# 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:** 2167
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43326 "2016-05-08T11:50:50Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43327 "2016-05-08T11:51:10Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43328 "2016-05-08T12:28:20Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43329 "2016-05-08T12:58:33Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43330 "2016-05-08T13:12:05Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43331 "2016-05-08T14:07:45Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife 7. Cleopatra and Ptolemy Mentioned in the apocryphal Maccabees, which are not included in all bibles. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43332 "2016-05-08T15:04:17Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife 7. Cleopatra and Ptolemy Mentioned in the apocryphal Maccabees, which are not included in all bibles. 1. David and Jonathan ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43333 "2016-05-08T15:31:59Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife 7. Cleopatra and Ptolemy 8. David and Jonathan 9. Isaac and Rebecca ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43334 "2016-05-08T18:20:41Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife 7. Cleopatra and Ptolemy 8. David and Jonathan 9. Isaac and Rebecca 10. Ruth and Boaz ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43335 "2016-05-08T18:44:51Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife 7. Cleopatra and Ptolemy 8. David and Jonathan 9. Isaac and Rebecca 10. Ruth and Boaz 11. Jacob and Leah and Rachel It’s complicated. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43336 "2016-05-08T19:34:33Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife 7. Cleopatra and Ptolemy 8. David and Jonathan 9. Isaac and Rebecca 10. Ruth and Boaz 11. Jacob and Leah and Rachel 12. Joseph and Mary ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43337 "2016-05-08T20:20:34Z")
Biblical Couples 1. David and Bathsheba 2. Abraham and Sarah 3. Xerxes I and Esther 4. Lot and a pillar of salt 5. Moses and Zipporah 6. Simon Peter and his unnamed wife 7. Cleopatra and Ptolemy 8. David and Jonathan 9. Isaac and Rebecca 10. Ruth and Boaz 11. Jacob and Leah and Rachel 12. Joseph and Mary 13. Adam and Eve For Mother’s Day: Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43338 "2016-05-08T20:45:35Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43339 "2016-05-08T20:53:52Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) 3. Katie Elder: John, Tom, Bud & Matt ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43340 "2016-05-08T20:55:42Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) 3. Katie Elder: John, Tom, Bud & Matt 4. Margaret March: Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43341 "2016-05-08T21:39:16Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) 3. Katie Elder: John, Tom, Bud & Matt 4. Margaret March: Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy 5. Angela McCourt - Frank, Malachy, Alfy and Michael ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43342 "2016-05-08T21:46:20Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) 3. Katie Elder: John, Tom, Bud & Matt 4. Margaret March: Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy 5. Angela McCourt - Frank, Malachy, Alfy and Michael 6. Maureen Robinson: Judy, Penny and Will ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43343 "2016-05-08T22:57:01Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) 3. Katie Elder: John, Tom, Bud & Matt 4. Margaret March: Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy 5. Angela McCourt - Frank, Malachy, Alfy and Michael 6. Maureen Robinson: Judy, Penny and Will 7. Hecuba: Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Deiphobus, Helenus, Troilus, Polyxena and 12 others ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43344 "2016-05-08T23:08:40Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) 3. Katie Elder: John, Tom, Bud & Matt 4. Margaret March: Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy 5. Angela McCourt - Frank, Malachy, Alfy and Michael 6. Maureen Robinson: Judy, Penny and Will 7. Hecuba: Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Deiphobus, Helenus, Troilus, Polyxena and 12 others 8. Venus: Aeneas and Cupid ---
**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:** [May 9, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43345 "2016-05-09T00:18:49Z")
Mothers and their children in real life or fiction or legend 1. Eve: Cain, Abel, Seth 2. Sophie Zawistowski: Jan & Eva (pick one) 3. Katie Elder: John, Tom, Bud & Matt 4. Margaret March: Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy 5. Angela McCourt - Frank, Malachy, Alfy and Michael 6. Maureen Robinson: Judy, Penny and Will 7. Hecuba: Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Deiphobus, Helenus, Troilus, Polyxena and 12 others 8. Venus: Aeneas and Cupid 9. Rosemary: Adrian [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2168)