# 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:** 2020
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40384 "2015-12-16T20:03:12Z")
In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie coming out, name the one character you’d like to see more of. 1. Bob Techspechler the Death Star tractor beam mechanic. What ever happened to him? 2. Darth Maul. One bad-axe mofo! 3. Princess Leia 4. Admiral Akbar 5. Grand Moff Tarkin 6. Cindel Towani 7. Admiral Needa 8. Lando Calrissian ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40385 "2015-12-16T20:16:53Z")
In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie coming out, name the one character you’d like to see more of. 1. Bob Techspechler the Death Star tractor beam mechanic. What ever happened to him? 2. Darth Maul. One bad-axe mofo! 3. Princess Leia 4. Admiral Akbar 5. Grand Moff Tarkin 6. Cindel Towani 7. Admiral Needa 8. Lando Calrissian 9. Boba Fett ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40386 "2015-12-16T21:07:10Z")
In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie coming out, name the one character you’d like to see more of. 1. Bob Techspechler the Death Star tractor beam mechanic. What ever happened to him? 2. Darth Maul. One bad-axe mofo! 3. Princess Leia 4. Admiral Akbar 5. Grand Moff Tarkin 6. Cindel Towani 7. Admiral Needa 8. Lando Calrissian 9. Boba Fett 10. [Gonk](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/GNK_power_droid) ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40387 "2015-12-16T21:27:40Z")
In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie coming out, name the one character you’d like to see more of. 1. Bob Techspechler the Death Star tractor beam mechanic. What ever happened to him? 2. Darth Maul. One bad-axe mofo! 3. Princess Leia 4. Admiral Akbar 5. Grand Moff Tarkin 6. Cindel Towani 7. Admiral Needa 8. Lando Calrissian 9. Boba Fett 10. Gonk 11. Wedge Antilles I mean, he’s always in the big fight scenes, but he got so little camera time in all three movies! ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40388 "2015-12-16T21:52:43Z")
In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie coming out, name the one character you’d like to see more of. 1. Bob Techspechler the Death Star tractor beam mechanic. What ever happened to him? 2. Darth Maul. One bad-axe mofo! 3. Princess Leia 4. Admiral Akbar 5. Grand Moff Tarkin 6. Cindel Towani 7. Admiral Needa 8. Lando Calrissian 9. Boba Fett 10. Gonk 11. Wedge Antilles 12. Obi-Wan Kenobi Because you can never have too much Obi-Wan. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40389 "2015-12-16T21:57:56Z")
In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie coming out, name the one character you’d like to see more of. 1. Bob Techspechler the Death Star tractor beam mechanic. What ever happened to him? 2. Darth Maul. One bad-axe mofo! 3. Princess Leia 4. Admiral Akbar 5. Grand Moff Tarkin 6. Cindel Towani 7. Admiral Needa 8. Lando Calrissian 9. Boba Fett 10. Gonk 11. Wedge Antilles 12. Obi-Wan Kenobi 13. Porkins Just because. Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40390 "2015-12-16T22:18:35Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40391 "2015-12-16T22:23:10Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40392 "2015-12-16T23:10:53Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40393 "2015-12-16T23:29:48Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40394 "2015-12-17T00:09:54Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40395 "2015-12-17T00:11:35Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor 7. American animation v. Japanese animation (Cartoons vs. Anime) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40396 "2015-12-17T00:16:52Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor 7. American animation v. Japanese animation (Cartoons vs. Anime) 8. Emacs vs. vi ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40397 "2015-12-17T03:08:41Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor 7. American animation v. Japanese animation (Cartoons vs. Anime) 8. Emacs vs. vi 9. Old-style white-guy-in-a-spaceship sci-fi vs. new-breed socially relevant diverse sci-fi (aka Sad Puppies vs. SJWs) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40398 "2015-12-17T04:49:01Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor 7. American animation v. Japanese animation (Cartoons vs. Anime) 8. Emacs vs. vi 9. Old-style white-guy-in-a-spaceship sci-fi vs. new-breed socially relevant diverse sci-fi (aka Sad Puppies vs. SJWs) 10. D&D 3.5 vs 4th Edition ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40399 "2015-12-17T05:08:54Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor 7. American animation v. Japanese animation (Cartoons vs. Anime) 8. Emacs vs. vi 9. Old-style white-guy-in-a-spaceship sci-fi vs. new-breed socially relevant diverse sci-fi (aka Sad Puppies vs. SJWs) 10. D&D 3.5 vs 4th Edition 11. R+L=J? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40400 "2015-12-17T05:51:15Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor 7. American animation v. Japanese animation (Cartoons vs. Anime) 8. Emacs vs. vi 9. Old-style white-guy-in-a-spaceship sci-fi vs. new-breed socially relevant diverse sci-fi (aka Sad Puppies vs. SJWs) 10. D&D 3.5 vs 4th Edition 11. R+L=J? 12. Pocket protector: white? or clear? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40401 "2015-12-17T08:34:01Z")
Topics that nerds get into heated arguments over 1. Star Trek vs. Star Wars 2. Joel vs. Mike 3. Cosplayers at cons that aren’t specifically for cosplay 4. Kirk v. Picard 5. Superman vs. Thor 6. The best Doctor 7. American animation v. Japanese animation (Cartoons vs. Anime) 8. Emacs vs. vi 9. Old-style white-guy-in-a-spaceship sci-fi vs. new-breed socially relevant diverse sci-fi (aka Sad Puppies vs. SJWs) 10. D&D 3.5 vs 4th Edition 11. R+L=J? 12. Pocket protector: white? or clear? 13. The Next Generation vs. Deep Space Nine New topic: Strong characters who later suffered from Character Derailment 1. Yuna from Final Fantasy X, in Final Fantasy X-2 And _how._ ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40402 "2015-12-17T12:54:55Z")
Strong characters who later suffered from Character Derailment 1. Yuna from Final Fantasy X, in Final Fantasy X-2 2. Kate Austen from _Lost_ ---
**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:** [December 17, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40403 "2015-12-17T13:11:59Z")
Strong characters who later suffered from Character Derailment 1. Yuna from Final Fantasy X, in Final Fantasy X-2 2. Kate Austen from Lost 3. The Fonz, on _Happy Days_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2019) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2021)