# 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:** 1861

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37204 "2015-08-25T21:25:03Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road - Eagles
2. Ventura Highway - America

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37205 "2015-08-25T21:27:48Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)

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**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, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37206 "2015-08-25T21:31:15Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits

I assume spoken-word pieces count.

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37207 "2015-08-25T21:39:48Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37208 "2015-08-25T21:54:26Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond
7. Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz soundtrack

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**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:** [August 25, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37209 "2015-08-25T21:57:40Z")

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Let’s see…I’m on the right page.

Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond
7. Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz soundtrack
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37210 "2015-08-25T22:19:03Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond
7. Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz soundtrack
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
9. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37211 "2015-08-25T22:23:23Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond
7. Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz soundtrack
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
9. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
10. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37212 "2015-08-25T22:38:00Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond
7. Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz soundtrack
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
9. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
10. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
11. God Bless the Broken Road-Rascal Flatts

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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:** [August 25, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37213 "2015-08-25T22:51:16Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond
7. Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz soundtrack
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
9. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
10. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
11. God Bless the Broken Road-Rascal Flatts  
12 On the Street Where You Live - from My Fair Lady

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**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 26, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37214 "2015-08-26T00:29:38Z")

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Songs about roads

1. Seven Bridges Road- Eagles
2. Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
3. Ventura Highway - America
4. Route 66- Nat King Cole (and others)
5. Ninth and Hennepin - Tom Waits
6. Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond
7. Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz soundtrack
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
9. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
10. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
11. God Bless the Broken Road-Rascal Flatts  
12 On the Street Where You Live - from My Fair Lady
12. Running on Empty - Jackson Browne

Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.  
(I thought I’d start off with an obscure one.)

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**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 26, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37215 "2015-08-26T01:16:57Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. [Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.](http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01728/elehoover_1728746a.gif)

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**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:** [August 26, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37216 "2015-08-26T01:26:30Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.

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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:** [August 26, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37217 "2015-08-26T01:30:58Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.
4. Using a brontosaurus (yes, I know) as heavy construction equipment.

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**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:** [August 26, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37218 "2015-08-26T01:32:50Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.
4. Using a brontosaurus (yes, I know) as heavy construction equipment.
5. Using a bronto as a drawbridge.

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**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 26, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37219 "2015-08-26T02:13:07Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.
4. Using a brontosaurus (yes, I know) as heavy construction equipment.
5. Using a bronto as a drawbridge.
6. Using a boar as a garbage disposal.

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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:** [August 26, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37220 "2015-08-26T02:17:20Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.
4. Using a brontosaurus (yes, I know) as heavy construction equipment.
5. Using a bronto as a drawbridge.
6. Using a boar as a garbage disposal.
7. Using a bird as a record player.

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**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 26, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37221 "2015-08-26T04:18:43Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.
4. Using a brontosaurus (yes, I know) as heavy construction equipment.
5. Using a bronto as a drawbridge.
6. Using a boar as a garbage disposal.
7. Using a bird as a record player.
8. Using a bird inside a camera to chisel out photos.

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**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 26, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37222 "2015-08-26T05:00:13Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.
4. Using a brontosaurus (yes, I know) as heavy construction equipment.
5. Using a bronto as a drawbridge.
6. Using a boar as a garbage disposal.
7. Using a bird as a record player.
8. Using a bird inside a camera to chisel out photos.
9. [Using an alligator as a time card punch.](http://www.soundonsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/The-Flintstones.jpg)

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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:** [August 26, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37223 "2015-08-26T13:38:58Z")

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Things that various animals are responsible for operating on The Flintstones.

1. Using a live monkey’s tail as a billiard rack.
2. Using a miniature elephant as a vacuum cleaner.
3. Using a bird as a quitting time siren.
4. Using a brontosaurus (yes, I know) as heavy construction equipment.
5. Using a bronto as a drawbridge.
6. Using a boar as a garbage disposal.
7. Using a bird as a record player.
8. Using a bird inside a camera to chisel out photos.
9. Using an alligator as a time card punch.
10. Using mammoth’s trunk as a shower

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