# 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:** 1883
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37644 "2015-09-13T17:41:24Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. (I’ve never seen Downton Abbey, but they’re both BBC, right?) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37645 "2015-09-13T17:53:55Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37646 "2015-09-13T17:56:20Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37647 "2015-09-13T17:56:26Z")
… 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. (I’ve never seen Downton Abbey, but they’re both BBC, right?) [/QUOTE] [😕 “TARDIS?” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37648 "2015-09-13T18:19:23Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > > [@Infovore](#): > > > > 1. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. > > > > (I’ve never seen Downton Abbey, but they’re both BBC, right?) > > 😕 “TARDIS?” Why the heck not? It’s a time travel ship Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37649 "2015-09-13T19:13:18Z")
No, I meant 😕 as in “What the hell is “TARDIS”?” ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37650 "2015-09-13T19:22:09Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > No, I meant 😕 as in “What the hell is “TARDIS”?” The TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions in Space) is the Doctor’s time machine in Doctor Who. It’s stuck in the shape of a blue police box from 1960s England (though it’s bigger on the inside). He can pretty much travel anywhere in time and space in it, so Downton Abbey wouldn’t be tough. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37651 "2015-09-13T19:22:27Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > No, I meant 😕 as in “What the hell is “TARDIS”?” Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. It’s the Doctor’s home and primary means of travel. IT dematerializes here and rematerializes anywhere in time and/or space. He usually travels with a companion or two, but sometimes he’s on his own. He’s a 2000 year old Time Lord and he saves people. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37652 "2015-09-13T21:38:46Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic 7. The Dowager Countess opens up a meth lab ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37653 "2015-09-13T22:57:09Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic 7. The Dowager Countess opens up a meth lab 8. Lord Grantham decides to become a Mormon polygamist and marries three other women ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37654 "2015-09-14T02:40:41Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > The TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions in Space) is the Doctor’s time machine in Doctor Who. It’s stuck in the shape of a blue police box from 1960s England (though it’s bigger on the inside). He can pretty much travel anywhere in time and space in it, so Downton Abbey wouldn’t be tough. > [@anyrose](#): > > Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. It’s the Doctor’s home and primary means of travel. IT dematerializes here and rematerializes anywhere in time and/or space. He usually travels with a companion or two, but sometimes he’s on his own. He’s a 2000 year old Time Lord and he saves people. Thanks to you two ninjas, you. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37655 "2015-09-14T07:04:28Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic 7. The Dowager Countess opens up a meth lab 8. Lord Grantham decides to become a Mormon polygamist and marries three other women 9. Mary and Edith actually get along ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37656 "2015-09-14T12:11:16Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic 7. The Dowager Countess opens up a meth lab 8. Lord Grantham decides to become a Mormon polygamist and marries three other women 9. Mary and Edith actually get along 10. The Dowager Countess reveals her name is Patricia, but she calls herself Delicia…on a Saturday Night 1924! ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37657 "2015-09-14T15:28:01Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic 7. The Dowager Countess opens up a meth lab 8. Lord Grantham decides to become a Mormon polygamist and marries three other women 9. Mary and Edith actually get along 10. The Dowager Countess reveals her name is Patricia, but she calls herself Delicia…on a Saturday Night 1924! 11. Thomas becomes a very nice person who is always helpful and kind to others ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37658 "2015-09-14T17:25:55Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic 7. The Dowager Countess opens up a meth lab 8. Lord Grantham decides to become a Mormon polygamist and marries three other women 9. Mary and Edith actually get along 10. The Dowager Countess reveals her name is Patricia, but she calls herself Delicia…on a Saturday Night 1924! 11. Thomas becomes a very nice person who is always helpful and kind to others 12. Turns out Downton Abbey and its residents don’t exist in the early decades of the 20th century, it’s actually a secret lab experiment conducted by a shadowy government agency. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37659 "2015-09-14T19:04:10Z")
[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:37658, topic:549173”] Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) 3. The Doctor shows up in the TARDIS. 4. Season 3 turns out to have been a dream 5. The relative who went down on the Titanic turns out to have survived after all with amnesia, but now he returns…with a wife and three kids. 6. The Dowager Countess reveals that she has a secret life as a professor at a school of magic 7. The Dowager Countess opens up a meth lab 8. Lord Grantham decides to become a Mormon polygamist and marries three other women 9. Mary and Edith actually get along 10. The Dowager Countess reveals her name is Patricia, but she calls herself Delicia…on a Saturday Night 1924! 11. Thomas becomes a very nice person who is always helpful and kind to others 12. Turns out Downton Abbey and its residents don’t exist in the early decades of the 20th century, it’s actually a secret lab experiment conducted by a shadowy government agency. 13. The Bellamy’s and staff come to visit, and Ruby massacres everybody. New: Rejected “Seinfeld” Episodes 1. George contracts AIDS. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37660 "2015-09-14T19:41:19Z")
Rejected “Seinfeld” Episodes 1. George contracts AIDS. 2. Citing financial “troubles”, Kramer goes to work @ McDonalds’s on Time Square, becoming the most beloved Ronald McDonald since Willard Scott. Realizing that the love of children is enough to sustain him, he moves out of his apartment and denounces Jerry, George, and Elaine. Especially Elaine. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37661 "2015-09-14T20:38:43Z")
Rejected “Seinfeld” Episodes 1. George contracts AIDS. 2. Citing financial “troubles”, Kramer goes to work @ McDonalds’s on Time Square, becoming the most beloved Ronald McDonald since Willard Scott. Realizing that the love of children is enough to sustain him, he moves out of his apartment and denounces Jerry, George, and Elaine. Especially Elaine. 3. Newman literally “goes postal” at work. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37662 "2015-09-14T20:40:28Z")
Rejected “Seinfeld” Episodes 1. George contracts AIDS. 2. Citing financial “troubles”, Kramer goes to work @ McDonalds’s on Time Square, becoming the most beloved Ronald McDonald since Willard Scott. Realizing that the love of children is enough to sustain him, he moves out of his apartment and denounces Jerry, George, and Elaine. Especially Elaine. 3. Newman literally “goes postal” at work. 4. Jerry adopts two adorable moppets and there is a sweet moment at the end of the episode where they have some ice cream and learn a lesson. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37663 "2015-09-14T21:26:07Z")
Rejected “Seinfeld” Episodes 1. George contracts AIDS. 2. Citing financial “troubles”, Kramer goes to work @ McDonalds’s on Time Square, becoming the most beloved Ronald McDonald since Willard Scott. Realizing that the love of children is enough to sustain him, he moves out of his apartment and denounces Jerry, George, and Elaine. Especially Elaine. 3. Newman literally “goes postal” at work. 4. Jerry adopts two adorable moppets and there is a sweet moment at the end of the episode where they have some ice cream and learn a lesson. 5. George continues to ignore his first instincts and runs for political office where he becomes Mayor of New York in a landslide. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1882) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1884)