# 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:** 748
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14942 "2013-03-20T16:45:32Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14943 "2013-03-20T16:50:13Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14944 "2013-03-20T17:02:12Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia 7. Pittsburgh, Pa. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14945 "2013-03-20T17:18:27Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) 7. Pittsburgh 8. El Salvador (named after Jesus the Savior) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14946 "2013-03-20T17:29:41Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) 7. Pittsburgh 8. El Salvador (named after Jesus the Savior) 9. Pennsylvania ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14947 "2013-03-20T17:30:08Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) 7. Pittsburgh 8. El Salvador (named after Jesus the Savior) 9. Colombia (another country!) named for Christopher Columbus (aka Cristobal Colon) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14948 "2013-03-20T17:32:30Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) 7. Pittsburgh 8. El Salvador (named after Jesus the Savior) 9. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10. The Philippines (Phillip II of Spain) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14949 "2013-03-20T17:41:54Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) 7. Pittsburgh 8. El Salvador (named after Jesus the Savior) 9. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10. The Philippines (Phillip II of Spain) 11. Colombia (another country!) named for Christopher Columbus (aka Cristobal Colon) * * * ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14950 "2013-03-20T18:12:29Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) 7. Pittsburgh 8. El Salvador (named after Jesus the Savior) 9. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10. The Philippines (Phillip II of Spain) 11. Colombia (another country!) named for Christopher Columbus (aka Cristobal Colon) 12. Solomon Islands (King Solomon) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14951 "2013-03-20T18:39:28Z")
Cities/Places Named After Presidents/Kings/Leaders 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3. Bolivia (how many countries are named after people?) 4. Lincoln, Nebraska 5. Jefferson City, MO 6. Monrovia, Liberia (named after U.S. President James Monroe) 7. Pittsburgh 8. El Salvador (named after Jesus the Savior) 9. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10. The Philippines (Phillip II of Spain) 11. Colombia (another country!) named for Christopher Columbus (aka Cristobal Colon) 12. Solomon Islands (King Solomon) 13. Pennsylvania, named for William Penn. New Topic: Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 14. Acoustic guitar Brief explanation: a century ago, nobody would have understood what an “acoustic guitar” was, because ALL guitars were acoustic. But after electric guitars came along, we needed the phrase “acoustic guitar.” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14952 "2013-03-20T19:49:41Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14953 "2013-03-20T19:52:46Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes (Hmm, does that work?) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14954 "2013-03-20T19:57:01Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey As opposed to the roller, field, and tongue variations. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14955 "2013-03-20T19:57:27Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14956 "2013-03-20T20:10:57Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14957 "2013-03-20T20:18:05Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV 7. Hard copy (as in, bring a hard copy not a soft copy) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14958 "2013-03-20T20:39:15Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV 7. Hard copy (as in, bring a hard copy not a soft copy) 8. Whole milk ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14959 "2013-03-20T20:48:32Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV 7. Hard copy (as in, bring a hard copy not a soft copy) 8. Whole milk 9. Real breasts (Alright, I’ll probably be slapped for that one) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14960 "2013-03-20T20:52:46Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV 7. Hard copy (as in, bring a hard copy not a soft copy) 8. Whole milk 9. Real breasts 10. Analog recording ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14961 "2013-03-20T20:53:54Z")
Retronyms (where we have to go back and make up a new word or phrase for something old, to differentiate it from a newfangled variation) 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Land line 3. Non-ABS Brakes 4. Ice hockey 5. Snail mail 6. CRT TV 7. Hard copy (as in, bring a hard copy not a soft copy) 8. Whole milk 9. Real breasts 10. Analog recording 11. Rotary phone [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=747) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=749)