# 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:** 2099
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41965 "2016-03-18T01:50:18Z")
Name a famous musical group or singer from a country, and no country can be used twice. 1. Brazil: Antonio Carlos Jobim 2. Canada: Neil Young 3. Colombia: Shakira 4. Sweden: ABBA 5. Scotland: Nazareth 6: Norway: Varg Vikernes 6. Ireland: Imelda May 7. USA: Elvis 8. England: ELO 9. Jamaica: Bob Marley 10. South Korea: Psy ---
**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:** [March 18, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41966 "2016-03-18T02:06:26Z")
Name a famous musical group or singer from a country, and no country can be used twice. 1. Brazil: Antonio Carlos Jobim 2. Canada: Neil Young 3. Colombia: Shakira 4. Sweden: ABBA 5. Scotland: Nazareth 6: Norway: Varg Vikernes 6. Ireland: Imelda May 7. USA: Elvis 8. England: ELO 9. Jamaica: Bob Marley 10. South Korea: Psy 11. Austria: Falco ---
**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:** [March 18, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41967 "2016-03-18T02:13:12Z")
Name a famous musical group or singer from a country, and no country can be used twice. 1. Brazil: Antonio Carlos Jobim 2. Canada: Neil Young 3. Colombia: Shakira 4. Sweden: ABBA 5. Scotland: Nazareth 6: Norway: Varg Vikernes 6. Ireland: Imelda May 7. USA: Elvis 8. England: ELO 9. Jamaica: Bob Marley 10. South Korea: Psy 11. Austria: Falco 12. Japan: [Pink Lady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Lady_(band)) Next: Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41968 "2016-03-18T12:46:14Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? ---
**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:** [March 18, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41969 "2016-03-18T13:17:35Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from _Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo_. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41970 "2016-03-18T14:30:54Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from _Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo_ 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag I know he’s a stand-up, but since he’s had several shows I’ll count him as a TV star. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41971 "2016-03-18T17:17:04Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41972 "2016-03-18T18:43:05Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis- I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick ---
**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:** [March 18, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41973 "2016-03-18T19:37:15Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis - I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick 7. Richard Schiff - His Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” was such a gruff, arrogant SOB I wanted to punch him in the throat. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41974 "2016-03-18T20:02:28Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis - I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick 7. Richard Schiff - His Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” was such a gruff, arrogant SOB I wanted to punch him in the throat. 8. Margaret Cho. Partly because she has no talent, partly because I’m a hetero male ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41975 "2016-03-18T20:14:59Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis - I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick 7. Richard Schiff - His Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” was such a gruff, arrogant SOB I wanted to punch him in the throat. 8. Margaret Cho. Partly because she has no talent, partly because I’m a hetero male 9. Caitlyn Jenner. Because she wants to be Ted Cruz’s “transambassador”. Isn’t there a city in the Middle East called “Dafukk?” ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41976 "2016-03-18T21:37:40Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis - I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick 7. Richard Schiff - His Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” was such a gruff, arrogant SOB I wanted to punch him in the throat. 8. Margaret Cho. Partly because she has no talent, partly because I’m a hetero male 9. Caitlyn Jenner. Because she wants to be Ted Cruz’s “transambassador”. 10. Al Pacino – is he capable of speaking in a normal speaking voice? ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41977 "2016-03-19T02:44:06Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis - I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick 7. Richard Schiff - His Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” was such a gruff, arrogant SOB I wanted to punch him in the throat. 8. Margaret Cho. Partly because she has no talent, partly because I’m a hetero male 9. Caitlyn Jenner. Because she wants to be Ted Cruz’s “transambassador”. 10. Al Pacino – is he capable of speaking in a normal speaking voice? 11. The Kardashians. All of them. Again, isn’t it obvious? ---
**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:** [March 19, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41978 "2016-03-19T14:04:23Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why. 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis - I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick 7. Richard Schiff - His Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” was such a gruff, arrogant SOB I wanted to punch him in the throat. 8. Margaret Cho. Partly because she has no talent, partly because I’m a hetero male 9. Caitlyn Jenner. Because she wants to be Ted Cruz’s “transambassador”. 10. Al Pacino – is he capable of speaking in a normal speaking voice? 11. The Kardashians. All of them. Again, isn’t it obvious? 12. The Baldwin Brothers–I can’t stand to look at them. Their faces creep me out. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41979 "2016-03-19T14:29:53Z")
Movie/TV stars you just can’t stand, and why 1. Tom Selleck - His voice is two octaves too high. 2. Adam Sandler - isn’t it obvious? 3. “Mama” June Shannon - from Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo 4. Jeff Foxworthy- he’s a joke thief, a poseur, and a whiney little d-bag 5. Ben Affleck - his jaw is so freakishly square, it needs horn-rimmed glasses and a pocket protector 6. Jerry Lewis - I have never understood what was supposed to have made him funny, plus he’s a prick 7. Richard Schiff - His Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” was such a gruff, arrogant SOB I wanted to punch him in the throat. 8. Margaret Cho. Partly because she has no talent, partly because I’m a hetero male 9. Caitlyn Jenner. Because she wants to be Ted Cruz’s “transambassador”. 10. Al Pacino – is he capable of speaking in a normal speaking voice? 11. The Kardashians. All of them. Again, isn’t it obvious? 12. The Baldwin Brothers–I can’t stand to look at them. Their faces creep me out. 13. Harvey Feirstein–His voice is so, “cute,” I body switch him with a female elderly chain smoker [/QUOTE] New: Short description/most significant detail of “Baker’s Dozen Thread Game” 1. Must know names and order of numerals. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41980 "2016-03-19T14:32:02Z")
Short description/most significant detail of “Baker’s Dozen Thread Game” 1. Must know names and order of numerals. 2. Category must have at least 13 possible items. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41981 "2016-03-19T15:03:11Z")
Short description/most significant detail of “Baker’s Dozen Thread Game” 1. Must know names and order of numerals. 2. Category must have at least 13 possible items. 3. Wiki is your friend! ---
**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:** [March 19, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41982 "2016-03-19T15:41:55Z")
Short description/most significant detail of “Baker’s Dozen Thread Game” 1. Must know names and order of numerals. 2. Category must have at least 13 possible items. 3. Wiki is your friend! 4. A little imagination cannot hurt. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41983 "2016-03-19T16:13:12Z")
Short description/most significant detail of “Baker’s Dozen Thread Game” 1. Must know names and order of numerals. 2. Category must have at least 13 possible items. 3. Wiki is your friend! 4. A little imagination cannot hurt. 5. Should not be confused with Baker’s Celebrity Deathpool Thread Game. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41984 "2016-03-19T17:13:50Z")
Short description/most significant detail of “Baker’s Dozen Thread Game” 1. Must know names and order of numerals. 2. Category must have at least 13 possible items. 3. Wiki is your friend! 4. A little imagination cannot hurt. 5. Should not be confused with Baker’s Celebrity Deathpool Thread Game. 6. Has not been found to cause cancer in laboratory rats. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2098) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2100)