# 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\
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**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43065 "2016-04-29T20:56:31Z")

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The Ringtone your best friend/SO hears when you call.

1. Boyaye, by Mbilia
2. Little Miss Can’t-Be-Wrong by the Spin Doctors
3. The theme song to Home Movies
4. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman
5. Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
6. Cyrano by Jean-Claude Petit
7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43066 "2016-04-29T21:41:27Z")

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The Ringtone your best friend/SO hears when you call.

1. Boyaye, by Mbilia
2. Little Miss Can’t-Be-Wrong by the Spin Doctors
3. The theme song to Home Movies
4. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman
5. Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
6. Cyrano by Jean-Claude Petit
7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
8. Alabama Song (the Doors cover)

A cousin in NH uses this one for me.

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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:** [April 30, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43067 "2016-04-30T00:06:45Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman

I just listened to that, that’s a totally awesome ring tone.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ng8QDwkKZsU/maxresdefault.jpg "Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra 'Rhapsody In Blue' Original 1924 Acoustic 78 rpm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8QDwkKZsU)

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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:** [April 30, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43068 "2016-04-30T01:56:00Z")

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[quote=“jtur88, post:43067, topic:549173”]

I just listened to that, that’s a totally awesome ring tone.

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Thanks.

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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:** [April 30, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43069 "2016-04-30T03:56:21Z")

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The Ringtone your best friend/SO hears when you call.

1. Boyaye, by Mbilia
2. Little Miss Can’t-Be-Wrong by the Spin Doctors
3. The theme song to Home Movies
4. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman
5. Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
6. Cyrano by Jean-Claude Petit
7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
8. Alabama Song (the Doors cover)
9. The Crave by Jelly Roll Morton

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MkGjDbKauVo/hqdefault.jpg "The Crave - Jelly Roll Morton") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGjDbKauVo)

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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:** [April 30, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43070 "2016-04-30T14:12:34Z")

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The Ringtone your best friend/SO hears when you call.

1. Boyaye, by Mbilia
2. Little Miss Can’t-Be-Wrong by the Spin Doctors
3. The theme song to Home Movies
4. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman
5. Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
6. Cyrano by Jean-Claude Petit
7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
8. Alabama Song (the Doors cover)
9. The Crave by Jelly Roll Morton
10. I’m Sailing Away by Styx

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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:** [April 30, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43071 "2016-04-30T20:00:47Z")

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Do you mean “Come Sail Away”?

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come\_Sail\_Away](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Sail_Away)

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**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:** [April 30, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43072 "2016-04-30T20:22:33Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Do you mean “Come Sail Away”?
> 
> [Come Sail Away - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Sail_Away)

And I hope it’s this version: [https://youtu.be/yOWK7Tam01M](https://youtu.be/yOWK7Tam01M)

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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:** [April 30, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43073 "2016-04-30T20:49:45Z")

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Well, obviously.

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**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:** [April 30, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43074 "2016-04-30T22:14:37Z")

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The Ringtone your best friend/SO hears when you call.

1. Boyaye, by Mbilia
2. Little Miss Can’t-Be-Wrong by the Spin Doctors
3. The theme song to Home Movies
4. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman
5. Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
6. Cyrano by Jean-Claude Petit
7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
8. Alabama Song (the Doors cover)
9. The Crave by Jelly Roll Morton
10. I’m Sailing Away by Styx
11. Whatever the default is.

Installing her own ring tones is not necessarily within my SO’s skill sets.

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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:** [April 30, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43075 "2016-04-30T22:22:47Z")

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The Ringtone your best friend/SO hears when you call.

1. Boyaye, by Mbilia
2. Little Miss Can’t-Be-Wrong by the Spin Doctors
3. The theme song to Home Movies
4. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman
5. Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
6. Cyrano by Jean-Claude Petit
7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
8. Alabama Song (the Doors cover)
9. The Crave by Jelly Roll Morton
10. I’m Sailing Away by Styx
11. Whatever the default is.
12. Paris Nocturne, by Dan Fogelberg

Actually, that’s the ring tone I hear when Madame P. calls me.

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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:** [May 1, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43076 "2016-05-01T15:47:03Z")

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The Ringtone your best friend/SO hears when you call.

1. Boyaye, by Mbilia
2. Little Miss Can’t-Be-Wrong by the Spin Doctors
3. The theme song to Home Movies
4. Rhapsody In Blue, by Paul Whiteman
5. Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
6. Cyrano by Jean-Claude Petit
7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
8. Alabama Song (the Doors cover)
9. The Crave by Jelly Roll Morton
10. I’m Sailing Away by Styx
11. Whatever the default is.
12. Paris Nocturne, by Dan Fogelberg
13. Romica Puceanu - As munci la plug si coasa

Just to keep the ine moving, I also use this one.  
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nl1rkKqdck8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66

Next: Celebrities who changed their name after becoming famous:

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43077 "2016-05-01T15:49:59Z")

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Next: Celebrities who changed their name after becoming famous:

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne

I think I left out a couple.

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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:** [May 1, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43078 "2016-05-01T16:03:47Z")

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Celebrities who changed their name after becoming famous:

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg \> Snoop Dogg \> Snoop Lion \> Snoop Dogg

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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:** [May 1, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43079 "2016-05-01T16:16:49Z")

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Celebrities who changed their name after becoming famous:

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg \> Snoop Dogg \> Snoop Lion \> Snoop Dogg
4. Lew Alcindor \> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43080 "2016-05-01T16:21:19Z")

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Celebrities who changed their name after becoming famous:

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg \> Snoop Dogg \> Snoop Lion \> Snoop Dogg
4. Lew Alcindor \> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Sean Combs \> P. Diddy \> Diddy \> Puff Daddy \> Puffy [del]\> Puff Pastry \> Puff, the Magic Diddy[/del]

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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:** [May 1, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43081 "2016-05-01T16:43:19Z")

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Celebrities who changed their name after becoming famous:

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg \> Snoop Dogg \> Snoop Lion \> Snoop Dogg
4. Lew Alcindor \> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Sean Combs \> P. Diddy \> Diddy \> Puff Daddy \> Puffy \> Puff Pastry \> Puff, the Magic Diddy
6. Prince \> Artist formerly known as Prince

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**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:** [May 1, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43082 "2016-05-01T18:23:36Z")

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Celebrities who changed their name after becoming famous:

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg \> Snoop Dogg \> Snoop Lion \> Snoop Dogg
4. Lew Alcindor \> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Sean Combs \> P. Diddy \> Diddy \> Puff Daddy \> Puffy \> Puff Pastry \> Puff, the Magic Diddy
6. Prince \> Artist formerly known as Prince
7. Patty Duke \> Patty Duke Astin \> Patty Duke

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43083 "2016-05-01T18:29:37Z")

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1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg \> Snoop Dogg \> Snoop Lion \> Snoop Dogg
4. Lew Alcindor \> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Sean Combs \> P. Diddy \> Diddy \> Puff Daddy \> Puffy \> Puff Pastry \> Puff, the Magic Diddy
6. Prince \> Artist formerly known as Prince
7. Patty Duke \> Patty Duke Astin \> Patty Duke
8. Cat Stevens \> Yusuf Islam

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43084 "2016-05-01T18:41:49Z")

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People Who Changed Their Names After Becoming Famous

1. Cassius Clay \> Muhammed Ali
2. Roseanne Barr \> Roseanne Arnold \> Roseanne
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg \> Snoop Dogg \> Snoop Lion \> Snoop Dogg
4. Lew Alcindor \> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Sean Combs \> P. Diddy \> Diddy \> Puff Daddy \> Puffy \> Puff Pastry \> Puff, the Magic Diddy
6. Prince \> Artist formerly known as Prince
7. Patty Duke \> Patty Duke Astin \> Patty Duke
8. Cat Stevens \> Yusuf Islam
9. Byrds’ guitarist/vocalist Jim “Wait, call me Roger instead” McGuinn

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