# 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:** 2102
**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:** [March 21, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42025 "2016-03-21T13:05:28Z")
Famous Addresses 1. 1060 W Addison - (IL driver’s license residence of one Elwood Blues) 2. 1313 Mockingbird Lane - home of the Munsters 3. 221 B Baker Street (Holmes and Watson’s flat) 4. 10 Downing Street, London (the British Prime Minister) 5. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC (The White House) 6. 742 Evergreen Terrace (The Simpsons’ residence) 7. Prinsengracht 263 (Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam) 8. 704 Hauser Street, Queens, NY (Archie Bunker’s home) 9. 4 Privet Drive, home of the Dursleys, Harry Potter’s abusive relatives 10. 485 Mapleton Drive (First home of the Cleaver family on Leave it to Beaver) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42026 "2016-03-21T13:15:51Z")
Famous Addresses 1. 1060 W Addison - (IL driver’s license residence of one Elwood Blues) 2. 1313 Mockingbird Lane - home of the Munsters 3. 221 B Baker Street (Holmes and Watson’s flat) 4. 10 Downing Street, London (the British Prime Minister) 5. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC (The White House) 6. 742 Evergreen Terrace (The Simpsons’ residence) 7. Prinsengracht 263 (Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam) 8. 704 Hauser Street, Queens, NY (Archie Bunker’s home) 9. 4 Privet Drive, home of the Dursleys, Harry Potter’s abusive relatives 10. 485 Mapleton Drive (First home of the Cleaver family on Leave it to Beaver) 11. 79 Wistful Vista (Fibber McGee and Molly, on radio show, 1940s) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42027 "2016-03-21T13:31:31Z")
Famous Addresses 1. 1060 W Addison - (IL driver’s license residence of one Elwood Blues) 2. 1313 Mockingbird Lane - home of the Munsters 3. 221 B Baker Street (Holmes and Watson’s flat) 4. 10 Downing Street, London (the British Prime Minister) 5. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC (The White House) 6. 742 Evergreen Terrace (The Simpsons’ residence) 7. Prinsengracht 263 (Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam) 8. 704 Hauser Street, Queens, NY (Archie Bunker’s home) 9. 4 Privet Drive, home of the Dursleys, Harry Potter’s abusive relatives 10. 485 Mapleton Drive (First home of the Cleaver family on Leave it to Beaver) 11. 79 Wistful Vista (Fibber McGee and Molly, on radio show, 1940s) 12. 124 Conch St, Bikini Bottom (Spongebob SquarePants) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42028 "2016-03-21T14:38:36Z")
Famous Addresses 1. 1060 W Addison - (IL driver’s license residence of one Elwood Blues) 2. 1313 Mockingbird Lane - home of the Munsters 3. 221 B Baker Street (Holmes and Watson’s flat) 4. 10 Downing Street, London (the British Prime Minister) 5. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC (The White House) 6. 742 Evergreen Terrace (The Simpsons’ residence) 7. Prinsengracht 263 (Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam) 8. 704 Hauser Street, Queens, NY (Archie Bunker’s home) 9. 4 Privet Drive, home of the Dursleys, Harry Potter’s abusive relatives 10. 485 Mapleton Drive (First home of the Cleaver family on Leave it to Beaver) 11. 79 Wistful Vista (Fibber McGee and Molly, on radio show, 1940s) 12. 124 Conch St, Bikini Bottom (Spongebob SquarePants) [/QUOTE] 13. 2300 Jackson Street (Jackson family address in Gary, IN) Next up: Ways you can instantly date a picture of people you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women ---
**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:** [March 21, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42029 "2016-03-21T14:44:35Z")
Next up: Ways you can instantly date a picture of people you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42030 "2016-03-21T14:48:08Z")
Next up: Ways you can instantly date a picture of people you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign ---
**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:** [March 21, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42031 "2016-03-21T14:54:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Spelling fixed for #1: [Patty melt - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_melt) Whoops, thanks. St. Patrick’s Day on my brain? Next up: Ways you can instantly date a picture of people you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42032 "2016-03-21T15:10:12Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Next up: Ways you can instantly date a picture of people you’ve never seen before to the 1980s > > 1. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. We were _slightly_ out of that stage by the 1980s, though the flash powder from the Polaroid did sometimes give us Gettysburg flashbacks. In play: Next up: Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. (Note: I’ve added _or place_ to the possible photo subjects) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42033 "2016-03-21T16:17:33Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42034 "2016-03-21T16:27:08Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) 7. The Flashdance look I actually have pics of me with some high school classmates who are in [Flashdance inspired outfits](http://www.dmvsgotstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/flashdance.jpg). ---
**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:** [March 21, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42035 "2016-03-21T17:44:05Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) 7. The Flashdance look 8. Shiny suits and narrow ties on the dudes ---
**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:** [March 21, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42036 "2016-03-21T17:47:38Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) 7. The Flashdance look 8. Shiny suits and narrow ties on the dudes 9. Girls in early Madonna style hair and clothes ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42037 "2016-03-21T17:55:46Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) 7. The Flashdance look 8. Shiny suits and narrow ties on the dudes 9. Girls in early Madonna style hair and clothes 10. The Don Johnson tee-shirt and jacket ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42038 "2016-03-21T19:16:41Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) 7. The Flashdance look 8. Shiny suits and narrow ties on the dudes 9. Girls in early Madonna style hair and clothes 10. The Don Johnson tee-shirt and jacket 11, The Don Johnson three-day beard. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42039 "2016-03-21T20:22:44Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) 7. The Flashdance look 8. Shiny suits and narrow ties on the dudes 9. Girls in early Madonna style hair and clothes 10. The Don Johnson tee-shirt and jacket 11, The Don Johnson three-day beard. 11. A TV with an astronaut on the moon putting up the MTV flag ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42040 "2016-03-21T22:25:15Z")
Ways you can instantly date a picture of people or place you’ve never seen before to the 1980s 1. Really big hair on the women 2. Somebody wearing one white glove (imitating Michael Jackson) 3. A Walter Mondale for President sign 4. No one is smiling because you have to stand perfectly still for the really old cameras. 5. A guy in a Flock of Seagulls haircut. 6. The cars (the vehicles, not the group) 7. The Flashdance look 8. Shiny suits and narrow ties on the dudes 9. Girls in early Madonna style hair and clothes 10. The Don Johnson tee-shirt and jacket 11, The Don Johnson three-day beard. 11. A TV with an astronaut on the moon putting up the MTV flag 12. A TV with Richard Simmons or Jane Fonda doing their aerobics routine A common name you dislike, and, if you care to tell us, the reason why 13. Nicole - in 20 + years of teaching, one of the nastiest students I ever met, and the OJ trial was going on at the same time she was in my class ---
**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:** [March 21, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42041 "2016-03-21T23:42:55Z")
A common name you dislike, and, if you care to tell us, the reason why 1. Nicole - in 20 + years of teaching, one of the nastiest students I ever met, and the OJ trial was going on at the same time she was in my class 2. Todd - [George Carlin hates it,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxqCGTkV5wg) that’s good enough for me ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42042 "2016-03-22T05:40:42Z")
A common name you dislike, and, if you care to tell us, the reason why 1. Nicole - in 20 + years of teaching, one of the nastiest students I ever met, and the OJ trial was going on at the same time she was in my class 2. Todd - [George Carlin hates it,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxqCGTkV5wg) that’s good enough for me Since not many people seem to like this category (just one response since I proposed it 8 hours ago) can I suggest a replacement topic? Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42043 "2016-03-22T09:15:48Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42044 "2016-03-22T11:34:38Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2103)