# 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:** 567
**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:** [June 28, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11322 "2012-06-28T01:57:42Z")
Classic silent comedies 1. The General 2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”) 3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin) 4. Safety Last 5. Modern Times 6. Silent Movie 7. The Gold Rush 8. The Freshman (Harold Lloyd) 9. Keystone Kops 10. [The Hayseed](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKgYtpXKKWs) (Fatty Arbuckle) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11323 "2012-06-28T20:04:53Z")
Classic silent comedies 1. The General 2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”) 3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin) 4. Safety Last 5. Modern Times 6. Silent Movie 7. The Gold Rush 8. The Freshman (Harold Lloyd) 9. Keystone Kops 10. The Hayseed (Fatty Arbuckle) 11. The Kid Brother (Harold Lloyd) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11324 "2012-06-28T23:22:27Z")
Classic silent comedies 1. The General 2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”) 3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin) 4. Safety Last 5. Modern Times 6. Silent Movie 7. The Gold Rush 8. The Freshman (Harold Lloyd) 9. Keystone Kops 10. The Hayseed (Fatty Arbuckle) 11. The Kid Brother (Harold Lloyd) 12. Big Business (Laurel & Hardy) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11325 "2012-06-29T02:15:27Z")
Classic silent comedies 1. The General 2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”) 3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin) 4. Safety Last 5. Modern Times 6. Silent Movie 7. The Gold Rush 8. The Freshman (Harold Lloyd) 9. Keystone Kops 10. The Hayseed (Fatty Arbuckle) 11. The Kid Brother (Harold Lloyd) 12. Big Business (Laurel & Hardy) 13. [Hands Up!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNZRSccynKA) In honor of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, this was one of the first (and only) early comedies to feature Lincoln (and Brigham Young) as a character. Starred the mostly forgotten (but very big at the time) Raymond Griffith, who when talkies came became one of Hollywood’s first in-demand script doctors. Next Up Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11326 "2012-06-29T02:40:02Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11327 "2012-06-29T02:55:40Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman ---
**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:** [June 29, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11328 "2012-06-29T03:14:59Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower The trick is there is no trick. They just learn how to shove a sword down their throat without injuring themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11329 "2012-06-29T03:20:48Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek Also no trick- just the willingness to eat live animals. ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11330 "2012-06-29T04:27:38Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11331 "2012-06-29T04:53:32Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) 7. Somebody with hypertrichosis Hypertrichosis is excessive hairiness, especially on the face. [Examples](http://hairtx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hypertrichosis-5-256x300.jpg) [past](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tOtwgtrMoAU/S2MzZPisoEI/AAAAAAAAAUs/0rfdvOJgItw/s400/3-1.jpg) [and](http://www.werewolves.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hypertrichosis.jpg) [present](http://hairtx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hypertrichosis-3-300x216.jpg). ---
**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:** [June 29, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11332 "2012-06-29T10:52:33Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) 7. Somebody with hypertrichosis 8. An extensively tattooed person ---
**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:** [June 29, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11333 "2012-06-29T12:31:05Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) 7. Somebody with hypertrichosis 8. An extensively tattooed person 9. Lobster boy (born with claw-shaped hands) ---
**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:** [June 29, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11334 "2012-06-29T15:35:41Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) 7. Somebody with hypertrichosis 8. An extensively tattooed person 9. Lobster boy (born with claw-shaped hands) 10. Albinos ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11335 "2012-06-29T19:55:24Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) 7. Somebody with hypertrichosis 8. An extensively tattooed person 9. Lobster boy (born with claw-shaped hands) 10. Albinos 11. The armless and-or legless Wonder Somebody missing arms/legs but capable of almost anything that anybody with them can do. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11336 "2012-06-29T20:12:18Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) 7. Somebody with hypertrichosis 8. An extensively tattooed person 9. Lobster boy (born with claw-shaped hands) 10. Albinos 11. The armless and-or legless Wonder 12. Seal Boy aka Stanley Berent (Born with short arms and flippers for hands) ---
**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:** [June 29, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11337 "2012-06-29T20:42:46Z")
Types of “freaks” and performers you might have seen in the golden age of sideshows 1. A bearded lady 2. Siamese Twins 3. A very tall (over 7’) man married to a very short (under 4’) woman 4. sword swallower 5. The Geek 6. An Elephant Man (eg. Joseph Merrick) 7. Somebody with hypertrichosis 8. An extensively tattooed person 9. Lobster boy (born with claw-shaped hands) 10. Albinos 11. The armless and-or legless Wonder 12. Seal Boy aka Stanley Berent (Born with short arms and flippers for hands) 13. “Pinheads” - people with Microcephaly I just picked a category so I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11338 "2012-06-30T02:49:06Z")
Thanks! Next category: Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11339 "2012-06-30T02:55:03Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11340 "2012-06-30T03:01:33Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - [Beach Blanket Babylon](http://www.beachblanketbabylon.com/) Of course, you could fill three lists with just San Francisco ---
**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:** [June 30, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11341 "2012-06-30T03:40:03Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=566) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=568)