# 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:** 1133
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22644 "2014-02-06T18:41:04Z")
13 All-Time-Favorite Superbowl Commercials 1. [The Bud-Weis-Er Frogs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVcbasIb8lQ) 2. [Apple’s “1984”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfqw8nhUwA) 3. [The Budweiser Clydesdales kicking a field goal](https://screen.yahoo.com/big-game-ads/budweiser-football-233612282.html) 4. [The Bud Light magic fridge](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAg3XkFTUBA) 5. [Terry Tate: Office Linebacker](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94) 6. [The Budweiser Streaker](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FEDvAXWvHU) 7. [This year’s Radio Shack commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xph-FV04jo) 8. [Britney Spears, Bob Dole and his dog for Pepsi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu5dIRv9Czc) 9. [EDS Cat herding](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE) 10. [Sprint: Crime deterrent](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4O4f6FKYyc) 11. [The Clydesdale/Puppy Ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQB7QRyF4p4&gclid=CNeVqsHMt7wCFelxOgodrgMAqw) 12. [Google Search - Martin Van Buren?!?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyJZqHyKKIw) 13. [Budweiser Wassup! commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJmqCKtJnxM) Next up: Weird Things You’ve Found on YouTube that Haven’t Yet Gone Viral 1. [German High School Production of The Color Purple](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6TnoVGwpW0) The musical version. All white cast, except for one, and he’s an extra. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22645 "2014-02-06T21:59:07Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. Note: said item doesn’t _have_ to have appeared on a Simpsons episode, but it could have and the TV audience would have recognized it. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22646 "2014-02-06T22:05:13Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22647 "2014-02-06T22:13:28Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio ---
**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:** [February 6, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22648 "2014-02-06T22:17:22Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22649 "2014-02-06T22:18:08Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. > > 1. A VHS tape. > 2. A Sony Walkman > 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 1. A pay phone ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22650 "2014-02-06T22:26:33Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22651 "2014-02-06T22:27:28Z")
I screwed up big time and I don’t know how to fix it. I am very sorry. Pretend I didn’t come in here? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22652 "2014-02-06T22:28:47Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I screwed up big time and I don’t know how to fix it. I am very sorry. Pretend I didn’t come in here? No worries. Anything we can do to help? Did you have an answer you wanted to add? ---
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The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22654 "2014-02-06T22:32:19Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box 7. A typewriter ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22655 "2014-02-06T22:44:18Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box 7. A typewriter 8. A black-and-white TV ---
**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:** [February 6, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22656 "2014-02-06T22:45:17Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box 7. A typewriter 8. A black-and-white TV 9. Cursive writing ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22657 "2014-02-06T23:07:52Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box 7. A typewriter 8. A black-and-white TV 9. Cursive writing 10. A ratchet-type car jack (Bart would never use this) ---
**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:** [February 6, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22658 "2014-02-06T23:37:05Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box 7. A typewriter 8. A black-and-white TV 9. Cursive writing 10. A ratchet-type car jack (Bart would never use this) 11. An [Osborne Computer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corporation) ---
**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:** [February 7, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22659 "2014-02-07T01:06:35Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box 7. A typewriter 8. A black-and-white TV 9. Cursive writing 10. A ratchet-type car jack (Bart would never use this) 11. An [Osborne Computer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corporation) 12. [Mr Microphone](http://www.retrothing.com/2008/07/hey-mister-micr.html) Bart actually did use one of these in an early episode. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22660 "2014-02-07T01:15:33Z")
The Simpsons premiered in 1989. Name something that Bart might have used in one of the original episodes that was commonplace then but that you rarely see people use anymore. 1. A VHS tape. 2. A Sony Walkman 3. A regular, corded, analog radio 4. A payphone. 5. A mix-tape (of the cellophane cassette variety) 6. A boom box 7. A typewriter 8. A black-and-white TV 9. Cursive writing 10. A ratchet-type car jack (Bart would never use this) 11. An Osborne Computer 12. Mr Microphone 13. A 5.25 inch floppy disk New! 13 Harlan Ellison books (not counting ones he edited) 1. Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled ---
**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:** [February 7, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22661 "2014-02-07T01:30:42Z")
New! 13 Harlan Ellison books (not counting ones he edited) 1. Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled 2. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream ---
**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:** [February 7, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22662 "2014-02-07T01:47:12Z")
13 Harlan Ellison books (not counting ones he edited) 1. Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled 2. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream 3. A Boy and His Dog ---
**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:** [February 7, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22663 "2014-02-07T03:48:06Z")
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