# 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:** 52
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1021 "2010-09-23T11:20:13Z")
Odd animals: 1. Platypus 2. Mole rat 3. Alligator gar 4. Coelacanth 5. Tapir 6. Echidna 7. Tuatara 8. Homo sapiens 9. Weta 10. [Star Nosed Mole](http://files.sharenator.com/star_nosed_mole_Worlds_strangest_looking_animals-s1360x673-2274.jpg) 11. Three-Toed Sloth ---
**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 23, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1022 "2010-09-23T12:08:20Z")
Odd animals: 1. Platypus 2. Mole rat 3. Alligator gar 4. Coelacanth 5. Tapir 6. Echidna 7. Tuatara 8. Homo sapiens 9. Weta 10. [Star Nosed Mole](http://files.sharenator.com/star_nosed_mole_Worlds_strangest_looking_animals-s1360x673-2274.jpg) 11. Three-Toed Sloth 12. [Aye-aye](http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/aye_aye_2sfw.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1023 "2010-09-23T13:14:05Z")
Odd animals: 1. Platypus 2. Mole rat 3. Alligator gar 4. Coelacanth 5. Tapir 6. Echidna 7. Tuatara 8. Homo sapiens 9. Weta 10. Star Nosed Mole 11. Three-Toed Sloth 12. Aye-aye 13. [Leafy sea dragon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafy_sea_dragon) New Catagory: Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1024 "2010-09-23T13:43:42Z")
New Catagory: Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. ---
**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 23, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1025 "2010-09-23T13:55:25Z")
New Catagory: Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1026 "2010-09-23T14:14:28Z")
New Catagory: Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1027 "2010-09-23T14:18:18Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1028 "2010-09-23T14:21:42Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1029 "2010-09-23T16:20:54Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. 7. Dweezil, Ahmet, and Moon Unit Zappa - musicians, children of Frank Zappa ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1030 "2010-09-23T16:43:07Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. [del]7. Dweezil, Ahmet, and Moon Unit Zappa - musicians, children of Frank Zappa[/del] BZZZT! I said “mothers and fathers” sweetie. 7. Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave–Daughters of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson ---
**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 23, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1031 "2010-09-23T17:15:49Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. 7. Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave–Daughters of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson 8. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King - children of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr ---
**Author:** ![EristicKallistic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@EristicKallistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EristicKallistic)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1032 "2010-09-23T18:06:04Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. 7. Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave–Daughters of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson 8. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King - children of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr 9. Venus and Serena Williams - children of two tennis coaches, Richard Williams and Oracene Price ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1033 "2010-09-23T18:25:18Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > BZZZT! I said “mothers and fathers” sweetie. Mea culpa. But… _sweetie?_ :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1034 "2010-09-23T19:16:33Z")
Just to take some of the sting out. 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. 7. Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave–Daughters of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson 8. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King - children of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr 9. Venus and Serena Williams - children of two tennis coaches, Richard Williams and Oracene Price 10. Reeve & Anne Lindbergh–Published writers like their parents, Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh ---
**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 23, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1035 "2010-09-23T19:17:35Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. 7. Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave–Daughters of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson 8. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King - children of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr 9. Venus and Serena Williams - children of two tennis coaches, Richard Williams and Oracene Price 10. Sean Astin - son of actors John Astin and Patty Duke ---
**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 23, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1036 "2010-09-23T19:32:57Z")
Children who became famous doing what both their mothers and fathers did (each family unit counts as one) 1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. 7. Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave–Daughters of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson 8. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King - children of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr 9. Venus and Serena Williams - children of two tennis coaches, Richard Williams and Oracene Price 10. Sean Astin - son of actors John Astin and Patty Duke 11. Irene Joliot-Curie - Nobel prize winning daughter of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie. And Irene and Frederic Joliot (also a scientist) had two children, Helene and Pierre, who went on to become scientists. And Helene married scientist Michel Langevin (whose grandfather Paul Langevin was a scientist) and their son Yves is a scientist. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1037 "2010-09-24T02:25:08Z")
1. Rufus & Martha Wainwright–Son & daughter of singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle 2. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, Cedella, and Damian Marley - Their parents, Bob and Rita (and others), apparently had a bit of musical success. 3. Drew Barrymore - John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore - and a whole slew of 'em before that… 4. Kiefer Sutherland - Son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas 5. Franklin Graham - son of Billy Graham (whose wife, Ruth, wrote some religious-ish poems & books). 6. Joe Hill & Owen Philip King–Published authors, like parents Stephen & Tabitha. 7. Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave–Daughters of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson 8. Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King - children of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr 9. Venus and Serena Williams - children of two tennis coaches, Richard Williams and Oracene Price 10. Reeve & Anne Lindbergh–Published writers like their parents, Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh 11. Sean Astin - son of actors John Astin and Patty Duke 12. Irene Joliot-Curie - Nobel prize winning daughter of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie. And Irene and Frederic Joliot (also a scientist) had two children, Helene and Pierre, who went on to become scientists. And Helene married scientist Michel Langevin (whose grandfather Paul Langevin was a scientist) and their son Yves is a scientist. 13. Crescent Dragonwagon (Ellen Zolotow) – a writer, as were mom Charlotte and dad Maurice. New category: Favorite postage stamps 1. [Nicaragua volcano depiction](http://jeffersonswall.blog-city.com/nicaragua_the_loss_of_the_canal_and_rise_of_the_fletcher_b.htm) causes canal to be built in Panama instead ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1038 "2010-09-24T11:09:23Z")
New category: Favorite postage stamps 1. [Nicaragua volcano depiction](http://jeffersonswall.blog-city.com/nicaragua_the_loss_of_the_canal_and_rise_of_the_fletcher_b.htm) causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. [John Candy](http://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/110311-John_Candy-Canadians_in_Hollywood-Canada) - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1039 "2010-09-24T14:22:56Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. [Nicaragua volcano depiction](http://jeffersonswall.blog-city.com/nicaragua_the_loss_of_the_canal_and_rise_of_the_fletcher_b.htm) causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. [John Candy](http://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/110311-John_Candy-Canadians_in_Hollywood-Canada) - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic [Inverted Jenny](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_Jenny). ---
**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:** [September 24, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1040 "2010-09-24T14:38:07Z")
Favorite postage stamps 1. [Nicaragua volcano depiction](http://jeffersonswall.blog-city.com/nicaragua_the_loss_of_the_canal_and_rise_of_the_fletcher_b.htm) causes canal to be built in Panama instead 2. [John Candy](http://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/110311-John_Candy-Canadians_in_Hollywood-Canada) - gotta love the falling TVs in the background a la SCTV 3. The classic [Inverted Jenny](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_Jenny). 4. Can’t go wrong with [The Simpsons](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B002PSOSDK/ref=dp_image_0/175-6401007-6646767?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=53)