# 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:** 1714
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34264 "2015-04-09T16:08:46Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves ---
**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:** [April 9, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34265 "2015-04-09T16:17:43Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea ---
**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, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34266 "2015-04-09T17:15:32Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34267 "2015-04-09T17:21:40Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple ---
**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, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34268 "2015-04-09T18:54:23Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple 7. A silverfish is an insect, not a fish ---
**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 9, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34269 "2015-04-09T19:05:12Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple 7. A silverfish is an insect, not a fish 8. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Discuss amongst yourselves. ---
**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 9, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34270 "2015-04-09T19:14:29Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple 7. A silverfish is an insect, not a fish 8. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. 9. Sweetmeats are not meat, and sweetbreads are not bread. ---
**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 9, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34271 "2015-04-09T19:33:16Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple 7. A silverfish is an insect, not a fish 8. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. 9. Sweetmeats are not meat, and sweetbreads are not bread. 10. No ornithologist would consider tuna to be “chicken of the sea.” ---
**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:** [April 9, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34272 "2015-04-09T19:35:30Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple 7. A silverfish is an insect, not a fish 8. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. 9. Sweetmeats are not meat, and sweetbreads are not bread. 10. No ornithologist would consider tuna to be “chicken of the sea.” 11. Head cheese: actually jellied meat ---
**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, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34273 "2015-04-09T19:42:03Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple 7. A silverfish is an insect, not a fish 8. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. 9. Sweetmeats are not meat, and sweetbreads are not bread. 10. No ornithologist would consider tuna to be “chicken of the sea.” 11. Head cheese: actually jellied meat 12. Panama hats originated in Ecuador. They became well known in America when Teddy Roosevelt was photographed wearing on during a trip to Panama. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34274 "2015-04-09T21:51:01Z")
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) 3. Sunset- the sun does not set, the earth revolves 4. Guinea pig - actually a rodent, and not from Guinea 5. Chinese checkers (no one in China ever played it; it was invented in Germany) 6. Pineapple: It does not grow in or on pine, and it doesn’t look, smell, or taste like an apple 7. A silverfish is an insect, not a fish 8. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. 9. Sweetmeats are not meat, and sweetbreads are not bread. 10. No ornithologist would consider tuna to be “chicken of the sea.” 11. Head cheese: actually jellied meat 12. Panama hats originated in Ecuador. 13. Spanish Flu- biologists and historians have tracked its origins to everywhere from Kansas to northern China, but they’re pretty much positive it didn’t start in Spain, nor was Spain hit worse or earlier than other European countries. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34275 "2015-04-09T21:57:15Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly womens: 1. Shannon ---
**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 10, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34276 "2015-04-10T01:34:53Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan ---
**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 10, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34277 "2015-04-10T02:41:39Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor ---
**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 10, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34278 "2015-04-10T03:02:27Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim I went to high school with two guys named Kim. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34279 "2015-04-10T03:41:27Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34280 "2015-04-10T04:01:14Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 1. Evelyn ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34281 "2015-04-10T04:09:05Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 6. Evelyn 7. Kelly ---
**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 10, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34282 "2015-04-10T05:28:55Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 6. Evelyn 7. Kelly 8. Ashley ---
**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:** [April 10, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34283 "2015-04-10T11:00:53Z")
Traditional male names that are now mostly women’s: 1. Shannon 2. Morgan 3. Taylor 4. Kim 5. Leslie 6. Evelyn 7. Kelly 8. Ashley 9. Madison “Son of Maud” or “Strong Fighter”. Was ‘co-opted’ by females because of the movie _Splash_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1713) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1715)