# 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:** 2114
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42265 "2016-03-29T15:40:31Z")
Weeds 1. Crabgrass 2. Creeping Charlie 3. Kudzu 4. Yellow nutsedge 5. Cannabis sativa 6. Dandelions 7. Queen Anne’s lace 8. Multiflora Rose 9. Dodder 10. Pigweed 11. Devil’s thorn 12. Poa Annua ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42266 "2016-03-29T15:43:12Z")
Weeds 1. Crabgrass 2. Creeping Charlie 3. Kudzu 4. Yellow nutsedge 5. Cannabis sativa 6. Dandelions 7. Queen Anne’s lace 8. Multiflora Rose 9. Dodder 10. Pigweed 11. Devil’s thorn 12. Poa Annua 13. Pokeweed Next up: Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire It was the battle defeated the Targaryens and led to Robert Baratheon being crowned king, replacing a mad tyrant with a drunk playboy. ---
**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 29, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42267 "2016-03-29T15:50:21Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42268 "2016-03-29T16:00:06Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back ---
**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 29, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42269 "2016-03-29T16:31:02Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings ---
**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 29, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42270 "2016-03-29T16:31:34Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42271 "2016-03-29T16:33:26Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee ---
**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 29, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42272 "2016-03-29T16:36:54Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee 7. Battle of Pittsburgh/Harry Turtledove’s Drive to the East This is the equivalent of the Battle of Stalingrad in this alternate history series where the Confederates and Americans are fighting another war in the forties. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42273 "2016-03-29T17:55:49Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee 7. Battle of Pittsburgh/Harry Turtledove’s Drive to the East 8. Battles of the Death Star (1 & 2)/Star Wars & Return of the Jedi ---
**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 29, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42274 "2016-03-29T18:01:07Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee 7. Battle of Pittsburgh/Harry Turtledove’s Drive to the East 8. Battles of the Death Star (1 & 2)/Star Wars & Return of the Jedi 9. Ash leading Lord Arthur and Duke Henry’s men v. the Deadites / Army of Darkness ---
**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 29, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42275 "2016-03-29T20:19:05Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee 7. Battle of Pittsburgh/Harry Turtledove’s Drive to the East 8. Battles of the Death Star (1 & 2)/Star Wars & Return of the Jedi 9. Ash leading Lord Arthur and Duke Henry’s men v. the Deadites / Army of Darkness 10. Battle of Stable Hill / The Last Battle, CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia ---
**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:** [March 29, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42276 "2016-03-29T20:40:02Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee 7. Battle of Pittsburgh/Harry Turtledove’s Drive to the East 8. Battles of the Death Star (1 & 2)/Star Wars & Return of the Jedi 9. Ash leading Lord Arthur and Duke Henry’s men v. the Deadites / Army of Darkness 10. Battle of Stable Hill / The Last Battle, CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia 11. Battle of Hegen Hub/ The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold ---
**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 29, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42277 "2016-03-29T20:49:55Z")
Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee 7. Battle of Pittsburgh/Harry Turtledove’s Drive to the East 8. Battles of the Death Star (1 & 2)/Star Wars & Return of the Jedi 9. Ash leading Lord Arthur and Duke Henry’s men v. the Deadites / Army of Darkness 10. Battle of Stable Hill / The Last Battle, CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia 11. Battle of Hegen Hub/ The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold 12. Battle of Hogwarts / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42278 "2016-03-29T21:48:40Z")
Join Date: May 2012 Fictional major battles/work of fiction 1. Battle of the Trident/George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire 2. Battle of the Five Armies/J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit 3. Battle of Hoth/The Empire Strikes Back 4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields / J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band v. The Glove & the Blue Meanies/Yellow Submarine 6. Battle in “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J M Coetzee 7. Battle of Pittsburgh/Harry Turtledove’s Drive to the East 8. Battles of the Death Star (1 & 2)/Star Wars & Return of the Jedi 9. Ash leading Lord Arthur and Duke Henry’s men v. the Deadites / Army of Darkness 10. Battle of Stable Hill / The Last Battle, CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia 11. Battle of Hegen Hub/ The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold 12. Battle of Hogwarts / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling 13. Oceania v. Eurasia, 1984 Next: Songs sung mainly in English, except the title, which is in a foreign language. 1. Volare, Bobby Rydell ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42279 "2016-03-29T21:52:10Z")
Next: Songs sung mainly in English, except the title, which is in a foreign language. 1. Volare, Bobby Rydell 2. Non Dimenticar, Nat King Cole (among others) ---
**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 29, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42280 "2016-03-29T22:15:15Z")
Songs sung mainly in English, except the title, which is in a foreign language. 1. Volare, Bobby Rydell 2. Non Dimenticar, Nat King Cole (among others) 3. Las Palabras de Amor, Queen ---
**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 29, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42281 "2016-03-29T22:17:16Z")
Songs sung mainly in English, except the title, which is in a foreign language. 1. Volare, Bobby Rydell 2. Non Dimenticar, Nat King Cole (among others) 3. Las Palabras de Amor, Queen 4. Que Sera Sera, Doris Day ---
**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:** [March 29, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42282 "2016-03-29T22:21:54Z")
Songs sung mainly in English, except the title, which is in a foreign language. 1. Volare, Bobby Rydell 2. Non Dimenticar, Nat King Cole (among others) 3. Las Palabras de Amor, Queen 4. Que Sera Sera, Doris Day 5. Señor, Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42283 "2016-03-29T22:35:15Z")
Songs sung mainly in English, except the title, which is in a foreign language. 1. Volare, Bobby Rydell 2. Non Dimenticar, Nat King Cole (among others) 3. Las Palabras de Amor, Queen 4. Que Sera Sera, Doris Day 5. Señor, Bob Dylan 6. Ma Cherie Amour, Stevie Wonder ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42284 "2016-03-29T22:42:30Z")
Songs sung mainly in English, except the title, which is in a foreign language. 1. Volare, Bobby Rydell 2. Non Dimenticar, Nat King Cole (among others) 3. Las Palabras de Amor, Queen 4. Que Sera Sera, Doris Day 5. Señor, Bob Dylan 6. Ma Cherie Amour, Stevie Wonder 7. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon, The Andrews Sisters Aside: I always thought it ironic that song was such a hit for an American group in WW2 considering it was in German. I didn’t learn until a few years ago that it’s actually not German but _Yiddish_. (The original version was a hit in the Yiddish theater circuit of NYC, but they kept the title when they gave it new lyrics.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2113) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2115)