# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1164

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23264 "2014-03-02T02:41:04Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)

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**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 2, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23265 "2014-03-02T03:58:06Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)

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**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 2, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23266 "2014-03-02T04:40:07Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23267 "2014-03-02T05:41:19Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23268 "2014-03-02T11:28:45Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)
6. Cincinnati (Grant)

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**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 2, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23269 "2014-03-02T11:53:55Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)
6. Cincinnati (Grant)
7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon — [cite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_horses#Military_horses))

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**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 2, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23270 "2014-03-02T15:14:54Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)
6. Cincinnati (Grant)
7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon — cite)
8. Veillantif (Roland, paladin of Charlemagne)

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**Author:** ![WheatCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@WheatCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WheatCat)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23271 "2014-03-02T15:51:55Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)
6. Cincinnati (Grant)
7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon — cite)
8. Veillantif (Roland, paladin of Charlemagne)
9. Comanche (Capt. Myles Keough- Comanche was the only 7th CAV survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn)

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**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 2, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23272 "2014-03-02T16:19:54Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)
6. Cincinnati (Grant)
7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon — [cite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_horses#Military_horses))
8. Veillantif (Roland, paladin of Charlemagne)
9. Comanche (Capt. Myles Keough- Comanche was the only 7th CAV survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn)
10. Rocinante (Don Quixote)

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**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 2, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23273 "2014-03-02T18:35:33Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)
6. Cincinnati (Grant)
7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon)
8. Veillantif (Roland, paladin of Charlemagne)
9. Comanche (Capt. Myles Keough- Comanche was the only 7th CAV survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn)
10. Rocinante (Don Quixote)
11. Nelson (George Washington)

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**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 2, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23274 "2014-03-02T19:41:22Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)
2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)
3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)
4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)
5. Marengo (Napoleon)
6. Cincinnati (Grant)
7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon)
8. Veillantif (Roland, paladin of Charlemagne)
9. Comanche (Capt. Myles Keough- Comanche was the only 7th CAV survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn)
10. Rocinante (Don Quixote)
11. Nelson (George Washington)
12. Putnam (A riderless “wheel horse”, he helped pull a cannon into position during the Boxer Rebellion under very difficult circumstances, helping win a battle.)

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**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 2, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23275 "2014-03-02T19:45:51Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)

2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)

3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)

4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)

5. Marengo (Napoleon)

6. Cincinnati (Grant)

7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon)

8. Veillantif (Roland, paladin of Charlemagne)

9. Comanche (Capt. Myles Keough- Comanche was the only 7th CAV survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn)

10. Rocinante (Don Quixote)

11. Nelson (George Washington)

12. Putnam (A riderless “wheel horse”, he helped pull a cannon into position during the Boxer Rebellion under very difficult circumstances, helping win a battle.)

13. Duke (Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans)  
Next: **Oscar hosts**

14. Bob Hope

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**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 2, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23276 "2014-03-02T19:49:19Z")

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Famous military horses, and their riders

1. Little Sorrel (Stonewall Jackson)

2. Bucephalus (Alexander the Great)

3. Silver (The Lone Ranger)

4. Traveller (Robert E. Lee)

5. Marengo (Napoleon)

6. Cincinnati (Grant)

7. Reckless (a decorated Marine for carrying ammunition into battle for the US Marine platoon)

8. Veillantif (Roland, paladin of Charlemagne)

9. Comanche (Capt. Myles Keough- Comanche was the only 7th CAV survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn)

10. Rocinante (Don Quixote)

11. Nelson (George Washington)

12. Putnam (A riderless “wheel horse”, he helped pull a cannon into position during the Boxer Rebellion under very difficult circumstances, helping win a battle.)

13. Duke (Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans)  
Next: **Oscar hosts**

14. Bob Hope

15. Thelma Ritter

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23277 "2014-03-02T20:02:55Z")

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Next: Oscar hosts

1. Bob Hope
2. Thelma Ritter
3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman

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**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 2, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23278 "2014-03-02T20:04:39Z")

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**Oscar hosts**

1. Bob Hope
2. Thelma Ritter
3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman
4. Billy Crystal

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23279 "2014-03-02T20:09:00Z")

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Oscar hosts

1. Bob Hope
2. Thelma Ritter
3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman
4. Billy Crystal
5. Johnny Carson

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23280 "2014-03-02T21:27:35Z")

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Oscar hosts

1. Bob Hope
2. Thelma Ritter
3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman
4. Billy Crystal
5. Johnny Carson
6. Ellen Degeneres

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23281 "2014-03-02T21:54:41Z")

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Oscar hosts

1. Bob Hope
2. Thelma Ritter
3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman
4. Billy Crystal
5. Johnny Carson
6. Ellen Degeneres
7. Seth McFarlane

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23282 "2014-03-02T21:58:55Z")

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Oscar hosts

1. Bob Hope
2. Thelma Ritter
3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman
4. Billy Crystal
5. Johnny Carson
6. Ellen Degeneres
7. Seth McFarlane
8. JamesAnne Franco-Hathaway

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**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 2, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23283 "2014-03-02T23:57:36Z")

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Oscar hosts

1. Bob Hope
2. Thelma Ritter
3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman
4. Billy Crystal
5. Johnny Carson
6. Ellen Degeneres
7. Seth McFarlane
8. JamesAnne Franco-Hathaway
9. Hugh Jackman

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