# 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:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7602 "2011-09-20T14:48:29Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7603 "2011-09-20T15:01:57Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7604 "2011-09-20T17:08:16Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette

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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 20, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7605 "2011-09-20T17:20:34Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette
8. Heavy cruiser

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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 20, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7606 "2011-09-20T17:20:58Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette
8. Freightor (as the big freightors go)

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7607 "2011-09-20T17:30:35Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette
8. Freightor (as the big freightors go)
9. Good Ship Lollipop

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7608 "2011-09-20T17:32:42Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette
8. Freightor (as the big freightors go)
9. Good Ship Lollipop
10. [Caravel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravel)

The _Niña_, _Pinta_, and \*Santa Maria \*were caravels.

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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 20, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7609 "2011-09-20T18:29:51Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette
8. Freighter (as the big freighters go)
9. Good Ship Lollipop
10. Caravel
11. Dhow

> **[Dhow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhow)**
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> Dhow (/daʊ/; Arabic: داو, romanized: dāwa; Marathi: dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically sporting long thin hulls, dhows are trading vessels primarily used to carry heavy items, such as fruit, fresh water, or other heavy merchandise, along the coasts of Eastern Arabia, East Africa, Yemen and coastal South Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh). L The ex...

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**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7610 "2011-09-20T19:29:47Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette
8. Freighter (as the big freighters go)
9. Good Ship Lollipop
10. Caravel
11. Dhow
12. Junk

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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 20, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7611 "2011-09-20T20:14:22Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Ship of the Line
6. Camel
7. Corvette
8. Freighter (as the big freighters go)
9. Good Ship Lollipop
10. Caravel
11. Dhow
12. Junk
13. Schooner

> **[Schooner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooner)**
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> A schooner (/ˈskuːnər/) is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schooner also has a square topsail on the foremast, to which may be added a topgallant. Differing definitions leave uncertain whether the addition of a fore course would make such a vessel a brigantine. Many schooners are gaff-rigged, but other example...

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Song titles that mention girls by name

1. “Roxanne”

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**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7612 "2011-09-20T20:30:27Z")

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Kinds of ships

1. Frigate
2. Battle
3. carrier
4. Jefferson star
5. Caravel  
No. 4: I mean types or sorts of ships, not given proper names.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7613 "2011-09-20T20:35:06Z")

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Song titles that mention girls by name

1.“Roxanne”  
2.“Brandy”

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7614 "2011-09-20T20:51:12Z")

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Song titles that mention girls by name

1. “Roxanne”
2. “Brandy”
3. “Rosalita”

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7615 "2011-09-20T21:12:28Z")

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Song titles that mention girls by name

1. “Roxanne”
2. “Brandy”
3. “Rosalita”
4. “Joanna”

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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7616 "2011-09-20T21:13:05Z")

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1. “Roxanne”
2. “Brandy”
3. “Rosalita”
4. “Joanna”
5. “Roni”

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7617 "2011-09-20T21:21:19Z")

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Song titles that mention girls by name

1. “Roxanne”
2. “Brandy”
3. “Rosalita”
4. “Joanna”
5. “Roni”
6. “Delilah”

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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7618 "2011-09-20T21:26:54Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> Song titles that mention girls by name  
> 6. “Delilah”

Don’t you mean “Hey there Delilah”?

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7619 "2011-09-20T21:54:58Z")

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He probably means the Tom Jones song.

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7620 "2011-09-20T22:22:13Z")

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Song titles that mention girls by name

1. “Roxanne”
2. “Brandy”
3. “Rosalita”
4. “Joanna”
5. “Roni”
6. “Delilah”
7. “Cecilia”

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7621 "2011-09-20T23:33:26Z")

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Song titles that mention girls by name

1. “Roxanne”
2. “Brandy”
3. “Rosalita”
4. “Joanna”
5. “Roni”
6. “Delilah”
7. “Cecilia”
8. “Michelle”

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