# 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\
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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:** [February 14, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57227 "2018-02-14T14:07:32Z")

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Other interesting things POTUS is just learning about his staff

1. Chief of Staff John Kelly killed a guy in Reno once, just to watch him die
2. Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon once got down on all fours in a crowded arena and barked like a dog for money
3. Ben Carson is Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and it is not necessary to call security.
4. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the world’s second-largest collection of Trump-shaped voodoo dolls.
5. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a skilled ventriloquist and will bring in a Donald dummy to do press briefings.
6. Omarosa was born Omar Tyler, and still has his male genitalia.
7. Jared Kushner has also met with infernal dignitaries such as B. L. ZeBub, Mephist Opholes, Asmo Deus, and Mammon.
8. Steve Bannon keeps Chuck Schumer’s testicles in a jar on his desk.

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57228 "2018-02-14T14:10:15Z")

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Other interesting things POTUS is just learning about his staff

1. Chief of Staff John Kelly killed a guy in Reno once, just to watch him die
2. Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon once got down on all fours in a crowded arena and barked like a dog for money
3. Ben Carson is Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and it is not necessary to call security.
4. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the world’s second-largest collection of Trump-shaped voodoo dolls.
5. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a skilled ventriloquist and will bring in a Donald dummy to do press briefings.
6. Omarosa was born Omar Tyler, and still has his male genitalia.
7. Jared Kushner has also met with infernal dignitaries such as B. L. ZeBub, Mephist Opholes, Asmo Deus, and Mammon.
8. Steve Bannon keeps Chuck Schumer’s testicles in a jar on his desk.
9. Vice-President Mike Pence carries a really big stick.

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57229 "2018-02-14T14:41:10Z")

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Other interesting things POTUS is just learning about his staff

1. Chief of Staff John Kelly killed a guy in Reno once, just to watch him die
2. Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon once got down on all fours in a crowded arena and barked like a dog for money
3. Ben Carson is Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and it is not necessary to call security.
4. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the world’s second-largest collection of Trump-shaped voodoo dolls.
5. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a skilled ventriloquist and will bring in a Donald dummy to do press briefings.
6. Omarosa was born Omar Tyler, and still has his male genitalia.
7. Jared Kushner has also met with infernal dignitaries such as B. L. ZeBub, Mephist Opholes, Asmo Deus, and Mammon.
8. Steve Bannon keeps Chuck Schumer’s testicles in a jar on his desk.
9. Vice-President Mike Pence carries a really big stick.
10. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, never finished high school.

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57230 "2018-02-14T14:45:44Z")

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Other interesting things POTUS is just learning about his staff

1. Chief of Staff John Kelly killed a guy in Reno once, just to watch him die
2. Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon once got down on all fours in a crowded arena and barked like a dog for money
3. Ben Carson is Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and it is not necessary to call security.
4. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the world’s second-largest collection of Trump-shaped voodoo dolls.
5. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a skilled ventriloquist and will bring in a Donald dummy to do press briefings.
6. Omarosa was born Omar Tyler, and still has his male genitalia.
7. Jared Kushner has also met with infernal dignitaries such as B. L. ZeBub, Mephist Opholes, Asmo Deus, and Mammon.
8. Steve Bannon keeps Chuck Schumer’s testicles in a jar on his desk.
9. Vice-President Mike Pence carries a really big stick.
10. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, never finished high school.
11. Vice-President Mike Pence is so deep in the closet.

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57231 "2018-02-14T15:36:23Z")

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Other interesting things POTUS is just learning about his staff

1. Chief of Staff John Kelly shot a guy in Reno once, just to watch him die
2. Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon once got down on all fours in a crowded arena and barked like a dog for money
3. Ben Carson is Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and it is not necessary to call security.
4. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the world’s second-largest collection of Trump-shaped voodoo dolls.
5. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a skilled ventriloquist and will bring in a Donald dummy to do press briefings.
6. Omarosa was born Omar Tyler, and still has his male genitalia.
7. Jared Kushner has also met with infernal dignitaries such as B. L. ZeBub, Mephist Opholes, Asmo Deus, and Mammon.
8. Steve Bannon keeps Chuck Schumer’s testicles in a jar on his desk.
9. Vice-President Mike Pence carries a really big stick.
10. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, never finished high school.
11. Vice-President Mike Pence is so deep in the closet…
12. Jeff Sessions has a secret room festooned with Confederate battle flags

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57232 "2018-02-14T17:32:57Z")

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Other interesting things POTUS is just learning about his staff

1. Chief of Staff John Kelly shot a guy in Reno once, just to watch him die

2. Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon once got down on all fours in a crowded arena and barked like a dog for money

3. Ben Carson is Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and it is not necessary to call security.

4. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the world’s second-largest collection of Trump-shaped voodoo dolls.

5. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a skilled ventriloquist and will bring in a Donald dummy to do press briefings.

6. Omarosa was born Omar Tyler, and still has his male genitalia.

7. Jared Kushner has also met with infernal dignitaries such as B. L. ZeBub, Mephist Opholes, Asmo Deus, and Mammon.

8. Steve Bannon keeps Chuck Schumer’s testicles in a jar on his desk.

9. Vice-President Mike Pence carries a really big stick.

10. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, never finished high school.

11. Vice-President Mike Pence is so deep in the closet…

12. Jeff Sessions has a secret room festooned with Confederate battle flags

13. Kellyanne Conway has been contributing material to Saturday Night Live for the last year.  
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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

14. Romeo & Juliet

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57233 "2018-02-14T17:47:14Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57234 "2018-02-14T17:57:00Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet

2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor

3. Ross & Rachel

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57235 "2018-02-14T18:10:38Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57236 "2018-02-14T19:41:49Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57237 "2018-02-14T20:23:24Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet

2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor

3. Ross & Rachel

4. Odysseus & Penelope

5. Frankie & Johnny

6. Tramp and Lady

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57238 "2018-02-14T20:38:08Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Tramp and Lady
7. Marc Antony and Cleopatra

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**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:** [February 14, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57239 "2018-02-14T20:45:14Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Tramp and Lady
7. Marc Antony and Cleopatra
8. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57240 "2018-02-14T20:48:54Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Tramp and Lady
7. Marc Antony and Cleopatra
8. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe
9. Thoroncir and Gilraen

From the LOTR AD&D game that **What Exit?** used to run here.

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57241 "2018-02-14T20:54:33Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Tramp and Lady
7. Marc Antony and Cleopatra
8. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe
9. Thoroncir and Gilraen
10. Abelard & Heloise

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57242 "2018-02-14T20:56:15Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Tramp and Lady
7. Marc Antony and Cleopatra
8. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe
9. Thoroncir and Gilraen
10. Abelard & Heloise
11. Jaime & Cersei Lannister

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57243 "2018-02-14T21:11:43Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Tramp and Lady
7. Marc Antony and Cleopatra
8. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe
9. Thoroncir and Gilraen
10. Abelard & Heloise
11. Jaime & Cersei Lannister
12. Zeus and Leda

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57244 "2018-02-14T21:13:55Z")

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Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional

1. Romeo & Juliet
2. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
3. Ross & Rachel
4. Odysseus & Penelope
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Tramp and Lady
7. Marc Antony and Cleopatra
8. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe
9. Thoroncir and Gilraen
10. Abelard & Heloise
11. Jaime & Cersei Lannister
12. Zeus and Leda
13. Han Solo and Princess Leia

Next: Non-heterosexual pairs of lovers, real or fictional.

1. Alexander the Great and Hephaestion

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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:** [February 14, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57245 "2018-02-14T22:07:55Z")

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Next: Non-heterosexual pairs of lovers, real or fictional.

1. Alexander the Great and Hephaestion
2. Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57246 "2018-02-14T22:11:50Z")

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Next: Non-heterosexual pairs of lovers, real or fictional.

1. Alexander the Great and Hephaestion
2. Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas
3. Elton John and David Furnish

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