# 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:** 2252

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45026 "2016-07-15T04:27:34Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI  
You can use your own definition for “significantly populated”, but I’m trying to take out tiny places like Channahatchee, Alabama that nobody has heard of if they’re not from near there.

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45027 "2016-07-15T04:33:56Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45028 "2016-07-15T04:43:03Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida

Although ironically not named after the Miami people.

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45029 "2016-07-15T05:14:06Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA

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**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:** [July 15, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45030 "2016-07-15T05:40:01Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45031 "2016-07-15T05:44:51Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45032 "2016-07-15T06:57:57Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Cheyenne, WY

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45033 "2016-07-15T07:21:19Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Cheyenne, WY
8. Sioux City, Iowa

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**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45034 "2016-07-15T07:36:32Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Cheyenne, WY
8. Sioux City, Iowa
9. Chattanooga, TN

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45035 "2016-07-15T13:09:23Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Cheyenne, WY
8. Sioux City, Iowa
9. Chattanooga, TN
10. Mobile, AL

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45036 "2016-07-15T13:12:19Z")

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Significantly Populated U.S. and Canadian Cities with Names of Native American Origin

1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Cheyenne, WY
8. Sioux City, Iowa
9. Chattanooga, TN
10. Mobile, AL
11. Chicago, IL

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45037 "2016-07-15T13:24:30Z")

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1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Cheyenne, WY
8. Sioux City, Iowa
9. Chattanooga, TN
10. Mobile, AL
11. Chicago, IL
12. Omaha, NE

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45038 "2016-07-15T15:17:43Z")

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1. Milwaukee, WI
2. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Spokane, WA
5. Waco, TX
6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Cheyenne, WY
8. Sioux City, Iowa
9. Chattanooga, TN
10. Mobile, AL
11. Chicago, IL
12. Omaha, NE
13. Seattle, WA

I’ll pass

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45039 "2016-07-15T16:05:43Z")

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Famous Show Tunes and the Musicals They Came From

1. “The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45040 "2016-07-15T16:16:38Z")

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Famous Show Tunes and the Musicals They Came From

1. “The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis
2. “It Might as Well Be Spring” – State Fair

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45041 "2016-07-15T16:23:08Z")

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Famous Show Tunes and the Musicals They Came From

1. “The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis
2. “It Might as Well Be Spring” – State Fair
3. “Defying Gravity,” Wicked

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45042 "2016-07-15T16:54:33Z")

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Famous Show Tunes and the Musicals They Came From

1. “The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis
2. “It Might as Well Be Spring” – State Fair
3. “Defying Gravity,” Wicked
4. “76 Trombones” - The Music Man

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45043 "2016-07-15T17:25:53Z")

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Famous Show Tunes and the Musicals They Came From

1. “The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis
2. “It Might as Well Be Spring” – State Fair
3. “Defying Gravity,” Wicked
4. “76 Trombones” - The Music Man
5. “The Rain in Spain” - My Fair Lady

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45044 "2016-07-15T17:25:55Z")

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Famous Show Tunes and the Musicals They Came From

1. “The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis
2. “It Might as Well Be Spring” – State Fair
3. “Defying Gravity,” Wicked
4. “76 Trombones” - The Music Man
5. “The Rain in Spain” - My Fair Lady
6. “Ol’ Man River” - Show Boat

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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:** [July 15, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45045 "2016-07-15T17:34:11Z")

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Famous Show Tunes and the Musicals They Came From

1. “The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis
2. “It Might as Well Be Spring” – State Fair
3. “Defying Gravity,” Wicked
4. “76 Trombones” - The Music Man
5. “The Rain in Spain” - My Fair Lady
6. “Ol’ Man River” - Show Boat
7. “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” – Evita

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