# 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:** 2520
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50386 "2017-03-13T02:34:38Z")
Famous people of the 15th Century 1. Christopher Columbus 2. Joan of Arc 3. Leonardo da Vinci 4. King Richard III of England 5. Johann Guttenberg 6. Vasco da Gama 7. Henry the Navigator 8. Francois Rabelais 9. Filippo Brunelleschi 10. Mehmet II, conqueror of Constantinople ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50387 "2017-03-13T02:46:58Z")
Famous people of the 15th Century 1. Christopher Columbus 2. Joan of Arc 3. Leonardo da Vinci 4. King Richard III of England 5. Johann Guttenberg 6. Vasco da Gama 7. Henry the Navigator 8. Francois Rabelais 9. Filippo Brunelleschi 10. Mehmet II, conqueror of Constantinople 11. Vlad III Dracula a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler ---
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Famous people of the 15th Century 1. Christopher Columbus 2. Joan of Arc 3. Leonardo da Vinci 4. King Richard III of England 5. Johann Guttenberg 6. Vasco da Gama 7. Henry the Navigator 8. Francois Rabelais 9. Filippo Brunelleschi 10. Mehmet II, conqueror of Constantinople 11. Vlad III Dracula a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler 12. Queen Isabella I of Spain ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50389 "2017-03-13T04:22:15Z")
Famous people of the 15th Century 1. Christopher Columbus 2. Joan of Arc 3. Leonardo da Vinci 4. King Richard III of England 5. Johann Guttenberg 6. Vasco da Gama 7. Henry the Navigator 8. Francois Rabelais 9. Filippo Brunelleschi 10. Mehmet II, conqueror of Constantinople 11. Vlad III Dracula a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler 12. Queen Isabella I of Spain 13. Rodrigo Borgia (aka Pope Alexander VI) I’ll pass ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50390 "2017-03-13T05:03:54Z")
New: Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50391 "2017-03-13T05:09:52Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50392 "2017-03-13T05:25:37Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50393 "2017-03-13T05:29:55Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50394 "2017-03-13T09:56:02Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch [The Commitments](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1037024_commitments) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50395 "2017-03-13T11:54:29Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50396 "2017-03-13T12:51:38Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads 7. Wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge ---
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Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads 7. Wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge 8. Getting a Shamrock Shake ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50398 "2017-03-13T13:03:05Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads 7. Wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge 8. Getting a Shamrock Shake 9. Wearing orange ---
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Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads 7. Wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge 8. Getting a Shamrock Shake 9. Wearing orange 10. Find out what “Erin Go Bragh” means. ---
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Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads 7. Wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge 8. Getting a Shamrock Shake 9. Wearing orange 10. Find out what “Erin Go Bragh” means. 11. Carry around a [shillelagh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_(club)) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50401 "2017-03-13T15:26:15Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads 7. Wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge 8. Getting a Shamrock Shake 9. Wearing orange 10. Find out what “Erin Go Bragh” means. 11. Carry around a shillelagh 12. Hoist a (non-alcoholic) O’Douls. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50402 "2017-03-13T15:55:02Z")
Non-alcoholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day: 1. Wearing green 2. Cooking corned beef and cabbage 3. Get together with your Bangladeshi friends to celebrate Bangabandhu Birthday 4. Marching in the parade. 5. Watch The Commitments 6. Singing Irish ballads 7. Wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge 8. Getting a Shamrock Shake 9. Wearing orange 10. Find out what “Erin Go Bragh” means. 11. Carry around a shillelagh 12. Hoist a (non-alcoholic) O’Douls. 13. Wear an Aran sweater Famous people born in Ireland 14. C.S. Lewis ---
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Famous people born in Ireland 1. C.S. Lewis 2. Arthur Guinness ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50404 "2017-03-13T16:05:20Z")
Famous people born in Ireland 1. C.S. Lewis 2. Arthur Guinness 3. George Bernard Shaw Brief aside about the last list, since I just missed it - but I’m surprised no one mentioned the traditional Catholic ritual for a Saint’s day in honor of Patrick. I’m uncertain what the proper name for that is, Saint’s day Feast? Mass? ---
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Famous people born in Ireland 1. C.S. Lewis 2. Arthur Guinness 3. George Bernard Shaw 4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Born to Anglo-Irish parents in Dublin. He was allegedly once asked, “Doesn’t that make you an Irishman?,” and replied, “Just because one is born in a stable does not make one a horse.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2519) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2521)