# 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:** 461
**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 25, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9202 "2011-12-25T15:48:00Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9203 "2011-12-25T16:06:27Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler 7. Kermit ---
**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 25, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9204 "2011-12-25T18:36:07Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler 7. Kermit 8. Fozzie Bear ---
**Author:** ![UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/46a35a/32.png) [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UFC_Is_Sux)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9205 "2011-12-25T18:39:31Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler 7. Kermit 8. Fozzie Bear 9. Bunsen Honeydew ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9206 "2011-12-25T21:15:03Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler 7. Kermit 8. Fozzie Bear 9. Bunsen Honeydew 10. Roosevelt Franklin ---
**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 25, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9207 "2011-12-25T23:09:21Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler 7. Kermit 8. Fozzie Bear 9. Bunsen Honeydew 10. Roosevelt Franklin 11. Astoria Waldorf’s wife, who looks an awful lot like his pal Statler: [Astoria | Muppet Wiki | Fandom](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Astoria) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9208 "2011-12-26T00:08:04Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler 7. Kermit 8. Fozzie Bear 9. Bunsen Honeydew 10. Roosevelt Franklin 11. Astoria 12. Oscar the Grouch ---
**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 26, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9209 "2011-12-26T00:16:38Z")
Muppets 1. Beaker 2. Swedish Chef 3. Animal 4. Miss Piggy 5. Waldorf 6. Statler 7. Kermit 8. Fozzie Bear 9. Bunsen Honeydew 10. Roosevelt Franklin 11. Astoria 12. Oscar the Grouch 13. Dr. Teeth Next category: First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9210 "2011-12-26T00:38:54Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David- my ex-husband ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9211 "2011-12-26T00:54:35Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9212 "2011-12-26T03:33:17Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9213 "2011-12-26T07:12:15Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9214 "2011-12-26T14:38:51Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9215 "2011-12-26T23:53:21Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats 7. Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9216 "2011-12-27T03:08:29Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats 7. Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife 8. Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9217 "2011-12-27T07:37:13Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats 7. Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife 8. Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF! 9. Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9218 "2011-12-27T14:18:07Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats 7. Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife 8. Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF! 9. Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old. 10. [Ron](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495672). I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9219 "2011-12-27T15:07:56Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats 7. Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife 8. Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF! 9. Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old. 10. Ron. I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron. 11. Pat, Terry, Shannon, Kelly etc. Any Androgynous Names. I don’t like them. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9220 "2011-12-27T20:48:50Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats 7. Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife 8. Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF! 9. Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old. 10. Ron. I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron. 11. Pat, Terry, Shannon, Kelly etc. Any Androgynous Names. I don’t like them. 12. Jean – Mother of Nancy (see #7) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9221 "2011-12-28T16:49:39Z")
First names you irrationally hate, and why 1. Mark - kid who was mean to me in high school 2. David - my ex-husband 3. Scott - wasted my 20s on that a$$hat 4. Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids) 5. Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types 6. Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats 7. Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife 8. Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF! 9. Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old. 10. Ron. I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron. 11. Pat, Terry, Shannon, Kelly etc. Any Androgynous Names. I don’t like them. 12. Jean – Mother of Nancy (see #7) 13. “Law Firm Names”- not a specific name, but when parents name two or more of their children family surnames and it sounds like a law firm when they refer to them. “Tinsley, McKay, and Holt, stop squabbling and get in the minivan now!” Next up: Retellings and-or alternate tellings of familiar stories/original tale 1. _Wicked_ by Gregory Maguire/_Wizard of Oz_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=462)