# 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:** 382
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7621 "2025-05-31T17:44:12Z")
**Women of the Bible** 1. Mary, mother of Jesus 2. Esther, Jewish maiden who becomes queen of Persia 3. Hannah, mother of Samuel 4. Cain’s unnamed wife 5. Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau 6. Pharaoh’s unnamed daughter, who adopts the infant Moses 7. Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph 8. Jael, wife of Heber, who saved her tribe by stabbing Sisera in the ear with a tent peg, killing him ---
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7622 "2025-05-31T17:59:30Z")
**Women of the Bible** 1. Mary, mother of Jesus 2. Esther, Jewish maiden who becomes queen of Persia 3. Hannah, mother of Samuel 4. Cain’s unnamed wife 5. Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau 6. Pharaoh’s unnamed daughter, who adopts the infant Moses 7. Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph 8. Jael, wife of Heber, who saved her tribe by stabbing Sisera in the ear with a tent peg, killing him 9. Eve, who started it all ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7623 "2025-05-31T18:21:21Z")
**Women of the Bible** 1. Mary, mother of Jesus 2. Esther, Jewish maiden who becomes queen of Persia 3. Hannah, mother of Samuel 4. Cain’s unnamed wife 5. Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau 6. Pharaoh’s unnamed daughter, who adopts the infant Moses 7. Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph 8. Jael, wife of Heber, who saved her tribe by stabbing Sisera in the ear with a tent peg, killing him 9. Eve, who started it all 10. Ruth, a Moabite woman who commits herself to the Israelite people and becomes David’s great-grandmother ---
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7624 "2025-05-31T18:40:05Z")
**Women of the Bible** 1. Mary, mother of Jesus 2. Esther, Jewish maiden who becomes queen of Persia 3. Hannah, mother of Samuel 4. Cain’s unnamed wife 5. Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau 6. Pharaoh’s unnamed daughter, who adopts the infant Moses 7. Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph 8. Jael, wife of Heber, who saved her tribe by stabbing Sisera in the ear with a tent peg, killing him 9. Eve, who started it all 10. Ruth, a Moabite woman who commits herself to the Israelite people and becomes David’s great-grandmother 11. Jezebel, evil queen, defenestrated, corpse eaten by dogs ---
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7625 "2025-05-31T18:47:26Z")
**Women of the Bible** 1. Mary, mother of Jesus 2. Esther, Jewish maiden who becomes queen of Persia 3. Hannah, mother of Samuel 4. Cain’s unnamed wife 5. Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau 6. Pharaoh’s unnamed daughter, who adopts the infant Moses 7. Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph 8. Jael, wife of Heber, who saved her tribe by stabbing Sisera in the ear with a tent peg, killing him 9. Eve, who started it all 10. Ruth, a Moabite woman who commits herself to the Israelite people and becomes David’s great-grandmother 11. Jezebel, evil queen, defenestrated, corpse eaten by dogs 12. The unnamed Samaritan woman at the well who has an encounter with Jesus ---
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7626 "2025-05-31T19:18:16Z")
**Women of the Bible** 1. Mary, mother of Jesus 2. Esther, Jewish maiden who becomes queen of Persia 3. Hannah, mother of Samuel 4. Cain’s unnamed wife 5. Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau 6. Pharaoh’s unnamed daughter, who adopts the infant Moses 7. Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph 8. Jael, wife of Heber, who saved her tribe by stabbing Sisera in the ear with a tent peg, killing him 9. Eve, who started it all 10. Ruth, a Moabite woman who commits herself to the Israelite people and becomes David’s great-grandmother 11. Jezebel, evil queen, defenestrated, corpse eaten by dogs 12. The unnamed Samaritan woman at the well who has an encounter with Jesus 13. Rahab the Harlot – played a key role in the Israelite’s conquest of Jericho by assisting Joshua’s spies. Interestingly enough, her name appears in the genealogy of Jesus _(in the gospel of Matthew)_, and she is considered an ancestor of Jesus despite her profession as a harlot. **Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7627 "2025-05-31T21:32:14Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom One of the saddest characters in the series. I wish we’d had a glimpse of her as a brave Auror before she and Neville’s dad were tortured ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7628 "2025-06-01T04:16:20Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg A Squib and member of the Order of the Phoenix, she was Harry’s babysitter while he lived with the Dursleys, and charged by Dumbledore to keep an eye on him. She reveals herself when she helps Harry and Dudley following an attack by Dementors. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7629 "2025-06-01T04:30:54Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy Draco’s less-than-pleasant mum. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7630 "2025-06-01T14:46:36Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny The loopy Divinations professor ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7631 "2025-06-02T00:48:57Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta Runs The Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7632 "2025-06-02T00:58:09Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta 7. Professor Minerva McGonagall ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7633 "2025-06-02T01:07:21Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta 7. Professor Minerva McGonagall 8. Molly Weasley ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7634 "2025-06-02T01:14:32Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta 7. Professor Minerva McGonagall 8. Molly Weasley 9. Mafalda Hopkirk Impersonated by Hermione when the trio infiltrated the Ministry of Magic ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7635 "2025-06-02T09:48:50Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta 7. Professor Minerva McGonagall 8. Molly Weasley 9. Mafalda Hopkirk 10. Nymphadora Tonks ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7636 "2025-06-02T13:50:29Z")
[quote=“Gr8Kat, post:7635, topic:970093, full:true”] **Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta 7. Professor Minerva McGonagall 8. Molly Weasley 9. Mafalda Hopkirk 10. Nymphadora Tonks 11. Madam Rolanda Hooch flying instructor and Quidditch referee _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7637 "2025-06-02T14:59:57Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta 7. Professor Minerva McGonagall 8. Molly Weasley 9. Mafalda Hopkirk 10. Nymphadora Tonks 11. Madam Rolanda Hooch 12. Bellatrix Lestrange ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7638 "2025-06-02T16:34:29Z")
**Women of Harry Potter** – women over the age of 18, so no schoolmates like Hermione, Luna, or the Patil twins 1. Petunia Dursley 2. Alice Longbottom 3. Arabella Figg 4. Narcissa Malfoy 5. Sybill Trelawny 6. Madam Rosmerta 7. Professor Minerva McGonagall 8. Molly Weasley 9. Mafalda Hopkirk 10. Nymphadora Tonks 11. Madam Rolanda Hooch 12. Bellatrix Lestrange 13. Lily Potter Harry’s poor murdered mum. Next: **Children in _Star Trek_** 1. Jean-Luc Picard, ST:TNG “Rascals” He was made young in a transporter accident. A crappy episode, but the young actor who played him was right on the mark. He had earlier played another child, as it happens… ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7639 "2025-06-02T16:38:32Z")
**Children in _Star Trek_** 1. Jean-Luc Picard, ST:TNG “Rascals” 2. Tommy, ST:TOS, “And The Children Shall Lead” _Hail, hail, fire and snow, To the angel we will go…_ ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7640 "2025-06-02T16:44:10Z")
**Children in _Star Trek_** 1. Jean-Luc Picard, ST:TNG “Rascals” 2. Tommy, ST:TOS, “And The Children Shall Lead” 3. Peter Kirk, ST:TOS, “Operation - Annihilate!” Capt. Kirk’s orphaned nephew. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=381) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=383)