# 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:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43186 "2016-05-04T12:48:07Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.

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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 4, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43187 "2016-05-04T12:59:39Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet

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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:** [May 4, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43188 "2016-05-04T13:41:28Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet
7. Get some money from the ATM

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43189 "2016-05-04T13:43:57Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet
7. Get some money from the ATM
8. Go to the Post Office, to mail letters, pick up a package, buy stamps

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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:** [May 4, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43190 "2016-05-04T13:54:33Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet
7. Get some money from the ATM
8. Go to the Post Office, to mail letters, pick up a package, buy stamps
9. Stop at bus terminal and buy next month’s bus pass

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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:** [May 4, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43191 "2016-05-04T14:00:21Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet
7. Get some money from the ATM
8. Go to the Post Office, to mail letters, pick up a package, buy stamps
9. Stop at bus terminal and buy next month’s bus pass
10. Get flowers for the wife.

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43192 "2016-05-04T14:29:19Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet
7. Get some money from the ATM
8. Go to the Post Office, to mail letters, pick up a package, buy stamps
9. Stop at bus terminal and buy next month’s bus pass
10. Get flowers for the wife.
11. Stop at the comic book store.

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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:** [May 4, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43193 "2016-05-04T14:44:43Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet
7. Get some money from the ATM
8. Go to the Post Office, to mail letters, pick up a package, buy stamps
9. Stop at bus terminal and buy next month’s bus pass
10. Get flowers for the wife.
11. Stop at the comic book store.
12. Well, duh…Stop by the library and check out the latest postings on the SDMB

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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:** [May 4, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43194 "2016-05-04T15:01:55Z")

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Errands to get done on the way home from work.

1. Fill up the gas tank
2. Pick up something for dinner
3. Stop by the school and confer with kid’s teacher
4. Drop off suit at the dry cleaner’s.
5. See a man about a dog.
6. Stop by the newsstand and see if the latest issue of My Hobby magazine is out yet
7. Get some money from the ATM
8. Go to the Post Office, to mail letters, pick up a package, buy stamps
9. Stop at bus terminal and buy next month’s bus pass
10. Get flowers for the wife.
11. Stop at the comic book store.
12. Well, duh…Stop by the library and check out the latest postings on the SDMB
13. Check the osprey nest outside my office

Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night

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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 4, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43195 "2016-05-04T15:20:44Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen

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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:** [May 4, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43196 "2016-05-04T15:21:32Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43197 "2016-05-04T15:29:20Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43198 "2016-05-04T16:46:58Z")

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1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner
5. Tony Orlando and Dawn (Hey I was 2!)

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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 4, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43199 "2016-05-04T16:50:34Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner
5. Tony Orlando and Dawn (Hey I was 2!)
6. Moody Blues

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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 4, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43200 "2016-05-04T17:00:18Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner
5. Tony Orlando and Dawn (Hey I was 2!)
6. Moody Blues
7. Anthony Newley

When I was little I loved him in _Doctor Doolittle_ and other musicals; now I’m wondering how in hell he ever got a career that didn’t involve a hairnet.

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**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:** [May 4, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43201 "2016-05-04T22:01:09Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner
5. Tony Orlando and Dawn (Hey I was 2!)
6. Moody Blues
7. Anthony Newley
8. Yanni

Actually “can’t stand at all” is kind of strong. I don’t like him any more but my musical taste has not changed that much over the years.

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43202 "2016-05-04T22:18:55Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner
5. Tony Orlando and Dawn (Hey I was 2!)
6. Moody Blues
7. Anthony Newley
8. Yanni
9. Elvis

Again, not “can’t stand at all,” just “don’t really care for.”

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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 4, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43203 "2016-05-04T22:36:03Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner
5. Tony Orlando and Dawn (Hey I was 2!)
6. Moody Blues
7. Anthony Newley
8. Yanni
9. Elvis
10. Josh Groban

Maybe not _young_ exactly, but when I was _younger_ (15 years ago or so).

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**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:** [May 5, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43204 "2016-05-05T02:01:32Z")

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Musical artists you loved when you were young, but you can’t stand at all now

1. 3 Dog Night
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Neil Diamond
4. Foreigner
5. Tony Orlando and Dawn (Hey I was 2!)
6. Moody Blues
7. Anthony Newley
8. Yanni
9. Elvis
10. Josh Groban
11. The Bee Gees

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43205 "2016-05-05T04:24:01Z")

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1. Moxy Fruvous

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