# 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:** 2418
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48346 "2016-12-19T20:13:48Z")
Movies set at Christmastime (bonus points if they aren’t necessarily Christmas movies) 1. Bell, Book, and Candle 2. Love Actually 3. The Lion in Winter 4. It’s a Wonderful Life 5. Die Hard 6. Home Alone 7. Gremlins 8. We’re No Angels 9. Miracle on 34th Street 10. Scrooged 11. A Christmas Story ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48347 "2016-12-19T20:33:49Z")
Movies set at Christmastime (bonus points if they aren’t necessarily Christmas movies) 1. Bell, Book, and Candle 2. Love Actually 3. The Lion in Winter 4. It’s a Wonderful Life 5. Die Hard 6. Home Alone 7. Gremlins 8. We’re No Angels 9. Miracle on 34th Street 10. Scrooged 11. A Christmas Story 12. The Polar Express ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48348 "2016-12-19T20:55:46Z")
Movies set at Christmastime (bonus points if they aren’t necessarily Christmas movies) 1. Bell, Book, and Candle 2. Love Actually 3. The Lion in Winter 4. It’s a Wonderful Life 5. Die Hard 6. Home Alone 7. Gremlins 8. We’re No Angels 9. Miracle on 34th Street 10. Scrooged 11. A Christmas Story 12. The Polar Express 13. Lethal Weapon New: Political Mistresses and their Men 14. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48349 "2016-12-19T21:08:04Z")
New: Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48350 "2016-12-19T21:36:16Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48351 "2016-12-19T21:52:26Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48352 "2016-12-19T21:52:47Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48353 "2016-12-19T21:59:29Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48354 "2016-12-19T22:38:44Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding 7. Christine Keeler and John Profumo ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48355 "2016-12-19T22:58:37Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding 7. Christine Keeler and John Profumo 8. Donna Rice and Gary Hart ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48356 "2016-12-19T23:01:10Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding 7. Christine Keeler and John Profumo 8. Donna Rice and Gary Hart 9. Rielle Hunter and John Edwards ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48357 "2016-12-19T23:22:24Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding 7. Christine Keeler and John Profumo 8. Donna Rice and Gary Hart 9. Rielle Hunter and John Edwards 10. Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I Thought we could gender-flip this at least once. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48358 "2016-12-19T23:29:48Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding 7. Christine Keeler and John Profumo 8. Donna Rice and Gary Hart 9. Rielle Hunter and John Edwards 10. Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I 11. Irita Bradford Van Doren and Wendell L. Willkie ---
**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:** [December 20, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48359 "2016-12-20T01:45:30Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding 7. Christine Keeler and John Profumo 8. Donna Rice and Gary Hart 9. Rielle Hunter and John Edwards 10. Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I 11. Irita Bradford Van Doren and Wendell L. Willkie 12. Grigory Orlov and Catherine the Great A gender-flip again; Orlov was Catherine’s lover for 12 years, and there were many others. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48360 "2016-12-20T02:15:50Z")
Political Mistresses and their Men 1. Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini 2. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton 3. Judith Exner and JFK 4. William Rufus King and James Buchanan (perhaps) 5. Kay Summersby and Eisenhower 6. Nan Britton and Warren Harding 7. Christine Keeler and John Profumo 8. Donna Rice and Gary Hart 9. Rielle Hunter and John Edwards 10. Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I 11. Irita Bradford Van Doren and Wendell L. Willkie 12. Grigory Orlov and Catherine the Great 13. Maria Reynolds and Alexander Hamilton Next: Seldom considered benefits of winter 1. Beverages left in car stay icy cold ---
**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:** [December 20, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48361 "2016-12-20T02:43:51Z")
Seldom considered benefits of winter 1. Beverages left in car stay icy cold 2. Colorless, bleak landscapes make us appreciate the colors of Spring. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48362 "2016-12-20T02:50:45Z")
Seldom considered benefits of winter 1. Beverages left in car stay icy cold 2. Colorless, bleak landscapes make us appreciate the colors of Spring. 3. Weeds die ---
**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:** [December 20, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48363 "2016-12-20T03:47:46Z")
Seldom considered benefits of winter 1. Beverages left in car stay icy cold 2. Colorless, bleak landscapes make us appreciate the colors of Spring. 3. Weeds die 4. It gives me a reason to go south ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48364 "2016-12-20T04:02:16Z")
Seldom considered benefits of winter 1. Beverages left in car stay icy cold 2. Colorless, bleak landscapes make us appreciate the colors of Spring. 3. Weeds die 4. It gives me a reason to go south 5. No mosquitos for a few months ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48365 "2016-12-20T09:38:39Z")
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