# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938>\
**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:** 216

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4302 "2020-11-30T02:43:34Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4303 "2020-11-30T03:31:44Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)
7. The City of Light (Paris)

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4304 "2020-11-30T04:42:53Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)
7. The City of Light (Paris)
8. The Big Apple (New York)

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**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:** [November 30, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4305 "2020-11-30T05:28:07Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)
7. The City of Light (Paris)
8. The Big Apple (New York)
9. Hogtown (Toronto)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4306 "2020-11-30T09:30:02Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)
7. The City of Light (Paris)
8. The Big Apple (New York)
9. Hogtown (Toronto)
10. Crescent City (New Orleans)

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**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:** [November 30, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4307 "2020-11-30T12:37:55Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)
7. The City of Light (Paris)
8. The Big Apple (New York)
9. Hogtown (Toronto)
10. Crescent City (New Orleans)
11. The Bayou City (Houston)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4308 "2020-11-30T12:59:14Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)
7. The City of Light (Paris)
8. The Big Apple (New York)
9. Hogtown (Toronto)
10. Crescent City (New Orleans)
11. The Bayou City (Houston)
12. The Eternal City (Rome)

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**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:** [November 30, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4309 "2020-11-30T14:42:29Z")

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**City Nicknames**

1. The Third Rome (Moscow)
2. The Windy City (Chicago, IL)
3. Big ‘D’ (Dallas, TX)
4. The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
5. Brum (Birmingham, UK)
6. Bean-town (Boston)
7. The City of Light (Paris)
8. The Big Apple (New York)
9. Hogtown (Toronto)
10. Crescent City (New Orleans)
11. The Bayou City (Houston)
12. The Eternal City (Rome)
13. The Great Wen (London)

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**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:** [November 30, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4310 "2020-11-30T19:33:30Z")

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Start one Prof., we hit thirteen.

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4311 "2020-12-01T01:34:24Z")

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Calling Chateau Pepperwinkle for a new category?

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4312 "2020-12-01T03:21:41Z")

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Prof may be gone to bed so I’ll take tht as a pass

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4313 "2020-12-01T04:16:14Z")

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> [@Bayaker](#):
>
> > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> > The CLE (Cleveland, Ohio)
> 
> Do they pronounce that _see ell eee_ or _klee_?

The first.

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4314 "2020-12-01T13:15:17Z")

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Sorry I missed that I had the endpiece.

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook

Remembering Koo Stark, who had a relationship with Prince Andrew.

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4315 "2020-12-01T14:34:34Z")

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook
3. Steve and Nell Allen

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4316 "2020-12-01T15:01:38Z")

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook
3. Steve and Nell Allen
4. James and Mike Kim

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4317 "2020-12-01T16:02:28Z")

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook
3. Steve and Nell Allen
4. James and Mike Kim
5. Peter and Erroll Lorre

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4318 "2020-12-01T17:40:33Z")

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook
3. Steve and Nell Allen
4. James and Mike Kim
5. Peter and Erroll Lorre
6. [Robert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brazile) and Eliza R. Brazile

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4319 "2020-12-01T20:29:04Z")

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook
3. Steve and Nell Allen
4. James and Mike Kim
5. Peter and Erroll Lorre
6. [Robert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brazile) and Eliza R. Brazile
7. [Valerie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Leon) and Noel Leon

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4320 "2020-12-02T03:43:57Z")

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook
3. Steve and Nell Allen
4. James and Mike Kim
5. Peter and Erroll Lorre
6. [Robert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brazile) and Eliza R. Brazile
7. [Valerie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Leon) and Noel Leon
8. Tom and Etta Matte

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**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:** [December 2, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4321 "2020-12-02T12:48:37Z")

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Noted ( Wiki) person and hypothetical son/daughter who could have a Palindromic name. Feasible name only, not “Nosnho Johnson”. First and/or middle initial OK.

1. Hank and Nora Aaron
2. Peter and Koo Cook
3. Steve and Nell Allen
4. James and Mike Kim
5. Peter and Erroll Lorre
6. [Robert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brazile) and Eliza R. Brazile
7. [Valerie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Leon) and Noel Leon
8. Tom and Etta Matte
9. Howard and Lee Keel

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