Baker’s Dozen III

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A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette

(Any genre, artist, era!)

  1. Who’s Next - The Who
  2. Ramones - Ramones
  3. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
  4. What’s New - Linda Ronstadt
  5. You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II - Frank Zappa
  6. Batman Forever Original Soundtrack - Various Artists
  7. Baroque Music for Trumpet - Wynton Marsalis
  8. Foxtrot - Genesis
  9. Unforgettable, with Love - Natalie Cole
  10. It’s Like This - Rickie Lee Jones
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A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette

(Any genre, artist, era!)

  1. Who’s Next - The Who
  2. Ramones - Ramones
  3. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
  4. What’s New - Linda Ronstadt
  5. You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II - Frank Zappa
  6. Batman Forever Original Soundtrack - Various Artists
  7. Baroque Music for Trumpet - Wynton Marsalis
  8. Foxtrot - Genesis
  9. Unforgettable, with Love - Natalie Cole
  10. It’s Like This - Rickie Lee Jones
  11. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
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A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette

(Any genre, artist, era!)

  1. Who’s Next - The Who
  2. Ramones - Ramones
  3. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
  4. What’s New - Linda Ronstadt
  5. You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II - Frank Zappa
  6. Batman Forever Original Soundtrack - Various Artists
  7. Baroque Music for Trumpet - Wynton Marsalis
  8. Foxtrot - Genesis
  9. Unforgettable, with Love - Natalie Cole
  10. It’s Like This - Rickie Lee Jones
  11. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
  12. Mer De Noms - A Perfect Circle
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A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette

(Any genre, artist, era!)

  1. Who’s Next - The Who
  2. Ramones - Ramones
  3. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
  4. What’s New - Linda Ronstadt
  5. You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II - Frank Zappa
  6. Batman Forever Original Soundtrack - Various Artists
  7. Baroque Music for Trumpet - Wynton Marsalis
  8. Foxtrot - Genesis
  9. Unforgettable, with Love - Natalie Cole
  10. It’s Like This - Rickie Lee Jones
  11. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
  12. Mer De Noms - A Perfect Circle
  13. Watermark -Enya

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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla
  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla
  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov
  7. Watt: Named after James Watt.
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla
  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov
  7. Watt: Named after James Watt.
  8. Sandwich: Named after John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla
  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov
  7. Watt: Named after James Watt.
  8. Sandwich: Named after John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
  9. Davenport: Genericized trademark for a sofa, originally made by the Davenport Company, named after Albert H. Davenport.

The word was used to describe all sofas by my paternal grandmother, but she had to explain what she meant to me.

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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla
  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov
  7. Watt: Named after James Watt.
  8. Sandwich: Named after John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
  9. Davenport: Genericized trademark for a sofa, originally made by the Davenport Company, named after Albert H. Davenport.
  10. Bezier curve: Named after Pierre Bézier, French engineer and mathematician
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside
  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington
  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France
  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard
  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla
  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov
  7. Watt: Named after James Watt.
  8. Sandwich: Named after John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
  9. Davenport: Genericized trademark for a sofa, originally made by the Davenport Company, named after Albert H. Davenport.
  10. Bezier curve: Named after Pierre Bézier, French engineer and mathematician
  11. Mansfield bar: A safety feature on semi trailers, named after movie star Jayne Mansfield, whose life might have been spared if the truck her car crashed into her had been equipped with one.
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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside

  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington

  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France

  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard

  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla

  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov

  7. Watt: Named after James Watt.

  8. Sandwich: Named after John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich

  9. Davenport: Genericized trademark for a sofa, originally made by the Davenport Company, named after Albert H. Davenport.

  10. Bezier curve: Named after Pierre Bézier, French engineer and mathematician

  11. Mansfield bar: A safety feature on semi trailers, named after movie star Jayne Mansfield, whose life might have been spared if the truck her car crashed into her had been equipped with one.

  12. Wellington boot: Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Eponyms: things, places etc named for a person

  1. Sideburns: named for Civil War General Ambrose Burnside

  2. Washington State: named for President George Washington

  3. Nicotine: named after Jean Nicot, who helped introduce tobacco to France

  4. Leotard: named for 19th century French acrobat Jules Léotard

  5. Nachos: named for creator Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, Maitre D’ at the Victory Club, Piedras Negras, Coahaujilla

  6. Molotov cocktail: Named after Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov

  7. Watt: Named after James Watt.

  8. Sandwich: Named after John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich

  9. Davenport: Genericized trademark for a sofa, originally made by the Davenport Company, named after Albert H. Davenport.

  10. Bezier curve: Named after Pierre Bézier, French engineer and mathematician

  11. Mansfield bar: A safety feature on semi trailers, named after movie star Jayne Mansfield, whose life might have been spared if the truck her car crashed into her had been equipped with one.

  12. Wellington boot: Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

  13. Cleveland Browns football team: Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown.

New category:

Sports teams that have been historically unsuccessful

  1. Charlotte Hornets (NBA): The only active team never to win even a division title. They also have never advanced past the second round of the playoffs.
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Sports teams that have been historically unsuccessful

  1. Charlotte Hornets (NBA): The only active team never to win even a division title. They also have never advanced past the second round of the playoffs.
  2. Chicago Cubs (MLB): Called the Loveable Losers due to their World Series drought from 1908 to 2016.
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Sports teams that have been historically unsuccessful

  1. Charlotte Hornets (NBA): The only active team never to win even a division title. They also have never advanced past the second round of the playoffs.
  2. Chicago Cubs (MLB): Called the Loveable Losers due to their World Series drought from 1908 to 2016.
  3. Los Angeles Clippers (NBA): Born in 1970, they have never been to the NBA finals
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Sports teams that have been historically unsuccessful

  1. Charlotte Hornets (NBA): The only active team never to win even a division title. They also have never advanced past the second round of the playoffs.
  2. Chicago Cubs (MLB): Called the Loveable Losers due to their World Series drought from 1908 to 2016.
  3. New York Jets (NFL): Have not made the playoffs since 2011, when they lost the AFC Championship to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They have consistently been one of the worst run franchises in NFL history.
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Sports teams that have been historically unsuccessful

  1. Charlotte Hornets (NBA): The only active team never to win even a division title. They also have never advanced past the second round of the playoffs.
  2. Chicago Cubs (MLB): Called the Loveable Losers due to their World Series drought from 1908 to 2016.
  3. New York Jets (NFL): Have not made the playoffs since 2011, when they lost the AFC Championship to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They have consistently been one of the worst run franchises in NFL history.
  4. Los Angeles Clippers (NBA): Born in 1970, they have never been to the NBA finals

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