# 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:** 3360
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67188 "2019-08-08T04:46:19Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67189 "2019-08-08T04:56:00Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela One of only two people (the other was George Washington) who led a revolution to overthrow a regime and then went on to successfully lead a new regime that didn’t turn into a disaster. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67190 "2019-08-08T06:07:37Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67191 "2019-08-08T12:11:00Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67192 "2019-08-08T13:24:44Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67193 "2019-08-08T14:18:39Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir 7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67194 "2019-08-08T14:31:49Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir 7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8. Otto von Bismarck ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67195 "2019-08-08T14:58:52Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir 7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8. Otto von Bismarck 9. Willy Brandt ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67196 "2019-08-08T15:43:27Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir 7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8. Otto von Bismarck 9. Willy Brandt 10. William Pitt the Younger ---
**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:** [August 8, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67197 "2019-08-08T17:33:31Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir 7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8. Otto von Bismarck 9. Willy Brandt 10. William Pitt the Younger 11. Bishop Desmond Tutu ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67198 "2019-08-09T02:43:26Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir 7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8. Otto von Bismarck 9. Willy Brandt 10. William Pitt the Younger 11. Bishop Desmond Tutu 12. Dag Hammarskjöld ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67199 "2019-08-09T02:52:28Z")
Best non-US civilian leaders 1. Winston Churchill 2. Angela Merkel 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Mahatma Gandhi 5. U Thant 6. Golda Meir 7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8. Otto von Bismarck 9. Willy Brandt 10. William Pitt the Younger 11. Bishop Desmond Tutu 12. Dag Hammarskjöld 13. Charles de Gaulle New category: Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - _Grey’s Anatomy_ ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67200 "2019-08-09T03:14:54Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. St. Eligius Hospital - _St. Elsewhere_ ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67201 "2019-08-09T03:41:02Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. St. Eligius Hospital - _St. Elsewhere_ 3. Sacred Heart Hospital - _Scrubs_ ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67202 "2019-08-09T04:36:32Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. St. Eligius Hospital - _St. Elsewhere_ 3. Sacred Heart Hospital - _Scrubs_ 4. Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital - _House_ ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67203 "2019-08-09T05:12:44Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - Grey’s Anatomy 2. St. Eligius Hospital - St. Elsewhere 3. Sacred Heart Hospital - Scrubs 4. Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital - House 5. The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - M_A_S\*H ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67204 "2019-08-09T06:39:14Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - Grey’s Anatomy 2. St. Eligius Hospital - St. Elsewhere 3. Sacred Heart Hospital - Scrubs 4. Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital - House 5. The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - M_A_S\*H 6. County General Hospital - Ben Casey ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67205 "2019-08-09T09:35:53Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - Grey’s Anatomy 2. St. Eligius Hospital - St. Elsewhere 3. Sacred Heart Hospital - Scrubs 4. Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital - House 5. The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - M_A_S\*H 6. County General Hospital - Ben Casey 7. Medical Center (Chad Everett series) ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67206 "2019-08-09T12:20:14Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - Grey’s Anatomy 2. St. Eligius Hospital - St. Elsewhere 3. Sacred Heart Hospital - Scrubs 4. Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital - House 5. The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - M_A_S\*H 6. County General Hospital - Ben Casey 7. Medical Center (Chad Everett series) 8. Port Charles General Hospital - General Hospital ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67207 "2019-08-09T13:03:32Z")
Fictional hospitals 1. Seattle Grace Hospital - Grey’s Anatomy 2. St. Eligius Hospital - St. Elsewhere 3. Sacred Heart Hospital - Scrubs 4. Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital - House 5. The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - M_A_S\*H 6. County General Hospital - Ben Casey 7. Medical Center (Chad Everett series) 8. Port Charles General Hospital - General Hospital 9. Rampart General Hospital - Emergency! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3359) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3361)