# 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\
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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8444 "2022-02-01T12:15:30Z")

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**World Capitals containing 2 or more words**

1. San Jose, Costa Rica
2. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. New Delhi, India
5. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8445 "2022-02-01T12:18:21Z")

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**World Capitals containing 2 or more words**

1. San Jose, Costa Rica
2. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. New Delhi, India
5. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Washington, District of Columbia, United States
9. Port Louis, Mauritius

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8446 "2022-02-01T13:36:04Z")

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**World Capitals containing 2 or more words**

1. San Jose, Costa Rica
2. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. New Delhi, India
5. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Washington, District of Columbia, United States
9. Port Louis, Mauritius
10. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

How the heck is _Washington_ more than one word. Adding location qualifiers doesn’t change a thing.

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8447 "2022-02-01T14:40:11Z")

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**World Capitals containing 2 or more words**

1. San Jose, Costa Rica
2. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. New Delhi, India
5. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Washington, District of Columbia, United States
9. Port Louis, Mauritius
10. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
11. Ulan-Bator, Mongolia

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8448 "2022-02-01T14:46:39Z")

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**World Capitals containing 2 or more words**

1. San Jose, Costa Rica
2. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. New Delhi, India
5. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Washington, District of Columbia, United States
9. Port Louis, Mauritius
10. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
11. Ulan-Bator, Mongolia
12. Mexico City, Mexico

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8449 "2022-02-01T16:11:48Z")

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**World Capitals containing 2 or more words**

1. San Jose, Costa Rica
2. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. New Delhi, India
5. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Washington, District of Columbia, United States
9. Port Louis, Mauritius
10. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
11. Ulan-Bator, Mongolia
12. Mexico City, Mexico
13. Andorra la Vella, Andorra

**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho - syndicalist communes

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8450 "2022-02-01T17:47:07Z")

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As a substitute for Washington, D.C., how about:

1. El Aaiún, Western Sahara

In play:

**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship

As the saying goes: power corrupts, and absolute power is actually pretty neat.

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8451 "2022-02-01T17:58:46Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8452 "2022-02-01T18:03:00Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8453 "2022-02-01T18:52:02Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8454 "2022-02-01T20:12:02Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8455 "2022-02-01T20:55:10Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy
7. Plutocracy

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8456 "2022-02-01T21:12:39Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy
7. Plutocracy
8. Chiefdom

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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:** [February 1, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8457 "2022-02-01T23:17:02Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy
7. Plutocracy
8. Chiefdom
9. Military junta

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8458 "2022-02-01T23:20:49Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy
7. Plutocracy
8. Chiefdom
9. Military junta
10. Socialism

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**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:** [February 2, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8459 "2022-02-02T01:32:40Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy
7. Plutocracy
8. Chiefdom
9. Military junta
10. Socialism
11. Communism

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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:** [February 2, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8460 "2022-02-02T04:14:49Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy
7. Plutocracy
8. Chiefdom
9. Military junta
10. Socialism
11. Communism
12. Mediocracy

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**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:** [February 2, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8461 "2022-02-02T06:42:45Z")

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**Forms of government**

1. Anarcho-syndicalist communes
2. Dictatorship
3. Constitutional monarchy
4. Representative democracy
5. Theocracy
6. Kleptocracy
7. Plutocracy
8. Chiefdom
9. Military junta
10. Socialism
11. Communism
12. Mediocracy
13. Mob rule

**Dog Breeds Acknowledged by the AKC**

1. Labrador retriever

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [February 2, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8462 "2022-02-02T07:49:06Z")

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**Dog Breeds Acknowledged by the AKC**

1. Labrador retriever
2. Beagle

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8463 "2022-02-02T08:24:40Z")

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**Dog Breeds Acknowledged by the AKC**

1. Labrador retriever
2. Beagle
3. Poodle

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