# 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:** 1162
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23224 "2014-02-27T19:30:54Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world ---
**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 27, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23225 "2014-02-27T19:45:28Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world 6. **Exapno Mapcase** , etymology ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23226 "2014-02-27T20:14:21Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world 6. **Exapno Mapcase** , etymology 7. **Airman Doors** , football/the Pittsburgh Steelers ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23227 "2014-02-28T16:07:30Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. What Exit?, Navy lore 2. FairyChatMom, knitting 3. Skald the Rhymer, moral dilemma polls 4. BMalion, Monty Python 5. kanicbird, kanicbird’s world 6. Exapno Mapcase, etymology 7. Airman Doors, football/the Pittsburgh Steelers 8. adaher, Lost political causes ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23228 "2014-02-28T21:58:59Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world 6. **Exapno Mapcase** , etymology 7. **Airman Doors** , football/the Pittsburgh Steelers 8. **Adaher** , lost political causes 9. **RealityChuck** , Movies ---
**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 1, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23229 "2014-03-01T00:01:08Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world 6. **Exapno Mapcase** , etymology 7. **Airman Doors** , football/the Pittsburgh Steelers 8. **Adaher** , lost political causes 9. **RealityChuck** , Movies 10. **Czarcasm** , philosophical questions ---
**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:** [March 1, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23230 "2014-03-01T02:34:48Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world 6. **Exapno Mapcase** , etymology 7. **Airman Doors** , football/the Pittsburgh Steelers 8. **Adaher** , lost political causes 9. **RealityChuck** , Movies 10. **Czarcasm** , philosophical questions 11. **Little Nemo** , history ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23231 "2014-03-01T02:37:34Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world 6. **Exapno Mapcase** , etymology 7. **Airman Doors** , football/the Pittsburgh Steelers 8. **Adaher** , lost political causes 9. **RealityChuck** , Movies 10. **Czarcasm** , philosophical questions 11. **Little Nemo** , history 12. **Una Persson** , trans and gender issues ---
**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 1, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23232 "2014-03-01T02:37:35Z")
Another thirteen Dopers and one of their favorite topics to post about 1. **What Exit?** , Navy lore 2. **FairyChatMom** , knitting 3. **Skald the Rhymer** , moral dilemma polls 4. **BMalion** , Monty Python 5. **kanicbird** , kanicbird’s world 6. **Exapno Mapcase** , etymology 7. **Airman Doors** , football/the Pittsburgh Steelers 8. **Adaher** , lost political causes 9. **RealityChuck** , Movies 10. **Czarcasm** , philosophical questions 11. **Little Nemo** , history 12. **voguevixen** , the boy band “One Direction” ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23233 "2014-03-01T02:38:34Z")
We simulposted there– **Tangent** , yours was last so you’ve got #13. You get the next pick. ---
**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 1, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23234 "2014-03-01T02:49:14Z")
Okay, next up: Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings ---
**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 1, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23235 "2014-03-01T03:04:32Z")
Okay, next up: Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23236 "2014-03-01T03:05:44Z")
Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel 3. Arthur Chu ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23237 "2014-03-01T03:09:51Z")
Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel 3. Arthur Chu 4. Charles Van Doren ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23238 "2014-03-01T06:45:35Z")
Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel 3. Arthur Chu 4. Charles Van Doren 5. Michael Larson A [bizarre man](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Larson) who took _Press Your Luck_ for more than $100,000 (which he mostly lost on silly schemes). ---
**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 1, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23239 "2014-03-01T13:35:23Z")
Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel 3. Arthur Chu 4. Charles Van Doren 5. Michael Larson 6. Hutton Peter Gibson Okay, he’s also Mel Gibson’s father. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23240 "2014-03-01T16:02:12Z")
Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel 3. Arthur Chu 4. Charles Van Doren 5. Michael Larson 6. Hutton Peter Gibson 7. Rodney Alcala Notorious serial killer who appeared on “The Dating Game” in the midst of his spree. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23241 "2014-03-01T16:10:41Z")
Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel 3. Arthur Chu 4. Charles Van Doren 5. Michael Larson 6. Hutton Peter Gibson 7. Rodney Alcala 8. John Carpenter (First million-dollar winner on the US version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”) ---
**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 1, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23242 "2014-03-01T16:33:44Z")
Famous game show contestants who were not otherwise celebrities 1. Ken Jennings 2. Herb Stempel 3. Arthur Chu 4. Charles Van Doren 5. Michael Larson 6. Hutton Peter Gibson 7. Rodney Alcala 8. John Carpenter 9. Olga, the “in the ass” woman of urban legend on the Newlywed Game (okay, we can stretch the definition of “famous” to get through this topic more quickly) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23243 "2014-03-01T16:45:48Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > 1. Olga, the “in the ass” woman of urban legend on the Newlywed Game > (okay, we can stretch the definition of “famous” to get through this topic more quickly) Heehee! I almost went with Olga for my answer. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1161) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1163)