# 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:** 2289
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45766 "2016-08-16T01:55:13Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45767 "2016-08-16T02:01:16Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton 7. Snakes & Trousers ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45768 "2016-08-16T03:39:23Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton 7. Snakes & Trousers 8. Ho Chi Minh Go Pokemon Go is less likely to cause political arguments. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45769 "2016-08-16T04:06:41Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton 7. Snakes & Trousers 8. Ho Chi Minh Go 9. Uno Dos Tres ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45770 "2016-08-16T05:25:38Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton 7. Snakes & Trousers 8. Ho Chi Minh Go 9. Uno Dos Tres 10. Musical hares ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45771 "2016-08-16T06:23:41Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton 7. Snakes & Trousers 8. Ho Chi Minh Go 9. Uno Dos Tres 10. Musical hares 11. Truth or Haircut ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45772 "2016-08-16T07:04:27Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton 7. Snakes & Trousers 8. Ho Chi Minh Go 9. Uno Dos Tres 10. Musical hares 11. Truth or Haircut 12. Pac-Australopithecine ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45773 "2016-08-16T07:22:11Z")
First drafts of games (party, kid, board, computer, arcade, etc.) 1. Pin the Balls on the Donkey 2. Full contact Jarts 3. Sex Change Operation 4. Bobbing for watermelons 5. Dungeons & Donkeys 6. Spin the Milk Carton 7. Snakes & Trousers 8. Ho Chi Minh Go 9. Uno Dos Tres 10. Musical hares 11. Truth or Haircut 12. Pac-Australopithecine 13. Rubik’s Square Pass ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45774 "2016-08-16T08:44:11Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe Stripped of his medals in 1913 for being a “professional”; the medals were restored in 1983, 29 years after his death. I’m reminded of him when I see professionals like Nadal and the Williams sisters in the Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45775 "2016-08-16T09:34:16Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes The only athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring. Known as “the fastest man alive” when I was a kid, which impressed the hell out of me. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45776 "2016-08-16T11:12:09Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45777 "2016-08-16T11:13:15Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45778 "2016-08-16T11:26:26Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie Knighted for his contributions to sport, Sir Ben Ainslie won medals in 5 consecutive Olympics from 1996-2012, the last four of which were gold. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45779 "2016-08-16T11:35:39Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie 6. Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45780 "2016-08-16T11:44:30Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie 6. Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner 7. Kristi Yamaguchi ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45781 "2016-08-16T13:18:01Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie 6. Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner 7. Kristi Yamaguchi 8. Nadia Comăneci ---
**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:** [August 16, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45782 "2016-08-16T13:21:38Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie 6. Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner 7. Kristi Yamaguchi 8. Nadia Comăneci 9. Jesse Owens A stellar athlete and a brave man. There’s a statue of him not far from where I work: [http://www.clevelandseniors.com/images/where/jesse-owens/jesse-owens-statue-3.jpg](http://www.clevelandseniors.com/images/where/jesse-owens/jesse-owens-statue-3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45783 "2016-08-16T13:26:42Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie 6. Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner 7. Kristi Yamaguchi 8. Nadia Comăneci 9. Jesse Owens 10. Johnny Weissmuller ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45784 "2016-08-16T13:34:43Z")
Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie 6. Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner 7. Kristi Yamaguchi 8. Nadia Comăneci 9. Jesse Owens 10. Johnny Weissmuller 11. Magic Johnson ---
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Great Olympic Athletes, 2012 and earlier (not competing in 2016) 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bob Hayes 3. Mark Spitz 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sir Ben Ainslie 6. Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner 7. Kristi Yamaguchi 8. Nadia Comăneci 9. Jesse Owens 10. Johnny Weissmuller 11. Magic Johnson 12. Peggy Flemming [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2288) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2290)