# 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:** 2421

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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:** [December 21, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48406 "2016-12-21T15:46:23Z")

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Celebrities who have been married exactly three times. No more, no less. In honor of our President-Elect:

1. Donald Trump
2. Paul McCartney
3. Kate Winslet
4. John Wayne
5. Andrew Lloyd Webber
6. Charlie Sheen
7. Mary Tyler Moore
8. Tom Cruise
9. Kim Kardashian

A bachelor is defined as a man who never made the same mistake once.

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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:** [December 21, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48407 "2016-12-21T16:00:03Z")

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Celebrities who have been married exactly three times. No more, no less. In honor of our President-Elect:

1. Donald Trump
2. Paul McCartney
3. Kate Winslet
4. John Wayne
5. Andrew Lloyd Webber
6. Charlie Sheen
7. Mary Tyler Moore
8. Tom Cruise
9. Kim Kardashian
10. Demi Moore

My cousin T.K. was married repeatedly. The story goes that two of his college chums were discussing his upcoming nuptials. One said he wouldn’t be attending because “I only go to his even-numbered weddings.”

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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:** [December 21, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48408 "2016-12-21T17:44:18Z")

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Celebrities who have been married exactly three times. No more, no less. In honor of our President-Elect:

1. Donald Trump
2. Paul McCartney
3. Kate Winslet
4. John Wayne
5. Andrew Lloyd Webber
6. Charlie Sheen
7. Mary Tyler Moore
8. Tom Cruise
9. Kim Kardashian
10. Demi Moore
11. Augustus Caesar

Not exactly a modern celebrity, but one of the biggest celebrities of his time

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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:** [December 21, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48409 "2016-12-21T18:16:07Z")

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Celebrities who have been married exactly three times. No more, no less. In honor of our President-Elect:

1. Donald Trump
2. Paul McCartney
3. Kate Winslet
4. John Wayne
5. Andrew Lloyd Webber
6. Charlie Sheen
7. Mary Tyler Moore
8. Tom Cruise
9. Kim Kardashian
10. Demi Moore
11. Augustus Caesar
12. Drew Barrymore

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**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:** [December 21, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48410 "2016-12-21T23:22:23Z")

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Celebrities who have been married exactly three times. No more, no less. In honor of our President-Elect:

1. Donald Trump

2. Paul McCartney

3. Kate Winslet

4. John Wayne

5. Andrew Lloyd Webber

6. Charlie Sheen

7. Mary Tyler Moore

8. Tom Cruise

9. Kim Kardashian

10. Demi Moore

11. Augustus Caesar

12. Drew Barrymore

13. Jennifer Lopez  
New! Fruitcake ingredients

14. Walnuts

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48411 "2016-12-22T01:24:56Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48412 "2016-12-22T01:36:34Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48413 "2016-12-22T01:41:40Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil

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**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:** [December 22, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48414 "2016-12-22T02:45:27Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48415 "2016-12-22T02:51:07Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Rum

This is for the _good_ fruitcake, not the evil one

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**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:** [December 22, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48416 "2016-12-22T03:20:13Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum  
housekeeping

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48417 "2016-12-22T03:22:47Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum
7. Eccentricity or madness

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48418 "2016-12-22T03:50:32Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum
7. Eccentricity or madness
8. One tbsp rubber

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48419 "2016-12-22T05:48:48Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum
7. Eccentricity or madness
8. One tbsp rubber
9. Butter

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48420 "2016-12-22T11:53:22Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum
7. Eccentricity or madness
8. One tbsp rubber
9. Butter
10. a dollop of cement to hold everything together

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48421 "2016-12-22T12:35:34Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum
7. Eccentricity or madness
8. One tbsp rubber
9. Butter
10. a dollop of cement to hold everything together
11. More rum (for the baker)

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48422 "2016-12-22T13:20:36Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum
7. Eccentricity or madness
8. One tbsp rubber
9. Butter
10. a dollop of cement to hold everything together
11. More rum (for the baker)
12. Willing eaters

If you have one you don’t want, message me for my mailing address.

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48423 "2016-12-22T14:14:29Z")

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Fruitcake ingredients

1. Walnuts
2. Dried cherries
3. Citron
4. Evil
5. Raisins
6. Rum
7. Eccentricity or madness
8. One tbsp rubber
9. Butter
10. a dollop of cement to hold everything together
11. More rum (for the baker)
12. Willing eaters
13. Flour

Next up: Self pity time: The miseries of a December 25th Birthday:

1. People avoid you on your B-day, then regift you with Xmas crap they got and don’t want

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48424 "2016-12-22T14:17:31Z")

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Next up: Self pity time: The miseries of a December 25th Birthday:

1. People avoid you on your B-day, then regift you with Xmas crap they got and don’t want
2. You get to hear the “Who do you think you are, Jesus?” joke over and over.

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48425 "2016-12-22T14:21:46Z")

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Nvm ninjad 🙂

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