# 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:** 1508
**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:** [October 9, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30144 "2014-10-09T18:11:12Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer “I’ve _seen_ things you people wouldn’t believe…” ---
**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:** [October 9, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30145 "2014-10-09T19:20:26Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer 7. Roger Daltry ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30146 "2014-10-09T19:31:46Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer 7. Roger Daltry 8. Sam Elliott I was going to say that he’s aged well, but really it’s just that he’s looked 50 since he was 30, and still does. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30147 "2014-10-09T19:37:47Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer 7. Roger Daltry 8. Sam Elliott 9. Tom Seaver, HOF Mets pitcher ---
**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 9, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30148 "2014-10-09T19:49:54Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer 7. Roger Daltry 8. Sam Elliott 9. Tom Seaver, HOF Mets pitcher 10. Joey Heatherton NOW I really feel old. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30149 "2014-10-09T20:20:52Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer 7. Roger Daltry 8. Sam Elliott 9. Tom Seaver, HOF Mets pitcher 10. Joey Heatherton 11. Brenda Lee ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30150 "2014-10-09T20:35:47Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer 7. Roger Daltry 8. Sam Elliott 9. Tom Seaver, HOF Mets pitcher 10. Joey Heatherton 11. Brenda Lee 12. Steve Martin ---
**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:** [October 9, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30151 "2014-10-09T22:11:01Z")
People who turn 70 this year 1. Michael Douglas 2. Diana Ross 3. Jimmy Page 4. Gary Glitter 5. Gladys Knight 6. Rutger Hauer 7. Roger Daltry 8. Sam Elliott 9. Tom Seaver, HOF Mets pitcher 10. Joey Heatherton 11. Brenda Lee 12. Steve Martin 13. Jacqueline Bisset Loved her in The Deep! Next Up: One Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30152 "2014-10-09T23:55:24Z")
Next Up: One Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies Composed by Sherm Feller, later to become famous for decades as the laid-back Fenway Park public address announcer at Red Sox games ---
**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 10, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30153 "2014-10-10T00:12:30Z")
Next Up: One Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse Featuring lead singer Tony Burrows, who also fronted the one-hit wonder White Plains’s My Baby Loves Lovin’, the one-hit wonder The Pipkins’ Gimme Dat Ding, the one-hit wonder First Class’s Beach Baby AND the one-hit wonder The Brotherhood of Man’s United We Stand. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30154 "2014-10-10T02:23:10Z")
Next Up: One Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30155 "2014-10-10T02:34:46Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > People who turn 50 this year > > 1. Johnny Depp I have to call shenanigans. Depp turned 50 in 2013. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30156 "2014-10-10T02:36:20Z")
Next Up: One Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30157 "2014-10-10T04:02:26Z")
Next Up: One Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 6. I’m Leaving it Up to You – Dale and Grace ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30158 "2014-10-10T04:08:28Z")
One-Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 6. I’m Leaving it Up to You – Dale and Grace 7. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ the Tears My all-time favorite one-hit wonder: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrHHRWKygw) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30159 "2014-10-10T04:14:32Z")
One-Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 6. I’m Leaving it Up to You – Dale and Grace 7. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ the Tears 8. Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass (LG was actually a heavy metal group) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30160 "2014-10-10T04:18:51Z")
One-Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 6. I’m Leaving it Up to You – Dale and Grace 7. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ the Tears 8. Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass 9. The Macarena - Los del Rio ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30161 "2014-10-10T04:22:53Z")
One-Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 6. I’m Leaving it Up to You – Dale and Grace 7. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ the Tears 8. Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass 9. The Macarena - Los del Rio 10. Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30162 "2014-10-10T05:27:35Z")
One-Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 6. I’m Leaving it Up to You – Dale and Grace 7. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ the Tears 8. Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass 9. The Macarena - Los del Rio 10. Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion 11. One Tin Soldier - Coven ---
**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 10, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30163 "2014-10-10T06:20:51Z")
One-Hit Wonders 1. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta 2. Summertime Summertime – The Jamies 3. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse 4. So Alive - Love and Rockets 5. In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 6. I’m Leaving it Up to You – Dale and Grace 7. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ the Tears 8. Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass 9. The Macarena - Los del Rio 10. Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion 11. One Tin Soldier - Coven 12. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix His sole top 40 hit in the U.S. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1507) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1509)