# 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:** 1112
**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 17, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22224 "2014-01-17T17:27:39Z")
Fictional Gifts that are not for Christmas or Hanukkah: 1. Mr. Beaumont gives a party dress to his daughter Mibs for her 13th birthday in Ingrid Law’s Savvy. 2. The Tenth Doctor gives the TARDIS key to Martha Jones. 3. Hank first gave [the Rearden Metal bracelet] to his wife, who rejected it as being beneath her. 4. The Trojan Horse (Beware of Greeks bearing gifts…) 5. Super rich merchant Illyrio Mopatis gives exiled princess Daemerus Targaryen three petrified dragon eggs when she is married to Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones 6. The Eleventh Doctor gives a TARDIS key to Clara 7. Poisoned pearls given to Ekaterina as a wedding gift in “Winterfair Gifts” 8. Britney Spears is given what is implied to be the blue diamond necklace from “Titanic” in her song “Oops… I Did It Again!” 9. The Wizard of Oz gives the Scarecrow a diploma, the Tin Man a ticking clock heart, and the Lion a medal. 10. In Pulp Fiction, Capt. Koons gives Butch his late father’s watch. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22225 "2014-01-17T17:45:24Z")
Fictional Gifts that are not for Christmas or Hanukkah: 1. Mr. Beaumont gives a party dress to his daughter Mibs for her 13th birthday in Ingrid Law’s Savvy. 2. The Tenth Doctor gives the TARDIS key to Martha Jones. 3. Hank first gave [the Rearden Metal bracelet] to his wife, who rejected it as being beneath her. 4. The Trojan Horse (Beware of Greeks bearing gifts…) 5. Super rich merchant Illyrio Mopatis gives exiled princess Daemerus Targaryen three petrified dragon eggs when she is married to Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones 6. The Eleventh Doctor gives a TARDIS key to Clara 7. Poisoned pearls given to Ekaterina as a wedding gift in “Winterfair Gifts” 8. Britney Spears is given what is implied to be the blue diamond necklace from “Titanic” in her song “Oops… I Did It Again!” 9. The Wizard of Oz gives the Scarecrow a diploma, the Tin Man a ticking clock heart, and the Lion a medal. 10. In Pulp Fiction, Capt. Koons gives Butch his late father’s watch. 11. The Trojan Horse ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22226 "2014-01-17T17:47:31Z")
Fictional Gifts that are not for Christmas or Hanukkah: 1. Mr. Beaumont gives a party dress to his daughter Mibs for her 13th birthday in Ingrid Law’s Savvy. 2. The Tenth Doctor gives the TARDIS key to Martha Jones. 3. Hank first gave [the Rearden Metal bracelet] to his wife, who rejected it as being beneath her. 4. The Trojan Horse (Beware of Greeks bearing gifts…) 5. Super rich merchant Illyrio Mopatis gives exiled princess Daemerus Targaryen three petrified dragon eggs when she is married to Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones 6. The Eleventh Doctor gives a TARDIS key to Clara 7. Poisoned pearls given to Ekaterina as a wedding gift in “Winterfair Gifts” 8. Britney Spears is given what is implied to be the blue diamond necklace from “Titanic” in her song “Oops… I Did It Again!” 9. The Wizard of Oz gives the Scarecrow a diploma, the Tin Man a ticking clock heart, and the Lion a medal. 10. In Pulp Fiction, Capt. Koons gives Butch his late father’s watch. \*\*11. The Trojan Horse \*\* already done! 1. Gollum’s ring (what? You don’t believe him when he says it was a birthday present from Deagol?) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22227 "2014-01-17T17:49:02Z")
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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:** [January 17, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22228 "2014-01-17T18:04:09Z")
Fictional Gifts that are not for Christmas or Hanukkah: 1. Mr. Beaumont gives a party dress to his daughter Mibs for her 13th birthday in Ingrid Law’s Savvy. 2. The Tenth Doctor gives the TARDIS key to Martha Jones. 3. Hank first gave [the Rearden Metal bracelet] to his wife, who rejected it as being beneath her. 4. The Trojan Horse (Beware of Greeks bearing gifts…) 5. Super rich merchant Illyrio Mopatis gives exiled princess Daemerus Targaryen three petrified dragon eggs when she is married to Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones 6. The Eleventh Doctor gives a TARDIS key to Clara 7. Poisoned pearls given to Ekaterina as a wedding gift in “Winterfair Gifts” 8. Britney Spears is given what is implied to be the blue diamond necklace from “Titanic” in her song “Oops… I Did It Again!” 9. The Wizard of Oz gives the Scarecrow a diploma, the Tin Man a ticking clock heart, and the Lion a medal. 10. In Pulp Fiction, Capt. Koons gives Butch his late father’s watch. 11. Gollum’s ring (what? You don’t believe him when he says it was a birthday present from Deagol?) 12. The dads give the newlyweds a $2 million cash gift in “The In-Laws” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22229 "2014-01-17T18:06:12Z")
Fictional Gifts that are not for Christmas or Hanukkah: 1. Mr. Beaumont gives a party dress to his daughter Mibs for her 13th birthday in Ingrid Law’s Savvy. 2. The Tenth Doctor gives the TARDIS key to Martha Jones. 3. Hank first gave [the Rearden Metal bracelet] to his wife, who rejected it as being beneath her. 4. The Trojan Horse (Beware of Greeks bearing gifts…) 5. Super rich merchant Illyrio Mopatis gives exiled princess Daemerus Targaryen three petrified dragon eggs when she is married to Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones 6. The Eleventh Doctor gives a TARDIS key to Clara 7. Poisoned pearls given to Ekaterina as a wedding gift in “Winterfair Gifts” 8. Britney Spears is given what is implied to be the blue diamond necklace from “Titanic” in her song “Oops… I Did It Again!” 9. The Wizard of Oz gives the Scarecrow a diploma, the Tin Man a ticking clock heart, and the Lion a medal. 10. In Pulp Fiction, Capt. Koons gives Butch his late father’s watch. 11. Gollum’s ring (what? You don’t believe him when he says it was a birthday present from Deagol?) 11. Gollum’s ring (what? You don’t believe him when he says it was a birthday present from Deagol?) 12. The dads give the newlyweds a $2 million cash gift in “The In-Laws” 13. Ziva and McGee each give Tony two tickets to women’s mud wrestling to cheer him out of his brooding new category Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady ---
**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 17, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22230 "2014-01-17T18:10:40Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22231 "2014-01-17T18:20:29Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22232 "2014-01-17T18:23:13Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor (timely, since he passed away yesterday) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22233 "2014-01-17T18:42:22Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22234 "2014-01-17T19:21:59Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Tracey Gold (Growing Pains) [Then](http://qdnd.free.fr/Photos/Gold/tg151.jpg) [Now](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_post_349_width/2011/12/tracey.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22235 "2014-01-17T19:32:18Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Tracey Gold (Growing Pains) 7. Mary Ann (no contest) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22236 "2014-01-17T19:33:06Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Tracey Gold (Growing Pains) 7. Mork from Ork ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22237 "2014-01-17T19:36:37Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold of Growing Pains) 7. Mary Ann (no contest) 8. Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) 9. Lynn Tanner (Andrea Elson of ALF) IMHO, the single most attractive girl on TV during her show’s run. (That’s what I thought at the time and still think so.) [Then](http://www.turkcealtyazi.org/resimler/prs/0255699/l-andrea-elson-de127f4d.jpg) [Now](http://www.tvshows.de/alf/images/alf-ppl5.jpg) (At one time, that was going to be my child in her arms. 😉 ) ---
**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 17, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22238 "2014-01-17T20:15:29Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold of Growing Pains) 7. Mary Ann (no contest) 8. Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) 9. Lynn Tanner (Andrea Elson of ALF) 10. Susan Dey (Partridge Family) [http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sites/nationalenquirer.com/files/imagecache/term\_block\_image/article\_teaser\_images/dey\_thmb.jpg](http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sites/nationalenquirer.com/files/imagecache/term_block_image/article_teaser_images/dey_thmb.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22239 "2014-01-17T20:40:39Z")
Bellhorn already stole mine! ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22240 "2014-01-17T21:22:54Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Bellhorn already stole mine! She’s mine, I tell ya, all mine!..but I just noticed the “sitcom” proviso. The Avengers was more of a spoof than a sitcom, so I added my other crush from back then… Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold of Growing Pains) 7. Mary Ann (no contest) 8. Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) 9. Lynn Tanner (Andrea Elson of ALF) 10. Susan Dey (Partridge Family) 11. 99 from Get Smart. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22241 "2014-01-17T21:27:21Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold of Growing Pains) 7. Mary Ann (no contest) 8. Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) 9. Lynn Tanner (Andrea Elson of ALF) 10. Susan Dey (Partridge Family) 11. 99 from Get Smart 12. all the Monkees, in this order: Mickey, Mike, Peter, Davey ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22242 "2014-01-18T00:41:13Z")
Your childhood crush (sitcom character edition) 1. Greg Brady 2. Jeannie (I Dream of…) 3. Marcia Brady 4. The Professor 5. Emma Peel got me through puberty 6. Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold of Growing Pains) 7. Mary Ann (no contest) 8. Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) 9. Lynn Tanner (Andrea Elson of ALF) 10. Susan Dey (Partridge Family) 11. 99 from Get Smart 12. all the Monkees, in this order: Mickey, Mike, Peter, Davey 13. Jo from Facts of Life New Category Favourite Winter Olympics Sport 1. Curling ---
**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, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22243 "2014-01-18T00:58:00Z")
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