# Baker’s Dozen III

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 221

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4401 "2024-02-21T17:32:12Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa

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**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:** [February 21, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4402 "2024-02-21T18:35:58Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4403 "2024-02-21T19:07:17Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4404 "2024-02-21T19:26:17Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4405 "2024-02-21T19:48:42Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan
7. Jacksonville, Florida

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4406 "2024-02-21T20:31:28Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. John Day, Oregon

Named after the river that runs through it. Oddly, there is another town and river with the same name, in the same state.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4407 "2024-02-21T21:52:59Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. John Day, Oregon
9. Jerusalem, Palestine

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4408 "2024-02-21T22:21:36Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. John Day, Oregon
9. Jerusalem, Palestine
10. Junction City, Kansas

So named because that’s where the Smoky Hill River meets the Republican River to form the Kansas River. Also the home of Fort Riley.

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4409 "2024-02-21T22:53:43Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. John Day, Oregon
9. Jerusalem, Palestine
10. Junction City, Kansas
11. Jupiter, Florida

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**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4410 "2024-02-22T00:38:44Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. John Day, Oregon
9. Jerusalem, Palestine
10. Junction City, Kansas
11. Jupiter, Florida
12. Jakarta, Indonesia

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4411 "2024-02-22T06:34:00Z")

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**Cities starting with J**

1. Juneau, Alaska
2. Jaipur, India
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Jamestown, Virginia
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. Jackson, Michigan
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. John Day, Oregon
9. Jerusalem, Palestine
10. Junction City, Kansas
11. Jupiter, Florida
12. Jakarta, Indonesia
13. Janesville, WI

Home of the Parker Pen Company _(founded 1888)_

**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI

The only city in Wisconsin with a Hawaiian name (ka-oo-ka-oo-na)

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4412 "2024-02-22T06:35:01Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario

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**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:** [February 22, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4413 "2024-02-22T06:50:11Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4414 "2024-02-22T07:11:35Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR
4. Knoxville, TN

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4415 "2024-02-22T07:42:55Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR
4. Knoxville, TN
5. Kansas City, MO

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4416 "2024-02-22T10:55:29Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR
4. Knoxville, TN
5. Kansas City, MO
6. Kingston, Jamaica

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**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4417 "2024-02-22T12:51:38Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR
4. Knoxville, TN
5. Kansas City, MO
6. Kingston, Jamaica
7. Kolkata, India

A city of 4.5m people whuch wouldn’t have made the list before 2001.

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4418 "2024-02-22T13:50:27Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR
4. Knoxville, TN
5. Kansas City, MO
6. Kingston, Jamaica
7. Kolkata, India
8. Kingsville, TX

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4419 "2024-02-22T13:55:24Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR
4. Knoxville, TN
5. Kansas City, MO
6. Kingston, Jamaica
7. Kolkata, India
8. Kingsville, TX
9. Kyiv, Ukraine

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4420 "2024-02-22T14:27:45Z")

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**Cities Starting with ‘K’**

1. Kaukauna, WI
2. Kingston, Ontario
3. Klamath Falls, OR
4. Knoxville, TN
5. Kansas City, MO
6. Kingston, Jamaica
7. Kolkata, India
8. Kingsville, TX
9. Kyiv, Ukraine
10. Kankakee, IL

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