# Baker’s Dozen IV **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177 "2026-09-18T13:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/221 "2026-10-16T00:45:25Z")
**Barneys, fictional or real** 1. Barney Miller - TV sitcom character 2. Barney Fife - Mayberry deputy 3. Rex Barney - Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers 4. Barney Stinson - TV sitcom character 5. Barney Rubble from _The Flintstones_ 6. Barney Gumble, barfly from _The Simpsons_ 7. Barney’s New York - Luxury department store 8. Barney the dinosaur 9. Barney Google - comic strip character 10. Barney Martin - Liza Minelli’s dad in **Arthur** 11. Barney Frank - one of the first openly gay US Representatives ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/222 "2026-10-16T01:45:48Z")
**Barneys, fictional or real** 1. Barney Miller - TV sitcom character 2. Barney Fife - Mayberry deputy 3. Rex Barney - Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers 4. Barney Stinson - TV sitcom character 5. Barney Rubble from _The Flintstones_ 6. Barney Gumble, barfly from _The Simpsons_ 7. Barney’s New York - Luxury department store 8. Barney the dinosaur 9. Barney Google - comic strip character 10. Barney Martin - Liza Minelli’s dad in **Arthur** 11. Barney Frank - one of the first openly gay US Representatives 12. Barney Clark - first recipient of the Jarvik artificial heart ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/223 "2026-10-16T02:41:43Z")
**Barneys, fictional or real** 1. Barney Miller - TV sitcom character 2. Barney Fife - Mayberry deputy 3. Rex Barney - Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers 4. Barney Stinson - TV sitcom character 5. Barney Rubble from _The Flintstones_ 6. Barney Gumble, barfly from _The Simpsons_ 7. Barney’s New York - Luxury department store 8. Barney the dinosaur 9. Barney Google - comic strip character 10. Barney Martin - Liza Minelli’s dad in **Arthur** 11. Barney Frank - one of the first openly gay US Representatives 12. Barney Clark - first recipient of the Jarvik artificial heart 13. Barney Ross - Sylvester Stallone’s character in _The Expendables_ Pass ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/224 "2026-10-16T03:32:22Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/225 "2026-10-16T03:52:41Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/226 "2026-10-16T03:59:42Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/227 "2026-10-16T04:54:02Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/228 "2026-10-16T12:00:29Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith (and I just learned that Patti Smith will turn 80 (!) in December) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/229 "2026-10-16T12:34:43Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/230 "2026-10-16T12:44:16Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist 7. Fred Willard - actor/comedian ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/231 "2026-10-16T13:33:44Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist 7. Fred Willard - actor/comedian 8. Frederick, the Slave of Duty, hero of _The Pirates of Penzance_ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/232 "2026-10-16T14:00:13Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist 7. Fred Willard - actor/comedian 8. Frederick, the Slave of Duty, hero of _The Pirates of Penzance_ 9. Fred Rogers, host of _Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood_ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/233 "2026-10-16T14:29:24Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist 7. Fred Willard - actor/comedian 8. Frederick, the Slave of Duty, hero of _The Pirates of Penzance_ 9. Fred Rogers, host of _Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood_ 10. Frederick Douglass - American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped slavery and became a leading voice for freedom and civil rights ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/234 "2026-10-16T15:16:51Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist 7. Fred Willard - actor/comedian 8. Frederick, the Slave of Duty, hero of _The Pirates of Penzance_ 9. Fred Rogers, host of _Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood_ 10. Frederick Douglass - American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped slavery and became a leading voice for freedom and civil rights 11. Frederick I, Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor Probably most famous now for drowning on the way to the Holy Land during the Third Crusade, and for having Hitler’s ill-fated invasion of Russia named for him. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/235 "2026-10-16T15:54:39Z")
**Fredericks, fictional or real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist 7. Fred Willard - actor/comedian 8. Frederick, the Slave of Duty, hero of _The Pirates of Penzance_ 9. Fred Rogers, host of _Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood_ 10. Frederick Douglass - American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped slavery and became a leading voice for freedom and civil rights 11. Frederick I, Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor 12. Frederick Usher, son of Roderick Usher, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ (2023) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/236 "2026-10-16T16:52:03Z")
**Fredericks, Fictional or Real** 1. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 2. Fred Flintstone, cartoon caveman 3. Frederick Crane, Frasier and Lilith’s son 4. Captain Frederick Wentworth, from Jane Austen’s _Persuasion_ 5. “Frederick”, song by Patti Smith, about Fred “Sonic” Smith 6. Frederick Forsyth - novelist 7. Fred Willard - actor/comedian 8. Frederick, the Slave of Duty, hero of _The Pirates of Penzance_ 9. Fred Rogers, host of _Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood_ 10. Frederick Douglass - American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped slavery and became a leading voice for freedom and civil rights 11. Frederick I, Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor 12. Frederick Usher, son of Roderick Usher, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ (2023) 13. Frederick Mellinger, the founder of ‘Frederick’s of Hollywood’ -pass- _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/237 "2026-10-16T18:02:44Z")
**Andrews, Fictional or Real** 1. Andrew Jackson, 7th US President ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/238 "2026-10-16T18:34:58Z")
**Andrews, Fictional or Real** 1. Andrew Jackson, 7th US President 2. Pamela Andrews, heroine of the 1740 novel _Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded_ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/239 "2026-10-16T18:39:22Z")
**Andrews, Fictional or Real** 1. Andrew Jackson, 7th US President 2. Pamela Andrews, heroine of the 1740 novel _Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded_ 3. Archie Andrews, comic book legend ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/240 "2026-10-16T19:05:06Z")
**Andrews, Fictional or Real** 1. Andrew Jackson, 7th US President 2. Pamela Andrews, heroine of the 1740 novel _Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded_ 3. Archie Andrews, comic book legend 4. Andrew Flynn, detective on **The Closer** and **Major Crimes** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=13)