# 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:** 2484
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49666 "2017-02-14T13:14:36Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49667 "2017-02-14T13:43:14Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49668 "2017-02-14T13:55:03Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49669 "2017-02-14T14:03:37Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49670 "2017-02-14T14:25:37Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49671 "2017-02-14T14:42:24Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Cleopatra and Mark Antony ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49672 "2017-02-14T15:47:56Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Cleopatra and Mark Antony 8. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49673 "2017-02-14T16:41:57Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Cleopatra and Mark Antony 8. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas 9. Robin Hood and Maid Marion ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49674 "2017-02-14T16:48:49Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Cleopatra and Mark Antony 8. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas 9. Robin Hood and Maid Marian 10. Thoroncir and Gilraen From the LOTR RPG that **What Exit?** ran here and elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49675 "2017-02-14T17:12:32Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Cleopatra and Mark Antony 8. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas 9. Robin Hood and Maid Marian 10. Thoroncir and Gilraen 11. Paris and Helen ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49676 "2017-02-14T17:20:28Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Cleopatra and Mark Antony 8. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas 9. Robin Hood and Maid Marian 10. Thoroncir and Gilraen 11. Paris and Helen 12. Adam and Eve ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49677 "2017-02-14T17:24:26Z")
Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard 2. David and Bathsheba 3. Popeye and Olive Oyl 4. Tristan and Isolde 5. Romeo and Juliet 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Cleopatra and Mark Antony 8. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas 9. Robin Hood and Maid Marian 10. Thoroncir and Gilraen 11. Paris and Helen 12. Adam and Eve 13. Aragorn and Arwen From Lord of the Rings New category Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts Hubby left them for me this morning and I’m having them for lunch today ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49678 "2017-02-14T17:48:33Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49679 "2017-02-14T18:21:08Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) 3. A long walk together ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49680 "2017-02-14T18:34:28Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) 3. A long walk together 4. Box of chocolates ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49681 "2017-02-14T18:44:57Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) 3. A long walk together 4. Box of chocolates 5. A screening of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with the symphonic score played live That’s what the Heiress and i will be seeing tonight. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49682 "2017-02-14T21:14:45Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) 3. A long walk together 4. Box of chocolates 5. A screening of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with the symphonic score played live 6. A book by their favorite author. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49683 "2017-02-14T21:26:32Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) 3. A long walk together 4. Box of chocolates 5. A screening of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with the symphonic score played live 6. A book by their favorite author. 7. A greeting card ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49684 "2017-02-14T21:28:43Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) 3. A long walk together 4. Box of chocolates 5. A screening of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with the symphonic score played live 6. A book by their favorite author. 7. A greeting card 8. A long massage ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49685 "2017-02-14T21:37:06Z")
Instead of (overpriced) roses, an alternative (and PG rated) Valentine’s Day gift for a significant other 1. A bag of pistachio nuts 2. Sting tickets (we’re going this Sunday night) 3. A long walk together 4. Box of chocolates 5. A screening of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with the symphonic score played live 6. A book by their favorite author. 7. A greeting card 8. A long massage 9. Heart-shaped balloons I just bought 3 for hubby at a fundraiser [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2483) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2485)