# 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:** 2264
**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 24, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45266 "2016-07-24T17:31:45Z")
1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner Both Olympic gold medalists ---
**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:** [July 24, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45267 "2016-07-24T17:32:15Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony ---
**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 24, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45268 "2016-07-24T17:37:55Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. ---
**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 24, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45269 "2016-07-24T18:57:31Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45270 "2016-07-24T21:40:56Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole 9. Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich Novelists who have both won national book awards. ---
**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 24, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45271 "2016-07-24T21:46:09Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole 9. Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich 10. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones ---
**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 24, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45272 "2016-07-24T22:09:14Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole 9. Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich 10. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones 11. Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45273 "2016-07-24T22:09:31Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole 9. Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich 10. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones 11. Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell 12. Betty Comden and Adolph Green ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45274 "2016-07-24T22:37:08Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole 9. Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich 10. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones 11. Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell [del]12. Betty Comden and Adolph Green[/del] They were not married to each other. 12. Mirella Freni and Nicolai Ghiaurov ---
**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:** [July 24, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45275 "2016-07-24T22:45:00Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole 9. Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich 10. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones 11. Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell 12. Mirella Freni and Nicolai Ghiaurov 13. Barack and Michelle Obama New! Things you would do, but it’s just too hot. 14. Save the world ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45276 "2016-07-24T22:47:33Z")
Wives and husbands in politics, sports or entertainment: 1. Lady Nancy Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor 2. Bill and Hillary Clinton 3. Michael and Arianna Huffington 4. Nancy Kress and (the late) Charles Sheffield (writers are in “entertainment,” right?) 5. Florence Griffith Joyner and Al Joyner 6. Cleopatra and Marc Antony 7. Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. 8. Elizabeth and Robert Dole 9. Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich 10. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones 11. Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell 12. Betty Comden and Adolph Green They were not married to each other. 13. Mirella Freni and Nicolai Ghiaurov 14. Jaime Laredo and Ruth Laredo Operas in which both the soprano and the tenor die: 1. Tosca ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45277 "2016-07-25T00:18:43Z")
Operas in which both the soprano and the tenor die: 1. Tosca 2. La Wally ---
**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 25, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45278 "2016-07-25T01:34:00Z")
Operas in which both the soprano and the tenor die: 1. Tosca 2. La Wally 3. Tristan und Isolde ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45279 "2016-07-25T04:18:10Z")
Operas in which both the soprano and the tenor die: 1. Tosca 2. La Wally 3. Tristan und Isolde 4. Otello ---
**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 25, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45280 "2016-07-25T04:22:24Z")
Operas in which both the soprano and the tenor die: 1. Tosca 2. La Wally 3. Tristan und Isolde 4. Otello 5. Lucia di Lammermoor ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45281 "2016-07-25T05:39:13Z")
Operas in which both the soprano and the tenor die: 1. Tosca 2. La Wally 3. Tristan und Isolde 4. Otello 5. Lucia di Lammermoor 6. Ermione ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45282 "2016-07-25T11:32:28Z")
Operas in which both the soprano and the tenor die: 1. Tosca 2. La Wally 3. Tristan und Isolde 4. Otello 5. Lucia di Lammermoor 6. Ermione 7. Romeo and Juliet ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45283 "2016-07-25T11:35:51Z")
actually, I like the category that was started two minutes _ **before** _ the one in play. Things you would do, but it’s just too hot. 1. Save the world 2. Complain about the weather ---
**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:** [July 25, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45284 "2016-07-25T13:42:28Z")
Things you would do, but it’s just too hot. 1. Save the world 2. Complain about the weather 3. Walk home instead of taking the bus. ---
**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 25, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45285 "2016-07-25T14:01:29Z")
1. Save the world 2. Complain about the weather 3. Walk home instead of taking the bus. 4. Go cross country skiing [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2263) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2265)