# 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:** 1626

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32504 "2015-01-18T02:14:53Z")

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Car makes or models that begin with a vowel

1. Nissan Altima
2. Chevy Impala
3. Ford Explorer
4. Honda Accord
5. Infiniti
6. Acura
7. Oldsmobile Alera (DOUBLE credit!!!)
8. Edsel
9. Fiat Uno
10. Hyundai Elantra
11. Elio Motors’ Elio
12. Škoda Octavia
13. Cadillac Eldorado

Next: In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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**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:** [January 18, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32505 "2015-01-18T02:17:40Z")

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Next: In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32506 "2015-01-18T02:27:51Z")

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Next: In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope

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**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32507 "2015-01-18T02:28:06Z")

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Next: In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams

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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:** [January 18, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32508 "2015-01-18T02:35:17Z")

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Next: In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing

He uses his real life stutter in that one.

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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:** [January 18, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32509 "2015-01-18T02:40:56Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32510 "2015-01-18T02:53:34Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars
7. Claudine

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**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:** [January 18, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32511 "2015-01-18T02:54:52Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars
7. Claudine
8. The Lion King

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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:** [January 18, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32512 "2015-01-18T03:01:30Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars
7. Claudine
8. The Lion King
9. Sneakers

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32513 "2015-01-18T03:37:48Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars
7. Claudine
8. The Lion King
9. Sneakers
10. Soul Man

Professor Banks: “You’ve learned a great deal more than I thought.”

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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:** [January 18, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32514 "2015-01-18T03:39:47Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars
7. Claudine
8. The Lion King
9. Sneakers
10. Soul Man
11. Coming To America

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**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:** [January 18, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32515 "2015-01-18T03:44:18Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars
7. Claudine
8. The Lion King
9. Sneakers
10. Soul Man
11. Coming To America
12. The Sandlot

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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:** [January 18, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32516 "2015-01-18T03:55:21Z")

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In honor of his birthday–James Earl Jones movies

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. The Great White Hope
4. Field of Dreams
5. A Family Thing
6. Star Wars
7. Claudine
8. The Lion King
9. Sneakers
10. Soul Man
11. Coming To America
12. The Sandlot
13. The Man

The first black POTUS on the big screen, I believe.

Next category:

Who and what ought to win an Oscar this year

1. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” - Best Picture

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32517 "2015-01-20T03:22:28Z")

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48 hrs w/ no responses.

I think **EH** needs a mulligan or perhaps a “re-edit”

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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:** [January 20, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32518 "2015-01-20T04:41:24Z")

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I’m surprised, but… OK.

Characters on FX’s spy spoof “Archer”

1. Sterling Mallory Archer

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32519 "2015-01-20T05:45:46Z")

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Characters on FX’s spy spoof “Archer”

1. Sterling Mallory Archer
2. Anka Schlotz

Season 2, Episode 1

More formally addressed as Countess Von Fingerbang

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32520 "2015-01-20T21:24:12Z")

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bump

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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:** [January 21, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32521 "2015-01-21T00:57:31Z")

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Characters on FX’s spy spoof “Archer”

1. Sterling Mallory Archer
2. Anka Schlotz
3. Cheryl Tunt

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32522 "2015-01-21T01:08:57Z")

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Characters on FX’s spy spoof “Archer”

1. Sterling Mallory Archer
2. Anka Schlotz
3. Cheryl Tunt
4. Lana Kane

(What?)

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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:** [January 21, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32523 "2015-01-21T01:19:01Z")

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Characters on FX’s spy spoof “Archer”

1. Sterling Mallory Archer
2. Anka Schlotz
3. Cheryl Tunt
4. Lana Kane
5. Pam Poovey

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