# 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:** 2869
**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 19, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57367 "2018-02-19T18:13:10Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. 7. Twenty six of the past forty five Presidents served in the military 8. Barack Obama collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books. ---
**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 19, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57368 "2018-02-19T18:31:37Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. 7. Twenty six of the past forty five Presidents served in the military 8. Barack Obama collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books. 9. The Billy Possum doll was named after William Taft in an attempt to cash in on the Teddy Bear craze. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57369 "2018-02-19T18:35:46Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. 7. Twenty six of the past forty five Presidents served in the military 8. Barack Obama collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books. 9. The Billy Possum doll was named after William Taft in an attempt to cash in on the Teddy Bear craze. 10. James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand while writing in Latin with the other ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57370 "2018-02-19T18:48:39Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. 7. Twenty six of the past forty five Presidents served in the military 8. Barack Obama collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books. 9. The Billy Possum doll was named after William Taft in an attempt to cash in on the Teddy Bear craze. 10. James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand while writing in Latin with the other 11. Jimmy Carter is the only President (so far) to attend the US Naval Academy. ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57371 "2018-02-19T19:01:52Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. 7. Twenty six of the past forty five Presidents served in the military 8. Barack Obama collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books. 9. The Billy Possum doll was named after William Taft in an attempt to cash in on the Teddy Bear craze. 10. James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand while writing in Latin with the other 11. Jimmy Carter is the only President (so far) to attend the US Naval Academy. 12. Martin Van Buren is the only President to speak another language besides English first–Dutch. ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57372 "2018-02-19T19:09:21Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. 7. Twenty six of the past forty five Presidents served in the military 8. Barack Obama collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books. 9. The Billy Possum doll was named after William Taft in an attempt to cash in on the Teddy Bear craze. 10. James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand while writing in Latin with the other 11. Jimmy Carter is the only President (so far) to attend the US Naval Academy. 12. Martin Van Buren is the only President to speak another language besides English first–Dutch. 13. A twofer! Bill Clinton shook JFK’s hand at a 1963 Rose Garden event > **[Five decades ago, Bill Clinton meets JFK](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/five-decades-ago-bill-clinton-meets-jfk-f6C10736784)** Next category: Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57373 "2018-02-19T19:19:01Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57374 "2018-02-19T19:21:05Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57375 "2018-02-19T21:22:59Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! ---
**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 19, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57376 "2018-02-19T22:49:12Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57377 "2018-02-19T22:58:31Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico ---
**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 20, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57378 "2018-02-20T00:32:33Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico 7. Made a mistake by calling a wonderful person “crooked Hillary”! Sorry! Won’t do it again! ---
**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 20, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57379 "2018-02-20T01:18:27Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico 7. Made a mistake by calling a wonderful person “crooked Hillary”! Sorry! Won’t do it again! 8. Forgive me, America, for I have sinned. I have obstructed and colluded; I have been unfaithful to Melania, and I just can’t stand my son-in-law. ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57380 "2018-02-20T02:50:22Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico 7. Made a mistake by calling a wonderful person “crooked Hillary”! Sorry! Won’t do it again! 8. Forgive me, America, for I have sinned. I have obstructed and colluded; I have been unfaithful to Melania, and I just can’t stand my son-in-law. 9. If I were you, I would believe pretty much whatever Robert Mueller says about me. He is a magnificent, incorruptible public servant. ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57381 "2018-02-20T02:55:26Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico 7. Made a mistake by calling a wonderful person “crooked Hillary”! Sorry! Won’t do it again! 8. Forgive me, America, for I have sinned. I have obstructed and colluded; I have been unfaithful to Melania, and I just can’t stand my son-in-law. 9. If I were you, I would believe pretty much whatever Robert Mueller says about me. He is a magnificent, incorruptible public servant. 10. Climate change is real, it’s manmade and we have to do whatever is possible to stop or slow it now. I’m shutting down all the coal mines and putting them to work on solar energy. Make America Glow Again. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57382 "2018-02-20T05:06:44Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico 7. Made a mistake by calling a wonderful person “crooked Hillary”! Sorry! Won’t do it again! 8. Forgive me, America, for I have sinned. I have obstructed and colluded; I have been unfaithful to Melania, and I just can’t stand my son-in-law. 9. If I were you, I would believe pretty much whatever Robert Mueller says about me. He is a magnificent, incorruptible public servant. 10. Climate change is real, it’s manmade and we have to do whatever is possible to stop or slow it now. I’m shutting down all the coal mines and putting them to work on solar energy. Make America Glow Again. 11. I conspired with Russia and my whole administration is resigning. Hillary is the new President. ---
**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 20, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57383 "2018-02-20T06:41:40Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico 7. Made a mistake by calling a wonderful person “crooked Hillary”! Sorry! Won’t do it again! 8. Forgive me, America, for I have sinned. I have obstructed and colluded; I have been unfaithful to Melania, and I just can’t stand my son-in-law. 9. If I were you, I would believe pretty much whatever Robert Mueller says about me. He is a magnificent, incorruptible public servant. 10. Climate change is real, it’s manmade and we have to do whatever is possible to stop or slow it now. I’m shutting down all the coal mines and putting them to work on solar energy. Make America Glow Again. 11. I conspired with Russia and my whole administration is resigning. Hillary is the new President. 12. Well, it looks like Mexico refuses to pay for the wall. But I promised that it would be built! So, American taxpayers, you’ll pay for it. ---
**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 20, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57384 "2018-02-20T15:58:30Z")
Unlikely Donald Trump tweets 1. Saw “La Boheme” tonight at the Kennedy Center and was moved to tears during Mimi’s death scene. Sad! 2. Just spoke with tough guy Kermit the Frog. He’s right! PBS and NPR must be government funded! 3. Mike Pence does this thing with his lips that is very distracting - but in all the right ways. Amiright? 4. Really messed up on appointing ambassadors. Will value professional diplomatic experience from now on. Go Jets! 5. I made a mistake retweeting that Neo-Nazi screed to kill all Muslims. 6. Tenemos que hacer mas por nuestros conciudadanos en Puerto Rico 7. Made a mistake by calling a wonderful person “crooked Hillary”! Sorry! Won’t do it again! 8. Forgive me, America, for I have sinned. I have obstructed and colluded; I have been unfaithful to Melania, and I just can’t stand my son-in-law. 9. If I were you, I would believe pretty much whatever Robert Mueller says about me. He is a magnificent, incorruptible public servant. 10. Climate change is real, it’s manmade and we have to do whatever is possible to stop or slow it now. I’m shutting down all the coal mines and putting them to work on solar energy. Make America Glow Again. 11. I conspired with Russia and my whole administration is resigning. Hillary is the new President. 12. Well, it looks like Mexico refuses to pay for the wall. But I promised that it would be built! So, American taxpayers, you’ll pay for it. 13. This Fox News seems awfully skewed and doesn’t show both sides of a complicated issue very well. Looking for other sources of good news. Next: Black super heroes in movies 1. Black Panther ---
**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 20, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57385 "2018-02-20T15:59:06Z")
Black super heroes in movies 1. Black Panther 2. The Falcon ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57386 "2018-02-20T16:03:27Z")
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