# Baker’s Dozen IV **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177 "2026-09-18T13:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/481 "2026-11-04T13:24:34Z")
**"Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 7. Mahatma Gandhi - 1930 8. Ayatollah Khomeini - 1979 9. Haile Selassie (1935) ---
**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 4, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/482 "2026-11-04T13:43:00Z")
**"Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 7. Mahatma Gandhi - 1930 8. Ayatollah Khomeini - 1979 9. Haile Selassie (1935) 10. Richard Nixon - 1971 and 1972 ---
**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:** [November 4, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/483 "2026-11-04T13:48:18Z")
**"Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 7. Mahatma Gandhi - 1930 8. Ayatollah Khomeini - 1979 9. Haile Selassie (1935) 10. Richard Nixon - 1971 and 1972 11. Joseph Stalin - 1939 and 1942 ---
**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 4, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/484 "2026-11-04T15:01:46Z")
**"Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 7. Mahatma Gandhi - 1930 8. Ayatollah Khomeini - 1979 9. Haile Selassie (1935) 10. Richard Nixon - 1971 and 1972 11. Joseph Stalin - 1939 and 1942 12. You - 2006 A selection made to recognize the rise of social media. It had a holographic mirror on the cover. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/485 "2026-11-04T17:32:34Z")
**"Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 7. Mahatma Gandhi - 1930 8. Ayatollah Khomeini - 1979 9. Haile Selassie (1935) 10. Richard Nixon - 1971 and 1972 11. Joseph Stalin - 1939 and 1942 12. You - 2006 13. Greta Thunberg - 2019 Youngest Person of the Year (16) pass ---
**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:** [November 4, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/486 "2026-11-04T23:18:19Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/487 "2026-11-04T23:20:10Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher ---
**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 5, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/488 "2026-11-05T00:59:33Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside But of course, this is a mild spring zether compared to the Great Wind of '77. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/489 "2026-11-05T03:43:47Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm — Kent Brockman ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/490 "2026-11-05T03:55:38Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/491 "2026-11-05T04:03:37Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/492 "2026-11-05T04:19:41Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” 7. _“Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she’d heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.”_ > **[Fish's denial of hurricane in 1987](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-24713504)** > > It is 25 years since the October storm of 1987 which BBC weatherman Michael Fish famously dismissed. ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/493 "2026-11-05T04:20:18Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” 7. _“Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she’d heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.”_ 8. Sharknado ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/494 "2026-11-05T04:27:01Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” 7. _“Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she’d heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.”_ 8. Sharknado 9. Something big is brewing ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/495 "2026-11-05T11:39:43Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” 7. _“Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she’d heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.”_ 8. Sharknado 9. Something big is brewing 10. Blue norther ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/496 "2026-11-05T12:42:01Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” 7. _“Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she’d heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.”_ 8. Sharknado 9. Something big is brewing 10. Blue norther 11. The Devil and his wife are having a fight and the angels are peeing ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/497 "2026-11-05T13:23:32Z")
] **Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” 7. _“Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she’d heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.”_ 8. Sharknado 9. Something big is brewing 10. Blue norther 11. The Devil and his wife are having a fight and the angels are peeing 12. Raining cats and dogs. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/498 "2026-11-05T13:35:07Z")
**Terms for Rough Weather** 1. Gale force winds 2. A real gullywasher 3. A rather blustery day outside 4. Class 3 Killstorm 5. Time to break out the Ark 6. “This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane. This is a Category 7.” 7. _“Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she’d heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.”_ 8. Sharknado 9. Something big is brewing 10. Blue norther 11. The Devil and his wife are having a fight and the angels are peeing 12. Raining cats and dogs. 13. Nor’easter **Simpsons characters except the family** 1. Radioactive Man ---
**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 5, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/499 "2026-11-05T13:38:20Z")
**Simpsons characters except the family** 1. Radioactive Man 2. Dr. Wolfe The dentist, he should have been in more episodes. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/500 "2026-11-05T13:53:05Z")
**Simpsons characters except the family** 1. Radioactive Man 2. Dr. Wolfe 3. Edna Krabappel I’ve been calling her Crandall! Why didn’t somebody tell me? Oh, I’ve been making an idiot out of myself! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=26)