# 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:** 1860
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37184 "2015-08-25T16:17:18Z")
Songs with controversial lyrics 1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC) 2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics) 3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war) 4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all) 5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone 6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne 7. “Better By You, Better Than Me,” by Spooky Tooth, covered by Judas Priest 8. “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” by the Beatles 9. “Sympathy for the Devil,” by the Rolling Stones 10. “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen Although the FBI eventually determined the lyrics were “unintelligible at any speed.” ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37185 "2015-08-25T16:35:30Z")
Songs with controversial lyrics 1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC) 2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics) 3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war) 4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all) 5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone 6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne 7. “Better By You, Better Than Me,” by Spooky Tooth, covered by Judas Priest 8. “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” by the Beatles 9. “Sympathy for the Devil,” by the Rolling Stones 10. “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen 11. “Light My Fire,” by The Doors Morrison’s refusal to skip the word “higher” when performing on the Ed Sullivan Show got them banned from ever performing there again. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37186 "2015-08-25T17:40:05Z")
Songs with controversial lyrics 1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC) 2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics) 3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war) 4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all) 5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone 6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne 7. “Better By You, Better Than Me,” by Spooky Tooth, covered by Judas Priest 8. “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” by the Beatles 9. “Sympathy for the Devil,” by the Rolling Stones 10. “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen 11. “Light My Fire,” by The Doors 12. “Eight Miles High” by The Byrds (alleged drug references) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37187 "2015-08-25T17:46:30Z")
Songs with controversial lyrics 1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC) 2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics) 3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war) 4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all) 5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone 6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne 7. “Better By You, Better Than Me,” by Spooky Tooth, covered by Judas Priest 8. “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” by the Beatles 9. “Sympathy for the Devil,” by the Rolling Stones 10. “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen 11. “Light My Fire,” by The Doors 12. “Eight Miles High” by The Byrds (alleged drug references) 13. “Money for Nothing,” by Dire Straights After almost 30 years of radio play the song was banned in Canada by the Broadcast Standards Council for the use of the term “faggot” because they received one single complaint. Numerous people wrote into them (me included) and explained the usage in context and the decision was eventually reversed. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37188 "2015-08-25T17:53:04Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37189 "2015-08-25T18:04:43Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37190 "2015-08-25T18:15:13Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37191 "2015-08-25T18:24:02Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37192 "2015-08-25T18:26:24Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Munch (HA ha!) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37193 "2015-08-25T18:29:12Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Munch (HA ha!) 6. Ms. Crabapple ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37194 "2015-08-25T18:35:17Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Munch (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel (Correcting my spelling) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37195 "2015-08-25T18:46:28Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Munch (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel 7. Comic Book Guy ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37196 "2015-08-25T18:55:05Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Munch (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel 7. Comic Book Guy 8. Professor Frink Wha-HEY glavin! ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37197 "2015-08-25T19:09:03Z")
1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Muntz (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel 7. Comic Book Guy 8. Professor Frink 9. Barney Gumble (And it’s Muntz not Munch. Worst. Simpsons fans. Ever) ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37198 "2015-08-25T20:32:28Z")
1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Muntz (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel 7. Comic Book Guy 8. Professor Frink 9. Barney Gumble 10. Lionel Hutz, the law-talking guy ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37199 "2015-08-25T20:53:40Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Muntz (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel 7. Comic Book Guy 8. Professor Frink 9. Barney Gumble 10. Lionel Hutz, the law-talking guy 11. Sideshow Bob ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37200 "2015-08-25T21:01:48Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Muntz (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel 7. Comic Book Guy 8. Professor Frink 9. Barney Gumble 10. Lionel Hutz, the law-talking guy 11. Sideshow Bob 12. Charles Montgomery Burns ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37201 "2015-08-25T21:05:25Z")
Recurring characters in “The Simpsons” who aren’t Simpsons. 1. Moe 2. Ned Flanders 3. Reverend Lovejoy 4. Fat Tony 5. Nelson Muntz (HA ha!) 6. Edna Krabappel 7. Comic Book Guy 8. Professor Frink 9. Barney Gumble 10. Lionel Hutz, the law-talking guy 11. Sideshow Bob 12. Charles Montgomery Burns 13. Apu (eh, I can’t think of anything good. Pass.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37202 "2015-08-25T21:21:39Z")
Songs about roads 1. Seven Bridges Road (Highways, interstates, and most other things that could be considered roads count) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37203 "2015-08-25T21:24:08Z")
Songs about roads 1. Seven Bridges Road 2. Highway 61 Revisited [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1859) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1861)