# 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:** 93
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1841 "2010-10-27T02:54:00Z")
Countries you’d love to visit someday, but haven’t yet 1. Australia 2. Czech Republic 3. Ireland 4. Singapore 5. Scotland 6. England 7. Turkey 8. New Zealand 9. Russia 10. Cuba 11. India 12. Kenya ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1842 "2010-10-27T03:21:37Z")
Countries you’d love to visit someday, but haven’t yet 1. Australia 2. Czech Republic 3. Ireland 4. Singapore 5. Scotland 6. England 7. Turkey 8. New Zealand 9. Russia 10. Cuba 11. India 12. Kenya 13. Cambodia ([Angor Wat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angor_Wat) in particular.) New category: Toys you really \*really \*wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. [Ready Ranger](http://www.timewarptoys.com/rrmfp1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1843 "2010-10-27T09:43:05Z")
Toys you really \*really \*wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. [Ready Ranger](http://www.timewarptoys.com/rrmfp1.jpg) 2. [Lite Brite](http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/images/uploads/april2008/lite.jpg) ---
**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 27, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1844 "2010-10-27T13:42:24Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. _Family Feud_ home game ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1845 "2010-10-27T14:14:15Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat (it _was_ promised as part of the “we are moving away from your friends and it will be okay for you next to the harbor” story) ---
**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:** [October 27, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1846 "2010-10-27T16:28:56Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel ---
**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 27, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1847 "2010-10-27T16:35:42Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1848 "2010-10-27T17:37:25Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven 7. Mini-bike ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1849 "2010-10-27T22:19:07Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven 7. Mini-bike 8. Race Car Set ---
**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 28, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1850 "2010-10-28T02:59:06Z")
Looks like most Dopers got all the toys they wanted… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1851 "2010-10-28T03:17:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Looks like most Dopers got all the toys they wanted… **EH** , I was going to put something really lame, i.e. a bag of marbles, to show how rough I had it as a kid. ---
**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 28, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1852 "2010-10-28T03:18:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Looks like most Dopers got all the toys they wanted… I was trying to think of any toys I really wanted when I was a kid and never got and nothing sprang to mind. Either I had low expectations, overly generous parents, or it’s been too many years since my childhood. ---
**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 28, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1853 "2010-10-28T13:24:25Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven 7. Mini-bike 8. Race Car Set 9. [My famous “Mickey Monkey” story](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12268732&postcount=3) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1854 "2010-10-28T14:14:55Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven 7. Mini-bike 8. Race Car Set 9. My famous “Mickey Monkey” story 10. Barbie’s convertible ---
**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 28, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1855 "2010-10-28T15:28:10Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > **EH** , I was going to put something really lame, i.e. a bag of marbles, to show how rough I had it as a kid. You think _you_ had it rough!: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1856 "2010-10-30T19:17:58Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven 7. Mini-bike 8. Race Car Set 9. My famous “Mickey Monkey” story 10. Barbie’s convertible 11. Nintendo (not until I was a teen) ---
**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 31, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1857 "2010-10-31T03:00:26Z")
Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven 7. Mini-bike 8. Race Car Set 9. My famous “Mickey Monkey” story 10. Barbie’s convertible 11. Nintendo (not until I was a teen) 12. My very own W54 > **[W54](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W54)** > > The W54 (also known as the Mark 54 or B54) was a tactical nuclear warhead developed by the United States in the late 1950s. The weapon is notable for being the smallest nuclear weapon in both weight and yield to have entered US service. It was a compact implosion device containing plutonium-239 as its fissile material, and in its various versions and mods it had a yield of 10 to 1,000 tons of TNT (42 to 4,184 gigajoules). > The weapon had two distinct versions: a warhead used in the AIM-26 Falcon ... ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1858 "2010-10-31T03:23:34Z")
Time we sent these whiny bratty kids to bed: Toys you really really wanted as a kid, but never got—the ones that got away… the Red Rider BB Guns… 1. Ready Ranger 2. Lite Brite 3. Family Feud home game 4. Sailboat 5. Big Wheel 6. Easy Bake Oven 7. Mini-bike 8. Race Car Set 9. My famous “Mickey Monkey” story 10. Barbie’s convertible 11. Nintendo (not until I was a teen) 12. My very own W54 13. Lawn Jarts infamous TV Neighbors (wacky, annoying or otherwise irritating) 1. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched) ---
**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 31, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1859 "2010-10-31T03:33:26Z")
Infamous TV Neighbors (wacky, annoying or otherwise irritating) 1. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched) 2. Ned Flanders (The Simpsons) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1860 "2010-10-31T04:39:06Z")
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