# 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:** 1977

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**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39524 "2015-11-18T03:25:52Z")

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Downsize a Famous Title

1. Star Trek 2: The Passive Aggression of Kahn
2. The Slow and the Cheerful
3. Slow Times at Ridgemont Low
4. The Less-Than-Spectacular Gatsby
5. The Middle Manager of the Rings
6. The Two Musketeers
7. Average-Looking Woman
8. Prince Lear

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39525 "2015-11-18T03:31:53Z")

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Downsize a Famous Title

1. Star Trek 2: The Passive Aggression of Kahn
2. The Slow and the Cheerful
3. Slow Times at Ridgemont Low
4. The Less-Than-Spectacular Gatsby
5. The Middle Manager of the Rings
6. The Two Musketeers
7. Average-Looking Woman
8. Prince Lear
9. The Guy With Iffy Posture of Notre Dame

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39526 "2015-11-18T04:28:17Z")

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Downsize a Famous Title

1. Star Trek 2: The Passive Aggression of Kahn
2. The Slow and the Cheerful
3. Slow Times at Ridgemont Low
4. The Less-Than-Spectacular Gatsby
5. The Middle Manager of the Rings
6. The Two Musketeers
7. Average-Looking Woman
8. Prince Lear
9. The Guy With Iffy Posture of Notre Dame
10. Squire Kong

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**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:** [November 18, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39527 "2015-11-18T04:31:03Z")

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Downsize a Famous Title

1. Star Trek 2: The Passive Aggression of Kahn
2. The Slow and the Cheerful
3. Slow Times at Ridgemont Low
4. The Less-Than-Spectacular Gatsby
5. The Middle Manager of the Rings
6. The Two Musketeers
7. Average-Looking Woman
8. Prince Lear
9. The Guy With Iffy Posture of Notre Dame
10. Squire Kong
11. Glider!

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**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:** [November 18, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39528 "2015-11-18T04:37:49Z")

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Downsize a Famous Title

1. Star Trek 2: The Passive Aggression of Kahn
2. The Slow and the Cheerful
3. Slow Times at Ridgemont Low
4. The Less-Than-Spectacular Gatsby
5. The Middle Manager of the Rings
6. The Two Musketeers
7. Average-Looking Woman
8. Prince Lear
9. The Guy With Iffy Posture of Notre Dame
10. Squire Kong
11. Glider!
12. The Mediocre Santini

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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 18, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39529 "2015-11-18T05:06:04Z")

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Downsize a Famous Title

1. Star Trek 2: The Passive Aggression of Kahn
2. The Slow and the Cheerful
3. Slow Times at Ridgemont Low
4. The Less-Than-Spectacular Gatsby
5. The Middle Manager of the Rings
6. The Two Musketeers
7. Average-Looking Woman
8. Prince Lear
9. The Guy With Iffy Posture of Notre Dame
10. Squire Kong
11. Glider!
12. The Mediocre Santini
13. The So-So, the Not Really Very Nice and the Mildly Unattractive

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro

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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 18, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39530 "2015-11-18T05:08:14Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39531 "2015-11-18T06:10:35Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39532 "2015-11-18T10:11:32Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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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 18, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39533 "2015-11-18T12:37:20Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. [Telephone](http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/aos-ep087)

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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 18, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39534 "2015-11-18T12:38:26Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.

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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:** [November 18, 2015, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39535 "2015-11-18T12:41:45Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.
7. Swinging from vine to vine in the jungle

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**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:** [November 18, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39536 "2015-11-18T12:58:09Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.
7. Swinging from vine to vine in the jungle
8. Transporter room

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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 18, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39537 "2015-11-18T13:06:23Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.
7. Swinging from vine to vine in the jungle
8. Transporter room
9. Stowing away in the freezer car of a train (like Karen in _ **Frosty** _)

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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 18, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39538 "2015-11-18T13:28:44Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.
7. Swinging from vine to vine in the jungle
8. Transporter room
9. Stowing away in the freezer car of a train (like Karen in Frosty)
10. Go Greyhound

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39539 "2015-11-18T13:43:29Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.
7. Swinging from vine to vine in the jungle
8. Transporter room
9. Stowing away in the freezer car of a train (like Karen in Frosty)
10. Go Greyhound
11. Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39540 "2015-11-18T13:51:15Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.
7. Swinging from vine to vine in the jungle
8. Transporter room
9. Stowing away in the freezer car of a train (like Karen in Frosty)
10. Go Greyhound
11. Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh
12. Say “Bag it; close enough,” and walk into Golden Corral for all-you-can-stand pressed turkey

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**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:** [November 18, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39541 "2015-11-18T14:38:02Z")

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Ways to get home for Thanksgiving

1. Autogyro
2. Champion Iditarod Dogsled
3. Segway
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Telephone
6. Skype, while stranded at the airport.
7. Swinging from vine to vine in the jungle
8. Transporter room
9. Stowing away in the freezer car of a train (like Karen in Frosty)
10. Go Greyhound
11. Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh
12. Say “Bag it; close enough,” and walk into Golden Corral for all-you-can-stand pressed turkey
13. TARDIS

Holiday specials you like

1. Star Wars Holiday Special (it’s so bad it’s good)

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39542 "2015-11-18T14:45:48Z")

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Holiday specials you like

1. Star Wars Holiday Special (it’s so bad it’s good)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas

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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 18, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39543 "2015-11-18T14:55:25Z")

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Holiday specials you like

1. Star Wars Holiday Special (it’s so bad it’s good)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas
3. Die Hard

The greatest Christmas movie of all time.

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