# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1945

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38884 "2015-10-31T22:33:01Z")

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Movies Featuring Giant Animals

1. “Night of the Lepus” (rabbits)
2. “Eight Legged Freaks” (spiders)
3. “Them” – (ants)
4. “Mothra” (a moth)
5. “Evolution” (alien dragon-like animal)
6. “Titanoboa vs. Megaladon” (snake and shark)
7. “Dumbo”

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38885 "2015-10-31T23:04:20Z")

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Movies Featuring Giant Animals

1. “Night of the Lepus” (rabbits)
2. “Eight Legged Freaks” (spiders)
3. “Them” – (ants)
4. “Mothra” (a moth)
5. “Evolution” (alien dragon-like animal)
6. “Titanoboa vs. Megaladon” (snake and shark)
7. “Dumbo”
8. Tremors (sandworms)

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**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 31, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38886 "2015-10-31T23:31:14Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> Technically bugs and arachnids aren’t animals,

They most certainly are.

> **[Animal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal)**
>
> Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia (/ˌænɪˈmeɪliə/). With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Animals form a clade, meaning that they arose from a single common ancestor.
> Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described, of which around 1.05 million are insects, ...

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38887 "2015-11-01T02:18:30Z")

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Movies Featuring Giant Animals

1. “Night of the Lepus” (rabbits)
2. “Eight Legged Freaks” (spiders)
3. “Them” – (ants)
4. “Mothra” (a moth)
5. “Evolution” (alien dragon-like animal)
6. “Titanoboa vs. Megaladon” (snake and shark)
7. “Dumbo”
8. Tremors (sandworms)
9. The Giant Gila Monster (self explanatory)

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38888 "2015-11-01T02:19:51Z")

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Movies Featuring Giant Animals

1. “Night of the Lepus” (rabbits)
2. “Eight Legged Freaks” (spiders)
3. “Them” – (ants)
4. “Mothra” (a moth)
5. “Evolution” (alien dragon-like animal)
6. “Titanoboa vs. Megaladon” (snake and shark)
7. “Dumbo”
8. Tremors (sandworms)
9. The Giant Gila Monster (self explanatory)
10. “Food Of The Gods” (many, including a giant maggot)

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38889 "2015-11-01T02:22:56Z")

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Movies Featuring Giant Animals

1. “Night of the Lepus” (rabbits)
2. “Eight Legged Freaks” (spiders)
3. “Them” – (ants)
4. “Mothra” (a moth)
5. “Evolution” (alien dragon-like animal)
6. “Titanoboa vs. Megaladon” (snake and shark)
7. “Dumbo”
8. Tremors (sandworms)
9. The Giant Gila Monster (self explanatory)
10. “Food Of The Gods” (many, including a giant maggot)
11. King Kong (Gorilla)

I almost posted _Food of the Gods_ since I recently asked about it here.

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38890 "2015-11-01T02:30:05Z")

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Movies Featuring Giant Animals

1. “Night of the Lepus” (rabbits)
2. “Eight Legged Freaks” (spiders)
3. “Them” – (ants)
4. “Mothra” (a moth)
5. “Evolution” (alien dragon-like animal)
6. “Titanoboa vs. Megaladon” (snake and shark)
7. “Dumbo”
8. Tremors (sandworms)
9. The Giant Gila Monster (self explanatory)
10. “Food Of The Gods” (many, including a giant maggot)
11. King Kong (Gorilla)
12. “Jurassic Park” (dinosaurs)

Nobody said they had to be fictional giant animals

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38891 "2015-11-01T02:39:06Z")

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Movies Featuring Giant Animals

1. “Night of the Lepus” (rabbits)
2. “Eight Legged Freaks” (spiders)
3. “Them” – (ants)
4. “Mothra” (a moth)
5. “Evolution” (alien dragon-like animal)
6. “Titanoboa vs. Megaladon” (snake and shark)
7. “Dumbo”
8. Tremors (sandworms)
9. The Giant Gila Monster (self explanatory)
10. “Food Of The Gods” (many, including a giant maggot)
11. King Kong (Gorilla)
12. “Jurassic Park” (dinosaurs)
13. Lake Placid (crocodile)

Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38892 "2015-11-01T03:23:10Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus
2. Total Recall

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38893 "2015-11-01T03:27:03Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus
2. Total Recall
3. The Angry Red Planet

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38894 "2015-11-01T03:30:17Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus
2. Total Recall
3. The Angry Red Planet
4. The Martian

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38895 "2015-11-01T03:32:50Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38896 "2015-11-01T03:56:41Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38897 "2015-11-01T04:23:22Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)
7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Mars)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38898 "2015-11-01T13:32:07Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)
7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Mars)
8. When Worlds Collide – (Zyra, a rogue planet that enters the solar system.)

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38899 "2015-11-01T15:29:53Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)
7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Mars)
8. When Worlds Collide – (Zyra, a rogue planet that enters the solar system.)
9. Venus Wars (Venus)

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38900 "2015-11-01T15:50:37Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)
7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Mars)
8. When Worlds Collide – (Zyra, a rogue planet that enters the solar system.)
9. Venus Wars (Venus)
10. John Carter (Mars)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38901 "2015-11-01T17:41:08Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)
7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Mars)
8. When Worlds Collide – (Zyra, a rogue planet that enters the solar system.)
9. Venus Wars (Venus)
10. John Carter (Mars)
11. Abbott and Costello ago to Mars (Venus, oddly enough)

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38902 "2015-11-01T18:35:35Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)
7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Mars)
8. When Worlds Collide – (Zyra, a rogue planet that enters the solar system.)
9. Venus Wars (Venus)
10. John Carter (Mars)
11. Abbott and Costello ago to Mars (Venus, oddly enough)
12. Storm Planet (Venus)

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**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:** [November 1, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38903 "2015-11-01T18:57:52Z")

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Movies that take place on another planet in our solar system.

1. The First Spaceship on Venus (Venus)
2. Total Recall (Mars)
3. The Angry Red Planet (Mars)
4. The Martian (Mars)
5. Doomsday Machine (Venus)
6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Neptune)
7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Mars)
8. When Worlds Collide – (Zyra, a rogue planet that enters the solar system.)
9. Venus Wars (Venus)
10. John Carter (Mars)
11. Abbott and Costello ago to Mars (Venus, oddly enough)
12. Storm Planet (Venus)
13. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (Counter-Earth - an Earthlike world in the same orbit as Earth but on the opposite side of the Sun)

I’ll pass

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