# 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:** 422
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8421 "2025-08-28T00:28:37Z")
**Acronyms** 1. SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus 2. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3. NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization 4. FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Reason 5. USAMRIID - United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 6. IMP - Immediate Murder Professionals 7. CREEP - Committee to Re-Elect the President 8. SPECTRE - Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion 9. SPECTRE - Special Tactics and Reconissance 10. SPECTRA - Surface Processes and Ecosystem Changes Through Response Analysis 11. UNICEF - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund ---
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**Acronyms** 1. SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus 2. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3. NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization 4. FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Reason 5. USAMRIID - United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 6. IMP - Immediate Murder Professionals 7. CREEP - Committee to Re-Elect the President 8. SPECTRE - Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion 9. SPECTRE - Special Tactics and Reconissance 10. SPECTRA - Surface Processes and Ecosystem Changes Through Response Analysis 11. UNICEF - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund 12. EDI - Enhanced Defense Intelligence From the _Mass Effect_ series. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8423 "2025-08-28T13:55:45Z")
**Acronyms** 1. SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus 2. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3. NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization 4. FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Reason 5. USAMRIID - United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 6. IMP - Immediate Murder Professionals 7. CREEP - Committee to Re-Elect the President 8. SPECTRE - Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion 9. SPECTRE - Special Tactics and Reconissance 10. SPECTRA - Surface Processes and Ecosystem Changes Through Response Analysis 11. UNICEF - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund 12. EDI - Enhanced Defense Intelligence 13. ASAP - As Soon As Possible ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8424 "2025-08-28T13:58:37Z")
**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who ---
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1. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack housekeeping ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack 7. “We’re talking away. No, I don’t know what I’m to say.” Take On Me, by A-Ha ---
**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:** [August 29, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8432 "2025-08-29T02:59:46Z")
Well, I don’t have _one_ favorite song, but I’ll pick one of many. **First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack 7. “We’re talking away. No, I don’t know what I’m to say.” Take On Me, by A-Ha 8. “The city streets are empty now (The lights don’t shine no more)” - Turn to Stone by The Electric Light Orchestra ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack 7. “We’re talking away. No, I don’t know what I’m to say.” Take On Me, by A-Ha 8. “The city streets are empty now (The lights don’t shine no more)” - Turn to Stone by The Electric Light Orchestra 9. “When all the world is a hopeless jumble. And the raindrops tumble all around” - Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland The film version doesn’t include the introductory verse, but she and singers who covered the song often included it in their performances And I don’t have just one favorite song either! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8434 "2025-08-29T03:09:54Z")
**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack 7. “We’re talking away. No, I don’t know what I’m to say.” Take On Me, by A-Ha 8. “The city streets are empty now (The lights don’t shine no more)” - Turn to Stone by The Electric Light Orchestra 9. “When all the world is a hopeless jumble. And the raindrops tumble all around” - Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland 10. “San Francisco morning coming clear and cold; don’t know if I’m waking or I’m dreaming.” - Soul Shadows, Bill Withers ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack 7. “We’re talking away. No, I don’t know what I’m to say.” Take On Me, by A-Ha 8. “The city streets are empty now (The lights don’t shine no more)” - Turn to Stone by The Electric Light Orchestra 9. “When all the world is a hopeless jumble. And the raindrops tumble all around” - Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland 10. “San Francisco morning coming clear and cold; don’t know if I’m waking or I’m dreaming.” - Soul Shadows, Bill Withers 11. “Doing alright / A little jiving on a Saturday night” - Driver’s Seat by Sniff ‘n’ the Tears ---
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**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack 7. “We’re talking away. No, I don’t know what I’m to say.” Take On Me, by A-Ha 8. “The city streets are empty now (The lights don’t shine no more)” - Turn to Stone by The Electric Light Orchestra 9. “When all the world is a hopeless jumble. And the raindrops tumble all around” - Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland 10. “San Francisco morning coming clear and cold; don’t know if I’m waking or I’m dreaming.” - Soul Shadows, Bill Withers 11. “Doing alright / A little jiving on a Saturday night” - Driver’s Seat by Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 12. “I’ve been trying to hide it; trying hard to deny it; I’ve been thinkin’ 'bout how it’s gonna go down, go down.” - Starlight by YOLA ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8437 "2025-08-29T06:06:03Z")
**First line of your favorite song** 1. “You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need” - Dogs, by Pink Floyd 2. “Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today” - Gimme Shelter, by the Rolling Stones 3. “I was riding down a concrete slab, down a river of useless flab” - Repo Man, by Iggy Pop 4. “I could while away the hours conferrin’ with the flowers” - If I Only Had a Brain, by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg 5. “We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet, and the morals that they worship will be gone.” Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6. “The first time ever I saw your face…” from the song of the same name by Roberta Flack 7. “We’re talking away. No, I don’t know what I’m to say.” Take On Me, by A-Ha 8. “The city streets are empty now (The lights don’t shine no more)” - Turn to Stone by The Electric Light Orchestra 9. “When all the world is a hopeless jumble. And the raindrops tumble all around” - Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland 10. “San Francisco morning coming clear and cold; don’t know if I’m waking or I’m dreaming.” - Soul Shadows, Bill Withers 11. “Doing alright / A little jiving on a Saturday night” - Driver’s Seat by Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 12. “I’ve been trying to hide it; trying hard to deny it; I’ve been thinkin’ 'bout how it’s gonna go down, go down.” - Starlight by YOLA 13. “Who dries your eyes when you cry real tears?” - Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s a Doll Revolution) by Elvis Costello & The Distractions pass ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8438 "2025-08-29T15:54:23Z")
**Five-letter words that have three syllables** 1. Omega ---
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**Five-letter words that have three syllables** 1. Omega 2. Aorta ---
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