# 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:** 733
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14642 "2013-03-09T16:04:50Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” 7. “What? No Former-Pope-Mobile?” 8. “I don’t care if it’s Sunday morning and he wants to got out for breakfast. Explain to him that Rome doesn’t have a Denny’s.” 9. “Alright! Now I’m ready for football season and can enjoy my Saints games on Sundays!” 10. “He wants to know what time he has to show up for the Early Bird Special.” ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14643 "2013-03-10T02:38:16Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” 7. “What? No Former-Pope-Mobile?” 8. “I don’t care if it’s Sunday morning and he wants to got out for breakfast. Explain to him that Rome doesn’t have a Denny’s.” 9. “Alright! Now I’m ready for football season and can enjoy my Saints games on Sundays!” 10. “He wants to know what time he has to show up for the Early Bird Special.” 11. “I don’t have the heart to tell him the Patriarch of Moscow just unFriended him.” ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14644 "2013-03-10T04:04:37Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” 7. “What? No Former-Pope-Mobile?” 8. “I don’t care if it’s Sunday morning and he wants to got out for breakfast. Explain to him that Rome doesn’t have a Denny’s.” 9. “Alright! Now I’m ready for football season and can enjoy my Saints games on Sundays!” 10. “He wants to know what time he has to show up for the Early Bird Special.” 11. “I don’t have the heart to tell him the Patriarch of Moscow just unFriended him.” 12. “Ex-Nazi. Ex-Pope. What do you think he’ll quit next?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14645 "2013-03-10T14:00:14Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” 7. “What? No Former-Pope-Mobile?” 8. “I don’t care if it’s Sunday morning and he wants to got out for breakfast. Explain to him that Rome doesn’t have a Denny’s.” 9. “Alright! Now I’m ready for football season and can enjoy my Saints games on Sundays!” 10. “He wants to know what time he has to show up for the Early Bird Special.” 11. “I don’t have the heart to tell him the Patriarch of Moscow just unFriended him.” 12. “Ex-Nazi. Ex-Pope. What do you think he’ll quit next?” Hijack: Joseph Ratzinger was NEVER a Nazi. As a kid, he HAD to join the Hitler Youth, as all German kids were required to. 13. “He actually drove the Popemobile for 30 miles with the left turn signal on!” New topic: Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 14. Yorktown (Cornwallis) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14646 "2013-03-10T14:46:53Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14647 "2013-03-10T15:07:38Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Hijack: Joseph Ratzinger was NEVER a Nazi. As a kid, he HAD to join the Hitler Youth, as all German kids were required to. 1. The Hitler Youth was a part of the Nazi Party. Joining the organization was mandatory for German boys. Ratzinger was a German boy and he did join. So that technically makes him a member of the Nazi Party, regardless of whether or not he joined willingly. And being as he quit, he technically is an ex-Nazi. 2. This is Baker’s Dozen. We have people making jokes about Ratzinger going to Denny’s and driving the pope-mobile. Is this really the place where we’re going to draw the line on historical accuracy? ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14648 "2013-03-10T15:09:05Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14649 "2013-03-10T17:19:41Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14650 "2013-03-10T17:25:20Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. El Alamein (Rommel) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14651 "2013-03-10T17:25:49Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14652 "2013-03-10T17:50:02Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14653 "2013-03-10T18:50:51Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) 7. The Bulge (Walter Model) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14654 "2013-03-10T18:57:20Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) 7. The Bulge (Walter Model) 8. San Jacinto (Santa Ana) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14655 "2013-03-10T19:04:35Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) 7. The Bulge (Walter Model) 8. San Jacinto (Santa Ana) 9. Alamo (William Travis, Jim Bowie) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14656 "2013-03-10T19:46:50Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) 7. The Bulge (Walter Model) 8. San Jacinto (Santa Ana) 9. Alamo (William Travis, Jim Bowie) 10. Second Battle of El Alamein (Rommel) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14657 "2013-03-10T20:05:29Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) 7. The Bulge (Walter Model) 8. San Jacinto (Santa Ana) 9. Alamo (William Travis, Jim Bowie) 10. Second Battle of El Alamein (Rommel) 11. Coral Sea (Inoue) ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14658 "2013-03-10T21:23:08Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) 7. The Bulge (Walter Model) 8. San Jacinto (Santa Ana) 9. Alamo (William Travis, Jim Bowie) 10. Second Battle of El Alamein (Rommel) 11. Coral Sea (Inoue) 12. Lutzen (Wallenstein) (but Wallenstein survived the battle while the opposing CIC, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, was killed in action) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14659 "2013-03-10T21:35:41Z")
Famous Battles, Along With the Losing General/Admiral 1. Yorktown (Cornwallis) 2. Little Big Horn (Custer) 3. Waterloo (Napoleon) 4. Gettysburg (Lee) 5. Midway (Yamamoto) 6. Trenton (Rall) 7. The Bulge (Walter Model) 8. San Jacinto (Santa Ana) 9. Alamo (William Travis, Jim Bowie) 10. Second Battle of El Alamein (Rommel) 11. Coral Sea (Inoue) 12. Lutzen (Wallenstein) 13. Fredericksburg (Burnside) Next category: Famous Battles, Along With the Winning General/Admiral 1. Princeton (Washington) No repeated battles from the previous category, please. ---
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Famous Battles, Along With the Winning General/Admiral No repeated battles from the previous category, please. 1. Princeton (Washington) 2. Battle of Balaclava - Charge of the Light Brigade (Pavel Liprandi) ---
**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:** [March 11, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14661 "2013-03-11T01:14:47Z")
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