# 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:** 1539
**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:** [November 4, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30764 "2014-11-04T17:41:03Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple Great choices so far! ---
**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:** [November 4, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30765 "2014-11-04T17:52:37Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple 7. “Johnny B. Goode” - Chuck Berry ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30766 "2014-11-04T18:01:18Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple 7. “Johnny B. Goode” - Chuck Berry 8. “Surrender” - Cheap Trick ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30767 "2014-11-04T18:14:23Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple 7. “Johnny B. Goode” - Chuck Berry 8. “Surrender” - Cheap Trick 9. “Land of a Thousand Dances”- Wilson Pickett ---
**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:** [November 4, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30768 "2014-11-04T18:19:22Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple 7. “Johnny B. Goode” - Chuck Berry 8. “Surrender” - Cheap Trick 9. “Land of a Thousand Dances”- Wilson Pickett 10. “Twist and Shout” - The Beatles ---
**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:** [November 4, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30769 "2014-11-04T18:25:36Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple 7. “Johnny B. Goode” - Chuck Berry 8. “Surrender” - Cheap Trick 9. “Land of a Thousand Dances”- Wilson Pickett 10. “Twist and Shout” - The Beatles 11. “Born to Run” - Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30770 "2014-11-04T18:53:05Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple 7. “Johnny B. Goode” - Chuck Berry 8. “Surrender” - Cheap Trick 9. “Land of a Thousand Dances”- Wilson Pickett 10. “Twist and Shout” - The Beatles 11. “Born to Run” - Bruce Springsteen 12. “Carry On My Wayward Son”- Kansas ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30771 "2014-11-04T19:00:00Z")
Best Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll Song EVAH!!! 1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - The Who 2. “Whole Lotta Rosie” - AC/DC 3. “Hair of the Dog” - Nazareth 4. “Brown Sugar” - Stones 5. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy 6. “Highway Star” - Deep Purple 7. “Johnny B. Goode” - Chuck Berry 8. “Surrender” - Cheap Trick 9. “Land of a Thousand Dances”- Wilson Pickett 10. “Twist and Shout” - The Beatles 11. “Born to Run” - Bruce Springsteen 12. “Carry On My Wayward Son”- Kansas 13. Baby It’s YOu, Shirelles. Next: A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson ---
**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:** [November 4, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30772 "2014-11-04T19:06:59Z")
Next: A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30773 "2014-11-04T19:11:25Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30774 "2014-11-04T19:14:34Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30775 "2014-11-04T19:15:46Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30776 "2014-11-04T20:06:41Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30777 "2014-11-04T20:32:52Z")
1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor 7. Lawrence, Norah and Kelly O’Donnell, all NBC news staffers appearing on TV talk shows. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30778 "2014-11-04T20:36:58Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor 7. Authors C.S. and Sinclair Lewis ---
**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:** [November 4, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30779 "2014-11-04T20:58:50Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor 7. Authors C.S. and Sinclair Lewis 8. Politicos George and Harold Washington ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30780 "2014-11-04T20:59:27Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor 7. Authors C.S. and Sinclair Lewis 8. Golfers Tom and Bubba Watson ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30781 "2014-11-04T21:05:30Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor 7. Authors C.S. and Sinclair Lewis 8. Golfers Tom and Bubba Watson 9. Authors Thomas and Tom Wolfe ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30782 "2014-11-04T21:09:12Z")
A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor 7. Authors C.S. and Sinclair Lewis 8. Golfers Tom and Bubba Watson 9. Authors Thomas and Tom Wolfe 10. Actresses Maureen and Jean Stapleton Since they were about the same age and both sort of “frumpy hausfrau” in type, they were frequently said to be sisters in magazines, but they were no relation and didn’t even know each other. ---
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A pair of unrelated famous people in the same field with the same last name. 1. Presidents Andrew and Lyndon Johnson 2. Paul and Carly Simon 3. News show commentators David and Donald Brinkley 4. Actors Griffin and Irene Dunne 5. Actors Ryan and Patrick O’Neal 6. Rock drummers Roger (Queen) Taylor and Roger (Duran Duran) Taylor and Philthy Animal (Motorhead) Taylor 7. Authors C.S. and Sinclair Lewis 8. Golfers Tom and Bubba Watson 9. Authors Thomas and Tom Wolfe 10. Actresses Maureen and Jean Stapleton 11. Actors Alec and Adam Baldwin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1538) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1540)