# 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:** 384
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7664 "2021-10-26T14:58:42Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device (_The Adventures of Superman_) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7665 "2021-10-26T15:59:15Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors, _Star Wars_ ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7666 "2021-10-26T16:08:59Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver (_Doctor Who_) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors (_Star Wars_) 5. The ansible (_The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) A device for instantaneously communicating across interstellar space. Subspace communication in the various versions of _Star Trek_ is pretty much the same thing. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7667 "2021-10-26T18:33:59Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion (_Back To The Future_) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7668 "2021-10-26T19:09:00Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion (_Back To The Future_) 7. Laser pistol (_Forbidden Planet_) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7669 "2021-10-26T19:32:54Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion ( _Back To The Future_ ) 7. Laser pistol ( _Forbidden Planet_ ) 8. Portal gun (_Rick and Morty_) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7670 "2021-10-26T19:50:04Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion ( _Back To The Future_ ) 7. Laser pistol ( _Forbidden Planet_ ) 8. Portal gun (_Rick and Morty_) 9. Electronic Thumb (_Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7671 "2021-10-26T19:52:48Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion ( _Back To The Future_ ) 7. Laser pistol ( _Forbidden Planet_ ) 8. Portal gun ( _Rick and Morty_ ) 9. Electronic Thumb ( _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ ) 10. The Extreme Machine (_Barbarella_) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7672 "2021-10-26T20:38:27Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion ( _Back To The Future_ ) 7. Laser pistol ( _Forbidden Planet_ ) 8. Portal gun ( _Rick and Morty_ ) 9. Electronic Thumb ( _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ ) 10. The Extreme Machine ( _Barbarella_ ) 11. The Omega 13 (_Galaxy Quest_) ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7673 "2021-10-27T00:10:45Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion ( _Back To The Future_ ) 7. Laser pistol ( _Forbidden Planet_ ) 8. Portal gun ( _Rick and Morty_ ) 9. Electronic Thumb ( _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ ) 10. The Extreme Machine ( _Barbarella_ ) 11. The Omega 13 ( _Galaxy Quest_ ) 12. The various ‘Terminator’ hunter-killer robots ( _Terminator_ franchise) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7674 "2021-10-27T13:13:04Z")
**Science Fiction Gadgets** 1. The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ( _Doctor Who_ ) 2. Dr. Bones McCoy’s medical tricorder ( _Star Trek_ ) 3. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s teleporter-by-telephone device ( _The Adventures of Superman_ ) 4. Hologram message projectors ( _Star Wars_ ) 5. The ansible ( _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin) 6. Mr. Fusion ( _Back To The Future_ ) 7. Laser pistol ( _Forbidden Planet_ ) 8. Portal gun ( _Rick and Morty_ ) 9. Electronic Thumb ( _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ ) 10. The Extreme Machine ( _Barbarella_ ) 11. The Omega 13 ( _Galaxy Quest_ ) 12. The various ‘Terminator’ hunter-killer robots ( _Terminator_ franchise) 13. The Orb (_Sleeper_) **Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn _In the tower of London, large as life The ghost of Anne Boleyn walks, they declare Poor Anne Boleyn was once King Henry’s wife Until he made the headsman bob her hair Ah, yes, he did her wrong long years ago And she comes up at night to tell him so_ _With her head tucked underneath her arm She walks the bloody tower With her head tucked underneath her arm At the midnight hour_ ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7675 "2021-10-27T14:08:58Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7676 "2021-10-27T14:10:09Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7677 "2021-10-27T14:36:37Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus 4. Hubie Marsten In Stephen King’s early vampire novel, _'Salem’s Lot_. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7678 "2021-10-27T15:48:27Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus 4. Hubie Marsten 5. Captain Daniel Gregg From _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7679 "2021-10-27T16:49:26Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus 4. Hubie Marsten 5. Captain Daniel Gregg 6. Casper, the Friendly Ghost ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7680 "2021-10-27T17:00:43Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus 4. Hubie Marsten 5. Captain Daniel Gregg 6. Casper, the Friendly Ghost 7. Slimer ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7681 "2021-10-27T17:54:25Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus 4. Hubie Marsten 5. Captain Daniel Gregg 6. Casper, the Friendly Ghost 7. Slimer 8. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7682 "2021-10-27T17:55:47Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus 4. Hubie Marsten 5. Captain Daniel Gregg 6. Casper, the Friendly Ghost 7. Slimer 8. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future 9. Jacob Marley ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7683 "2021-10-27T18:04:49Z")
**Noteworthy Ghosts** 1. Anne Boleyn 2. The Flying Dutchman 3. Jeebus 4. Hubie Marsten 5. Captain Daniel Gregg 6. Casper, the Friendly Ghost 7. Slimer 8. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future 9. Jacob Marley 10. Hamlet’s father (also named Hamlet) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=383) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=385)