# 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:** 1369
**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:** [July 10, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27364 "2014-07-10T21:17:29Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27365 "2014-07-10T21:26:05Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman 7. Blackstone’s floating light bulb ---
**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:** [July 10, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27366 "2014-07-10T23:01:25Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman 7. Blackstone’s floating light bulb 8. Catching a bullet - Chung Ling Soo Of course, it became famous for one time when it didn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27367 "2014-07-11T00:26:02Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman 7. Blackstone’s floating light bulb 8. Catching a bullet - Chung Ling Soo 9. Indian rope trick ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27368 "2014-07-11T02:45:36Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman 7. Blackstone’s floating light bulb 8. Catching a bullet - Chung Ling Soo 9. Indian rope trick 10. Thrusting swords into a box holding your assistant but not hurting him or her ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27369 "2014-07-11T06:08:19Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman 7. Blackstone’s floating light bulb 8. Catching a bullet - Chung Ling Soo 9. Indian rope trick 10. Thrusting swords into a box holding your assistant but not hurting him or her 11. The card stab ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27370 "2014-07-11T13:08:33Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman 7. Blackstone’s floating light bulb 8. Catching a bullet - Chung Ling Soo 9. Indian rope trick 10. Thrusting swords into a box holding your assistant but not hurting him or her 11. The card stab 12. Putting a woman in a box, turning that box into 3 boxes, switching them around, and then restoring her. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27371 "2014-07-11T14:15:24Z")
Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. 5. Pulling a rabbit out a hat 6. Levitating a woman 7. Blackstone’s floating light bulb 8. Catching a bullet - Chung Ling Soo 9. Indian rope trick 10. Thrusting swords into a box holding your assistant but not hurting him or her 11. The card stab 12. Putting a woman in a box, turning that box into 3 boxes, switching them around, and then restoring her. 13. Disappearing an elephant - Houdini. New category: Famous Cats 1. Garfield Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27372 "2014-07-11T14:16:23Z")
New category: Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27373 "2014-07-11T14:20:07Z")
New category: Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27374 "2014-07-11T14:24:17Z")
New category: Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27375 "2014-07-11T14:27:49Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27376 "2014-07-11T14:55:37Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27377 "2014-07-11T14:57:35Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27378 "2014-07-11T14:58:19Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat 8. Bill the cat (Bloom County) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27379 "2014-07-11T15:19:00Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat 8. Bill the cat (Bloom County) 9. Schrödinger’s Cat (or not!) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27380 "2014-07-11T15:19:26Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat 8. Bill the cat (Bloom County) 9. Tardar Sauce (aka Grumpy Cat) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27381 "2014-07-11T15:42:31Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat 8. Bill the cat (Bloom County) 9. Tardar Sauce (aka Grumpy Cat) 10. Stew Cat (from _The Cay_, by Theodore Taylor) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27382 "2014-07-11T15:59:44Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat 8. Bill the cat (Bloom County) 9. Tardar Sauce (aka Grumpy Cat) 10. Stew Cat (from The Cay, by Theodore Taylor) 11. Henri, le Chat Noir ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27383 "2014-07-11T16:28:17Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat 8. Bill the cat (Bloom County) 9. Schrödinger’s Cat (or not!) 10. Tardar Sauce (aka Grumpy Cat) 11. Stew Cat (from The Cay, by Theodore Taylor) 12. Henri, le Chat Noir (fixing–my #9 got ninja’ed) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1368) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1370)