# 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:** 337
**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 27, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6722 "2011-07-27T19:32:41Z")
Celebrities with “boozy” names. 1. Amy WINEhouse 2. ReGINa Spektor 3. SCOT CHastain (NBC executive) 4. MARTIN Indyk (former US ambassador to Israel) 5. Wallace BEERy 6. Alan HALE, Jr 7. Noah BEERy, Jr (AKA Rocky Rockford) 8. Donald RUMsfeld 9. Tila TEQUILA Nitpick about the previous category - shouldn’t it have been “rotary telephone”? ---
**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 27, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6723 "2011-07-27T19:38:09Z")
Celebrities with “boozy” names. 1. Amy WINEhouse 2. ReGINa Spektor 3. SCOT CHastain (NBC executive) 4. MARTIN Indyk (former US ambassador to Israel) 5. Wallace BEERy 6. Alan HALE, Jr 7. Noah BEERy, Jr (AKA Rocky Rockford) 8. Donald RUMsfeld 9. Tila TEQUILA 10. SAKI (H.H. Munro) If homonyms count… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6724 "2011-07-27T19:43:53Z")
Celebrities with “boozy” names. 1. Amy WINEhouse 2. ReGINa Spektor 3. SCOT CHastain (NBC executive) 4. MARTIN Indyk (former US ambassador to Israel) 5. Wallace BEERy 6. Alan HALE, Jr 7. Noah BEERy, Jr (AKA Rocky Rockford) 8. Donald RUMsfeld 9. Tila TEQUILA 10. SAKI (H.H. Munro) 11. TOMmy COLLINS, Irish Film Director and Producer ---
**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 27, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6725 "2011-07-27T19:44:45Z")
Celebrities with “boozy” names. 1. Amy WINEhouse 2. ReGINa Spektor 3. SCOT CHastain (NBC executive) 4. MARTIN Indyk (former US ambassador to Israel) 5. Wallace BEERy 6. Alan HALE, Jr 7. Noah BEERy, Jr (AKA Rocky Rockford) 8. Donald RUMsfeld 9. Tila TEQUILA 10. SAKI (H.H. Munro) 11. TOMmy COLLINS, Irish Film Director and Producer 12. ROB ROY ---
**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 27, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6726 "2011-07-27T20:01:44Z")
Celebrities with “boozy” names. 1. Amy WINEhouse 2. ReGINa Spektor 3. SCOT CHastain (NBC executive) 4. MARTIN Indyk (former US ambassador to Israel) 5. Wallace BEERy 6. Alan HALE, Jr 7. Noah BEERy, Jr (AKA Rocky Rockford) 8. Donald RUMsfeld 9. Tila TEQUILA 10. SAKI (H.H. Munro) 11. TOMmy COLLINS, Irish Film Director and Producer 12. ROB ROY 13. BRANDY Norwood I’ll pass as I just did a category. ---
**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 27, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6727 "2011-07-27T20:03:58Z")
Thanks, **Little Nemo**. New category: Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino > **[Palatino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatino)** > > Palatino is the name of an old-style serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapf, initially released in 1949 by the Stempel foundry and later by other companies, most notably the Mergenthaler Linotype Company.\[a\] > Named after the 16th-century Italian master of calligraphy Giambattista Palatino, Palatino is based on the humanist types of the Italian Renaissance, which mirror the letters formed by a broad nib pen reflecting Zapf's expertise as a calligrapher. Its capital 'Y' is in the unusual 'palm Y' ... ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6728 "2011-07-28T00:53:43Z")
New category: Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather [http://img.fontfinder.ws/closeups/7142.big.png](http://img.fontfinder.ws/closeups/7142.big.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6729 "2011-07-28T02:16:40Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. [Coronet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronet_%28typeface%29) ---
**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 28, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6730 "2011-07-28T02:21:58Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. [Coronet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronet_%28typeface%29) 4. [Thyssen J](http://www.dafont.com/thyssen-j.font) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6731 "2011-07-28T02:24:52Z")
New category: Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Montrachet [http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#](http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6732 "2011-07-28T05:36:50Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. [Montrachet](http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#) 6. [everything on this page](http://search.veer.com/1960s#category=Type) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6733 "2011-07-28T06:20:53Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. [Montrachet](http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#) 6. [everything on this page 7. Thomas Jefferson [URL=“[Jefferson Font | dafont.com](http://www.dafont.com/jefferson.font)”][Jefferson Font | dafont.com](http://www.dafont.com/jefferson.font)]([http://search.veer.com/1960s#category=Type](http://search.veer.com/1960s#category=Type)) ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6734 "2011-07-28T11:11:34Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. [Montrachet](http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#) 6. [everything on this page](http://search.veer.com/1960s#category=Type) 7.Thomas Jefferson 7. [Comic sans](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans) ---
**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 28, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6735 "2011-07-28T12:12:20Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. [Montrachet](http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#) 6. [everything on this page](http://search.veer.com/1960s#category=Type) 7.Thomas Jefferson 7. [Comic sans](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans) 8. [Times New Roman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Roman) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6736 "2011-07-28T13:08:40Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. [Montrachet](http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#) 6. [everything on this page](http://search.veer.com/1960s#category=Type) 7.Thomas Jefferson 7. [Comic sans](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans) 8. [Times New Roman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Roman) 9. [Baskerville Old Face.](http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.identifont.com/samples/urw/BaskervilleOldFace.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.identifont.com/show%3F1MT&h=288&w=432&sz=14&tbnid=hyu3oG3fYSI9dM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=123&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbaskerville%2Bold%2Bface%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=baskerville+old+face&docid=imgT6dpD4bOjcM&sa=X&ei=w14xTsjkEKL30gHNoMj4Cw&ved=0CFsQ9QEwBw&dur=1309) I’m so happy to know I’m not the only font geek out on the intarwebs. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6737 "2011-07-28T13:13:08Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. [Montrachet](http://marketplace.veer.com/font/montrachet-pro-fot0000055#) 6. [everything on this page](http://search.veer.com/1960s#category=Type) 7.Thomas Jefferson 7. [Comic sans](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans) 8. [Times New Roman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Roman) 9. [Baskerville Old Face.](http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.identifont.com/samples/urw/BaskervilleOldFace.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.identifont.com/show%3F1MT&h=288&w=432&sz=14&tbnid=hyu3oG3fYSI9dM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=123&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbaskerville%2Bold%2Bface%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=baskerville+old+face&docid=imgT6dpD4bOjcM&sa=X&ei=w14xTsjkEKL30gHNoMj4Cw&ved=0CFsQ9QEwBw&dur=1309) 10. [The Phantom of the Opera](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs7/i/2005/198/b/6/Phantom_of_the_Opera_Font_by_CassielOliviari.jpg&imgrefurl=http://cassieloliviari.deviantart.com/art/Phantom-of-the-Opera-Font-20683656&h=440&w=664&sz=52&tbnid=lJeoVa6zhNkXqM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=131&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dphantom%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bopera%2Bfont%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=phantom+of+the+opera+font&docid=Egi8NlHZ-OgGDM&sa=X&ei=8l4xTsrmFoaCtgfUz7X1DA&ved=0CEgQ9QEwBg) ---
**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:** [July 28, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6738 "2011-07-28T13:33:08Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. Montrachet 6. everything on this page 7.Thomas Jefferson 7. Comic sans 8. Times New Roman 9. Baskerville Old Face. 10. The Phantom of the Opera 11. Pricedown (as used in the logo for [The Price is Right](http://tpirman1982.deviantart.com/art/The-Price-is-Right-logo-2007-66332812)) > **[Pricedown Font | dafont.com](https://www.dafont.com/pricedown.font)** > > Pricedown Font | dafont.com ---
**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 28, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6739 "2011-07-28T14:01:13Z")
Fonts and typefaces you love (with links) 1. Palatino 2. Godfather 3. Coronet 4. Thyssen J 5. Montrachet 6. everything on this page 7.Thomas Jefferson 7. Comic sans 8. Times New Roman 9. Baskerville Old Face 10. The Phantom of the Opera 11. Pricedown 12. Jane Austen > **[Jane Austen Font | dafont.com](https://www.dafont.com/jane-austen.font)** > > Jane Austen Font | dafont.com Yes, good to know there are some other font geeks here! I especially like Baskerville Old Face. I picked this category, so I’ll let someone else go next. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6740 "2011-07-28T16:04:33Z")
Fictional authors and the works that mention them: 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp ---
**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 28, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6741 "2011-07-28T16:37:17Z")
Fictional authors and the works that mention them: 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Thad Beaumont, The Dark Half [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=336) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=338)