# 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:** 2378
**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:** [November 12, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47546 "2016-11-12T18:32:41Z")
Leonard Cohen songs 1. Hallelujah 2. Bird on the Wire 3. Everybody Knows 4. Famous Blue Raincoat 5. Suzanne 6. Who By Fire 7. Dance Me To The End of Love 8. So Long, Marianne 9. Chelsea Hotel 10. Dress Rehearsal Rag 11. First We Take Manhattan ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47547 "2016-11-13T00:22:16Z")
Leonard Cohen songs 1. Hallelujah 2. Bird on the Wire 3. Everybody Knows 4. Famous Blue Raincoat 5. Suzanne 6. Who By Fire 7. Dance Me To The End of Love 8. So Long, Marianne 9. Chelsea Hotel 10. Dress Rehearsal Rag 11. First We Take Manhattan 12. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47548 "2016-11-13T04:12:15Z")
Leonard Cohen songs 1. Hallelujah 2. Bird on the Wire 3. Everybody Knows 4. Famous Blue Raincoat 5. Suzanne 6. Who By Fire 7. Dance Me To The End of Love 8. So Long, Marianne 9. Chelsea Hotel 10. Dress Rehearsal Rag 11. First We Take Manhattan 12. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye 13. Sisters of Mercy Next up Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47549 "2016-11-13T04:34:40Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47550 "2016-11-13T04:46:10Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47551 "2016-11-13T04:57:39Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan Responsible for all public lands, parks, etc. Detractors said “Watt’s idea of a wilderness area is a parking lot without lines painted on it.” ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47552 "2016-11-13T05:11:57Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47553 "2016-11-13T05:37:57Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush The first Asian American woman appointed to the cabinet; coincidentally, she and Frances Perkins are graduates of the same school, Mount Holyoke College. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47554 "2016-11-13T09:15:54Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush 7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47555 "2016-11-13T11:46:58Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush 7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy 8. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47556 "2016-11-13T14:19:54Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush 7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy 8. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton 9. A. Mitchell Palmer, AG under Woodrow Wilson (memorable doesn’t have to mean good!) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47557 "2016-11-13T14:58:57Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush 7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy 8. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton 9. A. Mitchell Palmer, AG under Woodrow Wilson (memorable doesn’t have to mean good!) 10. Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, Reagan, and acting president for an hour Haig was the highest in the succession chain present in Washington when Reagain was shot. He told the press “I’m in charge here”, his only exeutive act. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47558 "2016-11-13T17:44:13Z")
“Acting President” is overstating things for Haig, I think, given the 25th Amendment. > [@jtur88](#): > > Memorable members of the US Cabinet > > …7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy… And LBJ, for awhile. Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush 7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy 8. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton 9. A. Mitchell Palmer, AG under Woodrow Wilson (memorable doesn’t have to mean good!) 10. Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, Reagan, and acting president for an hour 11. Janet Reno, Attorney General under Clinton. The first woman in the job; recently died. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47559 "2016-11-14T01:25:31Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush 7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy 8. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton 9. A. Mitchell Palmer, AG under Woodrow Wilson (memorable doesn’t have to mean good!) 10. Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, Reagan, and acting president for an hour 11. Janet Reno, Attorney General under Clinton. 12. Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State under Washington ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47560 "2016-11-14T01:33:29Z")
Memorable members of the US Cabinet 1. William Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 2. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford 3. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under Washington 4. James Watt, Interior Secretary under Reagan 5. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt and first woman appointed to the US Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush 7. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General under Kennedy 8. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton 9. A. Mitchell Palmer, AG under Woodrow Wilson (memorable doesn’t have to mean good!) 10. Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, Reagan, and acting president for an hour 11. Janet Reno, Attorney General under Clinton. 12. Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State under Washington 13. Earl Butz, Agriculture, Nixon Had to resign over an ethnic joke in 1974, one of the first casualties of the poitical correctness wildfire. Next: Quirky one-liners frm TV ads. 1. This must be how Shelley felt when she won a carnival bear. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47561 "2016-11-14T01:55:09Z")
Quirky one-liners frm TV ads. 1. This must be how Shelley felt when she won a carnival bear. 2. I’ve fallen…and I can’t get up! ---
**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:** [November 14, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47562 "2016-11-14T01:58:56Z")
Quirky one-liners frm TV ads. 1. This must be how Shelley felt when she won a carnival bear. 2. I’ve fallen…and I can’t get up! 3. Where’s the beef? ---
**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:** [November 14, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47563 "2016-11-14T02:21:19Z")
Quirky one-liners frm TV ads. 1. This must be how Shelley felt when she won a carnival bear. 2. I’ve fallen…and I can’t get up! 3. Where’s the beef? 4. Great googly moogly… One of my all-time favorite ads: [Snickers Chefs - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4) ---
**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:** [November 14, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47564 "2016-11-14T02:45:38Z")
Quirky one-liners from TV ads. 1. This must be how Shelley felt when she won a carnival bear. 2. I’ve fallen…and I can’t get up! 3. Where’s the beef? 4. Great googly moogly… 5. Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47565 "2016-11-14T02:57:21Z")
Quirky one-liners from TV ads. 1. This must be how Shelley felt when she won a carnival bear. 2. I’ve fallen…and I can’t get up! 3. Where’s the beef? 4. Great googly moogly… 5. Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon? 6. I can’t believe I ate the whole thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2377) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2379)