# 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:** 2873
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57447 "2018-02-22T04:47:33Z")
More quotable Shakespeare 1. “Let me not to the marriage of true minds / Admit impediments. Love is not love / Which alters when it alteration finds” Sonnet 116 2. “I’ll lug the guts into the neighboring room.” - Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 3. “Villain, I have done thy mother.” Titus Andronicus, Act 4 Scene 2 (The original ‘yo momma’ joke) 4. “Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.” King Lear, Act 1, Scene 4. 5. “… one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.” Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5. 6. “I am a man more sinned against than sinning.” King Lear, Act 3, Scene 2. 7. You blocks! You stones! You worse than senseless things! (Cassius, Julius Caesar) 8. “How easy is a bush supposed a bear?” Midsummer Night’s Deam. 9. Happily he’s the second time come to them, for they say an old man is twice a child. (Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2) 10. “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.” Othello, Act 3, Scene 3 11. “O, good my lord, tax not so bad a voice to slander music anymore than once.” Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2, Scene 3. 12. “What would you have, you curs, that like not peace nor war?” Coriolanus, Act 1, Scene 1 13. “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose” The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 3 Next subject Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57448 "2018-02-22T05:26:51Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) ---
**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 22, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57449 "2018-02-22T05:47:52Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) A 1938 Rogers and Hart musical, supposedly the first musical based on a Shakespeare play [The Boys from Syracuse - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_from_Syracuse) ---
**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, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57450 "2018-02-22T13:42:07Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) ---
**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, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57451 "2018-02-22T14:04:48Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57452 "2018-02-22T14:09:56Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57453 "2018-02-22T14:57:15Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) 7. Forbidden Planet (Based on The Tempest) ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57454 "2018-02-22T15:12:36Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) 7. Forbidden Planet (Based on The Tempest) 8. My Own Private Idaho (Based on Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2) ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57455 "2018-02-22T15:54:00Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) 7. Forbidden Planet (Based on The Tempest) 8. My Own Private Idaho (Based on Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2) 9. [Scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream](https://cdn.theculturetrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/edwin_landseer_-_scene_from_a_midsummer_nights_dream-_titania_and_bottom_-_google_art_project-copy-1024x615.jpg) (1848-1851) – Edwin Landseer ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57456 "2018-02-22T16:15:32Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) 7. Forbidden Planet (Based on The Tempest) 8. My Own Private Idaho (Based on Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2) 9. Scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1848-1851) – Edwin Landseer 10. Sons of Anarchy (Based on Hamlet) ---
**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, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57457 "2018-02-22T16:22:50Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) 7. Forbidden Planet (Based on The Tempest) 8. My Own Private Idaho (Based on Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2) 9. Scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1848-1851) – Edwin Landseer 10. Sons of Anarchy (Based on Hamlet) 11. “Scott Tenorman Must Die”, an episode of _South Park_ (Based on Titus Andronicus) ---
**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, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57458 "2018-02-22T16:50:59Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) 7. Forbidden Planet (Based on The Tempest) 8. My Own Private Idaho (Based on Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2) 9. Scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1848-1851) – Edwin Landseer 10. Sons of Anarchy (Based on Hamlet) 11. “Scott Tenorman Must Die”, an episode of South Park (Based on Titus Andronicus) 12. “The Conscience of the King,” an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (includes elements of both Hamlet and Macbeth) ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57459 "2018-02-22T19:02:13Z")
Name a creative work based on one of Shakespeare’s plays: 1. Ran (based on King Lear) 2. West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) 3. The Boys from Syracuse (based on The Comedy of Errors) 4. Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth) 5. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (based on Hamlet) 6. Kiss Me, Kate (based on The Taming of The Shrew) 7. Forbidden Planet (Based on The Tempest) 8. My Own Private Idaho (Based on Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2) 9. Scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1848-1851) – Edwin Landseer 10. Sons of Anarchy (Based on Hamlet) 11. “Scott Tenorman Must Die”, an episode of South Park (Based on Titus Andronicus) 12. “The Conscience of the King,” an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (includes elements of both Hamlet and Macbeth) 13. “King of Texas” based on King Lear (featuring well known Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart) Next - outdated/vanishing office supplies 1. Carbon paper ---
**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 22, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57460 "2018-02-22T19:10:40Z")
Outdated / vanishing office supplies 1. Carbon paper 2. Mimeograph machine ---
**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, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57461 "2018-02-22T19:13:06Z")
World cities A -M 1. Aden, Yemen 2. Brasilia, Brazil ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57462 "2018-02-22T19:19:31Z")
Outdated / vanishing office supplies 1. Carbon paper 2. Mimeograph machine 3. Fax machine My insurance wanted me to fax them something and I think “Can’t this be emailed?” ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57463 "2018-02-22T19:29:01Z")
Outdated / vanishing office supplies 1. Carbon paper 2. Mimeograph machine 3. Fax machine 4. Typewriter ---
**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, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57464 "2018-02-22T20:19:24Z")
Outdated / vanishing office supplies 1. Carbon paper 2. Mimeograph machine 3. Fax machine 4. Typewriter 5. Stenographer’s notebook ---
**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:** [February 22, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57465 "2018-02-22T20:20:39Z")
Outdated / vanishing office supplies 1. Carbon paper 2. Mimeograph machine 3. Fax machine 4. Typewriter 5. Stenographer’s notebook 6. Label makers (w/ adhesive tape) ---
**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, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57466 "2018-02-22T20:59:04Z")
Outdated / vanishing office supplies 1. Carbon paper 2. Mimeograph machine 3. Fax machine 4. Typewriter 5. Stenographer’s notebook 6. Label makers (w/ adhesive tape) 7. Adding machine [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2872) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2874)