# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 145
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2881 "2020-07-11T04:56:13Z")
Your weekend plans 1. Book club meeting via Zoom 2. Cut the grass. 3. Sleep in 4. A Saturday morning drive in our classic 1960s car with my sweetheart 5. Ice cream from my favorite local ice cream shop 6. Rewatching _Hamilton_ 7. Stay inside out of the rain 8. mow the lawn 9. Enjoy a cold beer (or two) on the back deck ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2882 "2020-07-11T09:50:14Z")
Your weekend plans 1. Book club meeting via Zoom 2. Cut the grass. 3. Sleep in 4. A Saturday morning drive in our classic 1960s car with my sweetheart 5. Ice cream from my favorite local ice cream shop 6. Rewatching _Hamilton_ 7. Stay inside out of the rain 8. mow the lawn 9. Enjoy a cold beer (or two) on the back deck 10. Early morning watering - it’s hot and dry ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2883 "2020-07-11T13:18:05Z")
Your weekend plans 1. Book club meeting via Zoom 2. Cut the grass. 3. Sleep in 4. A Saturday morning drive in our classic 1960s car with my sweetheart 5. Ice cream from my favorite local ice cream shop 6. Rewatching _Hamilton_ 7. Stay inside out of the rain 8. mow the lawn 9. Enjoy a cold beer (or two) on the back deck 10. Early morning watering - it’s hot and dry 11. Work. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2884 "2020-07-11T18:11:37Z")
Your weekend plans 1. Book club meeting via Zoom 2. Cut the grass. 3. Sleep in 4. A Saturday morning drive in our classic 1960s car with my sweetheart 5. Ice cream from my favorite local ice cream shop 6. Rewatching _Hamilton_ 7. Stay inside out of the rain 8. mow the lawn 9. Enjoy a cold beer (or two) on the back deck 10. Early morning watering - it’s hot and dry 11. Work. 12. Check out the Dope! ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2885 "2020-07-11T22:46:30Z")
Your weekend plans 1. Book club meeting via Zoom 2. Cut the grass. 3. Sleep in 4. A Saturday morning drive in our classic 1960s car with my sweetheart 5. Ice cream from my favorite local ice cream shop 6. Rewatching _Hamilton_ 7. Stay inside out of the rain 8. mow the lawn 9. Enjoy a cold beer (or two) on the back deck 10. Early morning watering - it’s hot and dry 11. Work. 12. Check out the Dope! 13. Play boardgames with my family Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2886 "2020-07-12T00:31:26Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2887 "2020-07-12T01:54:23Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2888 "2020-07-12T02:47:46Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte ---
**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:** [July 12, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2889 "2020-07-12T03:08:19Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Considered to be the first modern magician: [Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Eug%C3%A8ne_Robert-Houdin) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2890 "2020-07-12T03:25:03Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield ---
**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:** [July 12, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2891 "2020-07-12T04:33:41Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield 7. Paul Daniels ---
**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:** [July 12, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2892 "2020-07-12T10:27:33Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield 7. Paul Daniels 8. James Randi ---
**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:** [July 12, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2893 "2020-07-12T18:50:04Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield 7. Paul Daniels 8. James Randi 9. Howard Thurston ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2894 "2020-07-13T02:21:28Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield 7. Paul Daniels 8. James Randi 9. Howard Thurston 10. Teller ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2895 "2020-07-13T04:29:19Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield 7. Paul Daniels 8. James Randi 9. Howard Thurston 10. Teller 11. Harry Kellar ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2896 "2020-07-13T04:37:37Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield 7. Paul Daniels 8. James Randi 9. Howard Thurston 10. Teller 11. Harry Kellar 12. David Devant considered by some to be the greatest stage magician of his time (late 1800s/early 1900s) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2897 "2020-07-13T12:31:15Z")
Famous stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. Doug Henning 3. Carter the Great 4. Penn Jillettte 5. Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 6. David Copperfield 7. Paul Daniels 8. James Randi 9. Howard Thurston 10. Teller 11. Harry Kellar 12. David Devant 13. Kreskin Who was a stage magician before he became known as a mentalist 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:** [July 13, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2898 "2020-07-13T13:24:00Z")
Characters from Elmore Leonard books 1. Jack Foley - Out of Sight; Road Dogs ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2899 "2020-07-13T16:12:51Z")
Characters from Elmore Leonard books 1. Jack Foley - Out of Sight; Road Dogs 2. Ben Tyler - Cuba Libre I think that’s the only Leonard book I ever read. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2900 "2020-07-13T16:20:53Z")
Characters from Elmore Leonard books 1. Jack Foley - Out of Sight; Road Dogs 2. Ben Tyler - Cuba Libre 3. Jackie Burke [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=144) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=146)