# 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:** 1889
**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 17, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37764 "2015-09-17T03:33:16Z")
Movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Dancing With the Vaguely Familiar Media Personalities 2. Unrealistically Attractive Professionals Dealing With Improbably Dramatic Situations 3. Hackneyed plots with Laugh Track Comedy #21B 4. Sociopathicly Dysfunctional Family Airs Their Dirty Laundry For The Amusement Of The Couch Potatos of America 5. The View According To A Couple Of Spectacularly Out Of Touch Wealthy Bitches 6. The Talk Show Host hypes the latest Movie/Album/Book as the Greatest Ever 7. Thirty Minutes of Cheap Jokes About Nerds, with Occasional Bursts of Sentimentality ---
**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:** [September 17, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37765 "2015-09-17T03:45:34Z")
Whatever should we name the band? 1. Slurpeehead 2. The Hosana Banana Kwistian Kwire 3. The Scientifically Demonstrated Marching Band 4. The Double Entendres 5. Pink Bunny Entrails 6. Venue Closed For Remodeling 7. Steampunk Roadhead 8. Poached salmon in a white wine sauce 9. The Raging Wombats 10. Message Bored 11. Authentic Frontier Gibberish ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37766 "2015-09-17T06:11:23Z")
Let me fix that up a bit for you, **NDP** : Whatever should we name the band? 1. Slurpeehead 2. The Hosana Banana Kwistian Kwire 3. The Scientifically Demonstrated Marching Band 4. The Double Entendres 5. Pink Bunny Entrails 6. Venue Closed For Remodeling 7. Steampunk Roadhead 8. Poached salmon in a white wine sauce 9. The Raging Wombats 10. Message Bored 11. Sith Lords of Rhythm 12. The Inexperienced Experience 13. Winter is Humming Movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Dancing With the Vaguely Familiar Media Personalities 2. Unrealistically Attractive Professionals Dealing With Improbably Dramatic Situations 3. Hackneyed plots with Laugh Track Comedy #21B 4. Sociopathicly Dysfunctional Family Airs Their Dirty Laundry For The Amusement Of The Couch Potatos of America 5. The View According To A Couple Of Spectacularly Out Of Touch Wealthy Bitches 6. The Talk Show Host hypes the latest Movie/Album/Book as the Greatest Ever 7. Thirty Minutes of Cheap Jokes About Nerds, with Occasional Bursts of Sentimentality 8. The Desk, The Host, and Twenty-Eight Minutes of Banality ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37767 "2015-09-17T06:29:08Z")
Movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Dancing With the Vaguely Familiar Media Personalities 2. Unrealistically Attractive Professionals Dealing With Improbably Dramatic Situations 3. Hackneyed plots with Laugh Track Comedy #21B 4. Sociopathicly Dysfunctional Family Airs Their Dirty Laundry For The Amusement Of The Couch Potatos of America 5. The View According To A Couple Of Spectacularly Out Of Touch Wealthy Bitches 6. The Talk Show Host hypes the latest Movie/Album/Book as the Greatest Ever 7. Thirty Minutes of Cheap Jokes About Nerds, with Occasional Bursts of Sentimentality 8. The Desk, The Host, and Twenty-Eight Minutes of Banality 9. Anderson Cooper: Just a Celebrity Now ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37768 "2015-09-17T11:08:16Z")
Movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Dancing With the Vaguely Familiar Media Personalities 2. Unrealistically Attractive Professionals Dealing With Improbably Dramatic Situations 3. Hackneyed plots with Laugh Track Comedy #21B 4. Sociopathicly Dysfunctional Family Airs Their Dirty Laundry For The Amusement Of The Couch Potatos of America 5. The View According To A Couple Of Spectacularly Out Of Touch Wealthy Bitches 6. The Talk Show Host hypes the latest Movie/Album/Book as the Greatest Ever 7. Thirty Minutes of Cheap Jokes About Nerds, with Occasional Bursts of Sentimentality 8. The Desk, The Host, and Twenty-Eight Minutes of Banality 9. Anderson Cooper: Just a Celebrity Now 10. Murders Committed in Manhattan by Extremely Rich White People, Who, As We All Know, Commit Most of the Crime in America ---
**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 17, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37769 "2015-09-17T11:19:12Z")
Movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Dancing With the Vaguely Familiar Media Personalities 2. Unrealistically Attractive Professionals Dealing With Improbably Dramatic Situations 3. Hackneyed plots with Laugh Track Comedy #21B 4. Sociopathicly Dysfunctional Family Airs Their Dirty Laundry For The Amusement Of The Couch Potatos of America 5. The View According To A Couple Of Spectacularly Out Of Touch Wealthy Bitches 6. The Talk Show Host hypes the latest Movie/Album/Book as the Greatest Ever 7. Thirty Minutes of Cheap Jokes About Nerds, with Occasional Bursts of Sentimentality 8. The Desk, The Host, and Twenty-Eight Minutes of Banality 9. Anderson Cooper: Just a Celebrity Now 10. Murders Committed in Manhattan by Extremely Rich White People, Who, As We All Know, Commit Most of the Crime in America 11. Rednecks Doing Redneck Things. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37770 "2015-09-17T11:35:42Z")
Movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Dancing With the Vaguely Familiar Media Personalities 2. Unrealistically Attractive Professionals Dealing With Improbably Dramatic Situations 3. Hackneyed plots with Laugh Track Comedy #21B 4. Sociopathicly Dysfunctional Family Airs Their Dirty Laundry For The Amusement Of The Couch Potatos of America 5. The View According To A Couple Of Spectacularly Out Of Touch Wealthy Bitches 6. The Talk Show Host hypes the latest Movie/Album/Book as the Greatest Ever 7. Thirty Minutes of Cheap Jokes About Nerds, with Occasional Bursts of Sentimentality 8. The Desk, The Host, and Twenty-Eight Minutes of Banality 9. Anderson Cooper: Just a Celebrity Now 10. Murders Committed in Manhattan by Extremely Rich White People, Who, As We All Know, Commit Most of the Crime in America 11. Rednecks Doing Redneck Things. 12. The Show That Has Nothing To Do With History, Science, Cooking, Crime, Country Music, or Whatever This Cable Channel Is Called (And Expect Lots More!) ---
**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:** [September 17, 2015, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37771 "2015-09-17T11:37:37Z")
Movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Dancing With the Vaguely Familiar Media Personalities 2. Unrealistically Attractive Professionals Dealing With Improbably Dramatic Situations 3. Hackneyed plots with Laugh Track Comedy #21B 4. Sociopathicly Dysfunctional Family Airs Their Dirty Laundry For The Amusement Of The Couch Potatos of America 5. The View According To A Couple Of Spectacularly Out Of Touch Wealthy Bitches 6. The Talk Show Host hypes the latest Movie/Album/Book as the Greatest Ever 7. Thirty Minutes of Cheap Jokes About Nerds, with Occasional Bursts of Sentimentality 8. The Desk, The Host, and Twenty-Eight Minutes of Banality 9. Anderson Cooper: Just a Celebrity Now 10. Murders Committed in Manhattan by Extremely Rich White People, Who, As We All Know, Commit Most of the Crime in America 11. Rednecks Doing Redneck Things. 12. The Show That Has Nothing To Do With History, Science, Cooking, Crime, Country Music, or Whatever This Cable Channel Is Called (And Expect Lots More!) 13. Grown Men Playing With A Ball I’ll pass ---
**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 17, 2015, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37772 "2015-09-17T11:57:28Z")
I like this one. More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37773 "2015-09-17T12:05:31Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37774 "2015-09-17T12:33:47Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37775 "2015-09-17T12:46:25Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do ---
**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 17, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37776 "2015-09-17T12:46:40Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things ---
**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 17, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37777 "2015-09-17T13:58:26Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things 6. Jailbirds and Jailbait ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37778 "2015-09-17T14:07:24Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things 6. Jailbirds and Jailbait 7. Wish Fulfillment Fantasy For Everyone Who Wishes They Were So Goddamned Good At Their Job That They Could Treat Everyone Like Shit Without Repercussion, M.D. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37779 "2015-09-17T14:08:33Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things 6. Jailbirds and Jailbait 7. Wish Fulfillment Fantasy For Everyone Who Wishes They Were So Goddamned Good At Their Job That They Could Treat Everyone Like Shit Without Repercussion, M.D. 8. Junk you wouldn’t look at twice in a store but will actually consider buying after you listen to this thirty minute commercial ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37780 "2015-09-17T14:18:07Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things 6. Jailbirds and Jailbait 7. Wish Fulfillment Fantasy For Everyone Who Wishes They Were So Goddamned Good At Their Job That They Could Treat Everyone Like Shit Without Repercussion, M.D. 8. Junk you wouldn’t look at twice in a store but will actually consider buying after you listen to this thirty minute commercial 9. Watch Us Take This Poor, Dysfunctional, Unpopular Family, Film Them Acting Horribly, Drinking, and Fighting and Make The Rich And Famous! (Until The Show Is Cancelled, then They Go Right Back to Where They Started!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37781 "2015-09-17T14:44:33Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things 6. Jailbirds and Jailbait 7. Wish Fulfillment Fantasy For Everyone Who Wishes They Were So Goddamned Good At Their Job That They Could Treat Everyone Like Shit Without Repercussion, M.D. 8. Junk you wouldn’t look at twice in a store but will actually consider buying after you listen to this thirty minute commercial 9. Watch Us Take This Poor, Dysfunctional, Unpopular Family, Film Them Acting Horribly, Drinking, and Fighting and Make The Rich And Famous! (Until The Show Is Cancelled, then They Go Right Back to Where They Started!) 10. Liberal comedians cracking up liberal audiences with videotapes artfully doctored to make prominent conservatives look goofy. ---
**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 17, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37782 "2015-09-17T17:03:47Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things 6. Jailbirds and Jailbait 7. Wish Fulfillment Fantasy For Everyone Who Wishes They Were So Goddamned Good At Their Job That They Could Treat Everyone Like Shit Without Repercussion, M.D. 8. Junk you wouldn’t look at twice in a store but will actually consider buying after you listen to this thirty minute commercial 9. Watch Us Take This Poor, Dysfunctional, Unpopular Family, Film Them Acting Horribly, Drinking, and Fighting and Make The Rich And Famous! (Until The Show Is Cancelled, then They Go Right Back to Where They Started!) 10. Liberal comedians cracking up liberal audiences with videotapes artfully doctored to make prominent conservatives look goofy. 11. Over 2 hours of poorly developed plot, shoehorned love interest, and overblown CGI effects. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37783 "2015-09-17T17:14:15Z")
More movie and TV show titles if they were a lot more honest 1. Of all the people in Seattle, the only people you’re going to sleep with are your coworkers in this one freaking hospital? Seriously? 2. Vampires, ghosts, and other beasties are real, accepted as commonplace, and totally up to date with style trends and pop culture. 3. I know “History” implies a long time, but all this old Hitler footage is free to use, so that’s what you’re getting. 4. Crime lab technicians running around shooting people, interrogating people, and doing all kinds of other cool stuff no real crime lab tech would ever actually do 5. Naked People doing otherwise ordinary things 6. Jailbirds and Jailbait 7. Wish Fulfillment Fantasy For Everyone Who Wishes They Were So Goddamned Good At Their Job That They Could Treat Everyone Like Shit Without Repercussion, M.D. 8. Junk you wouldn’t look at twice in a store but will actually consider buying after you listen to this thirty minute commercial 9. Watch Us Take This Poor, Dysfunctional, Unpopular Family, Film Them Acting Horribly, Drinking, and Fighting and Make The Rich And Famous! (Until The Show Is Cancelled, then They Go Right Back to Where They Started!) 10. Liberal comedians cracking up liberal audiences with videotapes artfully doctored to make prominent conservatives look goofy. 11. Over 2 hours of poorly developed plot, shoehorned love interest, and overblown CGI effects. 12. Camera crew follows civil servants around all day, tries to make their lives seem exciting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1888) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1890)