# 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:** 1971

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39404 "2015-11-16T00:33:47Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39405 "2015-11-16T00:49:48Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear  
I think that if you paired an unarmed, well-fed, aggressive Kodiak bear against any other extant creature on earth on dry, flat ground under the same stipulations, the bear would kill it. So I’ll take the big bear.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39406 "2015-11-16T01:10:38Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever - preferably in a house w/ a stay-at-home mom & a couple of kids.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39407 "2015-11-16T01:52:03Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39408 "2015-11-16T02:39:51Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle

Impressive raptors and Federally protected.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39409 "2015-11-16T04:01:27Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.

Pair off with a nice honey, leave the kids in somebody else’s nest for them to feed and raise, wander off across the wide open spaces following the buffalo herds all summer, and go south for the winter.

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39410 "2015-11-16T05:28:41Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.
7. A well-loved house cat

I decided that shortly after I adopted my furbaby.

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**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39411 "2015-11-16T05:34:16Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.
7. A well-loved house cat
8. Galapagos turtle (loooong live)

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39412 "2015-11-16T05:46:21Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.
7. A well-loved house cat
8. Galapagos turtle (loooong live)
9. Cheetah

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39413 "2015-11-16T06:20:44Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.
7. A well-loved house cat
8. Galapagos turtle (loooong live)
9. Cheetah
10. An Owl

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39414 "2015-11-16T10:40:42Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.
7. A well-loved house cat
8. Galapagos turtle (loooong live)
9. Cheetah
10. An Owl
11. Polar Bear

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39415 "2015-11-16T14:24:44Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.
7. A well-loved house cat
8. Galapagos turtle (loooong live)
9. Cheetah
10. An Owl
11. Polar Bear
12. Koala Bear

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39416 "2015-11-16T15:01:42Z")

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If you could reincarnate as an animal, what would you be?

1. Fox
2. Kodiak Brown Bear
3. Golden Retriever
4. Peregrine Falcon
5. Bald eagle
6. Brown-headed Cowbird.
7. A well-loved house cat
8. Galapagos turtle (loooong live)
9. Cheetah
10. An Owl
11. Polar Bear
12. Koala Bear
13. A wolf

(all the others are very fine entries as well)

Next: I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39417 "2015-11-16T15:10:49Z")

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Next: I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
2. I Wanna Be Your Man --Beatles & Rolling Stones

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39418 "2015-11-16T15:50:25Z")

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I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
2. I Wanna Be Your Man --Beatles & Rolling Stones
3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39419 "2015-11-16T15:50:43Z")

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I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
2. I Wanna Be Your Man --Beatles & Rolling Stones
3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson
4. Do You Wanna Dance – Bette Midler and many others

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39420 "2015-11-16T15:57:10Z")

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I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
2. I Wanna Be Your Man --Beatles & Rolling Stones
3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson
4. Do You Wanna Dance – Bette Midler and many others
5. Wannabe - Spice Girls

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39421 "2015-11-16T16:16:42Z")

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I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
2. I Wanna Be Your Man --Beatles & Rolling Stones
3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson
4. Do You Wanna Dance – Bette Midler and many others
5. Wannabe - Spice Girls
6. I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones

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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:** [November 16, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39422 "2015-11-16T16:24:01Z")

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I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
2. I Wanna Be Your Man --Beatles & Rolling Stones
3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson
4. Do You Wanna Dance – Bette Midler and many others
5. Wannabe - Spice Girls
6. I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
7. I Wanna Be Somebody – W.A.S.P.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39423 "2015-11-16T16:33:47Z")

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I “wanna” hear a song.

1. Now I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
2. I Wanna Be Your Man --Beatles & Rolling Stones
3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson
4. Do You Wanna Dance – Bette Midler and many others
5. Wannabe - Spice Girls
6. I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
7. I Wanna Be Somebody – W.A.S.P.
8. I Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles

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