# 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:** 1373

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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 13, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27444 "2014-07-13T14:13:03Z")

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A Food or Household Product Brand That Belongs to Unilever

1. Dove soap
2. Hellmann’s mayonnaise
3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Axe body spray
5. Lipton tea
6. Slim-Fast
7. Promise spread
8. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
9. Lever 2000

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27445 "2014-07-13T14:43:06Z")

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A Food or Household Product Brand That Belongs to Unilever

1. Dove soap
2. Hellmann’s mayonnaise
3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Axe body spray
5. Lipton tea
6. Slim-Fast
7. Promise spread
8. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
9. Lever 2000
10. Caress soap

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27446 "2014-07-13T16:08:25Z")

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A Food or Household Product Brand That Belongs to Unilever

1. Dove soap
2. Hellmann’s mayonnaise
3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Axe body spray
5. Lipton tea
6. Slim-Fast
7. Promise spread
8. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
9. Lever 2000
10. Caress soap
11. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

The hippies sold out a few years back, alas.

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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 13, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27447 "2014-07-13T19:00:01Z")

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A Food or Household Product Brand That Belongs to Unilever

1. Dove soap
2. Hellmann’s mayonnaise
3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Axe body spray
5. Lipton tea
6. Slim-Fast
7. Promise spread
8. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
9. Lever 2000
10. Caress soap
11. Breyers ice cream

Ben & Jerry’s was already listed.

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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 13, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27448 "2014-07-13T19:06:38Z")

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> [@OneCentStamp](#):
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> 1. Slim-Fast
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> (Recent acquisition, as of two days ago)

No, Unilever bought Slim Fast back in 2000. They bought Slim Fast and Ben & Jerry’s in the same week and there were comments about the incongruity of the two brands.

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27449 "2014-07-13T20:22:09Z")

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A Food or Household Product Brand That Belongs to Unilever

1. Dove soap
2. Hellmann’s mayonnaise
3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Axe body spray
5. Lipton tea
6. Slim-Fast
7. Promise spread
8. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
9. Lever 2000
10. Caress soap
11. Breyers ice cream
12. Q-Tips

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27450 "2014-07-13T20:55:03Z")

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Actually, they sold Slim-Fast three days ago: [Unilever Sheds Slim-Fast Brand - WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/articles/unilever-sheds-slim-fast-brand-1405013326)

A Food or Household Product Brand That Belongs to Unilever

1. Dove soap
2. Hellmann’s mayonnaise
3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Axe body spray
5. Lipton tea
6. Vaseline
7. Promise spread
8. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
9. Lever 2000
10. Caress soap
11. Breyers ice cream
12. Q-Tips

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27451 "2014-07-13T21:00:00Z")

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A Food or Household Product Brand That Belongs to Unilever

1. Dove soap
2. Hellmann’s mayonnaise
3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
4. Axe body spray
5. Lipton tea
6. Vaseline
7. Promise spread
8. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
9. Lever 2000
10. Caress soap
11. Breyers ice cream
12. Q-Tips
13. Popsicles

New: Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express

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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 13, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27452 "2014-07-13T21:07:09Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans

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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 13, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27453 "2014-07-13T21:53:29Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27454 "2014-07-13T23:01:12Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27455 "2014-07-13T23:32:21Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief

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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 13, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27456 "2014-07-13T23:42:45Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from _The Waste Lands_, by Stephen King)

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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:** [July 13, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27457 "2014-07-13T23:47:06Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from The Waste Lands, by Stephen King)
7. The Twentieth Century Limited

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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 14, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27458 "2014-07-14T00:21:47Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from The Waste Lands, by Stephen King)
7. The Twentieth Century Limited
8. Thomas

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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 14, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27459 "2014-07-14T02:18:18Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from The Waste Lands, by Stephen King)
7. The Twentieth Century Limited
8. Thomas
9. The Cannonball Express (driven by Casey Jones)

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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 14, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27460 "2014-07-14T03:03:12Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from The Waste Lands, by Stephen King)
7. The Twentieth Century Limited
8. Thomas
9. The Cannonball Express (driven by Casey Jones)
10. The Fish and The Chips

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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:** [July 14, 2014, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27461 "2014-07-14T08:13:19Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from The Waste Lands, by Stephen King)
7. The Twentieth Century Limited
8. Thomas
9. The Cannonball Express (driven by Casey Jones)
10. The Fish and The Chips
11. The Silverstreak

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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 14, 2014, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27462 "2014-07-14T08:27:27Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from The Waste Lands, by Stephen King)
7. The Twentieth Century Limited
8. Thomas
9. The Cannonball Express (driven by Casey Jones)
10. The Fish and The Chips
11. The Silverstreak
12. Flèche d’Or (Golden Arrow)

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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:** [July 14, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27463 "2014-07-14T10:29:01Z")

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Famous Trains

1. The Orient Express
2. City of New Orleans
3. Chattanooga Choo Choo
4. The Little Engine That Could
5. The Super Chief
6. Blaine the Mono (from The Waste Lands, by Stephen King)
7. The Twentieth Century Limited
8. Thomas
9. The Cannonball Express (driven by Casey Jones)
10. The Fish and The Chips
11. The Silverstreak
12. Flèche d’Or (Golden Arrow)
13. Phantom Train - boss fight in Final Fantasy VI

Here’s a video of Sabin suplexing the train: [Final Fantasy VI - Sabin Suplexes a Train to Death - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYhKuzsTq4)

Next: Internet memes.

1: Lolcats.

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