# 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:** 2365
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47286 "2016-11-02T19:00:56Z")
Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either of the participating teams. 1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 2. Rookie of the Year 3. Major League 4. The Natural 5. The Break-Up 6. Taking Care of Business 7. The Blues Brothers 8. The Kid from Cleveland 9. Major League II 10. Opportunity Knocks 11. Moneyball Several references to the Indians, and I think one of their games is briefly shown. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47287 "2016-11-02T19:18:16Z")
Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either of the participating teams. 1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 2. Rookie of the Year 3. Major League 4. The Natural 5. The Break-Up 6. Taking Care of Business 7. The Blues Brothers 8. The Kid from Cleveland 9. Major League II 10. Opportunity Knocks 11. Moneyball 12. Uncle Buck They don’t actually show the Cubs, but they show Uncle Buck’s apartment across from Wrigley Field. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47288 "2016-11-02T19:26:39Z")
Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either of the participating teams. 1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 2. Rookie of the Year 3. Major League 4. The Natural 5. The Break-Up 6. Taking Care of Business 7. The Blues Brothers 8. The Kid from Cleveland 9. Major League II 10. Opportunity Knocks 11. Moneyball 12. Uncle Buck 13. Back to the Future II The Cubs were depicted as having won the World Series on October 21, 2015. Ironically, on the real 10/21/15, the Cubs were eliminated by losing Game 4 of the NLCS to the NY Mets. Next: A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47289 "2016-11-02T19:28:59Z")
Next: A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47290 "2016-11-02T19:29:05Z")
A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47291 "2016-11-02T20:21:25Z")
A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47292 "2016-11-02T20:23:34Z")
1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. [Maria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DrOqRQQ9mg) Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47293 "2016-11-02T20:41:20Z")
A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47294 "2016-11-02T20:43:32Z")
A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook 7. Haboob ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47295 "2016-11-02T20:49:15Z")
A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook 7. Haboob 8. Foehn ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47296 "2016-11-02T20:58:28Z")
A synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook 7. Haboob 8. Foehn 9. Breeze ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47297 "2016-11-02T21:09:08Z")
a synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook 7. Haboob 8. Foehn 9. Breeze 10. Draft ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47298 "2016-11-02T21:30:22Z")
a synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook 7. Haboob 8. Foehn 9. Breeze 10. Draft 11. Flatus ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47299 "2016-11-02T21:41:19Z")
a synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook 7. Haboob 8. Foehn 9. Breeze 10. Draft 11. Flatus 12. Becalmed ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47300 "2016-11-02T21:49:50Z")
a synonym for wind, or lack thereof. 1. Sirocco 2. Crank 3. Santa Anas 4. Gale 5. Maria 6. Chinook 7. Haboob 8. Foehn 9. Breeze 10. Draft 11. Flatus 12. Becalmed 13. Zephyr Movies or plays (based on truth or totally fictional) that include or involve a presidential election 1. Hamilton ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47301 "2016-11-02T23:11:34Z")
Movies or plays (based on truth or totally fictional) that include or involve a presidential election 1. Hamilton 2. Of Thee I Sing ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47302 "2016-11-02T23:32:40Z")
Movies or plays (based on truth or totally fictional) that include or involve a presidential election 1. Hamilton 2. Of Thee I Sing 3. The Best Man ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47303 "2016-11-03T01:00:57Z")
Movies or plays (based on truth or totally fictional) that include or involve a presidential election 1. Hamilton 2. Of Thee I Sing 3. The Best Man 4. Wag the Dog ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47304 "2016-11-03T02:07:07Z")
Movies or plays (based on truth or totally fictional) that include or involve a presidential election 1. Hamilton 2. Of Thee I Sing 3. The Best Man 4. Wag the Dog 5. Primary Colors ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47305 "2016-11-03T03:12:47Z")
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