# 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:** 979
### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19563 "2013-08-30T01:06:46Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19564 "2013-08-30T02:44:14Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
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### Author:  [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19565 "2013-08-30T03:06:46Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
7. Yokohama
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19566 "2013-08-30T03:35:58Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
7. Yokohama
8. Kagoshima
Our favorite exchange student, Yuko, was from there.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19567 "2013-08-30T04:38:35Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
7. Yokohama
8. Kagoshima
9. Nagano (Winter Olympics host city)
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### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19568 "2013-08-30T04:47:11Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
7. Yokohama
8. Kagoshima
9. Nagano (Winter Olympics host city)
10. Chiba City
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19569 "2013-08-30T05:11:26Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
7. Yokohama
8. Kagoshima
9. Nagano (Winter Olympics host city)
10. Chiba City
11. Niigata
Was the designated target of the second atomic bomb. But due to bad weather Nagasaki was bombed instead.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19570 "2013-08-30T11:09:46Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
7. Yokohama
8. Kagoshima
9. Nagano (Winter Olympics host city)
10. Chiba City
11. Niigata
12. Hiroshima
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19571 "2013-08-30T16:20:28Z")
Cities in Japan
1. Tokyo
2. Kyoto
3. Yokosuka (my hometown!)
4. Kobe
5. Osaka
6. Sapporo
7. Yokohama
8. Kagoshima
9. Nagano (Winter Olympics host city)
10. Chiba City
11. Niigata
12. Hiroshima
13. Kashiwa
New! Months of the Year
14. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occuring in October/November)
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19572 "2013-08-30T16:23:10Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/October)
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19573 "2013-08-30T16:26:53Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
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### Author:  [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19574 "2013-08-30T17:56:29Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons)
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### Author:  [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19575 "2013-08-30T18:05:20Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons)
5. Frimaire (late fall/winter month in French Revolutionary calendar)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19576 "2013-08-30T18:05:38Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons
5. Frimaire (late fall/winter month in French Revolutionary calendar)
6. Afteryule (January in LOTR)
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19577 "2013-08-30T18:56:20Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons
5. Frimaire (late fall/winter month in French Revolutionary calendar)
6. Afteryule (January in LOTR)
7. Quintilis (7th month on the Roman calendar, before it was renamed after Julius Caesar)
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### Author:  [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19578 "2013-08-30T19:09:52Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons
5. Frimaire (late fall/winter month in French Revolutionary calendar)
6. Afteryule (January in LOTR)
7. Quintilis (7th month on the Roman calendar, before it was renamed after Julius Caesar)
8. September (9th month on the Gregorian calendar. Comes immediately after August and immediately before October. Generally considered the first month of autumn in the northern hemisphere and first month of spring in the southern hemisphere. Important September events include my birthday.)
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19579 "2013-08-30T19:49:41Z")
> [@Ponch8](#):
>
> Important September events include my birthday.)
mine, too 😃
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19580 "2013-08-30T19:57:55Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons
5. Frimaire (late fall/winter month in French Revolutionary calendar)
6. Afteryule (January in LOTR)
7. Quintilis (7th month on the Roman calendar, before it was renamed after Julius Caesar)
8. September (9th month on the Gregorian calendar. Comes immediately after August and immediately before October. Generally considered the first month of autumn in the northern hemisphere and first month of spring in the southern hemisphere. Important September events include my birthday.)
9. Ramadan - month of fasting on Islamic calendar
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19581 "2013-08-30T21:24:20Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons
5. Frimaire (late fall/winter month in French Revolutionary calendar)
6. Afteryule (January in LOTR)
7. Quintilis (7th month on the Roman calendar, before it was renamed after Julius Caesar)
8. September (9th month on the Gregorian calendar. Comes immediately after August and immediately before October. Generally considered the first month of autumn in the northern hemisphere and first month of spring in the southern hemisphere. Important September events include my birthday.)
9. Ramadan - month of fasting on Islamic calendar
10. Belyuth - “May” on the planet Krypton
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19582 "2013-08-30T21:34:17Z")
Months of the Year
1. Pyanepsion (Ancient Greek month occurring in October/November)
2. Tishrei (First month of the Jewish Calendar - occurring in September/Octoberr
3. Thermidor (summer month in the French Revolutionary calendar)
4. Smarch (the 13th month from The Simpsons
5. Frimaire (late fall/winter month in French Revolutionary calendar)
6. Afteryule (January in LOTR)
7. Quintilis (7th month on the Roman calendar, before it was renamed after Julius Caesar)
8. September (9th month on the Gregorian calendar. Comes immediately after August and immediately before October. Generally considered the first month of autumn in the northern hemisphere and first month of spring in the southern hemisphere. Important September events include my birthday.)
9. Ramadan - month of fasting on Islamic calendar
10. Belyuth - “May” on the planet Krypton
11. Pop - first month of Mayan calendar
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