# Baker’s Dozen III

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8861 "2025-11-26T19:23:35Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8862 "2025-11-26T21:25:19Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8863 "2025-11-26T21:47:38Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber

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**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, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8864 "2025-12-01T20:15:28Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8865 "2025-12-02T01:12:34Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?
7. “Place your hands in the yellow circles.” “SMOKE YOU!” “Wrong answer.” _ZAAAAP!_

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8866 "2025-12-03T20:02:58Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?
7. “Place your hands in the yellow circles.” “SMOKE YOU!” “Wrong answer.” _ZAAAAP!_
8. Korben dodging traffic after Leeloo crashes into his cab.

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**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 9, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8867 "2025-12-09T17:45:54Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?
7. “Place your hands in the yellow circles.” “SMOKE YOU!” “Wrong answer.” _ZAAAAP!_
8. Korben dodging traffic after Leeloo crashes into his cab.
9. Zorg shows off the ZF-1 and the Mangolores go crazy like a bunch of little kids at Christmas.

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**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 11, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8868 "2025-12-11T18:45:42Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?
7. “Place your hands in the yellow circles.” “SMOKE YOU!” “Wrong answer.” _ZAAAAP!_
8. Korben dodging traffic after Leeloo crashes into his cab.
9. Zorg shows off the ZF-1 and the Mangolores go crazy like a bunch of little kids at Christmas.
10. The opera scene with Plavalguna

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8869 "2025-12-11T19:33:25Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?
7. “Place your hands in the yellow circles.” “SMOKE YOU!” “Wrong answer.” _ZAAAAP!_
8. Korben dodging traffic after Leeloo crashes into his cab.
9. Zorg shows off the ZF-1 and the Mangolores go crazy like a bunch of little kids at Christmas.
10. The opera scene with Plavalaguna
11. “Anyone else wanna negotiate?”

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**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:** [December 11, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8870 "2025-12-11T22:48:09Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?
7. “Place your hands in the yellow circles.” “SMOKE YOU!” “Wrong answer.” _ZAAAAP!_
8. Korben dodging traffic after Leeloo crashes into his cab.
9. Zorg shows off the ZF-1 and the Mangolores go crazy like a bunch of little kids at Christmas.
10. The opera scene with Plavalaguna
11. “Anyone else wanna negotiate?”
12. “Supergreen!”

And whoever posts the next category, how about making it a simple one?

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8871 "2025-12-12T03:49:01Z")

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**Best moments from _The Fifth Element_**

1. The concert/fight scene
2. “Leeloo! Multipass!”
3. Leeloo being reconstructed
4. Korben’s mom chastising The President over the phone
5. The ending with Korben and Leeloo getting amorous in the regeneration chamber
6. It’s definitely not the title. I went into the movie thinking it would be an exciting scientific adventure about boron, but this mythical “5th Element” turns out to be _love_? WTF?
7. “Place your hands in the yellow circles.” “SMOKE YOU!” “Wrong answer.” _ZAAAAP!_
8. Korben dodging traffic after Leeloo crashes into his cab.
9. Zorg shows off the ZF-1 and the Mangolores go crazy like a bunch of little kids at Christmas.
10. The opera scene with Plavalaguna
11. “Anyone else wanna negotiate?”
12. “Supergreen!”
13. The ending where she neutralizes the evil asteroid after John convinces her to not lose her will by confessing his love.

And whoever posts the next category, how about making it a simple one?  
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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines

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**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:** [December 12, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8872 "2025-12-12T04:16:22Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8873 "2025-12-12T14:30:23Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling

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**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 12, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8874 "2025-12-12T14:53:32Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling
4. hotter and colder

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8875 "2025-12-12T15:42:09Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling
4. hotter and colder
5. The alphabet road trip game

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8876 "2025-12-12T17:00:22Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling
4. hotter and colder
5. The alphabet road trip game
6. Twenty questions

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8877 "2025-12-12T19:18:23Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling
4. hotter and colder
5. The alphabet road trip game
6. Twenty questions
7. UNO

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8878 "2025-12-12T22:59:07Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling
4. hotter and colder
5. The alphabet road trip game
6. Twenty questions
7. UNO
8. Bingo

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8879 "2025-12-13T20:33:09Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling
4. hotter and colder
5. The alphabet road trip game
6. Twenty questions
7. UNO
8. Bingo
9. Dodgeball

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**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:** [December 13, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8880 "2025-12-13T20:35:55Z")

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Simple but fun childhood games you’ve indulged in… **as adults**.

1. Sardines
2. Cat’s cradle
3. Thumb wrestling
4. hotter and colder
5. The alphabet road trip game
6. Twenty questions
7. UNO
8. Bingo
9. Dodgeball
10. Yo-yo

A friend gave me a yo-yo when I was in graduate school. It was a fun stress reliever.

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