# 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:** 456
**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, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9104 "2022-04-27T17:26:09Z")
**Lists** 1. [Countries by GDP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita) 2. List of lists of lists 3. [List of Leading Ladies](https://bestlifeonline.com/inspiring-leading-ladies-movies/) 4. [Ben Franklin’s List of 13 Virtues](http://www.thirteenvirtues.com/) 5. [WWII “Freshwater” Submarines](https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/submarines/manitowoc-28/) 6. List of oldest living people 7. Listing to starboard, listing to port 8. [Chief Justices of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States#List_of_chief_justices) 9. Microsoft Lists 10. Buckets list 11. [List of Franz Liszt Songs](https://www.song-list.net/franzliszt/songs) 12. List of quotable lines from Shakespeare’s _Hamlet_ 13. [Benjamin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_List) Pass. ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle It survives to this day, as he had given it to his son in 1835 prior to his departing Kentucky for Texas, and now resides in the Alamo Museum collection in San Antonio. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword It’s currently in the Louvre. ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle Boone supposedly called it by this moniker because he could shoot a tick off an animal without harming the animal. ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - four training cannons used by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the Civil War They are still on display today. ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - four training cannons used by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the Civil War 8. Excalibur - magical sword wielded by King Arthur ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - four training cannons used by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the Civil War 8. Excalibur - magical sword wielded by King Arthur 9. Fat Man, Thin Man, and Little Boy - Atomic bombs from the Manhattan Project ---
**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, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9114 "2022-04-28T21:20:35Z")
**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - four training cannons used by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the Civil War 8. Excalibur - magical sword wielded by King Arthur 9. Fat Man, Thin Man, and Little Boy - Atomic bombs from the Manhattan Project 10. Krona - the sword that was broken, then hastily reglued, in _Bored of the Rings_ ---
**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, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9115 "2022-04-28T21:35:52Z")
**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - four training cannons used by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the Civil War 8. Excalibur - magical sword wielded by King Arthur 9. Fat Man, Thin Man, and Little Boy - Atomic bombs from the Manhattan Project 10. Krona - the sword that was broken, then hastily reglued, in _Bored of the Rings_ 11. Green Destiny - fabled sword in _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ ---
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**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - four training cannons used by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the Civil War 8. Excalibur - magical sword wielded by King Arthur 9. Fat Man, Thin Man, and Little Boy - Atomic bombs from the Manhattan Project 10. Krona - the sword that was broken, then hastily reglued, in _Bored of the Rings_ 11. Green Destiny - fabled sword in _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ 12. The Manager - the hotelier’s shotgun wielded at the eponymous inn in the film _The Blue Iguana_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9117 "2022-04-29T00:02:06Z")
**Weapons That Had Their Own Individual, Specific Nickname** _(not a type-based nickname like P-38 ‘Lightning’ or Germany’s WWII ‘potato masher’ stick grenade)_ 1. Old Betsy – Davy Crockett’s .40-caliber flintlock rifle 2. Joyeuse - Charlemagne’s sword 3. Lucrezia Borgia - Buffalo Bill Cody’s Springfield .50 caliber rifle. 4. Curtana (The Sword of Mercy) - Blunt-tipped sword used in British coronations 5. Old Tick Licker - Daniel Boone’s long rifle 6. Biter - what the Orcs called Thorin Oakenshield’s sword 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - four training cannons used by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in the Civil War 8. Excalibur - magical sword wielded by King Arthur 9. Fat Man, Thin Man, and Little Boy - Atomic bombs from the Manhattan Project 10. Krona - the sword that was broken, then hastily reglued, in _Bored of the Rings_ 11. Green Destiny - fabled sword in _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ 12. The Manager - the hotelier’s shotgun wielded at the eponymous inn in the film _The Blue Iguana_ 13. Needle - Arya Stark’s training sword from _Game of Thrones_ **Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors** 1. Pistachio Pistachio ---
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**Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors** 1. Pistachio Pistachio 2. Chubby Hubby ---
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**Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors** 1. Pistachio Pistachio 2. Chubby Hubby 3. Cherry Garcia ---
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[quote=“Railer13, post:9119, topic:846938, full:true”] **Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors** 1. Pistachio Pistachio 2. Chubby Hubby 3. Cherry Garcia 4. Dublin Mudslide ---
**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 29, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9121 "2022-04-29T10:16:28Z")
**Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors** 1. Pistachio Pistachio 2. Chubby Hubby 3. Cherry Garcia 4. Dublin Mudslide 5. Wavy Gravy A caramel & cashew brazil nut ice cream with a chocolate hazelnut fudge swirl & roasted almonds. Retired in 2001. > Just so there’s no confusion, we thought we oughtta warn ya: > Wavy Gravy isn’t dead - He lives in California. > > No such luck for Wavy’s flavor. But we’ve been wrong before, > We won’t give up the ghost if you won’t, So what’re you waiting for? > _(from the ‘tombstone’ in the B&J’s Flavor Graveyard)_ And a bit of trivia … When Jerry Garcia passed away, Ben & Jerry’s modified the “Cherry Garcia” flavor by switching to black cherries instead of red ones. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors** 1. Pistachio Pistachio 2. Chubby Hubby 3. Cherry Garcia 4. Dublin Mudslide 5. Wavy Gravy 6. Netflix & Chill’d ---
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