# 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:** 3332
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66628 "2019-07-14T15:33:24Z")
Movies you never get tired of 1. Fantasia 2. The Godfather 3. It’s A Wonderful Life 4. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? 5. Casablanca 6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7. A Man for All Seasons 8. Saving Private Ryan 9. Animal Crackers 10. Father Goose 11. The Philadelphia Story 12. My Girl ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66629 "2019-07-14T16:43:43Z")
Movies you never get tired of 1. Fantasia 2. The Godfather 3. It’s A Wonderful Life 4. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? 5. Casablanca 6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7. A Man for All Seasons 8. Saving Private Ryan 9. Animal Crackers 10. Father Goose 11. The Philadelphia Story 12. My Girl 13. The Blues Brothers Next up: Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66630 "2019-07-14T16:53:44Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. [The Great Northeast Blackout](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-northeast-blackout), March 1965 ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66631 "2019-07-14T17:08:28Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 Lasted 6.3 billion customer-hours; due to Typhoon Haiyan ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66632 "2019-07-14T17:16:47Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 > **[Northeast blackout of 2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003)** > > The Northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and most parts of the Canadian province of Ontario on Thursday, August 14, 2003, beginning just after 4:10 p.m. EDT. > Most places restored power by midnight (within 7 hours), some as early as 6 p.m. on August 14 (within 2 hours), while the New York City Subway resumed limited services around 8 p.m. Full power was restored to New York City and Toronto on August 16. At t... ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66633 "2019-07-14T17:26:06Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 The storm was centered along [the Saint Lawrence valley](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/1998_Ice_Storm_map.png/1024px-1998_Ice_Storm_map.png). Four million people lost power and in some cases it took weeks to restore it. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66634 "2019-07-14T17:48:11Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 Rioting, looting, many fires set. I was there. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66635 "2019-07-14T18:51:54Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 Oops. NM. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66636 "2019-07-14T23:47:00Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 7. July 2012 India Blackout 620 Million affected in the largest blackout in history ---
**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:** [July 15, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66637 "2019-07-15T04:37:28Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 7. July 2012 India Blackout 8. 2016 South Australia Blackout > **[2016 South Australian blackout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_South_Australian_blackout)** > > The South Australian blackout of 2016 was a widespread power outage in South Australia that occurred as a result of storm damage to electricity transmission infrastructure on 28 September 2016. The cascading failure of the electricity transmission network resulted in almost the entire state losing its electricity supply, affecting 850,000 SA customers. Kangaroo Island did not lose its supply, as the Kangaroo Island power station had been built to supply the island for the contingency of a fa On... ---
**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:** [July 15, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66638 "2019-07-15T15:23:34Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 7. July 2012 India Blackout 8. 2016 South Australia Blackout 9. October-November 2012 Hurricane Sandy blackout over 7 million on the East coast from North Carolina to Quebec lost power, some for weeks. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66639 "2019-07-15T17:42:37Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 7. July 2012 India Blackout 8. 2016 South Australia Blackout 9. October-November 2012 Hurricane Sandy blackout 10. The South American blackout of June 2019 Affected Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Preliminary speculations suggested it might have been a cyberattack but subsequent reports have said it was the result of poor infrastructure. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66640 "2019-07-15T19:15:50Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 7. July 2012 India Blackout 8. 2016 South Australia Blackout 9. October-November 2012 Hurricane Sandy blackout 10. The South American blackout of June 2019 11. 1999 Southern Brazil blackout > **[1999 Southern Brazil blackout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Southern_Brazil_blackout)** > > The 1999 Southern Brazil blackout was a widespread power outage (the largest ever at the time) that started in Brazil on March 11 and lasted until June 22, 1999.\[citation needed\] > The blackout involved São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio Grande do Sul, affecting an estimated 75 to 97 million people. A chain reaction was started when a lightning strike occurred at 22h 16m at an electricity substation in Bauru, São Paulo State causing most of the ... ---
**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:** [July 15, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66641 "2019-07-15T21:48:22Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 7. July 2012 India Blackout 8. 2016 South Australia Blackout 9. October-November 2012 Hurricane Sandy blackout 10. The South American blackout of June 2019 11. 1999 Southern Brazil blackout 12. March 2019 Venezuela blackouts At least 50 hospital patients died ---
**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:** [July 15, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66642 "2019-07-15T22:42:31Z")
Big Blackouts 1. NYC July 13, 2019 2. The Great Northeast Blackout, March 1965 3. Philippines Blackout, November 2013 4. Northeast Blackout of 2003 5. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 6. NYC July 13, 1977 7. July 2012 India Blackout 8. 2016 South Australia Blackout 9. October-November 2012 Hurricane Sandy blackout 10. The South American blackout of June 2019 11. 1999 Southern Brazil blackout 12. March 2019 Venezuela blackouts 13. December 1983, 2/3rds of Sweden blacked out New! Movie quotes you use in day-to-day conversation. 1. “Mongo not know. Mongo only pawn in game of life.” - Blazing Saddles ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66643 "2019-07-15T22:57:11Z")
Movie quotes you use in day-to-day conversation. 1. “Mongo not know. Mongo only pawn in game of life.” - Blazing Saddles 2. “So it is written. So it is done.” - _The Ten Commandments_ Very few don’t recognize this one. ---
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Movie quotes you use in day-to-day conversation. 1. “Mongo not know. Mongo only pawn in game of life.” - Blazing Saddles 2. “So it is written. So it is done.” - The Ten Commandments 3. “So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.” - Caddyshack ---
**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:** [July 15, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66645 "2019-07-15T23:41:49Z")
Movie quotes you use in day-to-day conversation. 1. “Mongo not know. Mongo only pawn in game of life.” - Blazing Saddles 2. “So it is written. So it is done.” - The Ten Commandments 3. “So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.” - Caddyshack 4. “In the not too distant (whap) future.” - 1776 The word “whap” is always said. In the movie, it’s John Hancock swatting a fly. ---
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Movie quotes you use in day-to-day conversation. 1. “Mongo not know. Mongo only pawn in game of life.” - Blazing Saddles 2. “So it is written. So it is done.” - The Ten Commandments 3. “So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.” - Caddyshack 4. “In the not too distant (whap) future.” - 1776 5. “You’re killin’ me, Smalls.” - The Sandlot ---
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Movie quotes you use in day-to-day conversation. 1. “Mongo not know. Mongo only pawn in game of life.” - Blazing Saddles 2. “So it is written. So it is done.” - The Ten Commandments 3. “So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.” - Caddyshack 4. “In the not too distant (whap) future.” - 1776 5. “You’re killin’ me, Smalls.” - The Sandlot 6. “Here’s lookin’ at you, kid.” - Casablanca [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3331) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3333)