# 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:** 1603

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32044 "2014-12-15T22:11:03Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants

[Stefon] It’s that thing where a midget completely covers thier lower extremities in honey, roll around in crushed almonds and walk around until they dry out… [/Stefon]

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32045 "2014-12-15T23:28:53Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants
7. My stash that I thought I’d lost.

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**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:** [December 15, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32046 "2014-12-15T23:31:36Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants
7. My stash that I thought I’d lost.
8. Jimmy Hoffa

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**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:** [December 16, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32047 "2014-12-16T00:06:16Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants
7. My stash that I thought I’d lost.
8. Jimmy Hoffa
9. A curly white hair from Santa’s beard

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32048 "2014-12-16T00:17:07Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants
7. My stash that I thought I’d lost.
8. Jimmy Hoffa
9. A curly white hair from Santa’s beard
10. A foundling

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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:** [December 16, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32049 "2014-12-16T01:15:52Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants
7. My stash that I thought I’d lost.
8. Jimmy Hoffa
9. A curly white hair from Santa’s beard
10. A foundling
11. older fruitcake

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**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:** [December 16, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32050 "2014-12-16T01:20:48Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants
7. My stash that I thought I’d lost.
8. Jimmy Hoffa
9. A curly white hair from Santa’s beard
10. A foundling
11. older fruitcake
12. Rudolf’s nose

We figure somebody mistook it for a cherry.

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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:** [December 16, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32051 "2014-12-16T04:21:17Z")

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Things Found in Last Year’s Fruitcake

1. Grandma’s earrings
2. Walnuts
3. Three Gummy Bears
4. A plastic baby Jesus
5. A little metal dog from a Monopoly set
6. Pieces of Marzipants
7. My stash that I thought I’d lost.
8. Jimmy Hoffa
9. A curly white hair from Santa’s beard
10. A foundling
11. older fruitcake
12. Rudolf’s nose
13. One of grandpa’s heart pills

New: Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton

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**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:** [December 16, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32052 "2014-12-16T04:29:03Z")

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New: Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford

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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:** [December 16, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32053 "2014-12-16T04:48:57Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.

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**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:** [December 16, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32054 "2014-12-16T05:11:36Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32055 "2014-12-16T11:59:26Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32056 "2014-12-16T12:30:34Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard

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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:** [December 16, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32057 "2014-12-16T13:38:49Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32058 "2014-12-16T14:46:25Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino
8. Gene WIlder and Mel Brooks

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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:** [December 16, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32059 "2014-12-16T14:51:03Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino
8. Gene WIlder and Mel Brooks
9. Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi

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**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:** [December 16, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32060 "2014-12-16T15:03:00Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino
8. Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks
9. Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi
10. Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa

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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:** [December 16, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32061 "2014-12-16T15:16:01Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino
8. Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks
9. Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi
10. Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa
11. Jimmy Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32062 "2014-12-16T15:38:51Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino
8. Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks
9. Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi
10. Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa
11. Jimmy Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock
12. Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson

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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:** [December 16, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32063 "2014-12-16T15:45:32Z")

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Famous Actor/Director Pairings

1. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
2. John Wayne and John Ford
3. John Goodman and Coen Bros.
4. Woody Allen and Woody Allen
5. Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
6. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino
8. Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks
9. Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi
10. Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa
11. Jimmy Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock
12. Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson
13. Christopher Guest and Fred Willard

Next up:  
If Twelve Days of Christmas were Thirteen Days, and Set on the SDMB, what would some of the days be?

1. Thirteen zombies resurrected

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