# 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:** 2894
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57867 "2018-03-15T22:22:29Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) ---
**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:** [March 15, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57868 "2018-03-15T23:03:52Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” ---
**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:** [March 15, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57869 "2018-03-15T23:32:04Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from _The Caves of Steel_ and other novels by Isaac Asimov ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57870 "2018-03-16T00:02:14Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from The Caves of Steel and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57871 "2018-03-16T01:04:17Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from The Caves of Steel and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57872 "2018-03-16T01:16:50Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from The Caves of Steel and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57873 "2018-03-16T01:30:04Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from The Caves of Steel and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” 7. Twiki from “Buck Rogers” ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57874 "2018-03-16T01:43:31Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from The Caves of Steel and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” 7. Twiki from “Buck Rogers” 8. Rossum’s Universal Robots, title characters from Karel Capek’s 1920 play “RUR”, “robot” being a Czech word. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57875 "2018-03-16T01:59:54Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from The Caves of Steel and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” 7. Twiki from “Buck Rogers” 8. Rossum’s Universal Robots, title characters from Karel Capek’s 1920 play “RUR”, “robot” being a Czech word. 9. C3PO, from Star Wars ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57876 "2018-03-16T02:39:31Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from _The Caves of Steel_ and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” 7. Twiki from “Buck Rogers” 8. Rossum’s Universal Robots, title characters from Karel Capek’s 1920 play “RUR”, “robot” being a Czech word. 9. C3PO, from Star Wars 10. Data, from _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57877 "2018-03-16T03:21:57Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from _The Caves of Steel_ and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” 7. Twiki from “Buck Rogers” 8. Rossum’s Universal Robots, title characters from Karel Capek’s 1920 play “RUR”, “robot” being a Czech word. 9. C3PO, from Star Wars 10. Data, from \*Star Trek: The Next Generation 11. Marvin the Paranoid Android from _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57878 "2018-03-16T04:10:20Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from _The Caves of Steel_ and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” 7. Twiki from “Buck Rogers” 8. Rossum’s Universal Robots, title characters from Karel Capek’s 1920 play “RUR”, “robot” being a Czech word. 9. C3PO, from Star Wars 10. Data, from \*Star Trek: The Next Generation 11. Marvin the Paranoid Android from _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ 12. Crow T. Robot from MST3K ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57879 "2018-03-16T05:12:11Z")
Famous Robots 1. Class B-9-M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot (AKA “Robot” from “Lost in Space”) 2. Rosie the Robot maid from “The Jetsons” 3. R. Daneel Olivaw from _The Caves of Steel_ and other novels by Isaac Asimov 4. Bender from “Futurama” 5. Robby the robot from “Forbidden Planet” and may subsequent TV episodes. 6. The Maschinenmensch, from the silent classic film “Metropolis” 7. Twiki from “Buck Rogers” 8. Rossum’s Universal Robots, title characters from Karel Capek’s 1920 play “RUR”, “robot” being a Czech word. 9. C3PO, from Star Wars 10. Data, from _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 11. Marvin the Paranoid Android from _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ 12. Crow T. Robot from MST3K 13. WALL-E from _WALL-E_ I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57880 "2018-03-16T06:17:22Z")
Next: Bridges that collapsed, factual or fictional. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57881 "2018-03-16T07:16:27Z")
Next: Bridges that collapsed, factual or fictional. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2. [Tacoma Narrows Bridge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XggxeuFDaDU) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57882 "2018-03-16T07:32:06Z")
Next: Bridges that collapsed, factual or fictional. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2. Tacoma Narrows Bridge 3. Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC > **[Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironworkers_Memorial_Second_Narrows_Crossing)** > > The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, also called the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and Second Narrows Bridge, is the second bridge constructed at the Second (east) Narrows of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Originally named the Second Narrows Bridge, it connects Vancouver to the North Shore of Burrard Inlet, which includes the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. It was constructed adjacent to the older Second Narrows Bri... ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57883 "2018-03-16T11:31:15Z")
Bridges that collapsed, factual or fictional. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2. Tacoma Narrows Bridge 3. Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC 4. Florida International University, Miami FL, [yesterday](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/us/miami-bridge-collapse/index.html) ---
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Bridges that collapsed, factual or fictional. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2. Tacoma Narrows Bridge 3. Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC 4. Florida International University, Miami FL, yesterday 5. London Bridge (my fair lady) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57885 "2018-03-16T12:14:14Z")
Bridges that collapsed, factual or fictional. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2. Tacoma Narrows Bridge 3. Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC 4. Florida International University, Miami FL, yesterday 5. London Bridge (my fair lady) 6. A small Barrayaran footbridge (referred to in _Komarr_, by Lois McMaster Bujold) ---
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Bridges that collapsed, factual or fictional. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2. Tacoma Narrows Bridge 3. Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC 4. Florida International University, Miami FL, yesterday 5. London Bridge (my fair lady) 6. A small Barrayaran footbridge (referred to in _Komarr_, by Lois McMaster Bujold) 7. I-35W Bridge, Minneapolis [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2893) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2895)