# 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:** 3184
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63668 "2019-01-02T04:54:20Z")
New Year’s Day birthdays 1. Betsy Ross (1752) 2. My uncle, Clifford Hawn (1952) 3. Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) (1969) - Died last year at the age of 49 having lived a short life. 4. J. Edgar Hoover (1895) 5. Kristen T D — my wife’s friend from college, probably 1965 or thereabouts 6. Anthony Hopkins (1937) 7. Frank Langella (1938) 8. Morris Chestnut (1969) 9. Wiliam J. Donovan (1883), founder of the OSS 10. Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63669 "2019-01-02T05:02:47Z")
New Year’s Day birthdays 1. Betsy Ross (1752) 2. My uncle, Clifford Hawn (1952) 3. Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) (1969) - Died last year at the age of 49 having lived a short life. 4. J. Edgar Hoover (1895) 5. Kristen T D — my wife’s friend from college, probably 1965 or thereabouts 6. Anthony Hopkins (1937) 7. Frank Langella (1938) 8. Morris Chestnut (1969) 9. Wiliam J. Donovan (1883), founder of the OSS 10. Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449) 11. Paul Revere (1735) One if by land and two if by sea, and I on the opposite shore will be… ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63670 "2019-01-02T07:44:27Z")
New Year’s Day birthdays 1. Betsy Ross (1752) 2. My uncle, Clifford Hawn (1952) 3. Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) (1969) - Died last year at the age of 49 having lived a short life. 4. J. Edgar Hoover (1895) 5. Kristen T D — my wife’s friend from college, probably 1965 or thereabouts 6. Anthony Hopkins (1937) 7. Frank Langella (1938) 8. Morris Chestnut (1969) 9. Wiliam J. Donovan (1883), founder of the OSS 10. Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449) 11. Paul Revere (1735) 12. J.D. Salinger (1919) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63671 "2019-01-02T12:04:27Z")
New Year’s Day birthdays 1. Betsy Ross (1752) 2. My uncle, Clifford Hawn (1952) 3. Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) (1969) - Died last year at the age of 49 having lived a short life. 4. J. Edgar Hoover (1895) 5. Kristen T D — my wife’s friend from college, probably 1965 or thereabouts 6. Anthony Hopkins (1937) 7. Frank Langella (1938) 8. Morris Chestnut (1969) 9. Wiliam J. Donovan (1883), founder of the OSS 10. Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449) 11. Paul Revere (1735) 12. J.D. Salinger (1919) 13. J. Edgar Hoover (1895) Next — SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63672 "2019-01-02T12:50:33Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63673 "2019-01-02T12:54:28Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63674 "2019-01-02T12:57:01Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith J. Edgar was done twice in previous list ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63675 "2019-01-02T13:20:47Z")
> [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > J. Edgar was done twice in previous list Oops my bad! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63676 "2019-01-02T13:32:43Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin Since it’s Isaac Asimov’s birthday. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63677 "2019-01-02T13:39:51Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63678 "2019-01-02T13:45:22Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63679 "2019-01-02T14:51:46Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox 8. Wyoming Knott ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63680 "2019-01-02T15:01:41Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox 8. Wyoming Knott 9. Jane Sagan In John Scalzi’s \*Old Man’s War \*series. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63681 "2019-01-02T15:08:03Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox 8. Wyoming Knott 9. Jane Sagan In John Scalzi’s \*Old Man’s War \*series Fixed the count ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63682 "2019-01-02T15:08:16Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox 8. Wyoming Knott 9. Jane Sagan 10. Paul Atreides ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63683 "2019-01-02T15:17:24Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox 8. Wyoming Knott 9. Jane Sagan 10. Paul Atreides 11. Billy Pilgrim ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63684 "2019-01-02T15:24:04Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox 8. Wyoming Knott 9. Jane Sagan 10. Paul Atreides 11. Billy Pilgrim 12. R Daneel Olivaw ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63685 "2019-01-02T15:30:33Z")
SciFi Characters; [https://goo.gl/EY6vwu](https://goo.gl/EY6vwu), 02 Jan 2019 is National Science Fiction Day 1. James Tiberius Kirk 2. Haviland Tuf 3. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan 4. Valentine Michael Smith 5. Susan Calvin 6. Spock 7. Zaphod Beeblebrox 8. Wyoming Knott 9. Jane Sagan 10. Paul Atreides 11. Billy Pilgrim 12. R Daneel Olivaw 13. C-3PO Next category: Least likely headlines of 2019 1. Trump admits “millions of terrible mistakes,” tearfully apologizes to nation, shaves head in penance ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63686 "2019-01-02T15:41:37Z")
Least likely headlines of 2019 1. Trump admits “millions of terrible mistakes,” tearfully apologizes to nation, shaves head in penance 2. “Global ocean temperatures drop 1 degree, while ice at both poles rapidly reconstitutes” ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63687 "2019-01-02T16:18:56Z")
Least likely headlines of 2019 1. Trump admits “millions of terrible mistakes,” tearfully apologizes to nation, shaves head in penance 2. “Global ocean temperatures drop 1 degree, while ice at both poles rapidly reconstitutes” 3. Queen Elizabeth II, Brad Pitt share torrid beach weekend in Aruba [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3185)