# 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:** 1645

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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:** [February 6, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32884 "2015-02-06T22:37:14Z")

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Fictional items of power, magic or mystery.

1. The Lazarus Pit
2. The Charmed Ones’ Book of Shadows
3. Black 13 (The Dark Tower)
4. The One Ring To Rule Them All (LOTR)
5. The Guardian of Forever (ST:TOS)
6. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch (MP&THG)
7. The Arquilian Galaxy/Orion’s Bell (MiB)
8. Lemarchand’s Box (Hellraiser and other CB works)
9. Grabthar’s Hammer (Galaxy Quest)
10. The Holy Grail
11. The Slayer’s Axe (Buffy tVS)
12. Gryffindor’s sword

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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:** [February 6, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32885 "2015-02-06T23:08:45Z")

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Fictional items of power, magic or mystery.

1. The Lazarus Pit
2. The Charmed Ones’ Book of Shadows
3. Black 13 (The Dark Tower)
4. The One Ring To Rule Them All (LOTR)
5. The Guardian of Forever (ST:TOS)
6. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch (MP&THG)
7. The Arquilian Galaxy/Orion’s Bell (MiB)
8. Lemarchand’s Box (Hellraiser and other CB works)
9. Grabthar’s Hammer (Galaxy Quest)
10. The Holy Grail
11. The Slayer’s Axe (Buffy tVS)
12. Gryffindor’s sword
13. The Necronomicon

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum

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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:** [February 6, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32886 "2015-02-06T23:30:24Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos

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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:** [February 6, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32887 "2015-02-06T23:37:09Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps

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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:** [February 6, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32888 "2015-02-06T23:44:58Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.

Harry Potter series

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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:** [February 7, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32889 "2015-02-07T00:04:02Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Cubits

Battlestar Galactica

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**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:** [February 7, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32890 "2015-02-07T00:14:17Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)

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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:** [February 7, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32891 "2015-02-07T03:51:14Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
6. Samoleons (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)

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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:** [February 7, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32892 "2015-02-07T04:14:05Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Cubits (Battlestar Galactica)
6. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
7. Samoleons (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
8. Kopins (Groo the Wanderer)

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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:** [February 7, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32893 "2015-02-07T17:58:56Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Cubits (Battlestar Galactica)
6. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
7. Samoleons (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
8. Kopins (Groo the Wanderer
9. Cronkites (that Bugs Bunny cartoon about climbing the Schmatterhorn)

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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:** [February 7, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32894 "2015-02-07T18:02:49Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Cubits (Battlestar Galactica)
6. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
7. Samoleons (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
8. Kopins (Groo the Wanderer
9. Cronkites (that Bugs Bunny cartoon about climbing the Schmatterhorn)
10. Nuyen (Shadowrun)

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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:** [February 8, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32895 "2015-02-08T04:03:55Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Cubits (Battlestar Galactica)
6. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
7. Samoleons (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
8. Kopins (Groo the Wanderer
9. Cronkites (that Bugs Bunny cartoon about climbing the Schmatterhorn)
10. Nuyen (Shadowrun)
11. Federation credits (Star Trek)

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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:** [February 8, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32896 "2015-02-08T04:52:01Z")

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Fictional Types of Money

1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Cubits (Battlestar Galactica)
6. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
7. Samoleons (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
8. Kopins (Groo the Wanderer)
9. Cronkites (that Bugs Bunny cartoon about climbing the Schmatterhorn)
10. Nuyen (Shadowrun)
11. Federation credits (Star Trek)
12. Ob ([And Then There Were None](http://www.abelard.org/e-f-russell.php))

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**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32897 "2015-02-08T05:52:39Z")

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1. Gold-pressed Latinum
2. Quatloos
3. Nuka-Cola bottle caps
4. 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
5. Cubits (Battlestar Galactica)
6. Pernese Marks (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
7. Samoleons (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
8. Kopins (Groo the Wanderer)
9. Cronkites (that Bugs Bunny cartoon about climbing the Schmatterhorn)
10. Nuyen (Shadowrun)
11. Federation credits (Star Trek)
12. Ob (And Then There Were None)
13. Brass Razoo

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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:** [February 8, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32898 "2015-02-08T06:00:46Z")

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Hey **Orson** , give us a heading! Come on, you know you wanna!

Welcome to the Dope!

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**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32899 "2015-02-08T06:09:36Z")

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They Shouldnt’ve Called Me That!

1. Orson Carte

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**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32900 "2015-02-08T06:23:35Z")

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They Shouldnt’ve Called Me That!

1. Orson Carte
2. I.P. Knightley

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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:** [February 8, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32901 "2015-02-08T06:27:16Z")

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They Shouldnt’ve Called Me That!

1. Orson Carte
2. I.P. Knightley
3. Ima Hogg

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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:** [February 8, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32902 "2015-02-08T07:03:54Z")

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They Shouldnt’ve Called Me That!

1. Orson Carte
2. I.P. Knightley
3. Ima Hogg
4. Albee Bach

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**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32903 "2015-02-08T07:37:24Z")

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They Shouldnt’ve Called Me That!

1. Orson Carte
2. I.P. Knightley
3. Ima Hogg
4. Albee Bach
5. (Son) Sonny Day

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