# 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:** 1187
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23724 "2014-03-17T11:31:47Z")
For St. Patrick’s Day, Irish music acts (includes those from Northern Ireland) 1. U2 2. Enya 3. Van Morrison 4. Mary Black 5. Boomtown Rats 6. The Cranberries 7. The Pogues 8. The Corrs 9. Stiff Little Fingers 10. Chris DeBurgh ---
**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 17, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23725 "2014-03-17T13:43:41Z")
For St. Patrick’s Day, Irish music acts (includes those from Northern Ireland) 1. U2 2. Enya 3. Van Morrison 4. Mary Black 5. Boomtown Rats 6. The Cranberries 7. The Pogues 8. The Corrs 9. Stiff Little Fingers 10. Chris DeBurgh 11. Thin Lizzy ---
**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 17, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23726 "2014-03-17T14:14:31Z")
For St. Patrick’s Day, Irish music acts (includes those from Northern Ireland) 1. U2 2. Enya 3. Van Morrison 4. Mary Black 5. Boomtown Rats 6. The Cranberries 7. The Pogues 8. The Corrs 9. Stiff Little Fingers 10. Chris DeBurgh 11. Thin Lizzy 12. Sinead O’Connor ---
**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 17, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23727 "2014-03-17T14:56:53Z")
For St. Patrick’s Day, Irish music acts (includes those from Northern Ireland) 1. U2 2. Enya 3. Van Morrison 4. Mary Black 5. Boomtown Rats 6. The Cranberries 7. The Pogues 8. The Corrs 9. Stiff Little Fingers 10. Chris DeBurgh 11. Thin Lizzy 12. Sinead O’Connor 13. David Kinkaid Appropriate for the day: [Opinions of Paddy Magee.wmv - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T66xmOsi4A) Next category: Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23728 "2014-03-17T14:57:51Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23729 "2014-03-17T15:04:57Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” ---
**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 17, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23730 "2014-03-17T15:06:50Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” ---
**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 17, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23731 "2014-03-17T15:07:15Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to [Harrison Ford’s jacket?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_%281993_film%29)” ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23732 "2014-03-17T15:25:32Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to [Harrison Ford’s jacket?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_%281993_film%29)” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." ---
**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 17, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23733 "2014-03-17T15:36:07Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to Harrison Ford’s jacket?” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “May the road rise to meet you… Earthquake! Earthquake!” ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23734 "2014-03-17T15:41:15Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to [Harrison Ford’s jacket?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_%281993_film%29)” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “Shorry Occifer, I’ll be …err… Five dollars?!? Get outta here!” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23735 "2014-03-17T15:41:16Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to Harrison Ford’s jacket?” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “May the road rise to meet you… Earthquake! Earthquake!” 8. “Oh God, not the f—ing Clancy Brothers again!” ---
**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 17, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23736 "2014-03-17T15:42:38Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to Harrison Ford’s jacket?” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “May the road rise to meet you… Earthquake! Earthquake!” 8. “Oh God, not the f—ing Clancy Brothers again!” 9. “That’s not the only part of me that’s green.” ---
**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 17, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23737 "2014-03-17T16:56:46Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to Harrison Ford’s jacket?” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “May the road rise to meet you… Earthquake! Earthquake!” 8. “Shorry Occifer, I’ll be …err… Five dollars?!? Get outta here!” 9. “Oh God, not the f—ing Clancy Brothers again!” 10. “That’s not the only part of me that’s green.” [nothing added, just fixing the space-time continuum.] ---
**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 17, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23738 "2014-03-17T17:11:35Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to Harrison Ford’s jacket?” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “May the road rise to meet you… Earthquake! Earthquake!” 8. “Shorry Occifer, I’ll be …err… Five dollars?!? Get outta here!” 9. “Oh God, not the f—ing Clancy Brothers again!” 10. “That’s not the only part of me that’s green.” 11. “It’s nice work, guys, but dragons are supposed to be for Chinese New Year.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23739 "2014-03-17T19:21:04Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to Harrison Ford’s jacket?” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “May the road rise to meet you… Earthquake! Earthquake!” 8. “Shorry Occifer, I’ll be …err… Five dollars?!? Get outta here!” 9. “Oh God, not the f—ing Clancy Brothers again!” 10. “That’s not the only part of me that’s green.” 11. “It’s nice work, guys, but dragons are supposed to be for Chinese New Year.” 12. “How do you spell shuh-LAY-lee again?” ---
**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 17, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23740 "2014-03-17T19:36:56Z")
Overheard at your local St. Paddy’s Day parade… 1. “There’s nothing charming about green vomit.” 2. “30 years old… and you still believe in leprechauns?” 3. “This IS Whacking Day, innit?” 4. “They’re handing out green doughnuts. I don’t ever eat a green doughnut.” 5. “Hey, what happened to Harrison Ford’s jacket?” 6. " Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one." 7. “May the road rise to meet you… Earthquake! Earthquake!” 8. “Shorry Occifer, I’ll be …err… Five dollars?!? Get outta here!” 9. “Oh God, not the f—ing Clancy Brothers again!” 10. “That’s not the only part of me that’s green.” 11. “It’s nice work, guys, but dragons are supposed to be for Chinese New Year.” 12. “How do you spell shuh-LAY-lee again?” 13. “Hey, why isn’t U2 playing here?” New: Name a color that isn’t a shade of green. 1. Plum ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23741 "2014-03-17T19:36:59Z")
Name a color that isn’t a shade of green. 1. Plum 2. Coral ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23742 "2014-03-17T19:57:43Z")
Name a color that isn’t a shade of green. 1. Plum 2. Coral 3. Red ---
**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 17, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23743 "2014-03-17T20:11:31Z")
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