# 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:** 431

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8602 "2011-11-15T23:39:38Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs
7. Ponda Baba
8. Bib Fortuna
9. Salacious Crumb
10. Admiral Ackbar  
“It’s a trap!”

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8603 "2011-11-15T23:44:38Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs
7. Ponda Baba
8. Bib Fortuna
9. Salacious Crumb
10. Admiral Ackbar
11. Jabba the Hutt

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**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 16, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8604 "2011-11-16T00:11:18Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs
7. Ponda Baba
8. Bib Fortuna
9. Salacious Crumb
10. Admiral Ackbar
11. Jabba the Hutt
12. Sabe

Played by Keira Knightley

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8605 "2011-11-16T11:46:07Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs
7. Ponda Baba
8. Bib Fortuna
9. Salacious Crumb
10. Admiral Ackbar
11. Jabba the Hutt
12. Sabe
13. Aunt Beru

Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8606 "2011-11-16T21:28:52Z")

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Liberal or leftist? (I ask because while there’s overlap there’s also a difference.)

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8607 "2011-11-16T21:50:32Z")

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Hadn’t really thought about that, just wanted to see a list of actual Liberal Media that doesn’t include the so-called Liberal Media; I think that either one should be fine.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8608 "2011-11-16T22:04:43Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader

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**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 16, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8609 "2011-11-16T22:31:22Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8610 "2011-11-16T23:52:01Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8611 "2011-11-17T03:30:45Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. The Guardian

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**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8612 "2011-11-17T03:31:58Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. Private Eye (UK)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8613 "2011-11-17T03:41:15Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. Private Eye (UK)
6. Adbusters (Canada/U.S.)

One of the few so :rolleyes: liberal that it even makes me think “get a job and an apartment in the _real_ world, you damned hippie!”

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8614 "2011-11-17T03:49:15Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. The Guardian (UK)
6. Private Eye (UK)
7. Adbusters (Canada/U.S.)

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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:** [November 17, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8615 "2011-11-17T14:59:15Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. The Guardian (UK)
6. Private Eye (UK)
7. Adbusters (Canada/U.S.)
8. The American Prospect
9. Ramparts

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**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 17, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8616 "2011-11-17T20:34:27Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. The Guardian (UK)
6. Private Eye (UK)
7. Adbusters (Canada/U.S.)
8. The American Prospect
9. Ramparts
10. [The Nation](http://www.thenation.com/)

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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:** [November 17, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8617 "2011-11-17T21:05:19Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. The Guardian (UK)
6. Private Eye (UK)
7. Adbusters (Canada/U.S.)
8. The American Prospect
9. Ramparts
10. The Nation
11. The Daily Worker

Spoofed on _Seinfeld_.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8618 "2011-11-17T22:11:31Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. The Guardian (UK)
6. Private Eye (UK)
7. Adbusters (Canada/U.S.)
8. The American Prospect
9. Ramparts
10. The Nation
11. The Daily Worker
12. the eXile

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8619 "2011-11-17T22:27:17Z")

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Liberal Periodicals and Newspapers (not in the mainstream)

1. Mother Jones
2. Utne Reader
3. Dissent
4. The Progressive
5. The Guardian (UK)
6. Private Eye (UK)
7. Adbusters (Canada/U.S.)
8. The American Prospect
9. Ramparts
10. The Nation
11. The Daily Worker
12. the eXile
13. Charlie Hebdo (French humor/satire mag, recently in the news for being firebombed by Muslim extremists)

Next: Rock bands/performers from the 70s that are still touring

1. Alice Cooper

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**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 17, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8620 "2011-11-17T23:05:00Z")

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Rock bands/performers from the 70s that are still touring

1. Alice Cooper
2. Aerosmith

Steve Tyler and Joe Perry are in their sixties? That’s depressing.

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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:** [November 18, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8621 "2011-11-18T00:40:43Z")

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Rock bands/performers from the 70s that are still touring

1. Alice Cooper
2. Aerosmith
3. Roger Waters

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