# 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:** 416
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8304 "2022-01-16T22:21:24Z")
never mind ---
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**Fictional US Military Bases from Film or TV** _(name/source)_ 1. Fort Courage – _F Troop_ 2. Camp Henderson - _Gomer Pyle, USMC_ 3. Fort Joe Smith - _Starship Troopers_ (founded by Mormon settlers) 4. Camp Hollister - _Major Dad_ 5. Fort Baxter - _The Phil Silvers Show_ 6. Taratupa - _McHale’s Navy_ 7. Fort Arnold - _Stripes_ 8. Burpelson Air Force Base - _Dr. Strangelove_ ---
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**Fictional US Military Bases from Film or TV** _(name/source)_ 1. Fort Courage – _F Troop_ 2. Camp Henderson - _Gomer Pyle, USMC_ 3. Fort Joe Smith - _Starship Troopers_ (founded by Mormon settlers) 4. Camp Hollister - _Major Dad_ 5. Fort Baxter - _The Phil Silvers Show_ 6. Taratupa - _McHale’s Navy_ 7. Fort Arnold - _Stripes_ 8. Burpelson Air Force Base - _Dr. Strangelove_ 9. Fort Starke - _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_ ---
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**Fictional US Military Bases from Film or TV** _(name/source)_ 1. Fort Courage – _F Troop_ 2. Camp Henderson - _Gomer Pyle, USMC_ 3. Fort Joe Smith - _Starship Troopers_ (founded by Mormon settlers) 4. Camp Hollister - _Major Dad_ 5. Fort Baxter - _The Phil Silvers Show_ 6. Taratupa - _McHale’s Navy_ 7. Fort Arnold - _Stripes_ 8. Burpelson Air Force Base - _Dr. Strangelove_ 9. Fort Starke - _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_ 10. Fort Hooker – _Advance to the Rear … (source of the song “Today”, which was written for the film by Randy Sparks and became a huge hit for his New Christy Minstrels)_ ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8308 "2022-01-17T18:15:24Z")
**Fictional US Military Bases from Film or TV** _(name/source)_ 1. Fort Courage – _F Troop_ 2. Camp Henderson - _Gomer Pyle, USMC_ 3. Fort Joe Smith - _Starship Troopers_ (founded by Mormon settlers) 4. Camp Hollister - _Major Dad_ 5. Fort Baxter - _The Phil Silvers Show_ 6. Taratupa - _McHale’s Navy_ 7. Fort Arnold - _Stripes_ 8. Burpelson Air Force Base - _Dr. Strangelove_ 9. Fort Starke - _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_ 10. Fort Hooker – _Advance to the Rear … (source of the song “Today”, which was written for the film by Randy Sparks and became a huge hit for his New Christy Minstrels)_ 11. Fort Griffith - The Unit ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8309 "2022-01-17T22:42:23Z")
**Fictional US Military Bases from Film or TV** _(name/source)_ 1. Fort Courage – _F Troop_ 2. Camp Henderson - _Gomer Pyle, USMC_ 3. Fort Joe Smith - _Starship Troopers_ (founded by Mormon settlers) 4. Camp Hollister - _Major Dad_ 5. Fort Baxter - _The Phil Silvers Show_ 6. Taratupa - _McHale’s Navy_ 7. Fort Arnold - _Stripes_ 8. Burpelson Air Force Base - _Dr. Strangelove_ 9. Fort Starke - _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_ 10. Fort Hooker – _Advance to the Rear … (source of the song “Today”, which was written for the film by Randy Sparks and became a huge hit for his New Christy Minstrels)_ 11. Fort Griffith - The Unit 12. Fort Biloxi - _Private Benjamin_ ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8310 "2022-01-18T17:51:43Z")
**Fictional US Military Bases from Film or TV** _(name/source)_ 1. Fort Courage – _F Troop_ 2. Camp Henderson - _Gomer Pyle, USMC_ 3. Fort Joe Smith - _Starship Troopers_ (founded by Mormon settlers) 4. Camp Hollister - _Major Dad_ 5. Fort Baxter - _The Phil Silvers Show_ 6. Taratupa - _McHale’s Navy_ 7. Fort Arnold - _Stripes_ 8. Burpelson Air Force Base - _Dr. Strangelove_ 9. Fort Starke - _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_ 10. Fort Hooker – _Advance to the Rear_ 11. Fort Griffith - _The Unit_ 12. Fort Biloxi - _Private Benjamin_ 13. Camp Swampy - _Beetle Bailey_ There’ve been some animated shows based on the cartoon. Pass. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8311 "2022-01-18T18:08:14Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. Edmund Fitzgerald ---
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**Famous Ships from History** 1. Edmund Fitzgerald 2. HMS Dreadnaught ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8313 "2022-01-18T19:09:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. Camp Swampy - _Beetle Bailey_ > > There’ve been some animated shows based on the cartoon. _dark clouds gather, lightning flashes, thunder rolls, and in a deep, rumbling voice we hear_ … [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTIJfzOn1mI7Im8LiNFRaXpU2m6z5jWJdIXcA&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTIJfzOn1mI7Im8LiNFRaXpU2m6z5jWJdIXcA&usqp=CAU) _ **“I SHALL ALLOW IT.”** _ … … 😄 😆 🤣 😜 Play on. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8314 "2022-01-18T19:11:15Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ Spelling fix for #2. And as for #3: [USS Kearsarge (1861) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kearsarge_(1861)) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8315 "2022-01-18T19:17:58Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) – considered to be the first ship built and launched on the Great Lakes _(specifically, above Niagara Falls)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8317 "2022-01-18T20:11:44Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ 6. Battleship _Yamato_ ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8318 "2022-01-18T20:31:53Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ 6. Battleship IJNS _Yamato_ 7. USS _Constitution_ A sail frigate and now the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8319 "2022-01-18T21:14:08Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ 6. Battleship IJNS _Yamato_ 7. USS _Constitution_ 8. USS _Enterprise_ ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8320 "2022-01-18T22:30:38Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ 6. Battleship IJNS _Yamato_ 7. USS _Constitution_ 8. USS _Enterprise_ 9. The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8321 "2022-01-18T22:36:00Z")
**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ 6. Battleship IJNS _Yamato_ 7. USS _Constitution_ 8. USS _Enterprise_ 9. The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria 10. HMS Victory Horatio Nelson’s ship at Trafalgar, the world’s [oldest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_surviving_ships) naval ship still in [commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_commissioning), with 244 years’ service as of 2022 ---
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**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ 6. Battleship IJNS _Yamato_ 7. USS _Constitution_ 8. USS _Enterprise_ 9. The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria 10. HMS Victory 11. SS Minnow Not sure if it technically qualifies as a ship, but figured I was safe with the “SS” designation. ---
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**Famous Ships from History** 1. SS _Edmund Fitzgerald_ 2. HMS _Dreadnought_ 3. USS _Kearsarge_ 4. _Le Griffon_ (1679) 5. RMS _Titanic_ 6. Battleship IJNS _Yamato_ 7. USS _Constitution_ 8. USS _Enterprise_ 9. The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria 10. HMS Victory 11. SS Minnow 12. RMS Carpathia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=415) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=417)