# 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:** 2358
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47146 "2016-10-30T14:47:32Z")
Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq ---
**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:** [October 30, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47147 "2016-10-30T14:53:12Z")
Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47148 "2016-10-30T15:20:05Z")
I suppose “Mexico/Murrica” would be invalid, huh? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47149 "2016-10-30T15:33:14Z")
Or “Canada/Columbia (the Gem of the Ocean)”? ---
**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 30, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47150 "2016-10-30T16:02:43Z")
Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia ---
**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 30, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47151 "2016-10-30T16:09:35Z")
Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania ---
**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 30, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47152 "2016-10-30T16:18:48Z")
Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania ---
**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:** [October 30, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47153 "2016-10-30T16:27:51Z")
Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland (a/k/a Denmark and Germany. I’m using the Danish and German words for their countries.) ---
**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 30, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47154 "2016-10-30T16:40:55Z")
Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland 8. Burkina Faso/Benin ---
**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 30, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47155 "2016-10-30T16:41:45Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Characters on HBO’s “Westworld” > > … > 12. Hector Escaton’s alter ego > 13. Hector Escaton’s doppelganger > > Next: > > Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: > > 1. Bolivia/Brazil Please don’t post twice just to get to start the next category. Countries beginning with the same letter and sharing a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland 8. Burkina Faso/Benin 9. Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47156 "2016-10-30T16:56:48Z")
Countries That Start with the same letter and share a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland 8. Burkina Faso/Benin 9. Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan 10. Chad/Central African Republic ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47157 "2016-10-30T17:31:27Z")
Countries That Start with the same letter and share a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland 8. Burkina Faso/Benin 9. Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan 10. Chad/Central African Republic 11. Ethiopia/Eritrea ---
**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 30, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47158 "2016-10-30T18:31:32Z")
Countries That Start with the same letter and share a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland 8. Burkina Faso/Benin 9. Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan 10. Chad/Central African Republic 11. Ethiopia/Eritrea 12. Iraq/Iran ---
**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 30, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47159 "2016-10-30T18:46:23Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > 1. Iraq/Iran Already done ---
**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 30, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47160 "2016-10-30T18:47:25Z")
Countries That Start with the same letter and share a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland 8. Burkina Faso/Benin 9. Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan 10. Chad/Central African Republic 11. Ethiopia/Eritrea 12. Armenia/Azerbaijan ---
**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 30, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47161 "2016-10-30T21:28:26Z")
Countries That Start with the same letter and share a common border: 1. Bolivia/Brazil 2. Iran/Iraq 3. Niger/Nigeria 4. Zimbabwe/Zambia 5. Mali/Mauritania 6. Latvia/Lithuania 7. Danmark/Deutschland 8. Burkina Faso/Benin 9. Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan 10. Chad/Central African Republic 11. Ethiopia/Eritrea 12. Armenia/Azerbaijan 13. Guinea/Guinea Bissau Next: Countries whose names alternate vowel/consonant/vowel… (or consonant/vowel/consonant…) 1. United Arab Emirates ---
**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:** [October 30, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47162 "2016-10-30T21:28:51Z")
Countries whose names alternate vowel/consonant/vowel… (or consonant/vowel/consonant…) 1. United Arab Emirates 2. Panama ---
**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 30, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47163 "2016-10-30T21:45:03Z")
Countries whose names alternate vowel/consonant/vowel… (or consonant/vowel/consonant…) 1. United Arab Emirates 2. Panama 3. Mexico ---
**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 30, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47164 "2016-10-30T21:48:28Z")
Countries whose names alternate vowel/consonant/vowel… (or consonant/vowel/consonant…) 1. United Arab Emirates 2. Panama 3. Mexico 4. Yemen ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47165 "2016-10-30T22:01:34Z")
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