# 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:** 12
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/221 "2010-08-16T19:22:33Z")
Types of sword: 1. Gladius 2. Sabre 3. Ridiculously Oversized JRPG Sword of Death 4. Fish 5. Samurai 6. Épée 7. Vorpal (snicker-snack!) 8. Claymore 9. Scimitar ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/222 "2010-08-16T20:09:26Z")
Types of sword: 1. Gladius 2. Sabre 3. Ridiculously Oversized JRPG Sword of Death 4. Fish 5. Samurai 6. Épée 7. Vorpal (snicker-snack!) 8. Claymore 9. Scimitar 10. Falchion ---
**Author:** ![Rin\_Twisted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Rin\_Twisted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rin_Twisted)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/223 "2010-08-16T21:25:20Z")
Types of sword: 1. Gladius 2. Sabre 3. Ridiculously Oversized JRPG Sword of Death 4. Fish 5. Samurai 6. Épée 7. Vorpal (snicker-snack!) 8. Claymore 9. Scimitar 10. Falchion 11. Katana ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/224 "2010-08-17T00:32:19Z")
Types of sword: 1. Gladius 2. Sabre 3. Ridiculously Oversized JRPG Sword of Death 4. Fish 5. Samurai 6. Épée 7. Vorpal (snicker-snack!) 8. Claymore 9. Scimitar 10. Falchion 11. Katana 12. Cutlass ---
**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:** [August 17, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/225 "2010-08-17T01:06:45Z")
Types of sword: 1. Gladius 2. Sabre 3. Ridiculously Oversized JRPG Sword of Death 4. Fish 5. Samurai 6. Épée 7. Vorpal (snicker-snack!) 8. Claymore 9. Scimitar 10. Falchion 11. Katana 12. Cutlass 13. Bastard Next category: Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named _Enterprise_. 1. James T. Kirk ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/226 "2010-08-17T01:12:28Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/227 "2010-08-17T01:35:23Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard ---
**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:** [August 17, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/228 "2010-08-17T02:03:55Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/229 "2010-08-17T02:17:03Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/230 "2010-08-17T03:09:37Z")
1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker Come on, keep the nicknames. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/231 "2010-08-17T03:38:02Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named _Enterprise_. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker 7. NFN “A whiter shade of pale” Data ---
**Author:** ![RedWood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@RedWood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedWood)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/232 "2010-08-17T05:33:54Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker 7. NFN “A whiter shade of pale” Data 8. Uhura ---
**Author:** ![cucuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@cucuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucuy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/233 "2010-08-17T07:34:23Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker 7. NFN “A whiter shade of pale” Data 8. Uhura 9. [“Number One”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cage_%28Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series%29), aka Majel Barrett ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/234 "2010-08-17T11:56:14Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker 7. NFN “A whiter shade of pale” Data 8. Uhura 9. [“Number One”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cage_%28Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series%29), aka Majel Barrett 10. Lieutenant Geordi La Forge ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/235 "2010-08-17T12:09:52Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker 7. NFN “A whiter shade of pale” Data 8. Uhura 9. “Number One”, aka Majel Barrett 10. Lieutenant Geordi La Forge 11. Commander Beverly Crusher ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/236 "2010-08-17T12:15:45Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker 7. NFN “A whiter shade of pale” Data 8. Uhura 9. “Number One”, aka Majel Barrett 10. Lieutenant Geordi La Forge 11. Pavel “Nuclear Wessels” Chekov ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/237 "2010-08-17T12:37:44Z")
Starfleet officers who served aboard any ship named Enterprise. 1. James T. Kirk 2. Christopher Pike 3. Jean-Luc Picard 4. Spock 5. “Shut-up” Wesley Crusher 6. Will “Keep the Beard” Riker 7. NFN “A whiter shade of pale” Data 8. Uhura 9. “Number One”, aka Majel Barrett 10. Lieutenant Geordi La Forge 11. Commander Beverly Crusher 12. Pavel “Nuclear Wessels” Chekov 13. Hikaru Sulu New category: Pairs of famous people who are not (closely) related but share the same first and last name 1. Paul Simon (Senator from Illinois) and Paul Simon (singer with Garfunkel and solo) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/238 "2010-08-17T13:12:37Z")
1. Pairs of famous people who are not (closely) related but share the same first and last name: 2. Paul Simon (Senator from Illinois) and Paul Simon (singer with Garfunkel and solo) 3. [Jerry Lewis & Jerry Lee Lewis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=1170534&postcount=15) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/239 "2010-08-17T13:39:52Z")
1. Paul Simon (Senator from Illinois) and Paul Simon (singer with Garfunkel and solo) 2. Jerry Lewis & Jerry Lee Lewis 3. Alex Gonzalez (a major league shortstop) and Alex Gonzalez (another major league shortstop) ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/240 "2010-08-17T14:01:36Z")
Good one, this will be a bit more challenging. _Pairs of famous people who are not (closely) related but share the same first and last name:_ 1. Paul Simon (Senator from Illinois) and Paul Simon (singer with Garfunkel and solo) 2. Jerry Lewis & Jerry Lee Lewis 3. Alex Gonzalez (a major league shortstop) and Alex Gonzalez (another major league shortstop) 4. Steve Davis (snooker player) and Steve Davis (cricket umpire) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=13)