# 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:** 328
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6542 "2011-07-16T15:42:05Z")
Official royal, presidential or prime ministerial residences 1. Elysee Palace, Paris 2. Rideau Hall, Ottawa 3. The White House 4. 10 Downing Street; London 5. Heliopolis Palace (suburbs of Cairo) 6. Buckingham Palace 7. The Kremlin ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6543 "2011-07-16T17:03:26Z")
Official royal, presidential or prime ministerial residences 1. Elysee Palace, Paris 2. Rideau Hall, Ottawa 3. The White House 4. 10 Downing Street; London 5. Heliopolis Palace (suburbs of Cairo) 6. Buckingham Palace 7. The Kremlin 8. The Alhambra ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6544 "2011-07-16T18:57:44Z")
Official royal, presidential or prime ministerial residences 1. Elysee Palace, Paris 2. Rideau Hall, Ottawa 3. The White House 4. 10 Downing Street; London 5. Heliopolis Palace (suburbs of Cairo) 6. Buckingham Palace 7. The Kremlin 8. The Alhambra 9. The Forbidden City, Beijing ---
**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:** [July 16, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6545 "2011-07-16T23:08:22Z")
Official royal, presidential or prime ministerial residences 1. Elysee Palace, Paris 2. Rideau Hall, Ottawa 3. The White House 4. 10 Downing Street; London 5. Heliopolis Palace (suburbs of Cairo) 6. Buckingham Palace 7. The Kremlin 8. The Alhambra 9. The Forbidden City, Beijing 10. Imperial Palace, Tokyo [![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ptlPRNYFrL0/SuhlRepf9EI/AAAAAAAACE4/1xgaZnjUCeM/s400/Tokyo+Imperial+Palace+%2815%29.JPG) ](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ptlPRNYFrL0/SuhlRepf9EI/AAAAAAAACE4/1xgaZnjUCeM/s400/Tokyo+Imperial+Palace+%2815%29.JPG) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6546 "2011-07-17T00:28:52Z")
Official royal, presidential or prime ministerial residences 1. Elysee Palace, Paris 2. Rideau Hall, Ottawa 3. The White House 4. 10 Downing Street; London 5. Heliopolis Palace (suburbs of Cairo) 6. Buckingham Palace 7. The Kremlin 8. The Alhambra 9. The Forbidden City, Beijing 10. Imperial Palace, Tokyo 11. Los Pinos, Mexico City ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6547 "2011-07-17T02:14:08Z")
Official royal, presidential or prime ministerial residences 1. Elysee Palace, Paris 2. Rideau Hall, Ottawa 3. The White House 4. 10 Downing Street; London 5. Heliopolis Palace (suburbs of Cairo) 6. Buckingham Palace 7. The Kremlin 8. The Alhambra 9. The Forbidden City, Beijing 10. Imperial Palace, Tokyo 11. Los Pinos, Mexico City 12. Malacañang Palace, Manila ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6548 "2011-07-17T02:53:28Z")
Official royal, presidential or prime ministerial residences 1. Elysee Palace, Paris 2. Rideau Hall, Ottawa 3. The White House 4. 10 Downing Street; London 5. Heliopolis Palace (suburbs of Cairo) 6. Buckingham Palace 7. The Kremlin 8. The Alhambra 9. The Forbidden City, Beijing 10. Imperial Palace, Tokyo 11. Los Pinos, Mexico City 12. Malacañang Palace, Manila 13. Tsarskoye Selo Rock stars with college degrees (name of _group_, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (_Boston_) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6549 "2011-07-17T05:28:09Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of _group_, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (_Boston_) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (_Velvet Underground_) BA English, Syracuse University ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6550 "2011-07-17T11:58:35Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of _group_, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (_Boston_) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (_Velvet Underground_) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (_Queen_) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6551 "2011-07-17T13:29:57Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6552 "2011-07-17T14:53:52Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6553 "2011-07-17T15:36:35Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) 6. Chris Brokaw, rock drummer for Codeine (Oberlin College 1986) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6554 "2011-07-17T16:16:38Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel) (Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University) ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6555 "2011-07-17T19:06:12Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) 6. Chris Brokaw, rock drummer for Codeine (Oberlin College 1986) 7. Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel) (Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University) 8. Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) (BA English Lit, Queens College) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6556 "2011-07-17T19:55:55Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) 6. Chris Brokaw, rock drummer for Codeine (Oberlin College 1986) 7. Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel) (Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University) 8. Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) (BA English Lit, Queens College) 9. Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) (PhD, Cornell University) ---
**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:** [July 18, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6557 "2011-07-18T02:52:39Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) 6. Chris Brokaw, rock drummer for Codeine (Oberlin College 1986) 7. Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel) (Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University) 8. Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) (BA English Lit, Queens College) 9. Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) (PhD, Cornell University) 10. Liz Phair, singer (Oberlin College) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6558 "2011-07-18T03:00:26Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) 6. Chris Brokaw, rock drummer for Codeine (Oberlin College 1986) 7. Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel) (Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University) 8. Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) (BA English Lit, Queens College) 9. Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) (PhD, Cornell University) 10. Liz Phair, singer (Oberlin College) 11. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) (BA Social Studies, Harvard) ---
**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:** [July 18, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6559 "2011-07-18T03:40:20Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) 6. Chris Brokaw, rock drummer for Codeine (Oberlin College 1986) 7. Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel) (Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University) 8. Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) (BA English Lit, Queens College) 9. Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) (PhD, Cornell University) 10. Liz Phair, singer (Oberlin College) 11. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) (BA Social Studies, Harvard) 12. Milo Aukerman (The Descendants) (PhD Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison) ---
**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:** [July 18, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6560 "2011-07-18T06:11:59Z")
Rock stars with college degrees (name of group, if applicable) (degree(s), Alma Mater) 1. Tom Scholz (Boston) (BS&MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT) 2. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) BA English, Syracuse University 3. Brian May (Queen) (PhD Astrophysics, Imperial College London) 4. Kris Kristofferson (BA Literature, Pomona College; BPhil English Literature, Merton College, Oxford, as Rhodes Scholar) 5. Sheryl Crow (BA Music Composition, Performance, and Education, University of Missouri) 6. Chris Brokaw, rock drummer for Codeine (Oberlin College 1986) 7. Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel) (Masters in Mathematics, Columbia University) 8. Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) (BA English Lit, Queens College) 9. Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) (PhD, Cornell University) 10. Liz Phair, singer (Oberlin College) 11. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) (BA Social Studies, Harvard) 12. Milo Aukerman (The Descendants) (PhD Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison) 13. Sterling Morrison (Velvet Underground) (PhD Medieval Studies, University of Texas, Austin) Successful high school dropouts 1. Quentin Tarantino ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6561 "2011-07-18T06:48:31Z")
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