# 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:** 2969

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59367 "2018-06-03T17:25:01Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59368 "2018-06-03T17:38:35Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59369 "2018-06-03T18:46:14Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59370 "2018-06-03T18:47:32Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59371 "2018-06-03T19:21:46Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey  
6.Brazil

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59372 "2018-06-03T19:28:52Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey  
6.Brazil
6. Betrayal (1983)

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59373 "2018-06-03T19:41:36Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey  
6.Brazil
6. Betrayal (1983)
7. Aliens

Attempted betrayals count, right? If not, just drop my entry.

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59374 "2018-06-03T21:40:31Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Brazil
7. Betrayal (1983)
8. Aliens
9. Upgrade (just saw it)

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59375 "2018-06-03T22:49:39Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Brazil
7. Betrayal (1983)
8. Aliens
9. Upgrade (just saw it)
10. Casablanca

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59376 "2018-06-03T22:58:27Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Brazil
7. Betrayal (1983)
8. Aliens
9. Upgrade (just saw it)
10. Casablanca
11. Godfather II

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59377 "2018-06-03T23:10:43Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Brazil
7. Betrayal (1983)
8. Aliens
9. Upgrade (just saw it)
10. Casablanca
11. Godfather II
12. Jesus Christ Superstar

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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:** [June 4, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59378 "2018-06-04T01:37:10Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Brazil
7. Betrayal (1983)
8. Aliens
9. Upgrade (just saw it)
10. Casablanca
11. Godfather II
12. Jesus Christ Superstar
13. The Matrix

Next: Acronyms of five letters or more

1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

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**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:** [June 4, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59379 "2018-06-04T01:37:17Z")

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Movies that include a betrayal (no names of characters, please)

1. Ghost
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Interstellar
4. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Brazil
7. Betrayal (1983)
8. Aliens
9. Upgrade (just saw it)
10. Casablanca
11. Godfather II
12. Jesus Christ Superstar
13. The Sound of Music

It’s a cover but I like it better than the original

1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones

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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:** [June 4, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59380 "2018-06-04T02:09:07Z")

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It’s a cover but I like it better than the original

1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones
2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland

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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:** [June 4, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59381 "2018-06-04T02:42:49Z")

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It’s a cover but I like it better than the original

1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones
2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland
3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix

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**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:** [June 4, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59382 "2018-06-04T03:47:36Z")

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It’s a cover but I like it better than the original

1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones
2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland
3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix
4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59383 "2018-06-04T04:59:29Z")

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Acronyms of five letters or more

1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)

It’s a cover but I like it better than the original

1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones
2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland
3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix
4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees
5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners

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**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:** [June 4, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59384 "2018-06-04T05:09:08Z")

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Acronyms of five letters or more

1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)
3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up)

It’s a cover but I like it better than the original

1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones
2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland
3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix
4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees
5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners
6. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59385 "2018-06-04T09:42:02Z")

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(NM)

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59386 "2018-06-04T09:49:40Z")

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(I wanted to include YouTube linksj

Acronyms of five letters or more

1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)

3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up)

4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know)  
It’s a cover but I like it better than the original

5. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones

6. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland

7. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix

8. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees

9. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners

10. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails

11. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson ([BW Stevenson - My Maria - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JdBvTvxHy7E)), later by Brooks & Dunn ([BW Stevenson - My Maria - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdBvTvxHy7E))

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