# 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:** 1667

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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 23, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33324 "2015-02-23T14:35:29Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”

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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 23, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33325 "2015-02-23T15:16:22Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw\*\*\* Whiplash\*\*\*, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”

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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 23, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33326 "2015-02-23T15:28:54Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”

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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 23, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33327 "2015-02-23T15:57:51Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”
7. “I’ve got an idea! Let’s follow the rap song’s win with a musical tribute to the whitest musical in history!”

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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 23, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33328 "2015-02-23T16:06:54Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”
7. “I’ve got an idea! Let’s follow the rap song’s win with a musical tribute to the whitest musical in history!”
8. “Wait… which was the Arquette sister that Toto sang about?”

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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 23, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33329 "2015-02-23T16:21:29Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”
7. “I’ve got an idea! Let’s follow the rap song’s win with a musical tribute to the whitest musical in history!”
8. “Wait… which was the Arquette sister that Toto sang about?”
9. “Bill O’Reilly just tweeted that he’s taking incoming fire up in the balcony.”

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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 23, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33330 "2015-02-23T16:42:31Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”
7. “I’ve got an idea! Let’s follow the rap song’s win with a musical tribute to the whitest musical in history!”
8. “Wait… which was the Arquette sister that Toto sang about?”
9. “Bill O’Reilly just tweeted that he’s taking incoming fire up in the balcony.”
10. “Patricia Arquette… the woman from _Medium_? Really? Is this one of those ‘Jack Palance misread a cue card’ things?”

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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 23, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33331 "2015-02-23T16:58:33Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”
7. “I’ve got an idea! Let’s follow the rap song’s win with a musical tribute to the whitest musical in history!”
8. “Wait… which was the Arquette sister that Toto sang about?”
9. “Bill O’Reilly just tweeted that he’s taking incoming fire up in the balcony.”
10. “Patricia Arquette… the woman from Medium? Really? Is this one of those ‘Jack Palance misread a cue card’ things?”
11. “Come on, Sharpton, \*\*\*Selma \*\*\*got Best Song- what more do you ewant?”

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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 23, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33332 "2015-02-23T17:29:26Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”
7. “I’ve got an idea! Let’s follow the rap song’s win with a musical tribute to the whitest musical in history!”
8. “Wait… which was the Arquette sister that Toto sang about?”
9. “Bill O’Reilly just tweeted that he’s taking incoming fire up in the balcony.”
10. “Patricia Arquette… the woman from _Medium_? Really? Is this one of those ‘Jack Palance misread a cue card’ things?”
11. “Come on, Sharpton, _Selma_ got Best Song- what more do you want?”
12. “Eddie Redmayne’s win could be just the break _Jupiter Ascending_ needed.”

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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 23, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33333 "2015-02-23T17:45:48Z")

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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!”
4. “Lady Gaga looked almost normal. And then she was on the floor in that beautiful gown.”
5. “I never saw Whiplash, but I voted for Simmons for those great Farmers Insurance commercials.”
6. “B-b-but… why didn’t Meryl win?”
7. “I’ve got an idea! Let’s follow the rap song’s win with a musical tribute to the whitest musical in history!”
8. “Wait… which was the Arquette sister that Toto sang about?”
9. “Bill O’Reilly just tweeted that he’s taking incoming fire up in the balcony.”
10. “Patricia Arquette… the woman from _Medium_? Really? Is this one of those ‘Jack Palance misread a cue card’ things?”
11. “Come on, Sharpton, _Selma_ got Best Song- what more do you want?”
12. “Eddie Redmayne’s win could be just the break _Jupiter Ascending_ needed.”
13. “That blow in the green room has been cut three times or my name is not Julie Fucking Andrews! Now get me some decent shit before I cut somebody!”

Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck

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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 23, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33334 "2015-02-23T17:56:34Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around

On second thought, that doesn’t sound all that bad.

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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 23, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33335 "2015-02-23T18:03:41Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd

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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 23, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33336 "2015-02-23T18:05:31Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur

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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 23, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33337 "2015-02-23T18:19:26Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur
5. Afraid of the Dark

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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 23, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33338 "2015-02-23T18:24:38Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur
5. Afraid of the Dark
6. Big Snooze  
Which is what my daughter says IS my Indian name.

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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:** [February 23, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33339 "2015-02-23T18:47:34Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur
5. Afraid of the Dark
6. Big Snooze
7. Big Indian, No Fart

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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 23, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33340 "2015-02-23T18:58:01Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur
5. Afraid of the Dark
6. Big Snooze
7. Big Indian, No Fart
8. Chief Squeals Like a Pig

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**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 23, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33341 "2015-02-23T19:16:03Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur
5. Afraid of the Dark
6. Big Snooze
7. Big Indian, No Fart
8. Chief Squeals Like a Pig
9. Two Dogs Fucking

punchline to a joke one of my buddies likes to tell

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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 23, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33342 "2015-02-23T20:01:39Z")

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I love that joke!

Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur
5. Afraid of the Dark
6. Big Snooze
7. Big Indian, No Fart
8. Chief Squeals Like a Pig
9. Two Dogs Fucking
10. My Parents Couldn’t Come Up With A Good Name

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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 23, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33343 "2015-02-23T20:04:49Z")

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Names You Would Not Want if You Were an Indian Chief

1. Crazy Duck
2. Just Sits Around
3. Mighty Turd
4. Smells Like Sulfur
5. Afraid of the Dark
6. Big Snooze
7. Big Indian, No Fart
8. Chief Squeals Like a Pig
9. Two Dogs Fucking
10. My Parents Couldn’t Come Up With A Good Name
11. Broken Rubber

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