# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1121 "2010-10-01T03:24:47Z")
Dozen anyone know to post the list topic? 1. Bottles of BEER! 2. DONUTS! 3. Cartons of EGGS! 4. Oysters! 5. Hot Wings! (yum) 6. Roses 7. Rolls of toilet paper 8. Bagels 9. Lords a’ leaping! ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1122 "2010-10-01T04:22:18Z")
Dozen anyone know to post the list topic? 1. Bottles of BEER! 2. DONUTS! 3. Cartons of EGGS! 4. Oysters! 5. Hot Wings! (yum) 6. Roses 7. Rolls of toilet paper 8. Bagels 9. Lords a’ leaping! 10. Steps ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1123 "2010-10-01T07:21:33Z")
Things that might sold (or bought) by the dozen (or bakers dozen?) 1. Bottles of BEER! 2. DONUTS! 3. Cartons of EGGS! 4. Oysters! 5. Hot Wings! (yum) 6. Roses 7. Rolls of toilet paper 8. Bagels 9. Lords a’ leaping! 10. Steps 11. [Top Dog Hot Links](http://www.topdoghotdogs.com/colddogs.html) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1124 "2010-10-01T11:08:06Z")
Things that might sold (or bought) by the dozen (or bakers dozen?) 1. Bottles of BEER! 2. DONUTS! 3. Cartons of EGGS! 4. Oysters! 5. Hot Wings! (yum) 6. Roses 7. Rolls of toilet paper 8. Bagels 9. Lords a’ leaping! 10. Steps 11. [Top Dog Hot Links](http://www.topdoghotdogs.com/colddogs.html) 12. Firecrackers ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1125 "2010-10-01T13:22:15Z")
Things that might sold (or bought) by the dozen (or bakers dozen?) 1. Bottles of BEER! 2. DONUTS! 3. Cartons of EGGS! 4. Oysters! 5. Hot Wings! (yum) 6. Roses 7. Rolls of toilet paper 8. Bagels 9. Lords a’ leaping! (although I prefer “twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping”, I know there’s disagreement on the exact order) 10. Steps 11. Top Dog Hot Links 12. Firecrackers 13. Cupcakes New category: People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1126 "2010-10-01T13:30:31Z")
New category: People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1127 "2010-10-01T13:55:04Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1128 "2010-10-01T14:01:33Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer who lived to be 104! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1129 "2010-10-01T14:15:44Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer who lived to be 104! 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1130 "2010-10-01T14:42:52Z")
1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer who lived to be 104! 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 6. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1131 "2010-10-01T15:08:44Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer who lived to be 104! 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 6. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) 7. [Grandma Moses](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma_moses)(Anna Mary Robertson Moses; September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961) ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1132 "2010-10-01T15:10:30Z")
How old did George Abbot live to be? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1133 "2010-10-01T15:16:59Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer who lived to be 104! And then he kept living five more years after that! 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 6. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) 7. Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses; September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961) 8. Hal Roach (1892–1992) Filmmaker ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1134 "2010-10-01T15:17:17Z")
[quote=“Rhythmdvl, post:1131, topic:549173”] People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer who lived to be 104! 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 6. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) 7. Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses; September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961) 8. Hal Roach (1892–1992) Filmmaker 9. [Leni Riefenstahl](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl) (22 August 1902 - 8 September 2003) - Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist ---
**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:** [October 1, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1135 "2010-10-01T16:00:15Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 5. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) 6. Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses; September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961) 7. Hal Roach (1892–1992) Filmmaker 8. Leni Riefenstahl (22 August 1902 - 8 September 2003) - Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist 9. Rose Kennedy–July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995 - American royal family birth giver. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1136 "2010-10-01T16:06:29Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 6. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) 7. Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses; September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961) 8. Hal Roach (1892–1992) Filmmaker 9. Leni Riefenstahl (22 August 1902 - 8 September 2003) - Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist 10. Rose Kennedy–July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995 - American royal family birth giver. 11. Manoel de Oliveira (1908- ) Film Director ---
**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:** [October 2, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1137 "2010-10-02T03:02:28Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 6. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) 7. Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses; September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961) 8. Hal Roach (1892–1992) Filmmaker 9. Leni Riefenstahl (22 August 1902 - 8 September 2003) - Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist 10. Rose Kennedy–July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995 - American royal family birth giver. 11. Manoel de Oliveira (1908- ) Film Director 12. Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Jr. 1906 - 2007, founder of Walgreen’s ---
**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:** [October 2, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1138 "2010-10-02T03:04:24Z")
People who lived to 100 and are known for something besides mere longevity 1. Irving Berlin (1888-1989), composer 2. Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), comedian and actor 3. Albert Hofmann (1906–2008) - chemist who discovered LSD 4. George Abbott (June 25, 1886 – November 31, 1995)- Theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer 5. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Queen Consort and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 6. George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) 7. Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses; September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961) 8. Hal Roach (1892–1992) Filmmaker 9. Leni Riefenstahl (22 August 1902 - 8 September 2003) - Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist 10. Rose Kennedy–July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995 - American royal family birth giver. 11. Manoel de Oliveira (1908- ) Film Director 12. Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Jr. 1906 - 2007, founder of Walgreen’s 13. Luise Rainer (1910- ) Two time Academy Award winning actress. New category: People who have appeared as “heads” on Futurama 1. Leonard Nimoy ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1139 "2010-10-02T04:28:18Z")
New category: People who have appeared as “heads” on Futurama 1. Leonard Nimoy 2. Richard Nixon ---
**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:** [October 2, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1140 "2010-10-02T04:51:27Z")
New category: People who have appeared as “heads” on Futurama 1. Leonard Nimoy 2. Richard Nixon 3. Lucy Liu [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=58)