# 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:** 1713
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34244 "2015-04-08T02:50:52Z")
People in the news who are not entertainers but you find (or have found) sexy 1. Edward Snowden 2. Maria Berlusconi, likely future Prime Minister of Italy 3. Aaron Schock 4. Annika Sorenstam 5. Michelle Obama 6. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 7. Melissa Theuriau 8. Erin Burnett (CNN) Wowzer! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34245 "2015-04-08T11:13:14Z")
People in the news who are not entertainers but you find (or have found) sexy 1. Edward Snowden 2. Maria Berlusconi, likely future Prime Minister of Italy 3. Aaron Schock 4. Annika Sorenstam 5. Michelle Obama 6. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 7. Melissa Theuriau 8. Erin Burnett (CNN) 9. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34246 "2015-04-08T15:25:14Z")
People in the news who are not entertainers but you find (or have found) sexy 1. Edward Snowden 2. Maria Berlusconi, likely future Prime Minister of Italy 3. Aaron Schock 4. Annika Sorenstam 5. Michelle Obama 6. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 7. Melissa Theuriau 8. Erin Burnett (CNN) 9. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer 10. Former Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm [![](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/askville/291827_29134423_mywrite/granholm.jpg) ](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/askville/291827_29134423_mywrite/granholm.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34247 "2015-04-08T15:44:26Z")
Wait a minute, newscasters ARE entertainers. People in the news who are not entertainers but you find (or have found) sexy 1. Edward Snowden 2. Maria Berlusconi, likely future Prime Minister of Italy 3. Aaron Schock 4. Annika Sorenstam 5. Michelle Obama 6. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 7. Melissa Theuriau 8. Erin Burnett (CNN) 9. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer 10. Former Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm 11. Peggy Fleming Always classy and pretty: [http://www.imgspeakers.com/managedmedia/speakers/PEGGY\_FLEMING\_IMAGES\_493\_SLIDE\_635089014194651250.jpg](http://www.imgspeakers.com/managedmedia/speakers/PEGGY_FLEMING_IMAGES_493_SLIDE_635089014194651250.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34248 "2015-04-08T18:48:53Z")
People in the news who are not entertainers but you find (or have found) sexy 1. Edward Snowden 2. Maria Berlusconi, likely future Prime Minister of Italy 3. Aaron Schock 4. Annika Sorenstam 5. Michelle Obama 6. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 7. Melissa Theuriau 8. Erin Burnett (CNN) 9. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer 10. Former Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm 11. Peggy Fleming 12. Ann Coulter As much as I hate to admit it, she’s freakin’ hot. Pity about that ugly brain, though. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34249 "2015-04-08T19:07:27Z")
People in the news who are not entertainers but you find (or have found) sexy 1. Edward Snowden 2. Maria Berlusconi, likely future Prime Minister of Italy 3. Aaron Schock 4. Annika Sorenstam 5. Michelle Obama 6. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 7. Melissa Theuriau 8. Erin Burnett (CNN) 9. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer 10. Former Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm 11. Peggy Fleming 12. Ann Coulter 13. Steve Jobs (back in the day) Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 14. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch (yeah, I love you, DT, but even you can’t rock a neckbeard and be sexy) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34250 "2015-04-08T19:13:54Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in _Monster._ ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34251 "2015-04-08T19:21:52Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in “Broadchurch” 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in “Monster” 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” [http://www.movpins.com/big/MV5BMTMxMjgxMTAxNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDY0NTY0NQ/still-of-cameron-diaz-in-being-john-malkovich-(1999)-large-picture.jpg](http://www.movpins.com/big/MV5BMTMxMjgxMTAxNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDY0NTY0NQ/still-of-cameron-diaz-in-being-john-malkovich-(1999)-large-picture.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34252 "2015-04-08T19:22:10Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34253 "2015-04-08T19:37:27Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34254 "2015-04-08T19:40:44Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in _ **Tropic Thunder** _ ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34255 "2015-04-08T21:27:05Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder 7. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in “Carrie” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34256 "2015-04-08T21:44:56Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder 7. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in “Carrie” 8. Nicole Kidman in _ **The Hours** _ ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34257 "2015-04-08T21:46:28Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder 7. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in “Carrie” 8. Nicole Kidman in The Hours 9. Elizabeth Taylor in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? ---
**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:** [April 9, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34258 "2015-04-09T03:43:41Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder 7. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in “Carrie” 8. Nicole Kidman in The Hours 9. Elizabeth Taylor in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 10. [Christian Bale](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2011/database/110214/christian-bale-300.jpg) in [American Hustle](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2014/sandbox/news/140120/christian-bale/american-hustle-600x450.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 9, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34259 "2015-04-09T04:38:19Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder 7. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in “Carrie” 8. Nicole Kidman in The Hours 9. Elizabeth Taylor in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 10. [Christian Bale](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2011/database/110214/christian-bale-300.jpg) in [American Hustle](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2014/sandbox/news/140120/christian-bale/american-hustle-600x450.jpg) 11. Renée Zellweger as Ruby Thewes in _Cold Mountain_ ---
**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:** [April 9, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34260 "2015-04-09T05:54:18Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder 7. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in “Carrie” 8. Nicole Kidman in The Hours 9. Elizabeth Taylor in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 10. [Christian Bale](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2011/database/110214/christian-bale-300.jpg) in [American Hustle](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2014/sandbox/news/140120/christian-bale/american-hustle-600x450.jpg) 11. Renée Zellweger as Ruby Thewes in _Cold Mountain_ 12. Jessica Alba in [An Invisible Sign](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN0-6K1o8gU) Alba managed to look like an ordinary non-glamorous person and deliver a good acting job. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34261 "2015-04-09T15:39:57Z")
Roles in which normally sexy celebrities manage to look unsexy 1. David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch 2. Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. 3. Cameron Diaz in “Being John Malkovich” 4. Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys 5. Emma Thompson in the first half of Nanny McPhee 6. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder 7. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in “Carrie” 8. Nicole Kidman in The Hours 9. Elizabeth Taylor in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 10. [Christian Bale](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2011/database/110214/christian-bale-300.jpg) in [American Hustle](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2014/sandbox/news/140120/christian-bale/american-hustle-600x450.jpg) 11. Renée Zellweger as Ruby Thewes in _Cold Mountain_ 12. Jessica Alba in [An Invisible Sign](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN0-6K1o8gU) 13. Katie Perry in her _Last Friday Night_ video ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34262 "2015-04-09T15:44:51Z")
New List: 13 things that are named completely inaccurately and why. 1. Catgut - is made out guts, just not from cats. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34263 "2015-04-09T15:45:43Z")
13 things that are named completely inaccurately and why. 1. Catgut - is made out guts, just not from cats. 2. Egg cream (a popular chocolate fountain drink that contains neither egg nor cream) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1712) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1714)