# 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:** 1995

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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 28, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39884 "2015-11-28T16:55:58Z")

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Favorite male/female duets

1. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
2. Mockingbird - James Taylor & Carly Simon
3. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues (Shane McGowan) & Kirsty MacColl
4. The Phantom of the Opera - Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman
5. I Can’t Believe My Eyes (from Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog) NPH & Felicia Day
6. Rollin’ On The River - Ike & Tina Turner
7. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
8. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39885 "2015-11-28T18:27:36Z")

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Favorite male/female duets

1. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
2. Mockingbird - James Taylor & Carly Simon
3. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues (Shane McGowan) & Kirsty MacColl
4. The Phantom of the Opera - Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman
5. I Can’t Believe My Eyes (from Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog) NPH & Felicia Day
6. Rollin’ On The River - Ike & Tina Turner
7. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
8. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
9. Close My Eyes Forever - Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford

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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 28, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39886 "2015-11-28T18:54:34Z")

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Favorite male/female duets

1. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
2. Mockingbird - James Taylor & Carly Simon
3. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues (Shane McGowan) & Kirsty MacColl
4. The Phantom of the Opera - Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman
5. I Can’t Believe My Eyes (from Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog) NPH & Felicia Day
6. Rollin’ On The River - Ike & Tina Turner
7. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
8. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
9. Close My Eyes Forever - Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford
10. Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley

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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 28, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39887 "2015-11-28T19:00:31Z")

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Favorite male/female duets

1. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
2. Mockingbird - James Taylor & Carly Simon
3. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues (Shane McGowan) & Kirsty MacColl
4. The Phantom of the Opera - Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman
5. I Can’t Believe My Eyes (from Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog) NPH & Felicia Day
6. Rollin’ On The River - Ike & Tina Turner
7. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
8. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
9. Close My Eyes Forever - Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford
10. Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley
11. Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton on “Gimme Shelter”

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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 28, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39888 "2015-11-28T19:57:49Z")

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Favorite male/female duets

1. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
2. Mockingbird - James Taylor & Carly Simon
3. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues (Shane McGowan) & Kirsty MacColl
4. The Phantom of the Opera - Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman
5. I Can’t Believe My Eyes (from Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog) NPH & Felicia Day
6. Rollin’ On The River - Ike & Tina Turner
7. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
8. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
9. Close My Eyes Forever - Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford
10. Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley
11. Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton on “Gimme Shelter”
12. Stay - Rihanna and Mikky Ekko

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JF8BRvqGCNs/maxresdefault.jpg "Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF8BRvqGCNs)

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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 28, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39889 "2015-11-28T20:02:00Z")

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Favorite male/female duets

1. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
2. Mockingbird - James Taylor & Carly Simon
3. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues (Shane McGowan) & Kirsty MacColl
4. The Phantom of the Opera - Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman
5. I Can’t Believe My Eyes (from Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog) NPH & Felicia Day
6. Rollin’ On The River - Ike & Tina Turner
7. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
8. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
9. Close My Eyes Forever - Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford
10. Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley
11. Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton on “Gimme Shelter”
12. Stay - Rihanna and Mikky Ekko
13. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

In honor of Thanksgiving: Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant

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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 28, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39890 "2015-11-28T20:21:39Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“f you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)

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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 28, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39891 "2015-11-28T20:25:47Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“f you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper

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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 28, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39892 "2015-11-28T20:27:50Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“f you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell

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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 28, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39893 "2015-11-28T20:39:32Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“f you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres

> **[Alice Ayres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ayres)**
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> Alice Ayres (12 September 1859 – 26 April 1885) was an English nursemaid honoured for her bravery in rescuing the children in her care from a house fire. Ayres was a household assistant and nursemaid to the family of her brother-in-law and sister, Henry and Mary Ann Chandler. The Chandlers owned an oil and paint shop in Union Street, Southwark, then just south of London, and Ayres lived with the family above the shop. In 1885 fire broke out in the shop, and Ayres rescued three of her nieces fr...

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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 28, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39894 "2015-11-28T20:44:25Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“f you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)

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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 28, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39895 "2015-11-28T20:45:18Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“f you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice B. Toklas

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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 28, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39896 "2015-11-28T20:47:01Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“If you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)
7. Alice B. Toklas

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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 28, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39897 "2015-11-28T21:11:45Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“If you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)
7. Alice B. Toklas
8. Alice in Wonderland

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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 28, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39898 "2015-11-28T21:15:40Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“If you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)
7. Alice B. Toklas
8. Alice in Wonderland
9. Alice in Chains

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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 28, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39899 "2015-11-28T21:31:07Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“If you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)
7. Alice B. Toklas
8. Alice in Wonderland
9. Alice in Chains
10. Alice Sebold (author of The Lovely Bones)

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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 28, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39900 "2015-11-28T21:36:36Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“If you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)
7. Alice B. Toklas
8. Alice in Wonderland
9. Alice in Chains
10. Alice Sebold (author of The Lovely Bones)
11. Chef Alice Waters

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39901 "2015-11-28T21:39:58Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant
2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“If you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)
3. Alice Cooper
4. Alice Liddell
5. Alice Ayres
6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)
7. Alice B. Toklas
8. Alice in Wonderland
9. Alice in Chains
10. Alice Sebold (author of The Lovely Bones)
11. Chef Alice Waters
12. Alice Nelson - (The Brady Bunch)

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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 29, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39902 "2015-11-29T00:12:00Z")

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Famous people named “Alice”

1. Alice Mae Brock from Alice’s Restaurant

2. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (“If you can’t say something nice about anyone, come sit by me.”)

3. Alice Cooper

4. Alice Liddell

5. Alice Ayres

6. Alice Hathaway Lee (Longworth’s mother, Teddy’s first wife)

7. Alice B. Toklas

8. Alice in Wonderland

9. Alice in Chains

10. Alice Sebold (author of The Lovely Bones)

11. Chef Alice Waters

12. Alice Nelson - (The Brady Bunch)

13. Alice Kramden  
New: Popular Home Aquarium Fish

14. Neon tetra

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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 29, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39903 "2015-11-29T00:25:53Z")

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New: Popular Home Aquarium Fish

1. Neon tetra
2. Angel-fish

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