# 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:** 46
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/901 "2020-03-04T15:13:10Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > 1. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing Jules Leotard – cool info. Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain ---
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Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead HIs last words were “Well, we fooled 'em for a long time, didn’t we?” ---
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/903 "2020-03-04T15:51:28Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy ---
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/904 "2020-03-04T16:02:25Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda ---
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Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda 7. Annie Oakley ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/906 "2020-03-04T19:10:13Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda 7. Annie Oakley 8. Clyde Beatty ---
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/907 "2020-03-04T19:17:32Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda 7. Annie Oakley 8. Clyde Beatty 9. Bill Irwin ---
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/908 "2020-03-04T20:51:40Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda 7. Annie Oakley 8. Clyde Beatty 9. Bill Irwin 10. Isaac Van Amburgh, lion tamer ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/909 "2020-03-04T21:22:30Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda 7. Annie Oakley 8. Clyde Beatty 9. Bill Irwin 10. Isaac Van Amburgh, lion tamer 11. Jumbo ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/910 "2020-03-04T21:32:25Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda 7. Annie Oakley 8. Clyde Beatty 9. Bill Irwin 10. Isaac Van Amburgh, lion tamer 11. Jumbo 12. Lillian Leitzel (acrobat and strongwoman) ---
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/911 "2020-03-04T21:57:15Z")
Famous Circus Performers 1. Emmett Kelly, clown 2. Jules Leotard, trapeze acrobat and designer of tight clothing 3. Pablo Fanque, high wire walker, tightrope artist; the first non-white (he may be black) circus owner in Britain 4. Zip the Pinhead 5. Siegfried & Roy 6. Karl Wallenda 7. Annie Oakley 8. Clyde Beatty 9. Bill Irwin 10. Isaac Van Amburgh, lion tamer 11. Jumbo 12. Lillian Leitzel (acrobat and strongwoman) 13. Jenny Lind, the “Swedish Nightingale” In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 14. Potato chips ---
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/912 "2020-03-04T22:01:14Z")
In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 ---
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In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” ---
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In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes > **[Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes](https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Purple_Peruvian_Fingerling_Potatoes_7267.php)** > > Purple Peruvian fingerling potatoes are small and slender in shape with many eyes scattered across the skin. Its deep purple skin matches its inner violet flesh... ---
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In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears ---
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In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” From [Potato salad - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_salad). ---
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In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” 7. Spud Gun ---
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In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” 7. Spud Gun 8. Dan Quayle, “potatoe” ---
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In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” 7. Spud Gun 8. Dan Quayle, “potatoe” 9. I sat potayto, you say potahto ---
**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:** [March 5, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/920 "2020-03-05T03:22:18Z")
In honor of next Tuesday’s upcoming Idaho primaries, anything about potatoes 1. Potato chips 2. Great Potato Famine, 1845-1849 3. French Fries- “Among the various theories, it’s generally accepted that the French fry was invented by either the Belgians or the French.” 4. Purple Peruvian Fingerling Potatoes 5. Sending tots and pears 6. Potato salad: “Potato salad is widely believed to have originated in Germany…” 7. Spud Gun 8. Dan Quayle, “potatoe” 9. I sat potayto, you say potahto 10. Prince Edward Island’s land area is 0.1% of Canada’s total area, but it produces 24% of Canada’s potatoes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=47)