# 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:** 1663

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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 20, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33244 "2015-02-20T17:03:24Z")

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Mr. T roles in which he did not play himself

1. Earl Devereaux, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2. Clubber Lang, Rocky III
3. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team
4. Bongo, Pecola
5. T.S. Turner, T and T
6. Mr. Gruff, Teamo Supremo
7. Bruise Brubaker, The Toughest Man In The World
8. Samson, DC Cab
9. The Wise Janitor, Not Another Teen Movie
10. Helicopter pilot in Spy Hard
11. J.T. Quincy, Apocalypse IV: Judgment
12. The Bearded Lady, in _ **Freaked** _

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33245 "2015-02-20T17:07:32Z")

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Mr. T roles in which he did not play himself

1. Earl Devereaux, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2. Clubber Lang, Rocky III
3. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team
4. Bongo, Pecola
5. T.S. Turner, T and T
6. Mr. Gruff, Teamo Supremo
7. Bruise Brubaker, The Toughest Man In The World
8. Samson, DC Cab
9. The Wise Janitor, Not Another Teen Movie
10. Helicopter pilot in Spy Hard
11. J.T. Quincy, Apocalypse IV: Judgment
12. The Bearded Lady, in _ **Freaked** _
13. Calvin, _Malcolm and Eddie_

Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds

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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 20, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33246 "2015-02-20T18:42:26Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer

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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 20, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33247 "2015-02-20T18:47:30Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33248 "2015-02-20T19:00:57Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson

Earned over $200 million in his career, including endorsements, broke now.

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33249 "2015-02-20T19:26:55Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33250 "2015-02-20T19:49:15Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson

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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 20, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33251 "2015-02-20T19:52:42Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson
7. Willie Nelson

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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 20, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33252 "2015-02-20T19:55:18Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson
7. Willie Nelson
8. Billy Joel

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33253 "2015-02-20T20:11:30Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson
7. Willie Nelson
8. Billy Joel
9. Donald Trump

How the hell can you be a billionaire and declare bankruptcy four times?!

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**Author:** ![Celan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Celan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celan)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33254 "2015-02-20T20:18:29Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson
7. Willie Nelson
8. Billy Joel
9. Donald Trump
10. Debbie Reynolds

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33255 "2015-02-20T20:19:30Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson
7. Willie Nelson
8. Billy Joel
9. Donald Trump
10. Debbie Reynolds
11. Britney Spears

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33256 "2015-02-20T20:48:29Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson
7. Willie Nelson
8. Billy Joel
9. Donald Trump
10. Debbie Reynolds
11. Britney Spears
12. Whitney Houston

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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 20, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33257 "2015-02-20T21:10:53Z")

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Celebrities who have earned megabucks but had major financial problems

1. Burt Reynolds
2. MC Hammer
3. TLC
4. Allen Iverson
5. Mark Twain
6. Mike Tyson
7. Willie Nelson
8. Billy Joel
9. Donald Trump
10. Debbie Reynolds
11. Britney Spears
12. Whitney Houston
13. Curt Schilling

New topic: Comedy Albums

1. \*\*\*Los Cochinos \*\*\*by Cheech & Chong

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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 20, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33258 "2015-02-20T21:19:42Z")

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New topic: Comedy Albums

1. Los Cochinos by Cheech & Chong
2. The Great White North by Bob & Doug McKenzie

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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 20, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33259 "2015-02-20T21:26:38Z")

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New topic: Comedy Albums

1. Los Cochinos by Cheech & Chong
2. The Great White North by Bob & Doug McKenzie
3. As Kosher as They Wanna Be by 2 Live Jews

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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:** [February 20, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33260 "2015-02-20T21:29:51Z")

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New topic: Comedy Albums

1. Los Cochinos by Cheech & Chong
2. The Great White North by Bob & Doug McKenzie
3. As Kosher as They Wanna Be by 2 Live Jews
4. Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time by Patton Oswalt

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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 20, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33261 "2015-02-20T21:35:30Z")

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Comedy Albums

1. Los Cochinos by Cheech & Chong
2. The Great White North by Bob & Doug McKenzie
3. As Kosher as They Wanna Be by 2 Live Jews
4. Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time by Patton Oswalt
5. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33262 "2015-02-20T21:59:33Z")

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Comedy Albums

1. Los Cochinos by Cheech & Chong
2. The Great White North by Bob & Doug McKenzie
3. As Kosher as They Wanna Be by 2 Live Jews
4. Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time by Patton Oswalt
5. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
6. I Started Out as a Child by Bill Cosby  
Wait a minute, the category was Comedy Albums, not Comedy Albums by Sleezebags who are alleged to be Rapists.

Acceptable entry, #6?

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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 20, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33263 "2015-02-20T22:06:03Z")

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Comedy Albums

1. Los Cochinos by Cheech & Chong
2. The Great White North by Bob & Doug McKenzie
3. As Kosher as They Wanna Be by 2 Live Jews
4. Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time by Patton Oswalt
5. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
6. I Started Out as a Child by Bill Cosby
7. I Have a Pony by Steven Wright

Not to mention its followup 20 years later, I Still Have a Pony.

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