# 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:** 3092
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61827 "2018-10-12T14:48:49Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61828 "2018-10-12T15:06:58Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England BTW I’m surprised at how many people didn’t get mentioned in the previous category: to name just a few, John Denver, Whitney Houston, Sam Houston, Tony Orlando, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Leonardo da Vinci ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61829 "2018-10-12T15:08:07Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61830 "2018-10-12T15:50:23Z")
Amsterdam is on a series of canals, not a river named “Amsterdam,” isn’t it? ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61831 "2018-10-12T16:33:05Z")
Amsterdam borders on the Amstel River. Wiki says: > [@](#): > > Amsterdam took its name from the river. The city developed from a small fishing village named Amstelredam, built during the 13th century alongside a dam at the mouth of the river. The hamlet developed into the small town Amsteldam, which later became Amsterdam. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61832 "2018-10-12T16:48:58Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61833 "2018-10-12T17:36:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Amsterdam borders on the Amstel River. Wiki says: > > > [@](#): > > > > Quote: > > Amsterdam took its name from the river. The city developed from a small fishing village named Amstelredam, built during the 13th century alongside a dam at the mouth of the river. The hamlet developed into the small town Amsteldam, which later became Amsterdam. That’s why you’re the professor and I’m the law talking guy! ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61834 "2018-10-12T17:51:21Z")
Didn’t know that, **PP**. Thanks! Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA 8. Kanab, Utah ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61835 "2018-10-12T18:28:14Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA 8. Kanab, Utah 9. Fox River Grove, IL Near my hometown. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61836 "2018-10-12T18:43:01Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA 8. Kanab, Utah 9. Fox River Grove, IL 10. Cedar Creek, Nebr. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61837 "2018-10-12T18:48:05Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA 8. Kanab, Utah 9. Fox River Grove, IL 10. Cedar Creek, Nebr. 11. [Saranac, New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saranac,_New_York) My old hometown ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61838 "2018-10-12T19:39:39Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA 8. Kanab, Utah 9. Fox River Grove, IL 10. Cedar Creek, Nebr. 11. Saranac, New York 12. Thamesmead, England ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61839 "2018-10-12T19:40:00Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA 8. Kanab, Utah 9. Fox River Grove, IL 10. Cedar Creek, Nebr. 11. Saranac, New York 12. Thamesmead, England 13. Chagrin Falls, OH Pass ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61840 "2018-10-12T19:41:52Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL 4. Ottawa, ON 5. Looe, Cornwall, England 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands 7. Spokane, WA 8. Kanab, Utah 9. Fox River Grove, IL 10. Cedar Creek, Nebr. 11. Saranac, New York 12. Chagrin Falls, OH 13. Kalamazoo, MI Next Back yard leisure activities: 1. Jarts ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61841 "2018-10-12T20:10:49Z")
Back yard leisure activities: 1. Jarts 2. relaxing in a hammock with a beer ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61842 "2018-10-12T20:19:46Z")
Back yard leisure activities: 1. Jarts 2. relaxing in a hammock with a beer 3. Fetch with the dog ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61843 "2018-10-12T20:23:41Z")
Back yard leisure activities: 1. Jarts 2. Relaxing in a hammock with a beer 3. Fetch with the dog 4. Reading in the shade of a tree, a cold drink close at hand ---
**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:** [October 13, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61844 "2018-10-13T00:34:10Z")
Back yard leisure activities: 1. Jarts 2. Relaxing in a hammock with a beer 3. Fetch with the dog 4. Reading in the shade of a tree, a cold drink close at hand 5. Bonfire! ---
**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:** [October 13, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61845 "2018-10-13T01:08:41Z")
Back yard leisure activities: 1. Jarts 2. Relaxing in a hammock with a beer 3. Fetch with the dog 4. Reading in the shade of a tree, a cold drink close at hand 5. Bonfire! 6. Frisbee ---
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Back yard leisure activities: 1. Jarts 2. Relaxing in a hammock with a beer 3. Fetch with the dog 4. Reading in the shade of a tree, a cold drink close at hand 5. Bonfire! 6. Frisbee 7. Skating Well, for some of us. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3091) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3093)