# 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:** 2195
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43886 "2016-05-25T17:25:39Z")
I wouldn’t consider “Z” obscure; FWIW, I saw it in college. Now-obscure Academy Award Best Picture nominees (and years they lost) 1. “The Racket” (1927) 2. “The Patriot” (1928) 3. “The Emigrants” (1973) 4. Blossoms in the Dust (1941) 5. “Wake Island” (1942) 6. “In Old Arizona” (1930) 7. “The More The Merrier” (1943) 8. “Since You Went Away” (1944) 9. “Z” (1969) 10. “Rachel, Rachel” (1968) 11. “Skippy” (1930) It’s not about peanut butter. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43887 "2016-05-25T19:48:54Z")
Now-obscure Academy Award Best Picture nominees (and years they lost) 1. “The Racket” (1927) 2. “The Patriot” (1928) 3. “The Emigrants” (1973) 4. _Blossoms in the Dust_ (1941) 5. “Wake Island” (1942) 6. “In Old Arizona” (1930) 7. “The More The Merrier” (1943) 8. “Since You Went Away” (1944) 9. “Z” (1969) 10. “Rachel, Rachel” (1968) 11. “Skippy” (1930) 12. _Fanny_ (1961) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43888 "2016-05-25T20:24:17Z")
Now-obscure Academy Award Best Picture nominees (and years they lost) 1. “The Racket” (1927) 2. “The Patriot” (1928) 3. “The Emigrants” (1973) 4. Blossoms in the Dust (1941) 5. “Wake Island” (1942) 6. “In Old Arizona” (1930) 7. “The More The Merrier” (1943) 8. “Since You Went Away” (1944) 9. “Z” (1969) 10. “Rachel, Rachel” (1968) 11. “Skippy” (1930) 12. Fanny (1961) 13. “Missing” (1982) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43889 "2016-05-25T20:27:04Z")
New Topic: Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43890 "2016-05-25T20:39:33Z")
New Topic: Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance ---
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43891 "2016-05-25T20:41:28Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western ---
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43892 "2016-05-25T20:49:44Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy ---
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43893 "2016-05-25T21:08:00Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43894 "2016-05-25T21:19:20Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction ---
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43895 "2016-05-25T21:26:40Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction 7. Police procedural ---
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43896 "2016-05-25T21:29:48Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction 7. Police Procedural 8. Horror ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43897 "2016-05-25T21:39:30Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction 7. Police Procedural 8. Horror 9. Legal suspense ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43898 "2016-05-25T21:57:10Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction 7. Police Procedural 8. Horror 9. Legal suspense 10. Fables ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43899 "2016-05-25T22:36:42Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction 7. Police Procedural 8. Horror 9. Legal suspense 10. Fables 11. Western ---
**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:** [May 25, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43900 "2016-05-25T22:56:25Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction 7. Police Procedural 8. Horror 9. Legal suspense 10. Fables 11. Western 12. High fantasy ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43901 "2016-05-25T23:14:17Z")
Fictional genres 1. Science Fiction 2. Urban romance 3. Western 4. Urban fantasy 5. Gothic horror 6. Historical fiction 7. Police Procedural 8. Horror 9. Legal suspense 10. Fables 11. Western 12. High fantasy 13. Steampunk New topic Superhero sidekicks 1). Etta Candy (Wonder Woman) ---
**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:** [May 26, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43902 "2016-05-26T00:04:34Z")
Superhero sidekicks 1). Etta Candy (Wonder Woman) 2). Jimmy Olsen (Superman) ---
**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:** [May 26, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43903 "2016-05-26T00:13:15Z")
Superhero sidekicks 1). Etta Candy (Wonder Woman) 2). Jimmy Olsen (Superman) 3). Captain Marvel, Jr. (Captain Marvel) ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43904 "2016-05-26T00:37:39Z")
BTW someone up earlier really likes Westerns… Superhero sidekicks 1). Etta Candy (Wonder Woman) 2). Jimmy Olsen (Superman) 3). Captain Marvel, Jr. (Captain Marvel) 4). Speedy (Green Arrow) ---
**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:** [May 26, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43905 "2016-05-26T00:39:53Z")
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