# 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:** 1354

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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 30, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27064 "2014-06-30T18:34:57Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the poor man’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. meth is the poor man’s cocaine
2. 7-11 coffee is the poor man’s Starbucks.
3. Walmart is the poor man’s Target
4. Destin (FL) is the poor man’s Hawaii
5. Eragon is the poor man’s Harry Potter
6. Twilight is the poor man’s version of the poor man’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Cardboard is the poor man’s insoles.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27065 "2014-06-30T19:20:01Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the poor man’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. meth is the poor man’s cocaine
2. 7-11 coffee is the poor man’s Starbucks.
3. Walmart is the poor man’s Target
4. Destin (FL) is the poor man’s Hawaii
5. Eragon is the poor man’s Harry Potter
6. Twilight is the poor man’s version of the poor man’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Cardboard is the poor man’s insoles.
8. Miller Lite is the poor man’s every other beer in the known universe.

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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 30, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27066 "2014-06-30T19:22:48Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the poor man’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. meth is the poor man’s cocaine
2. 7-11 coffee is the poor man’s Starbucks.
3. Walmart is the poor man’s Target
4. Destin (FL) is the poor man’s Hawaii
5. Eragon is the poor man’s Harry Potter
6. Twilight is the poor man’s version of the poor man’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Cardboard is the poor man’s insoles.
8. Miller Lite is the poor man’s every other beer in the known universe.
9. Softball is the poor man’s cricket

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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 30, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27067 "2014-06-30T20:01:16Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the poor man’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. meth is the poor man’s cocaine
2. 7-11 coffee is the poor man’s Starbucks.
3. Walmart is the poor man’s Target
4. Destin (FL) is the poor man’s Hawaii
5. Eragon is the poor man’s Harry Potter
6. Twilight is the poor man’s version of the poor man’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Cardboard is the poor man’s insoles.
8. Miller Lite is the poor man’s every other beer in the known universe.
9. Softball is the poor man’s cricket
10. Reno is the poor man’s Vegas

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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 30, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27068 "2014-06-30T20:28:08Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the poor man’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. meth is the poor man’s cocaine
2. 7-11 coffee is the poor man’s Starbucks.
3. Walmart is the poor man’s Target
4. Destin (FL) is the poor man’s Hawaii
5. Eragon is the poor man’s Harry Potter
6. Twilight is the poor man’s version of the poor man’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Cardboard is the poor man’s insoles.
8. Miller Lite is the poor man’s every other beer in the known universe.
9. Softball is the poor man’s cricket
10. Reno is the poor man’s Vegas
11. The Victoria’s Secet catalogue is the poor man’s Playboy

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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 30, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27069 "2014-06-30T22:05:49Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the poor man’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. meth is the poor man’s cocaine
2. 7-11 coffee is the poor man’s Starbucks.
3. Walmart is the poor man’s Target
4. Destin (FL) is the poor man’s Hawaii
5. Eragon is the poor man’s Harry Potter
6. Twilight is the poor man’s version of the poor man’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Cardboard is the poor man’s insoles.
8. Miller Lite is the poor man’s every other beer in the known universe.
9. Softball is the poor man’s cricket
10. Reno is the poor man’s Vegas
11. The Victoria’s Secret catalogue is the poor man’s Playboy
12. John Mellencamp is the poor man’s Bruce Springsteen

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27070 "2014-07-01T01:40:14Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the poor man’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. meth is the poor man’s cocaine

2. 7-11 coffee is the poor man’s Starbucks.

3. Walmart is the poor man’s Target

4. Destin (FL) is the poor man’s Hawaii

5. Eragon is the poor man’s Harry Potter

6. Twilight is the poor man’s version of the poor man’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer

7. Cardboard is the poor man’s insoles.

8. Miller Lite is the poor man’s every other beer in the known universe.

9. Softball is the poor man’s cricket

10. Reno is the poor man’s Vegas

11. The Victoria’s Secret catalogue is the poor man’s Playboy

12. John Mellencamp is the poor man’s Bruce Springsteen

13. The Huffington Post is the poor man’s Straight Dope Message Board  
New! Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

14. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27071 "2014-07-01T01:47:40Z")

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New! Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27072 "2014-07-01T01:57:27Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27073 "2014-07-01T02:01:28Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. [Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla](http://youtu.be/koZFca8AkT0)

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27074 "2014-07-01T02:04:16Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. [Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla](http://youtu.be/koZFca8AkT0)
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27075 "2014-07-01T02:18:24Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. [Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla](http://youtu.be/koZFca8AkT0)
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27076 "2014-07-01T02:42:24Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X
7. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27077 "2014-07-01T02:56:02Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X
7. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order
8. Iannis Xenakis, composer

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27078 "2014-07-01T02:57:26Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X
7. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order
8. Iannis Xenakis, composer
9. Xaviera Hollander, A Happy Hooker

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27079 "2014-07-01T03:54:42Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X
7. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order
8. Iannis Xenakis, composer
9. Xaviera Hollander, A Happy Hooker
10. Adriana Xenides, Australian television personality

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27080 "2014-07-01T04:07:52Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X
7. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order
8. Iannis Xenakis, composer
9. Xaviera Hollander, A Happy Hooker
10. Adriana Xenides, Australian television personality
11. Xuxa, Brazilian recording artist, children’s show host

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27081 "2014-07-01T09:33:43Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X
7. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order
8. Iannis Xenakis, composer
9. Xaviera Hollander, A Happy Hooker
10. Adriana Xenides, Australian television personality
11. Xuxa, Brazilian recording artist, children’s show host
12. Ximenes, renowned crossword compiler

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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:** [July 1, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27082 "2014-07-01T11:19:03Z")

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Famous People whose name (first, last, whatever) starts with X.

1. Prof. Charles Xavier (Prof. X)
2. Xavier Cugat (aka, Mr. Charo)
3. Nick Xenophon, Senator for South Australia
4. Rufus Xavier Sarsaprilla
5. Xerxes, emperor of Persia
6. Malcolm X
7. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order
8. Iannis Xenakis, composer
9. Xaviera Hollander, A Happy Hooker
10. Adriana Xenides, Australian television personality
11. Xuxa, Brazilian recording artist, children’s show host
12. Ximenes, renowned crossword compiler
13. Xzibit, rapper

Next: Famous Swedes

1. Alfred Nobel, chemist/inventor

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27083 "2014-07-01T12:03:20Z")

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Next: Famous Swedes

1. Alfred Nobel, chemist/inventor
2. Queen Christina

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