# 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:** 1633
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32644 "2015-01-28T18:40:29Z")
By all means! People who most embarrass the state/province you live in: 1. Chief Justice Roy Moore, Alabama 2. Samuel Dickstein, New York 3. George Wallace, Alabama 4. Rick Perry, Texas 5. Jerry Jones, Texas 6. Pete Rose, Ohio 7. Justin Beiber, Ontario 8. John Kasich, Ohio 9. Fob James Former governor who, among other things, did an imitation of a chimp on nationwide TV when protesting the teaching of “evil-lution” in public schools. A parody of his equally stupid son’s “they’re givin’ driver’s license test that ain’t in English!” campaign ad went viral a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32645 "2015-01-28T20:19:01Z")
People who most embarrass the state/province you live in (with state/province): 1. Chief Justice Roy Moore, Alabama 2. Samuel Dickstein, New York 3. George Wallace, Alabama 4. Rick Perry, Texas 5. Jerry Jones, Texas 6. Pete Rose, Ohio 7. Justin Beiber, Ontario 8. John Kasich, Ohio 9. Fob James, Alabama 10. Sheldon Silver, New York ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32646 "2015-01-28T20:23:18Z")
People who most embarrass the state/province you live in (with state/province): 1. Chief Justice Roy Moore, Alabama 2. Samuel Dickstein, New York 3. George Wallace, Alabama 4. Rick Perry, Texas 5. Jerry Jones, Texas 6. Pete Rose, Ohio 7. Justin Beiber, Ontario 8. John Kasich, Ohio 9. Fob James, Alabama 10. Sheldon Silver, New York 11. Wendy Davis, Texas All that money, all that publicity, and she did WORSE than the previous 3 Democrats running for governor? Oh, and I loved the way she accused her opponent of opposing interracial marriage when he’s IN an interracial marriage! ---
**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 28, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32647 "2015-01-28T20:36:24Z")
People who most embarrass the state/province you live in (with state/province): 1. Chief Justice Roy Moore, Alabama 2. Samuel Dickstein, New York 3. George Wallace, Alabama 4. Rick Perry, Texas 5. Jerry Jones, Texas 6. Pete Rose, Ohio 7. Justin Beiber, Ontario 8. John Kasich, Ohio 9. Fob James, Alabama 10. Sheldon Silver, New York 11. Wendy Davis, Texas 12. Richard Nixon, California Our politicians always manage to embarrass the whole _country!_ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32648 "2015-01-28T22:02:56Z")
People who most embarrass the state/province you live in (with state/province): 1. Chief Justice Roy Moore, Alabama 2. Samuel Dickstein, New York 3. George Wallace, Alabama 4. Rick Perry, Texas 5. Jerry Jones, Texas 6. Pete Rose, Ohio 7. Justin Beiber, Ontario 8. John Kasich, Ohio 9. Fob James, Alabama 10. Sheldon Silver, New York 11. Wendy Davis, Texas 12. Richard Nixon, California 13. Chris Christie, New Jersey Next up: Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32649 "2015-01-28T22:05:38Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32650 "2015-01-28T22:23:06Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana Mighta said Reese Witherspoon, but I did it for the lulz ---
**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 28, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32651 "2015-01-28T22:37:18Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32652 "2015-01-28T22:51:04Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. US President James K. Polk, North Carolina (Don’t laugh- he got us TX-NM-AZ-CAL and part or all of several other states). Honorable Mention: Michael Jordan ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32653 "2015-01-28T23:01:50Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. US President James K. Polk, North Carolina (Don’t laugh- he got us TX-NM-AZ-CAL and part or all of several other states). Honorable Mention: Michael Jordan 6. Billy Joel, New York ---
**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 28, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32654 "2015-01-28T23:22:06Z")
> [@Nelson\_Pike](#): > > 1. US President James K. Polk, North Carolina (Don’t laugh- he got us TX-NM-AZ-CAL and part or all of several other states). Currently living? ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32655 "2015-01-28T23:42:18Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Currently living? Oops. I need to slow down. Make it only Michael Jordan. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32656 "2015-01-29T00:34:16Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. US President James K. Polk, North Carolina (Don’t laugh- he got us TX-NM-AZ-CAL and part or all of several other states). Honorable Mention: Michael Jordan 6. Billy Joel, New York 7. Jerry Brown, California ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32657 "2015-01-29T01:37:18Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. US President James K. Polk, North Carolina (Don’t laugh- he got us TX-NM-AZ-CAL and part or all of several other states). Honorable Mention: Michael Jordan 6. Billy Joel, New York 7. Jerry Brown, California 8. John Denver is dead so I’ll have to go with John Elway - Colorado. ---
**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 29, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32658 "2015-01-29T02:45:04Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 1. Billy Joel, New York I would have gone with Jon Stewart. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32659 "2015-01-29T03:36:48Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person (May we please continue to extend this to provinces?) 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. US President James K. Polk, North Carolina (Don’t laugh- he got us TX-NM-AZ-CAL and part or all of several other states). Honorable Mention: Michael Jordan 6. Billy Joel, New York 7. Wayne Gretzky, Ontario Hey Gordon Lightfoot could also fit the bill, but surely Gretzky is Ontario’s most famous international star. I hope they’re both above Bieber, Lavigne and Morrisette. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32660 "2015-01-29T04:36:13Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I would have gone with Jon Stewart. Ooh. Much better. I think I was just reacting to the first entry on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32661 "2015-01-29T16:13:12Z")
Your state’s favorite currently living person (May we please continue to extend this to provinces?) 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. US President James K. Polk, North Carolina (Don’t laugh- he got us TX-NM-AZ-CAL and part or all of several other states). Honorable Mention: Michael Jordan 6. Billy Joel, New York 7. Wayne Gretzky, Ontario 8. Channing Tatum This based on how often he’s in the news and how I don’t think I’ve heard anything bad about him. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32662 "2015-01-29T16:16:22Z")
Your state’s or province’s favorite currently-living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. Michael Jordan, N.C. 6. Billy Joel, New York 7. Wayne Gretzky, Ontario 8. Channing Tatum, Alabama 9. John Glenn, Ohio ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32663 "2015-01-29T16:44:41Z")
Your state’s or province’s favorite currently-living person 1. Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey 2. For Texas… a tie between Roger Staubach and Willie Nelson 3. Richard Simmons, Louisiana 4. David Letterman, Indiana 5. Michael Jordan, N.C. 6. Billy Joel, New York 7. Wayne Gretzky, Ontario 8. Channing Tatum, Alabama 9. John Glenn, Ohio 10. Debra Messing, Rhode Island [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1632) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1634)