# 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:** 1951
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39004 "2015-11-03T13:16:47Z")
More Songs about cars/driving 1. Cruisin’ - Jefferson Starship 2. Don’t take My Car Out Tonight - Hooters 3. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 4. Highway Star - Deep Purple 5. One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash 6. Panama - Van Halen 7. Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 8. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 9. Heading Out to the Highway - Judas Priest 10. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39005 "2015-11-03T14:14:39Z")
More Songs about cars/driving 1. Cruisin’ - Jefferson Starship 2. Don’t take My Car Out Tonight - Hooters 3. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 4. Highway Star - Deep Purple 5. One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash 6. Panama - Van Halen 7. Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 8. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 9. Heading Out to the Highway - Judas Priest 10. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane 11. He’d Have To Get Under (Get Out And Get Under To Fix Up His Automobile) - Billy Murray ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39006 "2015-11-03T14:17:38Z")
More Songs about cars/driving 1. Cruisin’ - Jefferson Starship 2. Don’t take My Car Out Tonight - Hooters 3. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 4. Highway Star - Deep Purple 5. One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash 6. Panama - Van Halen 7. Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 8. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 9. Heading Out to the Highway - Judas Priest 10. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane 11. Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39007 "2015-11-03T14:19:31Z")
More Songs about cars/driving 1. Cruisin’ - Jefferson Starship 2. Don’t take My Car Out Tonight - Hooters 3. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 4. Highway Star - Deep Purple 5. One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash 6. Panama - Van Halen 7. Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 8. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 9. Heading Out to the Highway - Judas Priest 10. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane 11. He’d Have To Get Under (Get Out And Get Under To Fix Up His Automobile) - Billy Murray 12. Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys {maintenance} ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39008 "2015-11-03T14:29:16Z")
More Songs about cars/driving 1. Cruisin’ - Jefferson Starship 2. Don’t take My Car Out Tonight - Hooters 3. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 4. Highway Star - Deep Purple 5. One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash 6. Panama - Van Halen 7. Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 8. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 9. Heading Out to the Highway - Judas Priest 10. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane 11. He’d Have To Get Under (Get Out And Get Under To Fix Up His Automobile) - Billy Murray 12. Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys 13. I Drive Your Truck - Lee Brice New: Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. **The Horse and His Boy** , by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39009 "2015-11-03T14:43:29Z")
New: Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39010 "2015-11-03T14:50:36Z")
More Songs about cars/driving 1. Cruisin’ - Jefferson Starship 2. Don’t take My Car Out Tonight - Hooters 3. Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 4. Highway Star - Deep Purple 5. One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash 6. Panama - Van Halen 7. Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 8. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 9. Heading Out to the Highway - Judas Priest 10. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane 11. He’d Have To Get Under (Get Out And Get Under To Fix Up His Automobile) - Billy Murray 12. In a Hupmobile for two --Lyrics: James Brady - Music: Russell Alexander. (1910) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39011 "2015-11-03T14:51:05Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austin (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39012 "2015-11-03T14:54:16Z")
nvm ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39013 "2015-11-03T14:56:25Z")
nvm ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39014 "2015-11-03T14:56:48Z")
Preview, my friends, preview! Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39015 "2015-11-03T15:11:16Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39016 "2015-11-03T15:23:14Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39017 "2015-11-03T15:45:00Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) 7. Moonstruck (Johnny breaks his engagement to Loretta after his dying mother’s miraculous recovery) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39018 "2015-11-03T15:46:01Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) 7. Moonstruck (Johnny breaks his engagement to Loretta after his dying mother’s miraculous recovery) 8. Downton Abbey (Edith is stood up at the altar by Anthony Strallan) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39019 "2015-11-03T15:54:13Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) 7. Moonstruck (Johnny breaks his engagement to Loretta after his dying mother’s miraculous recovery) 8. Downton Abbey (Edith is stood up at the altar by Anthony Strallan) 9. The Mikado (The Mikado’s Son does not wed the Daughter-In-Law Elect) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39020 "2015-11-03T16:34:05Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) 7. Moonstruck (Johnny breaks his engagement to Loretta after his dying mother’s miraculous recovery) 8. Downton Abbey (Edith is stood up at the altar by Anthony Strallan) 9. The Mikado (The Mikado’s Son does not wed the Daughter-In-Law Elect) 10. The Graduate (Elaine leaves fiance at altar) Actually, I’m more surprised when weddings go ahead as scheduled ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39021 "2015-11-03T17:10:58Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) 7. Moonstruck (Johnny breaks his engagement to Loretta after his dying mother’s miraculous recovery) 8. Downton Abbey (Edith is stood up at the altar by Anthony Strallan) 9. The Mikado (The Mikado’s Son does not wed the Daughter-In-Law Elect) 10. The Graduate (Elaine leaves fiance at altar) 11. Great Expectations (Miss Havisham still wears her dress from the wedding where her bridegroom failed to appear) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39022 "2015-11-03T18:10:18Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) 7. Moonstruck (Johnny breaks his engagement to Loretta after his dying mother’s miraculous recovery) 8. Downton Abbey (Edith is stood up at the altar by Anthony Strallan) 9. The Mikado (The Mikado’s Son does not wed the Daughter-In-Law Elect) 10. The Graduate (Elaine leaves fiance at altar) 11. Great Expectations (Miss Havisham still wears her dress from the wedding where her bridegroom failed to appear) 12. Semi-Tough (Yes, it’s a Burt Reynolds movie but it’s pretty good. Nemo Bob says check it out.) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39023 "2015-11-03T18:17:37Z")
Fiction in which an expected marriage doesn’t take place: 1. The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis (Aravis doesn’t marry Ahoshta) 2. Mamma Mia, the musical - Sophie and Sky don’t get married. Her mother Donna & Harry do instead. 3. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (Lucy didn’t marry Edward, she married his brother Robert, leaving him free to marry Elinor.) 4. Four Weddings and A Funeral (Charles and Carrie don’t get hitched after all) 5. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin (Robb Stark doesn’t get the girl, among other things. Really not his day, overall.) 6. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan (left standing in the lurch in a church with people saying "My God, that’s tough, she stood him up) 7. Moonstruck (Johnny breaks his engagement to Loretta after his dying mother’s miraculous recovery) 8. Downton Abbey (Edith is stood up at the altar by Anthony Strallan) 9. The Mikado (The Mikado’s Son does not wed the Daughter-In-Law Elect) 10. The Graduate (Elaine leaves fiance at altar) 11. Great Expectations (Miss Havisham still wears her dress from the wedding where her bridegroom failed to appear) 12. Semi-Tough (Yes, it’s a Burt Reynolds movie but it’s pretty good. Nemo Bob says check it out.) 13. Home Improvement - Al Borland and Ilene Louise Markham call the wedding off at the altar Next up: One word sitcom catch phrases 1. Bazinga! - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang Theory [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1950) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1952)