# 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:** 28

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**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:** [August 27, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/541 "2010-08-27T16:54:09Z")

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Architects

1. Frank Lloyd Wright (Fallingwater)
2. Buckminster Fuller (U.S. Pavilion dome, Expo 67)
3. I.M. Pei (JFK Library)
4. Pierre Charles L’Enfant (Federal Hall; much of the Washington, DC city plan)
5. James Hoban (the White House)
6. Frank Gehry (Disney Hall)
7. Thomas Jefferson (Monticello; University of Virginia)
8. Gustave Eiffel (c’mon… _you know_)
9. William F. Lamb (Empire State Building)
10. Howard Roark (hey, you didn’t say they had to be \*real-life \*architects!)
11. Antoni Gaudi (Casa Mila Barcelona)
12. John Drinkwater (author of [_Architecture of Country Houses_](http://books.google.com/books?id=nOknsR8xwRoC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%22architecture+of+country+houses%22+drinkwater&source=bl&ots=nMSdRmepb-&sig=IydJMRduxH2q-HbNwVuVD3BQaTU&hl=en&ei=lOx3TKiSDIHGlQfRsbnsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22architecture%20of%20country%20houses%22%20drinkwater&f=false))

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**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/542 "2010-08-27T17:50:20Z")

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Architects

1. Frank Lloyd Wright (Fallingwater)
2. Buckminster Fuller (U.S. Pavilion dome, Expo 67)
3. I.M. Pei (JFK Library)
4. Pierre Charles L’Enfant (Federal Hall; much of the Washington, DC city plan)
5. James Hoban (the White House)
6. Frank Gehry (Disney Hall)
7. Thomas Jefferson (Monticello; University of Virginia)
8. Gustave Eiffel (c’mon… _you know_)
9. William F. Lamb (Empire State Building)
10. Howard Roark (hey, you didn’t say they had to be \*real-life \*architects!)
11. Antoni Gaudi (Casa Mila Barcelona)
12. John Drinkwater
13. If they don’t have to be real-life, I give you Art Vandelay

New Category:

Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa

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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:** [August 27, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/543 "2010-08-27T17:54:37Z")

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I originally read the catagory as “Religious Figures OF Serial Killers”

Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy

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**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:** [August 27, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/544 "2010-08-27T18:00:07Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada

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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:** [August 27, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/545 "2010-08-27T18:24:21Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul

- Hey, a twofer! :eek: 😉

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**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:** [August 27, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/546 "2010-08-27T18:50:18Z")

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[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:545, topic:549173”]

Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/547 "2010-08-27T19:36:45Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/548 "2010-08-27T20:20:25Z")

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1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta
7. John Wayne Gacy

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/549 "2010-08-27T21:37:05Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta
7. John Wayne Gacy
8. Desmond Tutu

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**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/550 "2010-08-27T21:49:54Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta
7. John Wayne Gacy
8. Desmond Tutu
9. Henry Lee Lucas

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/551 "2010-08-28T00:21:34Z")

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1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta
7. John Wayne Gacy
8. Desmond Tutu
9. Henry Lee Lucas
10. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard

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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:** [August 28, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/552 "2010-08-28T02:37:55Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada\*
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta
7. John Wayne Gacy
8. Desmond Tutu
9. Henry Lee Lucas
10. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard
11. Jack the Ripper (we apparently are alternating so #12 should be a religious figure)

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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:** [August 28, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/553 "2010-08-28T04:12:36Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta
7. John Wayne Gacy
8. Desmond Tutu
9. Henry Lee Lucas
10. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard
11. Jack the Ripper
12. Buddha

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/554 "2010-08-28T04:36:29Z")

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Religious Figures or Serial Killers

1. Mother Teresa
2. Ted Bundy
3. Tomas de Torquemada
4. St. Paul
5. Jeffrey Dahmer
6. La Pieta
7. John Wayne Gacy
8. Desmond Tutu
9. Henry Lee Lucas
10. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard
11. Jack the Ripper
12. Buddha
13. John Allen Muhammad (serial killer with a religious figure’s name included!)

Next category: Cars named after non-mammalian animals

1. Hudson Hornet

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**Author:** ![cucuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@cucuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucuy)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/555 "2010-08-28T05:25:49Z")

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Cars named after non-mammalian animals

1. Hudson Hornet
2. Volkswagen Beetle

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**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:** [August 28, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/556 "2010-08-28T06:05:42Z")

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Cars named after non-mammalian animals

1. Hudson Hornet
2. Volkswagen Beetle
3. Porsche Spyder

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/557 "2010-08-28T10:34:28Z")

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Cars named after non-mammalian animals

1. Hudson Hornet
2. Volkswagen Beetle
3. Porsche Spyder
4. Ford Falcon

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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:** [August 28, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/558 "2010-08-28T13:01:00Z")

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Cars named after non-mammalian animals

1. Hudson Hornet
2. Volkswagen Beetle
3. Porsche Spyder
4. Ford Falcon
5. Shelby Cobra

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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:** [August 28, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/559 "2010-08-28T13:14:20Z")

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Cars named after non-mammalian animals

1. Hudson Hornet
2. Volkswagen Beetle
3. Porsche Spyder
4. Ford Falcon
5. Shelby Cobra
6. Corvette Stingray

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/560 "2010-08-28T13:17:49Z")

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Cars named after non-mammalian animals

1. Hudson Hornet
2. Volkswagen Beetle
3. Porsche Spyder
4. Ford Falcon
5. Shelby Cobra
6. Corvette Stingray
7. Studebaker Lark

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