# 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:** 3299
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65968 "2019-06-05T17:19:08Z")
June brides, famous or not 1. Helen, my mother-in-law 2. My mother… let’s go with Diane 3. My friend Sue, who married my buddy Tommy 66030 4. The June Brides, 80s English band 5. Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and daughter of Princess Caroline 6. Paulette Goddard (married to Charlie Chaplin) 7. Julia Gardiner Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler (June 26, 1844) ---
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65969 "2019-06-05T17:38:41Z")
June brides, famous or not 1. Helen, my mother-in-law 2. My mother… let’s go with Diane 3. My friend Sue, who married my buddy Tommy 66030 4. The June Brides, 80s English band 5. Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and daughter of Princess Caroline 6. Paulette Goddard (married to Charlie Chaplin) 7. Julia Gardiner Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler (June 26, 1844) 8. Wallis Warfield Simpson, to former King of England Edward VIII, June 3, 1937 6 months after his abdication and a month after her 2nd divorce was finalized ---
**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 5, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65970 "2019-06-05T17:43:23Z")
June brides, famous or not 1. Helen, my mother-in-law 2. My mother… let’s go with Diane 3. My friend Sue, who married my buddy Tommy 66030 4. The June Brides, 80s English band 5. Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and daughter of Princess Caroline 6. Paulette Goddard (married to Charlie Chaplin) 7. Julia Gardiner Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler (June 26, 1844) 8. Wallis Warfield Simpson, to former King of England Edward VIII, June 3, 1937 9. Reese Witherspoon, married to Ryan Phillippe on June 5, 1999 Their daughter was born on September 9, 1999. ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65971 "2019-06-05T17:56:44Z")
June brides, famous or not 1. Helen, my mother-in-law 2. My mother… let’s go with Diane 3. My friend Sue, who married my buddy Tommy 66030 4. The June Brides, 80s English band 5. Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and daughter of Princess Caroline 6. Paulette Goddard (married to Charlie Chaplin) 7. Julia Gardiner Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler (June 26, 1844) 8. Wallis Warfield Simpson, to former King of England Edward VIII, June 3, 1937 9. Reese Witherspoon, married to Ryan Phillippe on June 5, 1999 10. Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli (6/15/45), Sid Luft (6/8/52) #9 - Their daughter was born on September 9, 1999. (tsk tsk) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65972 "2019-06-05T23:04:22Z")
June brides, famous or not 1. Helen, my mother-in-law 2. My mother… let’s go with Diane 3. My friend Sue, who married my buddy Tommy 66030 4. The June Brides, 80s English band 5. Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and daughter of Princess Caroline 6. Paulette Goddard (married to Charlie Chaplin) 7. Julia Gardiner Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler (June 26, 1844) 8. Wallis Warfield Simpson, to former King of England Edward VIII, June 3, 1937 9. Reese Witherspoon, married to Ryan Phillippe on June 5, 1999 10. Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli (6/15/45), Sid Luft (6/8/52) 11. **SpoilerVirgin’s** mother, married to her father sixty-one years this month ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65973 "2019-06-06T07:49:24Z")
June brides, famous or not 1. Helen, my mother-in-law 2. My mother… let’s go with Diane 3. My friend Sue, who married my buddy Tommy 4. The June Brides, 80s English band 5. Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and daughter of Princess Caroline 6. Paulette Goddard (married to Charlie Chaplin) 7. Julia Gardiner Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler (June 26, 1844) 8. Wallis Warfield Simpson, to former King of England Edward VIII, June 3, 1937 9. Reese Witherspoon, married to Ryan Phillippe on June 5, 1999 10. Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli (6/15/45), Sid Luft (6/8/52) 11. SpoilerVirgin’s mother, married to her father sixty-one years this month 12. Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, June 11 1509 ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65974 "2019-06-06T12:26:59Z")
June brides, famous or not 1. Helen, my mother-in-law 2. My mother… let’s go with Diane 3. My friend Sue, who married my buddy Tommy 4. The June Brides, 80s English band 5. Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and daughter of Princess Caroline 6. Paulette Goddard (married to Charlie Chaplin) 7. Julia Gardiner Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler (June 26, 1844) 8. Wallis Warfield Simpson, to former King of England Edward VIII, June 3, 1937 9. Reese Witherspoon, married to Ryan Phillippe on June 5, 1999 10. Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli (6/15/45), Sid Luft (6/8/52) 11. SpoilerVirgin’s mother, married to her father sixty-one years this month 12. Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, June 11 1509 13. Mary Custis, wed to Robert E Lee Next Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65975 "2019-06-06T13:39:46Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65976 "2019-06-06T13:49:03Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65977 "2019-06-06T13:55:39Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65978 "2019-06-06T14:10:51Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing I’ve never noticed any full coverage(except on Youtube), just highlight clips on the news. And it may just be my own observational bias, but I see lots and lots of fly fishing shows. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65979 "2019-06-06T15:03:28Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai And if I could chime in on fly fishing…I see quite a few fishing shows on tv, but a small percentage seem to be specific to fly fishing, so I would qualify it as ‘seldom’ too. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65980 "2019-06-06T15:20:08Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai 7. Calvinball ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65981 "2019-06-06T15:35:42Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai 7. Calvinball 8. Lawn darts ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65982 "2019-06-06T15:49:22Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai 7. Calvinball 8. Lawn darts 9. Axe throwing ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65983 "2019-06-06T16:05:55Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai 7. Calvinball 8. Lawn darts 9. Axe throwing 10. Scrabble tournaments ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65984 "2019-06-06T16:55:03Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai 7. Calvinball 8. Lawn darts 9. Axe throwing 10. Scrabble tournaments 11. On-line solitaire championships ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65985 "2019-06-06T17:45:28Z")
Sporting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai 7. Calvinball 8. Lawn darts 9. Axe throwing 10. Scrabble tournaments 11. On-line solitaire championships 12. croquet ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65986 "2019-06-06T18:14:01Z")
porting events seldom, if ever, televised: 1. Fox hunting 2. Fly fishing 3. Coon hunting 4. Tricycle racing 5. Belt Sander racing 6. Jai Alai 7. Calvinball 8. Lawn darts 9. Axe throwing 10. Scrabble tournaments 11. On-line solitaire championships 12. croquet 13. Calvinball Next up: Actors who portrayed TV space aliens sidekicks 1. Pam Dawber (Mindy to Robin Williams’s Mork) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65987 "2019-06-06T19:31:08Z")
Actors who portrayed TV space aliens sidekicks 1. Pam Dawber (Mindy to Robin Williams’s Mork) 2. Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen in _Adventures of Superman_) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3298) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3300)