# 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:** 2221
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44406 "2016-06-14T14:41:09Z")
Because it’s Flag Day, national flags that contain at least one star 1. Argentina 2. USA! USA! (well, duh…) 3. Panama 4. Australia 5. Israel 6. Burkina Faso 7. Japan (the red disc on Japan’s flag symbolizes the Sun. The Sun is a star) ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44407 "2016-06-14T14:57:24Z")
Because it’s Flag Day, national flags that contain at least one star 1. Argentina 2. USA! USA! (well, duh…) 3. Panama 4. Australia 5. Israel 6. Burkina Faso 7. Japan 8. New Zealand ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44408 "2016-06-14T15:29:22Z")
Because it’s Flag Day, national flags that contain at least one star 1. Argentina 2. USA! USA! (well, duh…) 3. Panama 4. Australia 5. Israel 6. Burkina Faso 7. Japan 8. New Zealand 9. North Korea ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44409 "2016-06-14T16:23:19Z")
Because it’s Flag Day, national flags that contain at least one star 1. Argentina 2. USA! USA! (well, duh…) 3. Panama 4. Australia 5. Israel 6. Burkina Faso 7. Japan 8. New Zealand 9. North Korea 10 Turkey ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44410 "2016-06-14T16:24:53Z")
Because it’s Flag Day, national flags that contain at least one star 1. Argentina 2. USA! USA! (well, duh…) 3. Panama 4. Australia 5. Israel 6. Burkina Faso 7. Japan 8. New Zealand 9. North Korea 10 Turkey 10. Ethiopia ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44411 "2016-06-14T16:28:53Z")
Because it’s Flag Day, national flags that contain at least one star 1. Argentina 2. USA! USA! (well, duh…) 3. Panama 4. Australia 5. Israel 6. Burkina Faso 7. Japan 8. New Zealand 9. North Korea 10 Turkey 10. Ethiopia 11. Vietnam [It’s subtle but if you look closely you’ll spot it.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44412 "2016-06-14T16:38:33Z")
Because it’s Flag Day, national flags that contain at least one star 1. Argentina 2. USA! USA! (well, duh…) 3. Panama 4. Australia 5. Israel 6. Burkina Faso 7. Japan 8. New Zealand 9. North Korea 10 Turkey 10. Ethiopia 11. Vietnam 12. Brazil Next: Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Baily) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44413 "2016-06-14T16:49:01Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Baily) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44414 "2016-06-14T16:57:12Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Baily) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44415 "2016-06-14T17:38:39Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44416 "2016-06-14T17:42:01Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Michael Binkley - Bloom County ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44417 "2016-06-14T17:42:53Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Michael Binkley - Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44418 "2016-06-14T17:46:18Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse Fixing #5… ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44419 "2016-06-14T18:40:34Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse 7. Plainwell - Jane, in Frazz. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44420 "2016-06-14T19:04:37Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse 7. Plainwell - Jane, in Frazz. 8. Tremblechin- Little Iodine ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44421 "2016-06-14T19:20:17Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse 7. Plainwell - Jane, in Frazz. 8. Tremblechin- Little Iodine 9. Arbuckle - Jon - Garfield ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44422 "2016-06-14T19:41:22Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse 7. Plainwell - Jane, in Frazz. 8. Tremblechin- Little Iodine 9. Arbuckle - Jon - Garfield 10. Mitchell - Dennis the Menace ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44423 "2016-06-14T19:57:23Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse 7. Plainwell - Jane, in Frazz. 8. Tremblechin- Little Iodine 9. Arbuckle - Jon - Garfield 10. Mitchell - Dennis the Menace 11. Brown - Charlie - Peanuts ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44424 "2016-06-14T20:27:11Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse 7. Plainwell - Jane, in Frazz. 8. Tremblechin- Little Iodine 9. Arbuckle - Jon - Garfield 10. Mitchell - Dennis the Menace 11. Brown - Charlie - Peanuts 12. Wallet- Walt- Gasoline Alley ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44425 "2016-06-14T21:47:05Z")
Surnames of comic strip characters that are NOT in the title name (like Beetle Bailey) or their usual name with title (like Sgt. Snorkel). 1. Van Pelt - Lucy and Linus - Peanuts 2. Yokum - Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy, Pappy, Tiny - Li’l Abner 3. Bumstead - Dagwood and family - Blondie 4. Andrews - Archie 5. Binkley - Michael and Tom (his father) Bloom County 6. Patterson - Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, April - For Better or For Worse 7. Plainwell - Jane, in Frazz. 8. Tremblechin- Little Iodine 9. Arbuckle - Jon - Garfield 10. Mitchell - Dennis the Menace 11. Brown - Charlie - Peanuts 12. Wallet- Walt- Gasoline Alley 13. Flagston - Hi and Lois New topic: I pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2222)