# 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:** 1327

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26524 "2014-06-11T06:02:59Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey

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**Author:** ![markie1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@markie1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markie1)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26525 "2014-06-11T06:06:06Z")

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TV pets

1. Tiger, The Brady Bunch
2. Spot, Star Trek: The Next Generation
3. Eddie, Frasier
4. Marcel, Friends
5. Sherman, Peabody’s Improbable History
6. Buck, Married With Children
7. Santa’s Little Helper, The Simpsons
8. Lassie, Lassie

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**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:** [June 11, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26526 "2014-06-11T08:29:10Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26527 "2014-06-11T11:18:37Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master
7. Bloodsport

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26528 "2014-06-11T12:21:00Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master
7. Bloodsport
8. Kickboxer

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26529 "2014-06-11T12:25:45Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master
7. Bloodsport
8. Kickboxer
9. Kill Bill, vol. II

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26530 "2014-06-11T14:02:22Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master
7. Bloodsport
8. Kickboxer
9. Kill Bill, vol. II
10. Five Deadly Venoms

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26531 "2014-06-11T14:05:45Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master
7. Bloodsport
8. Kickboxer
9. Kill Bill, vol. II
10. Five Deadly Venoms
11. Ip Man

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26532 "2014-06-11T14:10:38Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master
7. Bloodsport
8. Kickboxer
9. Kill Bill, vol. II
10. Five Deadly Venoms
11. Ip Man
12. Billy Jack

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26533 "2014-06-11T16:20:37Z")

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Martial Arts Movies

1. Fist of Fury
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Enter the Dragon
4. Kung Fu Hustle
5. Iron Monkey
6. Drunken Master
7. Bloodsport
8. Kickboxer
9. Kill Bill, vol. II
10. Five Deadly Venoms
11. Ip Man
12. Billy Jack
13. The Adventures of Fong Sai-yuk

The oldest such known film, from 1938 Hong Kong.

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26534 "2014-06-11T16:46:37Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26535 "2014-06-11T17:21:01Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad _Simpsons_ joke!”

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26536 "2014-06-11T17:40:56Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad _Simpsons_ joke!”  
4.“Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26537 "2014-06-11T17:45:15Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad Simpsons joke!”
4. “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”
5. “Mr. Cantor’s victory is another step towards showing the nation that the Republican Party is reclaiming the center, and marginalizing the Tea Party.”

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26538 "2014-06-11T18:39:35Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad Simpsons joke!”
4. “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”
5. “Mr. Cantor’s victory is another step towards showing the nation that the Republican Party is reclaiming the center, and marginalizing the Tea Party.”
6. “Is you is or is you ain’t my constituency?”

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26539 "2014-06-11T19:12:40Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad Simpsons joke!”
4. “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”
5. “Mr. Cantor’s victory is another step towards showing the nation that the Republican Party is reclaiming the center, and marginalizing the Tea Party.”
6. “Is you is or is you ain’t my constituency?”
7. “Tell Karl Rove he’s doin’ a helluva job!”

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26540 "2014-06-11T19:38:54Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad Simpsons joke!”
4. “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”
5. “Mr. Cantor’s victory is another step towards showing the nation that the Republican Party is reclaiming the center, and marginalizing the Tea Party.”
6. “Is you is or is you ain’t my constituency?”
7. “Tell Karl Rove he’s doin’ a helluva job!”
8. “That’s correct, Mr. Cantor outspent his opponent by twenty-five to one, so we’re expecting a real landslide tonight.”

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26541 "2014-06-11T19:44:22Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad Simpsons joke!”
4. “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”
5. “Mr. Cantor’s victory is another step towards showing the nation that the Republican Party is reclaiming the center, and marginalizing the Tea Party.”
6. “Is you is or is you ain’t my constituency?”
7. “Tell Karl Rove he’s doin’ a helluva job!”
8. “That’s correct, Mr. Cantor outspent his opponent by twenty-five to one, so we’re expecting a real landslide tonight.”
9. "[Let’s have our victory dinner at one of our favorite steakhouses"](http://www.businessinsider.com/eric-cantor-loss-steakhouse-spending-2014-6) (Cantor’s campaign spent more on steak dinners, $168,000, then the Brat campaign spent in total ($123,000.))

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**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:** [June 11, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26542 "2014-06-11T20:29:30Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad Simpsons joke!”
4. “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”
5. “Mr. Cantor’s victory is another step towards showing the nation that the Republican Party is reclaiming the center, and marginalizing the Tea Party.”
6. “Is you is or is you ain’t my constituency?”
7. “Tell Karl Rove he’s doin’ a helluva job!”
8. “That’s correct, Mr. Cantor outspent his opponent by twenty-five to one, so we’re expecting a real landslide tonight.”
9. "[Let’s have our victory dinner at one of our favorite steakhouses"](http://www.businessinsider.com/eric-cantor-loss-steakhouse-spending-2014-6) (Cantor’s campaign spent more on steak dinners, $168,000, then the Brat campaign spent in total ($123,000.))
10. _ **FUCK!** _

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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:** [June 11, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26543 "2014-06-11T22:20:32Z")

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Overheard at U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor’s campaign HQ on Election Night

1. “We’ve got this in the bag. Time to start planning his run for Speaker.”
2. “Of course the voters approve of Mr. Cantor’s stance on immigration reform!”
3. “C’mon - who’s gonna vote for a candidate named ‘Brat’? It’s like a bad Simpsons joke!”
4. “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?”
5. “Mr. Cantor’s victory is another step towards showing the nation that the Republican Party is reclaiming the center, and marginalizing the Tea Party.”
6. “Is you is or is you ain’t my constituency?”
7. “Tell Karl Rove he’s doin’ a helluva job!”
8. “That’s correct, Mr. Cantor outspent his opponent by twenty-five to one, so we’re expecting a real landslide tonight.”
9. “Let’s have our victory dinner at one of our favorite steakhouses” (Cantor’s campaign spent more on steak dinners, $168,000, then the Brat campaign spent in total ($123,000.))
10. FUCK!
11. “That’s right, we’re havin’ steak, and they’re havin’ brats!”

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