# 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:** 390
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7782 "2011-09-29T04:09:30Z")
Fictional deities and their human creators 1. Cthulu/H.P. Lovecraft 2. Elune, World of Warcraft designers 3. The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Bobby Henderson 4. El-ahrairah, Watership Downs by Richard Adams 5. Og, Straight Dope Message Boards 6. Corellon Larethian, James Ward 7. Tia Dalma, writers of Pirates of the Caribbean movies 8. Eru Iluvatar, J.R.R. Tolkien 9. Jeebus, Homer Simpson (Matt Groening?) ---
**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 29, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7783 "2011-09-29T04:25:59Z")
Fictional deities and their human creators 1. Cthulhu/H.P. Lovecraft 2. Elune, World of Warcraft designers 3. The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Bobby Henderson 4. El-ahrairah, _Watership Down_ by Richard Adams 5. Og, Straight Dope Message Boards 6. Corellon Larethian, James Ward 7. Tia Dalma, writers of _Pirates of the Caribbean_ movies 8. Eru Iluvatar, J.R.R. Tolkien 9. Jeebus, Homer Simpson (Matt Groening?) 10. Zeus, the ancient Greeks ---
**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 29, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7784 "2011-09-29T04:31:11Z")
Fictional deities and their human creators 1. Cthulhu/H.P. Lovecraft 2. Elune, World of Warcraft designers 3. The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Bobby Henderson 4. El-ahrairah, _Watership Down_ by Richard Adams 5. Og, Straight Dope Message Boards 6. Corellon Larethian, James Ward 7. Tia Dalma, writers of _Pirates of the Caribbean_ movies 8. Eru Iluvatar, J.R.R. Tolkien 9. Jeebus, Homer Simpson (Matt Groening?) 10. Zeus, the ancient Greeks 11. Darkseid, Jack Kirby ---
**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 29, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7785 "2011-09-29T12:29:52Z")
Fictional deities and their human creators 1. Cthulhu/H.P. Lovecraft 2. Elune, World of Warcraft designers 3. The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Bobby Henderson 4. El-ahrairah, Watership Down by Richard Adams 5. Og, Straight Dope Message Boards 6. Corellon Larethian, James Ward 7. Tia Dalma, writers of Pirates of the Caribbean movies 8. Eru Iluvatar, J.R.R. Tolkien 9. Jeebus, Homer Simpson (Matt Groening?) 10. Zeus, the ancient Greeks 11. Darkseid, Jack Kirby 12. Ra, the ancient Egyptians ---
**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 29, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7786 "2011-09-29T14:06:54Z")
Fictional deities and their human creators 1. Cthulhu/H.P. Lovecraft 2. Elune, World of Warcraft designers 3. The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Bobby Henderson 4. El-ahrairah, Watership Down by Richard Adams 5. Og, Straight Dope Message Boards 6. Corellon Larethian, James Ward 7. Tia Dalma, writers of Pirates of the Caribbean movies 8. Eru Iluvatar, J.R.R. Tolkien 9. Jeebus, Homer Simpson (Matt Groening?) 10. Zeus, the ancient Greeks 11. Darkseid, Jack Kirby 12. Ra, the ancient Egyptians 13. Jad, Guy Gavriel Kay Though I have to dispute Zeus and Ra - they were no more fictitious to the Greeks and to the Egyptians than Yahweh, Vishnu or Allah are fictitious to their respective believers. At any rate, new category - Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7787 "2011-09-29T17:48:27Z")
At any rate, new category - Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus A Benito Mussolini parody ---
**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 29, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7788 "2011-09-29T23:28:29Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus ---
**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 30, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7789 "2011-09-30T02:59:09Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > …Though I have to dispute Zeus and Ra - they were no more fictitious to the Greeks and to the Egyptians than Yahweh, Vishnu or Allah are fictitious to their respective believers… The category description “Fictional deities and their human creators” says nothing about whether or not they were fictitious to their respective believers. They are (presumably) fictitious to all those playing this game. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7790 "2011-09-30T03:31:32Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > Winter Olympics host cities > > 1. Chamonix, France (1924) > 2. Lake Placid, NY, USA (1932, 1980) > 3. Nagano, Japan (1998) > 4. Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1988) > 5. Sarajevo, (former) Yugoslavia (1984) > 6. **Lillehammer, Norway (1994)** > 7. Sochi, Russia (2014) > 8. Squaw Valley, Ca, USA (1960) > 9. Pyeongchang, South Korea (2018) (assuming the world hasn’t ended by then) > 10. St. Moritz, Switzerland (1928, 1948) > 11. Grenoble, France (1968) > 12. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2010) > 13. **Lillehammer, Norway** Just to give this category a proper finish, I’ll replace #13 with Albertville, France (1992, the last time the Winter Games were contested in a leap year). Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix ---
**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 30, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7791 "2011-09-30T06:15:49Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Just to give this category a proper finish, I’ll replace #13 with Albertville, France (1992, the last time the Winter Games were contested in a leap year). :smack: Thanks for the save, **Sternvogel**. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7792 "2011-10-01T01:32:24Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus ---
**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:** [October 1, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7793 "2011-10-01T01:36:34Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Next up: Fictional deities and their human creators > > 1. Cthulu/H.P. Lovecraft > Lest somebody say “all of them”, I’m referring to gods/goddesses created in works of fiction > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The category description “Fictional deities and their human creators” says nothing about whether or not they were fictitious to their respective believers. They are (presumably) fictitious to all those playing this game. Neither Zeus nor Ra were created in works of fiction, was my point. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7794 "2011-10-01T02:30:30Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7795 "2011-10-01T02:50:50Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus 7. Tullius Octopus ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7796 "2011-10-01T03:16:59Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus 7. Tullius Octopus 8. Geriatrix ---
**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:** [October 1, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7797 "2011-10-01T05:41:42Z")
Getafix and Geriatrix were Gauls not Romans. Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus 7. Tullius Octopus 8. Geriatrix 9. Arteriosclerosus and Gastroenteritus ---
**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:** [October 2, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7798 "2011-10-02T12:20:58Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus 7. Tullius Octopus 8. Geriatrix 9. Arteriosclerosus and Gastroenteritus 10. Gracchus Armisurplus ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7799 "2011-10-03T02:18:29Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus 7. Tullius Octopus 8. Geriatrix 9. Arteriosclerosus and Gastroenteritus 10. Gracchus Armisurplus 11. Infirmofpurpus ---
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7800 "2011-10-03T11:31:40Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus 7. Tullius Octopus 8. Geriatrix 9. Arteriosclerosus and Gastroenteritus 10. Gracchus Armisurplus 11. Infirmofpurpus 12. Tremensdelerius ---
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7801 "2011-10-03T13:22:53Z")
Humorous false Roman names from Asterix - 1. Marcus Ginantonicus 2. Nebulus Nimbus 3. Nefarius Purpus 4. Getafix 5. Crismus Bonus 6. Squareonthehypothenus 7. Tullius Octopus 8. Geriatrix 9. Arteriosclerosus and Gastroenteritus 10. Gracchus Armisurplus 11. Infirmofpurpus 12. Tremensdelerius 13. Cantorix Next up: Reasons why two people could not or can not get legally married: 1. Different races (missegregation) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=389) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=391)