# 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:** 472
**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:** [March 22, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9421 "2026-03-22T23:46:58Z")
**Your favorite Chuck Norris-isms** 1. Chuck Norris built the hospital he was born in. 2. The flu gets a Chuck Norris shot every year. 3. When Chuck Norris left for college, he shook his dad’s hand, looked him in the eye and said, “You’re the man of the house now." 4. Gravity doesn’t pull Chuck Norris down; he pushes the _Earth_ down 5. Chuck Norris beat the sun in a staring contest. 6. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris 7. Chuck Norris was once bitten by a cobra. After five days of agonizing pain, the cobra died. 8. Chuck Norris doesn’t own a watch. _ **HE** _ decides what time it is. 9. Chuck Norris can recite the entire value of pi. Backwards. 10. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, he saw there were two missed calls from Chuck Norris. 11. They wanted to put Chuck Norris’s face on Mount Rushmore, but the granite wasn’t hard enough for his beard. 12. Chuck Norris makes onions cry. 13. Somewhere, right now, Death is trying to hide from Chuck Norris. Pass. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9422 "2026-03-24T16:22:54Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9423 "2026-03-24T16:58:05Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9424 "2026-03-24T17:32:23Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9425 "2026-03-24T17:38:42Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9426 "2026-03-24T18:53:01Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. ---
**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 24, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9427 "2026-03-24T19:18:36Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9428 "2026-03-24T20:57:59Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. 7. Cooties - I think this is self-explanatory. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9429 "2026-03-24T21:09:23Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. 7. Cooties - I think this is self-explanatory. 8. Motaba from [Outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(1995_film)) ---
**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 25, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9430 "2026-03-25T10:40:40Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. 7. Cooties - I think this is self-explanatory. 8. Motaba from [Outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(1995_film)) 9. Meteor shower induced blindness, _The Day of the Triffids_ ---
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**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. 7. Cooties - I think this is self-explanatory. 8. Motaba from [Outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(1995_film)) 9. Meteor shower induced blindness, _The Day of the Triffids_ 10. The Red Death - From _The Masque of the Red Death_ is a mish-mash of every terrible disease that Poe could think of. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9432 "2026-03-25T15:44:05Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. 7. Cooties - I think this is self-explanatory. 8. Motaba from [Outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(1995_film)) 9. Meteor shower induced blindness, _The Day of the Triffids_ 10. The Red Death - From _The Masque of the Red Death_ is a mish-mash of every terrible disease that Poe could think of. 11. Blue Rash – from _Kingsman: The Golden Circle_, it’s a fatal, paralytic reaction caused by a toxin introduced into all recreational drugs distributed by the psychopathic drug cartel leader Poppy Adams _(Poppy speaking in a bright, bubbly tone of voice)_ … But I have good news to the millions already affected. It doesn’t have to be this way. I have an antidote… 100% effective… and ready to ship out worldwide at a moment’s notice… _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9433 "2026-03-26T11:58:52Z")
**Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. 7. Cooties - I think this is self-explanatory. 8. Motaba from [Outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(1995_film)) 9. Meteor shower induced blindness, _The Day of the Triffids_ 10. The Red Death - From _The Masque of the Red Death_ is a mish-mash of every terrible disease that Poe could think of. 11. Blue Rash – from _Kingsman: The Golden Circle_, it’s a fatal, paralytic reaction caused by a toxin introduced into all recreational drugs distributed by the psychopathic drug cartel leader Poppy Adams 12. Blue Flu - A type of strike action undertaken by police officers in which a large number simultaneously use sick leave. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9434 "2026-03-26T14:44:18Z")
[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:9433, topic:970093, full:true”] **Fictional ailments** 1. T-Virus from _Resident Evil_ - A bio-engineered virus that turns humans into zombies. 2. Mysterious virus (as far as I know, unnamed) from _The Last Man on Earth_ - Wipes out almost everyone on the planet. 3. The Dreaded Lurgi from the 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ - symptoms vary from flu-like to plague; requires an application of Sploonge to cure. 4. The SuperFlu, also known as 'Captain Trips, from _The Stand_ by Stephen King 5. Devil’s foot root poisoning - “stimulates those brain centres which control the emotion of fear”, causing “either madness or death”. From Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”. 6. Osaka Flu from _The Simpsons_ - Springfield gets infected with this strain when numerous residents buy Juice Looseners after watching an infomercial. 7. Cooties - I think this is self-explanatory. 8. Motaba from [Outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(1995_film)) 9. Meteor shower induced blindness, _The Day of the Triffids_ 10. The Red Death - From _The Masque of the Red Death_ is a mish-mash of every terrible disease that Poe could think of. 11. Blue Rash – from _Kingsman: The Golden Circle_, it’s a fatal, paralytic reaction caused by a toxin introduced into all recreational drugs distributed by the psychopathic drug cartel leader Poppy Adams 12. Blue Flu - A type of strike action undertaken by police officers in which a large number simultaneously use sick leave. 13. Virus X - from Superman comics, a plague that only affects Kryptonians. **Religious allusions in Disney films** 1. Fantasia 2000 - Donald Duck’s on Noah’s ark in _Pomp and Circumstance_ ---
**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:** [March 26, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9435 "2026-03-26T15:01:56Z")
**Religious allusions in Disney films** 1. Fantasia 2000 - Donald Duck’s on Noah’s ark in _Pomp and Circumstance_ 2. _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_, 1937 - Snow White kneels and prays for the “seven little men.” ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9436 "2026-03-26T15:49:27Z")
**Religious allusions in Disney films** 1. Fantasia 2000 - Donald Duck’s on Noah’s ark in _Pomp and Circumstance_ 2. _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_, 1937 - Snow White kneels and prays for the “seven little men.” 3. The Jungle Book (1967) - Bagheera quotes John 15:13 “Greater love hath no one, than he who lays down his life for his friends.” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9437 "2026-03-26T16:27:27Z")
**Religious allusions in Disney films** 1. Fantasia 2000 - Donald Duck’s on Noah’s ark in _Pomp and Circumstance_ 2. _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_, 1937 - Snow White kneels and prays for the “seven little men.” 3. The Jungle Book (1967) - Bagheera quotes John 15:13 “Greater love hath no one, than he who lays down his life for his friends.” 4. Fantasia (1949) - The ending segment features a devil (“Night on Bald Mountain”) followed by “Ave Maria.” ---
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**Religious allusions in Disney films** Got distracted by Sweet Marie, and ended up getting ninja’d by knoodler _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Religious allusions in Disney films** 1. Fantasia 2000 - Donald Duck’s on Noah’s ark in _Pomp and Circumstance_ 2. _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_, 1937 - Snow White kneels and prays for the “seven little men.” 3. The Jungle Book (1967) - Bagheera quotes John 15:13 “Greater love hath no one, than he who lays down his life for his friends.” 4. Fantasia (1949) - The ending segment features a devil (“Night on Bald Mountain”) followed by “Ave Maria.” 5. Polyanna (1960) - “if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times to be happy and rejoice, he MUST have wanted us to do it.” ---
**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:** [March 27, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9440 "2026-03-27T00:58:03Z")
**Religious allusions in Disney films** 1. Fantasia 2000 - Donald Duck’s on Noah’s ark in _Pomp and Circumstance_ 2. _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_, 1937 - Snow White kneels and prays for the “seven little men.” 3. The Jungle Book (1967) - Bagheera quotes John 15:13 “Greater love hath no one, than he who lays down his life for his friends.” 4. Fantasia (1949) - The ending segment features a devil (“Night on Bald Mountain”) followed by “Ave Maria.” 5. Polyanna (1960) - “if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times to be happy and rejoice, he MUST have wanted us to do it.” 6. Melody Time (1948) - _The Legend of Johnny Appleseed_ has the song _The Lord Is Good To Me_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=471) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=473)