# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 279
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5564 "2021-04-23T18:24:42Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker At least I assume it’s a hairy. It could be a downy. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5565 "2021-04-23T18:37:42Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks ---
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5566 "2021-04-23T19:10:00Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks 7. Opossums ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5567 "2021-04-23T19:23:16Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks 7. Opossums 8. Skunks ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5568 "2021-04-23T21:47:27Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks 7. Opossums 8. Skunks 9. Ribbon snakes ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5569 "2021-04-23T22:13:30Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks 7. Opossums 8. Skunks 9. Ribbon snakes 10. Magpies ---
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5570 "2021-04-23T22:26:36Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks 7. Opossums 8. Skunks 9. Ribbon snakes 10. Magpies 11. Peregrine falcons ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5571 "2021-04-24T00:21:39Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks 7. Opossums 8. Skunks 9. Ribbon snakes 10. Magpies 11. Peregrine falcons 12. Pigeons Most of you must live and work in areas that are much less built up than mine! Most of the creatures on this list are ones that I rarely or never see. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5572 "2021-04-24T03:27:25Z")
Wildlife you often see outside your home or workplace. 1. Squirrels 2. White-tail Deer 3. Rabbits 4. Blue jays 5. Hairy woodpecker 6. Chipmunks 7. Opossums 8. Skunks 9. Ribbon snakes 10. Magpies 11. Peregrine falcons 12. Pigeons 13. Canada Geese Pass ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5573 "2021-04-24T03:33:08Z")
_ **NEW** _ **Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _How Green Was My Valley_ wins Best Picture over _Citizen Kane_ ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5574 "2021-04-24T04:44:41Z")
So _Citizen Kane_ was snubbed. Wouldn’t it be better stated like this… **Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _Citizen Kane_ loses Best Picture to _How Green Was My Valley_ ?? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5575 "2021-04-24T04:48:33Z")
That’s fine. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5576 "2021-04-24T05:30:14Z")
**Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _Citizen Kane_ loses Best Picture to _How Green Was My Valley_ 2. 1999 - _Saving Private Ryan_ loses Best Picture to _Shakespeare in Love_ _(and are we only considering movies, or other snubs like actors/directors/etc who have gotten the shaft?)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5577 "2021-04-24T07:55:29Z")
**Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _Citizen Kane_ loses Best Picture to _How Green Was My Valley_ 2. 1999 - _Saving Private Ryan_ loses Best Picture to _Shakespeare in Love_ 3. 1991 - _Goodfellas_ loses Best Picture to _Dances With Wolves_ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5578 "2021-04-24T11:32:22Z")
Bicycle\_Bill, any snubs be it films, actors, screenwriters, music, special effects, etc. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5579 "2021-04-24T13:05:22Z")
**Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _Citizen Kane_ loses Best Picture to _How Green Was My Valley_ 2. 1999 - _Saving Private Ryan_ loses Best Picture to _Shakespeare in Love_ 3. 1991 - _Goodfellas_ loses Best Picture to _Dances With Wolves_ 4. 1991 - Barbra Streisand isn’t even nominated for directing _The Prince of Tides_ (the movie that apparently directed itself). ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5580 "2021-04-24T13:36:00Z")
**Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _Citizen Kane_ loses Best Picture to _How Green Was My Valley_ 2. 1999 - _Saving Private Ryan_ loses Best Picture to _Shakespeare in Love_ 3. 1991 - _Goodfellas_ loses Best Picture to _Dances With Wolves_ 4. 1991 - Barbra Streisand isn’t even nominated for directing _The Prince of Tides_ (the movie that apparently directed itself). 5. 1985- _The Color Purple_ won 11 Oscars, but Stephen Spielberg wasn’t even nominated for Best Director. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5581 "2021-04-24T18:32:56Z")
**Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _Citizen Kane_ loses Best Picture to _How Green Was My Valley_ 2. 1999 - _Saving Private Ryan_ loses Best Picture to _Shakespeare in Love_ 3. 1991 - _Goodfellas_ loses Best Picture to _Dances With Wolves_ 4. 1991 - Barbra Streisand isn’t even nominated for directing _The Prince of Tides_ (the movie that apparently directed itself). 5. 1985- _The Color Purple_ won 11 Oscars, but Stephen Spielberg wasn’t even nominated for Best Director. 6. 1995 - _The Shawshank Redemption_ won 0 awards And if I had been eligible to nominate for 1991, I would have snubbed _Prince of Tides_ too. Streisand is talented, but she does herself a disservice with her “look at me! me! me!” attitude which spoils that film and others that she’s in. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5582 "2021-04-24T22:09:29Z")
**Noted Academy Award snubs:** 1. 1942 - _Citizen Kane_ loses Best Picture to _How Green Was My Valley_ 2. 1999 - _Saving Private Ryan_ loses Best Picture to _Shakespeare in Love_ 3. 1991 - _Goodfellas_ loses Best Picture to _Dances With Wolves_ 4. 1991 - Barbra Streisand isn’t even nominated for directing _The Prince of Tides_ (the movie that apparently directed itself). 5. 1985- _The Color Purple_ won 11 Oscars, but Stephen Spielberg wasn’t even nominated for Best Director. 6. 1995 - _The Shawshank Redemption_ won 0 awards 7. Lifetime - Alfred Hitchcock never won Best Director. (Hope this is okay!) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5583 "2021-04-24T22:15:16Z")
Totally OK, **Railer13**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=280)