# 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:** 36

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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 2, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/701 "2010-09-02T14:07:18Z")

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Colors that aren’t in ROYGBIV:

1. Puce
2. Burgundy
3. Brindle (isn’t this just a pattern of 2 colors so it’s not actually a color?)
4. Teal
5. Magenta
6. Black
7. Fuschia

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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 2, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/702 "2010-09-02T14:10:42Z")

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Colors that aren’t in ROYGBIV:

1. Puce
2. Burgundy
3. Brindle (isn’t this just a pattern of 2 colors so it’s not actually a color?)
4. Teal
5. Magenta
6. Black
7. Fuschia
8. Pink

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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 2, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/703 "2010-09-02T15:44:34Z")

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Colors that aren’t in ROYGBIV:

1. Puce
2. Burgundy
3. Brindle
4. Purple
5. Teal
6. Magenta
7. Black
8. Fuschia
9. Pink
10. Brown

I put purple back in the line-up

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**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:** [September 2, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/704 "2010-09-02T15:53:38Z")

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Colors that aren’t in ROYGBIV:

1. Puce
2. Burgundy
3. Brindle
4. Purple
5. Teal
6. Magenta
7. Black
8. Fuschia
9. Pink
10. Brown
11. Chartreuse

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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 2, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/705 "2010-09-02T15:59:19Z")

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Colors that aren’t in ROYGBIV:

1. Puce
2. Burgundy
3. Brindle
4. Purple
5. Teal
6. Magenta
7. Black
8. Fuschia
9. Pink
10. Brown
11. Chartreuse
12. Burnt umber

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**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/706 "2010-09-02T16:34:25Z")

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Colors that aren’t in ROYGBIV:

1. Puce
2. Burgundy
3. Brindle
4. Purple
5. Teal
6. Magenta
7. Black
8. Fuschia
9. Pink
10. Brown
11. Chartreuse
12. Burnt umber
13. Tan

Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/707 "2010-09-02T16:36:39Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/708 "2010-09-02T16:42:51Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/709 "2010-09-02T16:56:48Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby

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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 2, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/710 "2010-09-02T17:08:13Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton

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**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:** [September 2, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/711 "2010-09-02T17:18:27Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/712 "2010-09-02T18:02:49Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis
7. Tom Waits

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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 2, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/713 "2010-09-02T18:05:07Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis
7. Tom Waits
8. Ice-T

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**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:** [September 2, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/714 "2010-09-02T18:38:43Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis
7. Tom Waits
8. Ice-T
9. Taylor Swift

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/715 "2010-09-02T18:46:23Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis
7. Tom Waits
8. Ice-T
9. Taylor Swift
10. Will Smith

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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 2, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/716 "2010-09-02T18:54:32Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis
7. Tom Waits
8. Ice-T
9. Taylor Swift
10. Will Smith
11. David Bowie

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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 2, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/717 "2010-09-02T19:03:11Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis
7. Tom Waits
8. Ice-T
9. Taylor Swift
10. Will Smith
11. David Bowie
12. Dean Martin

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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 2, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/718 "2010-09-02T19:06:52Z")

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Singers turned actor:

1. Madonna
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Ice Cube
4. Bing Crosby
5. Dolly Parton
6. Elvis
7. Tom Waits
8. Ice-T
9. Taylor Swift
10. Will Smith
11. David Bowie
12. Dean Martin
13. Barbra Streisand

New catagory: Titles of creative works with one lonely little letter standing all by itself in them:

1. Avenue Q

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**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:** [September 2, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/719 "2010-09-02T19:07:18Z")

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Aww, foo, missed it by _that_ much.

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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 2, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/720 "2010-09-02T19:25:49Z")

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Titles of creative works with one lonely little letter standing all by itself in them

1. Avenue Q
2. The Man from Planet X

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