# 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:** 1768
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35344 "2015-06-17T15:55:43Z")
Fictional characters who have one or more objects dropped on them, usually for comic effect: 1. A villain fighting Deus Ex Machina Man (A grand piano) 2. Wile E. Coyote 3. British Army recruit learning how to defend himself against fresh fruit (16-ton weight) 4. James T. Kirk (a bunch of tribbles) 5. Harry & Marv, aka The Wet Bandits from Home Alone (various household objects) 6. Carrie White (a bucket of pig’s blood) (not for comic effect) 7. Marvin Acme, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (murdered by having a safe dropped on his head). 8. Yosemite Sam, anvils, pianos, boulders, etc etc etc 9. Tom, of Tom and Jerry 10… William Canfield Jr. (aka Buster Keaton getting a house dropped on him) ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35345 "2015-06-17T16:24:53Z")
Fictional characters who have one or more objects dropped on them, usually for comic effect: 1. A villain fighting Deus Ex Machina Man (A grand piano) 2. Wile E. Coyote 3. British Army recruit learning how to defend himself against fresh fruit (16-ton weight) 4. James T. Kirk (a bunch of tribbles) 5. Harry & Marv, aka The Wet Bandits from Home Alone (various household objects) 6. Carrie White (a bucket of pig’s blood) (not for comic effect) 7. Marvin Acme, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (murdered by having a safe dropped on his head). 8. Yosemite Sam, anvils, pianos, boulders, etc etc etc 9. Tom, of Tom and Jerry 10. William Canfield Jr. (aka Buster Keaton getting a house dropped on him) 11. George Lass (Dead Like Me) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35346 "2015-06-17T16:25:00Z")
Fictional characters who have one or more objects dropped on them, usually for comic effect: 1. A villain fighting Deus Ex Machina Man (A grand piano) 2. Wile E. Coyote 3. British Army recruit learning how to defend himself against fresh fruit (16-ton weight) 4. James T. Kirk (a bunch of tribbles) 5. Harry & Marv, aka The Wet Bandits from Home Alone (various household objects) 6. Carrie White (a bucket of pig’s blood) (not for comic effect) 7. Marvin Acme, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (murdered by having a safe dropped on his head). 8. Yosemite Sam, anvils, pianos, boulders, etc etc etc 9. Tom, of Tom and Jerry 10… William Canfield Jr. (aka Buster Keaton getting a house dropped on him) 10. Captain Kangaroo, constantly bombarded by Mr. Moose’s ping pong balls. [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu37dy\_captain-kangaroo-attack-of-the-ping-pong-balls-12-19-1975\_shortfilms](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu37dy_captain-kangaroo-attack-of-the-ping-pong-balls-12-19-1975_shortfilms) ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35347 "2015-06-17T17:29:18Z")
Fictional characters who have one or more objects dropped on them, usually for comic effect: 1. A villain fighting Deus Ex Machina Man (A grand piano) 2. Wile E. Coyote 3. British Army recruit learning how to defend himself against fresh fruit (16-ton weight) 4. James T. Kirk (a bunch of tribbles) 5. Harry & Marv, aka The Wet Bandits from Home Alone (various household objects) 6. Carrie White (a bucket of pig’s blood) (not for comic effect) 7. Marvin Acme, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (murdered by having a safe dropped on his head). 8. Yosemite Sam, anvils, pianos, boulders, etc etc etc 9. Tom, of Tom and Jerry 10. William Canfield Jr. (aka Buster Keaton getting a house dropped on him) 11. George Lass (Dead Like Me) 12. Captain Kangaroo, constantly bombarded by Mr. Moose’s ping pong balls. 13. O’Bannion, a bucket of paint. I hate that jerk! New: Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35348 "2015-06-17T17:31:49Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35349 "2015-06-17T17:34:39Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35350 "2015-06-17T18:56:25Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35351 "2015-06-17T18:59:51Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35352 "2015-06-17T19:10:55Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35353 "2015-06-17T19:23:52Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition 7. Star Wars vs. Star Trek ( Hello!?) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35354 "2015-06-17T19:26:44Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition 7. Star Wars vs. Star Trek ( Hello!?) 8. Gandalf or Dumbledore? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35355 "2015-06-17T20:10:14Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition 7. Star Wars vs. Star Trek ( Hello!?) 8. Gandalf or Dumbledore? 9. Towels vs Scarves For those who just tuned in, the correct answers were Picard, emacs, PC, Old Doctor, 2112, 2nd Ed., Star Wars, Gandalf, Towels… 😃 ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35356 "2015-06-17T20:30:49Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition 7. Star Wars vs. Star Trek ( Hello!?) 8. Gandalf or Dumbledore? 9. Towels vs Scarves 10. Joel vs. Mike ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35357 "2015-06-17T21:08:07Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition 7. Star Wars vs. Star Trek 8. Gandalf or Dumbledore? 9. Towels vs Scarves 10. Joel vs. Mike 11. Firefox vs. Chrome ---
**Author:** ![Norse\_Fulton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Norse\_Fulton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse_Fulton)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35358 "2015-06-17T21:17:52Z")
New topic: Celebrities known for losing weight: 1. Oprah Winfrey 2. Khloe Kardashian ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35359 "2015-06-17T21:22:26Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition 7. Star Wars vs. Star Trek 8. Gandalf or Dumbledore? 9. Towels vs Scarves 10. Joel vs. Mike 11. Firefox vs. Chrome 12. Penny or Amy Farrah Fowler ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35360 "2015-06-17T21:35:30Z")
Nerd Debates 1. Kirk vs. Picard 2. vi vs emacs 3. Mac vs PC 4. Old Doctor vs New Doctor 5. Best Rush album? 6. Best AD&D edition 7. Star Wars vs. Star Trek 8. Gandalf or Dumbledore? 9. Towels vs Scarves 10. Joel vs. Mike 11. Firefox vs. Chrome 12. Penny or Amy Farrah Fowler 13. Marvel vs. DC Fictional Planets 14. Gallifrey ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35361 "2015-06-17T21:41:29Z")
Fictional Planets 1. Gallifrey 2. Tatooine ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35362 "2015-06-17T21:44:45Z")
Fictional Planets 1. Gallifrey 2. Tatooine 3. Krypton ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35363 "2015-06-17T21:47:00Z")
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