# 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:** ![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:** [September 28, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46526 "2016-09-28T03:45:25Z")

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Overheard backstage right after the first Clinton-Trump debate

1. “Am I crazy, or is Bill hitting on Melania?”
2. “How many emails does Hillary send anyway?”
3. “No, we knew he’d have the microphone tested. So we sprayed the chemicals on his podium.”
4. “We got a report about a killer clown luring children with money in this building.”
5. “Hey, did you hear? Security had to detain Trump’s kid who was getting ready to streak!”
6. “Was that Rosie O’Donnell in the front row?”
7. “Do you think Putin will approve?”
8. “A red pantsuit for this debate, a white one for the second, and a blue one for the third!”
9. “Ivanka in pink, Chelsea in navy blue, does that mean anything?”
10. “I’ve got the best coke. It’s hyuge. It’s the coke that other coke wants to be.” _Sniffffffffffffff_
11. “I’ve gotta admit, Hillary’s hands looked bigger than mine. They were HYOOOGE!”
12. “Did Lester Holt ever come back from the bathroom?”

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46527 "2016-09-28T04:10:54Z")

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Overheard backstage right after the first Clinton-Trump debate

1. “Am I crazy, or is Bill hitting on Melania?”
2. “How many emails does Hillary send anyway?”
3. “No, we knew he’d have the microphone tested. So we sprayed the chemicals on his podium.”
4. “We got a report about a killer clown luring children with money in this building.”
5. “Hey, did you hear? Security had to detain Trump’s kid who was getting ready to streak!”
6. “Was that Rosie O’Donnell in the front row?”
7. “Do you think Putin will approve?”
8. “A red pantsuit for this debate, a white one for the second, and a blue one for the third!”
9. “Ivanka in pink, Chelsea in navy blue, does that mean anything?”
10. “I’ve got the best coke. It’s hyuge. It’s the coke that other coke wants to be.” _Sniffffffffffffff_
11. “I’ve gotta admit, Hillary’s hands looked bigger than mine. They were HYOOOGE!”
12. “Did Lester Holt ever come back from the bathroom?”
13. “So, where are the goody bags and party favors?”

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46528 "2016-09-28T04:14:35Z")

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First names that used to be male names and/or last names and are now used as female names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46529 "2016-09-28T04:19:15Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim

[Kim Philby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Philby) - [Kim Kardashian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kardashian)

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**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:** [September 28, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46530 "2016-09-28T10:26:09Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46531 "2016-09-28T11:40:10Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn

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**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46532 "2016-09-28T12:16:25Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46533 "2016-09-28T13:06:22Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46534 "2016-09-28T13:23:59Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46535 "2016-09-28T13:47:37Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley

Shirley Povich, sportswriter and father of Maury: [Shirley Povich - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Povich)

The popularity of the novel _Shirley_ by Charlotte Bronte led to Shirley’s becoming a woman’s name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel, Shirley was a last name and an uncommon - but distinctly male - first name and an unusual name for a woman.

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46536 "2016-09-28T14:14:58Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley
9. Ashley (Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind)

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46537 "2016-09-28T14:17:54Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley
9. Ashley (Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind)
10. Shelby

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46538 "2016-09-28T14:17:59Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley
9. Ashley (Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind)
10. Clark (Martha Kent’s family named)

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**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:** [September 28, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46539 "2016-09-28T15:21:42Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley
9. Ashley (Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind)
10. Clark (Martha Kent’s family named)
11. Jean

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46540 "2016-09-28T15:21:49Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley
9. Ashley (Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind)
10. Clark (Martha Kent’s family named)
11. Taylor (Taylor Swift)

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46541 "2016-09-28T16:13:23Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley
9. Ashley (Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind)
10. Clark (Martha Kent’s family named)
11. Taylor (Taylor Swift)
12. Vivian

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46542 "2016-09-28T16:19:47Z")

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First names that used to be men’s names and/or last names and are now used as women’s names; feel free to give examples of people bearing the names

1. Hillary (and the more common spelling, Hilary)
2. Kim
3. Madison
4. Lynn
5. Morgan (from Freeman to Fairchild)
6. Evelyn
7. Kelly
8. Shirley
9. Ashley (Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind)
10. Shelby
11. Clark (Martha Kent’s family named)
12. Taylor (Taylor Swift)
13. Vivian

Fixed the list. Infovore, it’s your pick.

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46543 "2016-09-28T16:20:58Z")

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Your choice for moderator of the next Clinton-Trump debate. (Serious or whimsical answers are equally fine)

1. Samuel L. Jackson

(saw a meme on FB yesterday–he certainly would keep them in line!)

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46544 "2016-09-28T16:48:00Z")

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Your choice for moderator of the next Clinton-Trump debate. (Serious or whimsical answers are equally fine)

1. Samuel L. Jackson
2. Space Ghost

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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:** [September 28, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46545 "2016-09-28T17:23:37Z")

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Your choice for moderator of the next Clinton-Trump debate. (Serious or whimsical answers are equally fine)

1. Samuel L. Jackson
2. Space Ghost
3. Judge Judy

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