# 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\
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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:** [July 8, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11402 "2012-07-08T02:42:39Z")

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Favorite Line(s) from Blazing Saddles

1. That’s Hedley!
2. Oh, it’s twue. It’s twue. It’s twue, it’s twue!
3. Candygram for Mongo!
4. Hey, where the white women at?
5. As honorary chairman of the welcoming committee, it’s my privilege to present a laurel and hearty handshake to our new…
6. I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here, an no sidewindin’ bushwackin’, hornswagglin’ cracker croaker is gonna rouin me bishen cutter! … Not only was it authentic frontier gibberish, it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age.
7. Work work work work, hello boys, how are you?
8. Excuse me while I whip this out…
9. God darnit, Mr. Lamarr, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty whore.
10. Throw up your hands/Stick out your tush/Hands on your hips/Give 'em a push/You’ll be surprised, you’re doing the French mistake/Voila!
11. Well, Tex, is that a ten gallon hat in your lap or are you chust enjoying de show?
12. Oh, shit. Quicksand!
13. **One false move and the nigger gets it!** _Oh, lo’dy, lo’d, he’s desp’it! Do what he sayyyy, do what he sayyyy!_

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright

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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:** [July 8, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11403 "2012-07-08T02:45:27Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin

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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:** [July 8, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11404 "2012-07-08T02:55:44Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong

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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:** [July 8, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11405 "2012-07-08T07:46:20Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11406 "2012-07-08T12:45:18Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11407 "2012-07-08T13:08:56Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields

Anyone else have issues with ‘feigning’? 😃

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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:** [July 8, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11408 "2012-07-08T16:13:14Z")

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Yeah I almost qualified that-be it “feigned” or “genuine” you can go either way on that.

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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:** [July 8, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11409 "2012-07-08T20:36:04Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields
7. Andy Dick  
(Since you said _genuine_ was now allowed.)

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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:** [July 8, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11410 "2012-07-08T20:47:22Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields
7. Andy Dick
8. Doug Benson

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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:** [July 8, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11411 "2012-07-08T23:06:53Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields
7. Andy Dick
8. Doug Benson
9. Ke$ha

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**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11412 "2012-07-08T23:49:40Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields
7. Andy Dick
8. Doug Benson
9. Ke$ha
10. Ron White

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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:** [July 9, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11413 "2012-07-09T00:02:47Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields
7. Andy Dick
8. Doug Benson
9. Ke$ha
10. Ron White
11. Dick Wilson

Best remembered now as Mr. Whipple from Charmin Toilet Paper commercials, but before then he was best known as a recurring drunk on _Bewitched_ and other comedy shows.

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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:** [July 9, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11414 "2012-07-09T00:59:18Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields
7. Andy Dick
8. Doug Benson
9. Ke$ha
10. Ron White
11. Dick Wilson
12. Judy Garland

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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:** [July 9, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11415 "2012-07-09T06:26:15Z")

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Famous entertainers whose schtick mostly revolved around them feigning being drunk or stoned:

1. Steven Wright
2. Dean Martin
3. Cheech & Chong
4. Foster Brooks
5. Mitch Hedberg
6. W.C. Fields
7. Andy Dick
8. Doug Benson
9. Ke$ha
10. Ron White
11. Dick Wilson
12. Judy Garland
13. Angus T. Jones

This was the first year I ever watched _Two and a Half Men_ and I’m sure it was different when he was a kid, but the entire year he played stoned in every single scene.  
Next Up:

In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, the tower holding Big Ben is being officially christened The Elizabeth Tower. Pretend you are Parliament and rename some other sites and landmarks in her honor.

1. [ElizabethHenge](http://occupycorporatism.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stonehenge_-_England.jpg)  
The great thing is that if it ever collapses it could be called Betty Rubble.

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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:** [July 9, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11416 "2012-07-09T16:35:10Z")

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In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, the tower holding Big Ben is being officially christened The Elizabeth Tower. Pretend you are Parliament and rename some other sites and landmarks in her honor.

1. [ElizabethHenge](http://occupycorporatism.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stonehenge_-_England.jpg)
2. [Elizabledon](http://www.thesportsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/All-England-Lawn-Tennis-and-Croquet-Club.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11417 "2012-07-09T16:42:27Z")

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In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, the tower holding Big Ben is being officially christened The Elizabeth Tower. Pretend you are Parliament and rename some other sites and landmarks in her honor.

1. ElizabethHenge
2. Elizabledon
3. [Canadian Forces Base Borden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Borden)[sup]\*[/sup] –\> Queen Elizabeth Borden Force Base –\> Lizzy Borden Surgical Strike Base

[sup]\*The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force[/sup]

ETA: Was I right in assuming the Canadians still keep the Queen as some sort of monarch? Or is that Australia? Austria?

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**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:** [July 9, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11418 "2012-07-09T17:06:29Z")

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> [@Rhythmdvl](#):
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> ETA: Was I right in assuming the Canadians still keep the Queen as some sort of monarch? Or is that Australia? Austria?

Checks coins in pocket…yup.

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11419 "2012-07-09T18:27:01Z")

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In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, the tower holding Big Ben is being officially christened The Elizabeth Tower. Pretend you are Parliament and rename some other sites and landmarks in her honor.

1. ElizabethHenge
2. Elizabledon
3. Canadian Forces Base Borden\* --\> Queen Elizabeth Borden Force Base --\> Lizzy Borden Surgical Strike Base
4. Beth’s Boobs (A portion of the Old Course (at St Andrews) formerly known as the Himalayas)

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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:** [July 9, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11420 "2012-07-09T19:35:42Z")

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In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, the tower holding Big Ben is being officially christened The Elizabeth Tower. Pretend you are Parliament and rename some other sites and landmarks in her honor.

1. ElizabethHenge
2. Elizabledon
3. Canadian Forces Base Borden
4. Beth’s Boobs
5. Elizabeth, N.J.

Might take an Act of Congress, but hey, no extra stationery costs for city government.

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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:** [July 9, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11421 "2012-07-09T20:26:50Z")

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In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, the tower holding Big Ben is being officially christened The Elizabeth Tower. Pretend you are Parliament and rename some other sites and landmarks in her honor.

1. ElizabethHenge
2. Elizabledon
3. Canadian Forces Base Borden
4. Beth’s Boobs
5. Elizabeth, N.J.
6. Loch Bess, home of the Loch Bess Monster  
Only requires pasting the letter B over the N in old signs.

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