# 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:** 2049
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40965 "2016-01-13T17:37:34Z")
Fictional admirals (and source) 1. James T. Kirk (Star Trek) 2. Admiral Rogers (McHale’s Navy) 3. Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester) 4. Honor Harrington (Honorverse) 5. Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars original trilogy) 6. Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap) 7. Aral Vorkosigan (Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold) 8. Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) ---
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40966 "2016-01-13T17:40:06Z")
Fictional admirals (and source) 1. James T. Kirk (Star Trek) 2. Admiral Rogers (McHale’s Navy) 3. Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester) 4. Honor Harrington (Honorverse) 5. Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars original trilogy) 6. Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap) 7. Aral Vorkosigan (Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold) 8. Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) 9. Admiral Halsey (P. McCartney song–“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”) ---
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40967 "2016-01-13T17:44:53Z")
Fictional admirals (and source) 1. James T. Kirk (Star Trek) 2. Admiral Rogers (McHale’s Navy) 3. Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester) 4. Honor Harrington (Honorverse) 5. Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars original trilogy) 6. Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap) 7. Aral Vorkosigan (Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold) 8. Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) 9. Admiral Halsey (P. McCartney song–"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey) 10. Horatio D’Ascoyne (Kind Hearts and Coronets) McCartney might’ve been making a joking reference to the real Admiral Halsey: [William Halsey Jr. - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Halsey) ---
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40968 "2016-01-13T17:56:22Z")
Fictional admirals (and source) 1. James T. Kirk (Star Trek) 2. Admiral Rogers (McHale’s Navy) 3. Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester) 4. Honor Harrington (Honorverse) 5. Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars original trilogy) 6. Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap) 7. Aral Vorkosigan (Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold) 8. Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) 9. Admiral Halsey (P. McCartney song–"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey) 10. Horatio D’Ascoyne (Kind Hearts and Coronets) 11. Admiral Hikaru Sulu (Federation: The First 150 Years) ---
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40969 "2016-01-13T17:59:25Z")
Fictional admirals (and source) 1. James T. Kirk (Star Trek) 2. Admiral Rogers (McHale’s Navy) 3. Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester) 4. Honor Harrington (Honorverse) 5. Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars original trilogy) 6. Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap) 7. Aral Vorkosigan (Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold) 8. Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) 9. Admiral Halsey (P. McCartney song–"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey) 10. Horatio D’Ascoyne (Kind Hearts and Coronets) 11. Admiral Hikaru Sulu (Federation: The First 150 Years) 12. Victor “Pug” Henry (Herman Wouk, The Winds of War etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40970 "2016-01-13T18:12:12Z")
Fictional admirals (and source) 1. James T. Kirk (Star Trek) 2. Admiral Rogers (McHale’s Navy) 3. Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester) 4. Honor Harrington (Honorverse) 5. Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars original trilogy) 6. Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap) 7. Aral Vorkosigan (Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold) 8. Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) 9. Admiral Halsey (P. McCartney song–"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey) 10. Horatio D’Ascoyne (Kind Hearts and Coronets) 11. Admiral Hikaru Sulu (Federation: The First 150 Years) 12. Victor “Pug” Henry (Herman Wouk, The Winds of War etc.) 13. Jack Aubrey, (Patrick O’Brien, Master & Commander/Aubrey-Maturin series) He was promoted to Rear Admiral by the end of the series. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40971 "2016-01-13T21:32:11Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper ---
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40972 "2016-01-13T21:38:16Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. Tagline: “This time, it’s personal!” Alternate tagline: “You Klingon bastard, you killed my son!” (By the way, are we going for _actual_ surprises, or comedy here?) ---
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40973 "2016-01-13T22:29:38Z")
Comedy. Definitely comedy. Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40974 "2016-01-13T23:20:35Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40975 "2016-01-13T23:37:52Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! ---
**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:** [January 14, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40976 "2016-01-14T04:10:21Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight ---
**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:** [January 14, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40977 "2016-01-14T14:37:48Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight 7. Bernie was quiet. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40978 "2016-01-14T16:19:21Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight 7. Bernie was quiet. 8. Obama’s pizza being delivered mid-speech ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40979 "2016-01-14T16:55:39Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight 7. Bernie was quiet. 8. Obama’s pizza being delivered mid-speech 9. The new House pipe organ playing behind Obama while ushers passed out offering plates ---
**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:** [January 14, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40980 "2016-01-14T17:00:10Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight 7. Bernie was quiet. 8. Obama’s pizza being delivered mid-speech 9. The new House pipe organ playing behind Obama while ushers passed out offering plates 10. Michelle Obama openly flirting with Barack to see if he gets a podium boner on TV ---
**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:** [January 14, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40981 "2016-01-14T17:04:59Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight 7. Bernie was quiet. 8. Obama’s pizza being delivered mid-speech 9. The new House pipe organ playing behind Obama while ushers passed out offering plates 10. Michelle Obama openly flirting with Barack to see if he gets a podium boner on TV 11. Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley danced in the aisle ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40982 "2016-01-14T17:09:10Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight 7. Bernie was quiet. 8. Obama’s pizza being delivered mid-speech 9. The new House pipe organ playing behind Obama while ushers passed out offering plates 10. Michelle Obama openly flirting with Barack to see if he gets a podium boner on TV 11. Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley danced in the aisle 12. Paul Ryan making and taking cell phone calls throughout the speech. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40983 "2016-01-14T17:47:55Z")
Biggest surprises at last night’s SotU: 1. Paul Ryan and Kim Davis showing up in the same jumper 2. President Obama putting America’s daffy uncle, Joe Biden, in charge of curing cancer. 3. John Boehner weeping through his post-SotU commentary. 4. Obama being played on and off by the Roots. 5. Nikki Haley wasn’t terrible. Rebuttal speakers are ALWAYS terrible! 6. Trump parachuting down through the skylight 7. Bernie was quiet. 8. Obama’s pizza being delivered mid-speech 9. The new House pipe organ playing behind Obama while ushers passed out offering plates 10. Michelle Obama openly flirting with Barack to see if he gets a podium boner on TV 11. Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley danced in the aisle 12. Paul Ryan making and taking cell phone calls throughout the speech. 13. The Clintons showing up in black-face. Trump’s “other” plans 1. Deport all Canadian musicians - Dion, Beiber, Drake, Nickelback, etc… ---
**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:** [January 14, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40984 "2016-01-14T17:50:35Z")
Trump’s “other” plans 1. Deport all Canadian musicians - Dion, Beiber, Drake, Nickelback, etc… 2. Gild the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2048) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2050)