# 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:** 2006
**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:** [December 6, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40104 "2015-12-06T17:27:10Z")
Stupid things that won’t go away 1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums. 2. People running red lights willy-nilly 3. Car “infotainment” systems. 4. The Kardashians. 5. Scripted reality shows 6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games 7. Cheerleaders at pro sports 8. Climate change deniers ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40105 "2015-12-06T18:14:13Z")
Stupid things that won’t go away 1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums. 2. People running red lights willy-nilly 3. Car “infotainment” systems. 4. The Kardashians. 5. Scripted reality shows 6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games 7. Cheerleaders at pro sports 8. Climate change deniers 9. A block of fine-print disclaimer flashing for a second or so on TV ads, which apparently constitutes “legal notice” of something. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40106 "2015-12-06T19:37:27Z")
Stupid things that won’t go away 1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums. 2. People running red lights willy-nilly 3. Car “infotainment” systems. 4. The Kardashians. 5. Scripted reality shows 6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games 7. Cheerleaders at pro sports 8. Climate change deniers 9. A block of fine-print disclaimer flashing for a second or so on TV ads, which apparently constitutes “legal notice” of something. 10. Courtroom shows (“The People’s Court”, “Judge Judy”, “Judge Joe Brown”, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40107 "2015-12-06T22:33:27Z")
Stupid things that won’t go away 1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums. 2. People running red lights willy-nilly 3. Car “infotainment” systems. 4. The Kardashians. 5. Scripted reality shows 6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games 7. Cheerleaders at pro sports 8. Climate change deniers 9. A block of fine-print disclaimer flashing for a second or so on TV ads, which apparently constitutes “legal notice” of something. 10. Courtroom shows (“The People’s Court”, “Judge Judy”, “Judge Joe Brown”, etc.) 11. The never ending shows of a bunch of rich female minor celebrities sitting around talking about life, the universe, and everything when the only thing most know a damned thing about is show business ---
**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:** [December 6, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40108 "2015-12-06T22:36:22Z")
Stupid things that won’t go away 1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums. 2. People running red lights willy-nilly 3. Car “infotainment” systems. 4. The Kardashians. 5. Scripted reality shows 6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games 7. Cheerleaders at pro sports 8. Climate change deniers 9. A block of fine-print disclaimer flashing for a second or so on TV ads, which apparently constitutes “legal notice” of something. 10. Courtroom shows (“The People’s Court”, “Judge Judy”, “Judge Joe Brown”, etc.) 11. The never ending shows of a bunch of rich female minor celebrities sitting around talking about life, the universe, and everything when the only thing most know a damned thing about is show business 12. Donald Trump ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40109 "2015-12-07T01:23:20Z")
Stupid things that won’t go away 1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums. 2. People running red lights willy-nilly 3. Car “infotainment” systems. 4. The Kardashians. 5. Scripted reality shows 6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games 7. Cheerleaders at pro sports 8. Climate change deniers 9. A block of fine-print disclaimer flashing for a second or so on TV ads, which apparently constitutes “legal notice” of something. 10. Courtroom shows (“The People’s Court”, “Judge Judy”, “Judge Joe Brown”, etc.) 11. The never ending shows of a bunch of rich female minor celebrities sitting around talking about life, the universe, and everything when the only thing most know a damned thing about is show business 12. Donald Trump 13. Presidents who address us all as “My fellow Americans”. (A few minutes ago). Next: US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40110 "2015-12-07T01:28:41Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40111 "2015-12-07T02:40:21Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) I used to live there. And, yes, it’s spelled with a “t” - spelling was more fluid back in the seventeenth century. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40112 "2015-12-07T03:00:47Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40113 "2015-12-07T04:18:30Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40114 "2015-12-07T04:49:42Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40115 "2015-12-07T04:55:23Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) 7. Princess Anne County, Va. (now defunct) > **[Princess Anne County, Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Anne_County,_Virginia)** > > County of Princess Anne is a former county in the British Colony of Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States, first incorporated in 1691. The county was merged into the city of Virginia Beach on January 1, 1963, ceasing to exist. > When Admiral Christopher Newport and the colonists of the Virginia Company arrived in 1607, George Percy and his fellow Englishmen's "first landing" was at Cape Henry in what was to become Princess Anne County. They named the spot in honor of He... ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40116 "2015-12-07T05:05:41Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) 7. Princess Anne County, Va. (now defunct) 8. Amelia County, VA (Princess Amelia of Great Britain) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40117 "2015-12-07T05:14:31Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) 7. Princess Anne County, Va. (now defunct) 8. Amelia County, VA (Princess Amelia of Great Britain) 9. Angelina County, Texas (Named after a local native woman. The only county in Texas named after a woman) Some of you are asking “What about Victoria County, Nemo?” I respond “Sorry, imaginary person, Victoria County was named after Mexico’s President Victoria.” ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40118 "2015-12-07T05:17:45Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) 7. Princess Anne County, Va. (now defunct) 8. Amelia County, VA (Princess Amelia of Great Britain) 9. Angelina County, Texas (Named after a local native woman. The only county in Texas named after a woman) 10. Augusta County VA, (Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40119 "2015-12-07T05:29:48Z")
US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) 7. Princess Anne County, Va. (now defunct) 8. Amelia County, VA (Princess Amelia of Great Britain) 9. Angelina County, Texas (Named after a local native woman. The only county in Texas named after a woman) 10. Augusta County VA, (Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales) 11. Santa Barbara, California (In Spanish, female saints are ‘Santa’) There are six Santa counties, in CA, AZ, NM, FL. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40120 "2015-12-07T05:33:12Z")
1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) 7. Princess Anne County, Va. (now defunct) 8. Amelia County, VA (Princess Amelia of Great Britain) 9. Angelina County, Texas (Named after a local native woman. The only county in Texas named after a woman) 10. Augusta County VA, (Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales) 11. Santa Barbara, California (In Spanish, female saints are ‘Santa’) 12. Charlotte County VA (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of Great Britain) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40121 "2015-12-07T05:52:36Z")
Santa Barbara is the patron saint of artillerymen. US Counties named after a woman. 1. Louisa County, Iowa (Louisa Massey, who shot the murderer of her brother) 2. Pocahontas County, West Virginia 3. Dutchess County, NY (named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York) 4. Dare County, NC (Named after Virginia Dare, first child born in the Americas to English settlers) 5. Isabella County, Michigan (For Queen Isabella of Spain) 6. Montour County, PA (Madame Montour, Colonial Ambassador to the Native Americans) 7. Princess Anne County, Va. (now defunct) 8. Amelia County, VA (Princess Amelia of Great Britain) 9. Angelina County, Texas (Named after a local native woman. The only county in Texas named after a woman) 10. Augusta County VA, (Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales) 11. Santa Barbara, California (In Spanish, female saints are ‘Santa’) 12. Charlotte County VA (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of Great Britain) 13. Santa Clara County CA: Saint Claire of Assisi Next: back to Pearl Harbor US Ships Lost or Damaged at Pearl Harbor 74 Years Ago, on 07 Dec 1941 1. USS California, battleship ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40122 "2015-12-07T05:55:18Z")
US Ships Lost or Damaged at Pearl Harbor 74 Years Ago, on 07 Dec 1941 1. USS California, battleship 2. USS Oglala (sunk, but rejoined the fleet in 44) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40123 "2015-12-07T06:09:49Z")
US Ships (name & type) Lost or Damaged at Pearl Harbor 74 Years Ago, on 07 Dec 1941 1. USS California, battleship 2. USS Oglala, minelayer (sunk, but rejoined the fleet in 44) 3. USS Nevada, battleship [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2005) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2007)