# 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:** 1629

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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:** [January 23, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32564 "2015-01-23T17:46:29Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)

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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:** [January 23, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32565 "2015-01-23T18:00:08Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32566 "2015-01-23T18:05:02Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)

I did not know until recently it was because he commanded black troops and originally it was a far less polite term than ‘black’. Pershing would frequently say that the black troops he commanded were exceptional and among the best he ever trained, a radical comment at the time.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32567 "2015-01-23T18:14:18Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)
8. “The Swamp Fox” (Francis Marion)

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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:** [January 23, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32568 "2015-01-23T18:50:48Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)
8. “The Swamp Fox” (Francis Marion)
9. “Stormin’ Norman” (Norman Schwarzkopf)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32569 "2015-01-23T19:09:08Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)
8. “The Swamp Fox” (Francis Marion)
9. “Stormin’ Norman” (Norman Schwarzkopf)
10. “Blood and Guts” (George S. Patton, Jr.)

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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:** [January 23, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32570 "2015-01-23T19:14:36Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)
8. “The Swamp Fox” (Francis Marion)
9. “Stormin’ Norman” (Norman Schwarzkopf)
10. “Blood and Guts” (George S. Patton, Jr.)
11. “Dugout Doug” (Douglas MacArthur)

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**Author:** ![G\_MONEY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@G\_MONEY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G_MONEY)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32571 "2015-01-23T19:16:59Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)
8. “The Swamp Fox” (Francis Marion)
9. “Stormin’ Norman” (Norman Schwarzkopf)
10. “Blood and Guts” (George S. Patton, Jr.)
11. “Dugout Doug” (Douglas MacArthur)
12. “Old Iron Pants” Curtis LeMay

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32572 "2015-01-23T20:20:47Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)
8. “The Swamp Fox” (Francis Marion)
9. “Stormin’ Norman” (Norman Schwarzkopf)
10. “Blood and Guts” (George S. Patton, Jr.)
11. “Dugout Doug” (Douglas MacArthur)
12. “Old Iron Pants” (Curtis LeMay)
13. “Rough Rider” (Theodore Roosevelt) ([aka The Happy Warrior, The Meddler, the Trust Buster, and thirteen others](https://www.google.com/search?q=teddy+roosevelt%27s+nickname&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=theodore+roosevelt+nicknames&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgwYHnxCHfq6-gXlGZbaWVHaylX5Ban5BTiqQKirOz7PKy0zOzkvMTX3Msjz3166aLbP-3bvusHGXi2Lj-o8AInBF2UUAAAA))

I’ll pass

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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:** [January 23, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32573 "2015-01-23T20:21:41Z")

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Nicknames for US Military Leaders

1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott)
2. “Bull” (William Halsey)
3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson)
4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley)
5. “Stonewall” (Thomas Jackson)
6. “Old Rough and Ready” (Zachary Taylor)
7. “Black Jack” (John Pershing)
8. “The Swamp Fox” (Francis Marion)
9. “Stormin’ Norman” (Norman Schwarzkopf)
10. “Blood and Guts” (George S. Patton, Jr.)
11. “Dugout Doug” (Douglas MacArthur)
12. “Old Iron Pants” Curtis LeMay
13. “Little Mac” (George McClellan)

Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32574 "2015-01-23T20:24:09Z")

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32575 "2015-01-23T21:02:44Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino

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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:** [January 23, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32576 "2015-01-23T22:11:45Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32577 "2015-01-23T22:27:16Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese
4. Sam “Momo” Giancana

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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:** [January 23, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32578 "2015-01-23T22:54:23Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese
4. Sam “Momo” Giancana
5. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano

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**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:** [January 23, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32579 "2015-01-23T23:11:12Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese
4. Sam “Momo” Giancana
5. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano
6. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel

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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:** [January 24, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32580 "2015-01-24T00:02:50Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese
4. Sam “Momo” Giancana
5. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano
6. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
7. Joseph Bonanno

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**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32581 "2015-01-24T01:11:04Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese
4. Sam “Momo” Giancana
5. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano
6. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
7. Joseph Bonanno
8. John Gotti

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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:** [January 24, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32582 "2015-01-24T01:35:16Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese
4. Sam “Momo” Giancana
5. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano
6. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
7. Joseph Bonanno
8. John Gotti
9. Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, aka Murder Inc.

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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:** [January 24, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32583 "2015-01-24T03:21:51Z")

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Mafia figures (real life not fictional)

1. Charles “Lucky” Luciano
2. Carlo Gambino
3. “Don Vito” Genovese
4. Sam “Momo” Giancana
5. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano
6. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
7. Joseph Bonanno
8. John Gotti
9. Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, aka Murder Inc.
10. Henry Hill

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