7. David Tennant 8. Chief Engineering Officer Montgomery Scott 9. Robert Burns ---
**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:** [April 10, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15581 "2013-04-10T18:32:39Z")
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