# 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:** 1909
**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:** [September 30, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38164 "2015-09-30T16:24:57Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38165 "2015-09-30T16:26:38Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) 8. Knopf Doubleday and Penguin Random House (publishing) I was about to just throw out “Doubleday and Random House,” but a quick check revealed they’ve both undergone mergers since the last time I looked at the spine of a new book. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38166 "2015-09-30T16:44:19Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) 8. Knopf Doubleday and Penguin Random House (publishing) 9. Whirlpool and Electrolux (appliances) ---
**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:** [September 30, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38167 "2015-09-30T17:39:36Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) 8. Knopf Doubleday and Penguin Random House (publishing) 9. Whirlpool and Electrolux (appliances) 10. Hershey and Lindt & Sprüngli (confections) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38168 "2015-09-30T18:11:55Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) 8. Knopf Doubleday and Penguin Random House (publishing) 9. Whirlpool and Electrolux (appliances) 10. Hershey and Lindt & Sprüngli (confections) 11. The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38169 "2015-09-30T18:36:39Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) 8. Knopf Doubleday and Penguin Random House (publishing) 9. Whirlpool and Electrolux (appliances) 10. Hershey and Lindt & Sprüngli (confections) 11. The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays 12. Harley Davidson and Kawasaki (motorcycles) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38170 "2015-09-30T19:59:25Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) 8. Knopf Doubleday and Penguin Random House (publishing) 9. Whirlpool and Electrolux (appliances) 10. Hershey and Lindt & Sprüngli (confections) 11. The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays 12. Harley Davidson and Kawasaki (motorcycles) 13. Milwaukee and Bosch (power tools) [Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38171 "2015-09-30T20:04:26Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) 7. Disneyland and Europa-Park (theme parks) 8. Knopf Doubleday and Penguin Random House (publishing) 9. Whirlpool and Electrolux (appliances) 10. Hershey and Lindt & Sprüngli (confections) 11. The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays 12. Harley Davidson and Kawasaki (motorcycles) 13. General Electric and Siemens ([General Electric And Siemens - Comparison Of 2 Industrial Conglomerates (NYSE:GE) | Seeking Alpha](http://seekingalpha.com/article/2280733-general-electric-and-siemens-comparison-of-2-industrial-conglomerates)) New: Songs with food in title or, if stumped, about food 1. Lollipop - The Chordettes ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38172 "2015-09-30T20:05:26Z")
[sorry, ninja’ed] ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38173 "2015-09-30T20:06:19Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods ---
**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:** [September 30, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38174 "2015-09-30T20:19:53Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38175 "2015-09-30T20:25:07Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen 4. Cinemax --\> HBO ---
**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:** [September 30, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38176 "2015-09-30T20:25:08Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen 4. Cinemax --\> HBO 5. Hydrox —\> Oreo ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38177 "2015-09-30T20:26:07Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen 4. Cinemax --\> HBO 5. Hydrox --\> Oreo ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38178 "2015-09-30T20:34:58Z")
Wow, simul-ninja identical posts! Has it ever happened here? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38179 "2015-09-30T20:45:52Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Wow, simul-ninja identical posts! Has it ever happened here? 😃 Actually I think that was just **Astorian** correcting **Elendil’s Heir** ’s ninja before EH edited his post ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38180 "2015-10-01T01:48:10Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen 4. Cinemax --\> HBO 5. Hydrox --\> Oreo 6. Mello Yello --\> Mountain Dew ---
**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:** [October 1, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38181 "2015-10-01T01:49:24Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen 4. Cinemax --\> HBO 5. Hydrox --\> Oreo 6. Mello Yello --\> Mountain Dew 7. Walmart --\> Target ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38182 "2015-10-01T01:52:10Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen 4. Cinemax --\> HBO 5. Hydrox --\> Oreo 6. Mello Yello --\> Mountain Dew 7. Walmart --\> Target 8. Kmart --\> Every other store on the face of the Earth ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38183 "2015-10-01T02:11:34Z")
[Blank] is the poor man’s [blank]. 1. Trader Joe’s —\> Whole Foods 2. Red Lobster —\> Legal Seafoods 3. John Mellencamp —\> Bruce Springsteen 4. Cinemax --\> HBO 5. Hydrox --\> Oreo 6. Mello Yello --\> Mountain Dew 7. Walmart --\> Target 8. Kmart --\> Every other store on the face of the Earth 9. Whitesnake–\> Led Zeppelin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1908) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1910)