# 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:** 282
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5624 "2021-04-27T02:27:32Z")
Real names that make you ask What? or Why? (a person, place, product, title, object or whatever, as long as it’s real) 1. Pocari Sweat 2. Pepsi Splash of Mango 3. Zima 4. X Æ A-12 Musk _…(‘X Æ A-12’ is bad enough, but add the last name and it sounds like a body spray)_ 5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ 6. Trianal 7. [Soup for Sluts](https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Soup-for-Sluts.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5625 "2021-04-27T04:55:46Z")
Real names that make you ask What? or Why? (a person, place, product, title, object or whatever, as long as it’s real) 1. Pocari Sweat 2. Pepsi Splash of Mango 3. Zima 4. X Æ A-12 Musk _…(‘X Æ A-12’ is bad enough, but add the last name and it sounds like a body spray)_ 5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ 6. Trianal 7. [Soup for Sluts](https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Soup-for-Sluts.jpg) 8. Diet of Worms Sorry, I’d rather starve. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5626 "2021-04-27T13:36:00Z")
Real names that make you ask What? or Why? (a person, place, product, title, object or whatever, as long as it’s real) 1. Pocari Sweat 2. Pepsi Splash of Mango 3. Zima 4. X Æ A-12 Musk _…(‘X Æ A-12’ is bad enough, but add the last name and it sounds like a body spray)_ 5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ 6. Trianal 7. [Soup for Sluts](https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Soup-for-Sluts.jpg) 8. Diet of Worms 9. Nad’s hair removal cream ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5627 "2021-04-27T17:29:23Z")
Real names that make you ask What? or Why? (a person, place, product, title, object or whatever, as long as it’s real) 1. Pocari Sweat 2. Pepsi Splash of Mango 3. Zima 4. X Æ A-12 Musk _…(‘X Æ A-12’ is bad enough, but add the last name and it sounds like a body spray)_ 5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ 6. Trianal 7. [Soup for Sluts](https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Soup-for-Sluts.jpg) 8. Diet of Worms 9. Nad’s hair removal cream 10. Pee Cola Bottled in Ghana ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5628 "2021-04-27T20:25:05Z")
Real names that make you ask What? or Why? (a person, place, product, title, object or whatever, as long as it’s real) 1. Pocari Sweat 2. Pepsi Splash of Mango 3. Zima 4. X Æ A-12 Musk _…(‘X Æ A-12’ is bad enough, but add the last name and it sounds like a body spray)_ 5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ 6. Trianal 7. [Soup for Sluts](https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Soup-for-Sluts.jpg) 8. Diet of Worms 9. Nad’s hair removal cream 10. Pee Cola 11. Defenestrations of Prague Did they really need more than one?: [Defenestrations of Prague - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5629 "2021-04-27T20:50:30Z")
Real names that make you ask What? or Why? (a person, place, product, title, object or whatever, as long as it’s real) 1. Pocari Sweat 2. Pepsi Splash of Mango 3. Zima 4. X Æ A-12 Musk _…(‘X Æ A-12’ is bad enough, but add the last name and it sounds like a body spray)_ 5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ 6. Trianal 7. [Soup for Sluts](https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Soup-for-Sluts.jpg) 8. Diet of Worms 9. Nad’s hair removal cream 10. Pee Cola 11. Defenestrations of Prague 12. Steal This Book ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5630 "2021-04-27T23:18:07Z")
Real names that make you ask What? or Why? (a person, place, product, title, object or whatever, as long as it’s real) 1. Pocari Sweat 2. Pepsi Splash of Mango 3. Zima 4. X Æ A-12 Musk _…(‘X Æ A-12’ is bad enough, but add the last name and it sounds like a body spray)_ 5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ 6. Trianal 7. [Soup for Sluts](https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Soup-for-Sluts.jpg) 8. Diet of Worms 9. Nad’s hair removal cream 10. Pee Cola 11. Defenestrations of Prague 12. Steal This Book 13. Moxie Crimefighter Jillette Pass. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5631 "2021-04-27T23:48:26Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5632 "2021-04-28T01:28:02Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5633 "2021-04-28T04:21:54Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5634 "2021-04-28T05:01:00Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5635 "2021-04-28T05:05:30Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) _…(hey, it’s notable so far as **I’m** concerned!)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5636 "2021-04-28T13:54:01Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) 6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5637 "2021-04-28T14:03:23Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) 6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991) 7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet _[Hibakusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakusha)_ (May 27, 2016). ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5638 "2021-04-28T14:18:09Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) 6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991) 7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet _[Hibakusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakusha)_ (May 27, 2016). 8. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (February 27, 1951) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5639 "2021-04-28T14:27:26Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) 6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991) 7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet _[Hibakusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakusha)_ (May 27, 2016). 8. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (February 27, 1951) 9. The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years. (October 27, 2004) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5640 "2021-04-28T15:14:44Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) 6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991) 7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet _[Hibakusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakusha)_ (May 27, 2016). 8. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (February 27, 1951) 9. The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years. (October 27, 2004) 10. Death of Magellan (17 Apr 1521) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5641 "2021-04-28T16:16:19Z")
[quote=“SCAdian, post:5640, topic:846938, full:true”] **Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) 6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991) 7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet _[Hibakusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakusha)_ (May 27, 2016). 8. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (February 27, 1951) 9. The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years. (October 27, 2004) 10. Death of Magellan (27 Apr 1521) 11. Bob Keeshan born (June 27, 1927) Date confirmed and fixed for poor ol’ Magellan. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5642 "2021-04-28T16:58:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Date confirmed and fixed for poor ol’ Magellan. Oops. Thank you. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5643 "2021-04-28T18:46:47Z")
**Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month** 1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791) 2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932) 3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967) 4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977) 5. “Bicycle Bill” _(nee ‘Tricycle Bill’)_ born (November 27, 195?) 6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991) 7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet _[Hibakusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakusha)_ (May 27, 2016). 8. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (February 27, 1951) 9. The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years. (October 27, 2004) 10. Death of Magellan (27 Apr 1521) 11. Bob Keeshan born (June 27, 1927) 12. Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks premiered in London (27 April 1749) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=281) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=283)