# 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\
**Page:** 2231

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44606 "2016-06-23T17:06:03Z")

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Women who immigrated to America _ **as adults** _, and then became famous:

1. Ivana Trump
2. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
3. Hedy Lamarr
4. Mary “Mother” Jones
5. Jolie “Mama” Gabor
6. Maria Von Trapp
7. Arianna Huffington
8. Golda Meir
9. Iman
10. Melania Trump
11. Marina Oswald
12. Ayn Rand

Arrived in America at age 20.

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**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:** [June 23, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44607 "2016-06-23T17:39:06Z")

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Women who immigrated to America as adults, and then became famous:

1. Ivana Trump

2. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

3. Hedy Lamarr

4. Mary “Mother” Jones

5. Jolie “Mama” Gabor

6. Maria Von Trapp

7. Arianna Huffington

8. Golda Meir

9. Iman

10. Melania Trump

11. Marina Oswald

12. Ayn Rand

13. Isabella Rossellini  
Next: Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

14. Tide

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44608 "2016-06-23T17:46:26Z")

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Next: Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44609 "2016-06-23T17:50:25Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44610 "2016-06-23T18:03:19Z")

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Next: Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44611 "2016-06-23T18:19:41Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44612 "2016-06-23T18:32:18Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer

Better known for the baking soda, but their laundry detergent is OK

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**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 23, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44613 "2016-06-23T18:37:04Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer
7. Era

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44614 "2016-06-23T18:54:31Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer
7. Era
8. Sun

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44615 "2016-06-23T19:07:50Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer
7. Era
8. Sun
9. Surf

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**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44616 "2016-06-23T20:11:19Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer
7. Era
8. Sun
9. Surf
10. Salvo

Ultimately a dud of a product, but was revolutionary for the time.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44617 "2016-06-23T21:17:16Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer
7. Era
8. Sun
9. Surf
10. Salvo
11. Easy

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**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:** [June 23, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44618 "2016-06-23T22:56:41Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer
7. Era
8. Sun
9. Surf
10. Salvo
11. Easy
12. Barf

An Iranian soap which means “snow” in Persian.

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44619 "2016-06-23T23:06:05Z")

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Laundry detergent brands that are also words.

1. Tide
2. Extra
3. Cheer
4. Gain
5. All
6. Arm & Hammer
7. Era
8. Sun
9. Surf
10. Salvo
11. Easy
12. Barf
13. Win

And if anyone doesn’t like “Barf”, there’s Method. However the category doesn’t specify “Laundry Detergent Brands originally in English”

New Category  
Because it’s Brexit vote day: European countries (including countries only partly in Europe) that are not EU members

1. Andorra

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44620 "2016-06-23T23:22:57Z")

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New Category  
Because it’s Brexit vote day: European countries (including countries only partly in Europe) that are not EU members

1. Andorra
2. Vatican City

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**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:** [June 23, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44621 "2016-06-23T23:25:33Z")

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Because it’s Brexit vote day: European countries (including countries only partly in Europe) that are not EU members

1. Andorra
2. Vatican City
3. San Marino

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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:** [June 23, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44622 "2016-06-23T23:29:04Z")

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Because it’s Brexit vote day: European countries (including countries only partly in Europe) that are not EU members

1. Andorran
2. Vatican City
3. San Marino
4. Russia

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**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:** [June 24, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44623 "2016-06-24T00:27:51Z")

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Because it’s Brexit vote day: European countries (including countries only partly in Europe) that are not EU members

1. Andorra
2. Vatican City
3. San Marino
4. Russia
5. Turkey

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44624 "2016-06-24T02:00:15Z")

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Because it’s Brexit vote day: European countries (including countries only partly in Europe) that are not EU members

1. Andorra
2. Vatican City
3. San Marino
4. Russia
5. Turkey
6. Kazakhstan

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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:** [June 24, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44625 "2016-06-24T02:23:39Z")

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Because it’s Brexit vote day: European countries (including countries only partly in Europe) that are not EU members

1. Andorra
2. Vatican City
3. San Marino
4. Russia
5. Turkey
6. Kazakhstan
7. Iceland

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