# 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:** 1853

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37044 "2015-08-17T14:12:43Z")

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Female Alt Rock singers from the 1990s (both solo and lead singers of a band)

1. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
2. Courtney Love (Hole)
3. Macy Gray
4. Alanis Morisette
5. Kim Deal - The Breeders
6. Fiona Apple
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Tracy Bonham

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37045 "2015-08-17T14:26:24Z")

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Female Alt Rock singers from the 1990s (both solo and lead singers of a band)

1. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
2. Courtney Love (Hole)
3. Macy Gray
4. Alanis Morisette
5. Kim Deal - The Breeders
6. Fiona Apple
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Tracy Bonham
9. Tanya Donnelly (Belly)

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37046 "2015-08-17T14:33:30Z")

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Female Alt Rock singers from the 1990s (both solo and lead singers of a band)

1. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
2. Courtney Love (Hole)
3. Macy Gray
4. Alanis Morisette
5. Kim Deal - The Breeders
6. Fiona Apple
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Tracy Bonham
9. Tanya Donnelly (Belly)
10. Kim Gordon - Sonic Youth

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**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 17, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37047 "2015-08-17T14:42:47Z")

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Female Alt Rock singers from the 1990s (both solo and lead singers of a band)

1. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
2. Courtney Love (Hole)
3. Macy Gray
4. Alanis Morisette
5. Kim Deal - The Breeders
6. Fiona Apple
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Tracy Bonham
9. Tanya Donnelly (Belly)
10. Kim Gordon - Sonic Youth
11. Dolores O’Riordan - Cranberries

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37048 "2015-08-17T15:04:23Z")

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Female Alt Rock singers from the 1990s (both solo and lead singers of a band)

1. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
2. Courtney Love (Hole)
3. Macy Gray
4. Alanis Morisette
5. Kim Deal (The Breeders)
6. Fiona Apple
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Tracy Bonham
9. Tanya Donnelly (Belly)
10. Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
11. Dolores O’Riordan (Cranberries)
12. Donita Sparks (L7)

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37049 "2015-08-17T15:06:24Z")

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Female Alt Rock singers from the 1990s (both solo and lead singers of a band)

1. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
2. Courtney Love (Hole)
3. Macy Gray
4. Alanis Morisette
5. Kim Deal - The Breeders
6. Fiona Apple
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Tracy Bonham
9. Tanya Donnelly (Belly)
10. Kim Gordon - Sonic Youth
11. Dolores O’Riordan - Cranberries
12. Colleen (Vitamin C) Fitzpatrick

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37050 "2015-08-17T15:14:32Z")

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Female Alt Rock singers from the 1990s (both solo and lead singers of a band)

1. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
2. Courtney Love (Hole)
3. Macy Gray
4. Alanis Morisette
5. Kim Deal - The Breeders
6. Fiona Apple
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Tracy Bonham
9. Tanya Donnelly (Belly)
10. Kim Gordon - Sonic Youth
11. Dolores O’Riordan - Cranberries
12. Donita Sparks (L7)
13. Colleen (Vitamin C) Fitzpatrick

Want to start the next category, **astorian**?

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37051 "2015-08-17T15:17:09Z")

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Okay… new topic is…

Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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**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 17, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37052 "2015-08-17T17:06:03Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37053 "2015-08-17T17:08:37Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37054 "2015-08-17T17:21:42Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt

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**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 17, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37055 "2015-08-17T17:25:13Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland

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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:** [August 17, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37056 "2015-08-17T20:28:05Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe

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**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:** [August 17, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37057 "2015-08-17T22:21:24Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe
7. Pretoria,Bloemfontein,Cape Town, S.Africa. [It’s complicated…](http://www.mapsofworld.com/south-africa/national-capital.html)

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**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 17, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37058 "2015-08-17T22:40:37Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe
7. Pretoria,Bloemfontein,Cape Town, S.Africa. It’s complicated…
8. Abuja, Nigeria

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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:** [August 18, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37059 "2015-08-18T00:10:03Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe
7. Pretoria,Bloemfontein,Cape Town, S.Africa. It’s complicated…
8. Abuja, Nigeria
9. Maseru, Lesotho

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37060 "2015-08-18T00:34:42Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe
7. Pretoria,Bloemfontein,Cape Town, S.Africa. It’s complicated…
8. Abuja, Nigeria
9. Maseru, Lesotho
10. Tananarive, Madagascar

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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:** [August 18, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37061 "2015-08-18T01:22:16Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe
7. Pretoria,Bloemfontein,Cape Town, S.Africa. It’s complicated…
8. Abuja, Nigeria
9. Maseru, Lesotho
10. Tananarive, Madagascar
11. Accra, Ghana

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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:** [August 18, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37062 "2015-08-18T01:27:41Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe
7. Pretoria,Bloemfontein,Cape Town, S.Africa. It’s complicated…
8. Abuja, Nigeria
9. Maseru, Lesotho
10. Tananarive, Madagascar
11. Accra, Ghana
12. Monrovia, Liberia

One of two national capitals named after an American President.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37063 "2015-08-18T02:56:30Z")

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Capital Cities in Africa

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Mbabane, Swaziland
6. Harare, Zimbabwe
7. Pretoria,Bloemfontein,Cape Town, S.Africa. It’s complicated…
8. Abuja, Nigeria
9. Maseru, Lesotho
10. Tananarive, Madagascar
11. Accra, Ghana
12. Monrovia, Liberia
13. Khartoum, Sudan

Medical practices that are no longer much used

1. Bleeding patients

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