# 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:** 531
**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 23, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10602 "2012-04-23T16:26:44Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing 7. “The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that” - The Big Lebowski 8. “Let NOMAN put asunder.” - Intolerable Cruelty ---
**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 23, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10603 "2012-04-23T17:55:51Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing 7. “The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that” - The Big Lebowski 8. “Let NOMAN put asunder.” - Intolerable Cruelty 9. “It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.” - True Grit ---
**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 23, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10604 "2012-04-23T19:37:45Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing 7. “The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that” - The Big Lebowski 8. “Let NOMAN put asunder.” - Intolerable Cruelty 9. “It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.” - True Grit 10. “I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!” - True Grit That line was in the original John Wayne version, too - love it! ---
**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:** [April 23, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10605 "2012-04-23T20:07:56Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing 7. “The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that” - The Big Lebowski 8. “Let NOMAN put asunder.” - Intolerable Cruelty 9. “It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.” - True Grit 10. “I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!” - True Grit 11. “It’s a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.” - O Brother, Where Art Thou ---
**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 23, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10606 "2012-04-23T20:15:19Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing 7. “The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that” - The Big Lebowski 8. “Let NOMAN put asunder.” - Intolerable Cruelty 9. “It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.” - True Grit 10. “I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!” - True Grit 11. “It’s a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.” - O Brother, Where Art Thou 12. “This was supposed to be a no-rough-stuff-type deal!” - Fargo ---
**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:** [April 23, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10607 "2012-04-23T20:39:43Z")
Favorite lines of Coen Bros. dialogue, and from which movie 1. “This will not stand, man!” - The Big Lebowski 2. “Appearances can be…deceptive.” - Burn After Reading 3. “You know … for kids!” - Hudsucker Proxy 4. “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.” - Raising Arizona 5. “He’s bonafide!” - O Brother Where Art Thou 6. “If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it’s gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two.” - Miller’s Crossing 7. “The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that” - The Big Lebowski 8. “Let NOMAN put asunder.” - Intolerable Cruelty 9. “It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.” - True Grit 10. “I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!” - True Grit 11. “It’s a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.” - O Brother, Where Art Thou 12. “This was supposed to be a no-rough-stuff-type deal!” - Fargo 13. “Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not “Mr. Lebowski”. You’re Mr. Lebowski. I’m the Dude. So that’s what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.” - The Big Lebowski Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10608 "2012-04-23T20:57:13Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10609 "2012-04-23T22:45:56Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents ---
**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:** [April 24, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10610 "2012-04-24T00:39:37Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) ---
**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 24, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10611 "2012-04-24T01:00:41Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > 1. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) And the senior George was the son of Senator Prescott Bush ---
**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 24, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10612 "2012-04-24T01:01:44Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers ---
**Author:** ![Age\_Quod\_Agis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@Age\_Quod\_Agis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Age_Quod_Agis)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10613 "2012-04-24T01:29:26Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers 6. Frank Murkowski - US Senator; Lisa Murkowski - US Senator appointed by her father to succeed him ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10614 "2012-04-24T01:33:49Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers 6. Frank Murkowski - US Senator; Lisa Murkowski - US Senator appointed by her father to succeed him 7. Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier/dictators of Haiti ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10615 "2012-04-24T02:37:07Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers 6. Frank Murkowski - US Senator; Lisa Murkowski - US Senator appointed by her father to succeed him 7. Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier/dictators of Haiti 8. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - US Ambassador,John F. Kennedy - POTUS, Robert Kennedy - US States Attorney and Senator, Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy - US Senator, Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith - US Ambassador,Joseph Patrick Kennedy II - U.S. Representative, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II - U.S. Representative. ---
**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 24, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10616 "2012-04-24T03:05:57Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers 6. Frank Murkowski - US Senator; Lisa Murkowski - US Senator appointed by her father to succeed him 7. Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier/dictators of Haiti 8. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - US Ambassador,John F. Kennedy - POTUS, Robert Kennedy - US States Attorney and Senator, Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy - US Senator, Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith - US Ambassador,Joseph Patrick Kennedy II - U.S. Representative, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II - U.S. Representative. 9. Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley – mayors of Chicago ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10617 "2012-04-24T03:54:38Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers 6. Frank Murkowski - US Senator; Lisa Murkowski - US Senator appointed by her father to succeed him 7. Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier/dictators of Haiti 8. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - US Ambassador,John F. Kennedy - POTUS, Robert Kennedy - US States Attorney and Senator, Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy - US Senator, Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith - US Ambassador,Joseph Patrick Kennedy II - U.S. Representative, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II - U.S. Representative. 9. Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley – mayors of Chicago 10. Fidel Castro and Raul Castro- Los Pollos Hermanos of Cuba \*Pollos Hermanos is a BREAKING BAD reference ---
**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 24, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10618 "2012-04-24T04:09:15Z")
Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers 6. Frank Murkowski - US Senator; Lisa Murkowski - US Senator appointed by her father to succeed him 7. Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier/dictators of Haiti 8. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - US Ambassador,John F. Kennedy - POTUS, Robert Kennedy - US States Attorney and Senator, Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy - US Senator, Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith - US Ambassador,Joseph Patrick Kennedy II - U.S. Representative, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II - U.S. Representative. 9. Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley – mayors of Chicago 10. Fidel Castro and Raul Castro- Los Pollos Hermanos of Cuba 11. Robert La Follette Sr (Governor and Senator), Robert La Follette Jr (Senator), Philip La Follette (Governor) - Wisconsin political family ---
**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 24, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10619 "2012-04-24T04:19:08Z")
I think there’s often a difference between “nepotism” and “dynasty,” but whatevs. Nepotism in Politics 1. Albert Gore, Sr - US Senator; Albert Gore, Jr - Vice President 2. Kim: Il-sung, Jong-il, Jong-un – North Koreastan 3. John Quincy Adams/John Adams-- 2nd and 6th U.S. presidents 4. George HW Bush and George W Bush (41st and 43rd U.S. Presidents) 5. William Pitt “the Elder”/William Pitt “the Younger” - British Prime Ministers 6. Frank Murkowski - US Senator; Lisa Murkowski - US Senator appointed by her father to succeed him 7. Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier/dictators of Haiti 8. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - US Ambassador,John F. Kennedy - POTUS, Robert Kennedy - US States Attorney and Senator, Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy - US Senator, Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith - US Ambassador,Joseph Patrick Kennedy II - U.S. Representative, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II - U.S. Representative. 9. Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley – mayors of Chicago 10. Fidel Castro and Raul Castro- Los Pollos Hermanos of Cuba 11. Robert La Follette Sr (Governor and Senator), Robert La Follette Jr (Senator), Philip La Follette (Governor) - Wisconsin political family 12. John Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, and his daughter Kathy Sebelius, Governor of Kansas and now Secretary of Health and Human Services. The first father/daughter pair of governors in U.S. history. I’ll pass on starting the next category. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10620 "2012-04-24T04:22:47Z")
Foods that many many people eat that you never ever want to try: 1. Lutefisk ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10621 "2012-04-24T04:29:59Z")
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