# 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:** 3132
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62627 "2018-11-16T14:43:30Z")
Words your parents or grandparents used that you don’t 1. davenport 2. skidoo 3. ice box 4. queer (meaning strange) 5. Negro 6. venereal disease (VD) 7. Chinaman 8. Oriental 9. Colored 10. The N word 11. wire or cable 12. “Thinks he’s shit on a stick” 13. “Washroom” for bathroom Pass ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62628 "2018-11-16T14:47:48Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62629 "2018-11-16T14:52:14Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62630 "2018-11-16T14:54:03Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62631 "2018-11-16T14:56:55Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62632 "2018-11-16T14:58:52Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62633 "2018-11-16T15:06:17Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62634 "2018-11-16T15:59:14Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62635 "2018-11-16T16:31:11Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting 8. It Happened One Night The winner in 1934, and the earliest-released one I’ve seen in a theater. It was an OK romantic comedy but no big deal IMHO. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62636 "2018-11-16T16:50:01Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting 8. It Happened One Night 9. The Sound of Music It was a drive-in theater. Remember those? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62637 "2018-11-16T16:52:17Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting 8. It Happened One Night 9. The Sound of Music 10. Chicago Ah, drive-ins. Yes, I remember. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62638 "2018-11-16T17:07:46Z")
I remember seeing the first Star Wars, and Paper Moon, in drive-ins. Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting 8. It Happened One Night 9. The Sound of Music 10. Chicago 11. The Shape of Water The most recent winner, _and_ the most recent winner I’ve seen in a theater. Again, although I enjoyed it, I didn’t think it was all that. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62639 "2018-11-16T17:08:53Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting 8. It Happened One Night 9. The Sound of Music 10. Chicago 11. The Shape of Water 12. Lincoln Most recent one I’ve seen ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62640 "2018-11-16T17:26:38Z")
Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting 8. It Happened One Night 9. The Sound of Music 10. Chicago 11. The Shape of Water 12. Lincoln 13. Braveheart 13 things you’s rather be doing right now. 1. Sitting on a Beach ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62641 "2018-11-16T17:34:17Z")
13 things you’d rather be doing right now. 1. Sitting on a Beach 2. Driving across the country to somewhere I’ve never been ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62642 "2018-11-16T17:56:45Z")
13 things you’d rather be doing right now. 1. Sitting on a Beach 2. Driving across the country to somewhere I’ve never been 3. Getting to know Keira Knightley a whole lot better ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62643 "2018-11-16T17:58:20Z")
13 things you’d rather be doing right now. 1. Sitting on a Beach 2. Driving across the country to somewhere I’ve never been 3. Getting to know Keira Knightley a whole lot better 4. Napping in a hammock on the beach The hammock and beach parts aren’t possible but I can and will nap soon ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62644 "2018-11-16T18:00:27Z")
13 things you’d rather be doing right now. 1. Sitting on a Beach 2. Driving across the country to somewhere I’ve never been 3. Getting to know Keira Knightley a whole lot better 4. Napping in a hammock on the beach 5. Decorating the house for Christmas …but I’m told I have to wait until after Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62645 "2018-11-17T01:43:59Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Oscar-winning Best Pictures that you’ve seen in a theater > > 1. Lincoln… …did not win Best Picture. Repaired: 1. Titanic 2. Amadeus 3. Gladiator 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. Annie Hall 6. The French Connection 7. The Sting 8. It Happened One Night 9. The Sound of Music 10. Chicago 11. The Shape of Water 12. Chariots of Fire 13. Braveheart mmm ---
**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:** [November 17, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62646 "2018-11-17T01:58:58Z")
13 things you’d rather be doing right now. 1. Sitting on a Beach 2. Driving across the country to somewhere I’ve never been 3. Getting to know Keira Knightley a whole lot better 4. Napping in a hammock on the beach 5. Decorating the house for Christmas 6. Sipping a fine single malt scotch and sampling some legal cannabis. I may have the opportunity to enjoy one of these tonight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3133)