# 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:** 3155

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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:** [December 5, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63087 "2018-12-05T21:09:11Z")

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Names of women in James Bond books and movies:

1. Pussy Galore
2. Holly Goodhead
3. Miss Moneypenny
4. Rosa Klebb
5. Jinx Johnson
6. M
7. Xenia Onatopp
8. Dolly
9. May Day
10. Plenty O’Toole
11. Kara Milovy
12. Dr. Christmas Jones

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**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:** [December 6, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63088 "2018-12-06T00:22:42Z")

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Names of women in James Bond books and movies:

1. Pussy Galore
2. Holly Goodhead
3. Miss Moneypenny
4. Rosa Klebb
5. Jinx Johnson
6. M
7. Xenia Onatopp
8. Dolly
9. May Day
10. Plenty O’Toole
11. Kara Milovy
12. Dr. Christmas Jones
13. Honey Ryder

It’s cold where I am! Time for a warm new category

Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63089 "2018-12-06T01:15:01Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia

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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:** [December 6, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63090 "2018-12-06T01:30:52Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar

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**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63091 "2018-12-06T02:08:11Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63092 "2018-12-06T02:11:27Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Mindanao

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**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:** [December 6, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63093 "2018-12-06T03:51:27Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Mindanao
6. Sumatra

Isn’t Mindanao in the Pacific Ocean, not the Indian Ocean?

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63094 "2018-12-06T04:29:01Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Mindanao
6. Sumatra
7. Mauritius

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63095 "2018-12-06T04:29:35Z")

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> [@gkster](#):
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> Isn’t Mindanao in the Pacific Ocean, not the Indian Ocean?

Yep, you’re right.

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius

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**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:** [December 6, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63096 "2018-12-06T06:09:47Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman

In the news recently, alas: [The lesson from this missionary’s death? Leave the Sentinelese alone | Ajay Saini | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/27/missionary-death-sentinelese-andaman-islands)

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63097 "2018-12-06T07:36:36Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman
8. L’Islette

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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:** [December 6, 2018, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63098 "2018-12-06T08:38:39Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman
8. L’Islette
9. Mahe

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63099 "2018-12-06T09:22:57Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> 1. Mahe

Exactly.  
Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman
8. L’Islette
9. Mahe
10. Réunion

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63100 "2018-12-06T13:37:20Z")

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Fixing…

Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman
8. L’Islette
9. Mahe
10. Phuket

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**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:** [December 6, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63101 "2018-12-06T13:50:35Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman
8. L’Islette
9. Mahe
10. Phuket
11. The Seychelles

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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:** [December 6, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63102 "2018-12-06T13:56:54Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman
8. L’Islette
9. Mahe
10. Phuket
11. The Seychelles
12. Christmas Island

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**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63103 "2018-12-06T14:52:31Z")

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

1. Reunion
2. Diego Garcia
3. Madagascar
4. Sri Lanka
5. Sumatra
6. Mauritius
7. Andaman
8. L’Islette
9. Mahe
10. Phuket
11. The Seychelles
12. Christmas Island
13. Home Island

Languages Spoken in India:

1. Tamil

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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:** [December 6, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63104 "2018-12-06T15:02:15Z")

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Languages Spoken in India:

1. Tamil
2. Bengali

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63105 "2018-12-06T15:03:56Z")

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Languages Spoken in India:

1. Tamil
2. Bengali
3. Kannada

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**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:** [December 6, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63106 "2018-12-06T15:05:06Z")

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Languages Spoken in India:

1. Tamil
2. Bengali
3. Kannada
4. English

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