# 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:** 2651
**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:** [June 22, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53006 "2017-06-22T22:03:22Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53007 "2017-06-22T23:16:51Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd ---
**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:** [June 22, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53008 "2017-06-22T23:29:20Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan My grandson loves it. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53009 "2017-06-22T23:37:40Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew The Norse pantheon is one of the major pantheons in the world the series is set in. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53010 "2017-06-23T00:34:10Z")
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**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:** [June 23, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53011 "2017-06-23T00:35:25Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. Our team was the Vikings. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53012 "2017-06-23T00:44:08Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. 7. Valhalla, a town in Westchester, NY Resident Xavier Reiter, a French horn player with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, was a Wagner devotee, and suggested that the post office name of “Valhalla” be adopted. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53013 "2017-06-23T02:18:57Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. 7. Valhalla, a town in Westchester, NY 8. The days of the week - esp. Tuesday (Týr’s Day), Wednesday (Woden’s Day), Thursday (Thor’s Day), and Friday (Freyja’s Day). ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53014 "2017-06-23T03:03:44Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. 7. Valhalla, a town in Westchester, NY 8. The days of the week - esp. Tuesday (Týr’s Day), Wednesday (Woden’s Day), Thursday (Thor’s Day), and Friday (Freyja’s Day). 9. The Asgard race of aliens (and source for the Norse myths) in Stargate: SG1 ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53015 "2017-06-23T06:16:22Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. 7. Valhalla, a town in Westchester, NY 8. The days of the week - esp. Tuesday (Týr’s Day), Wednesday (Woden’s Day), Thursday (Thor’s Day), and Friday (Freyja’s Day). 9. The Asgard race of aliens (and source for the Norse myths) in Stargate: SG1 10. Thor in the film Adventures in Babysitting: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJs25xW1hww) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53016 "2017-06-23T07:33:56Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. 7. Valhalla, a town in Westchester, NY 8. The days of the week - esp. Tuesday (Týr’s Day), Wednesday (Woden’s Day), Thursday (Thor’s Day), and Friday (Freyja’s Day). 9. The Asgard race of aliens (and source for the Norse myths) in Stargate: SG1 10. Thor in the film Adventures in Babysitting: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJs25xW1hww) 11. [Thor Meets Captain America](http://will.tip.dhappy.org/blog/Porn%20Recommender/.../book/by/David%20Brin/Thor%20Meets%20Captain%20America/David%20Brin%20-%20Thor%20Meets%20Captain%20America.html) by David Brin ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53017 "2017-06-23T08:07:41Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. 7. Valhalla, a town in Westchester, NY 8. The days of the week - esp. Tuesday (Týr’s Day), Wednesday (Woden’s Day), Thursday (Thor’s Day), and Friday (Freyja’s Day). 9. The Asgard race of aliens (and source for the Norse myths) in Stargate: SG1 10. Thor in the film Adventures in Babysitting: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJs25xW1hww) 11. [Thor Meets Captain America](http://will.tip.dhappy.org/blog/Porn%20Recommender/.../book/by/David%20Brin/Thor%20Meets%20Captain%20America/David%20Brin%20-%20Thor%20Meets%20Captain%20America.html) by David Brin 12. Anna Russell: [“Der Ring des Nibelungen”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5dAQLYYrs) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53018 "2017-06-23T09:55:04Z")
Adaptations of or references to Germanic/Norse mythology in modern culture: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner 2. The Mighty Thor – Marvel Comics 3. What’s Opera, Doc? – Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd 4. The “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” trilogy by Rick Riordan 5. The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew 6. Valhalla - My high school’s yearbook. 7. Valhalla, a town in Westchester, NY 8. The days of the week - esp. Tuesday (Týr’s Day), Wednesday (Woden’s Day), Thursday (Thor’s Day), and Friday (Freyja’s Day). 9. The Asgard race of aliens (and source for the Norse myths) in Stargate: SG1 10. Thor in the film Adventures in Babysitting: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJs25xW1hww) 11. Thor Meets Captain America by David Brin 12. Anna Russell: “Der Ring des Nibelungen” 13. [The Book of the Dun Cow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Dun_Cow_(novel)) by Walter Wangerin, Jr. Next: Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53019 "2017-06-23T11:29:56Z")
Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas 2. By itself, vanilla smells great but tastes awful. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53020 "2017-06-23T12:27:05Z")
Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas 2. By itself, vanilla smells great but tastes awful. 3. I like strawberry-flavored things but not strawberries. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53021 "2017-06-23T13:07:01Z")
Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas 2. By itself, vanilla smells great but tastes awful. 3. I like strawberry-flavored things but not strawberries. 4. I like peanut butter sandwiches, but not peanut butter-flavored things. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53022 "2017-06-23T14:47:01Z")
Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas 2. By itself, vanilla smells great but tastes awful. 3. I like strawberry-flavored things but not strawberries. 4. I like peanut butter sandwiches, but not peanut butter-flavored things. 5. I like blue cheese and I like olives, but not blue cheese-stuffed olives ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53023 "2017-06-23T15:02:13Z")
Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas 2. By itself, vanilla smells great but tastes awful. 3. I like strawberry-flavored things but not strawberries. 4. I like peanut butter sandwiches, but not peanut butter-flavored things. 5. I like blue cheese and I like olives, but not blue cheese-stuffed olives 6. I like watermelon but not “watermelon flavored.” ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53024 "2017-06-23T15:07:22Z")
Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas 2. By itself, vanilla smells great but tastes awful. 3. I like strawberry-flavored things but not strawberries. 4. I like peanut butter sandwiches, but not peanut butter-flavored things. 5. I like blue cheese and I like olives, but not blue cheese-stuffed olives 6. I like watermelon but not “watermelon flavored.” 7. I like tomato sauce but not tomato soup. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53025 "2017-06-23T16:59:11Z")
Oddly, I like X but not Y 1. I like hummus but not chickpeas 2. By itself, vanilla smells great but tastes awful. 3. I like strawberry-flavored things but not strawberries. 4. I like peanut butter sandwiches, but not peanut butter-flavored things. 5. I like blue cheese and I like olives, but not blue cheese-stuffed olives 6. I like watermelon but not “watermelon flavored.” 7. I like tomato sauce but not tomato soup. 8. I like Fallout 3 but not Fallout: New Vegas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2650) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2652)