# 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:** 1116
**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 20, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22304 "2014-01-20T18:52:32Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22305 "2014-01-20T19:06:46Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon 7. Frosty the Snowman- hypothermia ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22306 "2014-01-20T19:14:51Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon 7. Frosty the Snowman- hypothermia 8. The Joker - Kuru ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22307 "2014-01-20T20:30:01Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon 7. Frosty the Snowman- hypothermia 8. The Joker - Kuru 9. Luke Skywalker- crushed by falling debris from Death Star 2.0. ---
**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 20, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22308 "2014-01-20T20:42:04Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon 7. Frosty the Snowman- hypothermia 8. The Joker - Kuru 9. Luke Skywalker- crushed by falling debris from Death Star 2.0. 10. James T. Kirk - Syphilis-3 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22309 "2014-01-20T23:52:29Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon 7. Frosty the Snowman- hypothermia 8. The Joker - Kuru 9. Luke Skywalker- crushed by falling debris from Death Star 2.0. 10. James T. Kirk - Syphilis-3 11. Sheldon Cooper - Crushed by a poorly constructed barrel. ---
**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 21, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22310 "2014-01-21T01:01:33Z")
I don’t get the barrel one. Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon 7. Frosty the Snowman- hypothermia 8. The Joker - Kuru 9. Luke Skywalker- crushed by falling debris from Death Star 2.0. 10. James T. Kirk - Syphilis-3 11. Sheldon Cooper - Crushed by a poorly constructed barrel. 12. John McClane - rancid eggnog ---
**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 21, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22311 "2014-01-21T01:02:41Z")
A cooper is a barrel-maker. ---
**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 21, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22312 "2014-01-21T01:28:16Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt 6. Neo - gagged on a spoon 7. Frosty the Snowman- hypothermia 8. The Joker - Kuru 9. Luke Skywalker- crushed by falling debris from Death Star 2.0. 10. James T. Kirk - Syphilis-3 11. Sheldon Cooper - Crushed by a poorly constructed barrel. 12. John McClane - rancid eggnog 13. Batman - Histoplasmosis New Topic Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22313 "2014-01-21T01:29:48Z")
that’s funny! (get it? humerus/humorous? I slay me) Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22314 "2014-01-21T01:43:33Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum Because it sounds like the given name of a 19th century Southern politician. “This is Senator Sternum Chambers and his lovely wife Urethra…”. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22315 "2014-01-21T01:45:29Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22316 "2014-01-21T02:10:55Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22317 "2014-01-21T02:52:37Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22318 "2014-01-21T03:01:51Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium 7. Femur Because of all the bones in the human body, it most rhymes with Lemur. ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22319 "2014-01-21T04:10:57Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium 7. Femur 8. Stirrup/stapes The smallest: [File:Stapes human ear.jpg - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stapes_human_ear.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22320 "2014-01-21T04:41:05Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium 7. Femur 8. Stirrup/stapes 9. Metatarsals They’re like the Tarsals but more ironic. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22321 "2014-01-21T04:55:22Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium 7. Femur 8. Stirrup/stapes 9. Metatarsals 10. Patella Sternum Chambers’ spinster sister. ---
**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 21, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22322 "2014-01-21T05:04:18Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium 7. Femur 8. Stirrup/stapes 9. Metatarsals 10. Patella 11. Phalanges ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22323 "2014-01-21T05:55:18Z")
Favourite Human Bone 1. Humerus (mine’s got 14 screws) 2. Collar bone 3. Sternum 4. The Penis (it’s sometimes called “A Boner”) 5. Coccyx 6. Cranium 7. Femur 8. Stirrup/stapes 9. Metatarsals 10. Patella 11. Phalanges 12. Ulna [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1117)