# 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:** 2126
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42505 "2016-04-08T00:17:30Z")
Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42506 "2016-04-08T01:17:18Z")
Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder 7. Si Robertson Duck Dynasty relation ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42507 "2016-04-08T01:42:19Z")
Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder 7. Si Robertson 8. Bo Diddley ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42508 "2016-04-08T03:35:31Z")
Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder 7. Si Robertson 8. Bo Diddley 9. El DeBarge ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42509 "2016-04-08T03:43:29Z")
]Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder 7. Si Robertson 8. Bo Diddley 9. El DeBarge 10. Li Na ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42510 "2016-04-08T04:10:05Z")
Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder 7. Si Robertson 8. Bo Diddley 9. El DeBarge 10. Li Na 11. Ub Iwerks Ub, obviously, being short for his real name - Ubbe. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42511 "2016-04-08T04:19:10Z")
Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder 7. Si Robertson 8. Bo Diddley 9. El DeBarge 10. Li Na 11. Ub Iwerks 12. Ev Dirksen > **[Everett Dirksen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Dirksen)** > > Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 until his death in 1969, he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s. He helped write and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968, both landmark pieces of legislation during the civil rights movement. He was ... ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42512 "2016-04-08T15:05:09Z")
]Famous people known by a 2-letter first name , but not Ed nor Al, nor a nickname dissimilar to their real name… 1. Cy Young 2. Jo Stafford 3. Bo Derek 4. Bo Belinski 5. Ty Cobb 6. Ry Cooder 7. Si Robertson 8. Bo Diddley 9. El DeBarge 10. Li Na 11. Ub Iwerks 12. Ev Dirksen 13. Po Bronson A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42513 "2016-04-08T15:09:28Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42514 "2016-04-08T15:11:46Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42515 "2016-04-08T15:47:19Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42516 "2016-04-08T15:57:54Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42517 "2016-04-08T16:29:59Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42518 "2016-04-08T17:25:54Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files 7. Sanford & Son ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42519 "2016-04-08T17:55:05Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files 7. Sanford & Son 8. Star Blazers ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42520 "2016-04-08T18:06:26Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files 7. Sanford & Son 8. Star Blazers 9. My So-called Life ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42521 "2016-04-08T18:44:17Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files 7. Sanford & Son 8. Star Blazers 9. My So-called Life 10. Futurama ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42522 "2016-04-08T18:58:48Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files 7. Sanford & Son 8. Star Blazers 9. My So-called Life 10. Futurama 11. The Carol Burnett Show ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42523 "2016-04-08T19:14:59Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files 7. Sanford & Son 8. Star Blazers 9. My So-called Life 10. Futurama 11. The Carol Burnett Show 12. He & She ---
**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:** [April 8, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42524 "2016-04-08T19:21:01Z")
A TV show no longer playing that you remember fondly 1. Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World of Color 2. Laugh-In 3. Northern Exposure 4. Get Smart 5. Picket Fences 6. The Rockford Files 7. Sanford & Son 8. Star Blazers 9. My So-called Life 10. Futurama 11. The Carol Burnett Show 12. He & She 13. High Incident A good cop show set in suburban LA. Next category: Amenities in your own personal supervillain lair 1. Mooks with excellent marksmanship skills [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2127)