# 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:** 283

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5641 "2011-05-29T19:05:09Z")

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Next: Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy

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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:** [May 29, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5642 "2011-05-29T19:44:47Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5643 "2011-05-29T19:46:39Z")

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Next: Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”

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**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5644 "2011-05-29T20:39:31Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew

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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:** [May 29, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5645 "2011-05-29T21:20:27Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys

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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:** [May 29, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5646 "2011-05-29T21:23:47Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden

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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5647 "2011-05-29T21:58:23Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden
8. Charles Rowland

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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:** [May 29, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5648 "2011-05-29T22:06:04Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden
8. Charles Rowland
9. Veronica Mars

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**Author:** ![Frau\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Frau\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frau_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5649 "2011-05-29T23:14:33Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden
8. Charles Rowland
9. Veronica Mars
10. Nate the Great

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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:** [May 30, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5650 "2011-05-30T00:01:01Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden
8. Charles Rowland
9. Veronica Mars
10. Nate the Great
11. The Baker Street Irregulars

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**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5651 "2011-05-30T01:32:09Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden
8. Charles Rowland
9. Veronica Mars
10. Nate the Great
11. The Baker Street Irregulars
12. The Boxcar Children

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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:** [May 30, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5652 "2011-05-30T02:02:00Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden
8. Charles Rowland
9. Veronica Mars
10. Nate the Great
11. The Baker Street Irregulars
12. The Boxcar Children
13. The Famous Five

New category: Shared Death/Birth Dates

1. Albert Camus/Michael Stipe - January 4, 1960

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5653 "2011-05-30T02:04:49Z")

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Fictional child/teen detectives

1. The Three Investigators
2. Harriet the Spy
3. Encyclopedia Brown
4. Norville Rogers aka “Shaggy” aka one of the “meddling kids”
5. Nancy Drew
6. The Hardy Boys
7. Trixie Belden
8. Charles Rowland
9. Veronica Mars
10. Nate the Great
11. The Baker Street Irregulars
12. The Boxcar Children
13. The Famous Five

Never mind… I think it’s great that we both though of the Famous Five, though.

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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:** [May 30, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5654 "2011-05-30T02:19:52Z")

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New category: Shared Death/Birth Dates

1. Albert Camus/Michael Stipe - January 4, 1960
2. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams/Stephen Foster – July 4, 1826

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5655 "2011-05-30T02:20:01Z")

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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:** [May 30, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5656 "2011-05-30T19:21:07Z")

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New category: Shared Death/Birth Dates

1. Albert Camus/Michael Stipe - January 4, 1960
2. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams/Stephen Foster – July 4, 1826
3. James Thurber/k.d. lang - November 2, 1961

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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5657 "2011-05-30T20:38:15Z")

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New category: Shared Death/Birth Dates

1. Albert Camus/Michael Stipe - January 4, 1960
2. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams/Stephen Foster – July 4, 1826
3. James Thurber/k.d. lang - November 2, 1961
4. Victoria Jo Stinnett/Bobbie Jo Stinnett December 16, 2004

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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:** [May 30, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5658 "2011-05-30T23:51:11Z")

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New category: Shared Death/Birth Dates

1. Albert Camus/Michael Stipe - January 4, 1960
2. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams/Stephen Foster – July 4, 1826
3. James Thurber/k.d. lang - November 2, 1961
4. Victoria Jo Stinnett/Bobbie Jo Stinnett December 16, 2004
5. Duane Allman/Winona Ryder - October 29, 1971

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**Author:** ![Frau\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Frau\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frau_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5659 "2011-05-31T00:29:07Z")

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New category: Shared Death/Birth Dates

1. Albert Camus/Michael Stipe - January 4, 1960
2. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams/Stephen Foster – July 4, 1826
3. James Thurber/k.d. lang - November 2, 1961
4. Victoria Jo Stinnett/Bobbie Jo Stinnett December 16, 2004
5. Duane Allman/Winona Ryder - October 29, 1971
6. Robert Benchley/Goldie Hawn - November 21, 1945

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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:** [May 31, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5660 "2011-05-31T00:42:17Z")

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Shared Death/Birth Dates

1. Albert Camus/Michael Stipe - January 4, 1960
2. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams/Stephen Foster – July 4, 1826
3. James Thurber/k.d. lang - November 2, 1961
4. Victoria Jo Stinnett/Bobbie Jo Stinnett December 16, 2004
5. Duane Allman/Winona Ryder - October 29, 1971
6. Robert Benchley/Goldie Hawn - November 21, 1945
7. Maurice Chevalier/Catherine McCormack - January 1, 1972

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