# 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:** 1324

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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:** [June 9, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26464 "2014-06-09T00:54:50Z")

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Prime numbers greater than 100:

1. 101
2. 103
3. 107
4. 109
5. 1009
6. 569
7. 9001
8. 911
9. 7919

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**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:** [June 9, 2014, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26465 "2014-06-09T10:55:30Z")

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Prime numbers greater than 100:

1. 101
2. 103
3. 107
4. 109
5. 1009
6. 569
7. 9001
8. 911
9. 7919
10. 77777677777

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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:** [June 9, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26466 "2014-06-09T12:09:59Z")

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Prime numbers greater than 100:

1. 101
2. 103
3. 107
4. 109
5. 1009
6. 569
7. 9001
8. 911
9. 7919
10. 77777677777
11. 2^257,885,161 - 1

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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:** [June 9, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26467 "2014-06-09T13:43:29Z")

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Prime numbers greater than 100:

1. 101
2. 103
3. 107
4. 109
5. 1009
6. 569
7. 9001
8. 911
9. 7919
10. 77777677777
11. 2^257,885,161 - 1
12. 113

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26468 "2014-06-09T15:07:56Z")

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Prime numbers greater than 100:

1. 101
2. 103
3. 107
4. 109
5. 1009
6. 569
7. 9001
8. 911
9. 7919
10. 77777677777
11. 2^257,885,161 - 1
12. 113
13. 311

Next: **Songs that you would like played at your funeral**

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper

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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:** [June 9, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26469 "2014-06-09T15:10:30Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx

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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:** [June 9, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26470 "2014-06-09T15:16:05Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams

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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:** [June 9, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26471 "2014-06-09T15:31:28Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project

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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:** [June 9, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26472 "2014-06-09T15:39:44Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version

while I think “I Love the Dead” is a hilariously good song, do you really want to play a song about Alice having sex with your dead corpse?

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26473 "2014-06-09T15:46:08Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26474 "2014-06-09T16:10:35Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC
7. “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” Monty Python

@ **Sparky812** , in the sense of “What would make my family, friends, and assorted mourners the most uncomfortable,” yes, absolutely. 😃

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**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:** [June 9, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26475 "2014-06-09T19:36:44Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC
7. “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” Monty Python
8. “That Smell” - Lynyrd Skynyrd

> [@Sparky812](#):
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> while I think “I Love the Dead” is a hilariously good song, do you really want to play a song about Alice having sex with your dead corpse?

Won’t need my body anymore, so who cares what’s done with it? Besides, it would make a great viral video. 🙂

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**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:** [June 9, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26476 "2014-06-09T20:26:48Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC
7. “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” Monty Python
8. “That Smell” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. “Toccata and Fugue.” - Bach

(Just on the off-chance someone would think I was raising from the dead a la Dracula)

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26477 "2014-06-09T21:03:34Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC
7. “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” Monty Python
8. “That Smell” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. “Toccata and Fugue.” - Bach
10. “God’s Own Open Road” - Tish Hinojosa

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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:** [June 10, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26478 "2014-06-10T00:24:43Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC
7. “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” Monty Python
8. “That Smell” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. “Toccata and Fugue.” - Bach
10. “God’s Own Open Road” - Tish Hinojosa
11. “My Way” - Sinatra

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26479 "2014-06-10T02:43:00Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC
7. “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” Monty Python
8. “That Smell” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. “Toccata and Fugue.” - Bach
10. “God’s Own Open Road” - Tish Hinojosa
11. “My Way” - Sinatra
12. “Spirit in the Sky,” - Norman Greenbaum  
----without telling the Rabbi beforehand

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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:** [June 10, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26480 "2014-06-10T02:45:34Z")

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Songs that you would like played at your funeral

1. “I Love The Dead,” Alice Cooper
2. “I’m Sailing Away,” Styx
3. “Life Song,” Mason Williams
4. “Old and Wise,” Alan Parsons Project
5. “You Can Close your Eyes” - James Taylor version
6. “Rook,” XTC
7. “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” Monty Python
8. “That Smell” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. “Toccata and Fugue.” - Bach
10. “God’s Own Open Road” - Tish Hinojosa
11. “My Way” - Sinatra
12. “Spirit in the Sky,” - Norman Greenbaum
13. “I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together”/Carol Burnett

TV shows or movies that are narrated by an older version of the main character

1. The Wonder Years

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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:** [June 10, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26481 "2014-06-10T03:13:51Z")

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TV shows or movies that are narrated by an older version of the main character

1. The Wonder Years
2. Stand By Me

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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:** [June 10, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26482 "2014-06-10T03:25:46Z")

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TV shows or movies that are narrated by an older version of the main character

1. The Wonder Years
2. Stand By Me
3. The Sandlot

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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:** [June 10, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26483 "2014-06-10T03:26:05Z")

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TV shows or movies that are narrated by an older version of the main character

1. The Wonder Years
2. Stand By Me
3. The Sandlot
4. A Christmas Story

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