# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1064

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21264 "2013-12-05T15:38:31Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ **The Octagon**
7. 3 Ninjas
8. [Gymkata](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7qwkyg2XQ)

One of the all time Cheesy greats, I always thought the title would be far better with an exclamation mark - Gymkata!

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21265 "2013-12-05T16:00:52Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ **The Octagon**
7. 3 Ninjas
8. [Gymkata](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7qwkyg2XQ)
9. Ninja Cowboy Bear by David Bruins and Hilary Leung.

(It’s an adorable picture book.)

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21266 "2013-12-05T16:21:44Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ **The Octagon**
7. 3 Ninjas
8. [Gymkata](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7qwkyg2XQ)
9. Ninja Cowboy Bear by David Bruins and Hilary Leung.
10. The Order of the Stick

Poor Therkla. She would have made a pretty cool girlfriend, too.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21267 "2013-12-05T16:31:19Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ The Octagon
7. 3 Ninjas
8. Gymkata
9. Ninja Cowboy Bear by David Bruins and Hilary Leung.
10. The Order of the Stick
11. _ **Batman Begins** _

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21268 "2013-12-05T16:46:41Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ **The Octagon**
7. 3 Ninjas
8. [Gymkata](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7qwkyg2XQ)
9. Ninja Cowboy Bear by David Bruins and Hilary Leung.
10. The Order of the Stick
11. _ **Batman Begins** _
12. Revenge of the Ninja

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21269 "2013-12-05T16:51:41Z")

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13 movies/TV shows/stories with Ninjas!

1. The Last Samurai
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Beverly Hills Ninja
4. Shogun
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Chuck Norris’ The Octagon
7. 3 Ninjas
8. Gymkata
9. Ninja Cowboy Bear by David Bruins and Hilary Leung.
10. The Order of the Stick
11. Batman Begins
12. Revenge of the Ninja
13. Samurai Jack

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21270 "2013-12-05T16:55:20Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21271 "2013-12-05T17:02:03Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21272 "2013-12-05T17:04:06Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21273 "2013-12-05T17:28:05Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21274 "2013-12-05T18:07:36Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston

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**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:** [December 5, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21275 "2013-12-05T18:19:11Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston
7. “Christmas Shoes” by NewSong

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21276 "2013-12-05T18:21:25Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston
7. “Christmas Shoes” by NewSong
8. “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee.)

Hey, I like Christmas songs where the singer sounds a little bit tipsy as much as anyone, but the local radio station plays this one every 1/2 hour and I’m fucking sick of it.

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21277 "2013-12-05T20:55:15Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston
7. “Christmas Shoes” by NewSong
8. “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee.)
9. “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”

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**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:** [December 6, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21278 "2013-12-06T00:01:23Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston
7. “Christmas Shoes” by NewSong
8. “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee.)
9. “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”
10. Elvis’ Christmas songs, any of them  
I like Elvis, reslly I do. Just don’t care for his renditions of Christmas songs.

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21279 "2013-12-06T00:35:45Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston
7. “Christmas Shoes” by NewSong
8. “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee.)
9. “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”
10. Elvis’ Christmas songs, any of them
11. “Have A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives

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**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:** [December 6, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21280 "2013-12-06T00:49:36Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston
7. “Christmas Shoes” by NewSong
8. “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee.)
9. “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”
10. Elvis’ Christmas songs, any of them
11. “Have A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives
12. Anything country! (Except for _Christmas Time with The Judds_ (2003) - a classic!)

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21281 "2013-12-06T01:51:50Z")

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Christmas songs that make you lunge to change the radio station

1. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”
2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
3. “Same Old Lang Syne”
4. “Jingle Bells” (as performed by the Singing Dogs)
5. “Santa Baby”
6. anything sung by Whitney Houston
7. “Christmas Shoes” by NewSong
8. “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee.)
9. “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”
10. Elvis’ Christmas songs, any of them
11. “Have A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives
12. Anything country! (Except for Christmas Time with The Judds (2003) - a classic!)
13. All of them

Songs that people often mistitle

1. Baba O’Reily, The Who (often mistitled “Teenage Wasteland”)

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**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:** [December 6, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21282 "2013-12-06T03:01:48Z")

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Songs that people often mistitle

1. “Baba O’Reily,” The Who (often mistitled “Teenage Wasteland”)
2. “Jar of Hearts,” Christina Perri (OM “Who Do You Think You Are?”)

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**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:** [December 6, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21283 "2013-12-06T03:07:42Z")

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Songs that people often mistitle

1. “Baba O’Reily,” The Who (often mistitled “Teenage Wasteland”)
2. “Jar of Hearts,” Christina Perri (OM “Who Do You Think You Are?”)
3. “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35” - Bob Dylan (OM “Everybody Must Get Stoned”)

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