# 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:** 3490
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69789 "2020-01-02T14:25:37Z")
On the second day of the year, items that are second in a series 1. Anne Boleyn (second of Henry VIII’s six wives) 2. Beethoven’s Second Symphony 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 4. Conrad Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s second husband (out of nine) 5. Pennsylvania (second state to join the union, December 12, 1787) 6. The Reptile Room (second of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events series) 7. The Mugger (Ed McBain’s second 87th Precinct mystery) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69790 "2020-01-02T15:12:03Z")
On the second day of the year, items that are second in a series 1. Anne Boleyn (second of Henry VIII’s six wives) 2. Beethoven’s Second Symphony 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 4. Conrad Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s second husband (out of nine) 5. Pennsylvania (second state to join the union, December 12, 1787) 6. The Reptile Room (second of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events series) 7. The Mugger (Ed McBain’s second 87th Precinct mystery) 8. Der Ring des Nibelungen (Second opera in the ring cycle) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69791 "2020-01-02T15:13:05Z")
On the second day of the year, items that are second in a series 1. Anne Boleyn (second of Henry VIII’s six wives) 2. Beethoven’s Second Symphony 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 4. Conrad Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s second husband (out of nine) 5. Pennsylvania (second state to join the union, December 12, 1787) 6. The Reptile Room (second of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events series) 7. The Mugger (Ed McBain’s second 87th Precinct mystery) 8. Der Ring des Nibelungen (Second opera in the ring cycle) 9. Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69792 "2020-01-02T15:15:52Z")
n the second day of the year, items that are second in a series 1. Anne Boleyn (second of Henry VIII’s six wives) 2. Beethoven’s Second Symphony 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 4. Conrad Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s second husband (out of nine) 5. Pennsylvania (second state to join the union, December 12, 1787) 6. The Reptile Room (second of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events series) 7. The Mugger (Ed McBain’s second 87th Precinct mystery) 8. Der Ring des Nibelungen (Second opera in the ring cycle) 9. Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor 10. Lust, Dante’s Second Circle of Hell ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69793 "2020-01-02T15:45:58Z")
On the second day of the year, items that are second in a series 1. Anne Boleyn (second of Henry VIII’s six wives) 2. Beethoven’s Second Symphony 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 4. Conrad Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s second husband (out of nine) 5. Pennsylvania (second state to join the union, December 12, 1787) 6. The Reptile Room (second of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events series) 7. The Mugger (Ed McBain’s second 87th Precinct mystery) 8. Der Ring des Nibelungen (Second opera in the ring cycle) 9. Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor 10. Lust, Dante’s Second Circle of Hell 11. Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree (gifts on the 2nd day of Xmas) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69794 "2020-01-02T15:48:18Z")
On the second day of the year, items that are second in a series 1. Anne Boleyn (second of Henry VIII’s six wives) 2. Beethoven’s Second Symphony 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 4. Conrad Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s second husband (out of nine) 5. Pennsylvania (second state to join the union, December 12, 1787) 6. The Reptile Room (second of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events series) 7. The Mugger (Ed McBain’s second 87th Precinct mystery) 8. Der Ring des Nibelungen (Second opera in the ring cycle) 9. Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor 10. Lust, Dante’s Second Circle of Hell 11. Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree (gifts on the 2nd day of Xmas) 12. Kermit Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s second child of five ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69795 "2020-01-02T15:58:26Z")
On the second day of the year, items that are second in a series 1. Anne Boleyn (second of Henry VIII’s six wives) 2. Beethoven’s Second Symphony 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 4. Conrad Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s second husband (out of nine) 5. Pennsylvania (second state to join the union, December 12, 1787) 6. The Reptile Room (second of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events series) 7. The Mugger (Ed McBain’s second 87th Precinct mystery) 8. Der Ring des Nibelungen (Second opera in the ring cycle) 9. Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor 10. Lust, Dante’s Second Circle of Hell 11. Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree (gifts on the 2nd day of Xmas) 12. Kermit Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s second child of five 13. **Hoopy Frood** , the second Doper to post in this thread 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:** [January 2, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69796 "2020-01-02T16:09:36Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69797 "2020-01-02T16:11:24Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69798 "2020-01-02T16:17:19Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69799 "2020-01-02T16:23:32Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69800 "2020-01-02T16:32:50Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69801 "2020-01-02T16:39:32Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen 6. George Carlin ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69802 "2020-01-02T16:41:09Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen 6. George Carlin 7. Dorothy Parker ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69803 "2020-01-02T17:19:20Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen 6. George Carlin 7. Dorothy Parker 8. James Thurber ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69804 "2020-01-02T17:49:23Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen 6. George Carlin 7. Dorothy Parker 8. James Thurber 9. P. G. Wodehouse ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69805 "2020-01-02T17:52:21Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen 6. George Carlin 7. Dorothy Parker 8. James Thurber 9. P. G. Wodehouse 10. Will Cuppy ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69806 "2020-01-02T18:22:16Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen 6. George Carlin 7. Dorothy Parker 8. James Thurber 9. P. G. Wodehouse 10. Will Cuppy 11. Steve Martin ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69807 "2020-01-02T19:16:33Z")
Humorists 1. Mark Twain 2. Dave Barry 3. Erma Bombeck 4. P.J. O’Rourke 5. Woody Allen 6. George Carlin 7. Dorothy Parker 8. James Thurber 9. P. G. Wodehouse 10. Will Cuppy 11. Steve Martin 12. H. L. Mencken ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69808 "2020-01-02T19:59:43Z")
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