# 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:** 454
**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 21, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9064 "2022-04-21T05:51:26Z")
**Medical Doctors** 1. Audiologist 2. Obstetrician 3. Gastroenterologist 4. Cardiologist 5. Ophthalmologist 6. Oncologist 7. Anesthesiologist 8. Endocrinologist 9. Nephrologist ---
**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:** [April 21, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9065 "2022-04-21T06:13:09Z")
**Medical Doctors** 1. Audiologist 2. Obstetrician 3. Gastroenterologist 4. Cardiologist 5. Ophthalmologist 6. Oncologist 7. Anesthesiologist 8. Endocrinologist 9. Nephrologist 10. Pediatrician ---
**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 21, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9066 "2022-04-21T08:33:17Z")
**Medical Doctors** 1. Audiologist 2. Obstetrician 3. Gastroenterologist 4. Cardiologist 5. Ophthalmologist 6. Oncologist 7. Anesthesiologist 8. Endocrinologist 9. Nephrologist 10. Pediatrician 11. Orthopedist _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9067 "2022-04-21T11:14:16Z")
**Medical Doctors** 1. Audiologist 2. Obstetrician 3. Gastroenterologist 4. Cardiologist 5. Ophthalmologist 6. Oncologist 7. Anesthesiologist 8. Endocrinologist 9. Nephrologist 10. Pediatrician 11. Orthopedist 12. Veterinarian ---
**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:** [April 21, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9068 "2022-04-21T13:27:55Z")
**Medical Doctors** 1. Audiologist 2. Obstetrician 3. Gastroenterologist 4. Cardiologist 5. Ophthalmologist 6. Oncologist 7. Anesthesiologist 8. Endocrinologist 9. Nephrologist 10. Pediatrician 11. Orthopedist 12. Veterinarian 13. Neurologist pass ---
**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:** [April 21, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9069 "2022-04-21T14:00:59Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9070 "2022-04-21T14:15:48Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” ---
**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 21, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9071 "2022-04-21T15:58:26Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9072 "2022-04-21T16:16:08Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9073 "2022-04-21T17:14:31Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_, meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9074 "2022-04-21T18:41:42Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_, meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9075 "2022-04-22T14:24:25Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_, meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female 7. Bauer - German for “Farmer” ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9076 "2022-04-22T14:31:56Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_ , meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female 7. Bauer - German for “Farmer” 8. Fuller - Fulling is cleaning and thickening wool with a clay and water mixture. ---
**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 22, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9077 "2022-04-22T18:11:07Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_ , meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female 7. Bauer - German for “Farmer” 8. Fuller - Fulling is cleaning and thickening wool with a clay and water mixture. 9. Tucker - another term for fuller, cloth-maker or pleater, or cotton towel maker ---
**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 22, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9078 "2022-04-22T18:12:24Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_ , meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female 7. Bauer - German for “Farmer” 8. Fuller - Fulling is cleaning and thickening wool with a clay and water mixture. 9. Tucker - another term for fuller, cloth-maker or pleater, or cotton towel maker 10. Cooper - barrel-maker (Middle English) ---
**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:** [April 22, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9079 "2022-04-22T18:27:15Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_ , meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female 7. Bauer - German for “Farmer” 8. Fuller - Fulling is cleaning and thickening wool with a clay and water mixture. 9. Tucker - another term for fuller, cloth-maker or pleater, or cotton towel maker 10. Cooper - barrel-maker (Middle English) 11. Fletcher - arrow maker ---
**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 22, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9080 "2022-04-22T18:35:10Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_ , meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female 7. Bauer - German for “Farmer” 8. Fuller - Fulling is cleaning and thickening wool with a clay and water mixture. 9. Tucker - another term for fuller, cloth-maker or pleater, or cotton towel maker 10. Cooper - barrel-maker (Middle English) 11. Fletcher - arrow maker 12. Chandler - seller of ship’s supplies ---
**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 23, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9081 "2022-04-23T00:03:00Z")
**Non-obvious occupational surnames** 1. Gerber – German equivalent to “Tanner”, “Skinner” 2. Spencer - Anglo-Saxon for “Dispenser, Administrator” 3. Marchand - French for “Trader” 4. Kravitz - Derived from Krawiec, the Polish word for a tailor 5. Clark – derived from the Old English _**’cler(e)c’**_ , meaning priest, and denoted an educated person who could read and write 6. Baxter - from Middle English _bakestere_ meaning baker, usually female 7. Bauer - German for “Farmer” 8. Fuller - Fulling is cleaning and thickening wool with a clay and water mixture. 9. Tucker - another term for fuller, cloth-maker or pleater, or cotton towel maker 10. Cooper - barrel-maker (Middle English) 11. Fletcher - arrow maker 12. Chandler - seller of ship’s supplies 13. Kowalski - Polish for smith And I inadevertently ninja’d @Skunkdog last month, so continuing their category **Westminster Kennel Club dog breeds** 1. Wirehaired Vizsla 2. Standard Poodle ---
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**Westminster Kennel Club dog breeds** 1. Wirehaired Vizsla 2. Standard Poodle 3. Saluki ---
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**Westminster Kennel Club dog breeds** 1. Wirehaired Vizsla 2. Standard Poodle 3. Saluki 4. Wire Fox Terrier [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=453) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=455)