# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1127

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22524 "2014-01-30T04:29:17Z")

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Stand Up Comedians

1. Rich Hall
2. Jimmy Carr
3. George Carlin.
4. Paula Poundstone
5. Sam Kinison
6. Steven Wright
7. Louis CK
8. Jim Gaffigan (Hhhhhhhot…Pockets!)
9. Phyllis Diller
10. Rodney Dangerfield
11. Richard Pryor
12. Bill Cosby
13. Wanda Sykes

Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22525 "2014-01-30T04:45:27Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22526 "2014-01-30T05:00:30Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22527 "2014-01-30T05:55:37Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22528 "2014-01-30T08:34:15Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22529 "2014-01-30T12:52:02Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”
6. Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood”

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**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 30, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22530 "2014-01-30T12:52:27Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”
6. Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III.

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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 30, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22531 "2014-01-30T14:05:25Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”
6. Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood”
7. Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III.
8. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins

Ninjas fixed. Please double-check yourselves, my friends.

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22532 "2014-01-30T14:23:33Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”
6. Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood”
7. Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III.
8. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
9. Klinton Spilsbury in _ **Legend of the Lone Ranger** _

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**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 30, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22533 "2014-01-30T14:25:58Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”
6. Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood”
7. Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III.
8. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
9. Klinton Spilsbury in _ **Legend of the Lone Ranger** _
10. Dana Carvey in “The Master of Disguise”

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22534 "2014-01-30T14:38:23Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”
6. Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood”
7. Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III.
8. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
9. Klinton Spilsbury in Legend of the Lone Ranger
10. Dana Carvey in “The Master of Disguise”
11. Halle Berry in “Catwoman”

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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 30, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22535 "2014-01-30T15:10:32Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music
2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”
4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live
5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”
6. Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood”
7. Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III.
8. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
9. Klinton Spilsbury in Legend of the Lone Ranger
10. Dana Carvey in “The Master of Disguise”
11. Halle Berry in “Catwoman”
12. Shelly Duvall in The Shining

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22536 "2014-01-30T15:37:34Z")

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Performances (acting, music, or other) that were panned

1. Carrie Underwood in The Sound of Music

2. Vanna White in Goddess of Love (1985)

3. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian”

4. Ashlee Simpson on Saturday Night Live

5. Tom Hanks in “Bonfire of the Vanities”

6. Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood”

7. Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III.

8. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins

9. Klinton Spilsbury in Legend of the Lone Ranger

10. Dana Carvey in “The Master of Disguise”

11. Halle Berry in “Catwoman”

12. Shelly Duvall in The Shining

13. Sylvester Stallone in… lots of things, but let’s say\*\*\* Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!\*\*\*  
New: A “Blaxploitation” Movie

14. _ **Cleopatra Jones** _

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**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 30, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22537 "2014-01-30T15:42:06Z")

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New: A “Blaxploitation” Movie

1. Cleopatra Jones
2. Shaft

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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 30, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22538 "2014-01-30T15:43:03Z")

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A “Blaxploitation” Movie

1. Cleopatra Jones
2. Shaft
3. Scream Blacula Scream

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22539 "2014-01-30T15:47:51Z")

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A “Blaxploitation” Movie

1. Cleopatra Jones
2. Shaft
3. Scream Blacula Scream
4. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22540 "2014-01-30T16:03:37Z")

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A “Blaxploitation” Movie

1. Cleopatra Jones
2. Shaft
3. Scream Blacula Scream
4. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
5. Cotton Comes to Harlem

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22541 "2014-01-30T16:09:51Z")

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A “Blaxploitation” Movie

1. Cleopatra Jones
2. Shaft
3. Scream Blacula Scream
4. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
5. Cotton Comes to Harlem
6. Dolemite

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22542 "2014-01-30T16:12:21Z")

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A “Blaxploitation” Movie

1. Cleopatra Jones
2. Shaft
3. Scream Blacula Scream
4. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
5. Cotton Comes to Harlem
6. Dolemite
7. Blackenstein

(One of my favorite lines from The Simpsons: Homer’s talking about the great movies “Blacula! Blackenstein! And The Blunchblack of Blotre Blame!”

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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:** [January 30, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22543 "2014-01-30T16:16:16Z")

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A “Blaxploitation” Movie

1. Cleopatra Jones
2. Shaft
3. Scream Blacula Scream
4. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
5. Cotton Comes to Harlem
6. Dolemite
7. Blackenstein
8. Coffy

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