# 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:** 2103
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42045 "2016-03-22T11:50:00Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42046 "2016-03-22T12:00:36Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42047 "2016-03-22T12:02:38Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42048 "2016-03-22T12:53:01Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos 7. A trip to Havana is a major plot point in the 1951 musical _Guys and Dolls_ ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42049 "2016-03-22T13:10:02Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos 7. A trip to Havana is a major plot point in the 1951 musical Guys and Dolls 8. Cigars ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42050 "2016-03-22T14:39:37Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos 7. A trip to Havana is a major plot point in the 1951 musical Guys and Dolls 8. Cigars 9. Elián González ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42051 "2016-03-22T14:45:14Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos 7. A trip to Havana is a major plot point in the 1951 musical Guys and Dolls 8. Cigars 9. Elián González 10. Gooding, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42052 "2016-03-22T15:08:41Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos 7. A trip to Havana is a major plot point in the 1951 musical Guys and Dolls 8. Cigars 9. Elián González 10. Gooding, Jr. 11. Buena Vista Social Club A great Ry Cooter documentary with some amazing music by a group of geriatric musicians and singers who were popular in Havana before Castro. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42053 "2016-03-22T15:43:01Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos 7. A trip to Havana is a major plot point in the 1951 musical Guys and Dolls 8. Cigars 9. Elián González 10. Gooding, Jr. 11. Buena Vista Social Club 12. Fidel Castro ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42054 "2016-03-22T15:48:24Z")
Because President Obama is visiting, anything or anyone with any type of connection to Cuba 1. The song “Guantanamera” 2. Rum and Coca Cola 3. My family and I lived in Cuba for several years in the early/mid 1950s. 4. Jeannie once blinked Major Nelson to Cuba instead of Puerto Rico 5. Desi Arnaz was born there. 6. Mojitos 7. A trip to Havana is a major plot point in the 1951 musical Guys and Dolls 8. Cigars 9. Elián González 10. Gooding, Jr. 11. Buena Vista Social Club 12. Fidel Castro 13. Some obscure missile crisis Next: Alliterative characters 14. Deputy Dawg ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42055 "2016-03-22T15:56:29Z")
Next: Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42056 "2016-03-22T15:57:50Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42057 "2016-03-22T16:04:51Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42058 "2016-03-22T16:20:46Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom 5. Major Major Major (Still counts as alliterative if it’s repetition, doesn’t it?) ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42059 "2016-03-22T16:31:40Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom 5. Major Major Major 6. Mighty Mouse (Sure, why not? Just to be on the safe side, we’ll bury it real quick to confuse the malcontents.) ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42060 "2016-03-22T16:34:13Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom 5. Major Major Major 6. Mighty Mouse 7. Lois Lane ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42061 "2016-03-22T16:50:38Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom 5. Major Major Major 6. Mighty Mouse 7. Professor Harold Hill (Lois Lane already mentioned) ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42062 "2016-03-22T16:51:10Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom 5. Major Major Major 6. Mighty Mouse 7. Professor Harold Hill 8. Peter Parker ---
**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:** [March 22, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42063 "2016-03-22T17:03:00Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom 5. Major Major Major 6. Mighty Mouse 7. Professor Harold Hill 8. Peter Parker 9. Fred Flintstone ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42064 "2016-03-22T17:11:00Z")
Alliterative characters 1. Deputy Dawg 2. Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, and Lori Lemaris 3. Daffy, Daisy, Donald Duck 4. Fin Fang Foom 5. Major Major Major 6. Mighty Mouse 7. Professor Harold Hill 8. Peter Parker 9. Fred Flintstone 10. Dudley Dursley, Peter Pettigrew, and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter novels [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2104)