# 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:** 53
**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:** [September 24, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1041 "2010-09-24T15:26:30Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s [pin-up](http://stamp-search.com/images/kyr0110women9greats.jpg) [stamps](http://stamp-search.com/images/kyr0110sexy6girls.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![EristicKallistic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@EristicKallistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EristicKallistic)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1042 "2010-09-24T20:36:00Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. [The Muppets!](http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_046.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1043 "2010-09-25T02:40:51Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. The Muppets! 7. [Canada’s 1898 Christmas stamp](http://www.mapstamp.org/about.html) highlighting the British Empire’s far-flung realms ---
**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:** [September 25, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1044 "2010-09-25T03:00:25Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. The Muppets! 7. Canada’s 1898 Christmas stamp highlighting the British Empire’s far-flung realms 8. [New Zealand’s _Lord of the Rings_ stamps](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7s9GUTM-oY/TCf_aSk65pI/AAAAAAAARZo/ulPrEF6SVVA/s1600/new+zealand+LOTR.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1045 "2010-09-25T04:25:09Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. The Muppets! 7. Canada’s 1898 Christmas stamp highlighting the British Empire’s far-flung realms 8. [New Zealand’s _Lord of the Rings_ stamps](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7s9GUTM-oY/TCf_aSk65pI/AAAAAAAARZo/ulPrEF6SVVA/s1600/new+zealand+LOTR.jpg) 9. Canada’s [lenticular stamps](http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=15336&p=578053) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1046 "2010-09-25T13:49:55Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. The Muppets! 7. Canada’s 1898 Christmas stamp highlighting the British Empire’s far-flung realms 8. New Zealand’s Lord of the Rings stamps 9. Canada’s lenticular stamps 10. [CATS](http://www.virtualstampclub.com/images/80cats.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1047 "2010-09-25T15:31:10Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. The Muppets! 7. Canada’s 1898 Christmas stamp highlighting the British Empire’s far-flung realms 8. New Zealand’s Lord of the Rings stamps 9. Canada’s lenticular stamps 10. [CATS](http://www.virtualstampclub.com/images/80cats.jpg) 11. Sweden’s 1855 [Tre Skilling Banco yellow](http://collectibles.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/gul_tre_skilling_banco.jpg) - the most expensive stamp ever sold at $2,300,000 ---
**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:** [September 26, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1048 "2010-09-26T01:48:57Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. The Muppets! 7. Canada’s 1898 Christmas stamp highlighting the British Empire’s far-flung realms 8. New Zealand’s Lord of the Rings stamps 9. Canada’s lenticular stamps 10. CATS 11. Sweden’s 1855 Tre Skilling Banco yellow - the most expensive stamp ever sold at $2,300,000 12. [The 1978 Viking Lander stamp](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7f/Viking_Mission_Mars3_1978_Issue-15c.jpg/260px-Viking_Mission_Mars3_1978_Issue-15c.jpg), with artwork by Robert McCall - a simple but elegant design, and one of the first stamps I ever collected. More on McCall: [http://www.mccallstudios.com/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=69](http://www.mccallstudios.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=69) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1049 "2010-09-26T03:21:10Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. Nicaragua volcano depiction causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. John Candy - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic Inverted Jenny. 4. Can’t go wrong with The Simpsons 5. Kyrgyzstan’s pin-up stamps. 6. The Muppets! 7. Canada’s 1898 Christmas stamp highlighting the British Empire’s far-flung realms 8. New Zealand’s Lord of the Rings stamps 9. Canada’s lenticular stamps 10. CATS 11. Sweden’s 1855 Tre Skilling Banco yellow - the most expensive stamp ever sold at $2,300,000 12. The 1978 Viking Lander stamp, with artwork by Robert McCall - a simple but elegant design, and one of the first stamps I ever collected. 13. [Bhutan stamps](http://www.wfmu.org/MACrec/allbhut.html) which are playable records Since I started this category, I’ll let the next poster select the new topic. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1050 "2010-09-26T03:53:10Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Since I started this category, I’ll let the next poster select the new topic. Thank you. Here’s one. Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America ---
**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:** [September 26, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1051 "2010-09-26T13:18:57Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man ---
**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:** [September 26, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1052 "2010-09-26T16:11:53Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch ---
**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:** [September 26, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1053 "2010-09-26T16:14:13Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1054 "2010-09-27T01:20:47Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor 5. Black Widow ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1055 "2010-09-27T01:29:29Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor 5. Black Widow 6. Wasp ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1056 "2010-09-27T02:13:40Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor 5. Black Widow 6. Wasp 7. Hawkeye ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1057 "2010-09-27T02:49:06Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor 5. Black Widow 6. Wasp 7. Hawkeye 8. Ms Marvel ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1058 "2010-09-27T11:14:21Z")
1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor 5. Black Widow 6. Wasp 7. Hawkeye 8. Ms Marvel 9. The Hulk ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1059 "2010-09-27T13:32:49Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor 5. Black Widow 6. Wasp 7. Hawkeye 8. Ms Marvel 9. The Hulk 10. Maria Hill ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1060 "2010-09-27T18:37:03Z")
Members of the Avengers (Marvel Comics) 1. Captain America 2. Iron Man 3. The Scarlet Witch 4. Thor 5. Black Widow 6. Wasp 7. Hawkeye 8. Ms Marvel 9. The Hulk 10. Maria Hill 11. Henry Pym aka Hank Pym aka Ant-Man aka Giant Man aka Goliath aka Yellowjacket aka Wasp aka Scientist Supreme [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=54)