# 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:** 428

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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 13, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8542 "2011-11-13T17:12:03Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show

Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

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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:** [November 13, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8543 "2011-11-13T18:27:10Z")

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nm

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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:** [November 13, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8544 "2011-11-13T19:19:03Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells  
Used to really enjoy this show as there are almost no American shows set in that era.

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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:** [November 13, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8545 "2011-11-13T19:27:37Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas

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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 13, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8546 "2011-11-13T19:48:30Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas
7. SCTV

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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:** [November 13, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8547 "2011-11-13T20:30:20Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas
7. SCTV
8. Leo and Me

Michael J. Fox’s first sitcom. When Fox and several members of the crew developed Parkinson’s around the same time an investigation was launched to determine if any factors on the set may have played a role. Nothing was found abnormal.

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8548 "2011-11-14T02:14:37Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas
7. SCTV
8. Leo and Me
9. Flashpoint

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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:** [November 14, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8549 "2011-11-14T02:21:25Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas
7. SCTV
8. Leo and Me
9. Flashpoint
10. Trailer Park Boys

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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:** [November 14, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8550 "2011-11-14T03:05:09Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas
7. SCTV
8. Leo and Me
9. Flashpoint
10. Trailer Park Boys
11. The Joke’s On Us

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8551 "2011-11-14T04:39:32Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas
7. SCTV
8. Leo and Me
9. Flashpoint
10. Trailer Park Boys
11. The Joke’s On Us
12. You Bet Your Ass

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**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8552 "2011-11-14T05:19:50Z")

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Canadian TV series

1. The Beachcombers
2. The Kids of Degrassi Street
3. The Pig and Whistle
4. The Red Green Show
5. The Campbells
6. Corner Gas
7. SCTV
8. Leo and Me
9. Flashpoint
10. Trailer Park Boys
11. The Joke’s On Us
12. You Bet Your Ass
13. Slings and Arrows

I’e already added a subject, so would anyone like a freebie?

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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:** [November 14, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8553 "2011-11-14T05:33:16Z")

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New Categories:

Famous mistresses and their famous lovers

1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV

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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 14, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8554 "2011-11-14T05:53:30Z")

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Famous mistresses and their famous lovers

1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II

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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:** [November 14, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8555 "2011-11-14T06:19:54Z")

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Famous mistresses and their famous lovers

1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II
3. Marion Davies/William Randolph Hearst

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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 14, 2011, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8556 "2011-11-14T08:09:00Z")

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Famous mistresses and their famous lovers

1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II
3. Marion Davies/William Randolph Hearst
4. Emma Hamilton/Horatio Nelson

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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 14, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8557 "2011-11-14T14:04:08Z")

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Famous mistresses and their famous lovers

1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II
3. Marion Davies/William Randolph Hearst
4. Emma Hamilton/Horatio Nelson
5. Maria Callas/Aristotle Onassis

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**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:** [November 14, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8558 "2011-11-14T14:43:23Z")

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Famous mistresses and their famous lovers

1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II
3. Marion Davies/William Randolph Hearst
4. Emma Hamilton/Horatio Nelson
5. Maria Callas/Aristotle Onassis
6. Marilyn Monroe/JFK

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8559 "2011-11-14T14:48:34Z")

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1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II
3. Marion Davies/William Randolph Hearst
4. Emma Hamilton/Horatio Nelson
5. Maria Callas/Aristotle Onassis
6. Marilyn Monroe/JFK
7. Monica Lewisnky / Bill Clinton

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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 14, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8560 "2011-11-14T15:55:41Z")

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1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II
3. Marion Davies/William Randolph Hearst
4. Emma Hamilton/Horatio Nelson
5. Maria Callas/Aristotle Onassis
6. Marilyn Monroe/JFK
7. Monica Lewisnky / Bill Clinton
8. Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy

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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:** [November 14, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8561 "2011-11-14T17:22:28Z")

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Famous mistresses and their famous lovers

1. Madame de Pompadour/Louis XV
2. Nell Gwyn/Charles II
3. Marion Davies/William Randolph Hearst
4. Emma Hamilton/Horatio Nelson
5. Maria Callas/Aristotle Onassis
6. Marilyn Monroe/JFK
7. Monica Lewisnky / Bill Clinton
8. Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy
9. Camilla Parker Bowles and Prince Charles

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