# 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\
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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:** [June 1, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26284 "2014-06-01T21:44:40Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)

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**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:** [June 1, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26285 "2014-06-01T22:12:09Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)

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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:** [June 1, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26286 "2014-06-01T23:08:56Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)

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**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:** [June 1, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26287 "2014-06-01T23:28:53Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)

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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:** [June 1, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26288 "2014-06-01T23:30:05Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)
8. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company, the Firm)

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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:** [June 1, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26289 "2014-06-01T23:33:42Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)
8. Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26290 "2014-06-02T00:04:02Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)
8. Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
9. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26291 "2014-06-02T00:33:25Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)
8. Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
9. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)
10. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys)

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26292 "2014-06-02T01:30:38Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)
8. Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
9. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)
10. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys)
11. Sammy Hagar (Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot)

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26293 "2014-06-02T02:29:29Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)
8. Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
9. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)
10. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys)
11. Sammy Hagar (Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot)
12. Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite)

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26294 "2014-06-02T04:06:11Z")

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People Who’ve Been Members of Two Successful Bands

1. Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings)
3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
4. George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
5. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)
6. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free)
7. Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders)
8. Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
9. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)
10. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys)
11. Sammy Hagar (Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot)
12. Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite
13. David Crosby (The Byrds, Crosby Stills & Nash/Crosby Stills Nash & Young  
In honor of Ann B. Davis’s passing,

Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_

Maids being in the housekeeper sense; Maid Marion doesn’t count.

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26295 "2014-06-02T04:16:16Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_

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**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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26296 "2014-06-02T04:27:01Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_
3. Magenta, _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26297 "2014-06-02T04:34:11Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_
3. Magenta, _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_
4. Mrs. Garrett, _Diff’rent Strokes_

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26298 "2014-06-02T04:37:23Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_
3. Magenta, _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_
4. Mrs. Garrett, _Diff’rent Strokes_
5. Mrs. Doubtfire

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26299 "2014-06-02T04:54:11Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_
3. Magenta, _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_
4. Mrs. Garrett, _Diff’rent Strokes_
5. Mrs. Doubtfire
6. Hazel Burke (Shirley Booth), _Hazel_

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26300 "2014-06-02T04:55:37Z")

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[QUOTE=buddha\_david]  
5. Mrs. Doubtfire  
[/QUOTE]

Which, can you believe that’s gonna have a sequel? Why, God, why?

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26301 "2014-06-02T04:56:56Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_
3. Magenta, _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_
4. Mrs. Garrett, _Diff’rent Strokes_
5. Mrs. Doubtfire
6. Hazel Burke (Shirley Booth), _Hazel_
7. Calpurnia, _To Kill a Mockingbird_

In the book she was a nice variation on the usual “long suffering good hearted black nanny who just LOVES her white children” trope in that she was well read and not particularly affectionate.

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**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:** [June 2, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26302 "2014-06-02T05:40:02Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_
3. Magenta, _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_
4. Mrs. Garrett, _Diff’rent Strokes_
5. Mrs. Doubtfire
6. Hazel Burke (Shirley Booth), _Hazel_
7. Calpurnia, _To Kill a Mockingbird_
8. Rosie, _The Jetsons_

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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:** [June 2, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26303 "2014-06-02T05:58:35Z")

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Famous maids, real or fictional

1. Alice, _The Brady Bunch_
2. Florence, _The Jeffersons_
3. Magenta, _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_
4. Mrs. Garrett, _Diff’rent Strokes_
5. Mrs. Doubtfire
6. Hazel Burke (Shirley Booth), _Hazel_
7. Calpurnia, _To Kill a Mockingbird_
8. Rosie, _The Jetsons_
9. Rose Buck, _Upstairs, Downstairs_

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