# 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:** 654

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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:** [November 2, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13062 "2012-11-02T02:02:12Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13063 "2012-11-02T03:44:13Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”
6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13064 "2012-11-02T04:28:28Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”
6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”
7. “Why did he have to pick Ryan? I mean, Quayle? Cheney? Palin? RYAN???”

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13065 "2012-11-02T10:59:17Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”
6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”
7. “Why did he have to pick Ryan? I mean, Quayle? Cheney? Palin? RYAN???”
8. “Tell the truth, Mitt- how much do you pay Biden to keep saying such stupid shit on camera?”

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13066 "2012-11-02T14:27:15Z")

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[ecently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”
6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”
7. “Why did he have to pick Ryan? I mean, Quayle? Cheney? Palin? RYAN???”
8. “Tell the truth, Mitt- how much do you pay Biden to keep saying such stupid shit on camera?”
9. “Will you turn down the Rage Against the Machine, for Pete’s sake? I’m trying to rehearse my speech!!”

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13067 "2012-11-02T16:10:31Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”
6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”
7. “Why did he have to pick Ryan? I mean, Quayle? Cheney? Palin? RYAN???”
8. “Tell the truth, Mitt- how much do you pay Biden to keep saying such stupid shit on camera?”
9. “Will you turn down the Rage Against the Machine, for Pete’s sake? I’m trying to rehearse my speech!!”
10. “We can use another superstorm like Sandy, to distract Obama again.”

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13068 "2012-11-02T17:11:34Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”
6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”
7. “Why did he have to pick Ryan? I mean, Quayle? Cheney? Palin? RYAN???”
8. “Tell the truth, Mitt- how much do you pay Biden to keep saying such stupid shit on camera?”
9. “Will you turn down the Rage Against the Machine, for Pete’s sake? I’m trying to rehearse my speech!!”
10. “We can use another superstorm like Sandy, to distract Obama again.”
11. “Me? No… I’ve never seen his secret underwear. Have you?”

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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:** [November 2, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13069 "2012-11-02T18:08:12Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”
2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”
3. “He said what?”
4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”
5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”
6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”
7. “Why did he have to pick Ryan? I mean, Quayle? Cheney? Palin? RYAN???”
8. “Tell the truth, Mitt- how much do you pay Biden to keep saying such stupid shit on camera?”
9. “Will you turn down the Rage Against the Machine, for Pete’s sake? I’m trying to rehearse my speech!!”
10. “We can use another superstorm like Sandy, to distract Obama again.”
11. “Me? No… I’ve never seen his secret underwear. Have you?”
12. “What’s next? That traitor Christie giving Obama a blow job?”

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13070 "2012-11-02T20:28:25Z")

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Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ

1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.”

2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?”

3. “He said what?”

4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???”

5. “How can we blame SuperStorm Sandy on Obama?”

6. “For the last time, Ryan, I DON"T WANT TO READ THE GODDAMN FOUNTAINHEAD!!!”

7. “Why did he have to pick Ryan? I mean, Quayle? Cheney? Palin? RYAN???”

8. “Tell the truth, Mitt- how much do you pay Biden to keep saying such stupid shit on camera?”

9. “Will you turn down the Rage Against the Machine, for Pete’s sake? I’m trying to rehearse my speech!!”

10. “We can use another superstorm like Sandy, to distract Obama again.”

11. “Me? No… I’ve never seen his secret underwear. Have you?”

12. “What’s next? That traitor Christie giving Obama a blow job?”

13. “Hello, Barry? Hi, it’s Mitt. Say, you wouldn’t mind if Ann and her crew came over to the White House to start redecorating NOW, would you?”  
New Topic: People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

14. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _

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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:** [November 2, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13071 "2012-11-02T21:22:43Z")

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New Topic: People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13072 "2012-11-02T22:42:46Z")

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New Topic: People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, Women in Love

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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:** [November 2, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13073 "2012-11-02T23:30:10Z")

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New Topic: People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13074 "2012-11-03T00:28:06Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13075 "2012-11-03T02:13:18Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _
6. Jane Fonda, both _ **Klute** _ and _ **Coming Home** _

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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:** [November 3, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13076 "2012-11-03T04:26:37Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _
6. Jane Fonda, both _ **Klute** _ and _ **Coming Home** _
7. Holly Hunter, _ **The Piano** _

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13077 "2012-11-03T04:38:42Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _
6. Jane Fonda, both _ **Klute** _ and _ **Coming Home** _
7. Holly Hunter, _ **The Piano** _
8. Jon Voight, _ **Coming Home** _

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13078 "2012-11-03T05:06:16Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _
6. Jane Fonda, both _ **Klute** _ and _ **Coming Home** _
7. Holly Hunter, _ **The Piano** _
8. Jon Voight, _ **Coming Home** _
9. Gwyneth Paltrow, _ **Shakespeare in Love** _

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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:** [November 3, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13079 "2012-11-03T06:09:10Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _
6. Jane Fonda, both _ **Klute** _ and _ **Coming Home** _
7. Holly Hunter, _ **The Piano** _
8. Jon Voight, _ **Coming Home** _
9. Gwyneth Paltrow, _ **Shakespeare in Love** _
10. Charlize Theron, _ **Monster** _

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13080 "2012-11-03T13:36:40Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _
6. Jane Fonda, both _ **Klute** _ and _ **Coming Home** _
7. Holly Hunter, _ **The Piano** _
8. Jon Voight, _ **Coming Home** _
9. Gwyneth Paltrow, _ **Shakespeare in Love** _
10. Charlize Theron, _ **Monster** _
11. Jessica Lange, _ **Blue Sky** _

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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:** [November 3, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13081 "2012-11-03T17:32:53Z")

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People Who’ve Won Oscars for Roles in Which They Appeared Nude

1. Marlee Maitlin, _ **Children of a Lesser God** _
2. Halle Berry, _ **Monster’s Ball** _
3. Glenda Jackson, _ **Women in Love** _
4. Kate Winslet, _ **The Reader** _
5. Helen Hunt, _ **As Good as It Gets** _
6. Jane Fonda, both _ **Klute** _ and _ **Coming Home** _
7. Holly Hunter, _ **The Piano** _
8. Jon Voight, _ **Coming Home** _
9. Gwyneth Paltrow, _ **Shakespeare in Love** _
10. Charlize Theron, _ **Monster** _
11. Jessica Lange, _ **Blue Sky** _
12. Hilary Swank, _ **Boys Don’t Cry** _

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