# 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\
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**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:** [November 12, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68909 "2019-11-12T00:33:30Z")

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101 years after the Armistice, 11/11/1918, anyone, famous or not, with a World War I connection

1. Wilfred Owen
2. Maurice Ravel
3. Umberto Boccioni
4. Henry Ford
5. Lena Guilbert Ford
6. Edwin Hubble
7. Ernest Hemingway
8. Christy Mathewson
9. Alice Fitzgerald
10. Harry S Truman
11. Winston S. Churchill
12. Edith Cavell

An English nurse, active in Belgium, executed by the Germans for helping British and French soldiers to escape

> **[Edith Cavell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cavell)**
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> Edith Louisa Cavell (/ˈkævəl/ KAV-əl; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested under martial law. She was accused of treason, found guilty by a court-martial and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad...

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68910 "2019-11-12T01:18:42Z")

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101 years after the Armistice, 11/11/1918, anyone, famous or not, with a World War I connection

1. Wilfred Owen
2. Maurice Ravel
3. Umberto Boccioni
4. Henry Ford
5. Lena Guilbert Ford
6. Edwin Hubble
7. Ernest Hemingway
8. Christy Mathewson
9. Alice Fitzgerald
10. Harry S Truman
11. Winston S. Churchill
12. Edith Cavell
13. J.R.R. Tolkien

His later writings were hugely influenced by his experiences on the Western Front, with Mordor basically a stand-in for No-Man’s-Land and Samwise Gamgee modeled on the devoted noncoms who served with him.

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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:** [November 12, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68911 "2019-11-12T01:23:30Z")

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68912 "2019-11-12T01:24:47Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style

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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:** [November 12, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68913 "2019-11-12T01:35:17Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial

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**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:** [November 12, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68914 "2019-11-12T01:42:50Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo

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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:** [November 12, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68915 "2019-11-12T01:49:32Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman

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**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:** [November 12, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68916 "2019-11-12T01:56:24Z")

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3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman
7. Comic Sans

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**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:** [November 12, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68917 "2019-11-12T07:59:09Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman
7. Comic Sans
8. Snell Roundhand

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68918 "2019-11-12T15:04:02Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman
7. Comic Sans
8. Snell Roundhand
9. Georgia

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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:** [November 12, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68919 "2019-11-12T15:11:51Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman
7. Comic Sans
8. Snell Roundhand
9. Georgia
10. Impact

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**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:** [November 12, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68920 "2019-11-12T17:27:34Z")

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1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman
7. Comic Sans
8. Snell Roundhand
9. Georgia
10. Impact
11. Palatino

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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:** [November 12, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68921 "2019-11-12T17:49:07Z")

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Typefaces

1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman
7. Comic Sans
8. Snell Roundhand
9. Georgia
10. Impact
11. Palatino
12. Century Gothic

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**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:** [November 13, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68922 "2019-11-13T03:23:03Z")

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Typefaces

1. Helvetica
2. Garamond
3. Bookman Old Style
4. Arial
5. Bembo
6. Times New Roman
7. Comic Sans
8. Snell Roundhand
9. Georgia
10. Impact
11. Palatino
12. Century Gothic
13. Corsiva

Pass

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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:** [November 13, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68923 "2019-11-13T13:26:23Z")

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Christmas Candy

1. M&M’s Holiday Mint

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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:** [November 13, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68924 "2019-11-13T14:51:23Z")

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Christmas Candy

1. M&M’s Holiday Mint
2. Ribbon Candy

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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:** [November 13, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68925 "2019-11-13T15:00:07Z")

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Christmas Candy

1. M&M’s Holiday Mint
2. Ribbon Candy
3. Candy Canes

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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:** [November 13, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68926 "2019-11-13T15:01:57Z")

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Christmas Candy

1. M&M’s Holiday Mint
2. Ribbon Candy
3. Candy Canes
4. Foil Wrapped Chocolate Coins (well, actually Channakuh candy, but same idea)

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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:** [November 13, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68927 "2019-11-13T15:23:09Z")

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Christmas Candy

1. M&M’s Holiday Mint
2. Ribbon Candy
3. Candy Canes
4. Foil Wrapped Chocolate Coins (well, actually Channakuh candy, but same idea)
5. Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees

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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:** [November 13, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68928 "2019-11-13T15:32:38Z")

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Christmas Candy

1. M&M’s Holiday Mint
2. Ribbon Candy
3. Candy Canes
4. Foil Wrapped Chocolate Coins (well, actually Channakuh candy, but same idea)
5. Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees
6. Chocolate bark

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