# 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:** 314
**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 29, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6262 "2011-06-29T23:14:14Z")
United States cult leaders 1. James Jesse Strang, Mormon apostate and self styled King of Beaver Island, Michigan 2. David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians 3. Father Divine (probably born George Baker, Jr.), founder of the International Peace Mission 4. Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church (still in operation). 5. L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology (still in operation). 6. Rev. Jim Jones, leader of the mass-suicidal Peoples Temple 7. Stewart Trail, founder of the Forever Family, now the Church of Bible Understanding 8. Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints 9. Marshall Applewhite, leader of suicidal Heaven’s Gate comet cult 10. David Berg, founder of The Family International (aka Children of God) 11. Osho, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, founder of [Rajneeshpuram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram), Oregon. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6263 "2011-06-30T01:11:06Z")
United States cult leaders 1. James Jesse Strang, Mormon apostate and self styled King of Beaver Island, Michigan 2. David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians 3. Father Divine (probably born George Baker, Jr.), founder of the International Peace Mission 4. Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church (still in operation). 5. L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology (still in operation). 6. Rev. Jim Jones, leader of the mass-suicidal Peoples Temple 7. Stewart Trail, founder of the Forever Family, now the Church of Bible Understanding 8. Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints 9. Marshall Applewhite, leader of suicidal Heaven’s Gate comet cult 10. David Berg, founder of The Family International (aka Children of God) 11. Osho, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, founder of Rajneeshpuram, Oregon. 12. Fred Phelps, leader of the Westboro Baptist Church I think they’d easily qualify as a cult even though they’re 90% a great-big-family. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6264 "2011-06-30T01:24:25Z")
United States cult leaders 1. James Jesse Strang, Mormon apostate and self styled King of Beaver Island, Michigan 2. David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians 3. Father Divine (probably born George Baker, Jr.), founder of the International Peace Mission 4. Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church (still in operation). 5. L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology (still in operation). 6. Rev. Jim Jones, leader of the mass-suicidal Peoples Temple 7. Stewart Trail, founder of the Forever Family, now the Church of Bible Understanding 8. Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints 9. Marshall Applewhite, leader of suicidal Heaven’s Gate comet cult 10. David Berg, founder of The Family International (aka Children of God) 11. Osho, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, founder of Rajneeshpuram, Oregon. 12. Fred Phelps, leader of the Westboro Baptist Church 13. Carl H. Stevens Jr., [The Bible Speaks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Dovydenas_vs._The_Bible_Speaks) New category: Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6265 "2011-06-30T01:31:52Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6266 "2011-06-30T01:34:58Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides ---
**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 30, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6267 "2011-06-30T02:29:58Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) ---
**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 30, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6268 "2011-06-30T02:47:20Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) ---
**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 30, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6269 "2011-06-30T03:07:19Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round ---
**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 30, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6270 "2011-06-30T03:16:47Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round 7. Ferris wheel ---
**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 30, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6271 "2011-06-30T03:17:38Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round 7. Ferris wheel 8. Tunnel of Love. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6272 "2011-06-30T04:26:29Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round 7. Ferris wheel 8. Tunnel of Love. 9. Log flume. ---
**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 30, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6273 "2011-06-30T04:30:56Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round 7. Ferris wheel 8. Tunnel of Love. 9. Log flume. 10. The swinging boat thing that goes upside down ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6274 "2011-06-30T04:37:07Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round 7. Ferris wheel 8. Tunnel of Love. 9. Log flume. 10. The swinging boat thing that goes upside down 11. [The Whip](http://familyentertainment.biz/images/T/whip%20o%20whirl%20kiddie%20carnival%20ride.jpeg) ---
**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 30, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6275 "2011-06-30T05:06:06Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round 7. Ferris wheel 8. Tunnel of Love. 9. Log flume. 10. The swinging boat thing that goes upside down 11. [The Whip](http://familyentertainment.biz/images/T/whip%20o%20whirl%20kiddie%20carnival%20ride.jpeg) 12. Spinning teacups ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6276 "2011-06-30T05:34:36Z")
Amusement park and carnival rides 1. Dodgems (aka Bumper Cars) 2. Roller Coasters (Yeah, Baby!) 3. Haunted House rides 4. The Gravitron (centrifugal/centripetal force) 5. Swan boats. (“Swan number eight - come back to the dock. Your time is up!”) 6. Merry-go-round 7. Ferris wheel 8. Tunnel of Love. 9. Log flume. 10. The swinging boat thing that goes upside down 11. [The Whip](http://familyentertainment.biz/images/T/whip%20o%20whirl%20kiddie%20carnival%20ride.jpeg) 12. Spinning teacups 13. Salt and Pepper shakers, A/K/A Rocko Planes, A/K/A 100 other things no doubt so hopefully none of the above 12. Next: Humans or humanoids with US State names or nicknames 1. Tennessee Tuxedo If this has been done already, someone else may take over. ---
**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 30, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6277 "2011-06-30T05:46:38Z")
Humans or humanoids with US State names or nicknames 1. Tennessee Tuxedo 2. Joe Montana ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6278 "2011-06-30T05:51:45Z")
Next: Humans or humanoids with US State names or nicknames 1. Tennessee Tuxedo 2. Joe Montana 3. Vermont Connecticut Royster (WSJ Editor 1958-71, somewhat counterintuitively born and raised in NC) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6279 "2011-06-30T06:10:13Z")
Humans or humanoids with US State names or nicknames 1. Tennessee Tuxedo 2. Joe Montana 3. Vermont Connecticut Royster (WSJ Editor 1958-71, somewhat counterintuitively born and raised in NC) 4. (the obvious one) Indiana Jones ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6280 "2011-06-30T09:05:02Z")
Humans or humanoids with US State names or nicknames 1. Tennessee Tuxedo 2. Joe Montana 3. Vermont Connecticut Royster 4. Indiana Jones 5. Minnesota Fats Either the character from _The Hustler_ played by Jackie Gleason or Rudy Wanderone, the real pool hustler who used it as a nickname ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6281 "2011-06-30T09:06:21Z")
Humans or humanoids with US State names or nicknames 1. Tennessee Tuxedo 2. Joe Montana 3. Vermont Connecticut Royster (WSJ Editor 1958-71, somewhat counterintuitively born and raised in NC) 4. (the obvious one) Indiana Jones 5. Virginia Davis (early Disney child star) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=313) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=315)