# 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:** 515

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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:** [March 31, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10282 "2012-03-31T15:03:19Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”

[Gingrich](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/2011/11/21/news/economy/gingrich_cbo_socialism/newt-gingrich.gi.top.jpg)=[Brain](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ad7HK_4vg4k/TH6gF3dRoSI/AAAAAAAAAVs/pDSKl_0cWHw/s1600/brain.gif)- how do others not see it?

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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:** [March 31, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10283 "2012-03-31T17:14:03Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10284 "2012-03-31T17:39:25Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”

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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:** [March 31, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10285 "2012-03-31T18:24:47Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.

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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:** [March 31, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10286 "2012-03-31T20:51:25Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.
7. “No, it’s okay, we have an understanding.”

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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:** [March 31, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10287 "2012-03-31T22:47:49Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.
7. “No, it’s okay, we have an understanding.”
8. “Find me something ridiculous to pretend outrage over. Anything’ll do as long as it mentions Obama.”

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**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:** [March 31, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10288 "2012-03-31T22:51:27Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.
7. “No, it’s okay, we have an understanding.”
8. “Find me something ridiculous to pretend outrage over. Anything’ll do as long as it mentions Obama.”
9. “I want to serve her with these divorce papers but she remains disgustingly healthy!”

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10289 "2012-04-01T00:45:35Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.
7. “No, it’s okay, we have an understanding.”
8. “Find me something ridiculous to pretend outrage over. Anything’ll do as long as it mentions Obama.”
9. “I want to serve her with these divorce papers but she remains disgustingly healthy!”
10. “What I need is a new contract on Amer- … whoops, I mean Contract **with** America.”

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10290 "2012-04-01T00:47:36Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.
7. “No, it’s okay, we have an understanding.”
8. “Find me something ridiculous to pretend outrage over. Anything’ll do as long as it mentions Obama.”
9. “I want to serve her with these divorce papers but she remains disgustingly healthy!”
10. “What I need is a new contract on Amer- … whoops, I mean Contract **with** America.”
11. “We’re making a nighttime landing in Albuquerque, but we’re telling Newt we made it to the moon base.”

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10291 "2012-04-01T05:05:53Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.
7. “No, it’s okay, we have an understanding.”
8. “Find me something ridiculous to pretend outrage over. Anything’ll do as long as it mentions Obama.”
9. “I want to serve her with these divorce papers but she remains disgustingly healthy!”
10. “What I need is a new contract on Amer- … whoops, I mean Contract with America.”
11. “We’re making a nighttime landing in Albuquerque, but we’re telling Newt we made it to the moon base.”
12. “Run for President… check. Trade up to a better wife… check. Save Western Civilization… hmm. Guess I’ll put that in the ‘Making Progress’ column.”

[http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-02-27/politics/31103149\_1\_newt-gingrich-ronald-reagan-job](http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-02-27/politics/31103149_1_newt-gingrich-ronald-reagan-job)

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10292 "2012-04-01T06:17:56Z")

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Things overheard on Newt Gingrich’s campaign plane

1. “Who could I marry that would clinch the nomination for me?”
2. “Okay, I know the Vice Presidency and State Department are out. How about Treasury or Defense?..No, huh. Commerce? Veteran’s Affair?..Well, maybe an ambassadorship…Yes, I’ll take something below the equator…”
3. “The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!”
4. “So now that you’ve got the new heart, Dick, have you thought about coming out of retirement?”
5. “Let them eat fried chicken!”
6. “Shit, I was just trying to sell books and up my speaker fee, I had no idea I’d carry some states…”.
7. “No, it’s okay, we have an understanding.”
8. “Find me something ridiculous to pretend outrage over. Anything’ll do as long as it mentions Obama.”
9. “I want to serve her with these divorce papers but she remains disgustingly healthy!”
10. “What I need is a new contract on Amer- … whoops, I mean Contract with America.”
11. “We’re making a nighttime landing in Albuquerque, but we’re telling Newt we made it to the moon base.”
12. “Run for President… check. Trade up to a better wife… check. Save Western Civilization… hmm. Guess I’ll put that in the ‘Making Progress’ column.”
13. “As for the states that don’t support me, by Constitutional amendment each will supply two youths between the ages of 12 and 18, one male and one female, for a competition…”  
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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10293 "2012-04-01T07:16:01Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10294 "2012-04-01T13:42:30Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10295 "2012-04-01T14:43:13Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga
4. (Vintage) Madonna

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10296 "2012-04-01T15:51:42Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga
4. (Vintage) Madonna
5. George Clinton

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10297 "2012-04-01T18:54:37Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga
4. (Vintage) Madonna
5. George Clinton
6. Cher

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**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10298 "2012-04-01T19:47:47Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga
4. (Vintage) Madonna
5. George Clinton
6. Cher
7. David Bowie

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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:** [April 1, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10299 "2012-04-01T19:53:46Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga
4. (Vintage) Madonna
5. George Clinton
6. Cher
7. David Bowie
8. Freddie Mercury

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10300 "2012-04-01T20:01:18Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga
4. (Vintage) Madonna
5. George Clinton
6. Cher
7. David Bowie
8. Freddie Mercury
9. “Weird” Al Yankovic

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**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10301 "2012-04-01T22:52:29Z")

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Entertainers famous for over-the-top costumes

1. Liberace
2. Elton John
3. Lady Gaga
4. (Vintage) Madonna
5. George Clinton
6. Cher
7. David Bowie
8. Freddie Mercury
9. “Weird” Al Yankovic
10. Milton Berle

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