# 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:** 1666
**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 22, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33304 "2015-02-22T04:14:18Z")
Name an album cover you especially like, and the band 1. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/The Beatles 2. Animals, Pink Floyd 3. Relayer, Yes (loved Roger Dean) 4. Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Tijuana Brass 5. The Trinity Sessions, Cowboy Junkies 6. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin 7. Fair Warning, Van Halen 8. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother & the Holding Company 9. Holy Diver, Dio 10. The Year of the Cat, Al Stewart ---
**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 22, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33305 "2015-02-22T04:32:19Z")
Name an album cover you especially like, and the band 1. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/The Beatles 2. Animals, Pink Floyd 3. Relayer, Yes (loved Roger Dean) 4. Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Tijuana Brass 5. The Trinity Sessions, Cowboy Junkies 6. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin 7. Fair Warning, Van Halen 8. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother & the Holding Company 9. Holy Diver, Dio 10. The Year of the Cat, Al Stewart 11. Playing Possum, Carly Simon The fact that I was thirteen when it was released was probably a factor. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33306 "2015-02-22T04:41:45Z")
Name an album cover you especially like, and the band 1. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/The Beatles 2. Animals, Pink Floyd 3. Relayer, Yes (loved Roger Dean) 4. Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Tijuana Brass 5. The Trinity Sessions, Cowboy Junkies 6. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin 7. Fair Warning, Van Halen 8. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother & the Holding Company 9. Holy Diver, Dio 10. The Year of the Cat, Al Stewart 11. Playing Possum, Carly Simon 12. Abbey Road, The Beatles And I can’t believe it went to number 12 to mention probably the most iconic album cover ever. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33307 "2015-02-22T09:02:41Z")
Name an album cover you especially like, and the band 1. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/The Beatles 2. Animals, Pink Floyd 3. Relayer, Yes (loved Roger Dean) 4. Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Tijuana Brass 5. The Trinity Sessions, Cowboy Junkies 6. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin 7. Fair Warning, Van Halen 8. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother & the Holding Company 9. Holy Diver, Dio 10. The Year of the Cat, Al Stewart 11. Playing Possum, Carly Simon 12. Abbey Road, The Beatles 13. Monolith, Kansas Not one of my favorite albums, not even my favorite Kansas album, but I loved it when I was a kid for the science-fi/western mix. [Back-front](http://rockcover.narod.ru/kansas_-_monolith_f.jpg) [Inside](http://www.astroland.net/Blogmusic/kansas_monolith_gatefold.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33308 "2015-02-22T09:06:54Z")
An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction ---
**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:** [February 22, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33309 "2015-02-22T10:38:44Z")
An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas ---
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An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33311 "2015-02-22T14:42:38Z")
An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator ---
**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 22, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33312 "2015-02-22T16:16:16Z")
An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane ---
**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:** [February 22, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33313 "2015-02-22T16:33:27Z")
An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic ---
**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 22, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33314 "2015-02-22T16:45:59Z")
An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars Yeah, I know. But I hate Woody Allen. And the question did ask for “which nominee I would have chosen.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33315 "2015-02-22T17:40:25Z")
An Oscar win (any category) you disagree with and which nominee you would have chosen: Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars 8. Best Picture 1996 - The English Patient/Fargo ---
**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 22, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33316 "2015-02-22T21:16:35Z")
Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars 8. Best Picture 1996 - The English Patient/Fargo 9. Best Actor 2000 - Russell Crowe, Gladiator / Tom Hanks, Cast Away ---
**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 23, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33317 "2015-02-23T03:13:48Z")
Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars 8. Best Picture 1996 - The English Patient/Fargo 9. Best Actor 2000 - Russell Crowe, Gladiator / Tom Hanks, Cast Away 10. Best Actor 1993 - Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman/Jeff Daniels, Gettysburg ---
**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 23, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33318 "2015-02-23T03:23:27Z")
Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars 8. Best Picture 1996 - The English Patient/Fargo 9. Best Actor 2000 - Russell Crowe, Gladiator / Tom Hanks, Cast Away 10. Best Actor 1993 - Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman/Jeff Daniels, Gettysburg 11. Best Actress 1944 - Jennifer Jones/Ingrid Bergman ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33319 "2015-02-23T04:04:09Z")
Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars 8. Best Picture 1996 - The English Patient/Fargo 9. Best Actor 2000 - Russell Crowe, Gladiator / Tom Hanks, Cast Away 10. Best Actor 1993 - Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman/Jeff Daniels, Gettysburg 11. Best Actress 1944 - Jennifer Jones/Ingrid Bergman 12. Best Picture 1981 - Chariots of Fire/On Golden Pond ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33320 "2015-02-23T04:05:32Z")
Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars 8. Best Picture 1996 - The English Patient/Fargo 9. Best Actor 2000 - Russell Crowe, Gladiator / Tom Hanks, Cast Away 10. Best Actor 1993 - Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman/Jeff Daniels, Gettysburg 11. Best Actress 1944 - Jennifer Jones/Ingrid Bergman 12. Best Picture 1981 - Chariots of Fire/On Golden Pond ---
**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 23, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33321 "2015-02-23T14:04:06Z")
Category-Year-Winner/Nominee You’d Have Chosen 1. Best Picture 1995- Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction 2. Best Picture 1990- Dances With Wolves/Goodfellas 3. Best Picture 2006- Crash/geez, almost anything else…how about Hustle and Flow? 4. Best Picture 1940- Rebecca/either Grapes of Wrath or The Great Dictator 5. Best Picture 1941- How Green Was My Valley/Citizen Kane 6. Best Picture 2000 - Gladiator/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Traffic 7. Best Picture 1977 - Annie Hall/Star Wars 8. Best Picture 1996 - The English Patient/Fargo 9. Best Actor 2000 - Russell Crowe, Gladiator / Tom Hanks, Cast Away 10. Best Actor 1993 - Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman / Jeff Daniels, Gettysburg 11. Best Actress 1944 - Jennifer Jones, The Song of Bernadette/ Ingrid Bergman, For Whom the Bell Tolls 12. Best Picture 1981 - Chariots of Fire / On Golden Pond 13. Best Picture 2011 - The Artist / Limitless Next category: Overheard backstage at the Oscars last night 1. “Does Neil get undressed for EVERY public appearance?” ---
**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 23, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33322 "2015-02-23T14:11:59Z")
Overheard backstage at the Oscars last night 1. “Does Neil get undressed for EVERY public appearance?” 2. “You know, white actors are really underappreciated.” ---
**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 23, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33323 "2015-02-23T14:13:29Z")
Overheard backstage at the Oscars last night 1. “Does Neil get undressed for EVERY public appearance?” 2. “You know, white actors are really underappreciated.” 3. “Wow, now both the leads from ‘The Big Lebowski’ have won Oscars!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1665) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1667)