# 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:** 2655

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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:** [June 27, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53086 "2017-06-27T09:48:29Z")

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The oldest people you remember personally meeting.

1. My next door neighbor (as a child), Chet, born circa 1880.
2. Rose, a friend’s mother, born 1898, aged 99 when I met her in 1997.
3. My mom lived to be 98.
4. All of my grandparents were born around 1880. One of them had a daughter who lived to be 99.
5. Mr. Thompson, a sweet old guy who’d survived the Bataan Death March.
6. My great-grandfather passed away just shy of his 103rd birthday. (1881-1983)
7. My paternal grandmother lived till she was 93.
8. In 1984 I met a man who was then 102. So, born in 1882-ish.

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**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:** [June 27, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53087 "2017-06-27T13:31:37Z")

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The oldest people you remember personally meeting.

1. My next door neighbor (as a child), Chet, born circa 1880.
2. Rose, a friend’s mother, born 1898, aged 99 when I met her in 1997.
3. My mom lived to be 98.
4. All of my grandparents were born around 1880. One of them had a daughter who lived to be 99.
5. Mr. Thompson, a sweet old guy who’d survived the Bataan Death March.
6. My great-grandfather passed away just shy of his 103rd birthday. (1881-1983)
7. My paternal grandmother lived till she was 93.
8. In 1984 I met a man who was then 102. So, born in 1882-ish.
9. The oldest person I personally know just hit 95, and her “younger” sister (born 11 months later) just hit 94.

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**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:** [June 27, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53088 "2017-06-27T16:36:32Z")

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The oldest people you remember personally meeting.

1. My next door neighbor (as a child), Chet, born circa 1880.
2. Rose, a friend’s mother, born 1898, aged 99 when I met her in 1997.
3. My mom lived to be 98.
4. All of my grandparents were born around 1880. One of them had a daughter who lived to be 99.
5. Mr. Thompson, a sweet old guy who’d survived the Bataan Death March.
6. My great-grandfather passed away just shy of his 103rd birthday. (1881-1983)
7. My paternal grandmother lived till she was 93.
8. In 1984 I met a man who was then 102. So, born in 1882-ish.
9. The oldest person I personally know just hit 95, and her “younger” sister (born 11 months later) just hit 94.
10. “Sarge” was a Marine in WWII. She was in her 90s and still tough as nails.

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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:** [June 27, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53089 "2017-06-27T21:21:39Z")

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The oldest people you remember personally meeting.

1. My next door neighbor (as a child), Chet, born circa 1880.
2. Rose, a friend’s mother, born 1898, aged 99 when I met her in 1997.
3. My mom lived to be 98.
4. All of my grandparents were born around 1880. One of them had a daughter who lived to be 99.
5. Mr. Thompson, a sweet old guy who’d survived the Bataan Death March.
6. My great-grandfather passed away just shy of his 103rd birthday. (1881-1983)
7. My paternal grandmother lived till she was 93.
8. In 1984 I met a man who was then 102. So, born in 1882-ish.
9. The oldest person I personally know just hit 95, and her “younger” sister (born 11 months later) just hit 94.
10. “Sarge” was a Marine in WWII. She was in her 90s and still tough as nails.
11. Doris, my neighbor down the block, just turned 97 this month.

Since it says “people” I take it we’re allowed to post more than once.

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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:** [June 27, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53090 "2017-06-27T21:50:19Z")

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The oldest people you remember personally meeting.

1. My next door neighbor (as a child), Chet, born circa 1880.
2. Rose, a friend’s mother, born 1898, aged 99 when I met her in 1997.
3. My mom lived to be 98.
4. All of my grandparents were born around 1880. One of them had a daughter who lived to be 99.
5. Mr. Thompson, a sweet old guy who’d survived the Bataan Death March.
6. My great-grandfather passed away just shy of his 103rd birthday. (1881-1983)
7. My paternal grandmother lived till she was 93.
8. In 1984 I met a man who was then 102. So, born in 1882-ish.
9. The oldest person I personally know just hit 95, and her “younger” sister (born 11 months later) just hit 94.
10. “Sarge” was a Marine in WWII. She was in her 90s and still tough as nails.
11. Doris, my neighbor down the block, just turned 97 this month.
12. John Arlington,my great uncle, born in 1881. (He was a few months shy of 100 when I remember spending time with him.)

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53091 "2017-06-28T03:26:46Z")

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The oldest people you remember personally meeting.

1. My next door neighbor (as a child), Chet, born circa 1880.
2. Rose, a friend’s mother, born 1898, aged 99 when I met her in 1997.
3. My mom lived to be 98.
4. All of my grandparents were born around 1880. One of them had a daughter who lived to be 99.
5. Mr. Thompson, a sweet old guy who’d survived the Bataan Death March.
6. My great-grandfather passed away just shy of his 103rd birthday. (1881-1983)
7. My paternal grandmother lived till she was 93.
8. In 1984 I met a man who was then 102. So, born in 1882-ish.
9. The oldest person I personally know just hit 95, and her “younger” sister (born 11 months later) just hit 94.
10. “Sarge” was a Marine in WWII. She was in her 90s and still tough as nails.
11. Doris, my neighbor down the block, just turned 97 this month.
12. John Arlington,my great uncle, born in 1881. (He was a few months shy of 100 when I remember spending time with him.)
13. My father, almost 97 when he died.

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major

In a really clear night sky up in the mountains I can see both of them–but in the city they’re just a blur

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53092 "2017-06-28T03:43:29Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53093 "2017-06-28T03:49:09Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53094 "2017-06-28T05:18:15Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.

Most travelers who go south of the equator never bother to go out and see that uniquely southern hemisphere tourist attraction.

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53095 "2017-06-28T05:41:49Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion

I don’t know very many constellations but I do recognize that one.

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53096 "2017-06-28T12:33:25Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon

Confounded light pollution.

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53097 "2017-06-28T12:55:29Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon
7. Venus

Or, as Tolkien would say, _Vingilot_: [Vingilot | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom](http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Vingilot)

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53098 "2017-06-28T13:33:28Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon
7. Venus
8. The Pleiades

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53099 "2017-06-28T13:46:27Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon
7. Venus
8. The Pleiades
9. Jupiter

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53100 "2017-06-28T13:49:12Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon
7. Venus
8. The Pleiades
9. Jupiter
10. The Big Dipper

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53101 "2017-06-28T14:33:29Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon
7. Venus
8. The Pleiades
9. Jupiter
10. The Big Dipper
11. Cassiopeia

Easy to spot as it’s shaped like a big “W”.

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**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:** [June 28, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53102 "2017-06-28T15:10:23Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon
7. Venus
8. The Pleiades
9. Jupiter
10. The Big Dipper
11. Cassiopeia
12. Mars

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53103 "2017-06-28T15:59:59Z")

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Name any celestial object (planet, star, constellation etc) that you can identify in the sky

1. Mizar and Alcor, the double star in Ursa Major
2. The Sun
3. Polaris, the North Star
4. Southern Cross.
5. Orion
6. The Moon
7. Venus
8. The Pleiades
9. Jupiter
10. The Big Dipper
11. Cassiopeia
12. Mars
13. Speaking of Orion, the star labeled Alpha Orionis, aka Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse  
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As a tribute to the late great Adam West:  
**Obscure villains from the 1960’s Batman series (and who played them)**

1. Egghead (Vincent Price)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53104 "2017-06-28T16:08:00Z")

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As a tribute to the late great Adam West:  
**Obscure villains from the 1960’s Batman series (and who played them)**

1. Egghead (Vincent Price)
2. Siren (Joan Collins)

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53105 "2017-06-28T16:18:12Z")

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As a tribute to the late great Adam West:  
Obscure villains from the 1960’s Batman series (and who played them)

1. Egghead (Vincent Price)
2. Siren (Joan Collins)
3. Ma Parker (Shelley Winters)

I remember being confused by Ma Parker as a kid–it felt like a completely different show had collided with Batman

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