# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1097
**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:** [January 8, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21924 "2014-01-08T21:30:03Z")
Words that can be nouns _and_ verbs 1. Train 2. Cook 3. Prey 4. Quiver 5. Ring 6. Post 7. Lead ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21925 "2014-01-08T21:41:31Z")
Words that can be nouns _and_ verbs 1. Train 2. Cook 3. Prey 4. Quiver 5. Ring 6. Post 7. Lead 8. Run (a noun when it’s in your panty hose, a verb when you’re jogging) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21926 "2014-01-08T21:45:50Z")
1. Train 2. Cook 3. Prey 4. Quiver 5. Ring 6. Post 7. Lead 8. Run 9. Process ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21927 "2014-01-08T22:05:36Z")
1. Train 2. Cook 3. Prey 4. Quiver 5. Ring 6. Post 7. Lead 8. Run 9. Process 10. Express ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21928 "2014-01-08T22:14:46Z")
Words that can be nouns _and_ verbs 1. Train 2. Cook 3. Prey 4. Quiver 5. Ring 6. Post 7. Lead 8. Run 9. Process 10. Express 11. Time ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21929 "2014-01-08T22:17:00Z")
Words that can be nouns _and_ verbs 1. Train 2. Cook 3. Prey 4. Quiver 5. Ring 6. Post 7. Lead 8. Run 9. Process 10. Express 11. Time 12. Ache ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21930 "2014-01-08T22:31:40Z")
Words that can be nouns _and_ verbs 1. Train 2. Cook 3. Prey 4. Quiver 5. Ring 6. Post 7. Lead 8. Run 9. Process 10. Express 11. Time 12. Ache 13. Suspect Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1, Beef Wellington ---
**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:** [January 8, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21931 "2014-01-08T22:32:03Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba ---
**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:** [January 8, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21932 "2014-01-08T22:49:02Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21933 "2014-01-08T22:52:28Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21934 "2014-01-08T23:02:42Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy (though legends of its origin are not necessarily true) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21935 "2014-01-08T23:05:56Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21936 "2014-01-08T23:33:10Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s chicken ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21937 "2014-01-08T23:33:10Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s Chicken ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21938 "2014-01-09T00:07:53Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s Chicken 8. Oysters Rockefeller ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21939 "2014-01-09T01:14:39Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s Chicken 8. Oysters Rockefeller 9. Reuben sandwich ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21940 "2014-01-09T02:22:13Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s Chicken 8. Oysters Rockefeller 9. Reuben sandwich 10. German chocolate cake (named for the inventor, not the country) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21941 "2014-01-09T03:43:51Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s Chicken 8. Oysters Rockefeller 9. Reuben sandwich 10. German chocolate cake (named for the inventor, not the country) 11. Fettucine Alfredo ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21942 "2014-01-09T05:45:42Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s Chicken 8. Oysters Rockefeller 9. Reuben sandwich 10. German chocolate cake (named for the inventor, not the country) 11. Fettucine Alfredo 12. Napoleon The Russian cake, not the French. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21943 "2014-01-09T06:43:50Z")
Food Dishes named after real people (We can be very liberal here, but real, not like Sara Lee) 1. Beef Wellington 2. Peach Melba 3. Eggs Benedict 4. Melba toast 5. Pizza Margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy 6. Nachos, named for Ignacio Añaya, Maitre d’ at the Victory Club in Coahuila, Mexico 7. General Tso’s Chicken 8. Oysters Rockefeller 9. Reuben sandwich 10. German chocolate cake (named for the inventor, not the country) 11. Fettucine Alfredo 12. Napoleon 13. Chicken Tetrazzini Like Peach Melba, it was named in honor of an opera singer, Luisa Tetrazzini New category: One word movie titles that are a person’s name 1. Lincoln [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1096) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1098)