# 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:** 1823
**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 29, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36444 "2015-07-29T22:27:21Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > ☹ Really? Most people prefer to copy/paste because the board tends to hang for several minutes when quoting very long threads like this one. Granted, it hasn’t been a problem recently, but old habits die hard I guess. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36445 "2015-07-29T23:41:45Z")
Non-Cruel Songs 1. Love is a Many Splendored Thing - Andy Williams 2. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison 3. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 4. Well, there’s million of them but this Moody Blues song tugs my heart strings. Had to Fall in Love. 5. Joy To The World. Either the hymn or the Three Dog Night song. 6. Moon River - Henry Mancini 7. Crazy Love- Paul Simon 8. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John 9. All I Ask of You - Phantom of the Opera 10. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker 11. Wherever You Are - Kesha 12. Guardian Angel/Guiding Light - The Seekers ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36446 "2015-07-30T01:17:03Z")
Non-Cruel Songs 1. Love is a Many Splendored Thing - Andy Williams 2. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison 3. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 4. Well, there’s million of them but this Moody Blues song tugs my heart strings. Had to Fall in Love. 5. Joy To The World. Either the hymn or the Three Dog Night song. 6. Moon River - Henry Mancini 7. Crazy Love- Paul Simon 8. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John 9. All I Ask of You - Phantom of the Opera 10. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker 11. Wherever You Are - Kesha 12. Guardian Angel/Guiding Light - The Seekers 13. Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney and Wings Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) FTR, there is a Blue Moon this Friday. ---
**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 30, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36447 "2015-07-30T02:01:39Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) ---
**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 30, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36448 "2015-07-30T03:24:10Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms ---
**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 30, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36449 "2015-07-30T04:15:22Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term ---
**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:** [July 30, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36450 "2015-07-30T05:30:00Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of _The Venture Bros._ (roughly every 2 years) ---
**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:** [July 30, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36451 "2015-07-30T06:56:14Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of _The Venture Bros._ (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36452 "2015-07-30T07:56:21Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of _The Venture Bros._ (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) 7. My brother actually gets to celebrate his birthday. He’s a Leap Baby (once every four years) ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36453 "2015-07-30T12:19:01Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of The Venture Bros. (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) 7. My brother actually gets to celebrate his birthday. He’s a Leap Baby (once every four years) 8. Parsley plants, which are biennials, produce seed and die ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36454 "2015-07-30T13:46:42Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of The Venture Bros. (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) 7. My brother actually gets to celebrate his birthday. He’s a Leap Baby (once every four years) 8. Parsley plants, which are biennials, produce seed and die 9. FIFA World Cup (every four years) ---
**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 30, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36455 "2015-07-30T13:48:26Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of The Venture Bros. (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) 7. My brother actually gets to celebrate his birthday. He’s a Leap Baby (once every four years) 8. Parsley plants, which are biennials, produce seed and die 9. FIFA World Cup (every four years) 10. A U.S. Presidential inauguration (ditto) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36456 "2015-07-30T13:48:40Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of The Venture Bros. (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) 7. My brother actually gets to celebrate his birthday. He’s a Leap Baby (once every four years) 8. Parsley plants, which are biennials, produce seed and die 9. FIFA World Cup (every four years) 10. George R.R. Martin releases the next ASoIaF novel Though the gaps between those are more like the Fibonacci series…growing incrementally… ☹ ---
**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 30, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36457 "2015-07-30T14:48:57Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of The Venture Bros. (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) 7. My brother actually gets to celebrate his birthday. He’s a Leap Baby (once every four years) 8. Parsley plants, which are biennials, produce seed and die 9. FIFA World Cup (every four years) 10. A U.S. Presidential inauguration (ditto) 11. George R.R. Martin releases the next ASoIaF novel 12. Budget term of the Ohio General Assembly (every two years) ---
**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 30, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36458 "2015-07-30T16:23:04Z")
Things that happen Once in a Blue Moon (Real or Metaphorical) (give or take a few hundred days) 1. The Planet Mars revolves around the Sun (687 days) 2. The Summer or Winter Olympics arrive (2 years) 3. US House of Representatives: 2 year terms 4. Governor of Vermont: 2-year term 5. A new season of The Venture Bros. (roughly every 2 years) 6. An elephant gets pregnant and has a baby (average gestation period - 22 months) 7. My brother actually gets to celebrate his birthday. He’s a Leap Baby (once every four years) 8. Parsley plants, which are biennials, produce seed and die 9. FIFA World Cup (every four years) 10. A U.S. Presidential inauguration (ditto) 11. George R.R. Martin releases the next ASoIaF novel 12. Budget term of the Ohio General Assembly (every two years) 13. A panda gets pregnant New: Fictional bodyguards (May also work as private eyes, secret agents, nuclear power plant technicians…) 1. Shprintzl Rudashevsky, in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36459 "2015-07-30T16:45:43Z")
Fictional bodyguards (May also work as private eyes, secret agents, nuclear power plant technicians…) 1. Shprintzl Rudashevsky, in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon 2. Rigby Reardon, as portrayed by Steve Martin in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid ---
**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 30, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36460 "2015-07-30T17:00:34Z")
Fictional bodyguards (May also work as private eyes, secret agents, nuclear power plant technicians…) 1. Shprintzl Rudashevsky, in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon 2. Rigby Reardon, as portrayed by Steve Martin in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid 3. Frank Horrigan, an aging Secret Service agent (Clint Eastwood) in In the Line of Fire ---
**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:** [July 30, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36461 "2015-07-30T17:38:42Z")
Fictional bodyguards (May also work as private eyes, secret agents, nuclear power plant technicians…) 1. Shprintzl Rudashevsky, in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon 2. Rigby Reardon, as portrayed by Steve Martin in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid 3. Frank Horrigan, an aging Secret Service agent (Clint Eastwood) in In the Line of Fire 4. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi ---
**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:** [July 30, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36462 "2015-07-30T17:49:27Z")
Fictional bodyguards (May also work as private eyes, secret agents, nuclear power plant technicians…) 1. Shprintzl Rudashevsky, in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon 2. Rigby Reardon, as portrayed by Steve Martin in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid 3. Frank Horrigan, an aging Secret Service agent (Clint Eastwood) in In the Line of Fire 4. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi 5. Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) in _The Bodyguard_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36463 "2015-07-30T18:33:20Z")
1. Shprintzl Rudashevsky, in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon 2. Rigby Reardon, as portrayed by Steve Martin in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid 3. Frank Horrigan, an aging Secret Service agent (Clint Eastwood) in In the Line of Fire 4. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi 5. Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) in The Bodyguard 6. Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor’s bodyguard [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1822) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1824)