# 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:** 2864
**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 15, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57267 "2018-02-15T16:38:39Z")
Notable Divorces 1. Princess Diana and Prince Charles 2. John Lennon & Cynthia Lennon 3. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon 4. Donald and Ivana Trump 5. Johnny & Joanna Carson 6. Sonny and Cher 7. Sean Penn and Madonna 8. Ernest and Wallis Simpson 9. Donald Trump and Marla Maples 10. Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman That later made him the first divorced U.S. President. ---
**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 15, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57268 "2018-02-15T16:48:07Z")
Notable Divorces 1. Princess Diana and Prince Charles 2. John Lennon & Cynthia Lennon 3. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon 4. Donald and Ivana Trump 5. Johnny & Joanna Carson 6. Sonny and Cher 7. Sean Penn and Madonna 8. Ernest and Wallis Simpson 9. Donald Trump and Marla Maples 10. Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman 11. Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine ---
**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 15, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57269 "2018-02-15T16:54:41Z")
Notable Divorces 1. Princess Diana and Prince Charles 2. John Lennon & Cynthia Lennon 3. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon 4. Donald and Ivana Trump 5. Johnny & Joanna Carson 6. Sonny and Cher 7. Sean Penn and Madonna 8. Ernest and Wallis Simpson 9. Donald Trump and Marla Maples 10. Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman 11. Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine 12. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor ---
**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 15, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57270 "2018-02-15T17:48:22Z")
Notable Divorces 1. Princess Diana and Prince Charles 2. John Lennon & Cynthia Lennon 3. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon 4. Donald and Ivana Trump 5. Johnny & Joanna Carson 6. Sonny and Cher 7. Sean Penn and Madonna 8. Ernest and Wallis Simpson 9. Donald Trump and Marla Maples 10. Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman 11. Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine 12. Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor 13. Bruce Willis & Demi Moore PASS ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57271 "2018-02-15T18:24:58Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57272 "2018-02-15T18:38:27Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates ---
**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 15, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57273 "2018-02-15T18:47:23Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling ---
**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 15, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57274 "2018-02-15T19:16:44Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57275 "2018-02-15T19:20:11Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57276 "2018-02-15T19:20:51Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark ---
**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 15, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57277 "2018-02-15T19:45:04Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty ---
**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 15, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57278 "2018-02-15T20:15:04Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:57277, topic:549173”] Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty 8. Ebenezer Scrooge (well, maybe not at first) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57279 "2018-02-15T22:55:16Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty 8. Ebenezer Scrooge (well, maybe not at first) 9. Ima Hogg (she was a real person; her “sister” Ura was not) ---
**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 16, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57280 "2018-02-16T02:07:31Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty 8. Ebenezer Scrooge (well, maybe not at first) 9. Ima Hogg (she was a real person; her “sister” Ura was not) 10. Andrew Mellon Made major donations that established the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and the National Gallery of Art ---
**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 16, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57281 "2018-02-16T02:15:29Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty 8. Ebenezer Scrooge (well, maybe not at first) 9. Ima Hogg (she was a real person; her “sister” Ura was not) 10. Andrew Mellon 11. Bono ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57282 "2018-02-16T03:23:15Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty 8. Ebenezer Scrooge (well, maybe not at first) 9. Ima Hogg (she was a real person; her “sister” Ura was not) 10. Andrew Mellon 11. Bono 12. Michael Dell ---
**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:** [February 16, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57283 "2018-02-16T04:00:43Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty 8. Ebenezer Scrooge (well, maybe not at first) 9. Ima Hogg (she was a real person; her “sister” Ura was not) 10. Andrew Mellon 11. Bono 12. Michael Dell 13. Magic Johnson New: Songs that feature radical changes in style (e.g., abrupt tempo change, change in genre, etc.) 1. Richard Harris - “MacArthur Park” [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtRwYQgk05DY&ved=0ahUKEwjO-u-bxanZAhUGrVkKHamUCpUQ3ywINDAB&usg=AOvVaw2ivo2tzySyWJrHUlxLWviR](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtRwYQgk05DY&ved=0ahUKEwjO-u-bxanZAhUGrVkKHamUCpUQ3ywINDAB&usg=AOvVaw2ivo2tzySyWJrHUlxLWviR) ---
**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 16, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57284 "2018-02-16T04:04:00Z")
Extremely Wealthy People Known for Their Philanthropy 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Bill Gates 3. J.K. Rowling 4. Warren Buffett 5. Mark Zuckerberg 6. Craig Newmark 7. J. Paul Getty 8. Ebenezer Scrooge (well, maybe not at first) 9. Ima Hogg (she was a real person; her “sister” Ura was not) 10. Andrew Mellon 11. Bono 12. Michael Dell 13. Ted Turner Next: Fish names that are also things. 1. Skate ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57285 "2018-02-16T04:41:55Z")
New: Songs that feature radical changes in style (e.g., abrupt tempo change, change in genre, etc.) 1. Richard Harris - “MacArthur Park” [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtRwYQgk05DY&ved=0ahUKEwjO-u-bxanZAhUGrVkKHamUCpUQ3ywINDAB&usg=AOvVaw2ivo2tzySyWJrHUlxLWviR2](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtRwYQgk05DY&ved=0ahUKEwjO-u-bxanZAhUGrVkKHamUCpUQ3ywINDAB&usg=AOvVaw2ivo2tzySyWJrHUlxLWviR2) 2. Franz Ferdinand - [“Take Me Out”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijk4j-r7qPA) ---
**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 16, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57286 "2018-02-16T05:55:59Z")
Songs that feature radical changes in style (e.g., abrupt tempo change, change in genre, etc.) 1. Richard Harris - “MacArthur Park” [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtRwYQgk05DY&ved=0ahUKEwjO-u-bxanZAhUGrVkKHamUCpUQ3ywINDAB&usg=AOvVaw2ivo2tzySyWJrHUlxLWviR2](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtRwYQgk05DY&ved=0ahUKEwjO-u-bxanZAhUGrVkKHamUCpUQ3ywINDAB&usg=AOvVaw2ivo2tzySyWJrHUlxLWviR2) 2. Franz Ferdinand - [“Take Me Out”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijk4j-r7qPA) 3. The Beatles - “A Day in the Life” [The Beatles - A Day In The Life - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2863) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2865)