# 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:** 3400
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67988 "2019-09-18T15:08:54Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67989 "2019-09-18T15:51:58Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67990 "2019-09-18T16:19:38Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67991 "2019-09-18T16:51:11Z")
_I have no idea what is going on with post #68052, especially that it has two entries._ You’ll notice that Annie changed her post, I was going off her original post. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67992 "2019-09-18T16:53:33Z")
Right. I got ninja’ed, so I changed my post to reflect it. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67993 "2019-09-18T16:53:54Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford 7. John D. Rockefeller ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67994 "2019-09-18T16:55:53Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford 7. John D. Rockefeller 8. Isambard Kingdom Brunel ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67995 "2019-09-18T17:42:55Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford 7. John D. Rockefeller 8. Isambard Kingdom Brunel 9. William Randolph Hearst ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67996 "2019-09-18T21:33:28Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford 7. John D. Rockefeller 8. Isambard Kingdom Brunel 9. William Randolph Hearst 10. William Boeing ---
**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:** [September 18, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67997 "2019-09-18T23:24:11Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford 7. John D. Rockefeller 8. Isambard Kingdom Brunel 9. William Randolph Hearst 10. William Boeing 11. Andrew W. Mellon ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67998 "2019-09-19T01:04:15Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford 7. John D. Rockefeller 8. Isambard Kingdom Brunel 9. William Randolph Hearst 10. William Boeing 11. Andrew W. Mellon 12. Henry Clay Frick > **[Henry Clay Frick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay_Frick)** > > Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel manufacturing concern. He also financed the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company,\[citation needed\] and had extensive real estate holdings in Pittsburgh and throughout the state of Penn... ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67999 "2019-09-19T01:11:34Z")
Captains of Industry 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. George Westinghouse 4. J. P. Morgan 5. Henry Ford 6. Leland Stanford 7. John D. Rockefeller 8. Isambard Kingdom Brunel 9. William Randolph Hearst 10. William Boeing 11. Andrew W. Mellon 12. Henry Clay Frick 13. Jay Gould I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68000 "2019-09-19T01:33:10Z")
OK, let’s go back to the Beatles category, with a minor change People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68001 "2019-09-19T02:27:29Z")
OK, let’s go back to the Beatles category, with a minor change People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife 4. Derek Taylor - Writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68002 "2019-09-19T02:47:28Z")
People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife 4. Derek Taylor - Writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles. 5. Epstein, Brian - Beatles manager ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68003 "2019-09-19T05:53:12Z")
People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife 4. Derek Taylor - Writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles. 5. Epstein, Brian - Beatles manager 6. Frank Reidy - Session musician. Played the clarinet on “When I’m Sixty-Four” He was also the guy who played the saxophone for [Zoot](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/2/23/Zootsax-2-.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110927204338) on _The Muppet Show_. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68004 "2019-09-19T06:48:10Z")
People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife 4. Derek Taylor - Writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles. 5. Epstein, Brian - Beatles manager 6. Frank Reidy - Session musician. Played the clarinet on “When I’m Sixty-Four” 7. George Martin, who produced the Beatles’ recordings. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68005 "2019-09-19T12:51:33Z")
People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife 4. Derek Taylor - Writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles. 5. Epstein, Brian - Beatles manager 6. Frank Reidy - Session musician. Played the clarinet on “When I’m Sixty-Four” 7. George Martin, who produced the Beatles’ recordings. 8. Hunter Davies, author of the only authorized biography of the Beatles ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68006 "2019-09-19T13:37:40Z")
People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife 4. Derek Taylor - Writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles. 5. Epstein, Brian - Beatles manager 6. Frank Reidy - Session musician. Played the clarinet on “When I’m Sixty-Four” 7. George Martin, who produced the Beatles’ recordings. 8. Hunter Davies, author of the only authorized biography of the Beatles 9. Ivan Vaughan, boyhood friend of John Lennon, and schoolmate of Paul McCartney ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68007 "2019-09-19T14:46:04Z")
People associated with the Beatles, A - M, last or first names, alphabetical 1. Asher, Jane - Paul’s long time girlfriend and former fiancee. 2. Best, Pete - Drummer before that other guy 3. Cynthia Lennon - John’s 1st wife 4. Derek Taylor - Writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles. 5. Epstein, Brian - Beatles manager 6. Frank Reidy - Session musician. Played the clarinet on “When I’m Sixty-Four” 7. George Martin, who produced the Beatles’ recordings. 8. Hunter Davies, author of the only authorized biography of the Beatles 9. Ivan Vaughan, boyhood friend of John Lennon, and schoolmate of Paul McCartney 10. Michael Jackson, bought the Beatles catalog in 1985 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3399) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3401)