# 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:** 2749
**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:** [September 26, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54967 "2017-09-26T16:52:24Z")
13 Reasons why jtur88 should be Secretary General of the United Nations. 1. Because he has massive coping skills. 2. He’s already got a nice suit so there won’t be any extra expense. 3. Can locate North Korea on a map. 4. Would really enjoy being able to park for free anywhere in New York City 5. Unlike some world leaders I could name, hasn’t threatened to destroy any other countries lately 6. Not sure if there is a minimum age requirement, but if there is, we’re good. 7. He has a less silly name than U Thant or Dag Hammarskjold 8. Can save the world a fortune on TP! 9. Has own private email server. 10. He knows all the good short cuts in every country 11. Has shown real promise as a Secretary Colonel and is due for a promotion 12. Idiomatic grasp of French, German, Russian, Urdu and Swahili will come in handy 13. Because it’s past time the SDMB had a known representative at the UN. Next: Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54968 "2017-09-26T17:29:36Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54969 "2017-09-26T17:37:35Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [del]Nicole and Ron[/del] Jack the Ripper’s victims ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54970 "2017-09-26T17:42:14Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed Nicole and Ron Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54971 "2017-09-26T18:27:54Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [str]Nicole and Ron[/str] Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54972 "2017-09-26T19:09:20Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [str]Nicole and Ron[/str] Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54973 "2017-09-26T19:17:20Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [str]Nicole and Ron[/str] Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time 7. It currently takes him a whole 60 minutes to travel an hour into the future! ---
**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:** [September 26, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54974 "2017-09-26T20:36:18Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [str]Nicole and Ron[/str] Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time 7. It currently takes him a whole 60 minutes to travel an hour into the future! 8. So he can bring back authentic decor for Chateau Pepperwinkle ---
**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:** [September 26, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54975 "2017-09-26T21:33:55Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [str]Nicole and Ron[/str] Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time 7. It currently takes him a whole 60 minutes to travel an hour into the future! 8. So he can bring back authentic decor for Chateau Pepperwinkle 9. He’s so impatient when cooking Minute Rice. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54976 "2017-09-27T03:24:00Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [str]Nicole and Ron[/str] Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time 7. It currently takes him a whole 60 minutes to travel an hour into the future! 8. So he can bring back authentic decor for Chateau Pepperwinkle 9. He’s so impatient when cooking Minute Rice. 10. So he can replace Gavrilo Princip’s gun with a water pistol ---
**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:** [September 27, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54977 "2017-09-27T03:46:51Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed [del]Nicole and Ron[/del] Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time 7. It currently takes him a whole 60 minutes to travel an hour into the future! 8. So he can bring back authentic decor for Chateau Pepperwinkle 9. He’s so impatient when cooking Minute Rice. 10. So he can replace Gavrilo Princip’s gun with a water pistol 11. He can avoid that overdue library book charge ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54978 "2017-09-27T11:19:19Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed Nicole and Ron Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time 7. It currently takes him a whole 60 minutes to travel an hour into the future! 8. So he can bring back authentic decor for Chateau Pepperwinkle 9. He’s so impatient when cooking Minute Rice. 10. So he can replace Gavrilo Princip’s gun with a water pistol 11. He can avoid that overdue library book charge 12. He must go back and prevent The Winter of our Missed Content! ---
**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:** [September 27, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54979 "2017-09-27T14:37:12Z")
Why Professor Pepperwinkle should be given a time machine 1. So he can guest star on the original Superman TV show. 2. He has no connections with Libyan terrorists. Unlike some time traveling professors we could name. 3. So he can go back in time and find out who really killed Nicole and Ron Jack the Ripper’s victims 4. When ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions were recently uncovered, Professor Pepperwinkle’s autographs was found among the symbols - if we don’t resolve the paradox by giving him the time machine the universe (well, perhaps only the galaxy) will be destroyed. 5. So he can complete his Golden Age comics collection. 6. He has a really sharp leisure suit that he just hasn’t been able to wear in the longest time 7. It currently takes him a whole 60 minutes to travel an hour into the future! 8. So he can bring back authentic decor for Chateau Pepperwinkle 9. He’s so impatient when cooking Minute Rice. 10. So he can replace Gavrilo Princip’s gun with a water pistol 11. He can avoid that overdue library book charge 12. He must go back and prevent The Winter of our Missed Content! 13. He can finally win a disco dance contest! Next up: TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54980 "2017-09-27T14:56:29Z")
TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) 2. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54981 "2017-09-27T15:13:03Z")
TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) 2. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon) 3. Dutch Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms (The Shield) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54982 "2017-09-27T15:28:10Z")
TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) 2. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon) 3. Dutch Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms (The Shield) 4. Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott (I Spy) ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54983 "2017-09-27T15:40:33Z")
TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) 2. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon) 3. Dutch Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms (The Shield) 4. Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott (I Spy) 5. Jimmy McNulty and William “Bunk” Moreland (The Wire) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54984 "2017-09-27T15:50:37Z")
TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) 2. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon) 3. Dutch Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms (The Shield) 4. Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott (I Spy) 5. Jimmy McNulty and William “Bunk” Moreland (The Wire) 6. Lenny Briscoe and Ed Green (Law and Order) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54985 "2017-09-27T16:09:48Z")
TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) 2. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon) 3. Dutch Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms (The Shield) 4. Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott (I Spy) 5. Jimmy McNulty and William “Bunk” Moreland (The Wire) 6. Lenny Briscoe and Ed Green (Law and Order) 7. John Munch and Fin Tutuola (Law and Order: SVU) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54986 "2017-09-27T16:33:09Z")
TV’s Caucasian/African American (White/Black) detective teams 1. Arthur Dietrich & Ron Harris (Barney Miller) 2. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon) 3. Dutch Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms (The Shield) 4. Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott (I Spy) 5. Jimmy McNulty and William “Bunk” Moreland (The Wire) 6. Lenny Briscoe and Ed Green (Law and Order) 7. John Munch and Fin Tutuola (Law and Order: SVU) 8. Spencer and Hawk (Spenser: For Hire) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2748) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2750)