# 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:** 1809
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36164 "2015-07-20T16:29:42Z")
Elements named after people 1. Fermium - Enrico Fermi 2. Einsteinium - Albert Einstein 3. Nobelium - Alfred Nobel 4. Samarium - Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets 5. Rutherfordium - Ernest Rutherford 6. Curium - Marie Curie 7. Bohrium - Neils Bohr 8. Mendelevium - periodic table creator Dmitri Mendeleev 9. Copernicum - Nicolaus Copernicus 10. Gadolinium - chemist Johan Gadolin 11. Seaborgium - Nobel-winning chemist Glenn Seaborg 12. Roentgenium - physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, discoverer of X-rays Next category: Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36165 "2015-07-20T16:33:19Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36166 "2015-07-20T16:37:09Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36167 "2015-07-20T16:38:09Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36168 "2015-07-20T16:47:09Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36169 "2015-07-20T16:49:44Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36170 "2015-07-20T17:00:44Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? 7. The left-handed ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36171 "2015-07-20T17:02:53Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? 7. The left-handed 8. Everyone who is descended from an immigrant ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36172 "2015-07-20T17:11:48Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? 7. The left-handed 8. Everyone who is descended from an immigrant 9. Hitler Taking the controversial stand with that last one. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36173 "2015-07-20T17:23:06Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? 7. The left-handed 8. Everyone who is descended from an immigrant 9. Hitler 10. People in comas (because “anyone can just lie there”) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36174 "2015-07-20T18:06:43Z")
Who will Donald Trump insult next? 1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? 7. The left-handed 8. Everyone who is descended from an immigrant 9. Hitler 10. People in comas (because “anyone can just lie there”) 11. Atheists Give him a week or two. He’ll get there. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36175 "2015-07-20T18:16:36Z")
1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? 7. The left-handed 8. Everyone who is descended from an immigrant 9. Hitler 10. People in comas (because “anyone can just lie there”) 11. Atheists 12. Atheist Puffin Mother’s who bake Apple Pie ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36176 "2015-07-20T18:24:58Z")
1. Those who bake apple pies 2. His mother 3. Puffins 4. Mister Rogers 5. Transvestites 6. You mean there’s someone he _hasn’t_ insulted? 7. The left-handed 8. Everyone who is descended from an immigrant 9. Hitler 10. People in comas (because “anyone can just lie there”) 11. Atheists 12. Atheist Puffin Mother’s who bake Apple Pie 13. Jesus. Because losers get crucified. Next category: Classical composers whose last name begins with B but who are not named “Bach”, “Beethoven” or “Brahms”: 1. Ronald Binge (composer of the delightful “Sailing By”) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36177 "2015-07-20T18:28:00Z")
I amended the category when I realized you could fill it entirely with the Bach family alone. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36178 "2015-07-20T18:28:15Z")
Classical composers whose last name begins with B but who are not named “Bach”, “Beethoven” or “Brahms”: 1. Ronald Binge (composer of the delightful “Sailing By”) 2. Burt Bacharach (2 Bs for the price of one) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36179 "2015-07-20T18:41:12Z")
Classical composers whose last name begins with B but who are not named “Bach”, “Beethoven” or “Brahms”: 1. Ronald Binge (composer of the delightful “Sailing By”) 2. Burt Bacharach (2 Bs for the price of one) 3. Berlioz ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36180 "2015-07-20T19:15:25Z")
Classical composers whose last name begins with B but who are not named “Bach”, “Beethoven” or “Brahms”: 1. Ronald Binge (composer of the delightful “Sailing By”) 2. Burt Bacharach (2 Bs for the price of one) 3. Berlioz 4. Bela Bartok Burt Bacharach? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36181 "2015-07-20T19:20:10Z")
Classical composers whose last name begins with B but who are not named “Bach”, “Beethoven” or “Brahms”: 1. Ronald Binge (composer of the delightful “Sailing By”) 2. Burt Bacharach (2 Bs for the price of one) 3. Berlioz 4. Bela Bartok 5. Benjamin Britten ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36182 "2015-07-20T19:28:55Z")
Classical composers whose last name begins with B but who are not named “Bach”, “Beethoven” or “Brahms”: 1. Ronald Binge (composer of the delightful “Sailing By”) 2. Burt Bacharach (2 Bs for the price of one) 3. Berlioz 4. Bela Bartok 5. Benjamin Britten 6. Georges Bizet ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36183 "2015-07-20T19:49:05Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Classical composers whose last name begins with B but who are not named “Bach”, “Beethoven” or “Brahms”: > > 1. Ronald Binge (composer of the delightful “Sailing By”) > 2. Burt Bacharach (2 Bs for the price of one) > 3. Berlioz > 4. Bela Bartok > > Burt Bacharach? Yeah, uh, he mostly composed 40 to 50 years ago, um, so, er, … screw it - I misread the topic - go ahead and replace him. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1808) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1810)