# 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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**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:** [March 13, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64608 "2019-03-13T14:05:10Z")

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Fiction set in Jesus’s time where he is not the lead character

1. Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
2. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian
4. The First Miracle by Jeffrey Archer
5. Barabbas by Par Lagerkvist
6. The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
7. The Nativity Story; film
8. I, Claudius by Robert Graves
9. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
10. Caligula; film
11. Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell
12. Iscariot: A Novel of Judas by Tosca Lee
13. The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain

> **[The Silver Chalice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Chalice)**
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> The Silver Chalice is a 1952 English language historical novel by Thomas B. Costain. It is the fictional story of the making of a silver chalice to hold the Holy Grail (itself here conflated with the Holy Chalice) and includes 1st century biblical and historical figures: Luke, Joseph of Arimathea, Simon Magus and his companion Helena, and the apostle Peter.
> The story was inspired by the archeological discovery of a 1st-century silver chalice in Antioch (see Antioch Chalice). It is in effect a pr...

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program

For more: [College admissions scam: Here's how it allegedly worked | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/12/us/college-admissions-scheme-how-it-worked/index.html)

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.

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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:** [March 13, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64610 "2019-03-13T15:24:14Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)

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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:** [March 13, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64611 "2019-03-13T15:48:34Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman

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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:** [March 13, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64612 "2019-03-13T17:09:05Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig

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**Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64613 "2019-03-13T18:22:03Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores

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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:** [March 13, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64614 "2019-03-13T20:43:11Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores
7. Applicants to the Cornell U. Philosophy Dept. are routinely told to apply to the University of Woollamaloo instead.

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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:** [March 13, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64615 "2019-03-13T20:57:43Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores
7. Applicants to the Cornell U. Philosophy Dept. are routinely told to apply to the University of Woollamaloo instead. 64605
8. Springfield Heights Institute of Technology rejected Felicity Huffman’s applications and referred her to Springfield A&M University instead.

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**Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64616 "2019-03-13T23:01:35Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores
7. Applicants to the Cornell U. Philosophy Dept. are routinely told to apply to the University of Woollamaloo instead.
8. Springfield Heights Institute of Technology rejected Felicity Huffman’s applications and referred her to Springfield A&M University instead.
9. Rocky and Bullwinkle never attended a single class at Wassamatta U. but were still ruled eligible to participate on the basketball team

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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:** [March 14, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64617 "2019-03-14T05:19:50Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores
7. Applicants to the Cornell U. Philosophy Dept. are routinely told to apply to the University of Woollamaloo instead.
8. Springfield Heights Institute of Technology rejected Felicity Huffman’s applications and referred her to Springfield A&M University instead.
9. Rocky and Bullwinkle never attended a single class at Wassamatta U. but were still ruled eligible to participate on the basketball team
10. Ghost of Woody Hayes, contacted in seance, supposedly provided recommendation for one applicant’s football scholarship

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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:** [March 14, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64618 "2019-03-14T06:48:18Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores
7. Applicants to the Cornell U. Philosophy Dept. are routinely told to apply to the University of Woollamaloo instead.
8. Springfield Heights Institute of Technology rejected Felicity Huffman’s applications and referred her to Springfield A&M University instead.
9. Rocky and Bullwinkle never attended a single class at Wassamatta U. but were still ruled eligible to participate on the basketball team
10. Ghost of Woody Hayes, contacted in seance, supposedly provided recommendation for one applicant’s football scholarship
11. Kids actually could qualify for Ivy League on merit; parents just wanted “to be sure.”

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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:** [March 14, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64619 "2019-03-14T12:54:39Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores
7. Applicants to the Cornell U. Philosophy Dept. are routinely told to apply to the University of Woollamaloo instead.
8. Springfield Heights Institute of Technology rejected Felicity Huffman’s applications and referred her to Springfield A&M University instead.
9. Rocky and Bullwinkle never attended a single class at Wassamatta U. but were still ruled eligible to participate on the basketball team
10. Ghost of Woody Hayes, contacted in seance, supposedly provided recommendation for one applicant’s football scholarship
11. Kids actually could qualify for Ivy League on merit; parents just wanted “to be sure.”
12. Pictionary is not actually a team sport at Georgetown

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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:** [March 14, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64620 "2019-03-14T13:18:00Z")

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Surprising (fake) revelations in the college admissions scam

1. William H. Macy took an unusual interest in USC’s cheerleading program
2. Lori Laughlin used John Stamos’s ACT scores when submitting her daughter’s college application.
3. Singer told a client to get his daughter tested by a psychologist and to tell her “to be stupid” so that she could be diagnosed with a learning disability and get extra time to take the test. (actually real)
4. FBI agents working on the case asked to take a selfie with Felicity Huffman
5. John Stamos has been bald all his life, and wears a wig
6. Trump reveals his “great” (AKA inflated) SAT scores
7. Applicants to the Cornell U. Philosophy Dept. are routinely told to apply to the University of Woollamaloo instead.
8. Springfield Heights Institute of Technology rejected Felicity Huffman’s applications and referred her to Springfield A&M University instead.
9. Rocky and Bullwinkle never attended a single class at Wassamatta U. but were still ruled eligible to participate on the basketball team
10. Ghost of Woody Hayes, contacted in seance, supposedly provided recommendation for one applicant’s football scholarship
11. Kids actually could qualify for Ivy League on merit; parents just wanted “to be sure.”
12. Pictionary is not actually a team sport at Georgetown
13. Bob Sagat has dubbed this episode “Aristocratgate.”

Next: The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.

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The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.
2. Batman (in Color)

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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)\
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The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.
2. Batman (in Color)
3. Star Trek

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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:** [March 14, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64623 "2019-03-14T14:30:23Z")

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The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.
2. Batman (in Color)
3. Star Trek
4. The beginning of the fight for gay rights

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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)\
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The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.
2. Batman (in Color)
3. Star Trek
4. The beginning of the fight for gay rights
5. JFK

I was gonna say “Me,” but decided not to.

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The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.
2. Batman (in Color)
3. Star Trek
4. The beginning of the fight for gay rights
5. JFK
6. Medicare and Medicaid

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The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.
2. Batman (in Color)
3. Star Trek
4. The beginning of the fight for gay rights
5. JFK
6. Medicare and Medicaid
7. NASA’s Apollo Program

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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)\
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The best things to come out of the 1960’s.

1. The music.
2. Batman (in Color)
3. Star Trek
4. The beginning of the fight for gay rights
5. JFK
6. Medicare and Medicaid
7. NASA’s Apollo Program
8. Civil Rights Movement

Although it really started in the Fifties.

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