# 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:** 410
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8181 "2025-08-05T14:30:14Z")
**Mafia capos** 1. John Gotti 2. Fat Tony Salerno 3. Frank Costello 4. Lucky Luciano 5. Carlo Gambino 6. Vincent “the Chin” Gigante 7. Anthony John “Tony” Soprano 8. Frank Nitti ---
**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:** [August 5, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8182 "2025-08-05T15:06:36Z")
**Mafia capos** 1. John Gotti 2. Fat Tony Salerno 3. Frank Costello 4. Lucky Luciano 5. Carlo Gambino 6. Vincent “the Chin” Gigante 7. Anthony John “Tony” Soprano 8. Frank Nitti 9. Matthew Ianniello ---
**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:** [August 5, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8183 "2025-08-05T15:20:13Z")
**Mafia capos** 1. John Gotti 2. Fat Tony Salerno 3. Frank Costello 4. Lucky Luciano 5. Carlo Gambino 6. Vincent “the Chin” Gigante 7. Anthony John “Tony” Soprano 8. Frank Nitti 9. Matthew Ianniello 10. Matthew Guglielmetti ---
**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:** [August 5, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8184 "2025-08-05T15:59:57Z")
**Mafia capos** 1. John Gotti 2. Fat Tony Salerno 3. Frank Costello 4. Lucky Luciano 5. Carlo Gambino 6. Vincent “the Chin” Gigante 7. Anthony John “Tony” Soprano 8. Frank Nitti 9. Matthew Ianniello 10. Matthew Guglielmetti 11. Vito Genovese ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8185 "2025-08-08T01:21:06Z")
**Mafia capos** 1. John Gotti 2. Fat Tony Salerno 3. Frank Costello 4. Lucky Luciano 5. Carlo Gambino 6. Vincent “the Chin” Gigante 7. Anthony John “Tony” Soprano 8. Frank Nitti 9. Matthew Ianniello 10. Matthew Guglielmetti 11. Vito Genovese 12. Salvatore Tessio ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8186 "2025-08-08T03:31:40Z")
**Mafia capos** 1. John Gotti 2. Fat Tony Salerno 3. Frank Costello 4. Lucky Luciano 5. Carlo Gambino 6. Vincent “the Chin” Gigante 7. Anthony John “Tony” Soprano 8. Frank Nitti 9. Matthew Ianniello 10. Matthew Guglielmetti 11. Vito Genovese 12. Salvatore Tessio 13. Signore Venucci The Victorian-era London crime boss (first name unmentioned) in the TV adaptation of the 1904 Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes tale, “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons.” Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8187 "2025-08-08T03:43:57Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8188 "2025-08-08T05:02:05Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies “Movies are fucking bullshit.” - Jay, _Dogma_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8189 "2025-08-08T06:32:40Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8190 "2025-08-08T12:02:53Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8191 "2025-08-08T12:05:34Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8192 "2025-08-08T12:06:28Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8193 "2025-08-08T12:19:22Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently 7. Cobot Cove, ME - Murder capital of the world With at least 54 murders out of a population of only 3560. (Murder she wrote) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8194 "2025-08-08T12:58:34Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently 7. Cobot Cove, ME - Murder capital of the world 8. Middle Earth - setting for _The Lord of the Rings_ franchise ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8195 "2025-08-08T14:02:14Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently 7. Cabot Cove, ME - Murder capital of the world 8. Middle Earth - setting for _The Lord of the Rings_ franchise 9. Maggody, AR - setting for Joan Hess’s mystery series featuring Arly Hanks ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8196 "2025-08-08T14:05:19Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently 7. Cabot Cove, ME - Murder capital of the world 8. Middle Earth - setting for _The Lord of the Rings_ franchise 9. Maggody, AR - setting for Joan Hess’s mystery series featuring Arly Hanks 10. Metropolis - Home of the _Daily Planet_. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8197 "2025-08-08T14:06:20Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently 7. Cabot Cove, ME - Murder capital of the world 8. Middle Earth - setting for _The Lord of the Rings_ franchise 9. Maggody, AR - setting for Joan Hess’s mystery series featuring Arly Hanks 10. Metropolis - Home of the _Daily Planet_ 11. Krakozhia - Viktor Navorski’s home country ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8198 "2025-08-08T14:08:29Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently 7. Cabot Cove, ME - Murder capital of the world 8. Middle Earth - setting for _The Lord of the Rings_ franchise 9. Maggody, AR - setting for Joan Hess’s mystery series featuring Arly Hanks 10. Metropolis - Home of the _Daily Planet_ 11. Krakozhia - Viktor Navorski’s home country 12. Ruritania - Eastern European country, setting of Anthony Hope’s _The Prisoner of Zenda_, gave its name to the Ruritanian romance genre ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8199 "2025-08-08T14:44:01Z")
**Fictional locations** 1. Amity, Long Island - Site of several mysterious shark attacks 2. Shermer, Illinois - Portrayed in several John Hughes movies 3. The land of Narnia 4. Utopia - Saint Thomas More’s perfect island 5. Kindle County - locale of several Scott Turow novels 6. Ilium, NY - several Vonnegut novels, _Player Piano_ most prominently 7. Cabot Cove, ME - Murder capital of the world 8. Middle Earth - setting for _The Lord of the Rings_ franchise 9. Maggody, AR - setting for Joan Hess’s mystery series featuring Arly Hanks 10. Metropolis - Home of the _Daily Planet_ 11. Krakozhia - Viktor Navorski’s home country 12. Ruritania - Eastern European country, setting of Anthony Hope’s _The Prisoner of Zenda_, gave its name to the Ruritanian romance genre 13. The Grand Duchy of Fenwick - from _The Mouse That Roared_ **Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8200 "2025-08-08T14:46:49Z")
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