# 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:** 1969

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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 14, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39364 "2015-11-14T15:12:19Z")

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To Celebrate Her 60th Birthday on 13 November, The Many Roles and Jobs of Whoopi Goldberg

1. Oda Mae Brown, in Ghost (1990)
2. An unnamed character, in Citizen: I’m Not Losing My Mind, I’m Giving It Away (1982)
3. She once was a phone sex operator
4. Detective Avery, in The Player (1992)
5. Queen Califia, of California
6. She was Guinan, the wise therapist who hung out in the bar on Star Trek: TNG.
7. She was never Mrs. Ted Danson
8. Laurel Ayers, the woman in the man’s world of Wall Street in The Associate
9. Celie Harris, in The Color Purple
10. Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act
11. Whoopi is one of the few people to have won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony, and an Emmy.
12. Teresa “Terry” Doolittle in Jumpin’ Jack Flash  
…a film that’s still hard to believe really happened.

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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:** [November 14, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39365 "2015-11-14T15:29:28Z")

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To Celebrate Her 60th Birthday on 13 November, The Many Roles and Jobs of Whoopi Goldberg

1. Oda Mae Brown, in Ghost (1990)
2. An unnamed character, in Citizen: I’m Not Losing My Mind, I’m Giving It Away (1982)
3. She once was a phone sex operator
4. Detective Avery, in The Player (1992)
5. Queen Califia, of California
6. She was Guinan, the wise therapist who hung out in the bar on Star Trek: TNG.
7. She was never Mrs. Ted Danson
8. Laurel Ayers, the woman in the man’s world of Wall Street in The Associate
9. Celie Harris, in The Color Purple
10. Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act
11. Whoopi is one of the few people to have won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony, and an Emmy.
12. Teresa “Terry” Doolittle in Jumpin’ Jack Flash
13. And through it all, she’s remained Caryn Johnson.

I’ll pass.

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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 14, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39366 "2015-11-14T15:33:00Z")

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To Celebrate Her 60th Birthday on 13 November, The Many Roles and Jobs of Whoopi Goldberg

1. Oda Mae Brown, in Ghost (1990)
2. An unnamed character, in Citizen: I’m Not Losing My Mind, I’m Giving It Away (1982)
3. She once was a phone sex operator
4. Detective Avery, in The Player (1992)
5. Queen Califia, of California
6. She was Guinan, the wise therapist who hung out in the bar on Star Trek: TNG.
7. She was never Mrs. Ted Danson
8. Laurel Ayers, the woman in the man’s world of Wall Street in The Associate
9. Celie Harris, in The Color Purple
10. Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act
11. Whoopi is one of the few people to have won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony, and an Emmy.
12. Teresa “Terry” Doolittle in Jumpin’ Jack Flash
13. Vashti Blueeresa in The Telephone (one of the scariest movies ever made. )

Next up in light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France–November 13, 2015

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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 14, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39367 "2015-11-14T15:44:13Z")

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Next up in light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France–November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel–January 21, 2015

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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 14, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39368 "2015-11-14T15:51:45Z")

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Next up in light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605

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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 14, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39369 "2015-11-14T15:53:11Z")

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Next up in light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39370 "2015-11-14T15:58:13Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001

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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 14, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39371 "2015-11-14T16:01:02Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015

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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 14, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39372 "2015-11-14T16:10:00Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015
7. Birmingham, Alabama – September 15, 1963

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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 14, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39373 "2015-11-14T16:16:52Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015
7. Birmingham, Alabama – September 15, 1963
8. Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39374 "2015-11-14T17:28:53Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015
7. Birmingham, Alabama – September 15, 1963
8. Mumbai, India – November 26, 2008
9. New York City, New York – February 26, 1993

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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 14, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39375 "2015-11-14T17:53:32Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015
7. Birmingham, Alabama – September 15, 1963
8. Mumbai, India – November 26, 2008
9. New York City, New York – February 26, 1993
10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – April 19, 1995

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39376 "2015-11-14T18:01:36Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015
7. Birmingham, Alabama – September 15, 1963
8. Mumbai, India – November 26, 2008
9. New York City, New York – February 26, 1993
10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – April 19, 1995
11. Tokyo, Japan – March 20, 1995

sarin gas in the subway

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39377 "2015-11-14T22:22:11Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015
7. Birmingham, Alabama – September 15, 1963
8. Mumbai, India – November 26, 2008
9. New York City, New York – February 26, 1993
10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – April 19, 1995
11. Tokyo, Japan – March 20, 1995
12. London, England – July 7, 2005

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39378 "2015-11-14T22:30:58Z")

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In light of current events: Cities targeted by terrorists acts and the dates:

1. Paris, France – November 13, 2015
2. Tel Aviv, Israel – January 21, 2015
3. London, England – November 5, 1605
4. Boston, Massachusetts – April 15, 2013
5. NYC and Washington DC – September 11, 2001
6. Zvornik, Bosnia & Herzegovina – April 27, 2015
7. Birmingham, Alabama – September 15, 1963
8. Mumbai, India – November 26, 2008
9. New York City, New York – February 26, 1993
10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – April 19, 1995
11. Tokyo, Japan – March 20, 1995
12. London, England – July 7, 2005
13. Madrid, Spain – March 11, 2004

Continuing the theme: Heroic Frenchmen/women, real or fictional

1. Jean-Luc Picard

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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 14, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39379 "2015-11-14T22:50:03Z")

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Continuing the theme: Heroic Frenchmen/women, real or fictional

1. Jean-Luc Picard
2. Jeanne d’Arc

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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 14, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39380 "2015-11-14T22:54:31Z")

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Continuing the theme: Heroic Frenchmen/women, real or fictional

1. Jean-Luc Picard
2. Jeanne d’Arc
3. D’Artagnan

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39381 "2015-11-14T23:06:08Z")

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Continuing the theme: Heroic Frenchmen/women, real or fictional

1. Jean-Luc Picard
2. Jeanne d’Arc
3. D’Artagnan
4. Mark Moogalian

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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 15, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39382 "2015-11-15T00:58:19Z")

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Continuing the theme: Heroic Frenchmen/women, real or fictional

1. Jean-Luc Picard
2. Jeanne d’Arc
3. D’Artagnan
4. Mark Moogalian
5. León, the titular character in The Professional

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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 15, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39383 "2015-11-15T01:50:34Z")

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Continuing the theme: Heroic Frenchmen/women, real or fictional

1. Jean-Luc Picard
2. Jeanne d’Arc
3. D’Artagnan
4. Mark Moogalian
5. León, the titular character in The Professional
6. Clovis

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