# 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:** 2436

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48706 "2017-01-03T14:07:28Z")

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My guilty pleasure television program

1. Judge Judy
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Dr. Phil
4. Gilligan’s Island
5. Reba
6. Antiques Roadshow
7. American Pickers
8. Dancing With The Stars
9. The Flash
10. Leverage

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48707 "2017-01-03T15:34:29Z")

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My guilty pleasure television program

1. Judge Judy
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Dr. Phil
4. Gilligan’s Island
5. Reba
6. Antiques Roadshow
7. American Pickers
8. Dancing With The Stars
9. The Flash
10. Leverage
11. The Great British Baking Show

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48708 "2017-01-03T15:39:11Z")

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My guilty pleasure television program

1. Judge Judy
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Dr. Phil
4. Gilligan’s Island
5. Reba
6. Antiques Roadshow
7. American Pickers
8. Dancing With The Stars
9. The Flash
10. Leverage
11. The Great British Baking Show
12. Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48709 "2017-01-03T15:53:43Z")

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My guilty pleasure television program

1. Judge Judy
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Dr. Phil
4. Gilligan’s Island
5. Reba
6. Antiques Roadshow
7. American Pickers
8. Dancing With The Stars
9. The Flash
10. Leverage
11. The Great British Baking Show
12. Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet
13. Pawn Stars

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48710 "2017-01-03T15:56:25Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48711 "2017-01-03T16:21:41Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King

Today also happens to be Tolkein’s birthday.

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48712 "2017-01-03T16:48:16Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48713 "2017-01-03T17:06:45Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48714 "2017-01-03T17:43:13Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48715 "2017-01-03T18:10:00Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity
7. The [Freebird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_Freebirds#Freebird_Rule) Rule.

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48716 "2017-01-03T18:12:31Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity
7. The Freebird Rule.
8. The Three Amigos

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**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:** [January 3, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48717 "2017-01-03T18:25:33Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity
7. The Freebird Rule.
8. The Three Amigos
9. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48718 "2017-01-03T18:29:35Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity
7. The Freebird Rule.
8. The Three Amigos
9. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
10. The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes

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**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:** [January 3, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48719 "2017-01-03T18:50:30Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity
7. The Freebird Rule.
8. The Three Amigos
9. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
10. The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes
11. Babe Ruth’s uniform number

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48720 "2017-01-03T20:17:07Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity
7. The Freebird Rule.
8. The Three Amigos
9. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
10. The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes
11. Babe Ruth’s uniform number
12. The Warriors 3 from Thor comics: Fandral, Hogun and Volstagg

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48721 "2017-01-03T20:29:32Z")

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For the third day of the year, threes in fact, fiction and fantasy

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria
3. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
4. The Drawing of the Three (the second Dark Tower novel by Steven King)
5. Wikipedia defines eight different military cooperatives that are historically referred to as a “Triple Alliance”.
6. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity
7. The Freebird Rule.
8. The Three Amigos
9. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
10. The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes
11. Babe Ruth’s uniform number
12. The Warriors 3 from Thor comics: Fandral, Hogun and Volstagg
13. The Dixie Chicks

Next: Countries that are mostly, or entirely, made up of islands.

1. Sri Lanka

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**Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48722 "2017-01-03T20:31:02Z")

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Countries that are mostly, or entirely, made up of islands.

1. Sri Lanka
2. Philippines

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48723 "2017-01-03T20:32:38Z")

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Countries that are mostly, or entirely, made up of islands.

1. Sri Lanka
2. Philippines
3. New Zealand

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48724 "2017-01-03T20:37:42Z")

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Countries that are mostly, or entirely, made up of islands.

1. Sri Lanka
2. Philippines
3. New Zealand
4. Comoros

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48725 "2017-01-03T20:39:19Z")

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Countries that are mostly, or entirely, made up of islands.

1. Sri Lanka
2. Philippines
3. New Zealand
4. Comoros
5. Indonesia

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