# 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:** 1936
**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:** [October 21, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38704 "2015-10-21T23:59:13Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38705 "2015-10-22T00:38:30Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38706 "2015-10-22T01:22:36Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel 8. That Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (to mention two) are still touring, still selling to huge crowds, and the ticket prices are MUCH higher. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38707 "2015-10-22T01:25:58Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel 8. That Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (to mention two) are still touring, still selling to huge crowds, and the ticket prices are MUCH higher. 9. The demise of radio disk jockeys ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38708 "2015-10-22T03:45:16Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel 8. That Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (to mention two) are still touring, still selling to huge crowds, and the ticket prices are MUCH higher. 9. The demise of radio disk jockeys 10. That the Black President of the US would, because of a surging internet meme, send out a “tweet” to the world celebrating the reaching of a fictional date in a film released 26 years earlier. I don’t know if the above would have shocked, or merely confused, him, but it wouldn’t have left him untouched. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38709 "2015-10-22T03:57:32Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel 8. That Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (to mention two) are still touring, still selling to huge crowds, and the ticket prices are MUCH higher. 9. The demise of radio disk jockeys 10. That the Black President of the US would, because of a surging internet meme, send out a “tweet” to the world celebrating the reaching of a fictional date in a film released 26 years earlier. 11. That a badly written book featuring graphic depictions of BDSM acts would be a bestseller, largely due to purchases by middle-aged women. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38710 "2015-10-22T04:01:58Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel 8. That Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (to mention two) are still touring, still selling to huge crowds, and the ticket prices are MUCH higher. 9. The demise of radio disk jockeys 10. That the Black President of the US would, because of a surging internet meme, send out a “tweet” to the world celebrating the reaching of a fictional date in a film released 26 years earlier. 11. That people who appear to be talking to themselves are not necessarily crazy; they may be having a conversation with someone on the other end of a small, almost invisible earpiece. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38711 "2015-10-22T04:11:27Z")
Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is Black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel 8. That Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (to mention two) are still touring, still selling to huge crowds, and the ticket prices are MUCH higher. 9. The demise of radio disk jockeys 10. That the Black President of the US would, because of a surging internet meme, send out a “tweet” to the world celebrating the reaching of a fictional date in a film released 26 years earlier. 11. That a badly written book featuring graphic depictions of BDSM acts would be a bestseller, largely due to purchases by middle-aged women. 12. That people who appear to be talking to themselves are not necessarily crazy; they may be having a conversation with someone on the other end of a small, almost invisible earpiece. (fixing–please watch for ninjas) ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38712 "2015-10-22T04:17:27Z")
Yes, please do! Today being Back to the Future Day: if Back to the Future were real, name things that would really have shocked Marty McFly coming from 1985 to October 2015. 1. Tablets 2. Halloween season’s been going on for more than month already. 3. The Tesla and other electric vehicles 4. The Internet 5. The ubiquitous selfie 6. The President of the United States is black. 7. Just now getting around to a Return of the Jedi sequel 8. That Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (to mention two) are still touring, still selling to huge crowds, and the ticket prices are MUCH higher. 9. The demise of radio disk jockeys 10. That the black President of the US would, because of a surging internet meme, send out a “tweet” to the world celebrating the reaching of a fictional date in a film released 26 years earlier. 11. That a badly written book featuring graphic depictions of BDSM acts would be a bestseller, largely due to purchases by middle-aged women. 12. That people who appear to be talking to themselves are not necessarily crazy; they may be having a conversation with someone on the other end of a small, almost invisible earpiece. 13. That people would spend hours sitting hunched over computer keyboards. Trying again… Next category: Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38713 "2015-10-22T04:22:11Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38714 "2015-10-22T04:23:20Z")
1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38715 "2015-10-22T06:46:06Z")
1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38716 "2015-10-22T07:23:18Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38717 "2015-10-22T09:02:47Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” 6. Hell Toupee ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38718 "2015-10-22T11:14:56Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” 6. Hell Toupee 7. Our Subtle Nod To The Plastics Industry ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38719 "2015-10-22T13:02:49Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” 6. Hell Toupee 7. Our Subtle Nod To The Plastics Industry 8. Herr Hairpiece ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38720 "2015-10-22T13:12:14Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” 6. Hell Toupee 7. Our Subtle Nod To The Plastics Industry 8. Herr Hairpiece 9. Dead Ewok ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38721 "2015-10-22T13:23:33Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” 6. Hell Toupee 7. Our Subtle Nod To The Plastics Industry 8. Herr Hairpiece 9. Dead Ewok 10. Some Wig! ---
**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:** [October 22, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38722 "2015-10-22T13:35:36Z")
Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” 6. Hell Toupee 7. Our Subtle Nod To The Plastics Industry 8. Herr Hairpiece 9. Dead Ewok 10. Some Wig! 11. Hair Force One ---
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Trump campaign staff nicknames for the boss’s hair 1. Señor Marmoset 2. The Lump on the Trump 3. Lord Fluffykins 4. Don Gato 5. “It” 6. Hell Toupee 7. Our Subtle Nod To The Plastics Industry 8. Herr Hairpiece 9. Dead Ewok 10. Some Wig! 11. Hair Force One 12. Elendil’s Hair [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1935) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1937)