# 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:** 1981
**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 19, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39604 "2015-11-19T16:21:20Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39605 "2015-11-19T16:40:43Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty ---
**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 19, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39606 "2015-11-19T16:51:27Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James ---
**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 19, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39607 "2015-11-19T16:52:41Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39608 "2015-11-19T16:57:41Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio 7. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels ---
**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 19, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39609 "2015-11-19T17:13:54Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio 7. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels 8. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters ---
**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 19, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39610 "2015-11-19T17:16:54Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio 7. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels 8. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters 9. Last Christmas - Wham ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39611 "2015-11-19T18:08:10Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio 7. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels 8. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters 9. Last Christmas - Wham 10. Last Child - Aerosmith ---
**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 19, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39612 "2015-11-19T18:20:08Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio 7. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels 8. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters 9. Last Christmas - Wham 10. Last Child - Aerosmith 11. Last Nite - The Strokes ---
**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:** [November 19, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39613 "2015-11-19T18:21:44Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio 7. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels 8. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters 9. Last Christmas - Wham 10. Last Child - Aerosmith 11. Last Song - Edward Bear (2 hit wonder Canadian group of the 70s.) ---
**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 19, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39614 "2015-11-19T18:27:11Z")
The LAST song lyric thread 1. The Last Man in My Life - Song & Dance cast recording 2. Last Dance - Donna Summer 3. The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley 4. Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty 5. At Last - Etta James 6. The Last in Line - Dio 7. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels 8. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters 9. Last Christmas - Wham 10. Last Child - Aerosmith 11. Last Nite - The Strokes 12. Last Song - Edward Bear (2 hit wonder Canadian group of the 70s.) 13. The Last Time - The Rolling Stones I’ll pass but let’s take a break on song title categories. ---
**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 19, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39615 "2015-11-19T19:04:49Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39616 "2015-11-19T19:07:24Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39617 "2015-11-19T19:12:24Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39618 "2015-11-19T19:53:30Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King I don’t know for certain that English was literally his second language, but it wasn’t his first. ---
**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 19, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39619 "2015-11-19T20:17:19Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39620 "2015-11-19T21:20:55Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39621 "2015-11-19T21:28:05Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. 7. Lisbeth Salander, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39622 "2015-11-19T22:45:45Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. 7. Lisbeth Salander, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 8. Kunta Kinte- “Roots” (Supposedly he was based on an actual ancestor of Haley’s, but his appearance in the novel is by Haley’s own admission a complete fictionalization.) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39623 "2015-11-20T00:38:52Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. 7. Lisbeth Salander, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 8. Kunta Kinte- “Roots” 9. Mr. Miyagi, in\* The Karate Kid\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1980) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1982)