# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 2943

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58847 "2018-05-07T21:39:05Z")

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Movies Featuring Two Members of the Dirty Dozen or the Magnificent Seven

1. The Great Escape (Bronson, Coburn and McQueen)
2. Kelly’s Heroes (Savalas, Sutherland)
3. Emperor of the North (Borgnine, Marvin)
4. Bullitt (McQueen, Vaughn)
5. The Split (Borgnine and Sutherland)
6. Death Hunt (Bronson and Marvin)
7. The Mechanic (Bronson and Savalas)
8. Ice Station Zebra (Borgnine and Brown)
9. Bad Day at Black Rock (Marvin, Borgnine, and Ryan)
10. Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas and Clint Walker)

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58848 "2018-05-07T22:38:51Z")

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Movies Featuring Two Members of the Dirty Dozen or the Magnificent Seven

1. The Great Escape (Bronson, Coburn and McQueen)
2. Kelly’s Heroes (Savalas, Sutherland)
3. Emperor of the North (Borgnine, Marvin)
4. Bullitt (McQueen, Vaughn)
5. The Split (Borgnine and Sutherland)
6. Death Hunt (Bronson and Marvin)
7. The Mechanic (Bronson and Savalas)
8. Ice Station Zebra (Borgnine and Brown)
9. Bad Day at Black Rock (Marvin, Borgnine, and Ryan)
10. Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas and Clint Walker)
11. Charade (George Kennedy and James Coburn)

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58849 "2018-05-08T05:30:45Z")

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Movies Featuring Two Members of the Dirty Dozen or the Magnificent Seven

1. The Great Escape (Bronson, Coburn and McQueen)
2. Kelly’s Heroes (Savalas, Sutherland)
3. Emperor of the North (Borgnine, Marvin)
4. Bullitt (McQueen, Vaughn)
5. The Split (Borgnine and Sutherland)
6. Death Hunt (Bronson and Marvin)
7. The Mechanic (Bronson and Savalas)
8. Ice Station Zebra (Borgnine and Brown)
9. Bad Day at Black Rock (Marvin, Borgnine, and Ryan)
10. Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas and Clint Walker)
11. Charade (George Kennedy and James Coburn)
12. Brass Target (Cassavetes, Kennedy, and Vaughn)

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58850 "2018-05-08T07:01:37Z")

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Movies Featuring Two Members of the Dirty Dozen or the Magnificent Seven

1. The Great Escape (Bronson, Coburn and McQueen)
2. Kelly’s Heroes (Savalas, Sutherland)
3. Emperor of the North (Borgnine, Marvin)
4. Bullitt (McQueen, Vaughn)
5. The Split (Borgnine and Sutherland)
6. Death Hunt (Bronson and Marvin)
7. The Mechanic (Bronson and Savalas)
8. Ice Station Zebra (Borgnine and Brown)
9. Bad Day at Black Rock (Marvin, Borgnine, and Ryan)
10. Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas and Clint Walker)
11. Charade (George Kennedy and James Coburn)
12. Brass Target (Cassavetes, Kennedy, and Vaughn)
13. The Poppy is Also a Flower (Brynner, Wallach)

Next: Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58851 "2018-05-08T12:02:41Z")

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Next: Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58852 "2018-05-08T12:49:20Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boyscout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58853 "2018-05-08T13:23:13Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boyscout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58854 "2018-05-08T13:45:02Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boyscout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58855 "2018-05-08T15:14:07Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boyscout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58856 "2018-05-08T16:16:36Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boyscout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.
7. By the bye

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58857 "2018-05-08T16:25:49Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boyscout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.
7. By the bye
8. The yews kept the shepherd from putting his ewes to use.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58858 "2018-05-08T16:36:52Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boy scout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.
7. By the bye
8. The yews kept the shepherd from putting his ewes to use.
9. It takes two to tango.

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58859 "2018-05-08T18:52:35Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boy scout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.
7. By the bye
8. The yews kept the shepherd from putting his ewes to use.
9. It takes two to tango.
10. A reasonable ticket price is a fair fare.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58860 "2018-05-08T18:57:14Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boy scout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.
7. By the bye
8. The yews kept the shepherd from putting his ewes to use.
9. It takes two to tango.
10. A reasonable ticket price is a fair fare.
11. The buffalo herd stampeded when they heard thunder.

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58861 "2018-05-08T19:24:44Z")

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Phrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boy scout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.
7. By the bye
8. The yews kept the shepherd from putting his ewes to use.
9. It takes two to tango.
10. A reasonable ticket price is a fair fare.
11. The buffalo herd stampeded when they heard thunder.
12. Do the Dew!

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58862 "2018-05-08T19:43:56Z")

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hrases with homophones

1. A pair of pears.
2. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
3. The boy scout knew not which new knot to use for tying two yews together.
4. The nun knew none of the new novices.
5. The tide slowed Bob’s boat enough that the race ended up being tied.
6. They’re putting their stuff over there.
7. By the bye
8. The yews kept the shepherd from putting his ewes to use.
9. It takes two to tango.
10. A reasonable ticket price is a fair fare.
11. The buffalo herd stampeded when they heard thunder.
12. Do the Dew!
13. You’ll bring the Yule log.

Next!  
Famous kid detectives.

1. Encyclopedia Brown

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58863 "2018-05-08T20:39:53Z")

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Famous kid detectives

1. Encyclopedia Brown
2. The Boxcar Children

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**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:** [May 8, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58864 "2018-05-08T20:41:15Z")

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Famous kid detectives

1. Encyclopedia Brown
2. The Boxcar Children
3. Cam Jansen

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58865 "2018-05-08T21:07:29Z")

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Famous kid detectives

1. Encyclopedia Brown
2. The Boxcar Children
3. Cam Jansen
4. The Three Investigators

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58866 "2018-05-08T21:57:57Z")

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Famous kid detectives

1. Encyclopedia Brown
2. The Boxcar Children
3. Cam Jansen
4. The Three Investigators
5. Frank and Joe Hardy

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