# 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:** 2354

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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:** [October 26, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47066 "2016-10-26T22:38:01Z")

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Famous Spaniards

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Penélope Cruz
3. Diego Velasquez
4. Plácido Domingo
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. Juan Gris
7. Hernan Cortes

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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:** [October 26, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47067 "2016-10-26T22:48:06Z")

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Famous Spaniards

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Penélope Cruz
3. Diego Velasquez
4. Plácido Domingo
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. Juan Gris
7. Hernan Cortes
8. Inigo Montoya

“I’ll give you my word as a Spaniard!”  
“No good, I’ve known too many Spaniards.”

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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:** [October 26, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47068 "2016-10-26T23:56:02Z")

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Famous Spaniards

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Penélope Cruz
3. Diego Velasquez
4. Plácido Domingo
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. Juan Gris
7. Hernan Cortes
8. Inigo Montoya
9. Antoni Gaudi

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**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47069 "2016-10-27T00:10:21Z")

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Famous Spaniards

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Penélope Cruz
3. Diego Velasquez
4. Plácido Domingo
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. Juan Gris
7. Hernan Cortes
8. Inigo Montoya
9. Antoni Gaudi
10. Rafael Nadal (tennis)

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47070 "2016-10-27T00:53:44Z")

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Famous Spaniards

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Penélope Cruz
3. Diego Velasquez
4. Plácido Domingo
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. Juan Gris
7. Hernan Cortes
8. Inigo Montoya
9. Antoni Gaudi
10. Rafael Nadal (tennis)
11. Francisco Franco

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47071 "2016-10-27T01:20:27Z")

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Famous Spaniards

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Penélope Cruz
3. Diego Velasquez
4. Plácido Domingo
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. Juan Gris
7. Hernan Cortes
8. Inigo Montoya
9. Antoni Gaudi
10. Rafael Nadal (tennis)
11. Francisco Franco
12. Catalina de Aragón

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47072 "2016-10-27T01:24:11Z")

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Famous Spaniards

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Penélope Cruz
3. Diego Velasquez
4. Plácido Domingo
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. Juan Gris
7. Hernan Cortes
8. Inigo Montoya
9. Antoni Gaudi
10. Rafael Nadal (tennis)
11. Francisco Franco
12. Catalina de Aragón
13. Íñigo López de Loyola

Better known in English as St Ignatius of Loyola

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47073 "2016-10-27T01:28:12Z")

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New Category: World Series! Cubs leading 5-0 right now, Indians won 6-0 last night.

Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47074 "2016-10-27T01:34:36Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47075 "2016-10-27T01:47:33Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47076 "2016-10-27T02:05:15Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47077 "2016-10-27T02:06:55Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47078 "2016-10-27T02:20:03Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47079 "2016-10-27T02:37:19Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch
7. goose egg

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47080 "2016-10-27T04:33:03Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch
7. goose egg
8. diddly-squat

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47081 "2016-10-27T07:55:28Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch
7. goose egg
8. diddly-squat
9. nada

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47082 "2016-10-27T13:16:58Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch
7. goose egg
8. diddly-squat
9. nada
10. zero

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47083 "2016-10-27T13:25:15Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch
7. goose egg
8. diddly-squat
9. nada
10. zero
11. zip

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47084 "2016-10-27T13:31:27Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch
7. goose egg
8. diddly-squat
9. nada
10. zero
11. zip  
12 aught

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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:** [October 27, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47085 "2016-10-27T13:34:56Z")

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Ways to say 0 including synonyms and phrases

1. nothing
2. Nil
3. Bupkis
4. nought
5. Love
6. zilch
7. goose egg
8. diddly-squat
9. nada
10. zero
11. zip  
12 aught
12. that number between 1 and -1

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