# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1789

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35764 "2015-07-02T13:56:40Z")

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Water

1. Niagara Falls
2. Hudson River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Nile River
5. Long Island Sound
6. Limpopo River
7. Lake Titicaca

I’m over 40 and it still makes me suppress a snicker.

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35765 "2015-07-02T14:00:12Z")

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Water

1. Niagara Falls
2. Hudson River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Nile River
5. Long Island Sound
6. Limpopo River
7. Lake Titicaca
8. Lake Gitche Gumee (Superior)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35766 "2015-07-02T14:13:47Z")

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Water

1. Niagara Falls
2. Hudson River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Nile River
5. Long Island Sound
6. Limpopo River
7. Lake Titicaca
8. Lake Gitche Gumee (Superior)
9. Perrier

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35767 "2015-07-02T14:22:23Z")

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Water

1. Niagara Falls
2. Hudson River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Nile River
5. Long Island Sound
6. Limpopo River
7. Lake Titicaca
8. Lake Gitche Gumee (Superior)
9. Perrier
10. Aquifer

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35768 "2015-07-02T14:22:59Z")

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Water

1. Niagara Falls
2. Hudson River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Nile River
5. Long Island Sound
6. Limpopo River
7. Lake Titicaca
8. Lake Gitche Gumee (Superior)
9. Perrier
10. Aquifer
11. Anduin

> **[Anduin](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Anduin)**
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> "And it came to pass after many years of journeying in this manner that the Eldar took their course through a forest, and they came to a great river, wider than...

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35769 "2015-07-02T14:49:20Z")

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Water

1. Niagara Falls
2. Hudson River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Nile River
5. Long Island Sound
6. Limpopo River
7. Lake Titicaca
8. Lake Gitche Gumee (Superior)
9. Perrier
10. Aquifer
11. Anduin
12. Shannon River

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35770 "2015-07-02T14:53:22Z")

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Water

1. Niagara Falls
2. Hudson River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Nile River
5. Long Island Sound
6. Limpopo River
7. Lake Titicaca
8. Lake Gitche Gumee (Superior)
9. Perrier
10. Aquifer
11. Anduin
12. Shannon River
13. Artic Ocean

Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35771 "2015-07-02T15:32:45Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35772 "2015-07-02T15:35:13Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35773 "2015-07-02T15:58:16Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35774 "2015-07-02T16:01:36Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat from Russia)

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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:** [July 2, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35775 "2015-07-02T16:31:27Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat
6. The National Anthem

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35776 "2015-07-02T17:05:51Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat
6. The National Anthem
7. 76 Trombones - Written by Meredith Wilson

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35777 "2015-07-02T17:24:53Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat
6. The National Anthem
7. 76 Trombones - Written by Meredith Wilson
8. Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35778 "2015-07-02T17:33:07Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat
6. The National Anthem
7. 76 Trombones - Written by Meredith Wilson
8. Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
9. God Bless America - Irving Berlin

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35779 "2015-07-02T18:38:41Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat
6. The National Anthem
7. 76 Trombones - Written by Meredith Wilson
8. Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
9. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
10. Sit Down John - from the musical 1776

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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:** [July 2, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35780 "2015-07-02T19:22:21Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat
6. The National Anthem
7. 76 Trombones - Written by Meredith Wilson
8. Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
9. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
10. Sit Down John - from the musical 1776
11. America the Beautiful

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35781 "2015-07-02T19:30:37Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA
2. Independence Day - Martina McBride
3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan
5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat
6. The National Anthem
7. 76 Trombones - Written by Meredith Wilson
8. Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
9. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
10. Sit Down John - from the musical 1776
11. America the Beautiful
12. Saturday in the Park (“I think it was the Fourth of July”)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35782 "2015-07-02T19:32:37Z")

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Songs associated with (what else) The Fourth of July

1. God Bless the USA

2. Independence Day - Martina McBride

3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen

4. Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M Cohan

5. 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (even though it was written in memory of Napoleon’s retreat

6. The National Anthem

7. 76 Trombones - Written by Meredith Wilson

8. Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa

9. God Bless America - Irving Berlin

10. Sit Down John - from the musical 1776

11. America the Beautiful

12. Saturday in the Park (“I think it was the Fourth of July”)

13. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie  
New topic: Famous Ships That Sank

14. The Santa Maria (crashed into a reef on Columbus’ return voyage)

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**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:** [July 2, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/35783 "2015-07-02T19:34:52Z")

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Famous Ships That Sank

1. The Santa Maria (crashed into a reef on Columbus’ return voyage)
2. SS Andrea Doria

My great aunt was a survivor.

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