# 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\
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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29624 "2014-09-27T12:35:26Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. Billy Joel, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”. So, where’s the rock? MOR singer tries to do punk, and fails, utterly.

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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 27, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29625 "2014-09-27T13:42:22Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. Billy Joel, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”.
2. “Sugar Shack” - Jimmy Gilmer

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29626 "2014-09-27T14:00:50Z")

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I added router as the 2nd no. 7 because hand plane had already been added as no. 3. I added wood chisel as no. 10.  
There is no song I utterly loathe so I’ll pass on this one.  
As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. Billy Joel, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”.
2. “Sugar Shack” - Jimmy Gilmer

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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:** [September 27, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29627 "2014-09-27T14:15:00Z")

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(slight format change; hoping John and jtur don’t mind this)  
As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago

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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:** [September 27, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29628 "2014-09-27T15:08:48Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors

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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 27, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29629 "2014-09-27T15:59:32Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash

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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 27, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29630 "2014-09-27T16:19:00Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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**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:** [September 27, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29631 "2014-09-27T16:41:56Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. MacArthur Park - doesn’t matter who

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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 27, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29632 "2014-09-27T16:50:51Z")

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^ But what about the icing? All that sweet, green icing flowing down?

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29633 "2014-09-27T17:07:47Z")

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And I’ll never have that recipe AGAIN! OHHHH NOOOOO!

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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:** [September 27, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29634 "2014-09-27T19:55:00Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. MacArthur Park - doesn’t matter who
8. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle (the worst song ever made.)

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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:** [September 27, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29635 "2014-09-27T19:59:23Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. MacArthur Park - doesn’t matter who
8. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle (the worst song ever made.)
9. Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult

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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 27, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29636 "2014-09-27T20:04:10Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. MacArthur Park - doesn’t matter who
8. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
9. Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult
10. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29637 "2014-09-27T20:22:12Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. MacArthur Park - doesn’t matter who
8. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
9. Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult
10. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
11. Crocodile Rock

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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 27, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29638 "2014-09-27T20:28:27Z")

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As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. MacArthur Park - doesn’t matter who
8. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
9. Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult
10. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
11. Crocodile Rock
12. Panama - Van Halen

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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 27, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29639 "2014-09-27T21:16:00Z")

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Join Date: Nov 2000  
Location: Somewhere fictional  
Posts: 8,817  
As per the hit song polls we’ve been having now, songs that you utterly loathe.

1. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
3. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
5. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. MacArthur Park - doesn’t matter who
8. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
9. Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult
10. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
11. Crocodile Rock
12. Panama - Van Halen
13. Hound Dog – Elvis Presley

Next: A celebrity you’d like to have a casual leisurely lunch with.

1. Edward Norton

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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 27, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29640 "2014-09-27T21:17:36Z")

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Next: A celebrity you’d like to have a casual leisurely lunch with.

1. Edward Norton
2. Derek Jeter

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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 27, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29641 "2014-09-27T21:19:01Z")

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Next: A celebrity you’d like to have a casual leisurely lunch with.

1. Edward Norton
2. Derek Jeter
3. David Tennant

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29642 "2014-09-27T21:37:58Z")

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Next: A celebrity you’d like to have a casual leisurely lunch with.

1. Edward Norton
2. Derek Jeter
3. David Tennant
4. Helen Mirren

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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:** [September 27, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29643 "2014-09-27T21:42:37Z")

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A celebrity you’d like to have a casual leisurely lunch with.

1. Edward Norton
2. Derek Jeter
3. David Tennant
4. Helen Mirren
5. Keira Knightley

And who knows what might happen after lunch…?

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