# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 2833

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**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 15, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56647 "2018-01-15T00:52:54Z")

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Movie trailer cliches (words or images)

1. “In a world…”
2. Cool guy walking away from an explosion w/o looking at it.
3. “From the people who brought you…”
4. Music reaching a crescendo with loud rapid drum beats and 3 seconds of 10,000 scenes
5. Fades to black
6. “One man must stand alone…”
7. A superscientific (probably alien, maybe magical) device sends a massive beam of energy piercing upwards into the clouds

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**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:** [January 15, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56648 "2018-01-15T01:24:16Z")

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Movie trailer cliches (words or images)

1. “In a world…”
2. Cool guy walking away from an explosion w/o looking at it.
3. “From the people who brought you…”
4. Music reaching a crescendo with loud rapid drum beats and 3 seconds of 10,000 scenes
5. Fades to black
6. “One man must stand alone…”
7. A superscientific (probably alien, maybe magical) device sends a massive beam of energy piercing upwards into the clouds
8. The first few notes of “Bad to the Bone” are played

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56649 "2018-01-15T02:49:29Z")

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Movie trailer cliches (words or images)

1. “In a world…”
2. Cool guy walking away from an explosion w/o looking at it.
3. “From the people who brought you…”
4. Music reaching a crescendo with loud rapid drum beats and 3 seconds of 10,000 scenes
5. Fades to black
6. “One man must stand alone…”
7. A superscientific (probably alien, maybe magical) device sends a massive beam of energy piercing upwards into the clouds
8. The first few notes of “Bad to the Bone” are played
9. James Brown’s “I Feel Good”

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**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 15, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56650 "2018-01-15T03:44:16Z")

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Movie trailer cliches (words or images)

1. “In a world…”
2. Cool guy walking away from an explosion w/o looking at it.
3. “From the people who brought you…”
4. Music reaching a crescendo with loud rapid drum beats and 3 seconds of 10,000 scenes
5. Fades to black
6. “One man must stand alone…”
7. A superscientific (probably alien, maybe magical) device sends a massive beam of energy piercing upwards into the clouds
8. The first few notes of “Bad to the Bone” are played
9. James Brown’s “I Feel Good”
10. The screech of a record needle when someone says something gauche or inappropriate

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56651 "2018-01-15T03:50:15Z")

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Join Date: Jun 2004  
Location: my Herkimer Battle Jitney  
Posts: 72,422  
Movie trailer cliches (words or images)

1. “In a world…”
2. Cool guy walking away from an explosion w/o looking at it.
3. “From the people who brought you…”
4. Music reaching a crescendo with loud rapid drum beats and 3 seconds of 10,000 scenes
5. Fades to black
6. “One man must stand alone…”
7. A superscientific (probably alien, maybe magical) device sends a massive beam of energy piercing upwards into the clouds
8. The first few notes of “Bad to the Bone” are played
9. James Brown’s “I Feel Good”
10. The screech of a record needle when someone says something gauche or inappropriate
11. “The motion picture event of the . . .”

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**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:** [January 15, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56652 "2018-01-15T04:19:12Z")

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Movie trailer cliches (words or images)

1. “In a world…”
2. Cool guy walking away from an explosion w/o looking at it.
3. “From the people who brought you…”
4. Music reaching a crescendo with loud rapid drum beats and 3 seconds of 10,000 scenes
5. Fades to black
6. “One man must stand alone…”
7. A superscientific (probably alien, maybe magical) device sends a massive beam of energy piercing upwards into the clouds
8. The first few notes of “Bad to the Bone” are played
9. James Brown’s “I Feel Good”
10. The screech of a record needle when someone says something gauche or inappropriate
11. “The motion picture event of the . . .”
12. A cool scene that’s not actually in the movie

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**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:** [January 15, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56653 "2018-01-15T06:06:04Z")

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Movie trailer cliches (words or images)

1. “In a world…”
2. Cool guy walking away from an explosion w/o looking at it.
3. “From the people who brought you…”
4. Music reaching a crescendo with loud rapid drum beats and 3 seconds of 10,000 scenes
5. Fades to black
6. “One man must stand alone…”
7. A superscientific (probably alien, maybe magical) device sends a massive beam of energy piercing upwards into the clouds
8. The first few notes of “Bad to the Bone” are played
9. James Brown’s “I Feel Good”
10. The screech of a record needle when someone says something gauche or inappropriate
11. “The motion picture event of the . . .”
12. A cool scene that’s not actually in the movie
13. “On a mission they weren’t expected to survive…”  
New

People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones

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**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:** [January 15, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56654 "2018-01-15T06:15:52Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld

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**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 15, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56655 "2018-01-15T06:58:38Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.

Today, in fact.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56656 "2018-01-15T07:44:36Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart

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**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:** [January 15, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56657 "2018-01-15T09:42:27Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56658 "2018-01-15T11:14:22Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)

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**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56659 "2018-01-15T11:36:45Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)
7. Wednesday Addams

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**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 15, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56660 "2018-01-15T13:17:48Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)
7. Wednesday Addams
8. [August Spies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Spies)

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56661 "2018-01-15T13:29:52Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)
7. Wednesday Addams
8. August Spies
9. Christmas Abbott

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**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:** [January 15, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56662 "2018-01-15T14:01:51Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)
7. Wednesday Addams
8. August Spies
9. Christmas Abbott
10. “Man Friday” from Robinson Crusoe

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**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 15, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56663 "2018-01-15T14:30:37Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)
7. Wednesday Addams
8. August Spies
9. Christmas Abbott
10. “Man Friday” from Robinson Crusoe
11. Jimmy Valentine

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**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:** [January 15, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56664 "2018-01-15T14:50:15Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)
7. Wednesday Addams
8. August Spies
9. Christmas Abbott
10. “Man Friday” from Robinson Crusoe
11. Jimmy Valentine
12. April Lawton

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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:** [January 15, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56665 "2018-01-15T15:17:44Z")

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People with names you can find on a calendar

1. January Jones
2. Tuesday Weld
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. June Lockhart
5. Brian May
6. Jeff Saturday (NFL)
7. Wednesday Addams
8. August Spies
9. Christmas Abbott
10. “Man Friday” from Robinson Crusoe
11. Jimmy Valentine
12. April Lawton
13. Doris Day

Next: Science Fiction Aliens Who Are Allies of Humans

1. The Asgard, from _Stargate SG-1_

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**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 15, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56666 "2018-01-15T15:25:22Z")

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Science Fiction Aliens Who Are Allies of Humans

1. The Asgard, from Stargate SG-1
2. Vulcans, from Star Trek

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