# 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:** 1857
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37124 "2015-08-20T01:40:56Z")
(Psst: These were all supposed to be fictional). Worse than the Edsel: car model epic failures 1. Chevy '83 Combustomatic II 2. The '79 Ford Quint, the five-wheeled sedan 3. Olds '34 Icarus: it crashed and burned 4. '60 Chevy Corvair: Ralph Nader’s nemesis 5. The AMC Pacer: ugly as sin and handled worse than a tank 6. The Pontiac Aztek 7. Ford Pinto (ka-BOOOM!!!) 8. Pontiac Fiero 9. Suzuki X-90 10. Trabant- it’s toxic when it burns, it’s toxic when it doesn’t. 11. '46 Daimler Hitlermobile ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37125 "2015-08-20T02:16:32Z")
Worse than the Edsel: car model epic failures 1. Chevy '83 Combustomatic II 2. The '79 Ford Quint, the five-wheeled sedan 3. Olds '34 Icarus: it crashed and burned 4. '60 Chevy Corvair: Ralph Nader’s nemesis 5. The AMC Pacer: ugly as sin and handled worse than a tank 6. The Pontiac Aztek 7. Ford Pinto (ka-BOOOM!!!) 8. Pontiac Fiero 9. Suzuki X-90 10. Trabant- it’s toxic when it burns, it’s toxic when it doesn’t. 11. '46 Daimler Hitlermobile 12. The Mercedes Benz Nicotin: for when you want to haul ash. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37126 "2015-08-20T02:45:53Z")
Worse than the Edsel: car model epic failures 1. Chevy '83 Combustomatic II 2. The '79 Ford Quint, the five-wheeled sedan 3. Olds '34 Icarus: it crashed and burned 4. '60 Chevy Corvair: Ralph Nader’s nemesis 5. The AMC Pacer: ugly as sin and handled worse than a tank 6. The Pontiac Aztek 7. Ford Pinto (ka-BOOOM!!!) 8. Pontiac Fiero 9. Suzuki X-90 10. Trabant- it’s toxic when it burns, it’s toxic when it doesn’t. 11. '46 Daimler Hitlermobile 12. The Mercedes Benz Nicotin: for when you want to haul ash. 13. [The Homer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw9gaEiQAxY) Next: A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37127 "2015-08-20T02:48:21Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37128 "2015-08-20T03:56:16Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37129 "2015-08-20T05:13:54Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago Eta: maybe longer ago than that, my memory is shoddy these days ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37130 "2015-08-20T05:35:38Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37131 "2015-08-20T05:59:17Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37132 "2015-08-20T11:38:30Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater 7. John Rocker - star reliever drummed out of baseball after offensive interview ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37133 "2015-08-20T12:34:18Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater 7. John Rocker - star reliever drummed out of baseball after offensive interview 8. Phil Spector - currently serving 19 years to life for murdering Lana Clarkson. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37134 "2015-08-20T13:13:00Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater 7. John Rocker - star reliever drummed out of baseball after offensive interview 8. Phil Spector - currently serving 19 years to life for murdering Lana Clarkson. 9. Michael Jackson and the charges of molestation and pedophilia ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37135 "2015-08-20T13:22:18Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater 7. John Rocker - star reliever drummed out of baseball after offensive interview 8. Phil Spector - currently serving 19 years to life for murdering Lana Clarkson. 9. Michael Jackson and the charges of molestation and pedophilia 10. Jenny McCarthy - Anti-vaccine activist. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37136 "2015-08-20T14:12:48Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater 7. John Rocker - star reliever drummed out of baseball after offensive interview 8. Phil Spector - currently serving 19 years to life for murdering Lana Clarkson. 9. Michael Jackson and the charges of molestation and pedophilia 10. Jenny McCarthy - Anti-vaccine activist. 11. Brian Williams - overstating his war-correspondent exploits ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37137 "2015-08-20T14:25:03Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater 7. John Rocker - star reliever drummed out of baseball after offensive interview 8. Phil Spector - currently serving 19 years to life for murdering Lana Clarkson. 9. Michael Jackson and the charges of molestation and pedophilia 10. Jenny McCarthy - Anti-vaccine activist. 11. Brian Williams - overstating his war-correspondent exploits 12. Paula Deen - racism ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37138 "2015-08-20T14:32:50Z")
A highly respected celebrity and his/her fall from grace (no politicians, please) 1. Jared Fogle pleads guilty to possessing child porn. 2. Bill Cosby and the rape accusations 3. Tiger Woods and his sexual indiscretions. He hasn’t been the same golfer since. 4. Mel Gibson and his anti-Semitic rants five or so years ago 5. O.J. Simpson - admit it, you think he’s guilty 6. Pee-Wee Herman busted for public masturbation in a porn theater 7. John Rocker - star reliever drummed out of baseball after offensive interview 8. Phil Spector - currently serving 19 years to life for murdering Lana Clarkson. 9. Michael Jackson and the charges of molestation and pedophilia 10. Jenny McCarthy - Anti-vaccine activist. 11. Brian Williams - overstating his war-correspondent exploits 12. Paula Deen - racism 13. Emil Jannings- winner of the first Best Actor Oscar- Nazism Next up: Times You Would Use Jedi Mind Tricks If You Could 1. “I don’t need a number to go to the head of the DMV Line.” ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37139 "2015-08-20T14:36:06Z")
Next up: Times You Would Use Jedi Mind Tricks If You Could 1. “I don’t need a number to go to the head of the DMV Line.” 2. “You don’t really want to return those items” ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37140 "2015-08-20T14:37:53Z")
Times You Would Use Jedi Mind Tricks If You Could 1. “I don’t need a number to go to the head of the DMV Line.” 2. “You don’t really want to return those items” 3. “I wasn’t really speeding, Officer.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37141 "2015-08-20T14:40:08Z")
Times You Would Use Jedi Mind Tricks If You Could 1. “I don’t need a number to go to the head of the DMV Line.” 2. “You don’t really want to return those items” 3. “I wasn’t really speeding, Officer.” 4. “I’m much handsomer and better built than you thought I was a second ago, nubile young lady.” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37142 "2015-08-20T15:08:35Z")
Times You Would Use Jedi Mind Tricks If You Could 1. “I don’t need a number to go to the head of the DMV Line.” 2. “You don’t really want to return those items” 3. “I wasn’t really speeding, Officer.” 4. “I’m much handsomer and better built than you thought I was a second ago, nubile young lady.” 5. “I don’t need to pay back this huge loan, ever” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37143 "2015-08-20T15:34:16Z")
Times You Would Use Jedi Mind Tricks If You Could 1. “I don’t need a number to go to the head of the DMV Line.” 2. “You don’t really want to return those items” 3. “I wasn’t really speeding, Officer.” 4. “I’m much handsomer and better built than you thought I was a second ago, nubile young lady.” 5. “I don’t need to pay back this huge loan, ever” 6. “You will let the Giants score 50 points and beat the point spread, Cowboy defenders…” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1856) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1858)