# 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:** 347
**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:** [March 3, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6921 "2025-03-03T14:45:41Z")
**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. ---
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**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino ---
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**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino 6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Mr. Spock walks around 1986 San Francisco with the rest of the crew. ---
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**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino 6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Mr. Spock walks around 1986 San Francisco with the rest of the crew. 7. At the Mountains of Madness - Aliens are found frozen after millions of years lost in the icy wastes of Antarctica ---
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**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino 6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Mr. Spock walks around 1986 San Francisco with the rest of the crew. 7. At the Mountains of Madness - Aliens are found frozen after millions of years lost in the icy wastes of Antarctica 8. The Last Starfighter – Alien hanging around a video arcade to see who gets the high score on a space-related shoot-em-up game (which is actually a qualification test) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino 6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Mr. Spock walks around 1986 San Francisco with the rest of the crew. 7. At the Mountains of Madness - Aliens are found frozen after millions of years lost in the icy wastes of Antarctica 8. The Last Starfighter – Alien hanging around a video arcade to see who gets the high score on a space-related shoot-em-up game (which is actually a qualification test) 9. Animorphs - The antagonists are slug-like aliens called Yeerks that can take control of another creature’s brain by going through the ear canal, including the protagonists’ vice principal. ---
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**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino 6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Mr. Spock walks around 1986 San Francisco with the rest of the crew. 7. At the Mountains of Madness - Aliens are found frozen after millions of years lost in the icy wastes of Antarctica 8. The Last Starfighter – Alien hanging around a video arcade to see who gets the high score on a space-related shoot-em-up game (which is actually a qualification test) 9. Animorphs - The antagonists are slug-like aliens called Yeerks that can take control of another creature’s brain by going through the ear canal, including the protagonists’ vice principal. 10. \*batteries not included - the alien “Fixits” use an apartment building’s rooftop storage shed as a home base. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6928 "2025-03-04T20:10:53Z")
**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino 6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Mr. Spock walks around 1986 San Francisco with the rest of the crew. 7. At the Mountains of Madness - Aliens are found frozen after millions of years lost in the icy wastes of Antarctica 8. The Last Starfighter – Alien hanging around a video arcade to see who gets the high score on a space-related shoot-em-up game (which is actually a qualification test) 9. Animorphs - The antagonists are slug-like aliens called Yeerks that can take control of another creature’s brain by going through the ear canal, including the protagonists’ vice principal. 10. \*batteries not included - the alien “Fixits” use an apartment building’s rooftop storage shed as a home base. 11. Mork and Mindy - the alien Mork joins the Denver Broncos cheerleaders. ---
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**Aliens in strange places** 1. Repo Man - A dead alien is in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu. 2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - An alien hides amongst the stuffed animals 3. The Twilight Zone - " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" A Martian meets a Venusian in a 50s-era diner. 4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Mice are the physical projections into our dimension of a race of superintelligent pan-dimensional beings who ordered construction of the Earth to discover the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything. 5. Starman - An alien needs money, manipulates the slots at a Las Vegas casino 6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Mr. Spock walks around 1986 San Francisco with the rest of the crew. 7. At the Mountains of Madness - Aliens are found frozen after millions of years lost in the icy wastes of Antarctica 8. The Last Starfighter – Alien hanging around a video arcade to see who gets the high score on a space-related shoot-em-up game (which is actually a qualification test) 9. Animorphs - The antagonists are slug-like aliens called Yeerks that can take control of another creature’s brain by going through the ear canal, including the protagonists’ vice principal. 10. \*batteries not included - the alien “Fixits” use an apartment building’s rooftop storage shed as a home base. 11. Mork and Mindy - the alien Mork joins the Denver Broncos cheerleaders. 12. Men in Black - An alien operates a New York pawn shop that sells illegal alien weapons. ---
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1. The Old West in _Cowboys vs. Aliens._ New category: **Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels 5. Salt and vinegar kettle chips ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels 5. Salt and vinegar kettle chips 6. Chex Mix ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels 5. Salt and vinegar kettle chips 6. Chex Mix 7. Popcorn ---
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[quote=“SpoilerVirgin, post:6936, topic:970093, full:true”] P **Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels 5. Salt and vinegar kettle chips 6. Chex Mix 7. Popcorn 8. Cracker Jack Loved that stuff but haven’t seen it in decades. Still made? ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels 5. Salt and vinegar kettle chips 6. Chex Mix 7. Popcorn 8. Cracker Jack 9. Pringles ---
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**Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels 5. Salt and vinegar kettle chips 6. Chex Mix 7. Popcorn 8. Cracker Jack 9. Pringles 10. Chips and salsa @Skunkdog , yes, Cracker Jack is still made. It’s sold in Hampton Roads, anyway. ---
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> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Cracker Jack > > Loved that stuff but haven’t seen it in decades. Still made? It’s still around, but mostly in a potato chip-like bag. I see it occasionally on the impulse-buy racks near checkouts. My local HEB also sells the traditional boxes in the snack aisle. **Snack foods** 1. Cheez-Its 2. Doritos 3. Takis 4. Pretzels 5. Salt and vinegar kettle chips 6. Chex Mix 7. Popcorn 8. Cracker Jack 9. Pringles 10. Chips and salsa 11. Roasted peanuts [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=346) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=348)