# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1056
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21104 "2013-11-26T20:31:46Z")
Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them) 1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company) 2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for its effect on popular music which is still felt today. 3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post. 4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident. 5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft. 6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland 7. United 629, blown up by an guy in 1955 to kill his mom and collect insurance money. 8. TWA flight 800, July 17,1996 9. Wright Flyer, Ft. Myer, Va., Sept. 17, 1908 10. 1996 Air Africa Crash, Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, crashed into a marketplace, over 300 dead. 11. 1961 Goldsboro NC: B-52 breaks up in-flight, drops two (2) nuclear bombs on North Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21105 "2013-11-26T20:41:43Z")
Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them) 1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company) 2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for its effect on popular music which is still felt today. 3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post. 4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident. 5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft. 6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland 7. United 629, blown up by an guy in 1955 to kill his mom and collect insurance money. 8. TWA flight 800, July 17,1996 9. Wright Flyer, Ft. Myer, Va., Sept. 17, 1908 10. 1996 Air Africa Crash, Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, crashed into a marketplace, over 300 dead. 11. 1961 Goldsboro NC: B-52 breaks up in-flight, drops two (2) nuclear bombs on North Carolina. 12. 1. [1972 Andes flight disaster](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Andes_flight_disaster#Film_and_television) - Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as the Andes flight disaster. The survivors had little food and no source of heat in the harsh conditions at over 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) altitude. Faced with starvation and radio news reports that the search for them had been abandoned, the survivors fed on the dead passengers who had been preserved in the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Fluke\_Starbucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3e96dc/32.png) [@Fluke\_Starbucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke_Starbucker)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21106 "2013-11-26T21:10:31Z")
Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them) 1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company) 2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for its effect on popular music which is still felt today. 3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post. 4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident. 5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft. 6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland 7. United 629, blown up by an guy in 1955 to kill his mom and collect insurance money. 8. TWA flight 800, July 17,1996 9. Wright Flyer, Ft. Myer, Va., Sept. 17, 1908 10. 1996 Air Africa Crash, Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, crashed into a marketplace, over 300 dead. 11. 1961 Goldsboro NC: B-52 breaks up in-flight, drops two (2) nuclear bombs on North Carolina. 12. 1. 1972 Andes flight disaster - Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as the Andes flight disaster. 13. USAirways 1549 - Jan 15th 2009 - Miracle on the Hudson. Flight powered through a gaggle of geese, causing it to lose ability to fly. Capt Chelsea “Sully” Sullenberger put the plane down in the Hudson river saving everyone on board. Sully went on to have rock-star god-like sex with his wife in the following months. Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21107 "2013-11-26T21:13:32Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21108 "2013-11-26T21:16:45Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21109 "2013-11-26T21:24:32Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21110 "2013-11-26T21:30:47Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler ---
**Author:** ![Fluke\_Starbucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3e96dc/32.png) [@Fluke\_Starbucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke_Starbucker)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21111 "2013-11-26T21:36:57Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21112 "2013-11-26T21:39:55Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker 7. [Terre Thomas](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Terre_and_Marlo_Thomas_That_Girl_1969.JPG) (on the left, Marlo’s sister) ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21113 "2013-11-26T23:44:14Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker 7. [Terre Thomas](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Terre_and_Marlo_Thomas_That_Girl_1969.JPG) (on the left, Marlo’s sister) 8. Tom Tancredo ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21114 "2013-11-27T00:33:27Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker 7. Terre Thomas (on the left, Marlo’s sister) 8. Tom Tancredo 9. Gen. Tom Thumb ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21115 "2013-11-27T00:41:08Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker 7. Terre Thomas (on the left, Marlo’s sister) 8. Tom Tancredo 9. Gen. Tom Thumb 10. Ted Turner ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21116 "2013-11-27T00:43:44Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker 7. Terre Thomas (on the left, Marlo’s sister) 8. Tom Tancredo 9. Gen. Tom Thumb 10. Ted Turner 11. Tila Tequila ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21117 "2013-11-27T01:16:44Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker 7. Terre Thomas (on the left, Marlo’s sister) 8. Tom Tancredo 9. Gen. Tom Thumb 10. Ted Turner 11. Tila Tequila 12. Tammi Terrell ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21118 "2013-11-27T01:26:45Z")
Famous people who could’ve had “T T” on their pillowcases. EMBROIDERED there, silly you. 1 Tiny Tim 2. Tina Turner 3. Terry-Thomas 4. Tim Tebow 5. Toby Tyler 6. Tanya Tucker 7. Terre Thomas (on the left, Marlo’s sister) 8. Tom Tancredo 9. Gen. Tom Thumb 10. Ted Turner 11. Tila Tequila 12. Tammi Terrell 13. Twyla Tharp Next category: Everyday lies 1. The check is in the mail ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21119 "2013-11-27T02:30:15Z")
Everyday lies 1. The check is in the mail 2. Gee, hon. This new recipe tastes great. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21120 "2013-11-27T02:53:58Z")
Everyday lies 1. The check is in the mail 2. Gee, hon. This new recipe tastes great. 3. No, dear. That pantsuit doesn’t make your butt look big at all. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21121 "2013-11-27T03:04:41Z")
Everyday lies 1. The check is in the mail 2. Gee, hon. This new recipe tastes great. 3. No, dear. That pantsuit doesn’t make your butt look big at all. 4. Great idea, Boss ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21122 "2013-11-27T04:21:08Z")
Everyday lies 1. The check is in the mail 2. Gee, hon. This new recipe tastes great. 3. No, dear. That pantsuit doesn’t make your butt look big at all. 4. Great idea, Boss 5. My dog ate my homework. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21123 "2013-11-27T05:10:12Z")
Everyday lies 1. The check is in the mail 2. Gee, hon. This new recipe tastes great. 3. No, dear. That pantsuit doesn’t make your butt look big at all. 4. Great idea, Boss! 5. My dog ate my homework. 6. Oh, I’d love to have your family over. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1055) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1057)