# 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:** 1165
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23284 "2014-03-03T00:31:26Z")
Oscar hosts 1. Bob Hope 2. Thelma Ritter 3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman 4. Billy Crystal 5. Johnny Carson 6. Ellen Degeneres 7. Seth McFarlane 8. JamesAnne Franco-Hathaway 9. Hugh Jackman 10. Chevy Chase _Why?_ ---
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Oscar hosts 1. Bob Hope 2. Thelma Ritter 3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman 4. Billy Crystal 5. Johnny Carson 6. Ellen Degeneres 7. Seth McFarlane 8. JamesAnne Franco-Hathaway 9. Hugh Jackman 10. Chevy Chase 11. Douglas Fairbanks ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23286 "2014-03-03T01:22:50Z")
Oscar hosts 1. Bob Hope 2. Thelma Ritter 3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman 4. Billy Crystal 5. Johnny Carson 6. Ellen Degeneres 7. Seth McFarlane 8. JamesAnne Franco-Hathaway 9. Hugh Jackman 10. Chevy Chase 11. Douglas Fairbanks 12. Whoopi Goldberg ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23287 "2014-03-03T13:03:12Z")
Oscar hosts 1. Bob Hope 2. Thelma Ritter 3. David “Oprah… Uma…” Letterman 4. Billy Crystal 5. Johnny Carson 6. Ellen Degeneres 7. Seth McFarlane 8. JamesAnne Franco-Hathaway 9. Hugh Jackman 10. Chevy Chase 11. Douglas Fairbanks 12. Whoopi Goldberg 13. Jerry Lewis (1956) New topic: Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23288 "2014-03-03T14:06:42Z")
New topic: Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23289 "2014-03-03T14:09:33Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23290 "2014-03-03T14:25:45Z")
[quote=“Little\_Nemo, post:23289, topic:549173”] Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23291 "2014-03-03T15:23:26Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23292 "2014-03-03T15:44:12Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23293 "2014-03-03T15:49:37Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen 7. “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Rolling Stones ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23294 "2014-03-03T15:54:32Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen 7. “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Rolling Stones 8. “Mockingbird” by James Taylor & Carly Simon ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23295 "2014-03-03T16:17:05Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen 7. “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Rolling Stones 8. “Mockingbird” by James Taylor & Carly Simon 9. “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23296 "2014-03-03T18:00:54Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen 7. “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Rolling Stones 8. “Mockingbird” by James Taylor & Carly Simon 9. “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam 10. “(Oh) Pretty Woman” by Van Halen ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23297 "2014-03-03T18:02:33Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen 7. “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Rolling Stones 8. “Mockingbird” by James Taylor & Carly Simon 9. “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam 10. “(Oh) Pretty Woman” by Van Halen 11. “Cum on Feel the Noize” by Quiet Riot ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23298 "2014-03-03T18:16:24Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen 7. “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Rolling Stones 8. “Mockingbird” by James Taylor & Carly Simon 9. “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam 10. “(Oh) Pretty Woman” by Van Halen 11. “Cum on Feel the Noize” by Quiet Riot 12. “And Then She Kissed Me” by KISS ---
**Author:** ![WheatCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@WheatCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WheatCat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23299 "2014-03-03T23:28:23Z")
Smash Hit Cover Songs by Singers/Groups That Almost Always Write Their Own Music 1. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles 2. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder 3. “The Man Who Sold the World” by Nirvana 4. “Come Together” by Aerosmith 5. “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor 6. “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen 7. “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by the Rolling Stones 8. “Mockingbird” by James Taylor & Carly Simon 9. “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam 10. “(Oh) Pretty Woman” by Van Halen 11. “Cum on Feel the Noize” by Quiet Riot 12. “And Then She Kissed Me” by KISS 13. “There’s a Tear in my Beer” by Hank Williams, Jr. Famous poetic first words (plus title and author) 1. “Once upon a midnight dreary” (The Raven, Poe) ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23300 "2014-03-03T23:48:26Z")
Famous poetic first words (plus title and author) 1. “Once upon a midnight dreary” (The Raven, Poe) 2. “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees” (The Highwayman, Alfred Noyes) ---
**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:** [March 4, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23301 "2014-03-04T00:12:11Z")
Famous poetic first words (plus title and author) 1. “Once upon a midnight dreary” (The Raven, Poe) 2. “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees” (The Highwayman, Alfred Noyes) 3. “Do not go gentle into that good night” (Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas) ---
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Famous poetic first words (plus title and author) 1. “Once upon a midnight dreary” (The Raven, Poe) 2. “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees” (The Highwayman, Alfred Noyes) 3. “Do not go gentle into that good night” (Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas) 4. “April is the cruellest month, breeding” (The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot) ---
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Famous poetic first words (plus title and author) 1. “Once upon a midnight dreary” (The Raven, Poe) 2. “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees” (The Highwayman, Alfred Noyes) 3. “Do not go gentle into that good night” (Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas) 4. “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix” (Howl, Allen Ginsberg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1166)