Talk:Baker's dozen

message: I think the explaination given for the bakers dozen is wrong- I was always told that in ancient times that bread was sold by weight, and the punishment for being underweight was severe- your hand was chopped off. So bakers always used to give 13 for the price of 12 to be certain of not being underweight. A search on google supplies some people who support my theory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.243.220.41 (talk) Revision as of 06:18, 4 January 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interesting 

message: Another meaning of a bakers dozen in the town of Shipley (England) is a series of thirteen forward rolls done in succession - (preferably down a hill)
I have removed the above passage from the article as non-notable and unverifiable. If someone can cite a source and put forward a reason why this should be included here, please feel free to do so and return it to the article. Kafziel 14:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shipley 

message: This sounds like typical "medieval" folklore (more likely with origins post-Enlightenment) -- if it's going to be included in the article, it needs to have some really solid sources, because all the investigation I have done on this subject it has never come up. I believe it to be "false" in a Snopes sort of way. -- Stbalbach 23:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, that was a joke.  I was in a joking mood.  I wanted to see that on Wikipedia:Bad_jokes_and_other_deleted_nonsense though. 69.19.14.35 00:21, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  sacrifice to the devil 

message: The fact that bakers sell items by the dozen begs the question---why a dozen instead of ten.  Is this related in some way to 12 inches in a foot?  Inquiring minds want to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Legrand7 (talk • contribs) 08:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Simple, 12 is divisible by many more numbers. --jazzle 09:15, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As an interesting side note, this IS related to 12 inches and a foot. 12 has many more factors than 10. Anyone who's done physical work with both the imperial and metric systems can tell you this. Of course, when it's all calculations done on computers it becomes less relevant...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.104.56.3 (talk) 05:29, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Many more factors?  12 = 2^2 * 3 and 10=2 * 5.  They have the same number of prime factors.  Only the degree is different, and only by 1.  By no stretch can 12 be said to have many more. Superm401 - Talk 22:24, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: We're talking real life here, not abstract math.  Ten items can be split up in groups of 2 or 5, while 12 items can be split up in groups of 2, 3, 4, or 6. 83.252.238.253 (talk) 23:32, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  bakers dozen 

message: This entire section seems ludicrous.  Anyone with any sense of intelligence can tell you that it's far easier to fit 3x4 in a pan than this ridiculous arrangement of 13.  69.253.193.234 04:31, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree, since it depends on the size of the oven and/or the tray. A staggered pattern is a better use of the space. --jazzle 09:16, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

text: It certainly is totally unsourced. Superm401 - Talk 22:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modern uses 

message: I wrote a section about folklore dealing with Baker's dozen.  It was deleted.  I was wondering why and where it would have been more appropriate.  I was also wondering if Project Gutenberg is considered a verifiable source? deepsack (talk) 17:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Folklore 

message: No one can actualy say which arrangement (3x4 or w.e.) of baked goods is best because it would count as "original research". Unless someone famous tries this, or prehaps a scientific investigation of this goes under way, we cannot write whether this arrangement uses the least space. --91.105.68.60 (talk) 18:48, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technicaly... 

message: I find it hilarious that the article claims most modern bakers don't fear medieval laws anymore. I'd like to meet someone who still follows the Baker's Dozen tradition for fear of losing an arm. Haha Explodingdog (talk) 21:01, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modern Bakers 

message: I always thought that a Baker's Dozen was to allow 12 for the customer, and 1 to the baker to test the consistency of the batch. This is much like the adage, "Never trust a skinny cook."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by DeNoel (talk) 11:50, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  What to do with the 13th of a Baker's Dozen 

message: Some of the content in the Decimal dozen section comes from the merged stub Decimal Dozen. AgneCheese/Wine 03:58, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Attribution note