# 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:** 2454
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49066 "2017-01-18T05:52:18Z")
Circus acts 1. Clowns 2. Trapeze artists 3. High-wire walking 4. Human cannonball 5. Bear driving a tiny car 6. Motorcycles in the steel “Globe of Death” 7. Equestrians 8. Sword swallower ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49067 "2017-01-18T06:35:51Z")
Circus acts 1. Clowns 2. Trapeze artists 3. High-wire walking 4. Human cannonball 5. Bear driving a tiny car 6. Motorcycles in the steel “Globe of Death” 7. Equestrians 8. Sword swallower 9. Lion tamer ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49068 "2017-01-18T06:45:10Z")
Circus acts 1. Clowns 2. Trapeze artists 3. High-wire walking 4. Human cannonball 5. Bear driving a tiny car 6. Motorcycles in the steel “Globe of Death” 7. Equestrians 8. Sword swallower 9. Lion tamer 10. Elephants ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49069 "2017-01-18T12:46:37Z")
Circus acts 1. Clowns 2. Trapeze artists 3. High-wire walking 4. Human cannonball 5. Bear driving a tiny car 6. Motorcycles in the steel “Globe of Death” 7. Equestrians 8. Sword swallower 9. Lion tamer 10. Elephants 11. Bicycle stunt riders ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49070 "2017-01-18T13:21:44Z")
Circus acts 1. Clowns 2. Trapeze artists 3. High-wire walking 4. Human cannonball 5. Bear driving a tiny car 6. Motorcycles in the steel “Globe of Death” 7. Equestrians 8. Sword swallower 9. Lion tamer 10. Elephants 11. Bicycle stunt riders 12. Fire eater ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49071 "2017-01-18T14:30:57Z")
Circus acts 1. Clowns 2. Trapeze artists 3. High-wire walking 4. Human cannonball 5. Bear driving a tiny car 6. Motorcycles in the steel “Globe of Death” 7. Equestrians 8. Sword swallower 9. Lion tamer 10. Elephants 11. Bicycle stunt riders 12. Fire eater 13. Poodles! Next: Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity. 14. a traveling carnival (Carnivàle) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49072 "2017-01-18T14:33:28Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49073 "2017-01-18T14:36:58Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49074 "2017-01-18T14:50:02Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49075 "2017-01-18T15:52:38Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49076 "2017-01-18T17:40:28Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49077 "2017-01-18T17:49:27Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Edgestow, England (The Hideous Strength) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49078 "2017-01-18T17:52:03Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Dunkirk ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49079 "2017-01-18T19:41:23Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Dunkirk 8. Armageddon The Electoral College actually meets in all the state capitals, incidentally, not in Washington. Congress later meets, tallies up the votes and formalizes the outcome. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49080 "2017-01-18T20:26:14Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Dunkirk 8. Armageddon 9. The U.N. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49081 "2017-01-18T20:45:46Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Dunkirk 8. Armageddon 9. The U.N. 10. A cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas (Supernatural) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49082 "2017-01-18T21:13:11Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Dunkirk 8. Armageddon 9. The U.N. 10. A cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas (Supernatural) 11. Edgestow, England (The Hideous Strength) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49083 "2017-01-18T21:16:38Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Dunkirk 8. Armageddon 9. The U.N. 10. A cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas (Supernatural) 11. Edgestow, England (The Hideous Strength) 12. The End of Time (Legion of Super-Heroes) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49084 "2017-01-18T22:47:13Z")
We’re at 13 now. Prof. Pepperwinkle’s post 7 was left out, and it beats me how to edit this. Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49085 "2017-01-18T22:55:54Z")
Places where good and evil square off and fight over the fate of humanity 1. a traveling carnival (Carnivale) 2. Boulder Colorado (The Stand) 3. London, England (Doctor Who) 4. Lancre, Discworld (Lords and Ladies) 5. NYC (The Avengers) 6. Washington DC (The Electoral College) 7. Dunkirk 8. Armageddon 9. The U.N. 10. A cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas (Supernatural) 11. Edgestow, England (The Hideous Strength) 12. The End of Time (Legion of Super-Heroes) 13. Edgestow, England (The Hideous Strength) on behalf of \*\*Prof. Pepperwinkle \*\* PASS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2453) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2455)