# 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:** 2700
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53986 "2017-08-10T21:16:19Z")
Seems like everyone loves (loved) this entertainer. Not me! 1. Robin Williams 2. Howard Stern 3. Bob Hope 4. Julia Roberts 5. Prince 6. Jack Nicholson 7. Jay Leno 8. Sandy Duncan 9. Oprah 10. Warren Beatty 11. Axl Rose 12. Angelina Jolie 13. Sarah Jessica Parker I don’t understand why she’s so popular–I find her so annoying New Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53987 "2017-08-10T21:21:09Z")
Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) ---
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Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
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Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry ---
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Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53991 "2017-08-11T00:15:06Z")
Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53992 "2017-08-11T01:07:55Z")
Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar 7. August: Osage County (a play by Tracy Letts, also a 2013 movie) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53993 "2017-08-11T01:56:00Z")
Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar 7. August: Osage County (a play by Tracy Letts, also a 2013 movie) 8. “The Guns of August,” a WW1 history by Barbara Tucvhman ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53994 "2017-08-11T01:59:43Z")
Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar 7. August: Osage County (a play by Tracy Letts, also a 2013 movie) 8. “The Guns of August,” a WW1 history by Barbara Tucvhman 9. Augustus Saint-Gaudens Very talented Beaux-Arts sculptor, artist and designer. You’ll probably recognize some of his stuff: [Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Saint-Gaudens) ---
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Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar 7. August: Osage County (a play by Tracy Letts, also a 2013 movie) 8. “The Guns of August,” a WW1 history by Barbara Tucvhman 9. Augustus Saint-Gaudens 10. Dan August, a detective played by Burt Reynolds in a seventies TV show. ---
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Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar 7. August: Osage County (a play by Tracy Letts, also a 2013 movie) 8. “The Guns of August,” a WW1 history by Barbara Tucvhman 9. Augustus Saint-Gaudens 10. Dan August, a detective played by Burt Reynolds in a seventies TV show. 11. St. Augustine (a religious figure, a city in Florida, and a popular lawn grass) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53997 "2017-08-11T06:17:13Z")
Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar 7. August: Osage County (a play by Tracy Letts, also a 2013 movie) 8. “The Guns of August,” a WW1 history by Barbara Tuchman 9. Augustus Saint-Gaudens 10. Dan August, a detective played by Burt Reynolds in a seventies TV show. 11. St. Augustine (a religious figure, a city in Florida, and a popular lawn grass) 12. Auguste Rodin, sculptor ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53998 "2017-08-11T07:48:07Z")
Titles or quotes, people or places (real or fictional) that contain the word August; spelling variations from other languages ok 1. Augustus Gloop (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) 2. Suspense: August Heat (starring Ronald Colman; radio drama) 3. “August, die she must, The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.” (Simon and Garfunkel, “April, Come She Will.”) 4. Augustus ‘Gus’ McCrae, a character in several novels, most notably ‘Lonesome Dove’, by Larry McMurtry 5. August, a character in the TV series Third Rock from the Sun 6. Augustus Caesar 7. August: Osage County (a play by Tracy Letts, also a 2013 movie) 8. “The Guns of August,” a WW1 history by Barbara Tuchman 9. Augustus Saint-Gaudens 10. Dan August, a detective played by Burt Reynolds in a seventies TV show. 11. St. Augustine (a religious figure, a city in Florida, and a popular lawn grass) 12. Auguste Rodin, sculptor 13. Augie Ojeda, popular Cubs utility infielder, whose name contained 7 vowels and only 3 consonants, pass ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53999 "2017-08-11T12:02:14Z")
Next: Pairs of cities with the same name that you have visited BOTH of, but are in different countries (or states, if youve never been outside the USA) 1. Montevideo, Minnesota and Uruguay. ---
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Pairs of cities with the same name that you have visited BOTH of, but are in different countries (or states, if youve never been outside the USA) 1. Montevideo, Minnesota and Uruguay. 2. Greenville NC and SC ---
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Pairs of cities with the same name that you have visited BOTH of, but are in different countries (or states, if youve never been outside the USA) 1. Montevideo, Minnesota and Uruguay. 2. Greenville NC and SC 3. Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54002 "2017-08-11T13:51:53Z")
Pairs of cities with the same name that you have visited BOTH of, but are in different countries (or states, if youve never been outside the USA) 1. Montevideo, Minnesota and Uruguay. 2. Greenville NC and SC 3. Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine 4. Bath, Michigan and Bath, New York Although calling either of these places a city is a major stretch. ---
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Pairs of cities with the same name that you have visited BOTH of, but are in different countries (or states, if youve never been outside the USA) 1. Montevideo, Minnesota and Uruguay. 2. Greenville NC and SC 3. Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine 4. Bath, Michigan and Bath, New York 5. Kingston, Tennessee and Jamaica ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54004 "2017-08-11T15:29:49Z")
Pairs of cities with the same name that you have visited BOTH of, but are in different countries (or states, if youve never been outside the USA) 1. Montevideo, Minnesota and Uruguay. 2. Greenville NC and SC 3. Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine 4. Bath, Michigan and Bath, New York 5. Kingston, Tennessee and Jamaica 6. Dublin, Ireland and Dublin, Texas ---
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Pairs of cities with the same name that you have visited BOTH of, but are in different countries (or states, if youve never been outside the USA) 1. Montevideo, Minnesota and Uruguay. 2. Greenville NC and SC 3. Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine 4. Bath, Michigan and Bath, New York 5. Kingston, Tennessee and Jamaica 6. Dublin, Ireland and Dublin, Texas 7. Xenia, Illinois and Ohio [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2699) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2701)