# 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:** 757
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15122 "2013-03-26T14:41:22Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) 7. The incense cabinet is stocked with Jamaican ganja ---
**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 26, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15123 "2013-03-26T14:43:40Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) 7. The incense cabinet is stocked with Jamaican ganja 8. What?! The Pope can’t get a puppy? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15124 "2013-03-26T14:52:48Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) 7. The incense cabinet is stocked with Jamaican ganja 8. What?! The Pope can’t get a puppy? 9. That enormous porn collection “everybody says” the Vatican has? It doesn’t exist (dang!). ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15125 "2013-03-26T15:15:15Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) 7. The incense cabinet is stocked with Jamaican ganja 8. What?! The Pope can’t get a puppy? 9. That enormous porn collection “everybody says” the Vatican has? It doesn’t exist (dang!). 10. Resistance to suggestion regarding repainting the Sistine Chapel “in a more modern style, maybe some pastels? Also, we should open up the roof in here - it’s rather dark, isn’t it?” ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15126 "2013-03-26T15:19:49Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) 7. The incense cabinet is stocked with Jamaican ganja 8. What?! The Pope can’t get a puppy? 9. That enormous porn collection “everybody says” the Vatican has? It doesn’t exist (dang!). 10. Resistance to suggestion regarding repainting the Sistine Chapel “in a more modern style, maybe some pastels? Also, we should open up the roof in here - it’s rather dark, isn’t it?” 11. Benedict left Tom Lehrer’s _[The Vatican Rag](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhYqeGp_Do)_ playing on the stereo ---
**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 26, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15127 "2013-03-26T15:52:29Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) 7. The incense cabinet is stocked with Jamaican ganja 8. What?! The Pope can’t get a puppy? 9. That enormous porn collection “everybody says” the Vatican has? It doesn’t exist (dang!). 10. Resistance to suggestion regarding repainting the Sistine Chapel “in a more modern style, maybe some pastels? Also, we should open up the roof in here - it’s rather dark, isn’t it?” 11. Benedict left Tom Lehrer’s _[The Vatican Rag](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhYqeGp_Do)_ playing on the stereo 12. Rome is quite chilly in the mornings ---
**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 26, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15128 "2013-03-26T15:57:18Z")
Pope Francis’s biggest surprises since taking the job 1. Vatican City basic cable doesn’t include any porn 2. Papal garb is made in China 3. Ratzinger left a sixpack of beer in the fridge. It was a nice gesture. 4. The PopeMobile is very nice! 5. The food sucks 6. Holy Water is ordered in bulk online at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) 7. The incense cabinet is stocked with Jamaican ganja 8. What?! The Pope can’t get a puppy? 9. That enormous porn collection “everybody says” the Vatican has? It doesn’t exist (dang!). 10. Resistance to suggestion regarding repainting the Sistine Chapel “in a more modern style, maybe some pastels? Also, we should open up the roof in here - it’s rather dark, isn’t it?” 11. Benedict left Tom Lehrer’s The Vatican Rag playing on the stereo 12. Rome is quite chilly in the mornings 13. Wearing white all the time is actually kind of boring. Pass on starting the next round. ---
**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 26, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15129 "2013-03-26T16:54:46Z")
Next up – Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15130 "2013-03-26T17:33:28Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15131 "2013-03-26T17:39:11Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. Mary I ---
**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 26, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15132 "2013-03-26T18:19:40Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. Mary I 4. William Rufus Technically William II but I like thinking England had a redneck king. “Billy Rufus! Ya’ll come in off the porch. Yo pappy done died and ya’ll gonna be King.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15133 "2013-03-26T19:16:25Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. Mary I 4. William Rufus 5. Henry V Line edited out from Shakespeare play: “We’re going to fuck the Frenchie’s shit up, Falstaff!” ---
**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 26, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15134 "2013-03-26T19:30:01Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. Mary I 4. William Rufus 5. Henry V 6. Edward I ---
**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 26, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15135 "2013-03-26T20:22:53Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > THIS IS NOT A LIST > > Just FYI, we had a slight mistake on the previous list - for some reason, 2011’s entry by **SCAdian** was left out. The final, complete list is: > > Top yearly news stories since the year 2000 (in chronological order) > > 1. 2000: Disputed US Presidential election > 2. 2001: The 9-11 terrorist attacks > 3. 2002: Rescue of the trapped miners in Pennsylvania > 4. 2003: Explosion of space shuttle Columbia > 5. 2004: Passing of Ronald Reagan > 6. 2005: Hurricane Katrina > 7. 2006: North Korea Conducts Nuclear Testing > 8. 2007: “Surge” of U.S. troops in Iraq > 9. 2008: President-elect Barack Obama > 10. 2009: Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger lands passenger plane safely in Hudson River > 11. 2010: WikiLeaks publishes American diplomatic cables > 12. 2011: Osama Bin Laden killed > 13. 2012: Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State > 14. 2013: Cyprus Debt Bailout > > Looks like the baker miscounted this time and put an extra doughnut in the box. > > All right, glad to get that off my chest. 😉 I purposely only went from 2000-2012. I mean, 2013 is only three months old! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15136 "2013-03-26T20:32:05Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. “Bloody” Mary I 4. William Rufus 5. Henry V 6. Edward I 7. Richard (Coeur-de-Lion) I ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15137 "2013-03-26T20:32:51Z")
Yes, but when **Astorian** posted his #13 (2012), he dropped 2011 from the list, thereby giving his list 12 entries instead of 13. Then **echo7tango** posted what he thought was #13 using Astorian’s list, still with the missing 2011 entry. I just wanted to post the complete 14-entry list because… well, because I’m a completist. 😛 ---
**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:** [March 26, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15138 "2013-03-26T21:19:25Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. “Bloody” Mary I 4. William Rufus 5. Henry V 6. Edward I 7. Richard (Coeur-de-Lion) I 8. Henry II ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15139 "2013-03-26T21:27:40Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. “Bloody” Mary I 4. William Rufus 5. Henry V 6. Edward I 7. Richard (Coeur-de-Lion) I 8. Henry II 9. Ethelred the Unready ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15140 "2013-03-26T22:51:52Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. “Bloody” Mary I 4. William Rufus 5. Henry V 6. Edward I 7. Richard (Coeur-de-Lion) I 8. Henry II 9. Ethelred the Unready 10. Edgar the Peaceful ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15141 "2013-03-27T02:10:26Z")
Kings & Queens of England prior to the 1603 Union of the Crowns 1. Henry VIII 2. Edward III 3. “Bloody” Mary I 4. William Rufus 5. Henry V 6. Edward I 7. Richard (Coeur-de-Lion) I 8. Henry II 9. Ethelred the Unready 10. Edgar the Peaceful 11. Stephen (with occasional interruptions by the Empress Maud) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=756) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=758)