# 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:** 288
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5741 "2011-06-05T16:23:23Z")
Famous Peters (real or fictional) 1. Peter Pan 2. Peter Blood 3. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend 4. Peter Bishop from Fringe 5. Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater 6. Peter Rabbit 7. Peter Gabriel 8. Peter Tork 9. Saltpeter 10. Simon Peter (aka St. Peter) 11. Peterbilt 12. Peter Brady ---
**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:** [June 5, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5742 "2011-06-05T16:53:58Z")
Famous Peters (real or fictional) 1. Peter Pan 2. Peter Blood 3. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend 4. Peter Bishop from Fringe 5. Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater 6. Peter Rabbit 7. Peter Gabriel 8. Peter Tork 9. Saltpeter 10. Simon Peter (aka St. Peter) 11. Peterbilt 12. Peter Brady 13. Peter the Great New category: Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5743 "2011-06-05T16:59:40Z")
New category: Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury Gods count don’t they? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5744 "2011-06-05T17:26:05Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium ---
**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:** [June 5, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5745 "2011-06-05T17:49:52Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium ---
**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:** [June 5, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5746 "2011-06-05T19:05:01Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium ---
**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:** [June 5, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5747 "2011-06-05T19:12:14Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium ---
**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:** [June 5, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5748 "2011-06-05T21:19:42Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium 7. Rutherfordium ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5749 "2011-06-05T21:37:37Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium 7. Rutherfordium 8. Roentgenium ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5750 "2011-06-05T21:49:25Z")
. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium 7. Rutherfordium 8. Roentgenium 9. Gadolinium ---
**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:** [June 6, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5751 "2011-06-06T01:22:19Z")
1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium 7. Rutherfordium 8. Roentgenium 9. Gadolinium 10. Copernicium ---
**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:** [June 6, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5752 "2011-06-06T01:48:52Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium 7. Rutherfordium 8. Roentgenium 9. Gadolinium 10. Copernicium 11. Promethium Another mythological figure. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5753 "2011-06-06T02:16:14Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium 7. Rutherfordium 8. Roentgenium 9. Gadolinium 10. Copernicium 11. Promethium 12. Americium (Indirectly) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5754 "2011-06-06T02:23:43Z")
Elements named after people 1. Einsteinium 2. Mercury 3. Fermium 4. Nobelium 5. Curium 6. Mendelevium 7. Rutherfordium 8. Roentgenium 9. Gadolinium 10. Copernicium 11. Promethium 12. Americium 13. Seaborgium I’ll pass on a new category. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5755 "2011-06-06T02:29:44Z")
If I may: People (real or fictional) named in Billy Joel songs other than _We Didn’t Start the Fire_ 1. Bob Hope – “Goodnight Saigon” ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5756 "2011-06-06T02:52:02Z")
People (real or fictional) named in Billy Joel songs other than We Didn’t Start the Fire 1. Bob Hope – “Goodnight Saigon” 2. Virginia – “Only the Good Die Young” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5757 "2011-06-06T02:54:25Z")
People (real or fictional) named in Billy Joel songs other than We Didn’t Start the Fire 1. Bob Hope – “Goodnight Saigon” 2. Virginia – “Only the Good Die Young” 3. Sergeant O’Leary – “Movin’ Out” ---
**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:** [June 6, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5758 "2011-06-06T03:03:24Z")
People (real or fictional) named in Billy Joel songs other than We Didn’t Start the Fire 1. Bob Hope – “Goodnight Saigon” 2. Virginia – “Only the Good Die Young” 3. Sergeant O’Leary – “Movin’ Out” 4. Davy (who’s still in the navy) – “Piano Man” ---
**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:** [June 6, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5759 "2011-06-06T03:16:46Z")
People (real or fictional) named in Billy Joel songs other than We Didn’t Start the Fire 1. Bob Hope – “Goodnight Saigon” 2. Virginia – “Only the Good Die Young” 3. Sergeant O’Leary – “Movin’ Out” 4. Davy (who’s still in the navy) – “Piano Man” 5. The Lady in Red – “The Lady in Red” ---
**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:** [June 6, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5760 "2011-06-06T03:52:34Z")
People (real or fictional) named in Billy Joel songs other than We Didn’t Start the Fire 1. Bob Hope – “Goodnight Saigon” 2. Virginia – “Only the Good Die Young” 3. Sergeant O’Leary – “Movin’ Out” 4. Davy (who’s still in the navy) – “Piano Man” 5. The Lady in Red – “The Lady in Red” 6. Brenda (“Brender”) and Eddie - “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=287) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=289)