# 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:** 1947

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38924 "2015-11-02T12:44:03Z")

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Cities that end with same letter as the initial letter of their state.

1. Framingham, Massachusetts
2. Birmingham, Michigan
3. Yuma, Arizona
4. Enumclaw, Washington
5. Levittown, New York
6. Toledo, Ohio
7. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8. Sitka, Alaska

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38925 "2015-11-02T13:53:57Z")

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Cities that end with same letter as the initial letter of their state.

1. Framingham, Massachusetts
2. Birmingham, Michigan
3. Yuma, Arizona
4. Enumclaw, Washington
5. Levittown, New York
6. Toledo, Ohio
7. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8. Sitka, Alaska
9. Seaford, Delaware

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38926 "2015-11-02T14:17:47Z")

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1. Framingham, Massachusetts
2. Birmingham, Michigan
3. Yuma, Arizona
4. Enumclaw, Washington
5. Levittown, New York
6. Toledo, Ohio
7. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8. Sitka, Alaska
9. Seaford, Delaware
10. Mystic, Connecticut

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38927 "2015-11-02T14:26:00Z")

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Cities that end with same letter as the initial letter of their state.

1. Framingham, Massachusetts
2. Birmingham, Michigan
3. Yuma, Arizona
4. Enumclaw, Washington
5. Levittown, New York
6. Toledo, Ohio
7. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8. Sitka, Alaska
9. Seaford, Delaware
10. Mystic, Connecticut
11. Linthicum, Maryland

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38928 "2015-11-02T14:45:10Z")

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Cities that end with same letter as the initial letter of their state.

1. Framingham, Massachusetts
2. Birmingham, Michigan
3. Yuma, Arizona
4. Enumclaw, Washington
5. Levittown, New York
6. Toledo, Ohio
7. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8. Sitka, Alaska
9. Seaford, Delaware
10. Mystic, Connecticut
11. Linthicum, Maryland
12. Hoboken, New Jersey

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38929 "2015-11-02T14:48:56Z")

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Cities that end with same letter as the initial letter of their state.

1. Framingham, Massachusetts

2. Birmingham, Michigan

3. Yuma, Arizona

4. Enumclaw, Washington

5. Levittown, New York

6. Toledo, Ohio

7. Tuscaloosa, Alabama

8. Sitka, Alaska

9. Seaford, Delaware

10. Mystic, Connecticut

11. Linthicum, Maryland

12. Hoboken, New Jersey

13. Lincoln, Nebraska  
People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

14. Stephen F. Austin

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38930 "2015-11-02T14:50:22Z")

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Ninja’d

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38931 "2015-11-02T14:53:23Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin
2. Abraham Lincoln

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38932 "2015-11-02T14:55:23Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. James Madison

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38933 "2015-11-02T15:01:04Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38934 "2015-11-02T15:05:01Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38935 "2015-11-02T15:07:51Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38936 "2015-11-02T15:15:50Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)
7. Joe Juneau (Juneau, AK)

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38937 "2015-11-02T15:49:26Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)
7. Joe Juneau (Juneau, AK)
8. Anne Arundel (Annapolis, MD)

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38938 "2015-11-02T15:53:08Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)
7. Joe Juneau (Juneau, AK)
8. Augusta Dearborn (Augusta, ME)

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38939 "2015-11-02T16:11:01Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)
7. Joe Juneau (Juneau, AK)
8. Augusta Dearborn (Augusta, ME)
9. The Apostle Paul (St. Paul, MN)

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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:** [November 2, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38940 "2015-11-02T16:52:37Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)
7. Joe Juneau (Juneau, AK)
8. Anne Arundel (Annapolis, MD)
9. Augusta Dearborn (Augusta, ME)
10. The Apostle Paul (St. Paul, MN)
11. Otto von Bismarck (Bismarck, ND)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38941 "2015-11-02T17:02:11Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)
7. Joe Juneau (Juneau, AK)
8. Anne Arundel (Annapolis, MD)
9. Augusta Dearborn (Augusta, ME)
10. The Apostle Paul (St. Paul, MN)
11. Otto von Bismarck (Bismarck, ND)
12. Sainte-Foy (Santa Fe MM)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38942 "2015-11-02T17:08:19Z")

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People for Whom State Capitals Were Named

1. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
2. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
3. James Madison (Madison, WI)
4. William Trent (Trenton, NJ)
5. John Harris, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA)
6. Christopher Columbus (Columbus, OH)
7. Joe Juneau (Juneau, AK)
8. Anne Arundel (Annapolis, MD)
9. Augusta Dearborn (Augusta, ME)
10. The Apostle Paul (St. Paul, MN)
11. Otto von Bismarck (Bismarck, ND)
12. Sainte-Foy (Santa Fe MM)
13. Kit Carson (Carson City NV)

Next up: Songs with “Rock and Roll” in the title

1. Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seeger & The Silver Bullet Band

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**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38943 "2015-11-02T17:11:13Z")

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Next up: Songs with “Rock and Roll” in the title

1. Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seeger & The Silver Bullet Band
2. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution - AC/DC

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