# 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:** 3461
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69209 "2019-11-24T21:06:46Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie ---
**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 24, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69210 "2019-11-24T21:27:36Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes ---
**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:** [November 24, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69211 "2019-11-24T22:11:01Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes 7. Cranberry sauce ---
**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 25, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69212 "2019-11-25T01:46:07Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes 7. Cranberry sauce 8. Lima beans Very mushy and drowning in butter, as all right-thinking people prepare them. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69213 "2019-11-25T01:46:57Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes 7. Cranberry sauce 8. Lima beans 9. Beer ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69214 "2019-11-25T01:50:47Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes 7. Cranberry sauce 8. Lima beans 9. Beer 10. Deviled eggs ---
**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 25, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69215 "2019-11-25T01:57:56Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes 7. Cranberry sauce 8. Lima beans 9. Beer 10. Deviled eggs 11. Candied Yams with Marshmallows I’m not a big fan myself but the rest of the family insists on them ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69216 "2019-11-25T03:10:13Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes 7. Cranberry sauce 8. Lima beans 9. Beer 10. Deviled eggs 11. Candied Yams with Marshmallows 12. Egg nog ---
**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 25, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69217 "2019-11-25T03:37:09Z")
Good eats for Thanksgiving 1. Turkey 2. Oyster stuffing 3. Mashed potatoes 4. Corn muffins 5. Pecan pie 6. Sweet potatoes 7. Cranberry sauce 8. Lima beans 9. Beer 10. Deviled eggs 11. Candied Yams with Marshmallows 12. Egg nog 13. Broccoli with cheese sauce I’ll pass. ---
**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 25, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69218 "2019-11-25T03:46:33Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69219 "2019-11-25T03:59:42Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2019, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69220 "2019-11-25T06:45:10Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69221 "2019-11-25T07:44:42Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69222 "2019-11-25T13:33:18Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. 5. Apollo 11 - With no atmosphere, moon dust scattered at ballistic speed and threatened to damage the spacesuits. ---
**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 25, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69223 "2019-11-25T14:32:21Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. 5. Apollo 11 - With no atmosphere, moon dust scattered at ballistic speed and threatened to damage the spacesuits. 6. Apollo 17 - Launch delayed by two hours and forty minutes due to an automatic cutoff in the launch sequencer at the T-30 second mark in the countdown. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69224 "2019-11-25T14:43:08Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. 5. Apollo 11 - With no atmosphere, moon dust scattered at ballistic speed and threatened to damage the spacesuits. 6. Apollo 17 - Launch delayed by two hours and forty minutes due to an automatic cutoff in the launch sequencer at the T-30 second mark in the countdown. 7. Apollo 12 - Lightning hit on vehicle during 1st stage climb trips the CSM power circuits. “SCE to AUX” solution saves the day ---
**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 25, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69225 "2019-11-25T15:34:38Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. 5. Apollo 11 - With no atmosphere, moon dust scattered at ballistic speed and threatened to damage the spacesuits. 6. Apollo 17 - Launch delayed by two hours and forty minutes due to an automatic cutoff in the launch sequencer at the T-30 second mark in the countdown. 7. Apollo 12 - Lightning hit on vehicle during 1st stage climb trips the CSM power circuits. “SCE to AUX” solution saves the day 8. Apollo 15 - Lost one of three parachutes but still splashed down safely ---
**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:** [November 25, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69226 "2019-11-25T16:07:19Z")
Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. 5. Apollo 11 - With no atmosphere, moon dust scattered at ballistic speed and threatened to damage the spacesuits. 6. Apollo 17 - Launch delayed by two hours and forty minutes due to an automatic cutoff in the launch sequencer at the T-30 second mark in the countdown. 7. Apollo 12 - Lightning hit on vehicle during 1st stage climb trips the CSM power circuits. “SCE to AUX” solution saves the day 8. Apollo 15 - Lost one of three parachutes but still splashed down safely 9. Apollo 14 - The first golf ball ever hit on the moon landed ingloriously in a crater; a challenging lie if ever there was. ---
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Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. 5. Apollo 11 - With no atmosphere, moon dust scattered at ballistic speed and threatened to damage the spacesuits. 6. Apollo 17 - Launch delayed by two hours and forty minutes due to an automatic cutoff in the launch sequencer at the T-30 second mark in the countdown. 7. Apollo 12 - Lightning hit on vehicle during 1st stage climb trips the CSM power circuits. “SCE to AUX” solution saves the day 8. Apollo 15 - Lost one of three parachutes but still splashed down safely 9. Apollo 14 - The first golf ball ever hit on the moon landed ingloriously in a crater; a challenging lie if ever there was. 10. Apollo 11- The Navigational Computer flashed a 1202 alarm, caused by too many commands being loaded into it. ---
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Things that went wrong (major and minor) with the Apollo moon missions: Apollos 11 - 17. 1. Apollo 14 - Landing radar not functional until a minute before landing, which almost resulted in an abort. 2. Apollo 12 - First color television camera on lunar surface, but transmission lost because accidentally pointed toward sun and sensor destroyed. 3. Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank failure meant abort of the lunar landing mission. Thankfully, the crew returned to Earth safely. 4. Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin’s urine collection bag ruptures during landing; the second human to set foot on the lunar surface does so with urine sloshing inside his left boot. 5. Apollo 11 - With no atmosphere, moon dust scattered at ballistic speed and threatened to damage the spacesuits. 6. Apollo 17 - Launch delayed by two hours and forty minutes due to an automatic cutoff in the launch sequencer at the T-30 second mark in the countdown. 7. Apollo 12 - Lightning hit on vehicle during 1st stage climb trips the CSM power circuits. “SCE to AUX” solution saves the day 8. Apollo 15 - Lost one of three parachutes but still splashed down safely 9. Apollo 14 - The first golf ball ever hit on the moon landed ingloriously in a crater; a challenging lie if ever there was. 10. Apollo 11- The Navigational Computer flashed a 1202 alarm, caused by too many commands being loaded into it. 11. Apollo 11 - Neil Armstrong bungled his immortal first sentence on the moon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3462)