# 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:** 1408
**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:** [August 7, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28144 "2014-08-07T19:26:45Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces 7. Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) 8. Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin (Marvel Comics) 9. Duke Mantee, Humphrey Bogart in Petrified Forest (1936) 10. Fat Sam Staccetto (Bugsy Malone) 11. Michael Corleone 12. Jabba the Hutt 13. Bill the Butcher (The Gangs of New York) Next category: Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28145 "2014-08-07T19:41:50Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. Rick Noriega - Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn ---
**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:** [August 7, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28146 "2014-08-07T19:46:19Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. Rick Noriega - Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28147 "2014-08-07T20:24:17Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. Rick Noriega - Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Norm Coleman - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28148 "2014-08-07T21:45:14Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. Rick Noriega - Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Norm Coleman - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia ---
**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:** [August 7, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28149 "2014-08-07T22:57:49Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Norm Coleman - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken Does this mean he’s conceded the 2008 election? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28150 "2014-08-07T22:59:31Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. Rick Noriega - Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Norm Coleman - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28151 "2014-08-07T23:03:30Z")
1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. Rick Noriega - Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Norm Coleman - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination 7. Joe Miller, R-AK, running again to unseat Mark Begich, D-AK ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28152 "2014-08-08T01:20:27Z")
1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. Rick Noriega - Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Norm Coleman - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination 7. Joe Miller, R-AK, running again to unseat Mark Begich, D-AK 8. Monica Wehby, R-OR, trying to unseat Jeff Merkley, D-OR ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28153 "2014-08-08T14:44:17Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. David Alameel- Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Jim Abeler - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination 7. Joe Miller, R-AK, running again to unseat Mark Begich, D-AK 8. Monica Wehby, R-OR, trying to unseat Jeff Merkley, D-OR 9. Tom Cotton - Republican Senate candidate against incumbent Senator Mark Pryor (And yes, I changed two big goofs I made earlier) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28154 "2014-08-08T15:45:22Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. David Alameel- Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Jim Abeler - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination 7. Joe Miller, R-AK, running again to unseat Mark Begich, D-AK 8. Monica Wehby, R-OR, trying to unseat Jeff Merkley, D-OR 9. Tom Cotton - Republican Senate candidate against incumbent Senator Mark Pryor 10. David Trott - Republican House candidate against incumbent Rep Kerry Bentivolio, R-MI (Trott won the primary Tuesday) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28155 "2014-08-08T16:25:58Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. David Alameel- Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Jim Abeler - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination 7. Joe Miller, R-AK, running again to unseat Mark Begich, D-AK 8. Monica Wehby, R-OR, trying to unseat Jeff Merkley, D-OR 9. Tom Cotton - Republican Senate candidate against incumbent Senator Mark Pryor 10. David Trott - Republican House candidate against incumbent Rep Kerry Bentivolio, R-MI (Trott won the primary Tuesday) 11. Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democrat taking on Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28156 "2014-08-08T19:54:41Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. David Alameel- Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Jim Abeler - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination 7. Joe Miller, R-AK, running again to unseat Mark Begich, D-AK 8. Monica Wehby, R-OR, trying to unseat Jeff Merkley, D-OR 9. Tom Cotton - Republican Senate candidate against incumbent Senator Mark Pryor 10. David Trott - Republican House candidate against incumbent Rep Kerry Bentivolio, R-MI (Trott won the primary Tuesday) 11. Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democrat taking on Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race 12. Repubilican Tom Foley, again seeking governor’s mansion in Connecticut ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28157 "2014-08-08T21:39:17Z")
Challengers, not incumbents, in Campaign 2014 1. Edward FitzGerald, Democrat running for Governor of Ohio 2. David Alameel- Democrat sacrificial lamb against Texas Senator John Cornyn 3. Milton R. Wolf - Tea Party activist running against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas 4. Jim Abeler - Republican trying to upend Minnesota Senator Al Franken 5. Jason Carter- Democratic legislator/grandson of Jimmy- running against Republican Nathan Deal for Gov. of Georgia 6. Rob Astorino - Republican seeking the New York gubernatorial nomination 7. Joe Miller, R-AK, running again to unseat Mark Begich, D-AK 8. Monica Wehby, R-OR, trying to unseat Jeff Merkley, D-OR 9. Tom Cotton - Republican Senate candidate against incumbent Senator Mark Pryor 10. David Trott - Republican House candidate against incumbent Rep Kerry Bentivolio, R-MI (Trott won the primary Tuesday) 11. Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democrat taking on Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race 12. Repubilican Tom Foley, again seeking governor’s mansion in Connecticut 13. Tom Adams, Democrat, South Carolina Senate race New! American poets 14. Edna St. Vincent Millay ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28158 "2014-08-08T22:14:59Z")
American poets 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28159 "2014-08-08T22:30:34Z")
1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson 3. James Whitcomb Riley ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28160 "2014-08-08T22:50:29Z")
American poets 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson 3. James Whitcomb Riley 4. Walt Whitman ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28161 "2014-08-08T23:01:45Z")
American poets 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson 3. James Whitcomb Riley 4. Walt Whitman 5. Dorothy Parker ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28162 "2014-08-08T23:02:17Z")
American poets 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson 3. James Whitcomb Riley 4. Walt Whitman 5. Dorothy Parker 6. Robert Frost I’ve visited his grave in Bennington, Vt. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28163 "2014-08-09T01:58:41Z")
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