# 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:** 96
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1901 "2010-11-01T20:29:37Z")
Celebrities who have survived cancer 1. Fran Drescher–ovarian cancer 2. Steve Jobs - pancreatic cancer 3. Lance Armstrong - testicular cancer 4. Betty Ford - breast cancer 5. Tom Green - testicular cancer 6. John McCain - skin cancer 7. Elizabeth Taylor - brain cancer ---
**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:** [November 1, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1902 "2010-11-01T21:10:54Z")
Celebrities who have survived cancer 1. Fran Drescher–ovarian cancer 2. Steve Jobs - pancreatic cancer 3. Lance Armstrong - testicular cancer 4. Betty Ford - breast cancer 5. Tom Green - testicular cancer 6. John McCain - skin cancer 7. Elizabeth Taylor - brain cancer 8. Melissa Etheridge - breast cancer ---
**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 1, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1903 "2010-11-01T21:12:03Z")
Celebrities who have survived cancer 1. Fran Drescher–ovarian cancer 2. Steve Jobs - pancreatic cancer 3. Lance Armstrong - testicular cancer 4. Betty Ford - breast cancer 5. Tom Green - testicular cancer 6. John McCain - skin cancer 7. Elizabeth Taylor - brain cancer 8. Melissa Etheridge - breast cancer 9. Sheryl Crow - breast cancer ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1904 "2010-11-02T04:07:01Z")
Celebrities who have survived cancer 1. Fran Drescher–ovarian cancer 2. Steve Jobs - pancreatic cancer 3. Lance Armstrong - testicular cancer 4. Betty Ford - breast cancer 5. Tom Green - testicular cancer 6. John McCain - skin cancer 7. Elizabeth Taylor - brain cancer 8. Melissa Etheridge - breast cancer 9. Sheryl Crow - breast cancer 10. Ronald Reagan - skin and colon cancer ---
**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, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1905 "2010-11-02T04:46:03Z")
Celebrities who have survived cancer 1. Fran Drescher–ovarian cancer 2. Steve Jobs - pancreatic cancer 3. Lance Armstrong - testicular cancer 4. Betty Ford - breast cancer 5. Tom Green - testicular cancer 6. John McCain - skin cancer 7. Elizabeth Taylor - brain cancer 8. Melissa Etheridge - breast cancer 9. Sheryl Crow - breast cancer 10. Ronald Reagan - skin and colon cancer 11. Christina Applegate - breast cancer ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1906 "2010-11-02T11:37:34Z")
Celebrities who have survived cancer 1. Fran Drescher–ovarian cancer 2. Steve Jobs - pancreatic cancer 3. Lance Armstrong - testicular cancer 4. Betty Ford - breast cancer 5. Tom Green - testicular cancer 6. John McCain - skin cancer 7. Elizabeth Taylor - brain cancer 8. Melissa Etheridge - breast cancer 9. Sheryl Crow - breast cancer 10. Ronald Reagan - skin and colon cancer 11. Christina Applegate - breast cancer 12. Suzanne Somers - breast cancer ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1907 "2010-11-02T11:43:34Z")
Celebrities who have survived cancer 1. Fran Drescher–ovarian cancer 2. Steve Jobs - pancreatic cancer 3. Lance Armstrong - testicular cancer 4. Betty Ford - breast cancer 5. Tom Green - testicular cancer 6. John McCain - skin cancer 7. Elizabeth Taylor - brain cancer 8. Melissa Etheridge - breast cancer 9. Sheryl Crow - breast cancer 10. Ronald Reagan - skin and colon cancer 11. Christina Applegate - breast cancer 12. Suzanne Somers - breast cancer 13. Kylie Minogue - breast cancer Next category: films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. Evita - Madonna ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1908 "2010-11-02T12:02:26Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1909 "2010-11-02T12:36:19Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1910 "2010-11-02T12:45:58Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1911 "2010-11-02T12:48:31Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross ---
**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, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1912 "2010-11-02T13:07:30Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1913 "2010-11-02T13:42:57Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson 7. “Cool as Ice”–Vanilla Ice ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1914 "2010-11-02T14:15:11Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson 7. “Cool as Ice”–Vanilla Ice 8. “Crossroads” - Britney Spears ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1915 "2010-11-02T14:17:18Z")
1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson 7. “Cool as Ice”–Vanilla Ice 8. “Crossroads” - Britney Spears 9. “Tea With Mussolini” - Cher ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1916 "2010-11-02T14:32:51Z")
1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson 7. “Cool as Ice”–Vanilla Ice 8. “Crossroads” - Britney Spears 9. “Tea With Mussolini” - Cher 10. “Yentl” Barbra Streisand ---
**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, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1917 "2010-11-02T14:36:09Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson 7. “Cool as Ice”–Vanilla Ice 8. “Crossroads” - Britney Spears 9. “Tea With Mussolini” - Cher 10. “Yentl” Barbra Streisand 11.“How I Won The War”–John Lennon (& Michael Crawford, long before his Phantom fame) ---
**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, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1918 "2010-11-02T15:08:27Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson 7. “Cool as Ice”–Vanilla Ice 8. “Crossroads” - Britney Spears 9. “Tea With Mussolini” - Cher 10. “Yentl” Barbra Streisand 11.“How I Won The War”–John Lennon (& Michael Crawford, long before his Phantom fame) 11. “The Man Who Fell to Earth” - David Bowie ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1919 "2010-11-02T15:10:09Z")
Films with a pop singer in a leading role 1. “Evita” - Madonna 2. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton John 3. “The Manchurian Candidate” - Frank Sinatra 4. “The Country Girl” - Bing Crosby 5. “Lady Sings the Blues” - Diana Ross 6. “Dreamgirls”–Jennifer Hudson 7. “Cool as Ice”–Vanilla Ice 8. “Crossroads” - Britney Spears 9. “Tea With Mussolini” - Cher 10. “Yentl” Barbra Streisand 11.“How I Won The War”–John Lennon (& Michael Crawford, long before his Phantom fame) 11. “The Man Who Fell to Earth” - David Bowie 12. “Purple Rain” - Prince Live Action Short Films 1. “The Crimson Permanent Assurance” (short feature before Monty Python’s Meaning of Life) Edited to add: feel free to link, but I can’t from work. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1920 "2010-11-02T15:26:23Z")
Live Action Short Films 1. “The Crimson Permanent Assurance” (short feature before Monty Python’s Meaning of Life): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX61PUZ3xkI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX61PUZ3xkI) 2. “FCU: Fact Checkers Unit” (a “CSI” spoof featuring Bill Murray): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPo9sCqza98](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPo9sCqza98) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=97)