# 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:** 1513
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30244 "2014-10-13T17:06:59Z")
Famous people who spelled their name in an unorthodox way. 1. Meredith Willson 2. Melvil Dewey - Librarian, cataloguer and champion of spelling reform 3. Mykelti (Michael T.) Williamson 4. Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway, basketball star 5. Willem Dafoe 6. Bette Davis 7. Katharine Hepburn 8. Barbra Streisand 9. Busy Philipps 10. Bette Midler 11. Spike Jonez ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30245 "2014-10-13T17:11:23Z")
Famous people who spelled their name in an unorthodox way. 1. Meredith Willson 2. Melvil Dewey - Librarian, cataloguer and champion of spelling reform 3. Mykelti (Michael T.) Williamson 4. Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway, basketball star 5. Willem Dafoe 6. Bette Davis 7. Katharine Hepburn 8. Barbra Streisand 9. Busy Philipps 10. Bette Midler 11. Spike Jonez 12. Ric Burns Ken’s brother; also a very successful documentarian. ---
**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 13, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30246 "2014-10-13T18:02:23Z")
Famous people who spelled their name in an unorthodox way. 1. Meredith Willson 2. Melvil Dewey - Librarian, cataloguer and champion of spelling reform 3. Mykelti (Michael T.) Williamson 4. Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway, basketball star 5. Willem Dafoe 6. Bette Davis 7. Katharine Hepburn 8. Barbra Streisand 9. Busy Philipps 10. Bette Midler 11. Spike Jonez 12. Ric Burns 13. Rikki Rockett Next: Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30247 "2014-10-13T18:16:07Z")
Next: Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) ---
**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 13, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30248 "2014-10-13T18:37:45Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30249 "2014-10-13T18:40:49Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30250 "2014-10-13T18:45:25Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30251 "2014-10-13T20:19:17Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard ---
**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 13, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30252 "2014-10-13T20:27:12Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard 7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30253 "2014-10-13T20:49:30Z")
I suppose _Stagger Lee_ doesn’t fit the letter of the list, so: Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard 7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden) 8. Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison or The Motels, take your pick\*) \*And yes, I know those are two different songs. 🙂 ---
**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 13, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30254 "2014-10-13T20:52:15Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard 7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden) 8. Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison or The Motels, take your pick\*) 9. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30255 "2014-10-13T22:02:54Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard 7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden) 8. Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison or The Motels, take your pick\*) 9. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 10. Hello Dolly ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30256 "2014-10-13T22:36:53Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard 7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden) 8. Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison or The Motels, take your pick\*) 9. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 10. Hello Dolly 11. Isn’t She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder ---
**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 13, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30257 "2014-10-13T23:18:01Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard 7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden) 8. Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison or The Motels, take your pick\*) 9. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 10. Hello Dolly 11. Isn’t She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder 12. Hold on Loosely - 38 Special ---
**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 14, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30258 "2014-10-14T00:13:28Z")
Song titles ending in “-ly” 1. Journey “Faithfully” 2. It’s DeLovely (by Cole Porter) 3. Suddenly (by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard) 4. Occaisionally (by Melissa Etheridge) 5. Finally (CeCe Peniston) 6. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard 7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden) 8. Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison or The Motels, take your pick\*) 9. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 10. Hello Dolly 11. Isn’t She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder 12. Hold on Loosely - 38 Special 13. Love Her Madly - The Doors Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud. 14. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30259 "2014-10-14T00:33:30Z")
Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud. 1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad 2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear ---
**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 14, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30260 "2014-10-14T00:51:31Z")
Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud. 1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad 2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 3. Kentucky Fried Movie ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30261 "2014-10-14T00:53:55Z")
Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud. 1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad 2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 3. Kentucky Fried Movie 4. Airplane! ---
**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 14, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30262 "2014-10-14T00:55:26Z")
Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud. 1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad 2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 3. Kentucky Fried Movie 4. Airplane! 5. Oscar ---
**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 14, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30263 "2014-10-14T00:56:43Z")
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