# 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:** 1459

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29164 "2014-09-12T16:18:30Z")

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Songs about Autumn, with links.

1. Autumn Leaves. [Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnp58oepHUQ)
2. “October” by U2 [U2 - October "October" (1981) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqdJ6CsXt4Y)
3. Try to Remember [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEW1F9kZ-UE)
4. “September Song” [Jimmy Durante sings September Song 1972 - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v14ZSO5Xvg0)
5. “When October Goes” [When October Goes - Barry Manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Reiqwbo4b7Q)
6. “Wake Me Up When September Ends” - Green Day [Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends [Official Music Video] - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU9JoFKlaZ0)
7. “Leaves That Are Green” by Simon and Garfunkel [Simon & Garfunkel - Leaves That Are Green - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwOgXWOX-iE)
8. “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire
9. "Shine On, Harvest Moon - Leon Redbone [LEON REDBONE - SHINE ON HARVEST MOON - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUW0uAwDyw)
10. “Apple Blossom Time”, sung with Australian accent
11. “It Was a Very Good Year,” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bhNz6saaE8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bhNz6saaE8)
12. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot (all about a real-life freighter that sank during a November storm on Lake Superior) ) ["The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29165 "2014-09-12T16:49:15Z")

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Songs about Autumn, with links.

1. Autumn Leaves. [Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnp58oepHUQ)
2. “October” by U2 [U2 - October "October" (1981) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqdJ6CsXt4Y)
3. Try to Remember [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEW1F9kZ-UE)
4. “September Song” [Jimmy Durante sings September Song 1972 - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v14ZSO5Xvg0)
5. “When October Goes” [When October Goes - Barry Manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Reiqwbo4b7Q)
6. “Wake Me Up When September Ends” - Green Day [Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends [Official Music Video] - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU9JoFKlaZ0)
7. “Leaves That Are Green” by Simon and Garfunkel [Simon & Garfunkel - Leaves That Are Green - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwOgXWOX-iE)
8. “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire
9. "Shine On, Harvest Moon - Leon Redbone [LEON REDBONE - SHINE ON HARVEST MOON - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUW0uAwDyw)
10. “Apple Blossom Time”, sung with Australian accent
11. “It Was a Very Good Year,” [♥ Frank Sinatra - It was a very good year - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bhNz6saaE8)
12. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot (all about a real-life freighter that sank during a November storm on Lake Superior) ) ["The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A)  
13, Ruas de Outono (Streets of Autumn), Ana Carolina  
[Ruas de Outono (Ana Carolina) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRMngdeNHc&list=PLVPVpszKf7CK2Cgs_jbqGJBx751TmhWYW&index=15)

Next: The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto

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**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:** [September 12, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29166 "2014-09-12T17:21:47Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29167 "2014-09-12T17:36:20Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl

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**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:** [September 12, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29168 "2014-09-12T17:50:14Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29169 "2014-09-12T17:53:44Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London

(It was actually Los Angeles–London was the _second_ place. But I didn’t want to add another duplicate!)

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29170 "2014-09-12T18:04:42Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London  
6.Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29171 "2014-09-12T18:32:34Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London  
6.Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
6. Los Angeles

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29172 "2014-09-12T18:43:54Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London  
6.Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
6. Los Angeles
7. Miami, FL (I was just a baby and have no memory of it- my grandparents had recently moved to nearby Hollywood, FL)

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29173 "2014-09-12T18:48:04Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London  
6.Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
6. Los Angeles
7. Miami, FL (I was just a baby and have no memory of it- my grandparents had recently moved to nearby Hollywood, FL)
8. Chicago, IL

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29174 "2014-09-12T19:58:36Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London
6. Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
7. Los Angeles
8. Miami, FL (I was just a baby and have no memory of it- my grandparents had recently moved to nearby Hollywood, FL)
9. Chicago, IL
10. Washington, D.C. (Dulles)

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29175 "2014-09-12T20:36:02Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London
6. Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
7. Los Angeles
8. Miami, FL (I was just a baby and have no memory of it- my grandparents had recently moved to nearby Hollywood, FL)
9. Chicago, IL
10. Washington, D.C. (Dulles)
11. Fayetteville, NC (from Albany NY, we transferred at Washington National)

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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:** [September 12, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29176 "2014-09-12T20:37:34Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London
6. Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
7. Los Angeles
8. Miami, FL (I was just a baby and have no memory of it- my grandparents had recently moved to nearby Hollywood, FL)
9. Chicago, IL
10. Washington, D.C. (Dulles)
11. Toronto - but it was a stopover on the way to Saskatoon

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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:** [September 13, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29177 "2014-09-13T00:06:19Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London
6. Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
7. Los Angeles
8. Miami, FL (I was just a baby and have no memory of it- my grandparents had recently moved to nearby Hollywood, FL)
9. Chicago, IL
10. Washington, D.C. (Dulles)
11. Toronto - but it was a stopover on the way to Saskatoon
12. Huntsville, Alabama

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29178 "2014-09-13T03:18:39Z")

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The first place you ever flew to

1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Palm Beach, Fl
4. Los Angeles
5. London
6. Hamburg via Gatwick and Toronto
7. Los Angeles
8. Miami, FL (I was just a baby and have no memory of it- my grandparents had recently moved to nearby Hollywood, FL)
9. Chicago, IL
10. Washington, D.C. (Dulles)
11. Toronto - but it was a stopover on the way to Saskatoon
12. Huntsville, Alabama
13. Fayetteville, NC (from Albany NY, we transferred at Washington National)

My flight was lost in a ninja.

Next category.

Famous Harry’s (Real or Fictional)

1. Prince Harry

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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:** [September 13, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29179 "2014-09-13T03:24:46Z")

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Famous Harry’s (Real or Fictional)

1. Prince Harry
2. Harry Potter

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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:** [September 13, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29180 "2014-09-13T03:25:22Z")

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Famous Harry’s (Real or Fictional)

1. Prince Harry
2. Harry Potter
3. Harry Houdini

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29181 "2014-09-13T03:27:31Z")

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Famous Harry’s (Real or Fictional)

1. Prince Harry
2. Harry Potter
3. Harry Houdini
4. Harry Hopkins

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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:** [September 13, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29182 "2014-09-13T03:45:11Z")

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Famous Harry’s (Real or Fictional)

1. Prince Harry
2. Harry Potter
3. Harry Houdini
4. Harry Hopkins
5. Debbie Harry

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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:** [September 13, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29183 "2014-09-13T03:50:36Z")

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Famous Harry’s (Real or Fictional)

1. Prince Harry
2. Harry Potter
3. Harry Houdini
4. Harry Hopkins
5. Debbie Harry
6. Harry S. Truman

(America loves him)

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