# 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:** 1092

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21824 "2014-01-06T05:53:16Z")

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Things they’ll never show you at Downton Abbey

1. The Earl of Grantham has a prostate exam
2. Dowager Violet Crawley entering a Charleston marathon.
3. (GO NINERS!) A replay of today’s SF 49ers win over the Packers
4. The blue police box carefully tucked away in the basement.
5. The new junior butler Roscoe (played by Flavor Flav).
6. A Crawley family down home country barbecue. With a pig roast and all the fixins.
7. Carson delivers a Booty-Gram for Lady Edith.
8. Zombie Matthew comes shambling up the driveway.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21825 "2014-01-06T07:55:14Z")

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Things they’ll never show you at Downton Abbey

1. The Earl of Grantham has a prostate exam
2. Dowager Violet Crawley entering a Charleston marathon.
3. (GO NINERS!) A replay of today’s SF 49ers win over the Packers
4. The blue police box carefully tucked away in the basement.
5. The new junior butler Roscoe (played by Flavor Flav).
6. A Crawley family down home country barbecue. With a pig roast and all the fixins.
7. Carson delivers a Booty-Gram for Lady Edith.
8. Zombie Matthew comes shambling up the driveway.
9. Fourth daughter, Lady [Denise](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EOG0RFfL5Qo/T7kLzRFGjwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/d7nvWq8weN4/s1600/tumblr_m4b8qkJpiE1qdroduo1_500.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21826 "2014-01-06T14:10:31Z")

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Things they’ll never show you at Downton Abbey

1. The Earl of Grantham has a prostate exam
2. Dowager Violet Crawley entering a Charleston marathon.
3. (GO NINERS!) A replay of today’s SF 49ers win over the Packers
4. The blue police box carefully tucked away in the basement.
5. The new junior butler Roscoe (played by Flavor Flav).
6. A Crawley family down home country barbecue. With a pig roast and all the fixins.
7. Carson delivers a Booty-Gram for Lady Edith.
8. Zombie Matthew comes shambling up the driveway.
9. Fourth daughter, Lady [Denise](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EOG0RFfL5Qo/T7kLzRFGjwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/d7nvWq8weN4/s1600/tumblr_m4b8qkJpiE1qdroduo1_500.jpeg)
10. A quiet evening of charades and twerking.

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21827 "2014-01-06T14:14:20Z")

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Things they’ll never show you at Downton Abbey

1. The Earl of Grantham has a prostate exam
2. Dowager Violet Crawley entering a Charleston marathon.
3. (GO NINERS!) A replay of today’s SF 49ers win over the Packers
4. The blue police box carefully tucked away in the basement.
5. The new junior butler Roscoe (played by Flavor Flav).
6. A Crawley family down home country barbecue. With a pig roast and all the fixins.
7. Carson delivers a Booty-Gram for Lady Edith.
8. Zombie Matthew comes shambling up the driveway.
9. Fourth daughter, Lady [Denise](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EOG0RFfL5Qo/T7kLzRFGjwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/d7nvWq8weN4/s1600/tumblr_m4b8qkJpiE1qdroduo1_500.jpeg)
10. A quiet evening of charades and twerking.
11. A tour of Crawley, West Sussex.

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21828 "2014-01-06T14:14:32Z")

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Things they’ll never show you at Downton Abbey

1. The Earl of Grantham has a prostate exam
2. Dowager Violet Crawley entering a Charleston marathon.
3. (GO NINERS!) A replay of today’s SF 49ers win over the Packers
4. The blue police box carefully tucked away in the basement.
5. The new junior butler Roscoe (played by Flavor Flav).
6. A Crawley family down home country barbecue. With a pig roast and all the fixins.
7. Carson delivers a Booty-Gram for Lady Edith.
8. Zombie Matthew comes shambling up the driveway.
9. Fourth daughter, Lady [Denise](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EOG0RFfL5Qo/T7kLzRFGjwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/d7nvWq8weN4/s1600/tumblr_m4b8qkJpiE1qdroduo1_500.jpeg)
10. A quiet evening of charades and twerking.
11. A tour of Crawley, West Sussex
12. The Dowager Countess trying to remember the name of that short story she read once, about living on Venus and the girl gets locked in a closet or something…

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21829 "2014-01-06T14:37:35Z")

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Things they’ll never show you at Downton Abbey

1. The Earl of Grantham has a prostate exam
2. Dowager Violet Crawley entering a Charleston marathon.
3. (GO NINERS!) A replay of today’s SF 49ers win over the Packers
4. The blue police box carefully tucked away in the basement.
5. The new junior butler Roscoe (played by Flavor Flav).
6. A Crawley family down home country barbecue. With a pig roast and all the fixins.
7. Carson delivers a Booty-Gram for Lady Edith.
8. Zombie Matthew comes shambling up the driveway.
9. Fourth daughter, Lady Denise
10. A quiet evening of charades and twerking.
11. A tour of Crawley, West Sussex
12. The Dowager Countess trying to remember the name of that short story she read once, about living on Venus and the girl gets locked in a closet or something…
13. Lord Grantham sitting in his boxer shorts, eating a salami sandwich, listening to the Manchester United game on the radio.

New topic: Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21830 "2014-01-06T14:53:58Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21831 "2014-01-06T15:00:46Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21832 "2014-01-06T15:01:38Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21833 "2014-01-06T15:11:20Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21834 "2014-01-06T15:20:31Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21835 "2014-01-06T15:47:32Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21836 "2014-01-06T16:19:12Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. “2112” (Rush–and hey, Alvin’s version might be lower than Geddy’s! :D)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21837 "2014-01-06T16:22:37Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. “2112” (Rush–and hey, Alvin’s version might be lower than Geddy’s! )
9. “American Pie”

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21838 "2014-01-06T16:47:20Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. “2112” (Rush–and hey, Alvin’s version might be lower than Geddy’s! )
9. “American Pie”
10. “Sympathy for the Devil”

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21839 "2014-01-06T16:53:23Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. “2112” (Rush–and hey, Alvin’s version might be lower than Geddy’s! )
9. “American Pie”
10. “Sympathy for the Devil”
11. “Highway to Hell”

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21840 "2014-01-06T17:07:41Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. “2112” (Rush–and hey, Alvin’s version might be lower than Geddy’s! )
9. “American Pie”
10. “Sympathy for the Devil”
11. “Highway to Hell”
12. “You Shook Me All Night Long”

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21841 "2014-01-06T17:22:03Z")

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Songs You’d Like to Hear Done by Alvin and the Chipmunks

1. “In the Court of the Crimson King”
2. “In A Gadda Da Vida”
3. “The Hallelujah Chorus”
4. “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” (CSN)
5. “New York, New York”
6. “Memory” (CATS–Everyone else has covered it)
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. “2112” (Rush–and hey, Alvin’s version might be lower than Geddy’s! )
9. “American Pie”
10. “Sympathy for the Devil”
11. “Highway to Hell”
12. “You Shook Me All Night Long”
13. “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw?” (Jimmy Buffett)

In the vein of cute names for combined fandoms (like “Wholock”), unlikely fandom pairings.

1. Duck Dynasty (starring Uncle Phil and Joan Collins)

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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:** [January 6, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21842 "2014-01-06T18:56:10Z")

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In the vein of cute names for combined fandoms (like “Wholock”), unlikely fandom pairings.

1. Duck Dynasty (starring Uncle Phil and Joan Collins)
2. 24 Seven (Kiefer Sutherland/Brad Pitt slash fic)

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**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21843 "2014-01-06T19:05:02Z")

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In the vein of cute names for combined fandoms (like “Wholock”), unlikely fandom pairings.

1. Duck Dynasty (starring Uncle Phil and Joan Collins)
2. 24 Seven (Kiefer Sutherland/Brad Pitt slash fic)
3. Will & Grace (In a new reality show, the zany Will Ferrell moves in with the irrepressible Nancy Grace --hilarity ensues.)

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