# 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:** 1845
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36884 "2015-08-12T17:05:34Z")
Words that kind of sound like “baker” 1. Banker 2. Backer 3. Burqa 4. Beaker 5. Biker 6. Bacon 7. Maker Especially if you have a head cold. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36885 "2015-08-12T17:31:02Z")
Words that kind of sound like “baker” 1. Banker 2. Backer 3. Burqa 4. Beaker 5. Biker 6. Bacon 7. Maker 8. Bicker ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36886 "2015-08-12T17:31:43Z")
Words that kind of sound like “baker” 1. Banker 2. Backer 3. Burqa 4. Beaker 5. Biker 6. Bacon 7. Maker 8. Bicker 9. Baedeker > **[Karl Baedeker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Baedeker)** > > Karl Ludwig Johannes Baedeker (/ˈbeɪdɪkər/ BAY-dik-ər, German: \[ˈbɛːdəkɐ\]; 3 November 1801 – 4 October 1859) was a German publisher whose company, Baedeker, set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. > Karl Baedeker was descended from a long line of printers, booksellers and publishers. He was the eldest of ten children of Gottschalk Diederich Bädeker (1778–1841), who had inherited the publishing house founded by his own father, Zacharias Gerhard Bädeker (1750–1800). The company... ---
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Words that kind of sound like “baker” 1. Banker 2. Backer 3. Burqa 4. Beaker 5. Biker 6. Bacon 7. Maker 8. Bicker 9. Baedeker 10. Breaker ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36888 "2015-08-12T17:35:13Z")
Words that kind of sound like “baker” 1. Banker 2. Backer 3. Burqa 4. Beaker 5. Biker 6. Bacon 7. Maker 8. Bicker 9. Baedeker 10. Breaker 11. Bagel ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36889 "2015-08-12T17:36:16Z")
Words that kind of sound like “baker” 1. Banker 2. Backer 3. Burqa 4. Beaker 5. Biker 6. Bacon 7. Maker 8. Bicker 9. Baedeker 10. Breaker 11. Bagel 12. Daycare ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36890 "2015-08-12T17:44:40Z")
Words that kind of sound like “baker” 1. Banker 2. Backer 3. Burqa 4. Beaker 5. Biker 6. Bacon 7. Maker 8. Bicker 9. Baedeker 10. Breaker 11. Bagel 12. Daycare 13. Faker New Topic: Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36891 "2015-08-12T17:46:20Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36892 "2015-08-12T17:55:57Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36893 "2015-08-12T18:01:54Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36894 "2015-08-12T18:06:02Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) ---
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Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36896 "2015-08-12T18:25:14Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) 7. [Adar Rishon, the Hebrew Leap Month; since the Hebrew calendar is Lunar oriented, a leap month was inserted every so often to line it up with the secular calendar.](http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm) ---
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Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) 7. [Adar Rishon, the Hebrew Leap Month; since the Hebrew calendar is Lunar oriented, a leap month was inserted every so often to line it up with the secular calendar.](http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm) 8. Lee Mazzilli ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36898 "2015-08-12T19:19:09Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) 7. [Adar Rishon, the Hebrew Leap Month; since the Hebrew calendar is Lunar oriented, a leap month was inserted every so often to line it up with the secular calendar.](http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm) 8. Lee Mazzilli 9. The 13th Amendment ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36899 "2015-08-12T19:26:14Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) 7. [Adar Rishon, the Hebrew Leap Month; since the Hebrew calendar is Lunar oriented, a leap month was inserted every so often to line it up with the secular calendar.](http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm) 8. Lee Mazzilli 9. The 13th Amendment 10. Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President ---
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Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) 7. [Adar Rishon, the Hebrew Leap Month; since the Hebrew calendar is Lunar oriented, a leap month was inserted every so often to line it up with the secular calendar.](http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm) 8. Lee Mazzilli 9. The 13th Amendment 10. Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President 11. [Mats Sundin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats_Sundin) - Ex-Maple Leaf Captain Famous to me anyway! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36901 "2015-08-12T19:34:38Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) 7. [Adar Rishon, the Hebrew Leap Month; since the Hebrew calendar is Lunar oriented, a leap month was inserted every so often to line it up with the secular calendar.](http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm) 8. Lee Mazzilli 9. The 13th Amendment 10. Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President 11. [Mats Sundin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats_Sundin) - Ex-Maple Leaf Captain 12. Ugo Boncompagni, who as Pope Gregory XIII, promoted the Gregorian calendar. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36902 "2015-08-12T19:43:08Z")
Famous #13s 1. Rhode Island (13th state to join the USA) 2. Apollo 13 (lunar mission that nearly ended in disaster) 3. Dan Marino 4. Friday the 13th 5. Michael Ballack (soccer player, wore squad number 13 for Chelsea and Germany) 6. Smarch – [Smarch - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Smarch) 7. Adar Rishon, the Hebrew Leap Month; since the Hebrew calendar is Lunar oriented, a leap month was inserted every so often to line it up with the secular calendar. 8. Lee Mazzilli 9. The 13th Amendment 10. Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President 11. Mats Sundin - Ex-Maple Leaf Captain 12. Ugo Boncompagni, who as Pope Gregory XIII, promoted the Gregorian calendar. 13. Wilt Chamberian Next: Neat moments in superhero movies 1. Captain America says “I can do this all day” in _Captain America: The First Avenger_ ---
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