# 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:** 2494
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49866 "2017-02-22T20:30:40Z")
Fiction, film or TV show featuring memorable meals, foods or drinks 1. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 2. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens 3. The Great Outdoors (1988 film) 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989 film) 5. Babette’s Feast (1987 film) 6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book and film adaptations) 7. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 8. The Little Rascals: Mush and Milk 9. My Dinner With Andre (1981 film) 10. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin Tuf, a large man with a huge appetite, is treated to a Lucullan, thoroughly-described feast by Tolly Mune, who’s hoping to persuade him to sell his starship. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49867 "2017-02-22T21:54:05Z")
Fiction, film or TV show featuring memorable meals, foods or drinks 1. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 2. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens 3. The Great Outdoors (1988 film) 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989 film) 5. Babette’s Feast (1987 film) 6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book and film adaptations) 7. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 8. The Little Rascals: Mush and Milk 9. My Dinner With Andre (1981 film) 10. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 11. Pulp Fiction (1994 film) A whole slew of them: Big Kahuna Burger, Le Big Mac, Royale with Cheese, the $5 shake, “_That’s damn good coffee, Jimmy!_”, “_I don’t dig on swine_.” ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49868 "2017-02-22T21:56:35Z")
Fiction, film or TV show featuring memorable meals, foods or drinks 1. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 2. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens 3. The Great Outdoors (1988 film) 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989 film) 5. Babette’s Feast (1987 film) 6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book and film adaptations) 7. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 8. The Little Rascals: Mush and Milk 9. My Dinner With Andre (1981 film) 10. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 11. Pulp Fiction (1994 film) 12. Miles Vorkosigan’s disastrous dinner party in A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold Not a disaster because of the food, however. It’s delicious, even though it’s made from something equivalent to honey, which Miles refers to as “bug vomit”. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49869 "2017-02-22T21:56:58Z")
Fiction, film or TV show featuring memorable meals, foods or drinks 1. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 2. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens 3. The Great Outdoors (1988 film) 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989 film) 5. Babette’s Feast (1987 film) 6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book and film adaptations) 7. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 8. The Little Rascals: Mush and Milk 9. My Dinner With Andre (1981 film) 10. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 11. Pulp Fiction (1994 film) 12. Miles Vorkosigan’s disastrous dinner party in A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 13. Chungking Express (film) Centered around an eponymous Hong Kong lunch counter. Pass ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49870 "2017-02-22T22:17:46Z")
**New!** News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49871 "2017-02-22T22:48:58Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49872 "2017-02-22T22:52:27Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49873 "2017-02-22T23:01:02Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49874 "2017-02-22T23:54:16Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49875 "2017-02-23T00:01:18Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley Brinkley’s partner for 14 years on NBC ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49876 "2017-02-23T00:41:05Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley 3. Edward R. Murrow ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49877 "2017-02-23T01:17:05Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley 3. Edward R. Murrow 4. Harry Reasoner ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49878 "2017-02-23T01:46:24Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley 3. Edward R. Murrow 4. Harry Reasoner 5. Linda Ellerbee ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49879 "2017-02-23T02:27:33Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley 3. Edward R. Murrow 4. Harry Reasoner 5. Linda Ellerbee 6. Peter Jennings ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49880 "2017-02-23T03:18:37Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley 3. Edward R. Murrow 4. Harry Reasoner 5. Linda Ellerbee 6. Peter Jennings 7. Douglas Edwards The first one, CBS, May 3, 1948 ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49881 "2017-02-23T04:43:59Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley 3. Edward R. Murrow 4. Harry Reasoner 5. Linda Ellerbee 6. Peter Jennings 7. Douglas Edwards 8. John Cameron Swayze ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49882 "2017-02-23T04:45:42Z")
News anchors, past and present 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Barbara Walters 3. Ted Koppel 1. Dan Rather 1. David Brinkley 2. Chet Huntley 3. Edward R. Murrow 4. Harry Reasoner 5. Linda Ellerbee 6. Peter Jennings 7. Douglas Edwards 8. John Cameron Swayze 9. Brian Williams Dude really got around!: [http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gettysburg.jpg](http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gettysburg.jpg) Next category: Fictitious corporations and origins 1. Delos - Westworld ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49883 "2017-02-23T09:00:12Z")
Fictitious corporations and origins 1. Delos - Westworld 2. The Uranus Corporation (“You can put your trust in Uranus.”) - The Groove Tube ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49884 "2017-02-23T11:44:58Z")
Fictitious corporations and origins 1. Delos - Westworld 2. The Uranus Corporation (“You can put your trust in Uranus.”) - The Groove Tube 3. Yoyodyne (“The future begins tomorrow.”) - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49885 "2017-02-23T13:27:47Z")
Fictitious corporations and origins 1. Delos - Westworld 2. The Uranus Corporation (“You can put your trust in Uranus.”) - The Groove Tube 3. Yoyodyne (“The future begins tomorrow.”) - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 4. Tyrell Corporation (Blade Runner) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2495)