# Bakers Dozen
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173
**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:** 974
### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19463 "2013-08-26T04:14:56Z")
Things you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
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### Author:  [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19464 "2013-08-26T11:26:49Z")
Things you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
7. Get my shit together for my NFL pools and fantasy league
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### Author:  [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19465 "2013-08-26T13:03:41Z")
Things you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
7. Get my shit together for my NFL pools and fantasy league
8. Totally get a girlfriend and junk
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19466 "2013-08-26T13:09:39Z")
Things you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
7. Get my shit together for my NFL pools and fantasy league
8. Totally get a girlfriend and junk
9. See a discounted Broadway show (Phantom, anyone?)
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19467 "2013-08-26T13:38:39Z")
Things you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
7. Get my shit together for my NFL pools and fantasy league
8. Totally get a girlfriend and junk
9. See a discounted Broadway show (Phantom, anyone?)
10. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway’s entire length (absent closures of course)
---
### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19468 "2013-08-26T14:05:29Z")
ngs you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
7. Get my shit together for my NFL pools and fantasy league
8. Totally get a girlfriend and junk
9. See a discounted Broadway show (Phantom, anyone?)
10. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway’s entire length (absent closures of course)
11. See a movie that ISN’T animated
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19469 "2013-08-26T14:22:36Z")
Things you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
7. Get my shit together for my NFL pools and fantasy league
8. Totally get a girlfriend and junk
9. See a discounted Broadway show (Phantom, anyone?)
10. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway’s entire length (absent closures of course)
11. See a movie that ISN’T animated
12. Mow at least once more
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19470 "2013-08-26T14:56:41Z")
Things you’ve gotta do before the end of the summer
1. Buy school supplies
2. Vacation!
3. Make a trip to the flea markets
4. Visit another baseball stadium and get my MLB Ballpark Passport stamped there
5. Ride my bike more
6. Finish unpacking my suitcases from comic/game conventions I attended
7. Get my shit together for my NFL pools and fantasy league
8. Totally get a girlfriend and junk
9. See a discounted Broadway show (Phantom, anyone?)
10. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway’s entire length (absent closures of course)
11. See a movie that ISN’T animated
12. Mow at least once more
13. Walk across the George Washington Bridge and back
Next Up: Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19471 "2013-08-26T15:09:44Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
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### Author:  [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19472 "2013-08-26T15:10:10Z")
Next Up: Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19473 "2013-08-26T15:19:44Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
---
### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19474 "2013-08-26T15:21:00Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
---
### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19475 "2013-08-26T15:23:23Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19476 "2013-08-26T15:24:35Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
7. Not on my diet
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### Author:  [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19477 "2013-08-26T15:31:22Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
7. Not on my diet
8. Drinks, but not any of the stuff you have (Alcohol Snob?)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19478 "2013-08-26T15:31:43Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
7. Not on my diet
8. Drinks, but not any of the stuff you have (Alcohol Snob?)
9. Teetotaler
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19479 "2013-08-26T15:58:27Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
7. Not on my diet
8. Drinks, but not any of the stuff you have (Alcohol Snob?)
9. Teetotaler
10. “I’ve reached my limit.”
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19480 "2013-08-26T16:14:30Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
7. Not on my diet
8. Drinks, but not any of the stuff you have (Alcohol Snob?)
9. Teetotaler
10. “I’ve reached my limit.”
11. He’s under legal age
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### Author:  [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19481 "2013-08-26T16:23:11Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
7. Not on my diet
8. Drinks, but not any of the stuff you have (Alcohol Snob?)
9. Teetotaler
10. “I’ve reached my limit.”
11. He’s under legal age
12. “One more and I won’t get **it** up tonight”
---
### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19482 "2013-08-26T17:14:28Z")
Reasons why a guest might refuse your offer of an alcoholic drink:
1. Designated Driver
2. Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
3. It would make them vomit
4. On medication
5. Drinking alcohol is against his religious beliefs
6. pregnant
7. Not on my diet
8. Drinks, but not any of the stuff you have (Alcohol Snob?)
9. Teetotaler
10. “I’ve reached my limit.”
11. He’s under legal age
12. “One more and I won’t get it up tonight”
13. Have to leave the party early to go to work
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14. [Mental Floss](http://mentalfloss.com/)
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