# 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:** 1516
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30304 "2014-10-15T13:33:46Z")
Foods that are closely associated with famous people, real or fictional: 1. Spinach, Popeye 2. Jelly Babies, Doctor Who (Fourth Doctor) 3. Earl Grey tea - Captain Picard 4. Hamburger, J. Wellington Wimpy 5. “Cheeseborgers” - John Belushi 6. Peaches Melba - Nellie Melba 7. Apples - John Chapman 8. Scooby Snacks - Scooby-Doo and Shaggy 9. Jelly Beans - Ronald Reagan 10. Chocolate-Willy Wonka ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30305 "2014-10-15T13:40:21Z")
Foods that are closely associated with famous people, real or fictional: 1. Spinach, Popeye 2. Jelly Babies, Doctor Who (Fourth Doctor) 3. Earl Grey tea - Captain Picard 4. Hamburger, J. Wellington Wimpy 5. “Cheeseborgers” - John Belushi 6. Peaches Melba - Nellie Melba 7. Apples - John Chapman 8. Scooby Snacks - Scooby-Doo and Shaggy 9. Jelly Beans - Ronald Reagan 10. Chocolate-Willy Wonka 11. Fried Banana/Peanut butter sandwich, Elvis Presley ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30306 "2014-10-15T13:43:49Z")
Foods that are closely associated with famous people, real or fictional: 1. Spinach, Popeye 2. Jelly Babies, Doctor Who (Fourth Doctor) 3. Earl Grey tea - Captain Picard 4. Hamburger, J. Wellington Wimpy 5. “Cheeseborgers” - John Belushi 6. Peaches Melba - Nellie Melba 7. Apples - John Chapman 8. Scooby Snacks - Scooby-Doo and Shaggy 9. Jelly Beans - Ronald Reagan 10. Chocolate-Willy Wonka 11. Fried Banana/Peanut butter sandwich, Elvis Presley 12. Yogurt - Michael Westen ---
**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:** [October 15, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30307 "2014-10-15T14:12:50Z")
Foods that are closely associated with famous people, real or fictional: 1. Spinach, Popeye 2. Jelly Babies, Doctor Who (Fourth Doctor) 3. Earl Grey tea - Captain Picard 4. Hamburger, J. Wellington Wimpy 5. “Cheeseborgers” - John Belushi 6. Peaches Melba - Nellie Melba 7. Apples - John Chapman 8. Scooby Snacks - Scooby-Doo and Shaggy 9. Jelly Beans - Ronald Reagan 10. Chocolate-Willy Wonka 11. Fried Banana/Peanut butter sandwich, Elvis Presley 12. Yogurt - Michael Westen 13. Elephant Poop - Bear Grylls Pass (so to speak) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30308 "2014-10-15T14:55:14Z")
New Topic: U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30309 "2014-10-15T14:55:53Z")
New Topic: U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends ---
**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:** [October 15, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30310 "2014-10-15T15:13:36Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian ---
**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:** [October 15, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30311 "2014-10-15T15:30:00Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30312 "2014-10-15T15:39:34Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - [del]secretly Muslim[/del] nondenominational Christian ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30313 "2014-10-15T15:42:11Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - secretly Muslim nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30314 "2014-10-15T17:55:24Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - secretly Muslim nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian 7. Jimmy Carter- Southern Baptist While president. Later split with them over female ordination and other issues. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30315 "2014-10-15T18:58:14Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - [del]secretly Muslim[/del] nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian 7. Jimmy Carter- Southern Baptist 8. Bill Clinton - Baptist ---
**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:** [October 15, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30316 "2014-10-15T19:16:14Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - [del]secretly Muslim[/del] nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian 7. Jimmy Carter- Southern Baptist 8. Bill Clinton - Baptist 9. LBJ - Disciples of Christ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30317 "2014-10-15T19:38:05Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - secretly Muslim nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian 7. Jimmy Carter- Southern Baptist 8. Bill Clinton - Baptist 9. LBJ - Disciples of Christ 10. Martin Van Buren - Dutch Reformed Church ---
**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:** [October 16, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30318 "2014-10-16T01:46:34Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - secretly Muslim nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian 7. Jimmy Carter- Southern Baptist 8. Bill Clinton - Baptist 9. LBJ - Disciples of Christ 10. Martin Van Buren - Dutch Reformed Church 11. George Washington - Episcopalian Just like me! He was even a vestryman of his parish. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30319 "2014-10-16T01:58:50Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - secretly Muslim nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian 7. Jimmy Carter- Southern Baptist 8. Bill Clinton - Baptist 9. LBJ - Disciples of Christ 10. Martin Van Buren - Dutch Reformed Church 11. George Washington - Episcopalian 12. Thomas Jefferson - Deist (although he attended an Episcopal church) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30320 "2014-10-16T02:12:25Z")
U.S. Presidents and Their Religious Affiliations 1. Herbert Hoover- Quaker/Society of Friends 2. Richard M. Nixon- Quaker/Society of Friends 3. Benjamin Harrison - Presbyterian 4. JFK - Roman Catholic 5. Barack H. Obama - secretly Muslim, er, nondenominational Christian 6. John Adams- Unitarian 7. Jimmy Carter- Southern Baptist 8. Bill Clinton - Baptist 9. LBJ - Disciples of Christ 10. Martin Van Buren - Dutch Reformed Church 11. George Washington - Episcopalian 12. Thomas Jefferson - Deist (although he attended an Episcopal church) 13. FDR - also an Episcopalian Next: Favorite “Simpsons” lines 1. “Hi, Lisa! We’re going to be in a pie!” - Ralphie Wiggum ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30321 "2014-10-16T02:15:19Z")
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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:** [October 16, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30322 "2014-10-16T02:16:18Z")
Favorite “Simpsons” lines 1. “Hi, Lisa! We’re going to be in a pie!” - Ralphie Wiggum 2. “Hello. I’m Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It’s all lies. But they’re entertaining lies. And in the end, isn’t that the real truth? The answer is: No.” - Leonard Nimoy ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30323 "2014-10-16T02:26:15Z")
Favorite “Simpsons” lines 1. “Hi, Lisa! We’re going to be in a pie!” - Ralphie Wiggum 2. “Hello. I’m Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It’s all lies. But they’re entertaining lies. And in the end, isn’t that the real truth? The answer is: No.” - Leonard Nimoy 3. “DOH!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1515) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1517)