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Why is there only a Baker's Dozen and not a Baker's Score ?
A Baker's Century, even a Baker's Millenium ?
Counting is so boring now everything has been decimalised, can we not re-introduce the 'Baker's' quantifier to make things a little more confusing again ?
Why it's a baker's dozen
http://www.straight...g/mbakersdozen.html
Weights and Measures. [DrCurry, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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On seeing the dissapointed look on a ladyfriend's face, the use of the "I ment 10 *Baker's* Inches" excuse probably won't save you... or would that be the wrong way around... er... as it were... |
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Oh, I've gone and made myself blush... |
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If you want to make things confusing, why not just a one-word replacement form on non-rhyming slang: |
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I'm just going down to the Bakers'.
Just give me a Bakers'.
Oh, Bakers!
Look at the Bakers' on her!
I don't give a Baker's. |
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<irrelevent aside>
//A variant is bakester// -- from [DC]'s link |
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I think that sounds much better than 'baker'.</> |
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Of course, it would have to be a part of the slug / fortnight / hogshead English system. |
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I like the idea of a baker's kilogram being 2.5 lb and the baker's litre being 2 pints.
<aside>At the engineering woikshop where I once woiked, screws, nuts and such were commonly dispensed by the 'Imperial handful'.</aside> |
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I'll have a baker's pint of ale, please! (+) |
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I think I'd like a baker's hard drive. |
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Yeah, to put it on everything would be confusing. Because everyone's not a baker. |
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As for a baker's dozen, hope you have a nice, generous baker. Otherwise you get less than everyone else. [:^) It's the baker's choice! |
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How 'bout a Baker's hundred?
"...Killing a hundred people. What? You say a baker's hundred? Oh, Lord, save us..." |
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Oh yeah, and you get cool stuff like: |
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A Baker's Burger. With more than The Works. |
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A Baker's Hemi. What a Hummer has. (I know it doesn't really.) |
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A Baker's Bakery. Also prints newspapers. |
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A Baker's Ammo Clip. More bang for your buck. |
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A Baker's Annotation. What you have right here. |
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[Shz] ooh, I like "Bake 'o clock" (best if the "o" is pronounced "uh"). Kinda sounds like lunchtime too. |
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