Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
  7. Was Siam, now Thailand
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
  7. Was Siam, now Thailand
  8. Was Papal States, now (part of) Italy

Of course the tiny Vatican City State remains.

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[quote=“Elendil_s_Heir, post:5729, topic:846938”]
Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
  7. Was Siam, now Thailand
  8. Was Papal States, now (part of) Italy
  9. Was Assyria, now Syria
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
  7. Was Siam, now Thailand
  8. Was Papal States, now (part of) Italy
  9. Was Assyria, now Syria
  10. Was the Republic of Vermont (1777-1791), now the State of Vermont in the United States of America
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
  7. Was Siam, now Thailand
  8. Was Papal States, now (part of) Italy
  9. Was Assyria, now Syria
  10. Was the Republic of Vermont (1777-1791), now the State of Vermont in the United States of America
  11. Was the Soviet Union / USSR, now Lithuania, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Transnistria, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Chechnya, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
  7. Was Siam, now Thailand
  8. Was Papal States, now (part of) Italy
  9. Was Assyria, now Syria
  10. Was the Republic of Vermont (1777-1791), now the State of Vermont in the United States of America
  11. Was the Soviet Union / USSR, now Lithuania, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Transnistria, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Chechnya, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
  12. Was Tanganyika, now Tanzania
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Names of countries, then and now

  1. Was Burma, now Myanmar
  2. Was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
  3. Was Aden, now Yemen
  4. Was Serendip, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
  5. Was Belgian Congo, then Democratic Republic of the Congo, then Zaïre, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  6. Was Swaziland, then Kingdom of Swaziland, then Eswatini, now Kingdom of Eswatini.
  7. Was Siam, now Thailand
  8. Was Papal States, now (part of) Italy
  9. Was Assyria, now Syria
  10. Was the Republic of Vermont (1777-1791), now the State of Vermont in the United States of America
  11. Was the Soviet Union / USSR, now Lithuania, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Transnistria, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Chechnya, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
  12. Was Tanganyika, now Tanzania
  13. Was British Honduras, now Belize

Pass.

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May the Force be with you a day late, on May the 5th (I’m looking out at giant Star Wars inflatables in my neighbor’s front yard)

Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration

Power came from The Source; the big bad guy is Darkseid; one of the heroes is Mark Moonrider.

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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration
  3. Darth Maul was a bad-ass dude. I wish he wasn’t killed.
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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration
  3. Darth Maul was a bad-ass dude. I wish he wasn’t killed.
  4. Dave Filoni, producer/writer/director for Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian
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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration
  3. Darth Maul was a bad-ass dude. I wish he wasn’t killed.
  4. Dave Filoni, producer/writer/director for Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian
  5. R2D2, cute lil’ robot that suckered in dollars from the kids
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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration
  3. Darth Maul was a bad-ass dude. I wish he wasn’t killed.
  4. Dave Filoni, producer/writer/director for Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian
  5. R2D2, cute lil’ robot that suckered in dollars from the kids
  6. Marcia Lucas, George Lucas’ then wife and a highly respected filmmaker. Many have suggested she helped develop Star Wars without being properly credited.

The secret weapon of ‘Star Wars’ was George Lucas’s ex-wife Marcia

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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration
  3. Darth Maul was a bad-ass dude. I wish he wasn’t killed.
  4. Dave Filoni, producer/writer/director for Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian
  5. R2D2, cute lil’ robot that suckered in dollars from the kids
  6. Marcia Lucas, George Lucas’ then wife and a highly respected filmmaker. Many have suggested she helped develop Star Wars without being properly credited.
  7. Yoda

@Little_Nemo, interesting link, sad that Marcia Lucas didn’t get full credit

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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration
  3. Darth Maul was a bad-ass dude. I wish he wasn’t killed.
  4. Dave Filoni, producer/writer/director for Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian
  5. R2D2, cute lil’ robot that suckered in dollars from the kids
  6. Marcia Lucas, George Lucas’ then wife and a highly respected filmmaker. Many have suggested she helped develop Star Wars without being properly credited.
  7. Yoda
  8. George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, whose visual effects were cutting-edge for the time and really sold the effects of space flight, space battles, highly-detailed space ships, and the shop-worn effect of the regular day-to-day usage of the same.

-“BB”-

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Anyone or anything related to Star Wars and its sequels/prequels

  1. Joseph Campbell, whose writings on the hero were an inspiration
  2. Jack Kirby’s Fourth World series, which were also an inspiration
  3. Darth Maul was a bad-ass dude. I wish he wasn’t killed.
  4. Dave Filoni, producer/writer/director for Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian
  5. R2D2, cute lil’ robot that suckered in dollars from the kids
  6. Marcia Lucas, George Lucas’ then wife and a highly respected filmmaker. Many have suggested she helped develop Star Wars without being properly credited.
  7. Yoda
  8. George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, whose visual effects were cutting-edge for the time and really sold the effects of space flight, space battles, highly-detailed space ships, and the shop-worn effect of the regular day-to-day usage of the same.
  9. The Battle of Britain (1969) — I’d read that for the dogfighting scenes in the original Star Wars (1977), they used dogfighting scenes scenes from The Battle of Britain.