# 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:** 1121
**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 25, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22404 "2014-01-25T17:01:17Z")
Favorite Retired Jersey Numbers (or even no numbers, for old-time players) - Give #, Name, and Team and/or Sport. No duplicated numbers. 1. 24: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants 2. 41: Tom Seaver, NY Mets 3. 1: Terry Sawchuck, Detroit Red Wings 4. 99: Wayne Gretzky, Only number retired by the entire NHL 5. 33: Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins. The only number officially retired by the 'Skins. 6. 42: Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, retired by all of Major League Baseball. 7. 23: Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs 8. #4, for Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees. Gehrig was one of the first MLB players to wear a uniform number, and THE first to have his number retired 9. 3: The Babe. No need to add any more info. 10. 9: Roger Maris, New York Yankees! 11. 44: Hank Aaron, Braves & Brewers (also Reggie Jackson Yankees/A’s and Willie McCovey, Giants) 12. 8: Willie “Pops” Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22405 "2014-01-25T17:26:40Z")
Favorite Retired Jersey Numbers (or even no numbers, for old-time players) - Give #, Name, and Team and/or Sport. No duplicated numbers. 1. 24: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants 2. 41: Tom Seaver, NY Mets 3. 1: Terry Sawchuck, Detroit Red Wings 4. 99: Wayne Gretzky, Only number retired by the entire NHL 5. 33: Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins. The only number officially retired by the 'Skins. 6. 42: Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, retired by all of Major League Baseball. 7. 23: Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs 8. #4, for Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees. Gehrig was one of the first MLB players to wear a uniform number, and THE first to have his number retired 9. 3: The Babe. No need to add any more info. 10. 9: Roger Maris, New York Yankees! 11. 44: Hank Aaron, Braves & Brewers (also Reggie Jackson Yankees/A’s and Willie McCovey, Giants) 12. 8: Willie “Pops” Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates 13. #32, retired for a lot of guys! Steve Carlton for the Phillies, Sandy Koufax for the Dodgers, Magic Johnson for the Lakers, Jim Brown for the Browns New topic: A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. _ **Blazing Saddles** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22406 "2014-01-25T17:44:55Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) ---
**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 25, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22407 "2014-01-25T18:11:50Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22408 "2014-01-25T18:38:37Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22409 "2014-01-25T18:39:28Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22410 "2014-01-25T19:51:12Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II ---
**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 26, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22411 "2014-01-26T01:19:01Z")
I saw _Blazing Saddles_ for the first time in years not long ago, and thought it held up pretty well. Don’t have a movie to add to the list, either. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22412 "2014-01-26T02:04:34Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II 7. The Thrill of it All ---
**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 26, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22413 "2014-01-26T02:05:08Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II 7. The Thrill of it All 8. Mrs. Doubtfire …I just can’t watch it anymore… ---
**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 26, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22414 "2014-01-26T02:46:47Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II 7. The Thrill of it All 8. Mrs. Doubtfire 9. Dudley Moore in… anything ---
**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 26, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22415 "2014-01-26T06:01:26Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II 7. The Thrill of it All 8. Mrs. Doubtfire 9. Dudley Moore in… anything 10. Pretty much every movie with Will Ferrell as the lead I’m not knocking Ferrell. I really enjoy his movies the first time I watch them. But the second time you watch them, they’re annoying. ---
**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 26, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22416 "2014-01-26T13:49:26Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II 7. The Thrill of it All 8. Mrs. Doubtfire 9. Dudley Moore in… anything 10. Pretty much every movie with Will Ferrell as the lead 11. Kentucky Fried Movie ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22417 "2014-01-26T21:54:00Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II 7. The Thrill of it All 8. Mrs. Doubtfire 9. Dudley Moore in… anything 10. Pretty much every movie with Will Ferrell as the lead 11. Kentucky Fried Movie 12. _ **This Is Spinal Tap** _. I know, I **loved** that movie! I was one of the annoying nerds who quoted it. But the last two times I saw it, it really dragged. ---
**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 27, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22418 "2014-01-27T00:31:49Z")
A Movie That Cracked You Up Once, That Now Strikes You As Boring and Even Kinda Stupid 1. Blazing Saddles 2. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) 3. Spaceballs 4. The Three Amigos 5. Start the Revolution Without Me 6. Airplane II 7. The Thrill of it All 8. Mrs. Doubtfire 9. Dudley Moore in… anything 10. Pretty much every movie with Will Ferrell as the lead 11. Kentucky Fried Movie 12. This Is Spinal Tap. I know, I loved that movie! I was one of the annoying nerds who quoted it. But the last two times I saw it, it really dragged. 13. The Jerk New! Science Fiction Worlds 14. Riverworld, by Philip Jose Farmer ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22419 "2014-01-27T01:09:32Z")
New! Science Fiction Worlds 1. Riverworld, by Philip Jose Farmer 2. Ringworld, by Larry Niven ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22420 "2014-01-27T01:33:13Z")
New! Science Fiction Worlds 1. Riverworld, by Philip Jose Farmer 2. Ringworld, by Larry Niven 3. Discworld, by Terry Pratchett ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22421 "2014-01-27T01:42:30Z")
Science Fiction Worlds 1. Riverworld, by Philip Jose Farmer 2. Ringworld, by Larry Niven 3. Discworld, by Terry Pratchett 4. Westworld, by Michael Crichton ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22422 "2014-01-27T01:49:47Z")
Science Fiction Worlds 1. Riverworld, by Philip Jose Farmer 2. Ringworld, by Larry Niven 3. Discworld, by Terry Pratchett 4. Westworld, by Michael Crichton 5. The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle ---
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Science Fiction Worlds 1. Riverworld, by Philip Jose Farmer 2. Ringworld, by Larry Niven 3. Discworld, by Terry Pratchett 4. Westworld, by Michael Crichton 5. The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle 6. Barsoom, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1122)