# 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:** 482
**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:** [February 7, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9622 "2012-02-07T22:10:06Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels ---
**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9623 "2012-02-07T23:44:47Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9624 "2012-02-08T00:25:13Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9625 "2012-02-08T01:14:36Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis 7. [Crusaders](http://www.crusaders.co.nz/) (based in Christchurch) A New Zealand professional rugby team. (The reason I knew the name was ‘The Christian Crusaders’ was the name of my elementary school team and so I noticed it when I heard of them. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9626 "2012-02-08T02:40:20Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis 7. Crusaders (based in Christchurch) 8. St. Louis Cardinals ---
**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:** [February 8, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9627 "2012-02-08T02:41:04Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis 7. Crusaders (based in Christchurch) 8. St. Louis Cardinals 9. Maccabi Tel Aviv ---
**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:** [February 8, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9628 "2012-02-08T03:01:55Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion > … > 8. St. Louis Cardinals :dubious: It’s named after the birds, not the princes of the Catholic Church. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9629 "2012-02-08T03:40:59Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis 7. Crusaders (based in Christchurch) 8. St. Louis Cardinals 9. Maccabi Tel Aviv 10. Fort Myers Miracle Triple A baseball team in Florida ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9630 "2012-02-08T04:07:03Z")
Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis 7. Crusaders (based in Christchurch) 8. St. Louis Cardinals 9. Maccabi Tel Aviv 10. Fort Myers Miracle 11. Minnesota Fighting Saints Actually the name of two World Hockey Association franchises. The first began in 1972 and folded during the 1975-76 campaign. For fall of 1976, the Cleveland team was relocated to Minnesota and christened the “New Fighting Saints”, only to disappear by January '77. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9631 "2012-02-08T09:36:26Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion > > 1. Minnesota Fighting Saints > > Actually the name of two World Hockey Association franchises. The first began in 1972 and folded during the 1975-76 campaign. For fall of 1976, the Cleveland team was relocated to Minnesota and christened the “New Fighting Saints”, only to disappear by January '77. And the moral is Don’t Start a Hockey Team in Minnesota Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis 7. Crusaders (based in Christchurch) 8. St. Louis Cardinals 9. Maccabi Tel Aviv 10. Fort Myers Miracle 11. Minnesota Fighting Saints 12. St. Paul Apostles An American League (Baseball) team from 1895-1899 ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9632 "2012-02-08T12:14:29Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Wait a sec–I’m confused. They didn’t kill off Catherine Willows on CSI, unless by “kill off” you mean “left the show.” If you’re talking about actual death, swap Catherine for Warrick Brown. You know, this was my mistake, I watched it with my wife and may have snoozed through the ending because I thought she had died. Apparently , she survived and left CSI for a job with the FBI. Sorry about that. I guess Warrick Brown would be the best alternative answer. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9633 "2012-02-08T23:48:07Z")
And the moral is Don’t Start a Hockey Team in Minnesota Professional sports teams whose names have a connection with religion 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New Orleans Saints 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels 5. Albany Devils 6. Spirits of St. Louis 7. Crusaders (based in Christchurch) 8. St. Louis Cardinals 9. Maccabi Tel Aviv 10. Fort Myers Miracle 11. Minnesota Fighting Saints 12. St. Paul Apostles 13. Charlotte Speed Demons A women’s roller derby team that I’ll count as professional because they’re paid and part of the (surprisingly large) movement to make the roller derby an Olympic sport. Next up: Things associated with really tacky homes/homeowners 1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9634 "2012-02-09T00:39:27Z")
Things associated with really tacky homes/homeowners 1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9635 "2012-02-09T01:04:37Z")
Things associated with really tacky homes/homeowners 1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) 3. Old sofa on the porch (or worse, the lawn) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9636 "2012-02-09T01:13:41Z")
Things associated with really tacky homes/homeowners 1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) 3. Old sofa on the porch (or worse, the lawn) 4. [Cable spool](http://www-d0.fnal.gov/icd/photos/index/044-icd_lv_cable_spool-01.jpg) [tables](http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/12/08/my-free-cable-spool-table/) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9637 "2012-02-09T01:29:25Z")
1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) 3. Old sofa on the porch (or worse, the lawn) 4. Cable spool tables 5. Lawn Gnomes ---
**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:** [February 9, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9638 "2012-02-09T01:32:11Z")
1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) 3. Old sofa on the porch (or worse, the lawn) 4. Cable spool tables 5. Lawn Gnomes 6. Velvet Elvi (yes, I know, it’s “Elvises.” I like “Elvi” better 🙂 ) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9639 "2012-02-09T01:38:40Z")
John, you’re still removing the categories. Please stop. Things associated with really tacky homes/homeowners 1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) 3. Old sofa on the porch (or worse, the lawn) 4. Cable spool tables 5. Lawn Gnomes 6. Velvet Elvi (yes, I know, it’s “Elvises.” I like “Elvi” better 🙂 ) 7. Beercan pyramids ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9640 "2012-02-09T02:32:11Z")
Things associated with really tacky homes/homeowners 1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) 3. Old sofa on the porch (or worse, the lawn) 4. Cable spool tables 5. Lawn Gnomes 6. Velvet Elvi (yes, I know, it’s “Elvises.” I like “Elvi” better ) 7. Beercan pyramids 8. Christmas Carols on a loud speaker system. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9641 "2012-02-09T03:16:56Z")
Things associated with really tacky homes/homeowners 1. Plastic (or concrete) flamingoes on the lawn 2. car parts in the yard (includes seats) 3. Old sofa on the porch (or worse, the lawn) 4. Cable spool tables 5. Lawn Gnomes 6. Velvet Elvi (yes, I know, it’s “Elvises.” I like “Elvi” better ) 7. Beercan pyramids 8. Christmas Carols on a loud speaker system 9. Excessive and or year-round Christmas lights [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=481) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=483)