# Baker’s Dozen IV **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177 "2026-09-18T13:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/461 "2026-11-01T17:01:50Z")
**Items or kinds of clothing you’d rather never see again** 1. Spandex on people who have no business wearing it 2. Pajamas in public 3. Top hats outside Christmas 4. Really torn jeans 5. Speedos 6. long sleeve bare midriff tops, especially in cold weather 7. Pants that are worn extremely low so that one’s boxers are on display 8. Parachute pants 9. MAGA caps 10. Fox stole 11. Barefoot/Toe Shoes 12. Those jeans with the ridiculously oversized wide legs 13. Sock garters **Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/462 "2026-11-01T17:14:43Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/463 "2026-11-01T17:48:21Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/464 "2026-11-01T17:51:34Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/465 "2026-11-01T20:29:42Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/466 "2026-11-01T22:35:02Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners ---
**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:** [November 2, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/467 "2026-11-02T04:11:26Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners 7. The Strenuous Life Those last two are my two favorite Joplin tunes: TEW: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T17wF7RGLk&list=RD7T17wF7RGLk&start\_radio=1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T17wF7RGLk&list=RD7T17wF7RGLk&start_radio=1) TSL: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF-uFRUl5Ds&list=RDpF-uFRUl5Ds&start\_radio=1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF-uFRUl5Ds&list=RDpF-uFRUl5Ds&start_radio=1) ---
**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:** [November 2, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/468 "2026-11-02T16:16:28Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners 7. The Strenuous Life 8. Elite Syncopations ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/469 "2026-11-02T18:15:01Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners 7. The Strenuous Life 8. Elite Syncopations 9. Swipesy (With Arthur Marshall) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/470 "2026-11-02T19:49:17Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners 7. The Strenuous Life 8. Elite Syncopations 9. Swipesy 10. Pineapple Rag [Pineapple Rag](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_KucOKMqEs&list=RD7T17wF7RGLk&index=6) ---
**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:** [November 2, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/471 "2026-11-02T21:50:17Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners 7. The Strenuous Life 8. Elite Syncopations 9. Swipesy 10. Pineapple Rag 11. Magnetic Rag ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/472 "2026-11-02T21:55:39Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners 7. The Strenuous Life 8. Elite Syncopations 9. Swipesy 10. Pineapple Rag 11. Magnetic Rag 12. Gladiolus Rag ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/473 "2026-11-03T12:36:10Z")
**Scott Joplin music** 1. Solace 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. The Entertainer 4. Treemonisha 5. Sugar Cane Rag 6. The Easy Winners 7. The Strenuous Life 8. Elite Syncopations 9. Swipesy 10. Pineapple Rag 11. Magnetic Rag 12. Gladiolus Rag 13. Weeping Willow **“Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Siimpson - 1936 ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/474 "2026-11-03T16:07:51Z")
**“Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Siimpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/475 "2026-11-03T17:14:21Z")
**“Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Siimpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/476 "2026-11-03T17:28:07Z")
**“Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Siimpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 A reminder that the criteria is “for better **or for worse** … has done the most to influence the events of the year”. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/477 "2026-11-03T17:46:56Z")
**“Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Siimpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/478 "2026-11-03T18:39:30Z")
**“Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 In 1982, rather than select a human individual, they chose the PC and called it “The Machine of the Year” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [November 4, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/479 "2026-11-04T00:20:44Z")
**"Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 7. Mahatma Gandhi - 1930 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/480 "2026-11-04T01:13:07Z")
**"Time” magazine Persons of the Year** 1. Wallis Simpson - 1936 2. John F. Kennedy - 1961 3. Corazon Aquino - 1986 4. Adolf Hitler - 1938 5. Ronald Reagan - 1980 6. The Personal Computer - 1982 7. Mahatma Gandhi - 1930 8. Ayatollah Khomeini - 1979 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=25)