# 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:** 1634
**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 29, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32664 "2015-01-29T16:50:14Z")
Your state’s or province’s favorite currently-living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. Michael Jordan, N.C. 6. Billy Joel, New York 7. Wayne Gretzky, Ontario 8. Channing Tatum, Alabama 9. John Glenn, Ohio 10. Debra Messing, Rhode Island 11. LeBron James, Ohio ---
**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 29, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32665 "2015-01-29T16:52:07Z")
That’s thirteen, since two were skipped: 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. Michael Jordan, N.C. 6. Billy Joel, New York \*\*7. Jerry Brown, California 7. John Denver is dead so I’ll have to go with John Elway - Colorado. \*\* 8. Wayne Gretzky, Ontario 9. Channing Tatum, Alabama 10. John Glenn, Ohio 11. Debra Messing, Rhode Island 12. LeBron James, Ohio I’ll pass since I did one recently. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32666 "2015-01-29T16:53:48Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32667 "2015-01-29T16:59:51Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32668 "2015-01-29T18:11:12Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s ---
**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 29, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32669 "2015-01-29T18:20:15Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32670 "2015-01-29T18:46:59Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. Great Threads (a repository of “great threads” from days of yore… “If LOTR was written…”, “Blimps”, etc…) ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32671 "2015-01-29T18:47:05Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. The [GAME] Room ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32672 "2015-01-29T19:03:02Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. HELL - Where dopers serve out their suspensions or bannings chatting with other trolls, a-holes, crazies and nutjobs. @Tangent - you realize (at long last) there is a [[Game] Room](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=40) now, right? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32673 "2015-01-29T19:17:57Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. HELL - Where dopers serve out their suspensions or bannings chatting with other trolls, a-holes, crazies and nutjobs. 6. Godfather Questions ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32674 "2015-01-29T20:00:46Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. Great Threads (a repository of “great threads” from days of yore… “If LOTR was written…”, “Blimps”, etc…) 6. The [GAME] Room 7. HELL - Where dopers serve out their suspensions or bannings chatting with other trolls, a-holes, crazies and nutjobs. 8. Godfather Questions 9. Under the Bridge - the place where trolls belong ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32675 "2015-01-29T20:02:36Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. Great Threads (a repository of “great threads” from days of yore… “If LOTR was written…”, “Blimps”, etc…) 6. The [GAME] Room 7. HELL - Where dopers serve out their suspensions or bannings chatting with other trolls, a-holes, crazies and nutjobs. 8. Godfather Questions 9. Under the Bridge - the place where trolls belong 10. Cecil’s Chathouse - Where Cecil posts and answers questions on a continual basis ---
**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 29, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32676 "2015-01-29T20:10:54Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. Great Threads (a repository of “great threads” from days of yore… “If LOTR was written…”, “Blimps”, etc…) 6. The [GAME] Room 7. HELL - Where dopers serve out their suspensions or bannings chatting with other trolls, a-holes, crazies and nutjobs. 8. Godfather Questions 9. Under the Bridge - the place where trolls belong 10. Cecil’s Chathouse - Where Cecil posts and answers questions on a continual basis 11. The Rainbow Room - a place of happy thoughts and good wishes ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32677 "2015-01-29T20:13:25Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. Great Threads (a repository of “great threads” from days of yore… “If LOTR was written…”, “Blimps”, etc…) 6. The [GAME] Room 7. HELL - Where dopers serve out their suspensions or bannings chatting with other trolls, a-holes, crazies and nutjobs. 8. Godfather Questions 9. Under the Bridge - the place where trolls belong 10. Cecil’s Chathouse - Where Cecil posts and answers questions on a continual basis 11. The Rainbow Room - a place of happy thoughts and good wishes 12. The Prayer Room - where devout Dopers get together and join in praising God and beseeching Him to bring good things to our beloved online friends. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32678 "2015-01-29T21:55:13Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > @Tangent - you realize (at long last) there is a [[Game] Room](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=40) now, right? Ha! I hadn’t noticed. :smack: ---
**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 30, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32679 "2015-01-30T04:04:01Z")
Other subforums which should be added to the SDMB, but probably won’t: 1. Irritating Whining 2. I brag, you fawn 3. Drive by’s 4. Der Trihs and his never-ending rants about women and minorities constantly being downtrodden by all other members of society. 5. Great Threads (a repository of “great threads” from days of yore… “If LOTR was written…”, “Blimps”, etc…) 6. The [GAME] Room 7. HELL - Where dopers serve out their suspensions or bannings chatting with other trolls, a-holes, crazies and nutjobs. 8. Godfather Questions 9. Under the Bridge - the place where trolls belong 10. Cecil’s Chathouse - Where Cecil posts and answers questions on a continual basis 11. The Rainbow Room - a place of happy thoughts and good wishes 12. The Prayer Room - where devout Dopers get together and join in praising God and beseeching Him to bring good things to our beloved online friends. 13. The Kitteh Korner (pics _mandatory_) Next category: Things you never want to hear your lawyer say 1. “I bet you fifty bucks I can get you an acquittal… hmm, no, make that twenty.” ---
**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:** [January 30, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32680 "2015-01-30T06:04:28Z")
Things you never want to hear your lawyer say 1. “I bet you fifty bucks I can get you an acquittal… hmm, no, make that twenty.” 2. “Don’t worry, Life is just a legal term. You’ll be out in thirty or forty years.” ---
**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 30, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32681 "2015-01-30T06:59:16Z")
Things you never want to hear your lawyer say 1. “I bet you fifty bucks I can get you an acquittal… hmm, no, make that twenty.” 2. “Don’t worry, Life is just a legal term. You’ll be out in thirty or forty years.” 3. “The prosecution’s case looks pretty solid. Don’t worry. No matter what happens, I’ll take care of your wife. I mean, I’ll see that she’s taken care of.” ---
**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:** [January 30, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32682 "2015-01-30T07:29:53Z")
Things you never want to hear your lawyer say 1. “I bet you fifty bucks I can get you an acquittal… hmm, no, make that twenty.” 2. “Don’t worry, Life is just a legal term. You’ll be out in thirty or forty years.” 3. “The prosecution’s case looks pretty solid. Don’t worry. No matter what happens, I’ll take care of your wife. I mean, I’ll see that she’s taken care of.” 4. “What are the odds, huh? All three of my ex-wives in the same jury.” ---
**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:** [January 30, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32683 "2015-01-30T13:30:00Z")
Things you never want to hear your lawyer say 1. “I bet you fifty bucks I can get you an acquittal… hmm, no, make that twenty.” 2. “Don’t worry, Life is just a legal term. You’ll be out in thirty or forty years.” 3. “The prosecution’s case looks pretty solid. Don’t worry. No matter what happens, I’ll take care of your wife. I mean, I’ll see that she’s taken care of.” 4. “What are the odds, huh? All three of my ex-wives in the same jury.” 5. “This is the biggest slam dunk since my suit against the creators of the Never Ending Story!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1633) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1635)