# 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:** 3240

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64788 "2019-03-26T01:07:50Z")

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Movies in which the bad guy gets away

1. The Last Starfighter
2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
3. Star Wars - The first movie, whatever retronym it’s called by now.
4. Yellow Submarine
5. The Godfather
6. Breaker Morant
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

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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:** [March 26, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64789 "2019-03-26T11:06:40Z")

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Movies in which the bad guy gets away

1. The Last Starfighter
2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
3. Star Wars - The first movie, whatever retronym it’s called by now.
4. Yellow Submarine
5. The Godfather
6. Breaker Morant
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
8. The Omen

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64790 "2019-03-26T11:10:01Z")

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Movies in which the bad guy gets away

1. The Last Starfighter
2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
3. Star Wars - The first movie, whatever retronym it’s called by now.
4. Yellow Submarine
5. The Godfather
6. Breaker Morant
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
8. The Omen
9. Us

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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 26, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64791 "2019-03-26T12:09:37Z")

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Movies in which the bad guy gets away

1. The Last Starfighter
2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
3. Star Wars - The first movie, whatever retronym it’s called by now.
4. Yellow Submarine
5. The Godfather
6. Breaker Morant
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
8. The Omen
9. Us
10. The Unusual Suspects

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64792 "2019-03-26T12:30:24Z")

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Movies in which the bad guy gets away

1. The Last Starfighter
2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
3. Star Wars - The first movie, whatever retronym it’s called by now.
4. Yellow Submarine
5. The Godfather
6. Breaker Morant
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
8. The Omen
9. Us
10. The Unusual Suspects
11. Pulp Fiction

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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 26, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64793 "2019-03-26T13:11:16Z")

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Movies in which the bad guy gets away

1. The Last Starfighter
2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
3. Star Wars - The first movie, whatever retronym it’s called by now.
4. Yellow Submarine
5. The Godfather
6. Breaker Morant
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
8. The Omen
9. Us
10. The Unusual Suspects
11. Pulp Fiction  
12.Halloween

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64794 "2019-03-26T17:24:04Z")

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Movies in which the bad guy gets away

1. The Last Starfighter
2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
3. Star Wars - The first movie, whatever retronym it’s called by now.
4. Yellow Submarine
5. The Godfather
6. Breaker Morant
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
8. The Omen
9. Us
10. The Unusual Suspects
11. Pulp Fiction  
12.Halloween
12. The Spy Who Loved Me

Richard Kiel as Jaws gets away

Pass

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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 26, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64795 "2019-03-26T17:29:51Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64796 "2019-03-26T18:05:36Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets

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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 26, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64797 "2019-03-26T18:10:10Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64798 "2019-03-26T18:11:31Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64799 "2019-03-26T18:25:38Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees

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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:** [March 26, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64800 "2019-03-26T18:36:08Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation

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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 26, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64801 "2019-03-26T19:00:01Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation
7. Improvizational jazz

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64802 "2019-03-26T19:37:54Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation
7. Improvizational jazz
8. writing sexually explicit poetry  
BTW, amazing that Lawrence Ferlinghetti is celebrating his 100th!

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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 26, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64803 "2019-03-26T19:40:16Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation
7. Improvizational jazz
8. writing sexually explicit poetry
9. Black turtleneck sweaters

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64804 "2019-03-26T19:44:42Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation
7. Improvizational jazz
8. writing sexually explicit poetry
9. Black turtleneck sweaters
10. Singing folk music

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64805 "2019-03-26T19:58:58Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation
7. Improvizational jazz
8. writing sexually explicit poetry
9. Black turtleneck sweaters
10. Singing folk music
11. [Lack of discipline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkKwyjsJGxk) (“We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas.”)

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64806 "2019-03-26T21:33:11Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation
7. Improvizational jazz
8. writing sexually explicit poetry
9. Black turtleneck sweaters
10. Singing folk music
11. Lack of discipline (“We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas.”)
12. Hanging out in coffeehouses

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**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:** [March 26, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64807 "2019-03-26T22:35:34Z")

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In honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday Sunday:

Things first associated with the beatniks:

1. Smoking marijuana
2. Berets
3. Playing bongos
4. Reciting poetry
5. Goatees
6. Saying “man” as an emphasis in conversation
7. Improvizational jazz
8. writing sexually explicit poetry
9. Black turtleneck sweaters
10. Singing folk music
11. Lack of discipline (“We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas.”)
12. Hanging out in coffeehouses
13. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

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