# 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:** 1370
**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 11, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27384 "2014-07-11T16:29:58Z")
Famous Cats 1. Garfield 2. Catbert 3. Morris 4. Old Deuteronomy 5. Felix 6. The Cheshire Cat 7. The Cat in the Hat 8. Bill the cat (Bloom County) 9. Schrödinger’s Cat (or not!) 10. Tardar Sauce (aka Grumpy Cat) 11. Stew Cat (from The Cay, by Theodore Taylor) 12. Henri, le Chat Noir 13. Top Cat (he’s the indisputable leader of the gang) New! Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 14. Harry S. Truman ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27385 "2014-07-11T16:30:25Z")
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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27386 "2014-07-11T16:40:40Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27387 "2014-07-11T16:54:56Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27388 "2014-07-11T17:14:12Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27389 "2014-07-11T17:18:23Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner ---
**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 11, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27390 "2014-07-11T17:27:22Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27391 "2014-07-11T17:47:29Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Prince Harry of Wales ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27392 "2014-07-11T17:59:28Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Prince Harry of Wales 8. Debbie Harry, vocalist for Blondie ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27393 "2014-07-11T18:14:52Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Prince Harry of Wales 8. Debbie Harry, vocalist for Blondie 9. Harry Potter (Under fictional for $200, Alex.) ---
**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 11, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27394 "2014-07-11T18:16:44Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Prince Harry of Wales 8. Debbie Harry, vocalist for Blondie 9. Harry Potter (Under fictional for $200, Alex.) 10. Harry Dresden (Fictional for $400) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27395 "2014-07-11T18:44:16Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Prince Harry of Wales 8. Debbie Harry, vocalist for Blondie 9. Harry Potter (Under fictional for $200, Alex.) 10. Harry Dresden (Fictional for $400) 11. “Dirty Harry” Callahan ---
**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 11, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27396 "2014-07-11T18:51:05Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Prince Harry of Wales 8. Debbie Harry, vocalist for Blondie 9. Harry Potter (Under fictional for $200, Alex.) 10. Harry Dresden (Fictional for $400) 11. “Dirty Harry” Callahan 12. Harry Reid ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27397 "2014-07-11T18:58:17Z")
Famous people, real or fictional, named Harry 1. Harry S. Truman 2. Harry Morgan 3. Harry Houdini 4. Harry Kemelman (author of Rabbi Small mystery novels) 5. Harry Reasoner 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Prince Harry of Wales 8. Debbie Harry, vocalist for Blondie 9. Harry Potter (Under fictional for $200, Alex.) 10. Harry Dresden (Fictional for $400) 11. “Dirty Harry” Callahan 12. Harry Reid 13. Harry, the Sasquatch guy who lived with the Hendersons Next: Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27398 "2014-07-11T19:42:54Z")
Next: Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27399 "2014-07-11T19:51:55Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27400 "2014-07-11T20:10:38Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27401 "2014-07-11T20:36:40Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim "[The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor".](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmer_McLean) Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [July 11, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27402 "2014-07-11T20:48:36Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27403 "2014-07-11T21:04:49Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. 7. Union General John Sedgwick was killed by a sniper at Spottsylvania Courthouse. His last words were a dressing down of who had taken cover at the sound of rifle fire; he told them "[The rebels] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!"just before one hit him in the head. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1371)