# 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:** 1497
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29924 "2014-10-03T03:10:54Z")
A series of children’s books with female protagonist(s) 1. All-of-a-Kind Family 2. Ramona (Beverly Cleary, different titles) 3. Nancy Drew mysteries 4. The Pippi Longstocking stories 5. A Series of Unfortunate Events 6. Bridge Over Terabitha 7. Trixie Belden Mysteries 8. The Chronicles of Narnia 9. Mary Poppins ---
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A series of children’s books with female protagonist(s) 1. All-of-a-Kind Family 2. Ramona (Beverly Cleary, different titles) 3. Nancy Drew mysteries 4. The Pippi Longstocking stories 5. A Series of Unfortunate Events 6. Bridge Over Terabitha 7. Trixie Belden Mysteries 8. The Chronicles of Narnia 9. Mary Poppins 10. The Bobbsey Twins ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29926 "2014-10-03T04:47:25Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > 1. Bridge Over Terabitha That’s a series? ---
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A series of children’s books with female protagonist(s) 1. All-of-a-Kind Family 2. Ramona (Beverly Cleary, different titles) 3. Nancy Drew mysteries 4. The Pippi Longstocking stories 5. A Series of Unfortunate Events 6. Bridge Over Terabitha 7. Trixie Belden Mysteries 8. The Chronicles of Narnia 9. Mary Poppins 10. The Bobbsey Twins 11. Swallows & Amazons ---
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A series of children’s books with female protagonist(s) 1. All-of-a-Kind Family 2. Ramona (Beverly Cleary, different titles) 3. Nancy Drew mysteries 4. The Pippi Longstocking stories 5. A Series of Unfortunate Events 6. Bridge Over Terabitha 7. Trixie Belden Mysteries 8. The Chronicles of Narnia 9. Mary Poppins 10. The Bobbsey Twins 11. Swallows & Amazons 12. Anastasia Krupnik series (by Lois Lowry) ---
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]A series of children’s books with female protagonist(s) 1. All-of-a-Kind Family 2. Ramona (Beverly Cleary, different titles) 3. Nancy Drew mysteries 4. The Pippi Longstocking stories 5. A Series of Unfortunate Events 6. Bridge Over Terabitha 7. Trixie Belden Mysteries 8. The Chronicles of Narnia 9. Mary Poppins 10. The Bobbsey Twins 11. Swallows & Amazons 12. Anastasia Krupnik series (by Lois Lowry) 13. Anne Shirley New topic: Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29930 "2014-10-03T11:01:44Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. 2. [“Romeo and Juliet”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U) from Dire Straits’ \*\*\*Making Movies \*\*\*album ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29931 "2014-10-03T11:17:21Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. 2. [“Romeo and Juliet”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U) from Dire Straits’ \*\*\*Making Movies \*\*\*album [/QUOTE] 3. [“Bleak”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWhkjQWE24) from _Blackwater Park_ by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29932 "2014-10-03T13:46:56Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” from Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. 2. “Romeo and Juliet” from Dire Straits’ Making Movies album [/QUOTE] 3. “Bleak” from Blackwater Park by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. [Kings of Rumba: Lutumba Simaro ft Mbilia Bel - Mobali ya bato - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYhCqyRDC4&list=PLVPVpszKf7CIaIbB234qaJWMRkjgJJ5t8&index=2) Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29933 "2014-10-03T13:58:17Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” from Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. 2. “Romeo and Juliet” from Dire Straits’ Making Movies album [/QUOTE] 3. “Bleak” from Blackwater Park by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. [Kings of Rumba: Lutumba Simaro ft Mbilia Bel - Mobali ya bato - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYhCqyRDC4&list=PLVPVpszKf7CIaIbB234qaJWMRkjgJJ5t8&index=2) Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. 5. [“Time to Live”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XHFGGd_As) from Salisbury by Uriah Heep ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29934 "2014-10-03T14:42:02Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. 2. [“Romeo and Juliet”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U) from Dire Straits’ \*\*\*Making Movies \*\*\*album [/QUOTE] 3. [“Bleak”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWhkjQWE24) from _Blackwater Park_ by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. [Kings of Rumba: Lutumba Simaro ft Mbilia Bel - Mobali ya bato - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYhCqyRDC4&list=PLVPVpszKf7CIaIbB234qaJWMRkjgJJ5t8&index=2) Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. 5. [“Time to Live”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XHFGGd_As) from Salisbury by Uriah Heep 6. [“Burn”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOI8InUnfE8) from Crimson by Alkaline Trio ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29935 "2014-10-03T15:22:20Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. 2. [“Romeo and Juliet”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U) from Dire Straits’ \*\*\*Making Movies \*\*\*album 3. [“Bleak”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWhkjQWE24) from _Blackwater Park_ by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYh…gJJ5t8&index=2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYhCqyRDC4&list=PLVPVpszKf7CIaIbB234qaJWMRkjgJJ5t8&index=2) Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. 5. [“Time to Live”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XHFGGd_As) from Salisbury by Uriah Heep 6. [“Burn”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOI8InUnfE8) from Crimson by Alkaline Trio 7. [“Waiting for my Real Life to Begin”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRO66I22qi0)- from Going Somewhere by Colin Hay I spent a long time in a haze of music, alcohol, bars, women, etc… and this song helped me get out. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29936 "2014-10-03T15:30:44Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. 2. [“Romeo and Juliet”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U) from Dire Straits’ \*\*\*Making Movies \*\*\*album 3. [“Bleak”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWhkjQWE24) from _Blackwater Park_ by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYh…gJJ5t8&index=2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYhCqyRDC4&list=PLVPVpszKf7CIaIbB234qaJWMRkjgJJ5t8&index=2) Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. 5. [“Time to Live”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XHFGGd_As) from Salisbury by Uriah Heep 6. [“Burn”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOI8InUnfE8) from Crimson by Alkaline Trio 7. [“Waiting for my Real Life to Begin”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRO66I22qi0)- from Going Somewhere by Colin Hay 8. [“Myrrh”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T_BtPSRL0), by The Church, from _Heyday_. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29937 "2014-10-03T16:03:32Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. 2. [“Romeo and Juliet”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U) from Dire Straits’ \*\*\*Making Movies \*\*\*album 3. [“Bleak”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWhkjQWE24) from _Blackwater Park_ by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYh…gJJ5t8&index=2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYhCqyRDC4&list=PLVPVpszKf7CIaIbB234qaJWMRkjgJJ5t8&index=2) Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. 5. [“Time to Live”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XHFGGd_As) from Salisbury by Uriah Heep 6. [“Burn”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOI8InUnfE8) from Crimson by Alkaline Trio 7. [“Waiting for my Real Life to Begin”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRO66I22qi0)- from Going Somewhere by Colin Hay 8. [“Myrrh”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T_BtPSRL0), by The Church, from _Heyday_. 9. “[The Championship](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfP2hEczpc4)” by The Polyphonic Spree ---
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Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” from Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. 2. “Romeo and Juliet” from Dire Straits’ Making Movies album 3. “Bleak” from Blackwater Park by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYh...gJJ5t8&index=2) Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. 5. “Time to Live” from Salisbury by Uriah Heep 6. “Burn” from Crimson by Alkaline Trio 7. “Waiting for my Real Life to Begin” - from Going Somewhere by Colin Hay 8. “Myrrh”, by The Church, from Heyday. 9. “The Championship” by The Polyphonic Spree 10. "“[Wild Blue Yonder](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM5jRl4Ijtg)” By Screaming Blue Messiahs on **Gun Shy** ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29939 "2014-10-03T20:45:51Z")
Most of the links are broken and I’m not even going to try to fix them. 1. [“Black Betty” from Tonight Alright by Spiderbait](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1VfYYKMDk) ---
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Most of the links are broken and I’m not even going to try to fix them. 1. [“Black Betty” from Tonight Alright by Spiderbait](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1VfYYKMDk) 12.[Last Goodbye by Kesha](http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D-7DB-Td47eA&cd=2&ved=0CCAQtwIwAQ&usg=AFQjCNHouRXeboU5dOopOzxjnxtfc7fgoA) from Warrior ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29941 "2014-10-03T22:33:31Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. [“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDdiz8MU8o) from _Sticky Fingers_ by The Rolling Stones. 2. [“Romeo and Juliet”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U) from Dire Straits’ \*\*\*Making Movies \*\*\*album 3. [“Bleak”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWhkjQWE24) from _Blackwater Park_ by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. Mbelia Bel, [“Mobali ya Bato”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYhCqyRDC4&list=PLVPVpszKf7CIaIbB234qaJWMRkjgJJ5t8&index=2) 5. [“Time to Live”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XHFGGd_As) from Salisbury by Uriah Heep 6. [“Burn”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOI8InUnfE8) from Crimson by Alkaline Trio 7. [“Waiting for my Real Life to Begin”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRO66I22qi0)- from Going Somewhere by Colin Hay 8. [“Myrrh”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T_BtPSRL0), by The Church, from _Heyday_. 9. “[The Championship](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfP2hEczpc4)” by The Polyphonic Spree 10. "“[Wild Blue Yonder](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM5jRl4Ijtg)” By Screaming Blue Messiahs on **Gun Shy** 11. [“Black Betty” from Tonight Alright by Spiderbait](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1VfYYKMDk) 12.[Last Goodbye by Kesha](http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D-7DB-Td47eA&cd=2&ved=0CCAQtwIwAQ&usg=AFQjCNHouRXeboU5dOopOzxjnxtfc7fgoA) from Warrior nothing to add - just fixed the links ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29942 "2014-10-03T22:54:08Z")
Name a favorite cut off of one of your favorite albums (include link to song if possible) 1. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” from Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. 2. “Romeo and Juliet” from Dire Straits’ Making Movies album 3. “Bleak” from Blackwater Park by Opeth (featuring Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) 4. Mbelia Bel, “Mobali ya Bato”. 5. “Time to Live” from Salisbury by Uriah Heep 6. “Burn” from Crimson by Alkaline Trio 7. “Waiting for my Real Life to Begin” - from Going Somewhere by Colin Hay 8. “Myrrh”, by The Church, from Heyday. 9. “The Championship” by The Polyphonic Spree 10. "“Wild Blue Yonder” By Screaming Blue Messiahs on Gun Shy 11. “Black Betty” from Tonight Alright by Spiderbait 12. Last Goodbye by Kesha from Warrior 13. “(Whistle) Hear!” by Mason Williams from The Mason Williams Ear Show New! Religious holidays 14. Yom Kippur It starts at sundown tonight. ---
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