# 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:** 2452
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49026 "2017-01-16T21:45:21Z")
Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields 1. Roger Bannister, neurologist 2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice 3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota 4. Bill Bradley, Senator 5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist 6. Ted Williams - Pilot 7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 8. Merlin Oleson, actor 9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994 10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain. Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game): 1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It) 2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII 3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear) 4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing) 5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream) 6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew) 7. Othello, WA (Othello) 8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus) 9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear) 10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Norhing) ---
**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 16, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49027 "2017-01-16T22:02:29Z")
Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields 1. Roger Bannister, neurologist 2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice 3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota 4. Bill Bradley, Senator 5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist 6. Ted Williams - Pilot 7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 8. Merlin Oleson, actor 9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994 10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain. 11. O.J. Simpson, football star turned movie actor Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game): 1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It) 2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII 3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear) 4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing) 5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream) 6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew) 7. Othello, WA (Othello) 8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus) 9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear) 10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Nothing) 11 Ophelia, VA (Hamlet) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49028 "2017-01-16T22:41:44Z")
Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields 1. Roger Bannister, neurologist 2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice 3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota 4. Bill Bradley, Senator 5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist 6. Ted Williams - Pilot 7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 8. Merlin Oleson, actor 9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994 10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain. 11. O.J. Simpson, football star turned movie actor 12. Fran Tarkenton, NFL QB, Computer Pioneer, Motivational Speaker, Author. Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game): 1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It) 2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII 3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear) 4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing) 5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream) 6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew) 7. Othello, WA (Othello) 8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus) 9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear) 10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Nothing) 11. Ophelia, VA (Hamlet) 12. Crab Orchard, TN (Crab is Luance’s dog, in Two Gentlemen of Verona ---
**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 16, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49029 "2017-01-16T23:13:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > O.J. Simpson, football star turned movie actor Is “murderer” considered a career? ---
**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 17, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49030 "2017-01-17T00:01:50Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Is “murderer” considered a career? Not if you stop at one. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49031 "2017-01-17T00:44:40Z")
Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields 1. Roger Bannister, neurologist 2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice 3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota 4. Bill Bradley, Senator 5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist 6. Ted Williams - Pilot 7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 8. Merlin Oleson, actor 9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994 10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain. 11. O.J. Simpson, football star turned movie actor 12. Fran Tarkenton, NFL QB, Computer Pioneer, Motivational Speaker, Author. 13. Wilmer “Vinegar Bend” Mizell, baseball pitcher, North Carolina Congressman Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game): 1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It) 2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII 3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear) 4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing) 5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream) 6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew) 7. Othello, WA (Othello) 8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus) 9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear) 10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Nothing) 11. Ophelia, VA (Hamlet) 12. Crab Orchard, TN (Crab is Luance’s dog, in Two Gentlemen of Verona 13. Valentine, Nebraska (Two Gentlemen from Verona) Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49032 "2017-01-17T00:55:30Z")
Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49033 "2017-01-17T01:02:32Z")
Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. \*\* FLORIDA GATORS\*\* ---
**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 17, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49034 "2017-01-17T01:58:01Z")
Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB ---
**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 17, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49035 "2017-01-17T02:29:51Z")
Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs ---
**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 17, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49036 "2017-01-17T03:10:11Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49037 "2017-01-17T03:13:36Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49038 "2017-01-17T04:07:16Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins 8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball) ---
**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 17, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49039 "2017-01-17T05:19:39Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins 8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball) 9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League) ---
**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 17, 2017, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49040 "2017-01-17T07:00:17Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins 8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball) 9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League) 10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks ---
**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 17, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49041 "2017-01-17T13:42:16Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins 8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball) 9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League) 10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks 11. Toronto Raptors (NBA) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49042 "2017-01-17T14:56:11Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins 8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball) 9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League) 10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks 11. Toronto Raptors (NBA) 12. Tampa Bay Rays (Major League Baseball) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49043 "2017-01-17T15:05:07Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins 8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball) 9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League) 10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks 11. Tampa Bay Rays (Major League Baseball) 12. Savannah Sand Gnats, recently in minor league basebal, South Atlantic Leaguel (Removing Raptors, a term that is restricted to birds) ---
**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 17, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49044 "2017-01-17T15:21:07Z")
The Raptors are named after the dinosaur. ---
**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 17, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49045 "2017-01-17T15:21:25Z")
Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds) 1, San Jose Sharks, NHL 2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB 3. FLORIDA GATORS 4. Miami Marlins, MLB 5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 6. University of Richmond Spiders 7. Maryland Terrapins 8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball) 9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League) 10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks 11. Tampa Bay Rays (Major League Baseball) 12. Savannah Sand Gnats, recently in minor league baseball, South Atlantic Leaguel 13. Greensboro Grasshoppers (Minor League Baseball, Class A farm team of the Marlins) Next: Cities in Science Fiction 1. Vorbarr Sultana (From Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2451) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2453)