# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 186
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3701 "2023-11-18T17:10:54Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > Not on the show, as I recall. > > Well, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-eu2oYxYOA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-eu2oYxYOA) I stand corrected! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3702 "2023-11-18T17:12:16Z")
**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ ---
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**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3704 "2023-11-19T15:41:23Z")
**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) ---
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**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) 7. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3706 "2023-11-26T03:45:44Z")
**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) 7. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” - “Peak Performance” 8. “I’m going to make this easy for you, Mr. Crusher. Either you tell Adm. Brand what really happened, or I will. Dismissed!” - “The First Duty” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3707 "2023-11-28T19:06:27Z")
**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) 7. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” - “Peak Performance” 8. “I’m going to make this easy for you, Mr. Crusher. Either you tell Adm. Brand what really happened, or I will. Dismissed!” - “The First Duty” 9. [singing] " Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines, din-din-don, din-din-don…" - _Disaster;_ _Chain of Command, Part 1_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3708 "2023-11-29T13:44:02Z")
**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) 7. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” - “Peak Performance” 8. “I’m going to make this easy for you, Mr. Crusher. Either you tell Adm. Brand what really happened, or I will. Dismissed!” - “The First Duty” 9. [singing] " Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines, din-din-don, din-din-don…" - _Disaster;_ _Chain of Command, Part 1_ 10. “But the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. Something is wrong here, Mister Worf. I don’t like what we have become.” - _The Drumhead_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3709 "2023-11-30T21:22:10Z")
**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) 7. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” - “Peak Performance” 8. “I’m going to make this easy for you, Mr. Crusher. Either you tell Adm. Brand what really happened, or I will. Dismissed!” - “The First Duty” 9. [singing] " Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines, din-din-don, din-din-don…" - _Disaster;_ _Chain of Command, Part 1_ 10. “But the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. Something is wrong here, Mister Worf. I don’t like what we have become.” - _The Drumhead_ 11. “You don’t know, Robert, you don’t know. They took _everything_ I was. They used me to kill and to destroy, and I couldn’t stop them! I should have been able to stop them! I tried. [begins sobbing] I tried _so hard_. But I wasn’t strong enough! I wasn’t good enough! I should have been able to stop them. I should, I should.” - to his brother Robert, “Family” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3710 "2023-11-30T22:30:13Z")
**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) 7. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” - “Peak Performance” 8. “I’m going to make this easy for you, Mr. Crusher. Either you tell Adm. Brand what really happened, or I will. Dismissed!” - “The First Duty” 9. [singing] " Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines, din-din-don, din-din-don…" - _Disaster;_ _Chain of Command, Part 1_ 10. “But the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. Something is wrong here, Mister Worf. I don’t like what we have become.” - _The Drumhead_ 11. “You don’t know, Robert, you don’t know. They took _everything_ I was. They used me to kill and to destroy, and I couldn’t stop them! I should have been able to stop them! I tried. [begins sobbing] I tried _so hard_. But I wasn’t strong enough! I wasn’t good enough! I should have been able to stop them. I should, I should.” - to his brother Robert, “Family” 12. “I will not sacrifice the Enterprise. We’ve made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And _I_ will make them pay for what they’ve done!” - _ST: First Contact_ ---
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**Favorite Captain Picard Speeches** 1. “Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well THERE IT SITS!” --“The Measure of a Man” 2. “Shut up, Wesley!” – _Datalore_ 3. “There are FOUR LIGHTS!” - _Chain of Command, Part 2_ 4. “There are times when I envy you, Mr. Data.” - _ST: First Contact_ 5. “If you’d earned that uniform you’re wearing, you’d know that the unknown is what brings us out here.” – addressing Q, who is also dressed as a Starfleet captain, in _Encounter at Farpoint_ 6. “Alright, I’ll try. But I want you to know, this is mutiny.” - _Disaster_ (Picard is trapped in a damaged turbolift with four children; he orders them to escape to safety, but they refuse to leave him behind.) 7. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” - “Peak Performance” 8. “I’m going to make this easy for you, Mr. Crusher. Either you tell Adm. Brand what really happened, or I will. Dismissed!” - “The First Duty” 9. [singing] " Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines, din-din-don, din-din-don…" - _Disaster;_ _Chain of Command, Part 1_ 10. “But the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. Something is wrong here, Mister Worf. I don’t like what we have become.” - _The Drumhead_ 11. “You don’t know, Robert, you don’t know. They took _everything_ I was. They used me to kill and to destroy, and I couldn’t stop them! I should have been able to stop them! I tried. [begins sobbing] I tried _so hard_. But I wasn’t strong enough! I wasn’t good enough! I should have been able to stop them. I should, I should.” - to his brother Robert, “Family” 12. “I will not sacrifice the Enterprise. We’ve made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And _I_ will make them pay for what they’ve done!” - _ST: First Contact_ 13. “I’ve found that even in the darkest circumstances, there is a light. Sometimes only a glimmer. Trust that light. Find a way back. No matter what it takes.” _Two of One_ This category should have been easier, imo. Next: **Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. ---
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Next: **Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3713 "2023-12-01T14:35:09Z")
**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3714 "2023-12-01T14:41:22Z")
**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me ---
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**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3716 "2023-12-01T15:24:26Z")
**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet ---
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**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet 7. A Giraffe - 14-18 feet ---
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**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet 7. A Giraffe - 14-18 feet 8. The 20’ oak tree in my yard that grew from the acorn planted by my son ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3719 "2023-12-01T16:49:06Z")
**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet 7. A Giraffe - 14-18 feet 8. The 20’ oak tree in my yard that grew from the acorn planted by my son 9. Washington Monument - almost 549 feet taller than me ---
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**Something that is taller than you** 1. Michael Jordan - taller than me by 6 inches. 2. The Empire State Building - taller than me by 1,448 feet 3. The doorways in my house - about a few inches taller than me 4. My father - 8 inches taller than me 5. My son - 10 inches taller than me 6. Redwood tree - on average, taller than me by around 200 feet 7. A Giraffe - 14-18 feet 8. The 20’ oak tree in my yard that grew from the acorn planted by my son 9. Washington Monument - almost 549 feet taller than me 10. The surf rod that I put away this morning - taller than me by 8’2" [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=185) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=187)