# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 3403

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**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 24, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68048 "2019-09-24T13:09:01Z")

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Active living comediennes

1. Rita Rudner
2. Tina Fey
3. Kathy Griffin
4. Ali Wong
5. Samantha Bee
6. Amy Schumer
7. Carol Burnett
8. Sarah Silverman
9. Jeanne Robertson
10. Kate McKinnon

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**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 24, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68049 "2019-09-24T13:23:19Z")

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Active living comediennes

1. Rita Rudner
2. Tina Fey
3. Kathy Griffin
4. Ali Wong
5. Samantha Bee
6. Amy Schumer
7. Carol Burnett
8. Sarah Silverman
9. Jeanne Robertson
10. Kate McKinnon
11. Tig Notaro

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**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:** [September 24, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68050 "2019-09-24T13:47:08Z")

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Active living comediennes

1. Rita Rudner
2. Tina Fey
3. Kathy Griffin
4. Ali Wong
5. Samantha Bee
6. Amy Schumer
7. Carol Burnett
8. Sarah Silverman
9. Jeanne Robertson
10. Kate McKinnon
11. Tig Notaro
12. Leslie Jones

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68051 "2019-09-24T14:02:43Z")

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Active living comediennes

1. Rita Rudner
2. Tina Fey
3. Kathy Griffin
4. Ali Wong
5. Samantha Bee
6. Amy Schumer
7. Carol Burnett
8. Sarah Silverman
9. Jeanne Robertson
10. Kate McKinnon
11. Tig Notaro
12. Leslie Jones
13. Andrea Martin

Next: Banjo Players

1. open

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**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 24, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68052 "2019-09-24T14:06:19Z")

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Next: Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark

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**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 24, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68053 "2019-09-24T14:25:52Z")

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Next: Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68054 "2019-09-24T14:30:23Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs

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**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 24, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68055 "2019-09-24T14:39:50Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Kermit the Frog

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5gNuj8UkyC4/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog in "Dueling Banjos"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gNuj8UkyC4)

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**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:** [September 24, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68056 "2019-09-24T14:41:08Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden

Played the backwoods kid with the banjo in _Deliverance_.

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**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 24, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68057 "2019-09-24T14:52:26Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal

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**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 24, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68058 "2019-09-24T15:09:07Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Segal

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**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 24, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68059 "2019-09-24T15:21:49Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Segal
7. Kermit the Frog  
How dare you miss Kermit, **Elindil** , how dare you sir!

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**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 24, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68060 "2019-09-24T15:42:26Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Segal
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones

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**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 24, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68061 "2019-09-24T15:44:16Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> Banjo Players
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> 1. Pete Segal

Peter Segal is the film director. I suspect you meant Pete Seeger.

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68062 "2019-09-24T15:48:50Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Peter Segal is the film director. I suspect you meant Pete Seeger.

Someone earlier “cleaned up” a response. As category-namer, I suppose I’m required to do the same. Does anyone ever go back and read these though? 🙂

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Seeger
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones
9. open (still waiting for my favorite)

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**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 24, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68063 "2019-09-24T16:21:23Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Seeger
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones
9. Bill Monroe

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**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 24, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68064 "2019-09-24T16:46:35Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Seeger
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones
9. Bill Monroe
10. Bela Fleck

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**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:** [September 24, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68065 "2019-09-24T17:03:48Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Seeger
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones
9. Bill Monroe
10. Bela Fleck
11. Doc Watson

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68066 "2019-09-24T17:17:34Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Seeger
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones
9. Bill Monroe - Really? Huge bluegrass fan here. I’ve never heard nor seen this, but would love to if you have details. 🙂
10. Bela Fleck
11. Doc Watson

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**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 24, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68067 "2019-09-24T17:18:09Z")

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Banjo Players

1. Roy Clark
2. Steve Martin
3. Earl Scruggs
4. Billy Redden
5. George Segal
6. Pete Seeger
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones
9. Bill Monroe
10. Bela Fleck
11. Doc Watson
12. Eddie Peabody

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