# 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:** 2988

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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 22, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59747 "2018-06-22T02:16:20Z")

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Thirded, and ditto.

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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 22, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59748 "2018-06-22T03:56:38Z")

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Agree here too.

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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 22, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59749 "2018-06-22T04:29:37Z")

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Love interests of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” characters

1. Rom (Leeta) - multiple episodes
2. Dax (Lenara) - “rejoined”
3. Lwaxana Troi and Odo - “The Muse” (it’s a marriage of convenience, but they do profess love for each other)
4. Cassidy Yates (Sisko) - multiple episodes
5. Quark (Pel) - “Rules of Acquisition”
6. Keiko (O’Brien) - multiple episodes (they’re married, after all!)
7. Worf and Jadzia Dax - multiple episodes (also married)
8. Mardah the dabo girl (Jake) - multiple episodes
9. Dax (Bashir) - “What You Leave Behind”
10. Odo (Kira) - “What You Leave Behind”
11. Sarina Douglas (Bashir) - multiple episodes
12. Vedek Bareil (Kira) - multiple episodes
13. Grand Nagus Zek (Ishka) - “Ferengi Love Songs”

Pass.

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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 22, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59750 "2018-06-22T04:37:58Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)

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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 22, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59751 "2018-06-22T05:42:15Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)

2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)

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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 22, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59752 "2018-06-22T06:24:45Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)

2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)

3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)

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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:** [June 22, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59753 "2018-06-22T07:57:23Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

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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 22, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59754 "2018-06-22T11:18:03Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

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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 22, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59755 "2018-06-22T11:34:04Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59756 "2018-06-22T11:37:55Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7. Roe v. Wade (1973)

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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 22, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59757 "2018-06-22T12:51:43Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7. Roe v. Wade (1973)
8. Gideon vs Wainwright (1963, extended right to counsel)

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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 22, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59758 "2018-06-22T13:06:06Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7. Roe v. Wade (1973)
8. Gideon vs Wainwright (1963)
9. United States v. Nixon (1974)

A key case as to executive privilege - we may be hearing more about it in the near future: [United States v. Nixon - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Nixon)

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**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:** [June 22, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59759 "2018-06-22T13:06:35Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7. Roe v. Wade (1973)
8. Gideon vs Wainwright (1963, extended right to counsel)
9. United States v. Nixon (1974)
10. New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)

Lawsuits based on libel or defamation must show intent or recklessness.

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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 22, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59760 "2018-06-22T13:12:32Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7. Roe v. Wade (1973)
8. Gideon vs Wainwright (1963)
9. United States v. Nixon (1974)
10. New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
11. Fletcher v. Peck (1810)

First time the Supremes ruled that a state law was unconstitutional, and also set precedent for the sanctity of contract.

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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:** [June 22, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59761 "2018-06-22T13:55:13Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7. Roe v. Wade (1973)
8. Gideon vs Wainwright (1963)
9. United States v. Nixon (1974)
10. New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
11. Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
12. Schenck v. United States, (1919)

“Expressions in which the circumstances are intended to result in crime that poses a clear and present danger of succeeding can be punished without violating the First Amendment.”

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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 22, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59762 "2018-06-22T15:02:20Z")

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Famous United States Supreme Court decisions:

1. Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Brown v Board of Education (1954)
3. Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
4. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
6. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7. Roe v. Wade (1973)
8. Gideon vs Wainwright (1963)
9. United States v. Nixon (1974)
10. New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
11. Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
12. Schenck v. United States, (1919)
13. Loving v. Virginia (1967)

I’ll pass

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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 22, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59763 "2018-06-22T15:31:29Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds

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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 22, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59764 "2018-06-22T15:38:39Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire

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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 22, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59765 "2018-06-22T15:45:19Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II

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**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:** [June 22, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59766 "2018-06-22T15:48:00Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.

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