# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **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:** 367
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7321 "2025-04-20T01:26:55Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. The Little Rock 9 3. The Central Park 5 4. Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner 5. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Donald (Deke) Slayton – collectively known as the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. 6. The Beatles 7. The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics The first US Olympic Basketball team to include professional NBA players on its roster. All have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame collectively as a team, and all but Christian Laettner (the sole collegiate athlete) as individuals. (Laettner is enshrined in the College Basketball Hall of Fame.) ---
**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:** [April 20, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7322 "2025-04-20T03:04:31Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. The Little Rock 9 3. The Central Park 5 4. Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner 5. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Donald (Deke) Slayton – collectively known as the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. 6. The Beatles 7. The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics 8. [EGOT winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT) ---
**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:** [April 20, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7323 "2025-04-20T18:45:16Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. The Little Rock 9 3. The Central Park 5 4. Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner 5. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Donald (Deke) Slayton – collectively known as the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. 6. The Beatles 7. The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics 8. [EGOT winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT) 9. Batman’s Rogues Gallery ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7324 "2025-04-21T01:49:00Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. The Little Rock 9 3. The Central Park 5 4. Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner 5. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Donald (Deke) Slayton – collectively known as the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. 6. The Beatles 7. The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics 8. [EGOT winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT) 9. Batman’s Rogues Gallery 10. [The Space Shuttle _Challenger_ crew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7325 "2025-04-21T01:58:46Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. The Little Rock 9 3. The Central Park 5 4. Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner 5. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Donald (Deke) Slayton – collectively known as the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. 6. The Beatles 7. The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics 8. [EGOT winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT) 9. Batman’s Rogues Gallery 10. [The Space Shuttle _Challenger_ crew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster) 11. The British royal family ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7326 "2025-04-21T03:50:05Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. The Little Rock 9 3. The Central Park 5 4. Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner 5. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Donald (Deke) Slayton – collectively known as the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. 6. The Beatles 7. The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics 8. [EGOT winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT) 9. Batman’s Rogues Gallery 10. [The Space Shuttle _Challenger_ crew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster) 11. The British royal family 12. The Birmingham 4 - Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair, and Carole Robertson; the four little girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963 ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7327 "2025-04-21T16:07:42Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. The Little Rock 9 3. The Central Park 5 4. Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner 5. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Donald (Deke) Slayton – collectively known as the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. 6. The Beatles 7. The Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics 8. [EGOT winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT) 9. Batman’s Rogues Gallery 10. [The Space Shuttle _Challenger_ crew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster) 11. The British royal family 12. The Birmingham 4 - Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair, and Carole Robertson; the four little girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963 13. The twelve Disciples of Jesus **People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7328 "2025-04-21T16:17:12Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7329 "2025-04-21T16:21:50Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7330 "2025-04-21T16:22:51Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7331 "2025-04-21T16:39:38Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7332 "2025-04-21T17:53:14Z")
Heh. I remember _The New York Times_ used to refer to Meat Loaf on second reference as “Mr. Loaf.” **People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7333 "2025-04-21T17:53:46Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger 7. Kevin Bacon ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7334 "2025-04-21T17:55:32Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger 7. Kevin Bacon 8. O.J. Simpson ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7335 "2025-04-21T18:08:10Z")
**Famous groups of people** 1. The Chicago 7 2. [The Birmingham Six](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six) ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7336 "2025-04-21T19:16:41Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger 7. Kevin Bacon 8. O.J. Simpson 9. Heather Graham ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7337 "2025-04-21T20:08:28Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger 7. Kevin Bacon 8. O.J. Simpson 9. Heather Graham 10. Allison Brie ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7338 "2025-04-21T20:39:37Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger 7. Kevin Bacon 8. O.J. Simpson 9. Heather Graham 10. Allison Brie 11. Ginger Rogers ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7339 "2025-04-21T20:49:40Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger 7. Kevin Bacon 8. O.J. Simpson 9. Heather Graham 10. Allison Brie 11. Ginger Rogers 12. [Felix Frankfurter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Frankfurter) ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7340 "2025-04-21T20:56:36Z")
**People whose names include food** 1. Meat Loaf 2. Jerry Rice 3. Fiona Apple 4. Harvey Milk 5. Darryl Strawberry 6. Warren Burger 7. Kevin Bacon 8. O.J. Simpson 9. Heather Graham 10. Allison Brie 11. Ginger Rogers 12. [Felix Frankfurter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Frankfurter) 13. Bun E. Carlos Drummer, Cheap Trick, and pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=368)