# 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\
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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62907 "2018-11-28T05:17:41Z")

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Movies you’ve been meaning to see again, but haven’t quite gotten around to.

1. Trading Places
2. Sunset Boulevard
3. Pan’s Labyrinth
4. The Man Who Fell to Earth
5. WALL-E
6. Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
7. Pride & Prejudice
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. The Dresser
10. The American President
11. Mulholland Dr.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62908 "2018-11-28T10:39:54Z")

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Movies you’ve been meaning to see again, but haven’t quite gotten around to.

1. Trading Places
2. Sunset Boulevard
3. Pan’s Labyrinth
4. The Man Who Fell to Earth
5. WALL-E
6. Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
7. Pride & Prejudice
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. The Dresser
10. The American President
11. Mulholland Dr.
12. The Hudsucker Proxy

You know… for kids.

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62909 "2018-11-28T13:08:30Z")

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Movies you’ve been meaning to see again, but haven’t quite gotten around to.

1. Trading Places
2. Sunset Boulevard
3. Pan’s Labyrinth
4. The Man Who Fell to Earth
5. WALL-E
6. Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
7. Pride & Prejudice
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. The Dresser
10. The American President
11. Mulholland Dr.
12. The Hudsucker Proxy
13. The Tailor of Panama

NEW: How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62910 "2018-11-28T13:44:58Z")

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NEW: How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62911 "2018-11-28T14:06:13Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62912 "2018-11-28T14:26:20Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.

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**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 28, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62913 "2018-11-28T14:29:50Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62914 "2018-11-28T14:31:51Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.  
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6. 58°F here near San Francisco.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62915 "2018-11-28T14:47:38Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. 22°F in Chicago with about 4 inches of snow on the ground.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62916 "2018-11-28T14:47:40Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. Cloudy and 25. Maybe 7 inches of snow on the ground. About what you’d expect this time of year

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62917 "2018-11-28T15:07:09Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. Cloudy and 25. Maybe 7 inches of snow on the ground. About what you’d expect this time of year
8. I miss the snow! Got to get up into the Sierra Nevadas, for a snow fix.

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62918 "2018-11-28T15:15:37Z")

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Housekeeping: Chicago got, ahem, frozen out.

How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. 22°F in Chicago with about 4 inches of snow on the ground.
8. Cloudy and 25. Maybe 7 inches of snow on the ground. About what you’d expect this time of year
9. I miss the snow! Got to get up into the Sierra Nevadas, for a snow fix.

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62919 "2018-11-28T15:17:20Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. 22°F in Chicago with about 4 inches of snow on the ground.
8. Cloudy and 25. Maybe 7 inches of snow on the ground. About what you’d expect this time of year
9. I miss the snow! Got to get up into the Sierra Nevadas, for a snow fix.
10. 27°F in NE Ohio, gray and overcast, a little wind, with a thin crunchy layer of snow on the ground

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62920 "2018-11-28T16:24:08Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. 22°F in Chicago with about 4 inches of snow on the ground.
8. Cloudy and 25. Maybe 7 inches of snow on the ground. About what you’d expect this time of year
9. I miss the snow! Got to get up into the Sierra Nevadas, for a snow fix.
10. 27°F in NE Ohio, gray and overcast, a little wind, with a thin crunchy layer of snow on the ground
11. 24°F in central Indiana, but clear skies, not too windy, with a dusting of snow on the ground.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62921 "2018-11-28T18:21:57Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. 22°F in Chicago with about 4 inches of snow on the ground.
8. Cloudy and 25. Maybe 7 inches of snow on the ground. About what you’d expect this time of year
9. I miss the snow! Got to get up into the Sierra Nevadas, for a snow fix.
10. 27°F in NE Ohio, gray and overcast, a little wind, with a thin crunchy layer of snow on the ground
11. 24°F in central Indiana, but clear skies, not too windy, with a dusting of snow on the ground.
12. We had light wet snow with a lot of wind when I was out yesterday evening. This morning I see we got a couple of inches of snow overnight.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62922 "2018-11-28T22:34:00Z")

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How’s the weather?

1. Brr - It’s 41° in south Florida, supposed to get to 60 and sunny.
2. It’s a frigid 48 here in SE Texas, but the cold front has moved through and we’ll be around 70 today.
3. In the 40’s, but wind chills below freezing. It’s very blustery.
4. We’re finally getting much-needed rain in California. The Camp fire in Butte County, 200 mi north of me, is 100% contained, thank God.
5. Sunny, clear blue skies, and cold in South Alabama. 30s this morning, high of 59.
6. 58°F here near San Francisco.
7. 22°F in Chicago with about 4 inches of snow on the ground.
8. Cloudy and 25. Maybe 7 inches of snow on the ground. About what you’d expect this time of year
9. I miss the snow! Got to get up into the Sierra Nevadas, for a snow fix.
10. 27°F in NE Ohio, gray and overcast, a little wind, with a thin crunchy layer of snow on the ground
11. 24°F in central Indiana, but clear skies, not too windy, with a dusting of snow on the ground.
12. We had light wet snow with a lot of wind when I was out yesterday evening. This morning I see we got a couple of inches of snow overnight.
13. Right now in San Carlos CA it’s 64°F, overcast, and dry. The sun is trying to peek through, but tonight we’re in for heavy rain. Yeah!  
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Favorite Holiday Songs, with links

1. The Hanukkah Song, Adam Sandler: [Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah - SNL - YouTube](https://goo.gl/bqT5wd)

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62923 "2018-11-28T22:39:33Z")

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Favorite Holiday Songs, with links

1. The Hanukkah Song, Adam Sandler: [Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah - SNL - YouTube](https://goo.gl/bqT5wd)
2. The Star Carol, Tennessee Ernie Ford: [The Star Carol - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Gxb5ktxbk)

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62924 "2018-11-28T22:43:11Z")

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Favorite Holiday Songs, with links

1. The Hanukkah Song, Adam Sandler: [Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah - SNL - YouTube](https://goo.gl/bqT5wd)
2. The Star Carol, Tennessee Ernie Ford: [The Star Carol - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Gxb5ktxbk)
3. All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey (Goth Version): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QCFQ9mU-mk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QCFQ9mU-mk)

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62925 "2018-11-28T23:27:58Z")

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Favorite Holiday Songs, with links

1. The Hanukkah Song, Adam Sandler: [Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah - SNL - YouTube](https://goo.gl/bqT5wd)
2. The Star Carol, Tennessee Ernie Ford: [The Star Carol - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Gxb5ktxbk)
3. All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey (Goth Version): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QCFQ9mU-mk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QCFQ9mU-mk)
4. Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow, The King’s Singers [The King's Singers - Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1blcp9nL5Co)

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62926 "2018-11-28T23:38:44Z")

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Favorite Holiday Songs, with links

1. The Hanukkah Song, Adam Sandler: [Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah - SNL - YouTube](https://goo.gl/bqT5wd)
2. The Star Carol, Tennessee Ernie Ford: [The Star Carol - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Gxb5ktxbk)
3. All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey (Goth Version): [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QCFQ9mU-mk)
4. Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow, The King’s Singers [The King's Singers - Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1blcp9nL5Co)
5. Silent Night, Mahalia Jackson: [Silent Night- Mahalia Jackson - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxDr-KCcQGA)

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