# 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:** 1334

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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 18, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26664 "2014-06-18T02:23:15Z")

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Musical [acts] from the 1980’s or prior whose original members are all still alive.

1. ABBA
2. Pirates of Penzance
3. The Rocky Horror Show
4. The Original King Crimson (Mike Giles, Robert Fripp, Pete SInfield, Greg Lake and Ian MacDonald are all still alive.)
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6. Eagles
7. Talking Heads
8. Kiss
9. Cream

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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 18, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26665 "2014-06-18T03:21:30Z")

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Musical [acts] from the 1980’s or prior whose original members are all still alive.

1. ABBA
2. Pirates of Penzance
3. The Rocky Horror Show
4. The Original King Crimson (Mike Giles, Robert Fripp, Pete SInfield, Greg Lake and Ian MacDonald are all still alive.)
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6. Eagles
7. Talking Heads
8. Kiss
9. Cream
10. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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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 18, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26666 "2014-06-18T03:59:55Z")

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Musical [acts] from the 1980’s or prior whose original members are all still alive.

1. ABBA
2. Pirates of Penzance
3. The Rocky Horror Show
4. The Original King Crimson (Mike Giles, Robert Fripp, Pete SInfield, Greg Lake and Ian MacDonald are all still alive.)
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6. Eagles
7. Talking Heads
8. Kiss
9. Cream
10. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
11. Blondie

As far as I can tell, no current or former member of the band has died.

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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 18, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26667 "2014-06-18T06:49:55Z")

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Musical [acts] from the 1980’s or prior whose original members are all still alive.

1. ABBA
2. Pirates of Penzance
3. The Rocky Horror Show
4. The Original King Crimson (Mike Giles, Robert Fripp, Pete SInfield, Greg Lake and Ian MacDonald are all still alive.)
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6. Eagles
7. Talking Heads
8. Kiss
9. Cream
10. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
11. Blondie
12. Kansas

Most don’t perform with the group anymore, but they are still alive.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26668 "2014-06-18T11:37:50Z")

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Musical [acts] from the 1980’s or prior whose original members are all still alive.

1. ABBA
2. Pirates of Penzance
3. The Rocky Horror Show
4. The Original King Crimson (Mike Giles, Robert Fripp, Pete SInfield, Greg Lake and Ian MacDonald are all still alive.)
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6. Eagles
7. Talking Heads
8. Kiss
9. Cream
10. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
11. Blondie
12. Kansas
13. U2

_Not only are they all still alive, they have been performing for almost 40 years, continuously, with no lineup changes. Gotta be some kind of record for an A-list band._

Next: Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James

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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:** [June 18, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26669 "2014-06-18T11:42:04Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers

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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 18, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26670 "2014-06-18T11:53:08Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers

Sigh… more political editorializing? Really? Oh well.

1. Sam Bass

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26671 "2014-06-18T11:53:26Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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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 18, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26672 "2014-06-18T12:06:22Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger

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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 18, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26673 "2014-06-18T12:19:32Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde

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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 18, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26674 "2014-06-18T12:27:13Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde
7. Johnny Cash

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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 18, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26675 "2014-06-18T13:11:42Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde
7. Johnny Cash
8. William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid

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**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:** [June 18, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26676 "2014-06-18T13:40:36Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde
7. Johnny Cash
8. William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid
9. Wild Bill Hickok

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26677 "2014-06-18T13:41:54Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde
7. Johnny Cash
8. William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid
9. [Henry Paul](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paul_(musician))

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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:** [June 18, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26678 "2014-06-18T13:45:55Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde
7. Johnny Cash
8. William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid
9. [Henry Paul](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paul_(musician))
10. Pretty Boy Floyd

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**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:** [June 18, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26679 "2014-06-18T14:07:57Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde
7. Johnny Cash
8. William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid
9. Wild Bill Hickok
10. Henry Paul
11. Pretty Boy Floyd
12. Al Capone

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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 18, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26680 "2014-06-18T14:12:52Z")

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Famous outlaws

1. Jesse James
2. The Koch Brothers
3. Sam Bass
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. John Dillinger
6. Bonnie and Clyde
7. Johnny Cash
8. William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid
9. Wild Bill Hickok
10. Henry Paul
11. Pretty Boy Floyd
12. Al Capone
13. Cole Younger

New topic: A Famous Person Whose Last Name Is an Animal

1. “Frankenstein” director James Whale

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**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:** [June 18, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26681 "2014-06-18T14:23:05Z")

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New topic: A Famous Person Whose Last Name Is an Animal

1. “Frankenstein” director James Whale
2. TV producer (Law & Order) Dick Wolf

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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 18, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26682 "2014-06-18T14:26:18Z")

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A Famous Person Whose Last Name Is an Animal

1. “Frankenstein” director James Whale
2. TV producer (Law & Order) Dick Wolf
3. Actress Vivica A. Fox

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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 18, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26683 "2014-06-18T14:29:28Z")

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A Famous Person Whose Last Name Is an Animal

1. “Frankenstein” director James Whale
2. TV producer (Law & Order) Dick Wolf
3. Actress Vivica A. Fox
4. Brad Bird

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