# 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:** 448
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8942 "2011-12-04T00:21:00Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig 7. [Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmeirion)/shooting location of _The Prisoner_ (among other movies/TV shows) 8. Gettysburg, PA/Civil War battlesite ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8943 "2011-12-04T00:27:09Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig 7. Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales/shooting location of The Prisoner (among other movies/TV shows) 8. Gettysburg, PA/Civil War battlesite 9. Tombstone, AZ – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8944 "2011-12-04T03:29:20Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig 7. Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales/shooting location of The Prisoner (among other movies/TV shows) 8. Gettysburg, PA/Civil War battlesite 9. Tombstone, AZ – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 10. Johnstown, Pa. - terrible 1889 flood in which over 2200 died ---
**Author:** ![YoDoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e68b1a/32.png) [@YoDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoDoc)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8945 "2011-12-04T04:03:29Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig 7. Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales/shooting location of The Prisoner (among other movies/TV shows) 8. Gettysburg, PA/Civil War battlesite 9. Tombstone, AZ – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 10. Johnstown, Pa. - terrible 1889 flood in which over 2200 died 11. French Lick, Indiana - hometown of Larry Bird ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8946 "2011-12-04T04:19:50Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig 7. Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales/shooting location of The Prisoner (among other movies/TV shows) 8. Gettysburg, PA/Civil War battlesite 9. Tombstone, AZ – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 10. Johnstown, Pa. - terrible 1889 flood in which over 2200 died 11. French Lick, Indiana - hometown of Larry Bird 12. Vidalia, Georgia - Home of the Vidalia Onion ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8947 "2011-12-04T16:02:12Z")
Famous small towns/what they’re famous for 1. Roswell, NM/the alleged UFO crash 2. Cooperstown, NY/Baseball Hall of Fame 3. Columbine, CO/mass shooting 4. Roslyn, WA/shooting location for Northern Exposure 5. New Madrid, MO, Site of largest earthquake in lower 48 since 1800 6. Punxsutawney, PA – Phil’s February 2 “will he see his shadow?” gig 7. Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales/shooting location of The Prisoner (among other movies/TV shows) 8. Gettysburg, PA/Civil War battlesite 9. Tombstone, AZ – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 10. Johnstown, Pa. - terrible 1889 flood in which over 2200 died 11. French Lick, Indiana - hometown of Larry Bird 12. Vidalia, Georgia - Home of the Vidalia Onion 13. Riverside, IA - “birthplace” of Captain James T. Kirk I picked a recent category, so I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8948 "2011-12-04T18:12:04Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8949 "2011-12-04T18:25:14Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8950 "2011-12-04T20:36:33Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8951 "2011-12-04T22:00:23Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8952 "2011-12-05T03:13:33Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch Are there really 13…? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8953 "2011-12-05T03:42:13Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8954 "2011-12-05T03:52:47Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum 7. [heliotrope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotrope_(color)) ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8955 "2011-12-05T05:14:25Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum 7. heliotrope 8. Indigo ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8956 "2011-12-05T06:17:16Z")
1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum 7. heliotrope 8. Indigo 9. eggplant ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8957 "2011-12-05T14:11:01Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum 7. heliotrope 8. Indigo 9. eggplant 10. electric ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8958 "2011-12-05T14:15:33Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum 7. heliotrope 8. Indigo 9. eggplant 10. electric 11. royal ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8959 "2011-12-05T14:28:34Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum 7. heliotrope 8. Indigo 9. eggplant 10. electric 11. royal 12. lilac ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8960 "2011-12-05T18:37:43Z")
Shades of purple: 1. Puce 2. mauve 3. lavender 4. violet 5. patriarch 6. plum 7. heliotrope 8. Indigo 9. eggplant 10. electric 11. royal 12. lilac 13. fuchsia Things (other than keys) on your keychain 1. Pictures ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8961 "2011-12-05T18:46:18Z")
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