# 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:** 980
### Author:  [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19583 "2013-08-31T03:34:47Z")
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
12. Capac Raymi Quilla - first month of the Inca calendar.
New Topic
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19584 "2013-08-31T05:02:10Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. [Burmese](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Burmese_alphabet.svg/416px-Burmese_alphabet.svg.png)
It’s like an alphabet full of boobs
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### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19585 "2013-08-31T05:42:53Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. [Burmese](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Burmese_alphabet.svg/416px-Burmese_alphabet.svg.png)
3. [Gallifreyan](http://timeturners.wikidot.com/circular-gallifreyan)
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### Author:  [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19586 "2013-08-31T10:19:17Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
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### Author:  [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19587 "2013-08-31T11:06:42Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. [Rongorongo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rongorongo)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19588 "2013-08-31T12:54:51Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. [Tamil](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_script)
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19589 "2013-08-31T13:59:54Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. Tamil
7. Phoenician
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19590 "2013-08-31T15:23:50Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. Tamil
7. Phoenician
8. עברית
a/k/a/ Hebrew
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19591 "2013-08-31T16:13:51Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. Tamil
7. Phoenician
8. עברית
9. Devanagari
I like the way the individual [characters](http://www.cedar.buffalo.edu/script/images/hindi_trans.gif) link together in [text](http://www.sanskritweb.net/rigveda/rigveda2.gif) .
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### Author:  [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19592 "2013-09-01T01:24:37Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. Tamil
7. Phoenician
8. עברית
9. Devanagari
10. [Persian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_alphabet)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19593 "2013-09-01T17:42:02Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. Tamil
7. Phoenician
8. עברית
9. Devanagari
10. Persian
11. [Kryptonian](http://www.omniglot.com/writing/kryptonian.php)
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19594 "2013-09-01T18:09:12Z")
that site has Kryptonian and Klingon, but not Gallefreyan. Hmmmm. :dubious:
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19595 "2013-09-01T20:35:48Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. Tamil
7. Phoenician
8. עברית
9. Devanagari
10. Persian
11. Kryptonian
12. Quenya
In Tolkien’s Cirth form: [http://www2.tba.t-com.ne.jp/ing/ctan/quenya.gif](http://www2.tba.t-com.ne.jp/ing/ctan/quenya.gif)
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### Author:  [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19596 "2013-09-01T21:03:30Z")
Favourite non-Latin-alphabet writing system
1. Hangul
2. Burmese
3. Gallifreyan
4. Cyrillic
5. Rongorongo
6. Tamil
7. Phoenician
8. עברית
9. Devanagari
10. Persian
11. Kryptonian
12. Quenya
13. Futhark
New list:
Plural nouns that have no singular form
1: Suds.
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19597 "2013-09-01T21:06:10Z")
Plural nouns that have no singular form
1. Suds
2. Pants
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19598 "2013-09-01T22:05:53Z")
Plural nouns that have no singular form
1. Suds
2. Pants
3. Clothes
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19599 "2013-09-01T22:49:15Z")
Plural nouns that have no singular form
1. Suds
2. Pants
3. Clothes
4. Scissors
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19600 "2013-09-01T22:51:11Z")
Plural nouns that have no singular form
1. Suds
2. Pants
3. Clothes
4. Scissors
5. odds & ends
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19601 "2013-09-01T22:59:24Z")
Plural nouns that have no singular form
1. Suds
2. Pants
3. Clothes
4. Scissors
5. odds & ends
6. Pliers
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### Author:  [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19602 "2013-09-02T00:21:13Z")
Plural nouns that have no singular form
1. Suds
2. Pants
3. Clothes
4. Scissors
5. odds & ends
6. Pliers
7. smithereens
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