# 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:** 261
**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5201 "2011-05-03T19:40:28Z")
Nitpick - the SS were indeed terrible people, but it is not correct to call them a terrorist group. They were part of of the Nazi state machine, not a group outside it. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5202 "2011-05-03T19:42:12Z")
New category: Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other _Astro City_ characters) 4. Tom Strong ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5203 "2011-05-03T19:59:44Z")
New category: Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other _Astro City_ characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5204 "2011-05-03T20:38:24Z")
New category: Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) I sense an “S” theme. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5205 "2011-05-03T20:40:28Z")
Oh, just throwing out a suggestion which would make this thread even more interesting: What if the new category’s answer #1 is from one of the previous category’s 13 choices? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5206 "2011-05-03T23:03:17Z")
New category: Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) 7. Smax (and all the other Top 10 characters) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5207 "2011-05-03T23:04:20Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Oh, just throwing out a suggestion which would make this thread even more interesting: > > What if the new category’s answer #1 is from one of the previous category’s 13 choices? I don’t know. I’ve enjoyed the free-form style so far. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5208 "2011-05-04T01:01:34Z")
New category: Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) 7. Smax (and all the other Top 10 characters) 8. The Traveler ([Stan Lee](http://http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stan-Lees-The-Traveler/135617473149542)) ---
**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:** [May 4, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5209 "2011-05-04T01:38:15Z")
Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) 7. Smax (and all the other Top 10 characters) 8. The Traveler (Stan Lee) 9. Mr. Incredible ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5210 "2011-05-04T14:00:32Z")
Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) 7. Smax (and all the other Top 10 characters) 8. The Traveler (Stan Lee) 9. Mr. Incredible 10. Northstar ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5211 "2011-05-04T14:04:30Z")
Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) 7. Smax (and all the other Top 10 characters) 8. The Traveler (Stan Lee) 9. Mr. Incredible 10. Northstar 11. David Dunn (“Unbreakable”) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5212 "2011-05-04T14:11:25Z")
Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) 7. Smax (and all the other Top 10 characters) 8. The Traveler (Stan Lee) 9. Mr. Incredible 10. Northstar 11. David Dunn (“Unbreakable”) 12. Impulse ---
**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:** [May 4, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5213 "2011-05-04T14:54:21Z")
Superheroes who were created after 1990 1. Starman (Jack Knight version) 2. Starborn (a new Stan Lee character) 3. Samaritan (and all of the other Astro City characters) 4. Tom Strong 5. Promethea (Alan Moore) 6. Spawn (Todd McFarlane) 7. Smax (and all the other Top 10 characters) 8. The Traveler (Stan Lee) 9. Mr. Incredible 10. Northstar 11. David Dunn (“Unbreakable”) 12. Impulse 13. [Telekinesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telekinesis_(comics)) Next up: People whose careers routeinely bring them in contact with dead people 1. Coroners ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5214 "2011-05-04T14:57:45Z")
People whose careers routeinely bring them in contact with dead people 1. Coroners 2. Doctor ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5215 "2011-05-04T15:05:30Z")
People whose careers routinely bring them in contact with dead people 1. Coroners 2. Doctor 3. Zombie Movie Directors ---
**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:** [May 4, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5216 "2011-05-04T15:30:45Z")
People whose careers routinely bring them in contact with dead people 1. Coroners 2. Doctor 3. Zombie Movie Directors 4. Soldier ---
**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:** [May 4, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5217 "2011-05-04T15:31:11Z")
People whose careers routinely bring them in contact with REAL dead people 1. Coroners 2. Doctor 3. Soldier 4. Police Officers ---
**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:** [May 4, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5218 "2011-05-04T15:35:47Z")
People whose careers routinely bring them in contact with dead people 1. Coroners 2. Doctor 3. Zombie Movie Directors 4. Soldier 5. EMTs ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5219 "2011-05-04T16:15:19Z")
People whose careers routinely bring them in contact with REAL dead people 1. Coroners 2. Doctor 3. Soldier 4. Police Officers 5. EMTs 6. Forensic Pathologists ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5220 "2011-05-04T16:30:33Z")
John Edward? I keed, I keed. People whose careers routinely bring them in contact with REAL dead people 1. Coroners 2. Doctor 3. Soldier 4. Police Officers 5. EMTs 6. Forensic Pathologists 7. New Jersey concrete and sanitation workers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=260) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=262)