# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/441 "2010-08-24T12:02:14Z")
Countries’ names pre- and post-independence 1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka ---
**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 24, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/442 "2010-08-24T12:52:29Z")
Countries’ names pre- and post-independence 1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/443 "2010-08-24T13:03:39Z")
Countries’ names pre- and post-independence 1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America 7. Coahuila y Tejas - Republic of Texas 😃 ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/444 "2010-08-24T13:16:18Z")
Countries’ names pre- and post-independence 1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America 7. Coahuila y Tejas - Republic of Texas 8. Upper Volta - Burkina Faso ---
**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:** [August 24, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/445 "2010-08-24T13:21:55Z")
Countries’ names pre- and post-independence 1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America 7. Coahuila y Tejas - Republic of Texas 8. Upper Volta - Burkina Faso 9. Deutsch-Sudwestafrika - Namibia ---
**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 24, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/446 "2010-08-24T14:57:40Z")
Countries’ names pre- and post-independence 1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America 7. Coahuila y Tejas - Republic of Texas 8. Upper Volta - Burkina Faso 9. Deutsch-Sudwestafrika - Namibia 10. Saint-Domingue - Haiti ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/447 "2010-08-24T17:42:48Z")
1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America 7. Coahuila y Tejas - Republic of Texas 8. Upper Volta - Burkina Faso 9. Deutsch-Sudwestafrika - Namibia 10. Saint-Domingue - Haiti 11. Burma - Myanmar ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/448 "2010-08-24T17:54:55Z")
1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America 7. Coahuila y Tejas - Republic of Texas 8. Upper Volta - Burkina Faso 9. Deutsch-Sudwestafrika - Namibia 10. Saint-Domingue - Haiti 11. Burma - Myanmar 12. Northern Rhodesia - Zambia ---
**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 24, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/449 "2010-08-24T18:05:28Z")
1. Gold Coast – Ghana 2. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 3. East Pakistan - Bangladesh 4. British Honduras – Belize 5. Ceylon - Sri Lanka 6. British America - United States of America 7. Coahuila y Tejas - Republic of Texas 8. Upper Volta - Burkina Faso 9. Deutsch-Sudwestafrika - Namibia 10. Saint-Domingue - Haiti 11. Burma - Myanmar 12. Northern Rhodesia - Zambia 13. Transjordan - Jordan New category: characters in _Airplane!_ 1. Ted Striker ---
**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 24, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/450 "2010-08-24T18:20:52Z")
Characters in _Airplane!_ 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/451 "2010-08-24T18:58:13Z")
Characters in Airplane! 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/452 "2010-08-24T19:20:28Z")
Characters in Airplane! 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) ---
**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 24, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/453 "2010-08-24T19:31:20Z")
Characters in _Airplane!_ 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/454 "2010-08-24T19:58:35Z")
Characters in Airplane! 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) 6. Lieutenant Hurwitz ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/455 "2010-08-24T20:01:37Z")
Characters in Airplane! 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) 6. Lieutenant Hurwitz 7. Bouncy Topless Woman ---
**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 24, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/456 "2010-08-24T20:29:56Z")
Characters in “Airplane!” 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) 6. Lieutenant Hurwitz 7. Bouncy Topless Woman 8. Horse in bed ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/457 "2010-08-24T20:37:39Z")
Characters in “Airplane!” 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) 6. Lieutenant Hurwitz 7. Bouncy Topless Woman 8. Horse in bed 9. Man in taxi ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/458 "2010-08-25T01:44:47Z")
Characters in “Airplane!” 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) 6. Lieutenant Hurwitz 7. Bouncy Topless Woman 8. Horse in bed 9. Man in taxi 10. Jive Lady ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/459 "2010-08-25T02:45:11Z")
Characters in “Airplane!” 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) 6. Lieutenant Hurwitz 7. Bouncy Topless Woman 8. Horse in bed 9. Man in taxi 10. Jive Lady 11. Religious Zealot #4 (played by Connie Palmisano, a stuntman with whom I’ve worked) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/460 "2010-08-25T03:52:35Z")
Characters in “Airplane!” 1. Ted Striker 2. Capt. Clarence Oveur 3. Ground crewman # 2 4. Otto (pilot) 5. Roger Murdock (who is NOT a well-known basketball player) 6. Lieutenant Hurwitz 7. Bouncy Topless Woman 8. Horse in bed 9. Man in taxi 10. Jive Lady 11. Religious Zealot #4 (played by Connie Palmisano, a stuntman with whom I’ve worked) 12. Pregnant Betty, Female Voice over the intercom (The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone. ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=24)