# 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:** 568
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11342 "2012-06-30T04:51:22Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter It’s not just the fort but the harbor voyage to get there. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11343 "2012-07-01T00:50:41Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11344 "2012-07-01T19:50:58Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art 7. Atlanta - The Varsity Restaurant. Hot dogs and onion rings to die for. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11345 "2012-07-02T02:29:07Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art 7. Atlanta - The Varsity Restaurant 8. New York City - Times Square ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11346 "2012-07-02T07:19:53Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art 7. Atlanta - The Varsity Restaurant 8. New York City - Times Square 9. Washington D.C.- The National Mall I started to say The Smithsonian, but you have to be way more specific. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11347 "2012-07-03T00:58:26Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art 7. Atlanta - The Varsity Restaurant 8. New York City - Times Square 9. Washington D.C. - The National Mall 10. London - the Houses of Parliament ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11348 "2012-07-03T22:44:43Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art 7. Atlanta - The Varsity Restaurant 8. New York City - Times Square 9. Washington D.C. - The National Mall 10. London - the Houses of Parliament 11. Savannah- the Riverwalk ---
**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:** [July 4, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11349 "2012-07-04T02:10:45Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art 7. Atlanta - The Varsity Restaurant 8. New York City - Times Square 9. Washington D.C. - The National Mall 10. London - the Houses of Parliament 11. Savannah- the Riverwalk 12. Paris - the Louvre ---
**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:** [July 4, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11350 "2012-07-04T02:36:56Z")
Best thing to see in a favorite city of yours. 1. Boston - Sail frigate USS Constitution 2. Bedford VA- the Blue Ridge Mountains 3. San Francisco - Beach Blanket Babylon 4. Singapore - Hawker Centres 5. Charleston- Fort Sumter 6. Cleveland - Museum of Art 7. Atlanta - The Varsity Restaurant 8. New York City - Times Square 9. Washington D.C. - The National Mall 10. London - the Houses of Parliament 11. Savannah- the Riverwalk 12. Paris - the Louvre 13. Los Angeles - Griffith Observatory (with view of the city) Pass on the next category. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11351 "2012-07-04T05:16:18Z")
A fast one in honor of the passing of Andy Griffith: Name citizen of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11352 "2012-07-04T05:18:57Z")
Name citizen of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11353 "2012-07-04T11:36:34Z")
Name citizen of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber 3. Otis the drunk ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11354 "2012-07-04T19:55:30Z")
Name citizen of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber 3. Otis the drunk 4. Ernest T. Bass ---
**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:** [July 4, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11355 "2012-07-04T22:48:32Z")
Name citizen of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber 3. Otis the drunk 4. Ernest T. Bass 5. Gomer and Goober Pyle ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11356 "2012-07-05T01:17:06Z")
Citizens of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber 3. Otis the drunk 4. Ernest T. Bass 5. Gomer and Goober Pyle 6. Thelma Lou ---
**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:** [July 5, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11357 "2012-07-05T03:03:37Z")
Name citizen of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Gomer Pyle ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11358 "2012-07-05T03:39:30Z")
Citizens of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber 3. Otis the drunk 4. Ernest T. Bass 5. Gomer and Goober Pyle 6. Thelma Lou 7. Ellie Walker ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11359 "2012-07-05T08:15:11Z")
Citizens of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber 3. Otis the drunk 4. Ernest T. Bass 5. Gomer Pyle 6. Goober Pyle 7. Thelma Lou 8. Ellie Walker 9. Howard Sprague I split Goober and Gomer into two entries, btw. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2012, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11360 "2012-07-05T11:09:38Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I split Goober and Gomer into two entries, btw. I figured Goober was a [Suspiciously Similar Substitute](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute) for Gomer when Gomer split off to do his own series. So I counted them as one character. But no problems either way. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11361 "2012-07-05T11:10:40Z")
Citizens of the area patrolled by Sheriff Andy Taylor (other than Aunt Bea and Opie) 1. Barney Fife 2. Floyd Lawson the barber 3. Otis the drunk 4. Ernest T. Bass 5. Gomer Pyle 6. Goober Pyle 7. Thelma Lou 8. Ellie Walker 9. Howard Sprague 10. Warren Ferguson The deputy that replaced Barney. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=567) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=569)