# 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:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15922 "2013-04-23T02:30:38Z")
Bands/artists you regret never seeing in concert
1. Elton John
2. KISS (I don’t really want to see them now, but I always wanted to as a teen)
3. The Rolling Stones - My brother got tickets for them in 1983 in Buffalo. I declined since, you know, they were over the hill!
4. Paul McCartney
5. Queen
6. Styx
7. Kansas
8. Alan Parsons Project
9. Rush
10. Michael Jackson
11. Elvis. I mean, he was already way over the hill by the time I started listening to music, but still… he was ELVIS!
12. Frank Sinatra
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### Author:  [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15923 "2013-04-23T02:42:27Z")
Bands/artists you regret never seeing in concert
1. Elton John
2. KISS (I don’t really want to see them now, but I always wanted to as a teen)
3. The Rolling Stones - My brother got tickets for them in 1983 in Buffalo. I declined since, you know, they were over the hill!
4. Paul McCartney
5. Queen
6. Styx
7. Kansas
8. Alan Parsons Project
9. Rush
10. Michael Jackson
11. Elvis. I mean, he was already way over the hill by the time I started listening to music, but still… he was ELVIS!
12. Frank Sinatra
13. Pink Floyd
Specifically, on the Dark Side of the Moon tour, but I was way to young.
Next Category:
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
SFC Schwartz
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### Author:  [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15924 "2013-04-23T03:01:32Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15925 "2013-04-23T03:05:39Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
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### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15926 "2013-04-23T04:45:43Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15927 "2013-04-23T11:01:14Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15928 "2013-04-23T12:07:24Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The Kennedy assassination - I was in 4th Grade in the break room and the TV news came on. Everyone was thunderstruck.
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15929 "2013-04-23T12:07:27Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15930 "2013-04-23T12:15:46Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
7. The John F. Kennedy assassination. I was in 4th Grade, in the Break Room. The TV news came on, and everyone was thunderstruck.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15931 "2013-04-23T14:19:05Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
7. The John F. Kennedy assassination. I was in 4th Grade, in the Break Room. The TV news came on, and everyone was thunderstruck.
8. The shooting of John Lennon (I was in an elevator at Columbia University when I heard about it).
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15932 "2013-04-23T14:39:08Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
7. The John F. Kennedy assassination. I was in 4th Grade, in the Break Room. The TV news came on, and everyone was thunderstruck.
8. The shooting of John Lennon (I was in an elevator at Columbia University when I heard about it).
9. President Nixon’s resignation speech, Aug. 8, 1974 - We were at a beach house with no TV or radio. My dad asked the entire family to join him in the car to listen, and told us, “Pay attention, kids - this is history. This is _important_.”
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### Author:  [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15933 "2013-04-23T16:23:35Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
7. The John F. Kennedy assassination. I was in 4th Grade, in the Break Room. The TV news came on, and everyone was thunderstruck.
8. The shooting of John Lennon (I was in an elevator at Columbia University when I heard about it).
9. President Nixon’s resignation speech, Aug. 8, 1974 - We were at a beach house with no TV or radio. My dad asked the entire family to join him in the car to listen, and told us, “Pay attention, kids - this is history. This is important.”
10. Japan earthquake and tsunami (11 Mar 2011) - I was at work on the night shift. CNN had a Japanese news helicopter showing live footage of the waves rolling in from half a world away.
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### Author:  [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15934 "2013-04-23T17:05:17Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
7. The John F. Kennedy assassination. I was in 4th Grade, in the Break Room. The TV news came on, and everyone was thunderstruck.
8. The shooting of John Lennon (I was in an elevator at Columbia University when I heard about it).
9. President Nixon’s resignation speech, Aug. 8, 1974 - We were at a beach house with no TV or radio. My dad asked the entire family to join him in the car to listen, and told us, “Pay attention, kids - this is history. This is important.”
10. Japan earthquake and tsunami (11 Mar 2011) - I was at work on the night shift. CNN had a Japanese news helicopter showing live footage of the waves rolling in from half a world away.
11. NYSE Stock Market Collapse following Lehman Bros Bankruptcy (15 Sept, 2008) - Realizing that I was screwed in my new job (selling ads on an internet newspaper nobody had ever heard of ([Topix.com](http://Topix.com))), but salivating over potential stock buying opportunities that were sure to open up over the next months/years.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15935 "2013-04-23T19:41:19Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
7. The John F. Kennedy assassination. I was in 4th Grade, in the Break Room. The TV news came on, and everyone was thunderstruck.
8. The shooting of John Lennon (I was in an elevator at Columbia University when I heard about it).
9. President Nixon’s resignation speech, Aug. 8, 1974 - We were at a beach house with no TV or radio. My dad asked the entire family to join him in the car to listen, and told us, “Pay attention, kids - this is history. This is important.”
10. Japan earthquake and tsunami (11 Mar 2011) - I was at work on the night shift. CNN had a Japanese news helicopter showing live footage of the waves rolling in from half a world away.
11. NYSE Stock Market Collapse following Lehman Bros Bankruptcy (15 Sept, 2008) - Realizing that I was screwed in my new job (selling ads on an internet newspaper nobody had ever heard of ([Topix.com](http://Topix.com))), but salivating over potential stock buying opportunities that were sure to open up over the next months/years.
12. The election of Pope John Paul II (I was a senior in high school, sitting in the school library; one of the Jesuit teachers walked into the library, and said to the nun who was our librarian, “How many Popes does it take to screw in a light bulb?”)
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### Author:  [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15936 "2013-04-23T19:58:40Z")
World Events you will never forget where you were.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger–I was in 12th Grade English Lit Class
2. 9/11 - Watching in the conference room at work. Sent everyone home at 11am.
3. The Berlin wall coming down. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought that possible.
4. The attempted Reagan assassination. I was in 11th grade French class.
5. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – I was on my way to the office. I told my boss there; she wasn’t aware it’d happened.
6. The first Moon landing - I was in summer camp. We all gathered in the Big Barn to watch on a little black & white TV.
7. The John F. Kennedy assassination. I was in 4th Grade, in the Break Room. The TV news came on, and everyone was thunderstruck.
8. The shooting of John Lennon (I was in an elevator at Columbia University when I heard about it).
9. President Nixon’s resignation speech, Aug. 8, 1974 - We were at a beach house with no TV or radio. My dad asked the entire family to join him in the car to listen, and told us, “Pay attention, kids - this is history. This is important.”
10. Japan earthquake and tsunami (11 Mar 2011) - I was at work on the night shift. CNN had a Japanese news helicopter showing live footage of the waves rolling in from half a world away.
11. NYSE Stock Market Collapse following Lehman Bros Bankruptcy (15 Sept, 2008) - Realizing that I was screwed in my new job (selling ads on an internet newspaper nobody had ever heard of ([Topix.com](http://Topix.com))), but salivating over potential stock buying opportunities that were sure to open up over the next months/years.
12. The election of Pope John Paul II (I was a senior in high school, sitting in the school library; one of the Jesuit teachers walked into the library, and said to the nun who was our librarian, “How many Popes does it take to screw in a light bulb?”)
13. The release of the Iranian hostages (I was a high school freshman walking down the hall when the principal announced it.)
New thread: Works in which villains are married to each other
Baron and Baronne Bharaputra, Mirror Dance by Lois McMcMaster Bujold
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15937 "2013-04-23T20:03:55Z")
New thread: Works in which villains are married to each other
1. Baron and Baronne Bharaputra, Mirror Dance by Lois McMcMaster Bujold
2. Lord and Lady Macbeth, by Shakespeare (Hey, they’re murderers!)
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15938 "2013-04-23T21:19:10Z")
New thread: Works in which villains are married to each other
1. Baron and Baronne Bharaputra, Mirror Dance by Lois McMcMaster Bujold
2. Lord and Lady Macbeth, by Shakespeare (Hey, they’re murderers!)
3. Agatha Christie’s \*\*\*Evil Under the Sun \*\*\*(the murderers are a married couple, Patrick & Christine Redfern)
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15939 "2013-04-24T00:23:40Z")
Works in which villains are married to each other
1. Baron and Baronne Bharaputra, Mirror Dance by Lois McMcMaster Bujold
2. Lord and Lady Macbeth, by Shakespeare (Hey, they’re murderers!)
3. Agatha Christie’s \*\*\*Evil Under the Sun \*\*\*(the murderers are a married couple, Patrick & Christine Redfern)
4. _The War of the Roses_
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15940 "2013-04-24T00:58:51Z")
Works in which villains are married to each other
1. Baron and Baronne Bharaputra, Mirror Dance by Lois McMcMaster Bujold
2. Lord and Lady Macbeth, by Shakespeare (Hey, they’re murderers!)
3. Agatha Christie’s Evil Under the Sun (the murderers are a married couple, Patrick & Christine Redfern)
4. The War of the Roses
5. _Les Miserables_, by Victor Hugo (M and Mme Thenardier)
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15941 "2013-04-24T01:00:41Z")
Works in which villains are married to each other
1. Baron and Baronne Bharaputra, Mirror Dance by Lois McMcMaster Bujold
2. Lord and Lady Macbeth, by Shakespeare (Hey, they’re murderers!)
3. Agatha Christie’s Evil Under the Sun (the murderers are a married couple, Patrick & Christine Redfern)
4. The War of the Roses
5. Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo (M and Mme Thenardier)
6. Hudson Hawk (Darwin & Minerva Mayflower)
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