# 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:** 1464
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29264 "2014-09-15T23:39:09Z")
Coniferous Trees 1. Ponderosa Pine 2. Balsam Fir 3. Blue Spruce 4. “Number One: The Larch” 5. Lebanon cedar 6. Colorado Blue Spruce 7. Bald Cypress 8. Canadian Yew ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29265 "2014-09-15T23:42:05Z")
Coniferous Trees 1. Ponderosa Pine 2. Balsam Fir 3. Blue Spruce 4. “Number One: The Larch” 5. Lebanon cedar 6. Colorado Blue Spruce 7. Bald Cypress 8. Canadian Yew 9. Douglas Fir ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29266 "2014-09-16T00:11:11Z")
Coniferous Trees 1. Ponderosa Pine 2. Balsam Fir 3. Blue Spruce 4. “Number One: The Larch” 5. Lebanon cedar 6. Colorado Blue Spruce 7. Bald Cypress 8. Canadian Yew 9. Douglas Fir 10. Eisenhower Tree > **[Eisenhower Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenhower_Tree)** > > The Eisenhower Tree was a loblolly pine located on the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. In the 1950s it was named after U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower who unsuccessfully lobbied to have it taken down after it interfered with his golf game. Due to its size, history, and location on a prominent golf course, it is considered iconic of the Augusta golf course and is one of the most famous trees in American golf. It was called "among the most famous landmarks in golf" by C The tr... ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29267 "2014-09-16T00:12:51Z")
Coniferous Trees 1. Ponderosa Pine 2. Balsam Fir 3. Blue Spruce 4. “Number One: The Larch” 5. Lebanon cedar 6. Colorado Blue Spruce 7. Bald Cypress 8. Canadian Yew 9. Douglas Fir 10. Eisenhower Tree 11. Sequoia Redwood ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29268 "2014-09-16T00:13:57Z")
Coniferous Trees 1. Ponderosa Pine 2. Balsam Fir 3. Blue Spruce 4. “Number One: The Larch” 5. Lebanon cedar 6. Colorado Blue Spruce 7. Bald Cypress 8. Canadian Yew 9. Douglas Fir 10. Redwood 11. Monkey Puzzle Tree ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29269 "2014-09-16T00:15:22Z")
Coniferous Trees 1. Ponderosa Pine 2. Balsam Fir 3. Blue Spruce 4. “Number One: The Larch” 5. Lebanon cedar 6. Colorado Blue Spruce 7. Bald Cypress 8. Canadian Yew 9. Douglas Fir 10. Redwood 11. Monkey Puzzle Tree 12. Loblolly Pine ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29270 "2014-09-16T00:25:48Z")
Coniferous Trees 1. Ponderosa Pine 2. Balsam Fir 3. Blue Spruce 4. “Number One: The Larch” 5. Lebanon cedar 6. Colorado Blue Spruce 7. Bald Cypress 8. Canadian Yew 9. Douglas Fir 10. Redwood 11. Monkey Puzzle Tree 12. Loblolly Pine 13. Alaska Cedar ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29271 "2014-09-16T00:27:07Z")
New Topic: Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan (I remember when he beat Robert Conrad in a foot race… and, man, was Conrad _pissed_!) > **[Battle of the Network Stars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Network_Stars)** > > Battle of the Network Stars is a series of competitions in which television stars from ABC, CBS and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A total of 19 of these competitions were held between 1976 and 1988, all of which were aired by ABC. > In 2003, NBC attempted to revive Battle of the Network Stars with a two-hour special. > In 2005, Bravo premiered a revived version of the show named Battle of the Network Reality Stars. Also in 2005, ESPN premiered a short-lived, sports-themed spinoff ... ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29272 "2014-09-16T01:30:43Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach When she dropped into the dunk tank, we all won that event. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hk-f73JSJI) ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29273 "2014-09-16T01:34:14Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29274 "2014-09-16T01:39:59Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29275 "2014-09-16T01:46:24Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29276 "2014-09-16T01:50:23Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett 6. Adrienne Barbeau (who had two very large “floaties” in her swimsuit) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29277 "2014-09-16T02:08:13Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett 6. Adrienne Barbeau (who had two very large “floaties” in her swimsuit) 7. Charlene Tilton ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29278 "2014-09-16T03:13:38Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett 6. Adrienne Barbeau (who had two very large “floaties” in her swimsuit) 7. Charlene Tilton 8. Telly Savalas ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29279 "2014-09-16T03:46:16Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett 6. Adrienne Barbeau (who had two very large “floaties” in her swimsuit) 7. Charlene Tilton 8. Telly Savalas 9. Heather Thomas Damn, I loved that poster! ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29280 "2014-09-16T03:58:04Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett 6. Adrienne Barbeau (who had two very large “floaties” in her swimsuit) 7. Charlene Tilton 8. Telly Savalas 9. Heather Thomas 10. Lou Ferrigno ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29281 "2014-09-16T11:09:15Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett 6. Adrienne Barbeau (who had two very large “floaties” in her swimsuit) 7. Charlene Tilton 8. Telly Savalas 9. Heather Thomas 10. Lou Ferrigno 11. Robert Conrad (NBC captain who took the whole thing way too seriously) ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29282 "2014-09-16T11:25:32Z")
Participants in the “Battle of the Network Stars” 1. Gabe Kaplan 2. Catherine Bach 3. Lynda Carter 4. William Shatner 5. Farah Fawcett 6. Adrienne Barbeau (who had two very large “floaties” in her swimsuit) 7. Charlene Tilton 8. Telly Savalas 9. Heather Thomas 10. Lou Ferrigno 11. Robert Conrad (NBC captain who took the whole thing way too seriously) 12. Ron Howard I loved how many of these people smoked between events. Even Robert Conrad could be seen puffing away. And he said possibly one of the more offensive lines on reality TV in his argument with Team ABC: (pointing at Savalas and Kaplan while saying this) (paraphrased) “You’re Greek, so you just want to be an athlete. And you’re Jewish, so you just want to negotiate. And I’m German, which means I want to kill you both!” OTOH, I would have never thought Mr. Kotter would have beaten him, and handily, in a 100 yd dash. :eek: ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29283 "2014-09-16T12:35:57Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > OTOH, I would have never thought Mr. Kotter would have beaten him, and handily, in a 100 yd dash. Keep in mind they’re actors. Conrad was probably in decent shape but he wasn’t a real fighter pilot just as Kaplan wasn’t a real teacher. So you had a race between a guy who was 31 years old and 5’11" and a guy who was 41 years old and 5’8". All things being equal, you’d expect the guy who’s younger and taller to win a footrace. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1463) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1465)