# 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:** 413
**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:** [October 25, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8242 "2011-10-25T17:22:55Z")
Favorite Saturday Morning children’s shows 1. The Banana Splits 2. The Bugs Bunny Show 3. Garfield and Friends 4. Star Trek: The Animated Series 5. George of the Jungle 6. Rocky and Bullwinkle 7. Pirates of Dark Water 8. The Beatles 9. Land of the Lost 10. Sigmund and the Sea Monsters 11. Jonny Quest 12. H.R. Pufnstuf 13. Jason of Star Command Next category: National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8243 "2011-10-25T18:13:45Z")
Next category: National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga Always nice to see Appomattox Court House listed as such; a Civil War Geek nitpick is that it’s often listed as just Appomattox even by scholars who evidently know know App. Court House is the name of the town. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8244 "2011-10-25T18:58:12Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone I was just in Appomattox C.H., so I know! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8245 "2011-10-25T19:26:06Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. [Vanderbilt Mansion](http://www.nps.gov/vama/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8246 "2011-10-25T19:58:41Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Jonny Quest was so weird - with the real mouths superimposed into the cartoon! Wasn’t there another show that did that? Yes, [_Clutch Cargo_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_Cargo#Technique), which has been cited as the inspiration for Conan O’Brien’s use of the technique, albeit with photos of such people as Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. [Vanderbilt Mansion](http://www.nps.gov/vama/index.htm) 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8247 "2011-10-25T20:38:13Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. [Vanderbilt Mansion](http://www.nps.gov/vama/index.htm) 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park ---
**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:** [October 25, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8248 "2011-10-25T20:40:25Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Jonny Quest was so weird - with the real mouths superimposed into the cartoon! Wasn’t there another show that did that? You’re thinking of Clutch Cargo. Jonny Quest had normal animation. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8249 "2011-10-25T20:42:45Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. [Vanderbilt Mansion](http://www.nps.gov/vama/index.htm) 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park 7. Cowpens ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8250 "2011-10-25T23:18:32Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. Vanderbilt Mansion 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park 7. Cowpens 8. Fort Sumter Which if you’re ever in Charleston is a must; for one thing it requires a tour of the harbor. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8251 "2011-10-25T23:34:52Z")
1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. Vanderbilt Mansion 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park 7. Cowpens 8. Fort Sumter 9. The Alamo ---
**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:** [October 26, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8252 "2011-10-26T00:23:47Z")
> [@SSG\_Schwartz](#): > > 1. The Alamo I don’t think the Alamo is a National Site. From what I can tell it’s owned by a non-profit organization called Daughters of the Republic of Texas. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8253 "2011-10-26T01:28:33Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Yes, [_Clutch Cargo_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_Cargo#Technique), which has been cited as the inspiration for Conan O’Brien’s use of the technique, albeit with photos of such people as Bill Clinton and Bob Dole… The Master speaks: [How did they make those weird lip movements in the old Clutch Cargo cartoon series? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/373/how-did-they-make-those-weird-lip-movements-in-the-old-em-clutch-cargo-em-cartoon-series) And see here: ["Clutch Cargo" cartoon series - Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=578474) The Alamo is a National Historic Site, so I’ll let it stay: > **[Alamo Mission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_Mission_in_San_Antonio)** > > The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which American folk heroes James Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. Today it is a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and a part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site. > Originally named the Misión San Antonio de Valero... National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. Vanderbilt Mansion 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park 7. Cowpens 8. Fort Sumter 9. The Alamo 10. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace > **[Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Birthplace)** > > Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a recreated brownstone at 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. It is a replica of the birthplace and childhood home of 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. > The house that originally stood on the site was built in 1848 and was bought by the Roosevelts in 1854. Theodore Roosevelt was born there on October 27, 1858, and lived in the house with h... ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8254 "2011-10-26T01:47:38Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. Vanderbilt Mansion 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park 7. Cowpens 8. Fort Sumter 9. The Alamo 10. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace 11. FDR Home: Hyde Park, NY Still a mansion but far more comfortable/less grandiose than the Vanderbilt mansion a short drive away). [Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)](http://www.nps.gov/hofr/index.htm) The main thing I remember about touring it was that FDR’s bedroom was between his mother’s and Eleanor’s, which has to equal a happy arrangement for everybody. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8255 "2011-10-26T01:49:06Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. Vanderbilt Mansion 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park 7. Cowpens 8. Fort Sumter 9. The Alamo 10. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace 11. FDR Home: Hyde Park, NY 12. [Lower East Side Tenement Museum](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_East_Side_Tenement_National_Historic_Site) Visited there a few years back. Very nice museum. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8256 "2011-10-26T02:11:58Z")
National parks, battlefields and historic sites 1. Appomattox Court House 2. Chickamauga 3. Yellowstone 4. Vanderbilt Mansion 5. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 6. Yosemite National Park 7. Cowpens 8. Fort Sumter 9. The Alamo 10. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace 11. FDR Home: Hyde Park, NY 12. Lower East Side Tenement Museum 13. Cape Hatteras, NC The most beautiful seashore you can find. Next topic: Best car chase films SFC Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8257 "2011-10-26T02:14:14Z")
Best Car Chase Films 1. The French Connection ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8258 "2011-10-26T02:17:03Z")
Best Car Chase Films 1. The French Connection 2. Bullitt ---
**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:** [October 26, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8259 "2011-10-26T02:51:49Z")
Best Car Chase Films 1. The French Connection 2. Bullitt 3. [The Seven-Ups](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vACWV5sRcY) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8260 "2011-10-26T11:46:55Z")
Best Car Chase Films 1. The French Connection 2. Bullitt 3. [The Seven-Ups](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vACWV5sRcY) 4. The Blues Brothers ---
**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:** [October 26, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8261 "2011-10-26T13:20:29Z")
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