# 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:** 232
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4622 "2021-01-10T03:00:20Z")
Real or fictional traitors to their country, family, friends 1. Count Ugolino (see Dante’s _Inferno_ Canto XXXII) 2. Winston Smith, 1984 3. Peter Pettigrew, Harry Potter series 4. Guy Fawkes, the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ of 1605 5. Judas Iscariot 6. Lando Calrisian, _The Force Strikes Back_ 7. Cassius 8. Benedict Arnold 9. Vidkun Quisling ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4623 "2021-01-10T03:30:35Z")
Real or fictional traitors to their country, family, friends 1. Count Ugolino (see Dante’s _Inferno_ Canto XXXII) 2. Winston Smith, 1984 3. Peter Pettigrew, Harry Potter series 4. Guy Fawkes, the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ of 1605 5. Judas Iscariot 6. Lando Calrisian, _The Force Strikes Back_ 7. Cassius 8. Benedict Arnold 9. Vidkun Quisling 10. Edmund, _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4624 "2021-01-10T05:14:46Z")
Real or fictional traitors to their country, family, friends 1. Count Ugolino (see Dante’s _Inferno_ Canto XXXII) 2. Winston Smith, 1984 3. Peter Pettigrew, Harry Potter series 4. Guy Fawkes, the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ of 1605 5. Judas Iscariot 6. Lando Calrisian, _The Force Strikes Back_ 7. Cassius 8. Benedict Arnold 9. Vidkun Quisling 10. Edmund, _The Chronicles of Narnia_ 11. Harold Lauder, _The Stand_ ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4625 "2021-01-10T20:38:55Z")
Real or fictional traitors to their country, family, friends 1. Count Ugolino (see Dante’s _Inferno_ Canto XXXII) 2. Winston Smith, _1984_ 3. Peter Pettigrew, Harry Potter series 4. Guy Fawkes, the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ of 1605 5. Judas Iscariot 6. Lando Calrissian, _The Empire Strikes Back_ 7. Cassius 8. Benedict Arnold 9. Vidkun Quisling 10. Edmund, _The Chronicles of Narnia_ 11. Harold Lauder, _The Stand_ 12. Philip Nolan, “The Man Without A Country” by Edward Everett Hale From the undeservedly obscure 1863 short story: [The Man Without a Country - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Without_a_Country) Corrections as to #6. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4626 "2021-01-11T01:08:00Z")
@Elendil_s_Heir, I read “The Man Without A Country” when I was a kid and never forgot it. In the internet era, it was great to find it online. I very much agree that it’s undeservedly obscure. > **[The Man Without a Country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Without_a_Country)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > "The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in The Atlantic in December 1863. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason, and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States. > The protagonist is a young US Army lieutenant, Philip Nolan, who develops a ... ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4627 "2021-01-11T15:42:59Z")
My grandson had to read it in high school, and enjoyed it. He’s 19 now, so some places still teach it. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4628 "2021-01-11T18:14:20Z")
Real or fictional traitors to their country, family, friends 1. Count Ugolino (see Dante’s _Inferno_ Canto XXXII) 2. Winston Smith, _1984_ 3. Peter Pettigrew, Harry Potter series 4. Guy Fawkes, the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ of 1605 5. Judas Iscariot 6. Lando Calrissian, _The Empire Strikes Back_ 7. Cassius 8. Benedict Arnold 9. Vidkun Quisling 10. Edmund, _The Chronicles of Narnia_ 11. Harold Lauder, _The Stand_ 12. Philip Nolan, “The Man Without A Country” by Edward Everett Hale 13. Brutus Pass ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4629 "2021-01-11T18:45:04Z")
This is '21. The 21st letter of the alphabet is U. (This year’s all about U.) **Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4630 "2021-01-11T19:55:09Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4631 "2021-01-11T19:57:21Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4632 "2021-01-11T20:00:29Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4633 "2021-01-11T20:22:35Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4634 "2021-01-11T20:34:21Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4635 "2021-01-11T21:06:58Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum 7. Uruguay ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4636 "2021-01-11T21:38:34Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum 7. Uruguay 8. undulate ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4637 "2021-01-11T21:40:34Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum 7. Uruguay 8. undulate 9. ubiquitous ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4638 "2021-01-11T22:20:58Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum 7. Uruguay 8. undulate 9. ubiquitous 10. humuhumunukunukuapua’a ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4639 "2021-01-12T00:02:59Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum 7. Uruguay 8. undulate 9. ubiquitous 10. humuhumunukunukuapua’a 11. unique Bullitt at #10 is our thread winner! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4640 "2021-01-12T02:09:31Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum 7. Uruguay 8. undulate 9. ubiquitous 10. humuhumunukunukuapua’a 11. unique 12. beautiful ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4641 "2021-01-12T05:06:26Z")
**Words with 2 or more U’s in them** 1. unusual 2. umlaut 3. muumuu 4. unguent 5. vacuum 6. Continuum 7. Uruguay 8. undulate 9. ubiquitous 10. humuhumunukunukuapua’a 11. unique 12. beautiful 13. tumultuous Pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=231) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=233)