# 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:** 292
**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 8, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5821 "2011-06-08T18:42:38Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5822 "2011-06-08T18:44:07Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5823 "2011-06-08T19:08:01Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5824 "2011-06-08T19:09:06Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) 7. Scout, Jem and Dill (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) ---
**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 8, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5825 "2011-06-08T19:13:49Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) 7. Scout, Jem and Dill (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) 8. Captain Horatio Hornblower, First Lieutenant William Bush and coxswain Brown (Hornblower series) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5826 "2011-06-08T19:18:34Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) 7. Scout, Jem and Dill (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) 8. Captain Horatio Hornblower, First Lieutenant William Bush and coxswain Brown (Hornblower series) 9. Winken, Blinken, and Nod (what it says on the label) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5827 "2011-06-08T19:27:00Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) 7. Scout, Jem and Dill (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) 8. Captain Horatio Hornblower, First Lieutenant William Bush and coxswain Brown (Hornblower series) 9. Winken, Blinken, and Nod (what it says on the label) 10. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (The Bible) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5828 "2011-06-08T19:49:48Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) 7. Scout, Jem and Dill (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) 8. Captain Horatio Hornblower, First Lieutenant William Bush and coxswain Brown (Hornblower series) 9. Winken, Blinken, and Nod (what it says on the label) 10. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (The Bible) 11. Dmitri, Alexei and Ivan Karamazov ---
**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 8, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5829 "2011-06-08T20:13:37Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) 7. Scout, Jem and Dill (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) 8. Captain Horatio Hornblower, First Lieutenant William Bush and coxswain Brown (Hornblower series) 9. Winken, Blinken, and Nod (what it says on the label) 10. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (The Bible) 11. Dmitri, Alexei and Ivan Karamazov 12. Lt. Dan, Forrest Gump and Bubba Blue ---
**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 8, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5830 "2011-06-08T20:14:08Z")
Literary Trios 1. Athos, Porthos and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) 2. Kirk, Spock and McCoy (Star Trek) 3. Harry, Ron, and Hermione (Harry Potter) 4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (LOTR: The Two Towers) 5. Luke, Leia and Han (Star Wars novels) 6. George, Harris, and “J” (Three Men in a Boat) 7. Scout, Jem and Dill (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) 8. Captain Horatio Hornblower, First Lieutenant William Bush and coxswain Brown (Hornblower series) 9. Winken, Blinken, and Nod (what it says on the label) 10. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (The Bible) 11. Dmitri, Alexei and Ivan Karamazov 12. Lt. Dan, Forrest Gump and Bubba Blue 13. Scarecrow, Tin Man, and The Cowardly Lion (the Wizard of Oz) Measurements: 1. Hectare ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5831 "2011-06-08T20:30:27Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter ---
**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 8, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5832 "2011-06-08T20:32:11Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec Just don’t ask Han Solo if it’s a measure of distance or time. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5833 "2011-06-08T21:02:07Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec 4. Hogshead ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5834 "2011-06-08T21:31:40Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec 4. Hogshead 5. Hands ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5835 "2011-06-08T21:41:05Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec 4. Hogshead 5. Hands 6. Peck ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5836 "2011-06-08T21:46:30Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec 4. Hogshead 5. Hand 6. Peck 7. Stone ---
**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 8, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5837 "2011-06-08T21:48:30Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec 4. Hogshead 5. Hand 6. Peck 7. Stone 8. Pint ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5838 "2011-06-08T23:01:10Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec 4. Hogshead 5. Hand 6. Peck 7. Stone 8. Pint 9. Metric Ton(ne) ---
**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 8, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5839 "2011-06-08T23:08:37Z")
Measurements: 1. Hectare 2. Deciliter 3. Parsec 4. Hogshead 5. Hand 6. Peck 7. Stone 8. Pint 9. Metric Ton(ne) 10. Light year ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5840 "2011-06-08T23:14:23Z")
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