# 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:** 2899

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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:** [March 20, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57967 "2018-03-20T23:53:26Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila
2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”
4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. cabinet member.
5. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.
6. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57968 "2018-03-21T00:02:18Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila
2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”
4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. cabinet member.
5. March 15, “The Ides of March,” was the deadline for Romans to settle debts. Julius Caesar was also assassinated on this day in 44 BC.
6. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.
7. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.  
housekeeping

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57969 "2018-03-21T00:11:47Z")

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Thanks, Professor.

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57970 "2018-03-21T04:31:20Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila
2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”
4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. Cabinet member.
5. March 15, “The Ides of March,” was the deadline for Romans to settle debts. Julius Caesar was also assassinated on this day in 44 BC.
6. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.
7. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
8. March 6, 1836 - The fall of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.

Also, many years later, my wife is born.

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57971 "2018-03-21T05:40:40Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila
2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”
4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. Cabinet member.
5. March 15, “The Ides of March,” was the deadline for Romans to settle debts. Julius Caesar was also assassinated on this day in 44 BC.
6. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.
7. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
8. March 6, 1836 - The fall of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
9. March 30, 1981: John Hinckley shot President Reagan.

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57972 "2018-03-21T06:30:10Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila
2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”
4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. Cabinet member.
5. March 15, “The Ides of March,” was the deadline for Romans to settle debts. Julius Caesar was also assassinated on this day in 44 BC.
6. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.
7. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
8. March 6, 1836 - The fall of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
9. March 30, 1981: John Hinckley shot President Reagan.
10. March 24, 1944: The Great Escape, from POW camp Stalag Luft III.

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57973 "2018-03-21T13:14:46Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila
2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”
4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. Cabinet member.
5. March 15, “The Ides of March,” was the deadline for Romans to settle debts. Julius Caesar was also assassinated on this day in 44 BC.
6. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.
7. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
8. March 6, 1836 - The fall of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
9. March 30, 1981: John Hinckley shot President Reagan.
10. March 24, 1944: The Great Escape, from POW camp Stalag Luft III.
11. March 30, 1856: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57974 "2018-03-21T13:18:04Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila
2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”
4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. Cabinet member.
5. March 15, “The Ides of March,” was the deadline for Romans to settle debts. Julius Caesar was also assassinated on this day in 44 BC.
6. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.
7. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
8. March 6, 1836 - The fall of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
9. March 30, 1981: John Hinckley shot President Reagan.
10. March 24, 1944: The Great Escape, from POW camp Stalag Luft III.
11. March 30, 1856: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
12. March, 25, 1942: Aretha Franklin was born

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57975 "2018-03-21T16:03:55Z")

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Memorable March dates

1. March 3, 1945: end of the month-long Battle of Manila

2. March 21, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

3. March 12, 1933: FDR’s first “Fireside Chat”

4. March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, the first woman U.S. Cabinet member.

5. March 15, “The Ides of March,” was the deadline for Romans to settle debts. Julius Caesar was also assassinated on this day in 44 BC.

6. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores a NBA record 100 points in a single basketball game.

7. March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill delivers his “iron curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.

8. March 6, 1836 - The fall of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.

9. March 30, 1981: John Hinckley shot President Reagan.

10. March 24, 1944: The Great Escape, from POW camp Stalag Luft III.

11. March 30, 1856: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.

12. March, 25, 1942: Aretha Franklin was born

13. March 17, 1992: A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.  
New!  
The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

14. Die Hard

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57976 "2018-03-21T16:11:24Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57977 "2018-03-21T17:40:04Z")

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This category almost us brings us full circle - look back at the very first category.

The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense

One of his best. I still think about that movie now and then.

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57978 "2018-03-21T18:51:01Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57979 "2018-03-21T18:58:08Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57980 "2018-03-21T20:02:38Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Hudson Hawk

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57981 "2018-03-21T20:41:43Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Hudson Hawk
7. Sin City

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57982 "2018-03-21T20:59:53Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Hudson Hawk
7. Sin City
8. The Whole Nine Yards

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57983 "2018-03-21T21:34:55Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Hudson Hawk
7. Sin City
8. The Whole Nine Yards
9. The Siege

Not a great movie, but he’s very good as an Army general in it.

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57984 "2018-03-21T21:56:39Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Hudson Hawk
7. Sin City
8. The Whole Nine Yards
9. The Siege
10. Unbreakable

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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:** [March 21, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57985 "2018-03-21T22:05:11Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Hudson Hawk
7. Sin City
8. The Whole Nine Yards
9. The Siege
10. Unbreakable
11. Death Becomes Her

He played against type, and the critics loved him for it. Good movie, too.

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**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 22, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57986 "2018-03-22T00:01:21Z")

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The cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis.

1. Die Hard
2. Looper
3. The Sixth Sense
4. 12 Monkeys
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Hudson Hawk
7. Sin City
8. The Whole Nine Yards
9. The Siege
10. Unbreakable
11. Death Becomes Her
12. Moonlighting

Not a film, per se, but arguably his breakout role.

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