# 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:** 242
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4821 "2011-04-12T23:00:54Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary ---
**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:** [April 12, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4822 "2011-04-12T23:03:26Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom ---
**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:** [April 12, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4823 "2011-04-12T23:15:17Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4824 "2011-04-12T23:57:51Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto 7. Black Manta (Aquaman) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4825 "2011-04-13T00:50:13Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto 7. Black Manta (Aquaman) 8. the Red Skull ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4826 "2011-04-13T01:04:22Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto 7. Black Manta (Aquaman) 8. the Red Skull 9. The Corinthian (Sandman) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4827 "2011-04-13T01:43:14Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto 7. Black Manta (Aquaman) 8. the Red Skull 9. The Corinthian (Sandman) 10. The Penguin ---
**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:** [April 13, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4828 "2011-04-13T02:31:56Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto 7. Black Manta (Aquaman) 8. the Red Skull 9. The Corinthian (Sandman) 10. The Penguin 11. Syndrome ---
**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:** [April 13, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4829 "2011-04-13T02:45:48Z")
Comic book supervillians 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto 7. Black Manta (Aquaman) 8. the Red Skull 9. The Corinthian (Sandman) 10. The Penguin 11. Syndrome 12. Ra’s al Ghul ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4830 "2011-04-13T03:21:07Z")
Comic book supervillains 1. Lex Luthor 2. The Joker 3. Dr. Octopus (aka Dr. Otto Octavius) 4. The Adversary 5. Doctor Doom 6. Magneto 7. Black Manta (Aquaman) 8. the Red Skull 9. The Corinthian (Sandman) 10. The Penguin 11. Syndrome 12. Ra’s al Ghul 13. Green Goblin New category: In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4831 "2011-04-13T03:42:57Z")
New category: In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, [Poplar Forest](http://www.poplarforest.org/), is also very “Jeffersonian” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4832 "2011-04-13T04:02:09Z")
In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4833 "2011-04-13T04:18:53Z")
In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. 4. Sold the majority of his private library to the U.S. Congress for ~$25,000; it became the nucleus of the modern Library of Congress. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4834 "2011-04-13T05:00:25Z")
In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. 4. Sold the majority of his private library to the U.S. Congress for ~$25,000; it became the nucleus of the modern Library of Congress. 5. He spoke at least six languages - English, French, Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish - and may have partially spoke twelve others. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4835 "2011-04-13T05:03:14Z")
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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:** [April 13, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4836 "2011-04-13T05:09:13Z")
In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. 4. Sold the majority of his private library to the U.S. Congress for ~$25,000; it became the nucleus of the modern Library of Congress. 5. He spoke at least six languages - English, French, Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish - and may have partially spoke twelve others. 6. His inventions (or at least inventions he perfected- there’s always argument things were used sooner) included the swivel chair, dumbwaiter, a revolving book stand (very practical when doing research) and one of the first functional [copying machines](http://www2.monticello.org/gallery/innovations/polygraph.jpg). ---
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In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. 4. Sold the majority of his private library to the U.S. Congress for ~$25,000; it became the nucleus of the modern Library of Congress. 5. He spoke at least six languages - English, French, Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish - and may have partially spoke twelve others. 6. His inventions (or at least inventions he perfected- there’s always argument things were used sooner) included the swivel chair, dumbwaiter, a revolving book stand (very practical when doing research) and one of the first functional copying machines. 7. Though born into a wealthy slave-owning family, Jefferson had many financial problems, and died deeply in debt. After his death, his possessions, including his slaves, were sold, as was Monticello in 1831. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4838 "2011-04-13T13:42:06Z")
In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. 4. Sold the majority of his private library to the U.S. Congress for ~$25,000; it became the nucleus of the modern Library of Congress. 5. He spoke at least six languages - English, French, Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish - and may have partially spoke twelve others. 6. His inventions (or at least inventions he perfected- there’s always argument things were used sooner) included the swivel chair, dumbwaiter, a revolving book stand (very practical when doing research) and one of the first functional copying machines. 7. Though born into a wealthy slave-owning family, Jefferson had many financial problems, and died deeply in debt. After his death, his possessions, including his slaves, were sold, as was Monticello in 1831. 8. While serving in Washington’s Cabinet, secretly funded an opposition newspaper. > **[National Gazette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Gazette)** > > The National Gazette was a Democratic-Republican partisan newspaper that was first published on October 31, 1791. It was edited and published semiweekly by poet and printer Philip Freneau until October 23, 1793. > The National Gazette was founded at the urging of Democratic-Republican leaders James Madison and Thomas Jefferson in order to counter the influence of the rival Federalist newspaper, the Gazette of the United States. Like other papers of the era, the National Gazette centered on its f... ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4839 "2011-04-13T16:19:30Z")
In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. 4. Sold the majority of his private library to the U.S. Congress for ~$25,000; it became the nucleus of the modern Library of Congress. 5. He spoke at least six languages - English, French, Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish - and may have partially spoke twelve others. 6. His inventions (or at least inventions he perfected- there’s always argument things were used sooner) included the swivel chair, dumbwaiter, a revolving book stand (very practical when doing research) and one of the first functional copying machines. 7. Though born into a wealthy slave-owning family, Jefferson had many financial problems, and died deeply in debt. After his death, his possessions, including his slaves, were sold, as was Monticello in 1831. 8. While serving in Washington’s Cabinet, secretly funded an opposition newspaper. 9. He lived in Paris from August 1784 until September 1789 (two months after the storming of the Bastille), a time that greatly influenced his life personally and politically. ---
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In honor of his April 13 birthday, 13 facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Epitaph notes three accomplishments – his founding of the University of Virginia and authorship of Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 2. While Monticello is more famous his summer home, Poplar Forest, is also very “Jeffersonian” 3. Fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings, half sister to his wife, Martha Wales Skelton Jefferson. 4. Sold the majority of his private library to the U.S. Congress for ~$25,000; it became the nucleus of the modern Library of Congress. 5. He spoke at least six languages - English, French, Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish - and may have partially spoke twelve others. 6. His inventions (or at least inventions he perfected- there’s always argument things were used sooner) included the swivel chair, dumbwaiter, a revolving book stand (very practical when doing research) and one of the first functional copying machines. 7. Though born into a wealthy slave-owning family, Jefferson had many financial problems, and died deeply in debt. After his death, his possessions, including his slaves, were sold, as was Monticello in 1831. 8. While serving in Washington’s Cabinet, secretly funded an opposition newspaper. 9. Jefferson was the first President to propose the idea of a formal Indian Removal plan. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=243)