# 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:** 1779

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35564 "2015-06-25T15:47:47Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35565 "2015-06-25T16:01:19Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball

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**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:** [June 25, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35566 "2015-06-25T16:08:46Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball
7. Benjamin Harrison

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35567 "2015-06-25T16:29:21Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball
7. Benjamin Harrison
8. Henry M. (“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”) Stanley

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35568 "2015-06-25T16:42:33Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball
7. Benjamin Harrison
8. Henry M. (“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”) Stanley
9. Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the Ku Klux Klan

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**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:** [June 25, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35569 "2015-06-25T17:08:42Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball
7. Benjamin Harrison
8. Henry M. (“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”) Stanley
9. Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the Ku Klux Klan
10. Chester Arthur

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35570 "2015-06-25T17:27:36Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball
7. Benjamin Harrison
8. Henry M. (“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”) Stanley
9. Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the Ku Klux Klan
10. Chester Arthur
11. Ambrose Bierce

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**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:** [June 25, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35571 "2015-06-25T17:38:46Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball
7. Benjamin Harrison
8. Henry M. (“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”) Stanley
9. Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the Ku Klux Klan
10. Chester Arthur
11. Ambrose Bierce
12. William Garfield

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35572 "2015-06-25T17:44:13Z")

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US Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Things

1. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur
2. Rutherford B. Hayes
3. General George Custer
4. William McKinley
5. Eli Lilly, pharmaceuticals tycoon
6. Abner Doubleday, symbolic inventor of baseball
7. Benjamin Harrison
8. Henry M. (“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”) Stanley
9. Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the Ku Klux Klan
10. Chester Arthur
11. Ambrose Bierce
12. William Garfield
13. Buffalo Bill Cody

I’ll pass

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35573 "2015-06-25T18:34:09Z")

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New: Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi

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**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:** [June 25, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35574 "2015-06-25T18:56:03Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35575 "2015-06-25T19:06:27Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva

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**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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35576 "2015-06-25T19:19:13Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35577 "2015-06-25T19:45:48Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts
5. John “Johnny Sack” Sacrimoni

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35578 "2015-06-25T19:49:06Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts
5. John “Johnny Sack” Sacrimoni
6. Richie Aprile

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35579 "2015-06-25T19:52:14Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts
5. John “Johnny Sack” Sacrimoni
6. Richie Aprile
7. Vito Spatafore Sr.

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35580 "2015-06-25T19:54:45Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts
5. John “Johnny Sack” Sacrimoni
6. Richie Aprile
7. Vito Spatafore Sr.
8. Christopher Moltisanti

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35581 "2015-06-25T19:57:41Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts
5. John “Johnny Sack” Sacrimoni
6. Richie Aprile
7. Vito Spatafore Sr.
8. Christopher Moltisanti
9. Matthew Bevilacqua

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35582 "2015-06-25T20:25:55Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts
5. John “Johnny Sack” Sacrimoni
6. Richie Aprile
7. Vito Spatafore Sr.
8. Christopher Moltisanti
9. Matthew Bevilacqua
10. Little Carmine Lupertazzi

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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:** [June 25, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35583 "2015-06-25T20:39:52Z")

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Sopranos characters not named “Soprano”

1. Jennifer Melfi
2. Big Pussy
3. Adriana La Cerva
4. Paulie Walnuts
5. John “Johnny Sack” Sacrimoni
6. Richie Aprile
7. Vito Spatafore Sr.
8. Christopher Moltisanti
9. Matthew Bevilacqua
10. Little Carmine Lupertazzi
11. Furio Giunta

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