# 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:** 360
**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:** [August 14, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7184 "2021-08-14T12:31:17Z")
**Classics of Literature summarized in 10 words or less** 1. Moby Dick - Ishmael watches Moby crush Ahab. There may be metaphors. 2. A Christmas Carol - Scrooge meets ghosts, does a face turn. 3. Romeo and Juliet - two feuding families’ kids fall in love and commit suicide 4. Remembrance of Things Past - Proust talks way too much. My brain hurts. 5. Gulliver’s Travels - Man serially shipwrecked among weird beings; likes smart horses best. 6. Lord of the Rings – Elderly man persuades young boys to go on dangerous journey. 7. The Bible - Creator of the Universe lays down rules for humans 8. The Three Musketeers - One deceitful wife has another deceitful wife killed. 9. The Wizard of Oz – Lost girl kills woman, joins three others to kill again. 10. War and Peace - Napoleon invades Russia. People fall in love, philosophize, die. 11. To Kill A Mockingbird - Innocent man convicted; young Alabama girl learns important life lessons. 12. The Brothers Karamazov - Sons argue existentialism and one kills Dad for the inheritance. 13. Atlas Shrugged - Railroad heiress sleeps her way through the world’s leading industrialists. Pass ---
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Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7186 "2021-08-15T01:55:54Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. Great Fire of London, 1666 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7187 "2021-08-15T02:00:11Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. Great Fire of London, 1666 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7188 "2021-08-15T04:21:53Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. Great Fire of London, 1666 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7189 "2021-08-15T06:10:03Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. Great Fire of London, 1666 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7190 "2021-08-15T06:27:47Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. Great Fire of London, 1666 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago (this the ‘extinction event’ asteroid that is thought to be responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs and a lot of other stuff) (and I also question the Great Fire of London… [**the fire was caused by humans**](https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/great-fire-london-1666) and not a force of nature like an earthquake, volcanic activity, or hurricanes) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7191 "2021-08-15T11:55:36Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago Replaced Great Fire of London ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7192 "2021-08-15T12:52:16Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7193 "2021-08-15T14:17:47Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 8. Haiti earthquake, 2021 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7194 "2021-08-15T16:17:24Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 8. Haiti earthquake, 2021 9. The Minoan eruption on Thera, ~1600 B.C. ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7195 "2021-08-15T18:56:21Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 8. Haiti earthquake, 2021 9. The Minoan eruption on Thera, ~1600 B.C. 10. Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, 1964 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7196 "2021-08-15T19:11:28Z")
Natural disasters, through history to the present 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 8. Haiti earthquake, 2021 9. The Minoan eruption on Thera, ~1600 B.C. 10. Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, 1964 11. Luzon earthquake, 1990 Magnitude 7.8. I was 150 miles from the epicenter and felt the earth shaking. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7197 "2021-08-15T20:45:34Z")
**Natural disasters, through history to the present** 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 8. Haiti earthquake, 2021 9. The Minoan eruption on Thera, ~1600 B.C. 10. Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, 1964 11. Luzon earthquake, 1990 12. Tōhoku (Japan) off-shore earthquake and resulting tsunami, 2011 _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7198 "2021-08-16T17:50:30Z")
**Natural disasters, through history to the present** 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 8. Haiti earthquake, 2021 9. The Minoan eruption on Thera, ~1600 B.C. 10. Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, 1964 11. Luzon earthquake, 1990 12. Tōhoku (Japan) off-shore earthquake and resulting tsunami, 2011 13. The Galveston Hurricane, 1900 **Celebrities with disabilities** 1. Jose Feliciano - blind ---
**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:** [August 16, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7199 "2021-08-16T17:50:33Z")
**Natural disasters, through history to the present** 1. Lisbon Earthquake, 1755 2. China floods, 1931 3. Eruption of Krakatoa, 1883 4. San Francisco earthquake, 1906 5. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, 2005 6. The ‘Chicxulub impactor’, est. 66 million years ago 7. The Great Galveston hurricane, 1900 8. Haiti earthquake, 2021 9. The Minoan eruption on Thera, ~1600 B.C. 10. Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, 1964 11. Luzon earthquake, 1990 12. Tōhoku (Japan) off-shore earthquake and resulting tsunami, 2011 13. Yarnell Hill Fire, Arizona 2013, started by lightning strike and killed 18 firefighters Next up: **Things to do in Philadelphia, whether or not it’s always sunny** 1. Museum of the American Revolution ---
**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:** [August 16, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7200 "2021-08-16T22:12:21Z")
**Cardigan** was first. **Celebrities with disabilities** 1. Jose Feliciano - blind 2. Marlee Matlin - deaf ---
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**Celebrities with disabilities** 1. Jose Feliciano - blind 2. Marlee Matlin - deaf 3. Michael J. Fox - Parkinson’s disease ---
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**Celebrities with disabilities** 1. Jose Feliciano - blind 2. Marlee Matlin - deaf 3. Michael J. Fox - Parkinson’s disease 4. Peter Dinklage - Dwarfism ---
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