# 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\
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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43826 "2016-05-24T06:00:44Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43827 "2016-05-24T06:20:51Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion
5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - **Spiderman** 😃

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**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 24, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43828 "2016-05-24T08:44:56Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion
5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel
6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - **Spiderman** 😃
6. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)

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**Author:** ![txst16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@txst16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txst16)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43829 "2016-05-24T10:28:57Z")

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1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - Spiderman
6. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)
7. Bird (Tweety)

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43830 "2016-05-24T11:13:39Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion
5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel
6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat
7. Delilah, Freddie Mercury’s cat, to whom he paid tribute in the album _Innuendo_

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - **Spiderman** 😃
6. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)
7. Bird (Tweetie)
8. Yokum (Li’l Abner)

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**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:** [May 24, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43831 "2016-05-24T12:50:25Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie

2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog

3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd

4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion

5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel

6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat

7. Delilah, Freddie Mercury’s cat, to whom he paid tribute in the album Innuendo

8. Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee  
Surnames of cartoon characters

9. Andrews (Archie)

10. Funnie (Doug)

11. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)

12. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)

13. Parker - Spiderman

14. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)

15. Bird (Tweetie)

16. Yokum (Li’l Abner)

17. Fudd (Elmer)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43832 "2016-05-24T13:09:03Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie

2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog

3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd

4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion

5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel

6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat

7. Delilah, Freddie Mercury’s cat, to whom he paid tribute in the album Innuendo

8. Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee

9. Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog (_Martha, My Dear_)  
Surnames of cartoon characters

10. Andrews (Archie)

11. Funnie (Doug)

12. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)

13. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)

14. Parker - Spiderman

15. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)

16. Bird (Tweetie)

17. Yokum (Li’l Abner)

18. Fudd (Elmer)

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43833 "2016-05-24T13:59:14Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion
5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel
6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat
7. Delilah, Freddie Mercury’s cat, to whom he paid tribute in the album Innuendo
8. Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee
9. Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog (Martha, My Dear)
10. Bo, the Obamas’ dog

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - Spiderman
6. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)
7. Bird (Tweetie)
8. Yokum (Li’l Abner)
9. Fudd (Elmer)
10. Jones (Forsythe “Jughead”)

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**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:** [May 24, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43834 "2016-05-24T15:16:44Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion
5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel
6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat
7. Delilah, Freddie Mercury’s cat, to whom he paid tribute in the album Innuendo
8. Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee
9. Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog (Martha, My Dear)
10. Bo, the Obamas’ dog
11. Max, George Clooney’s pot bellied pig

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - Spiderman
6. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)
7. Bird (Tweetie)
8. Yokum (Li’l Abner)
9. Fudd (Elmer)
10. Jones (Forsythe “Jughead”)
11. Abernathy – “Hawk” from G.I.Joe

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43835 "2016-05-24T15:23:27Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion
5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel
6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat
7. Delilah, Freddie Mercury’s cat, to whom he paid tribute in the album Innuendo
8. Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee
9. Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog (Martha, My Dear)
10. Bo, the Obamas’ dog
11. Max, George Clooney’s pot bellied pig
12. Muscles, Michael Jackson’s boa constrictor

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - Spiderman
6. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)
7. Bird (Tweetie)
8. Yokum (Li’l Abner)
9. Fudd (Elmer)
10. Jones (Forsythe “Jughead”)
11. Abernathy – “Hawk” from G.I.Joe
12. DeGroot (LuAnn)

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43836 "2016-05-24T15:40:03Z")

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Famous pets of famous people:

1. Fala, FDR’s Scottie
2. Checkers, Nixon’s dog
3. Blondi, Hitler’s German Shepherd
4. Charley, John Steinbeck’s poodle and traveling companion
5. Millie, Barbara & George H. W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel
6. Socks, the Clintons’ cat
7. Delilah, Freddie Mercury’s cat, to whom he paid tribute in the album Innuendo
8. Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee
9. Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog (Martha, My Dear)
10. Bo, the Obamas’ dog
11. Max, George Clooney’s pot bellied pig
12. Muscles, Michael Jackson’s boa constrictor
13. Barney, George W. Bush’s Scottish Terrier\*

Surnames of cartoon characters

1. Andrews (Archie)
2. Funnie (Doug)
3. Rogers (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
4. Bumstead (Dagwood and Blondie)
5. Parker - Spiderman
6. van Pelt (Lucy, Linus and Rerun)
7. Bird (Tweetie)
8. Yokum (Li’l Abner)
9. Fudd (Elmer)
10. Jones (Forsythe “Jughead”)
11. Abernathy – “Hawk” from G.I.Joe
12. DeGroot (LuAnn)
13. Brown (Charlie)

\*Bush 2, FDR, Eisenhower, and Eva Braun all owned Scotties. Lesson? If you elect a leader with a Scottish Terrier in the household, you are sure as shit going to war. 😉

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43837 "2016-05-24T15:41:39Z")

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New Topic:

Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43838 "2016-05-24T15:53:50Z")

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Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43839 "2016-05-24T15:54:44Z")

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New Topic:

Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca
3. We’re No Angels

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43840 "2016-05-24T15:57:44Z")

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Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca
3. We’re No Angels
4. The Petrified Forest

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43841 "2016-05-24T16:01:07Z")

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Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca
3. We’re No Angels
4. The Petrified Forest
5. Key Largo

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43842 "2016-05-24T16:06:18Z")

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Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca
3. We’re No Angels
4. The Petrified Forest
5. Key Largo
6. The African Queen  
Probably my personal favorite.

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**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 24, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43843 "2016-05-24T16:16:36Z")

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Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca
3. We’re No Angels
4. The Petrified Forest
5. Key Largo
6. The African Queen
7. Sabrina

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43844 "2016-05-24T16:28:12Z")

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Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca
3. We’re No Angels
4. The Petrified Forest
5. Key Largo
6. The African Queen
7. Sabrina
8. To Have And Have Not

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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:** [May 24, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43845 "2016-05-24T16:35:00Z")

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Humphrey Bogart Movies:

1. Maltese Falcon
2. Casablanca
3. We’re No Angels
4. The Petrified Forest
5. Key Largo
6. The African Queen
7. Sabrina
8. To Have And Have Not
9. The Caine Mutiny

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