# 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:** 2895
**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, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57887 "2018-03-16T13:36:11Z")
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 8. The Onkanee River Bridge (in the story “Something in the Wood” by Pamela Love) ---
**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, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57888 "2018-03-16T14:07:33Z")
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 8. The Onkanee River Bridge (in the story “Something in the Wood” by Pamela Love) 9. The Bridge to Terabithia (from the book and movie of the same name) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57889 "2018-03-16T14:16:13Z")
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 8. The Onkanee River Bridge (in the story “Something in the Wood” by Pamela Love) 9. The Bridge to Terabithia (from the book and movie of the same name) 10. Section of the Seven Mile Bridge (from the movie True Lies) ---
**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 16, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57890 "2018-03-16T15:32:08Z")
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 8. The Onkanee River Bridge (in the story “Something in the Wood” by Pamela Love) 9. The Bridge to Terabithia (from the book and movie of the same name) 10. Section of the Seven Mile Bridge (from the movie True Lies) 11. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (as in the book by Thornton Wilder) [The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_of_San_Luis_Rey) ---
**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 16, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57891 "2018-03-16T17:07:33Z")
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 8. The Onkanee River Bridge (in the story “Something in the Wood” by Pamela Love) 9. The Bridge to Terabithia (from the book and movie of the same name) 10. Section of the Seven Mile Bridge (from the movie True Lies) 11. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (as in the book by Thornton Wilder) [The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_of_San_Luis_Rey) 12. The railroad bridge at Medicine Bow, in Jules Verne’s _Around the World in 80 Days_ The 1956 film did the scene with a scale model ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57892 "2018-03-16T17:56:34Z")
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 8. The Onkanee River Bridge (in the story “Something in the Wood” by Pamela Love) 9. The Bridge to Terabithia (from the book and movie of the same name) 10. Section of the Seven Mile Bridge (from the movie True Lies) 11. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (as in the book by Thornton Wilder) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_...f\_San\_Luis\_Rey](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_...f_San_Luis_Rey) 12. The railroad bridge at Medicine Bow, in Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days 13. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (in the mines of Moria, during Gandalf’s confrontation with the Balrog) I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57893 "2018-03-16T18:03:38Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > 1. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (in the mines of Moria, during Gandalf’s confrontation with the Balrog) > > I’ll pass. You shall not pass! ---
**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, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57894 "2018-03-16T18:14:45Z")
Was that a setup or what? ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57895 "2018-03-16T18:44:05Z")
Most definitely. Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57896 "2018-03-16T19:19:24Z")
> [@PigArcher](#): > > You shall not pass! 😛 ---
**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, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57897 "2018-03-16T19:22:19Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57898 "2018-03-16T19:54:32Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57899 "2018-03-16T20:35:40Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid ---
**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, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57900 "2018-03-16T21:29:20Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid 5. Vanessa’s IQ is well into Mensa range. ---
**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, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57901 "2018-03-16T21:41:20Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid 5. Vanessa’s IQ is well into Mensa range. 6. Donald Jr initially asked his father if he could end the marriage with a Presidential Pardon. ---
**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 17, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57902 "2018-03-17T01:30:10Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid 5. Vanessa’s IQ is well into Mensa range. 6. Donald Jr initially asked his father if he could end the marriage with a Presidential Pardon. 7. The “white powder” cornstarch is actually what Donald Jr uses instead of makeup ---
**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:** [March 17, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57903 "2018-03-17T03:58:37Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid 5. Vanessa’s IQ is well into Mensa range. 6. Donald Jr initially asked his father if he could end the marriage with a Presidential Pardon. 7. The “white powder” cornstarch is actually what Donald Jr uses instead of makeup 8. His Secret Service codename is “Douchebag 2.0” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57904 "2018-03-17T04:05:37Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid 5. Vanessa’s IQ is well into Mensa range. 6. Donald Jr initially asked his father if he could end the marriage with a Presidential Pardon. 7. The “white powder” cornstarch is actually what Donald Jr uses instead of makeup 8. His Secret Service codename is “Douchebag 2.0” 9. Don Jr. Is demanding half the royalties from “Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It” ---
**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:** [March 17, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57905 "2018-03-17T04:20:26Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid 5. Vanessa’s IQ is well into Mensa range. 6. Donald Jr initially asked his father if he could end the marriage with a Presidential Pardon. 7. The “white powder” cornstarch is actually what Donald Jr uses instead of makeup 8. His Secret Service codename is “Douchebag 2.0” 9. Don Jr. Is demanding half the royalties from “Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It” 10. Insists she refer to him as “My Trumpian Lord and Master” in bed ---
**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 17, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57906 "2018-03-17T13:01:41Z")
Surprising things from the divorce filing of Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. 1. Household spends $2500/mo. on hair goop 2. Donald, Jr. has more shoes than Vanessa. 3. Those goofy looks he makes for photographs are his O face. 4. Eight kids he’s had by undocumented Mexican housemaid 5. Vanessa’s IQ is well into Mensa range. 6. Donald Jr initially asked his father if he could end the marriage with a Presidential Pardon. 7. The “white powder” cornstarch is actually what Donald Jr uses instead of makeup 8. His Secret Service codename is “Douchebag 2.0” 9. Don Jr. Is demanding half the royalties from “Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It” 10. Insists she refer to him as “My Trumpian Lord and Master” in bed 11. But… Hilary’s emails!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2894) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2896)