# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 239
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4763 "2021-01-26T06:28:53Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4764 "2021-01-26T14:31:41Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) 7. The Ramones - “53rd and 3rd” (razor blade) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4765 "2021-01-26T15:11:48Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) 7. The Ramones - “53rd and 3rd” (razor blade) 8. Prince - “Screwdriver” (screwdriver) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4766 "2021-01-26T15:36:47Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) 7. The Ramones - “53rd and 3rd” (razor blade) 8. Prince - “Screwdriver” (screwdriver) 9. Ray Stevens - “Power Tools” (gas-powered weed-whacker) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4767 "2021-01-26T16:36:40Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) 7. The Ramones - “53rd and 3rd” (razor blade) 8. Prince - “Screwdriver” (screwdriver) 9. Ray Stevens - “Power Tools” (gas-powered weed-whacker) 10. Peter Gabriel — “Sledgehammer” (yeah) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4768 "2021-01-26T16:58:05Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) 7. The Ramones - “53rd and 3rd” (razor blade) 8. Prince - “Screwdriver” (screwdriver) 9. Ray Stevens - “Power Tools” (gas-powered weed-whacker) 10. Peter Gabriel — “Sledgehammer” (yeah) 11. The Band Perry - “Chainsaw” (chainsaw) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4769 "2021-01-26T17:18:57Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) 7. The Ramones - “53rd and 3rd” (razor blade) 8. Prince - “Screwdriver” (screwdriver) 9. Ray Stevens - “Power Tools” (gas-powered weed-whacker) 10. Peter Gabriel — “Sledgehammer” (yeah) 11. The Band Perry - “Chainsaw” (chainsaw) 12. The Fabulous Thunderbirds - “Tough Enough” (… shovel and dirt) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4770 "2021-01-27T02:03:57Z")
**Songs That Mention a Tool** _(does not need to be in the title)_ 1. Traditional – “The Ballad of John Henry” _(steam drill)_ 2. Led Zeppelin – “The Immigrant Song” (… _Hammer of the Gods_ …) 3. Bryan Adams – “Cuts Like a Knife” _(knife, obviously)_ 4. Dolly Parton - “9 to 5” (ladder) 5. Simon and Garfunkel, “El Condor Pasa” (hammer and nail) 6. Pete Seeger - “If I Had a Hammer” (hammer) 7. The Ramones - “53rd and 3rd” (razor blade) 8. Prince - “Screwdriver” (screwdriver) 9. Ray Stevens - “Power Tools” (gas-powered weed-whacker) 10. Peter Gabriel — “Sledgehammer” (yeah) 11. The Band Perry - “Chainsaw” (chainsaw) 12. The Fabulous Thunderbirds - “Tough Enough” (… shovel and dirt) 13. Silver Threads and Golden Needles – Wanda Jackson Pass ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4771 "2021-01-27T02:55:13Z")
OK I’ll go. **Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4772 "2021-01-27T04:39:34Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. curl up on the couch with a good book ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4773 "2021-01-27T06:16:28Z")
I am surprised that so many obvious ones were missed on the “Songs that Mention Tools” thread – for example, Roger Miller’s **‘King of the Road’** _(pushing a broom)_ or Elvis Presley’s **‘Steamroller Blues’** _(steamrollers, or course)_ or Bobby Goldsboro’s **‘Elusive Butterfly’** _(nets of wonder)_ or even Cardi B’s **‘WAP’** _(a mop)_ – and instead we have ‘hammer’ being used a total of four times… although I doubt even I would have ever come up with _‘gas-powered weed-whacker’_. Oh well. In play: **Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4774 "2021-01-27T08:16:44Z")
Good calls, **Bill**. I’d add the Arrogant Worms’ “Pressure Washer”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UrdN0_TxfGw/maxresdefault.jpg "Pressure Washer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrdN0_TxfGw) In play: **Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire Especially nice on a wintry, stormy day. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4775 "2021-01-27T12:25:38Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune Thirty years ago I actually did that a few times 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4776 "2021-01-27T13:04:26Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune 6. Family board games ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4777 "2021-01-27T16:01:17Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune 6. Family board games 7. Work on a puzzle ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4778 "2021-01-27T16:30:57Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune 6. Family board games 7. Work on a puzzle 8. Dress warmly and go for a brisk walk Unless it’s raining buckets or dangerously windy, I’m almost always up for a walk in bad weather. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4779 "2021-01-27T17:06:18Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune 6. Family board games 7. Work on a puzzle 8. Dress warmly and go for a brisk walk 9. Enjoy a good stew. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4780 "2021-01-27T17:59:08Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune 6. Family board games 7. Work on a puzzle 8. Dress warmly and go for a brisk walk 9. Enjoy a good stew. 10. Surf the Web ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4781 "2021-01-27T21:14:29Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune 6. Family board games 7. Work on a puzzle 8. Dress warmly and go for a brisk walk 9. Enjoy a good stew. 10. Surf the Web 11. Hot Soup! Make a hearty soup from scratch. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4782 "2021-01-27T21:17:50Z")
**Things to do on a stormy, bad-weather day** 1. Afternoon Delight (as in, have some!) 2. Curl up on the couch with a good book 3. Go back to bed. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow is another day!” 4. Put another log on the fire 5. Footslog your way to the end of a stone jetty and face the wrath of Neptune 6. Family board games 7. Work on a puzzle 8. Dress warmly and go for a brisk walk 9. Enjoy a good stew. 10. Surf the Web 11. Hot Soup! Make a hearty soup from scratch. 12. Watch a cooking show on TV. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=240)