# 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:** 2887
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57727 "2018-03-10T02:13:19Z")
Famous people named Greg or Gregor or Gregory. 1. Greg Louganis 2. Gregory Peck 3. Gregg Allman 4. Gregor Mendel 5. Greg Lake 6. James Gregory 7. Greg Kinnear 8. St. Gregory I 9. Pope Gregory XIII 10. Grigori Rasputin ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57728 "2018-03-10T02:26:49Z")
Famous people named Greg or Gregor or Gregory. 1. Greg Louganis 2. Gregory Peck 3. Gregg Allman 4. Gregor Mendel 5. Greg Lake 6. James Gregory 7. Greg Kinnear 8. St. Gregory I 9. Pope Gregory XIII 10. Grigori Rasputin 11. Cynthia Gregory Prima ballerina, danced with Nureyev ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57729 "2018-03-10T08:16:12Z")
Famous people named Greg or Gregor or Gregory. 1. Greg Louganis 2. Gregory Peck 3. Gregg Allman 4. Gregor Mendel 5. Greg Lake 6. James Gregory 7. Greg Kinnear 8. St. Gregory I 9. Pope Gregory XIII 10. Grigori Rasputin 11. Cynthia Gregory 12. Greg Goossen Mets back-up catcher in 1960s, only MLB player with a split double-G in the middle of his name. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57730 "2018-03-10T14:15:30Z")
Famous people named Greg or Gregor or Gregory. 1. Greg Louganis 2. Gregory Peck 3. Gregg Allman 4. Gregor Mendel 5. Greg Lake 6. James Gregory 7. Greg Kinnear 8. St. Gregory I 9. Pope Gregory XIII 10. Grigori Rasputin 11. Cynthia Gregory 12. Greg Goossen 13. Gregory Hines Next up: Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57731 "2018-03-10T14:51:30Z")
Next up: Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57732 "2018-03-10T15:32:12Z")
Next up: Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57733 "2018-03-10T15:35:54Z")
Next up: Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57734 "2018-03-10T15:50:21Z")
Next up: Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57735 "2018-03-10T15:51:43Z")
Next up: Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57736 "2018-03-10T16:02:02Z")
Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere 7. Benjamin Franklin ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57737 "2018-03-10T16:44:41Z")
Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere 7. Benjamin Franklin 8. John Cabot, merchant and slaver And this is good old Boston, The home of the bean and the cod. Where the Lowells talk only to Cabots, And the Cabots talk only to God. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57738 "2018-03-10T17:09:20Z")
Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere 7. Benjamin Franklin 8. John Cabot, merchant and slaver 9. Anne Sullivan Macy ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57739 "2018-03-10T18:27:58Z")
Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere 7. Benjamin Franklin 8. John Cabot, merchant and slaver 9. Anne Sullivan Macy 10. Susan B. Anthony ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57740 "2018-03-10T23:25:43Z")
Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere 7. Benjamin Franklin 8. John Cabot, merchant and slaver 9. Anne Sullivan Macy 10. Susan B. Anthony 11. John Adams ---
**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:** [March 10, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57741 "2018-03-10T23:42:06Z")
Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere 7. Benjamin Franklin 8. John Cabot, merchant and slaver 9. Anne Sullivan Macy 10. Susan B. Anthony 11. John Adams 12. Samuel Adams ---
**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:** [March 11, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57742 "2018-03-11T00:59:50Z")
Famous people from Massachusetts 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin 3. Albert Desalvo, alleged Boston Strangler 4. Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross 5. e e cummings, poet 6. Paul Revere 7. Benjamin Franklin 8. John Cabot, merchant and slaver 9. Anne Sullivan Macy 10. Susan B. Anthony 11. John Adams 12. Samuel Adams 13. Joe Perry, guitarist Aerosmith Next subject: Witty, insightful, or useful quotes from infamous or reprehensible people: 1. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience - Mao Zedong ---
**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:** [March 11, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57743 "2018-03-11T01:06:14Z")
Next subject: Witty, insightful, or useful quotes from infamous or reprehensible people: 1. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience - Mao Zedong 2. There’s only so much you can teach a person until you reach the limits of his capabilities. - Arnold Rothstein ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57744 "2018-03-11T02:17:47Z")
Witty, insightful, or useful quotes from infamous or reprehensible people: 1. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience - Mao Zedong 2. There’s only so much you can teach a person until you reach the limits of his capabilities. - Arnold Rothstein 3. You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Al Capone ---
**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:** [March 11, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57745 "2018-03-11T02:18:41Z")
Witty, insightful, or useful quotes from infamous or reprehensible people: 1. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience - Mao Zedong 2. There’s only so much you can teach a person until you reach the limits of his capabilities. - Arnold Rothstein 3. You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Al Capone 4. The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one. - Adolf Hitler ---
**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:** [March 11, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57746 "2018-03-11T03:32:12Z")
Witty, insightful, or useful quotes from infamous or reprehensible people: 1. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience - Mao Zedong 2. There’s only so much you can teach a person until you reach the limits of his capabilities. - Arnold Rothstein 3. You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Al Capone 4. The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one. - Adolf Hitler 5. To kill the grass you must also remove the root. - Pol Pot [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2886) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2888)