# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 385
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7681 "2025-06-06T10:39:42Z")
**Name An Album That Does Not Have a Picture of the Artist on the Cover (Limit one artist per album):** 1. _Dark Side of the Moon_ - Pink Floyd 2. _The Beatles_ a.k.a. _The White Album_ - The Beatles 3. _Pieces of Eight_ - Styx 4. _The Real Thing_ - Faith No More 5. _Nevermind_ – Nirvana 6. _Madman Across The Water_ - Elton John 7. _Physical Graffiti_ - Led Zeppelin ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7682 "2025-06-06T12:11:06Z")
**Name An Album That Does Not Have a Picture of the Artist on the Cover (Limit one artist per album):** 1. _Dark Side of the Moon_ - Pink Floyd 2. _The Beatles_ a.k.a. _The White Album_ - The Beatles 3. _Pieces of Eight_ - Styx 4. _The Real Thing_ - Faith No More 5. _Nevermind_ – Nirvana 6. _Madman Across The Water_ - Elton John 7. _Physical Graffiti_ - Led Zeppelin 8. _Rio_ - Duran Duran ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7683 "2025-06-06T12:17:38Z")
**Name An Album That Does Not Have a Picture of the Artist on the Cover (Limit one artist per album):** 1. _Dark Side of the Moon_ - Pink Floyd 2. _The Beatles_ a.k.a. _The White Album_ - The Beatles 3. _Pieces of Eight_ - Styx 4. _The Real Thing_ - Faith No More 5. _Nevermind_ – Nirvana 6. _Madman Across The Water_ - Elton John 7. _Physical Graffiti_ - Led Zeppelin 8. _Rio_ - Duran Duran 9. _Terrapin Station_ - Grateful Dead ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7684 "2025-06-06T13:40:00Z")
**Name An Album That Does Not Have a Picture of the Artist on the Cover (Limit one artist per album):** 1. _Dark Side of the Moon_ - Pink Floyd 2. _The Beatles_ a.k.a. _The White Album_ - The Beatles 3. _Pieces of Eight_ - Styx 4. _The Real Thing_ - Faith No More 5. _Nevermind_ – Nirvana 6. _Madman Across The Water_ - Elton John 7. _Physical Graffiti_ - Led Zeppelin 8. _Rio_ - Duran Duran 9. _Terrapin Station_ - Grateful Dead 10. _Ghost in the Machine_ - The Police ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7685 "2025-06-06T14:14:35Z")
**Name An Album That Does Not Have a Picture of the Artist on the Cover (Limit one artist per album):** 1. _Dark Side of the Moon_ - Pink Floyd 2. _The Beatles_ a.k.a. _The White Album_ - The Beatles 3. _Pieces of Eight_ - Styx 4. _The Real Thing_ - Faith No More 5. _Nevermind_ – Nirvana 6. _Madman Across The Water_ - Elton John 7. _Physical Graffiti_ - Led Zeppelin 8. _Rio_ - Duran Duran 9. _Terrapin Station_ - Grateful Dead 10. _Ghost in the Machine_ - The Police 11. _¡Adios Amigos!_ - The Ramones ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7686 "2025-06-06T15:10:45Z")
Actually Ghost in the Machine album cover IS an image depicting the band. For the longest time I never realized that until one day staring at the album cover (cue Also Sprach Zarathustra) it finally dawned on me what that funny digital image was. It was the band member’s faces. [![](https://pure-music.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ghost-in-the-machine-album-cover-500x321.jpg.webp) ](https://pure-music.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ghost-in-the-machine-album-cover-500x321.jpg.webp) If you’re having trouble seeing it, Sting’s spiky hair is in the middle ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7687 "2025-06-06T15:16:17Z")
[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:7685, topic:970093, full:true”] **Name An Album That Does Not Have a Picture of the Artist on the Cover (Limit one artist per album):** 1. _Dark Side of the Moon_ - Pink Floyd 2. _The Beatles_ a.k.a. _The White Album_ - The Beatles 3. _Pieces of Eight_ - Styx 4. _The Real Thing_ - Faith No More 5. _Nevermind_ – Nirvana 6. _Madman Across The Water_ - Elton John 7. _Physical Graffiti_ - Led Zeppelin 8. _Rio_ - Duran Duran 9. _Terrapin Station_ - Grateful Dead 10. _Ghost in the Machine_ - The Police 11. _¡Adios Amigos!_ - The Ramones 12. _Hotel California_ - The Eagles ---
**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:** [June 7, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7688 "2025-06-07T03:17:09Z")
Wiki’s article on _Ghost in the Machine_ confirms what **Cardigan** said about the cover, but doesn’t cite to any source. **Name An Album That Does Not Have a Picture of the Artist on the Cover (Limit one artist per album):** 1. _Dark Side of the Moon_ - Pink Floyd 2. _The Beatles_ a.k.a. _The White Album_ - The Beatles 3. _Pieces of Eight_ - Styx 4. _The Real Thing_ - Faith No More 5. _Nevermind_ – Nirvana 6. _Madman Across The Water_ - Elton John 7. _Physical Graffiti_ - Led Zeppelin 8. _Rio_ - Duran Duran 9. _Terrapin Station_ - Grateful Dead 10. _Ghost in the Machine_ - The Police 11. _¡Adios Amigos!_ - The Ramones 12. _Hotel California_ - The Eagles 13. _A New World Record_ - Electric Light Orchestra Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7689 "2025-06-07T13:51:03Z")
**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7690 "2025-06-07T13:55:45Z")
**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7691 "2025-06-07T14:03:14Z")
**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7692 "2025-06-07T14:04:26Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > Hot Wheels A good example of waiting until after my coffee has kicked in: I started this thread with _the intention_ of listing “Hot Wheels” but somehow posted the other toy. It’s as if my fingers ignored my brain and typed “Big Wheel” instead. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7693 "2025-06-07T16:44:37Z")
**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) A talking robot that used 8-track technology to fake AI. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7694 "2025-06-07T16:57:20Z")
**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) 5. Tootsie toys > **[TootsieToy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TootsieToy)** > > Tootsietoy is a manufacturer of die cast toy cars and other toy vehicles which was originally based in Chicago, Illinois. Though the Tootsietoy name has been used since the 1920s, the company's origins date from about 1890. An enduring marque, toys with the Tootsietoy name were consistently popular from the 1930s through the 1990s. > Tootsietoy had its beginnings in the two diecasting companies of the Dowst and the Shure Brothers who were established near the same time in the 1890s. The Dowst br... ---
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**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) 5. Tootsie toys 6. Lincoln Logs ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7696 "2025-06-07T19:32:15Z")
**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) 5. Tootsie toys 6. Lincoln Logs 7. Spinning top ---
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**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) 5. Tootsie toys 6. Lincoln Logs 7. Spinning top 8. Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7698 "2025-06-07T21:18:15Z")
**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) 5. Tootsie toys 6. Lincoln Logs 7. Spinning top 8. Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures 9. Raggedy Ann ---
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**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) 5. Tootsie toys 6. Lincoln Logs 7. Spinning top 8. Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures 9. Raggedy Ann 10. Tinker Toys ---
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**Toys you grew up with** 1. Big Wheel 2. Hot Wheels 3. Etch A Sketch 4. 2-XL (1978) 5. Tootsie toys 6. Lincoln Logs 7. Spinning top 8. Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures 9. Raggedy Ann 10. Tinker Toys 11. Matchbox cars [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=384) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=386)