# 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:** 2579

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51566 "2017-04-24T14:48:00Z")

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Noted sculptors

1. Auguste Rodin
2. Edmonia Lewis
3. Michelangelo
4. James Earl Fraser
5. Alberto Giacometti
6. Constantin Brancusi
7. Henry Moore

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51567 "2017-04-24T15:29:16Z")

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Noted sculptors

1. Auguste Rodin
2. Edmonia Lewis
3. Michelangelo
4. James Earl Fraser
5. Alberto Giacometti
6. Constantin Brancusi
7. Henry Moore
8. Pythokritos of Lindos [?] (Winged Victory of Samothrace)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51568 "2017-04-24T15:38:27Z")

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Noted sculptors

1. Auguste Rodin
2. Edmonia Lewis
3. Michelangelo
4. James Earl Fraser
5. Alberto Giacometti
6. Constantin Brancusi
7. Henry Moore
8. Pythokritos of Lindos
9. Phidias

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51569 "2017-04-24T15:45:30Z")

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Noted sculptors

1. Auguste Rodin
2. Edmonia Lewis
3. Michelangelo
4. James Earl Fraser
5. Alberto Giacometti
6. Constantin Brancusi
7. Henry Moore
8. Pythokritos of Lindos
9. Phidias
10. Pygmalion

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51570 "2017-04-24T18:33:14Z")

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Noted sculptors

1. Auguste Rodin
2. Edmonia Lewis
3. Michelangelo
4. James Earl Fraser
5. Alberto Giacometti
6. Constantin Brancusi
7. Henry Moore
8. Pythokritos of Lindos
9. Phidias
10. Pygmalion
11. Daniel Chester French

Here, with models of his best-known work: [http://www.ruralintelligence.com/images/roadtrips/Daniel\_Chester\_French\_with\_Lincoln\_440.jpeg](http://www.ruralintelligence.com/images/roadtrips/Daniel_Chester_French_with_Lincoln_440.jpeg)

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51571 "2017-04-24T18:45:56Z")

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Noted sculptors

1. Auguste Rodin
2. Edmonia Lewis
3. Michelangelo
4. James Earl Fraser
5. Alberto Giacometti
6. Constantin Brancusi
7. Henry Moore
8. Pythokritos of Lindos
9. Phidias
10. Pygmalion
11. Daniel Chester French
12. Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51572 "2017-04-24T19:09:53Z")

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Noted sculptors

1. Auguste Rodin
2. Edmonia Lewis
3. Michelangelo
4. James Earl Fraser
5. Alberto Giacometti
6. Constantin Brancusi
7. Henry Moore
8. Pythokritos of Lindos
9. Phidias
10. Pygmalion
11. Daniel Chester French
12. Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi

1. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Next: Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador

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**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:** [April 24, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51573 "2017-04-24T19:16:31Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51574 "2017-04-24T19:36:53Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51575 "2017-04-24T20:06:38Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51576 "2017-04-24T20:11:22Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51577 "2017-04-24T20:19:25Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania

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**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51578 "2017-04-24T21:49:48Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania
7. Colombia

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**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51579 "2017-04-24T22:41:03Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania
7. Colombia
8. Sierra Leone

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**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:** [April 24, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51580 "2017-04-24T22:47:24Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania
7. Colombia
8. Sierra Leone
9. Ivory Coast

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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:** [April 24, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51581 "2017-04-24T23:01:21Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania
7. Colombia
8. Sierra Leone
9. Ivory Coast
10. Lithuania

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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:** [April 25, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51582 "2017-04-25T00:26:00Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania
7. Colombia
8. Sierra Leone
9. Ivory Coast
10. Lithuania
11. India

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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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51583 "2017-04-25T03:05:35Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania
7. Colombia
8. Sierra Leone
9. Ivory Coast
10. Lithuania
11. India
12. Senegal

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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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51584 "2017-04-25T03:38:27Z")

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Countries whose names sound beautiful when said in English

1. Ecuador
2. Nepal
3. Seychelles
4. Mauritania
5. Peru
6. Romania
7. Colombia
8. Sierra Leone
9. Ivory Coast
10. Lithuania
11. India
12. Senegal
13. Andorra

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Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often

1. Mow the lawn

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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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51585 "2017-04-25T03:40:11Z")

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Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often

1. Mow the lawn
2. Laundry

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