# 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:** 3107
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62127 "2018-10-24T14:33:24Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62128 "2018-10-24T14:38:22Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62129 "2018-10-24T15:19:31Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights 7. My wife (born in 1987) ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62130 "2018-10-24T15:32:38Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights 7. My wife (born in 1987) 8. The San Francisco Giants come to San Francisco ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62131 "2018-10-24T15:34:26Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights 7. My wife (born in 1987) 8. The San Francisco Giants come to San Francisco 9. Cable TV ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62132 "2018-10-24T17:14:48Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights 7. My wife (born in 1987) 8. The San Francisco Giants come to San Francisco 9. Cable TV 10. Microwave ovens ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62133 "2018-10-24T17:17:01Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights 7. My wife (born in 1987) 8. The San Francisco Giants come to San Francisco 9. Cable TV 10. Microwave ovens 11. No major wars ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62134 "2018-10-24T17:51:28Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights 7. My wife (born in 1987) 8. The San Francisco Giants come to San Francisco 9. Cable TV 10. Microwave ovens 11. No major wars 12. Colour television ??? “11. No major wars” - I suppose if you don’t count the Cold War (1947-1991) or… 1950–1953 Korean War 1954–1962 French-Algerian War 1955–1972 First Sudanese Civil War 1956 Suez Crisis 1959 Cuban Revolution 1959–1975 Vietnam War 1967 Six-Day War 1979–1989 Soviet-Afghan War 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War 1991–1995 Third Balkan War 1994 Rwandan Genocide ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62135 "2018-10-24T19:51:26Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > ??? “11. No major wars” - I suppose if you don’t count the Cold War (1947-1991) or… > > 1950–1953 Korean War > 1954–1962 French-Algerian War > 1955–1972 First Sudanese Civil War > 1956 Suez Crisis > 1959 Cuban Revolution > 1959–1975 Vietnam War > 1967 Six-Day War > 1979–1989 Soviet-Afghan War > 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War > 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War > 1991–1995 Third Balkan War > 1994 Rwandan Genocide Because thousands died in each of those conflicts, they were all terrible events, but I don’t think any of those listed would qualify as a ‘major’ war. By 20th century standards I think you’d need millions of deaths to qualify as a ‘major’ war. ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62136 "2018-10-24T20:09:42Z")
Good things to come out of the last half of the 20th century: 1. Rock Music 2. Video games 3. Space exploration 4. Home computers / The Internet 5. Cell phones 6. Increased governmental interest in Civil Rights 7. My wife (born in 1987) 8. The San Francisco Giants come to San Francisco 9. Cable TV 10. Microwave ovens 11. No major wars 12. Colour television 13. Chevrolet Corvette Your first vehicle: 14. 1989 Dodge Colt ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62137 "2018-10-24T20:12:38Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62138 "2018-10-24T20:28:39Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv The year is WAG, but it’s close. It was underpowered and it rusted but it had personality. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62139 "2018-10-24T21:04:29Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62140 "2018-10-24T21:19:07Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon 5. 1988 Honda Civic ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62141 "2018-10-24T21:21:40Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon 5. 1988 Honda Civic 6. 1974 Chevrolet Malibu ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62142 "2018-10-24T21:40:19Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon 5. 1988 Honda Civic 6. 1974 Chevrolet Malibu 7. 1957 Chevy Two-Ten Not quite as fancy as the Bel-Air ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62143 "2018-10-24T21:57:07Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon 5. 1988 Honda Civic 6. 1974 Chevrolet Malibu 7. 1957 Chevy Two-Ten 8. 1986 Honda Civic ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62144 "2018-10-24T23:03:31Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon 5. 1988 Honda Civic 6. 1974 Chevrolet Malibu 7. 1957 Chevy Two-Ten 8. 1986 Honda Civic 9. 1983 Yamaha XS650SK Heritage Special Was my first motorcycle. Fiat X1/9 was my first car. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62145 "2018-10-24T23:04:45Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon 5. 1988 Honda Civic 6. 1974 Chevrolet Malibu 7. 1957 Chevy Two-Ten 8. 1986 Honda Civic 9. 1983 Yamaha XS650SK Heritage Special 10. 1980 Tomos Moped ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62146 "2018-10-25T00:17:31Z")
Your first vehicle: 1. 1989 Dodge Colt 2. 1979 Fiat X1/9 3. 1979 Chevy Luv 4. 1988 Volvo 240 wagon 5. 1988 Honda Civic 6. 1974 Chevrolet Malibu 7. 1957 Chevy Two-Ten 8. 1986 Honda Civic 9. 1983 Yamaha XS650SK Heritage Special 10. 1980 Tomos Moped 11. 1976 VW Rabbit [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3108)