# 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:** 1732
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34624 "2015-04-30T19:45:30Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34625 "2015-04-30T19:51:00Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous ---
**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:** [April 30, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34626 "2015-04-30T20:00:46Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34627 "2015-04-30T20:08:22Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous 7. Wilfred the Wuss ---
**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:** [April 30, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34628 "2015-04-30T20:28:17Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous 7. Wilfred the Wuss 8. Joffrey the Child of Incest ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34629 "2015-04-30T20:28:56Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous 7. Wilfred the Wuss 8. Joffrey the Child of Incest 9. Ivan the Even Worse ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34630 "2015-04-30T20:30:11Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous 7. Wilfred the Wuss 8. Joffrey the Child of Incest 9. Candy the Crack Ho ---
**Author:** ![HollywoodBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@HollywoodBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HollywoodBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34631 "2015-04-30T20:38:41Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous 7. Wilfred the Wuss 8. Joffrey the Child of Incest 9. Candy the Crack Ho 10. Beatrice the Beheaded ---
**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:** [April 30, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34632 "2015-04-30T20:58:36Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous 7. Wilfred the Wuss 8. Joffrey the Child of Incest 9. Ivan the Even Worse 10. Candy the Crack Ho 11. Beatrice the Beheaded 12. Louis the Incontinent ---
**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:** [April 30, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34633 "2015-04-30T20:58:58Z")
Titles You Would Not Want If You Were a King or Queen 1. Alexander the Okay 2. Richard the Short-Lived 3. Rupert the Virgin 4. Vlad the Impaled. 5. Harold the Hideous 6. Clarence the Cancerous 7. Wilfred the Wuss 8. Joffrey the Child of Incest 9. Ivan the Even Worse 10. Candy the Crack Ho 11. Beatrice the Beheaded 12. Louis the Incontinent 13. Billy Bob of the White Trash Next! Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 14. [Night on Bald Mountain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLCuL-K39eQ), by Mussorgsky After all, it’s Walpurgisnacht. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34634 "2015-04-30T23:22:12Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. [“Night on Bald Mountain”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLCuL-K39eQ), by Mussorgsky 2. [“The X-Files” theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBX6aEzEz8), by Mark Snow ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34635 "2015-04-30T23:26:57Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. [“Night on Bald Mountain”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLCuL-K39eQ), by Mussorgsky 2. [“The X-Files” theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBX6aEzEz8), by Mark Snow 3. [Danse Macabre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM) by Saint-Saëns ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34636 "2015-05-01T01:06:38Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. [“Night on Bald Mountain”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLCuL-K39eQ), by Mussorgsky 2. [“The X-Files” theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBX6aEzEz8), by Mark Snow 3. [Danse Macabre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM) by Saint-Saëns 4. [Kolchak: The Night Stalker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG9JrZEhIVY), by Gil Mellé ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34637 "2015-05-01T01:29:58Z")
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**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:** [May 1, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34638 "2015-05-01T01:42:06Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages > > 1. [“Night on Bald Mountain”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLCuL-K39eQ), by Mussorgsky > 2. [“The X-Files” theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBX6aEzEz8), by Mark Snow > 3. [Danse Macabre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM) by Saint-Saëns > 4. [Kolchak: The Night Stalker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG9JrZEhIVY), by Gil Mellé 1. “[Funeral March of a Marionette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIk5DWUx_E)” by Gounod (The Alfred Hitchcock Show Theme) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34639 "2015-05-01T02:14:07Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. “Night on Bald Mountain”, by Mussorgsky 2. “The X-Files” theme, by Mark Snow 3. Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns 4. Kolchak: The Night Stalker, by Gil Mellé 5. “Funeral March of a Marionette” by Gounod (The Alfred Hitchcock Show Theme) 6. [The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx_EhMM2S5Y) by Gustav Holst ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34640 "2015-05-01T02:37:18Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. “Night on Bald Mountain”, by Mussorgsky 2. “The X-Files” theme, by Mark Snow 3. Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns 4. Kolchak: The Night Stalker, by Gil Mellé 5. “Funeral March of a Marionette” by Gounod (The Alfred Hitchcock Show Theme) 6. The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic by Gustav Holst 7. [Unsolved Mysteries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFuGfwIhv14) theme song ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34641 "2015-05-01T03:34:44Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. “Night on Bald Mountain”, by Mussorgsky 2. “The X-Files” theme, by Mark Snow 3. Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns 4. Kolchak: The Night Stalker, by Gil Mellé 5. “Funeral March of a Marionette” by Gounod (The Alfred Hitchcock Show Theme) 6. The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic by Gustav Holst 7. Unsolved Mysteries theme song 8. [Halloween](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP-jYiuDD9g) by John Carpenter (The Bowling Green Philharmonic Orchestra) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34642 "2015-05-01T03:51:32Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. “Night on Bald Mountain”, by Mussorgsky 2. “The X-Files” theme, by Mark Snow 3. Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns 4. Kolchak: The Night Stalker, by Gil Mellé 5. “Funeral March of a Marionette” by Gounod (The Alfred Hitchcock Show Theme) 6. The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic by Gustav Holst 7. Unsolved Mysteries theme song 8. Halloween by John Carpenter (The Bowling Green Philharmonic Orchestra) 9. “Atmospheres,” György Ligeti (2001 soundtrack) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34643 "2015-05-01T04:27:15Z")
Eerie, haunting, ghostly or otherwise supernatural musical instrumental pieces or passages 1. “Night on Bald Mountain”, by Mussorgsky 2. “The X-Files” theme, by Mark Snow 3. Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns 4. Kolchak: The Night Stalker, by Gil Mellé 5. “Funeral March of a Marionette” by Gounod (The Alfred Hitchcock Show Theme) 6. The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic by Gustav Holst 7. Unsolved Mysteries theme song 8. Halloween by John Carpenter (The Bowling Green Philharmonic Orchestra) 9. “Atmospheres,” György Ligeti (2001 soundtrack) 10. [Toccata and Fugue in D minor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY) in Bach [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1731) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1733)