# 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:** 1194
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23864 "2014-03-20T15:11:27Z")
Famous Controversies (any subject, but not conspiracy theories) 1. 1972 Men’s Final Basketball game vs. the Russians. 2. Lance Armstrong & the Tour de France Doping Scandal 3. Monica Lewinski 4. Mark McGwire’s doping 5. Did Babe Ruth call his shot? 6. 09 Aug 1974: NIXON RESIGNS (Hartford Courant issue image: [http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225...XXAGscYciw.jpg](http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225...XXAGscYciw.jpg)) 7. Andres Serrano’s “Piss Christ” 8. The John Scopes “Monkey” Trial in Tennessee 1925 9. NYC Mayor Bloomberg bans superbig drinks 10. The Rodney King beating and subsequent LA Police acquittal resulting in the riots of 1992. 11. Roe v. Wade 12. Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “Wardrobe Malfunction” 13. The OJ Simpson verdict 14. Iran/Contra Scandal [got ninja’d] New: Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23865 "2014-03-20T15:16:54Z")
New: Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23866 "2014-03-20T15:34:08Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23867 "2014-03-20T15:44:14Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23868 "2014-03-20T15:47:06Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23869 "2014-03-20T15:48:04Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23870 "2014-03-20T15:50:44Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market 7. White Elephant ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23871 "2014-03-20T16:25:51Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market 7. White Elephant 8. Crocodile tears ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23872 "2014-03-20T16:31:04Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market 7. White Elephant 8. Crocodile tears 9. Like shooting fish in a barrel ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23873 "2014-03-20T16:56:11Z")
Popular idioms based on animals. 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market 7. White Elephant 8. Crocodile tears 9. Like shooting fish in a barrel 10. Monkeyshines ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23874 "2014-03-20T16:57:19Z")
1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market 7. White Elephant 8. Crocodile tears 9. Like shooting fish in a barrel 10. Monkeyshines 11. Dug in like a tick on a hound (two for one!) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23875 "2014-03-20T17:01:06Z")
Popular idioms based on animals 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market 7. White Elephant 8. Crocodile tears 9. Like shooting fish in a barrel 10. Monkeyshines 11. Dug in like a tick on a hound (two for one!) 12. Letting the cat out of the bag ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23876 "2014-03-20T17:07:06Z")
Popular idioms based on animals 1. Stool pigeon. 2. Rat Fink 3. No dog in this fight 4. Kangaroo court 5. We eat our own dog food 6. Bear / Bull market 7. White Elephant 8. Crocodile tears 9. Like shooting fish in a barrel 10. Monkeyshines 11. Dug in like a tick on a hound (two for one!) 12. Letting the cat out of the bag 13. Jailbird New: Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23877 "2014-03-20T17:12:11Z")
New: Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You by Harry Harrison Slippery Jim takes on the I.R.S. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23878 "2014-03-20T17:26:23Z")
New: Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You by Harry Harrison 3. _Death and Taxes_ by David Dodge A murder mystery where the protagonist is a tax accountant. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23879 "2014-03-20T18:25:45Z")
New: Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You by Harry Harrison 3. _Death and Taxes_ by David Dodge 4. _Gone With the Wind_ by Margaret Mitchell A major plot point is how Scarlett raises the money to pay the taxes on Tara after the war. ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23880 "2014-03-20T19:06:05Z")
New: Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You by Harry Harrison 3. Death and Taxes by David Dodge 4. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 5. Stranger Than Fiction, Movie with main character(played by Will Ferrell) an IRS auditor. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23881 "2014-03-20T19:25:55Z")
New: Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You by Harry Harrison 3. Death and Taxes by David Dodge 4. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 5. Stranger Than Fiction, Movie with main character(played by Will Ferrell) an IRS auditor. 6. The Pale King by David Foster Wallace ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23882 "2014-03-20T19:27:20Z")
Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You by Harry Harrison 3. Death and Taxes by David Dodge 4. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 5. Stranger Than Fiction, Movie with main character(played by Will Ferrell) an IRS auditor. 6. The Pale King by David Foster Wallace 7. John Grisham’s \*\*\*The Firm \*\*\*(all about tax lawyer Mitch McDeere) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23883 "2014-03-20T22:31:20Z")
Fiction involving taxes (paying or even discussing) 1. Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You by Harry Harrison 3. Death and Taxes by David Dodge 4. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 5. Stranger Than Fiction, Movie with main character(played by Will Ferrell) an IRS auditor. 6. The Pale King by David Foster Wallace 7. John Grisham’s The Firm (all about tax lawyer Mitch McDeere) 8. Seven Pounds (Will Smith plays an IRS agent) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1193) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1195)