# Bakers Dozen

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
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**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:** [September 21, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19983 "2013-09-21T20:35:13Z")

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Favorite Animated shorts (with link, if possible):

1. [The Cat Came Back](http://www.nfb.ca/film/the-cat-came-back/)
2. [Dumb Ways To Die](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw)
3. [Allegro Non Tropo - Bolero](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc1e7c_allegro-non-troppo-bolero-1977_shortfilms)
4. [The Band Concert](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIATGu3MQKA)
5. [What’s Opera, Doc? (excerpt)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jDcWAWRRHo)
6. [Vincent](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o) by Tim Burton
7. [The Rabbit of Seville](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INGB4tFvHwY) by Chuck Jones
8. [Jack-Jack Attack](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0tai7aOndg), a DVD extra for Pixar’s _The Incredibles_
9. [George Washington](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex2hj5rLN48) (NSFW language)
10. [The Three Brothers segment](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSpZgE3fD4) from _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1_.
11. [One Man Band](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZGy0mXVSs), another great Pixar short.

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**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:** [September 21, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19984 "2013-09-21T21:10:48Z")

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Favorite Animated shorts (with link, if possible):

1. [The Cat Came Back](http://www.nfb.ca/film/the-cat-came-back/)
2. [Dumb Ways To Die](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw)
3. [Allegro Non Tropo - Bolero](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc1e7c_allegro-non-troppo-bolero-1977_shortfilms)
4. [The Band Concert](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIATGu3MQKA)
5. [What’s Opera, Doc? (excerpt)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jDcWAWRRHo)
6. [Vincent](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o) by Tim Burton
7. [The Rabbit of Seville](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INGB4tFvHwY) by Chuck Jones
8. [Jack-Jack Attack](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0tai7aOndg), a DVD extra for Pixar’s _The Incredibles_
9. [George Washington](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex2hj5rLN48) (NSFW language)
10. [The Three Brothers segment](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSpZgE3fD4) from _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1_.
11. [One Man Band](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZGy0mXVSs), another great Pixar short.
12. [The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgT9gy4zQA)

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19985 "2013-09-22T14:48:00Z")

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Gotta love the way Sparky812 jumps in, adds a 14th to the 13, and starts a new list…

Favorite Animated shorts (with link, if possible):

1. [The Cat Came Back](http://www.nfb.ca/film/the-cat-came-back/)
2. [Dumb Ways To Die](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw)
3. [Allegro Non Tropo - Bolero](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc1e7c_allegro-non-troppo-bolero-1977_shortfilms)
4. [The Band Concert](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIATGu3MQKA)
5. [What’s Opera, Doc? (excerpt)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jDcWAWRRHo)
6. [Vincent](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o) by Tim Burton
7. [The Rabbit of Seville](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INGB4tFvHwY) by Chuck Jones
8. [Jack-Jack Attack](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0tai7aOndg), a DVD extra for Pixar’s _The Incredibles_
9. [George Washington](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex2hj5rLN48) (NSFW language)
10. [The Three Brothers segment](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSpZgE3fD4) from _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1_.
11. [One Man Band](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZGy0mXVSs), another great Pixar short.
12. [The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgT9gy4zQA)
13. [Hillbilly Hare](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYE2kfveYIo)

Anyway, as I was saying, over to you, EH…

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19986 "2013-09-22T17:09:29Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. \*The Ship Who Sang \*by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19987 "2013-09-22T17:45:21Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. \*The Ship Who Sang \*by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.  
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2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet

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**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:** [September 22, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19988 "2013-09-22T18:30:03Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.  
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2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet

3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19989 "2013-09-22T18:36:24Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - various episodes - various plays

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19990 "2013-09-22T19:21:41Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - various episodes - various plays
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part.

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**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:** [September 23, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19991 "2013-09-23T02:04:53Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part.

I thought we could be a bit more specific for #4.

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19992 "2013-09-23T11:59:52Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part.
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19993 "2013-09-23T13:40:44Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part. (Macbeth–sort of.)
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon
7. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold–Miles Vorkosigan explains Hamlet to a nine-year-old.

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**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:** [September 23, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19994 "2013-09-23T14:04:36Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part. (Macbeth–sort of.)
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon
7. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold–Miles Vorkosigan explains Hamlet to a nine-year-old.
8. “Olympos” by Dan Simmons, --\*The Tempest \*retold as SF, with numerous quotes from the original.

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**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:** [September 23, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19995 "2013-09-23T14:19:57Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part. (Macbeth–sort of.)
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon
7. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold–Miles Vorkosigan explains Hamlet to a nine-year-old.
8. “Olympos” by Dan Simmons, --The Tempest retold as SF, with numerous quotes from the original.
9. “A Meeting in Valladolid,” a short story by Anthony Burgess - Shakespeare, on tour in Spain, encounters Cervantes.

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**Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19996 "2013-09-23T20:29:51Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part. (Macbeth–sort of.)
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon
7. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold–Miles Vorkosigan explains Hamlet to a nine-year-old.
8. “Olympos” by Dan Simmons, --The Tempest retold as SF, with numerous quotes from the original.
9. “A Meeting in Valladolid,” a short story by Anthony Burgess - Shakespeare, on tour in Spain, encounters Cervantes.
10. 1632 by Eric Flint–not a specific play, but characters are told that Shakespeare “didn’t” write his plays. (Sigh.)

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19997 "2013-09-23T20:33:48Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part. (Macbeth–sort of.)
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon
7. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold–Miles Vorkosigan explains Hamlet to a nine-year-old.
8. “Olympos” by Dan Simmons, --The Tempest retold as SF, with numerous quotes from the original.
9. “A Meeting in Valladolid,” a short story by Anthony Burgess - Shakespeare, on tour in Spain, encounters Cervantes.
10. 1632 by Eric Flint–not a specific play, but characters are told that Shakespeare “didn’t” write his plays. (Sigh.)
11. Star Trek: The Animated Series - “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth”

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**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:** [September 23, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19998 "2013-09-23T21:19:35Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part. (Macbeth–sort of.)
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon
7. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold–Miles Vorkosigan explains Hamlet to a nine-year-old.
8. “Olympos” by Dan Simmons, --The Tempest retold as SF, with numerous quotes from the original.
9. “A Meeting in Valladolid,” a short story by Anthony Burgess - Shakespeare, on tour in Spain, encounters Cervantes.
10. 1632 by Eric Flint–not a specific play, but characters are told that Shakespeare “didn’t” write his plays. (Sigh.)
11. Star Trek: The Animated Series - “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth”
12. Romeo x Juliet - futuristic anime series with a city hovering over a devastated earth

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**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:** [September 24, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19999 "2013-09-24T03:56:38Z")

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Science Fiction in which people either quote, discuss, or perform Shakespeare:

1. The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: Romeo and Juliet.
2. Star Trek: TOS - “Conscience of the King”: Hamlet
3. Doctor Who - “The Shakespearean Code”: the Doctor and Martha meet Shakespeare, lost play “Love’s Labour’s Won”
4. Star Trek: TNG - “The Defector” - a scene from “Henry V”
5. “No Great Magic” by Fritz Leiber - a “Change War” story in which a Shakespeare play plays a key part. (Macbeth–sort of.)
6. Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country - “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.”- Chancellor Gorkon
7. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold–Miles Vorkosigan explains Hamlet to a nine-year-old.
8. “Olympos” by Dan Simmons, --The Tempest retold as SF, with numerous quotes from the original.
9. “A Meeting in Valladolid,” a short story by Anthony Burgess - Shakespeare, on tour in Spain, encounters Cervantes.
10. 1632 by Eric Flint–not a specific play, but characters are told that Shakespeare “didn’t” write his plays. (Sigh.)
11. Star Trek: The Animated Series - “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth”
12. Romeo x Juliet - futuristic anime series with a city hovering over a devastated earth
13. Diane Duane’s ST:TNG novel “Dark Mirror,” in which Picard and his crew find, among other things, that Shakespeare’s work is a lot bloodier and grim in the Mirror Universe.

An article of note: [HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/23/barack-obama-smoke_n_3977599.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D380273)

Aaaaaand our next category:

Other than quitting smoking, things Michelle Obama has gotten her old man to do

1. Put down the silo lids after launching ICBMs

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Other than quitting smoking, things Michelle Obama has gotten her old man to do

1. Put down the silo lids after launching ICBMs
2. Call her when he’s going to be out late with other heads of state.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20001 "2013-09-24T11:05:54Z")

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Other than quitting smoking, things Michelle Obama has gotten her old man to do

1. Put down the silo lids after launching ICBMs
2. Call her when he’s going to be out late with other heads of state.
3. Stop referring to her live-in Mom as “First Bitch”

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20002 "2013-09-24T12:46:24Z")

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Other than quitting smoking, things Michelle Obama has gotten her old man to do

1. Put down the silo lids after launching ICBMs
2. Call her when he’s going to be out late with other heads of state.
3. Stop referring to her live-in Mom as “First Bitch”
4. Put the toilet seat down (although Obama insists that he has an FBI agent who is responsible for that.)

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