# 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:** 1473
**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:** [September 21, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29444 "2014-09-21T19:08:20Z")
Audrey Hepburn, while born in Belgium, was a British citizen. Her father was British; her mother was Dutch, not Belgian. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29445 "2014-09-21T20:37:11Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Audrey Hepburn, while born in Belgium, was a British citizen. Her father was British; her mother was Dutch, not Belgian. Close enough for Bakers Dozen. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29446 "2014-09-22T00:32:13Z")
Internationally famous Belgians. 1. Jacky Ickx, racing driver 2. Hercule Poirot, detective 3. Audrey Hepburn, actress 4. Jean-Claude “The Muscles from Brussels” Van Damme, actor/martial artist 5. Maurice Vermersch, wafflemaker 6. Flory Van Donck - Pro golfer, won about 50 tournaments in Europe after WWII 7. NBA superstar Tony Parker, born in Belgium. 8. Rene Magritte, surrealist artist 9. Georges Simenon, author 10. Empress Carlota of Mexico 11. Peter Paul Rubens, painter 12. Godfrey of Bouillon – Crusader and first King of Jerusalem ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29447 "2014-09-22T01:02:18Z")
Internationally famous Belgians. 1. Jacky Ickx, racing driver 2. Hercule Poirot, detective 3. Audrey Hepburn, actress 4. Jean-Claude “The Muscles from Brussels” Van Damme, actor/martial artist 5. Maurice Vermersch, wafflemaker 6. Flory Van Donck - Pro golfer, won about 50 tournaments in Europe after WWII 7. NBA superstar Tony Parker, born in Belgium. 8. Rene Magritte, surrealist artist 9. Georges Simenon, author 10. Empress Carlota of Mexico 11. Peter Paul Rubens, painter 12. Godfrey of Bouillon – Crusader and first King of Jerusalem 13. Wouter de Backer AKA “Gotye,” huge Grammy-winning pop star. Next: National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29448 "2014-09-22T01:25:26Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29449 "2014-09-22T01:31:35Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29450 "2014-09-22T01:36:45Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29451 "2014-09-22T01:49:32Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29452 "2014-09-22T01:53:27Z")
1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Saki - Japan ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29453 "2014-09-22T02:26:09Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Sake - Japan 7. Kumis - fermented horse milk, the national drink of Mongolia ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29454 "2014-09-22T02:36:27Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Sake - Japan 7. Kumis - fermented horse milk, the national drink of Mongolia 8. Scotch whisky - Scotland ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29455 "2014-09-22T02:53:35Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Sake - Japan 7. Kumis - fermented horse milk, the national drink of Mongolia 8. Scotch whisky - Scotland 9. Palm Wine - Nigeria, highly intoxicating after fermenting only a few hours. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29456 "2014-09-22T03:03:37Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Sake - Japan 7. Kumis - fermented horse milk, the national drink of Mongolia 8. Scotch whisky - Scotland 9. Palm Wine - Nigeria, highly intoxicating after fermenting only a few hours. 10. Grain Alcohol - Many Places, Including Appalachia ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29457 "2014-09-22T04:24:29Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Sake - Japan 7. Kumis - fermented horse milk, the national drink of Mongolia 8. Scotch whisky - Scotland 9. Palm Wine - Nigeria, highly intoxicating after fermenting only a few hours. 10. Grain Alcohol - Many Places, Including Appalachia 11. Madeira - fortified wine, Spain A favorite beverage of George Washington. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29458 "2014-09-22T06:13:55Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Sake - Japan 7. Kumis - fermented horse milk, the national drink of Mongolia 8. Scotch whisky - Scotland 9. Palm Wine - Nigeria, highly intoxicating after fermenting only a few hours. 10. Grain Alcohol - Many Places, Including Appalachia 11. Madeira - fortified wine, Spain 12. Tapuy - Philippine rice wine ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29459 "2014-09-22T08:14:27Z")
National/regional alcoholic beverages 1. Bourbon (Bourbon County/Kentucky, USA) 2. Sotol - liquor made from a plant in the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, west Texas) 3. Mauby - made in the Virgin Islands from mauby bark, either fermented or not 4. Ouzo - Greece 5. Tequila - Mexico 6. Sake - Japan 7. Kumis - fermented horse milk, the national drink of Mongolia 8. Scotch whisky - Scotland 9. Palm Wine - Nigeria, highly intoxicating after fermenting only a few hours. 10. Grain Alcohol - Many Places, Including Appalachia 11. Madeira - fortified wine, Spain 12. Tapuy - Philippine rice wine 13. Akvavit - Sweden I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29460 "2014-09-22T11:07:42Z")
New topic: Casting Against Type (“Good Guys” Playing Bad Guys, Comedians doing Heavy Roles, etc.) 1. Henry Fonda, as cold-blooded killer Frank in _ **Once Upon a Time in the West** _ ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29461 "2014-09-22T12:04:17Z")
New topic: Casting Against Type (“Good Guys” Playing Bad Guys, Comedians doing Heavy Roles, etc.) 1. Henry Fonda, as cold-blooded killer Frank in _ **Once Upon a Time in the West** _ 2. Robin Williams - One Hour Photo Robin played a “bad” guy in \*Insomnia \*but his performance _One Hour Photo_ was fucking disturbing. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29462 "2014-09-22T12:08:36Z")
Casting Against Type (“Good Guys” Playing Bad Guys, Comedians doing Heavy Roles, etc.) 1. Henry Fonda, as cold-blooded killer Frank in Once Upon a Time in the West 2. Robin Williams - One Hour Photo 3. Robert de Niro, in _Star Dust, Mad Dog & Glory, or Rocky & Bullwinkle_, trying to be funny (and failing) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29463 "2014-09-22T12:31:26Z")
1. Henry Fonda, as cold-blooded killer Frank in Once Upon a Time in the West 2. Robin Williams - One Hour Photo 3. Robert de Niro, in Star Dust, Mad Dog & Glory, or Rocky & Bullwinkle, trying to be funny (and failing) 4. James Cagney as song and dance man George M. Cohan in _Yankee Doodle Dandy_ Many told me that De Niro was funny in _Analyze This_, but I didn’t see the comedy either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1472) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1474)