# 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:** 1704
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34064 "2015-03-24T19:19:16Z")
People Known for Having Great Hair 1. Angela Davis 2. Arthur Fonzarelli 3. Farrah Fawcett 4. Rapunzel 5. An unnamed werewolf seen drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s (his hair was perfect) 6. Everett T. McGill (from “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”) 7. Rachel Green (as portrayed by Jennifer Aniston) 8. Larry Fine 9. Tony Manero (Saturday Night Fever) `0. Dorothy Hamill (At least, every other girl I knew in 1976 copied her hairdo) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34065 "2015-03-24T20:02:26Z")
People Known for Having Great Hair 1. Angela Davis 2. Arthur Fonzarelli 3. Farrah Fawcett 4. Rapunzel 5. An unnamed werewolf seen drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s (his hair was perfect) 6. Everett T. McGill (from “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”) 7. Rachel Green (as portrayed by Jennifer Aniston) 8. Larry Fine 9. Tony Manero (Saturday Night Fever) 10. Dorothy Hamill (At least, every other girl I knew in 1976 copied her hairdo) 11. Sarah Jessica Parker An article I once read called Carrie Bradshaw “the woman’s idea of a beautiful woman” - skinny (but with boobs), great hair, lots of awesome shoes - even though she’s not terribly hot to the average guy. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34066 "2015-03-24T20:21:56Z")
People Known for Having Great Hair 1. Angela Davis 2. Arthur Fonzarelli 3. Farrah Fawcett 4. Rapunzel 5. An unnamed werewolf seen drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s (his hair was perfect) 6. Everett T. McGill (from “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”) 7. Rachel Green (as portrayed by Jennifer Aniston) 8. Larry Fine 9. Tony Manero (Saturday Night Fever) 10. Dorothy Hamill (At least, every other girl I knew in 1976 copied her hairdo) 11. Sarah Jessica Parker 12. Princess Leia ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34067 "2015-03-24T21:37:51Z")
People Known for Having Great Hair 1. Angela Davis 2. Arthur Fonzarelli 3. Farrah Fawcett 4. Rapunzel 5. An unnamed werewolf seen drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s (his hair was perfect) 6. Everett T. McGill (from “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”) 7. Rachel Green (as portrayed by Jennifer Aniston) 8. Larry Fine 9. Tony Manero (Saturday Night Fever) 10. Dorothy Hamill (At least, every other girl I knew in 1976 copied her hairdo) 11. Sarah Jessica Parker 12. Princess Leia 13. Cousin Itt New! Since it’s Houdini’s birthday, Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34068 "2015-03-24T21:39:31Z")
n/m - ninja’d!! ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34069 "2015-03-24T21:54:00Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34070 "2015-03-24T21:58:44Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34071 "2015-03-24T22:10:27Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone [http://www.theincredibleburtwonderstone.com/images/downloads/all2\_1920.jpg](http://www.theincredibleburtwonderstone.com/images/downloads/all2_1920.jpg) ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34072 "2015-03-24T22:13:14Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34073 "2015-03-24T22:16:49Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34074 "2015-03-25T13:00:14Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger 7. Harry Blackstone Sr. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34075 "2015-03-25T13:03:50Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger 7. Harry Blackstone, Sr. 8. Jean Robert-Houdin ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34076 "2015-03-25T13:25:56Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger 7. Harry Blackstone, Sr. 8. Jean Robert-Houdin 9. David Blaine ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34077 "2015-03-25T13:34:01Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger 7. Harry Blackstone, Sr. 8. Jean Robert-Houdin 9. David Blaine 10. Criss Angel OK, so his “stage” is the street. And he sucks. And he’s a douche. Let’s just keep moving. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34078 "2015-03-25T13:42:26Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger 7. Harry Blackstone, Sr. 8. Jean Robert-Houdin 9. David Blaine 10. Criss Angel 11. The Amazing Johnathan ---
**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:** [March 25, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34079 "2015-03-25T13:59:02Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger 7. Harry Blackstone, Sr. 8. Jean Robert-Houdin 9. David Blaine 10. Criss Angel 11. The Amazing Johnathan 12. David Copperfield ---
**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:** [March 25, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34080 "2015-03-25T14:54:30Z")
Notable stage magicians. 1. Harry Houdini 2. Penn Jillette 3. Ricky Jay 4. Burt Wonderstone 5. Doug Henning 6. The Amazing Dunninger 7. Harry Blackstone, Sr. 8. Jean Robert-Houdin 9. David Blaine 10. Criss Angel 11. The Amazing Johnathan 12. David Copperfield 13. James Randi Next: The Meta Topic 1. The first response. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34081 "2015-03-25T14:54:54Z")
(never mind, ninja’ed) I can’t believe we managed 13 notable stage magicians and didn’t get to Siegfried and Roy. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34082 "2015-03-25T15:01:32Z")
Next: The Meta Topic 1. The first response. 2. The request for a cite for the first response. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34083 "2015-03-25T15:03:31Z")
The Meta Topic 1. The first response. 2. The request for a cite for the first response. 3. The quibble that we’ve all done this before. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1703) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1705)