# 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:** 3370
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67388 "2019-08-16T16:08:18Z")
People whose cause of death is unknown, unclear or disputed 1. Jeffrey Epstein 2. JonBenet Ramsey 3. Jimmy Hoffa 4. Natalie Wood 5. Sophocles 6. Jim Morrison 7. Michael Hutchence 8. Cleopatra 9. Kurt Cobain 10. Amelia Earhart 11. Elvis Presley Heart attack or drug overdose? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67389 "2019-08-16T16:23:25Z")
Actually, Elvis died of a heart attack as a result of a drug overdose. ---
**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 16, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67390 "2019-08-16T16:28:38Z")
People whose cause of death is unknown, unclear or disputed 1. Jeffrey Epstein 2. JonBenet Ramsey 3. Jimmy Hoffa 4. Natalie Wood 5. Sophocles 6. Jim Morrison 7. Michael Hutchence 8. Cleopatra 9. Kurt Cobain 10. Amelia Earhart 11. Elvis Presley 12. George Reeves ---
**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 16, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67391 "2019-08-16T16:57:54Z")
People whose cause of death is unknown, unclear or disputed 1. Jeffrey Epstein 2. JonBenet Ramsey 3. Jimmy Hoffa 4. Natalie Wood 5. Sophocles 6. Jim Morrison 7. Michael Hutchence 8. Cleopatra 9. Kurt Cobain 10. Amelia Earhart 11. Elvis Presley 12. George Reeves 13. John F. Kennedy He was shot by Lee Oswald. But plenty of people dispute this. I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67392 "2019-08-16T17:02:00Z")
People whose cause of death is unknown, unclear or disputed 1. Jeffrey Epstein 2. JonBenet Ramsey 3. Jimmy Hoffa 4. Natalie Wood 5. Sophocles 6. Jim Morrison 7. Michael Hutchence 8. Cleopatra 9. Kurt Cobain 10. Amelia Earhart 11. Elvis Presley 12. George Reeves 13. Adolf Hitler Next: Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67393 "2019-08-16T17:07:36Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore Executed by firing squad in 1977 ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67394 "2019-08-16T17:51:45Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67395 "2019-08-16T18:12:11Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy ---
**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 16, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67396 "2019-08-16T19:36:56Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots “Most beheadings in England were done without incident. Unfortunately for Mary, Queen of Scots, hers was not most.” > **[The Grisly, Botched Execution Of Mary, Queen Of Scots](https://allthatsinteresting.com/mary-queen-of-scots-execution)** > > Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587 after the executioner required multiple swings of the axe to behead her. ---
**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 16, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67397 "2019-08-16T20:40:51Z")
As to Mary, Queen of Scots: [Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLyB08xXoBs) Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67398 "2019-08-16T21:24:18Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67399 "2019-08-16T22:08:32Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham Nm ---
**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 16, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67400 "2019-08-16T22:22:30Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham 8. Maximilien Robespierre ---
**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 16, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67401 "2019-08-16T22:24:11Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham 8. Maximilien Robespierre 9. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67402 "2019-08-16T22:37:04Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham 8. Maximilien Robespierre 9. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti 10. Benito Mussolini ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67403 "2019-08-16T22:40:29Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham 8. Maximilien Robespierre 9. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti 10. Benito Mussolini 11. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg ---
**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 17, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67404 "2019-08-17T00:36:47Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham 8. Maximilien Robespierre 9. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti 10. Benito Mussolini 11. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg 12. Sir/Saint Thomas More As he laid his head on the execution block, he placed his beard out of the way, saying “This hath not offended the king.” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67405 "2019-08-17T00:57:01Z")
Famous executions 1. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 2. Gary Gilmore 3. Marie Antoinette 4. Ted Bundy 5. Mary, Queen of Scots 6. Breaker Morant 7. Barbara Graham 8. Maximilien Robespierre 9. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti 10. Benito Mussolini 11. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg 12. Sir/Saint Thomas More 13. Nicolae Ceaușescu, President of Romania New category, going back to Elendil’s Heir one that got ninja’d: Next category: Episodes of beloved TV shows you would like to have seen 1. Seinfeld - Newman becomes Postmaster General ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67406 "2019-08-17T01:52:12Z")
Episodes of beloved TV shows you would like to have seen 1. Seinfeld - Newman becomes Postmaster General 2. Cheers - We finally see Vera ---
**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 17, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67407 "2019-08-17T03:10:00Z")
Thanks, **ekedolphin**! Episodes of beloved TV shows you would like to have seen 1. Seinfeld - Newman becomes Postmaster General 2. Cheers - We finally see Vera 3. Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood - Mr. Rogers smacks a little kid who just got a bit too annoying [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3371)