# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **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:** 1106
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22104 "2014-01-12T22:06:18Z")
Oddball sports you actually enjoy! 1. Caber toss (tossing a large tapered pole called a “caber”) for some reason, I used to dream about it when I was going through puberty 2. Calvinball 3. 43-man Squamish 4. Women’s beach volleyball 5. Quidditch 6. Crab Soccer (I used to enjoy it in Jr High, too old and out of shape to enjoy it now) 7. Paper Football 8. Log Rolling 9. team handball (like soccer or hockey without the needless challenge of having to use your feet or sticks to put the ball in the goal) 10. Curling 11. Wiener dog racing 12. Downhill skiing Hey, if you call curling an oddball sport… ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22105 "2014-01-12T22:51:50Z")
Oddball sports you actually enjoy! 1. Caber toss (tossing a large tapered pole called a “caber”) for some reason, I used to dream about it when I was going through puberty 2. Calvinball 3. 43-man Squamish 4. Women’s beach volleyball 5. Quidditch 6. Crab Soccer (I used to enjoy it in Jr High, too old and out of shape to enjoy it now) 7. Paper Football 8. Log Rolling 9. team handball (like soccer or hockey without the needless challenge of having to use your feet or sticks to put the ball in the goal) 10. Curling 11. Wiener dog racing 12. Downhill skiing 13. Figure roller skating. One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck ---
**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 12, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22106 "2014-01-12T22:58:38Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz ---
**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:** [January 12, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22107 "2014-01-12T23:08:34Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby ---
**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 12, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22108 "2014-01-12T23:20:31Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22109 "2014-01-13T00:07:59Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image ---
**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 13, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22110 "2014-01-13T00:15:02Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image 7. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange ---
**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 13, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22111 "2014-01-13T00:34:01Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image 7. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 8. Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue ---
**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:** [January 13, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22112 "2014-01-13T00:47:41Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image 7. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 8. Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue 9. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight ---
**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 13, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22113 "2014-01-13T03:58:49Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image 7. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 8. Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue 9. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 10. Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars You want to know depressing? That song came out eighteen years ago. Music that came out when I was already middle-aged is now old enough to vote. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22114 "2014-01-13T04:08:07Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image 7. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 8. Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue 9. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 10. Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars 11. Pilot - “Magic” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22115 "2014-01-13T04:17:15Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image 7. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 8. Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue 9. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 10. Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars 11. Pilot - “Magic” 12. Sniff ‘n’ the Tears - Driver’s Seat ---
**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:** [January 13, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22116 "2014-01-13T04:57:53Z")
One hit wonders 1. Edd Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb 2. Rick Dees - Disco Duck 3. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz 4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 5. Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 6. Ride, Captain, Ride - Blues Image 7. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 8. Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue 9. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 10. Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars 11. Pilot - “Magic” 12. Sniff ‘n’ the Tears - Driver’s Seat 13. Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music Next topic: Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. (For reference, here’s [an alphabetical list of members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame](http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx).) 1. Jerry Kramer ---
**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 13, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22117 "2014-01-13T05:06:56Z")
Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. 1. Jerry Kramer 2. Terrell Davis ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22118 "2014-01-13T06:46:53Z")
Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. (For reference, here’s an alphabetical list of members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.) [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx](http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx) 1. Jerry Kramer 2. Terrell Davis 3. Jack Kemp ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22119 "2014-01-13T11:56:43Z")
Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. 1. Jerry Kramer 2. Terrell Davis 3. Jack Kemp 4. Ken Anderson (until a few years ago, I thought he was in… he’s not, but definitely SHOULD be) ---
**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 13, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22120 "2014-01-13T12:10:56Z")
Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. (For reference, here’s an alphabetical list of members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.) [Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame](http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx) 1. Jerry Kramer 2. Terrell Davis 3. Jack Kemp 4. Ken Anderson (until a few years ago, I thought he was in… he’s not, but definitely SHOULD be) 5. Andre Reed ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22121 "2014-01-13T12:25:10Z")
Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. (For reference, here’s an alphabetical list of members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.) [Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame](http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx) 1. Jerry Kramer 2. Terrell Davis 3. Jack Kemp 4. Ken Anderson (until a few years ago, I thought he was in… he’s not, but definitely SHOULD be) 5. Andre Reed 6. John Hadl ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22122 "2014-01-13T13:00:13Z")
Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. (For reference, here’s an alphabetical list of members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.) [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx](http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx) 1. Jerry Kramer 2. Terrell Davis 3. Jack Kemp 4. Ken Anderson (until a few years ago, I thought he was in… he’s not, but definitely SHOULD be) 5. Andre Reed 6. John Hadl 7. Bob Hayes As a Cowboys fan, I think he should be in, but as a football fan I would say that Jerry Kramer is the most notable player missing from the hall. ---
**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 13, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22123 "2014-01-13T13:23:19Z")
Former football players who you thought were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but aren’t. (For reference, here’s an alphabetical list of members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.) [Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame](http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/alphabetical.aspx) 1. Jerry Kramer 2. Terrell Davis 3. Jack Kemp 4. Ken Anderson (until a few years ago, I thought he was in… he’s not, but definitely SHOULD be) 5. Andre Reed 6. John Hadl 7. Bob Hayes 8. Roger Craig [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1107)