# 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:** 82
**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:** [October 20, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1621 "2010-10-20T20:40:51Z")
Movies with lesbian characters (main or supporting) 1. The Private lives of Pippa Lee 2. The Children’s Hour 3. Heavenly Creatures 4. Personal Best 5. Tipping the Velvet 6. Watchmen 7. Lianna 8. Saving Face 9. Chasing Amy 10. The Gymnast 11. Silkwood 12. But I’m A Cheerleader ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1622 "2010-10-20T20:42:46Z")
Movies with lesbian characters (main or supporting) 1. The Private lives of Pippa Lee 2. The Children’s Hour 3. Heavenly Creatures 4. Personal Best 5. Tipping the Velvet 6. Watchmen 7. Lianna 8. Saving Face 9. Chasing Amy 10. The Gymnast 11. Silkwood 12. But I’m A Cheerleader 13. Monster New Category: Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1623 "2010-10-20T20:55:29Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s _Calvin and Hobbes_ comic strip ---
**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:** [October 20, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1624 "2010-10-20T21:03:06Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1625 "2010-10-20T21:07:52Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from _Beavis and Butt-head_ ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1626 "2010-10-20T21:19:32Z")
Fictional games/sports and their sources 1. Escape from Cthulhu-What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball-Calvin and Hobbes (comics) 3. Baseketball-Baseketball (movie) 4. Frog Baseball-Beavis and Butt-head (TV show/movie) 5. Quiddich-Harry Potter (books/movies) ---
**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:** [October 20, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1627 "2010-10-20T22:35:00Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1628 "2010-10-20T23:04:54Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. 7. Rollerball from a short story published in Esquire magazine (seriously) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1629 "2010-10-20T23:24:38Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. 7. Rollerball from a short story published in Esquire magazine (seriously) 8. Dejarik - Holochess game played on Millenium Falcon in Star Wars IV: A New Hope ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1630 "2010-10-20T23:36:04Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. 7. Rollerball from a short story published in Esquire magazine (seriously) 8. Dejarik - Holochess game played on Millenium Falcon in Star Wars IV: A New Hope 9. Dabo - Casino game originated in _Star Trek, DS9_ ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1631 "2010-10-21T00:15:56Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. 7. Rollerball from a short story published in Esquire magazine (seriously) 8. Dejarik - Holochess game played on Millenium Falcon in Star Wars IV: A New Hope 9. Dabo - Casino game originated in Star Trek, DS9 10. Pyramid - Battlestar Galactica ---
**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:** [October 21, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1632 "2010-10-21T00:50:37Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. 7. Rollerball from a short story published in Esquire magazine (seriously) 8. Dejarik - Holochess game played on Millenium Falcon in Star Wars IV: A New Hope 9. Dabo - Casino game originated in Star Trek, DS9 10. Pyramid - Battlestar Galactica 11. Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence - Ren and Stimpy ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1633 "2010-10-21T01:03:34Z")
**Mod Note** : **Etv78** , please refrain from editing the list in the middle of a sequence, thank you. - Gukumatz, Game Room Moderator > [@etv78](#): > > Fictional games/sports and their sources > > 1. Escape from Cthulhu-What’s New! by Phil Foglio > 2. Calvinball-Calvin and Hobbes (comics) > 3. Baseketball-Baseketball (movie) > 4. Frog Baseball-Beavis and Butt-head (TV show/movie) > 5. Quiddich-Harry Potter (books/movies) ---
**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:** [October 21, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1634 "2010-10-21T02:18:07Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. 7. Rollerball from a short story published in Esquire magazine (seriously) 8. Dejarik - Holochess game played on Millenium Falcon in Star Wars IV: A New Hope 9. Dabo - Casino game originated in Star Trek, DS9 10. Pyramid - Battlestar Galactica 11. Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence - Ren and Stimpy 12. Parrises Squares, Star Trek: The Next Generation ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1635 "2010-10-21T02:25:12Z")
Fictional games or sports and their source. 1. Escape From Cthulhu, from What’s New! by Phil Foglio 2. Calvinball, from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 3. Baseketball, from the movie of the same name. 4. Frog baseball, from Beavis and Butt-head 5. Quiddich - Harry Potter (books, movies) 6. 43-man Squamish, fictional college sport from Mad Magazine. 7. Rollerball from a short story published in Esquire magazine (seriously) 8. Dejarik - Holochess game played on Millenium Falcon in Star Wars IV: A New Hope 9. Dabo - Casino game originated in Star Trek, DS9 10. Pyramid - Battlestar Galactica 11. Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence - Ren and Stimpy 12. Parrises Squares, Star Trek: The Next Generation 13. 3-Dimensional Chess, Star Trek TOG Next: Animal Deities 1. Ganesha - Hindu elephant god ---
**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:** [October 21, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1636 "2010-10-21T03:07:37Z")
Next: Animal Deities 1. Ganesha - Hindu elephant god 2. [Anubis](http://www.linsdomain.com/gods&goddesses/anubis.htm) - Egyptian god of the dead I’m predicting this will be a tough one ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1637 "2010-10-21T03:17:08Z")
1. Ganesha - Hindu elephant god 2. Anubis - Egyptian god of the dead 3. Coyote the Trickster - Deity of various Native American tribes ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1638 "2010-10-21T12:47:18Z")
1. Ganesha - Hindu elephant god 2. Anubis - Egyptian god of the dead 3. Coyote the Trickster - Deity of various Native American tribes 4. Apis - Egyptian Bull Deity ---
**Author:** ![EristicKallistic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@EristicKallistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EristicKallistic)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1639 "2010-10-21T13:31:33Z")
It will either be really hard or really repetitive (we could pretty easily do an all-Egypt list, I’d guess) 1. Ganesha - Hindu elephant god 2. Anubis - Egyptian god of the dead 3. Coyote the Trickster - Deity of various Native American tribes 4. Apis - Egyptian Bull Deity 5. Pan - Greek god of shepherds, flocks and other stuff; half-goat ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1640 "2010-10-21T15:41:05Z")
1. Ganesha - Hindu elephant god 2. Anubis - Egyptian god of the dead 3. Coyote the Trickster - Deity of various Native American tribes 4. Apis - Egyptian Bull Deity 5. Pan - Greek god of shepherds, flocks and other stuff; half-goat 6. Quetzlcoatl - Mesoamerican feathered serpent deity Gee, I thought I picked an easy list; I know of over a dozen that aren’t all Egyptian [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=81) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=83)