# 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\
**Page:** 2170

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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 9, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43386 "2016-05-09T22:09:56Z")

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Songs where the title is only mentioned twice in the lyrics

1. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
2. Animal - Kesha
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby
4. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
5. Eleanor Rigby. - The Beatles
6. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
7. 99 Botttles of Beer
8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
9. Fixing a Hole - The Beatles

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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 10, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43387 "2016-05-10T01:15:12Z")

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Songs where the title is only mentioned twice in the lyrics

1. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
2. Animal - Kesha
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby
4. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
5. Eleanor Rigby. - The Beatles
6. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
7. 99 Botttles of Beer
8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
9. Fixing a Hole - The Beatles
10. Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues

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**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:** [May 10, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43388 "2016-05-10T01:25:56Z")

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Songs where the title is only mentioned twice in the lyrics

1. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
2. Animal - Kesha
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby
4. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
5. Eleanor Rigby. - The Beatles
6. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
7. 99 Botttles of Beer
8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
9. Fixing a Hole - The Beatles
10. Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues
11. Soul Kitchen - The Doors

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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 10, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43389 "2016-05-10T02:02:28Z")

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Songs where the title is only mentioned twice in the lyrics

1. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
2. Animal - Kesha
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby
4. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
5. Eleanor Rigby. - The Beatles
6. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
7. 99 Botttles of Beer
8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
9. Fixing a Hole - The Beatles
10. Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues
11. Soul Kitchen - The Doors
12. I’ll Be Back - The Beatles

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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 10, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43390 "2016-05-10T04:09:42Z")

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Songs where the title is only mentioned twice in the lyrics

1. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen

2. Animal - Kesha

3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby

4. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon

5. Eleanor Rigby. - The Beatles

6. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

7. 99 Bottles of Beer

8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry

9. Fixing a Hole - The Beatles

10. Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues

11. Soul Kitchen - The Doors

12. I’ll Be Back - The Beatles

13. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis  
New topic: Famous Women With Floral Names

14. Lily Tomlin

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**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:** [May 10, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43391 "2016-05-10T04:19:58Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy

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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 10, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43392 "2016-05-10T04:22:08Z")

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New topic: Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch

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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 10, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43393 "2016-05-10T04:31:07Z")

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New topic: Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket

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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 10, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43394 "2016-05-10T05:11:52Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney

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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 10, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43395 "2016-05-10T05:34:57Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery

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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 10, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43396 "2016-05-10T11:43:12Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery
7. Ruby Begonia

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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 10, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43397 "2016-05-10T11:48:10Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery
7. Ruby Begonia
8. Daphne Zuniga

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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 10, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43398 "2016-05-10T11:58:17Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery
7. Ruby Begonia
8. Daphne Zuniga
9. Mum Jokmok

A popular Thai comedian; Chrysanthemum for short. I question Daphne, as a flower.

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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 10, 2016, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43399 "2016-05-10T12:07:05Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery
7. Ruby Begonia
8. Daphne Zuniga
9. Mum Jokmok
10. Daisy Duke

Daphne’s a shrub known for its flowers: [Daphne (plant) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_%28plant%29)

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**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:** [May 10, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43400 "2016-05-10T12:50:53Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery
7. Ruby Begonia
8. Daphne Zuniga
9. Mum Jokmok
10. Daisy Duke
11. Princess Buttercup

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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 10, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43401 "2016-05-10T13:07:13Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery
7. Ruby Begonia
8. Daphne Zuniga
9. Mum Jokmok
10. Daisy Duke
11. Princess Buttercup
12. Heather Mills

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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 10, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43402 "2016-05-10T13:12:51Z")

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Famous Women With Floral Names

1. Lily Tomlin
2. Rose Kennedy
3. Iris Murdoch
4. Hyacinth Bucket
5. Rosemary Clooney
6. Poppy Montgomery
7. Ruby Begonia
8. Daphne Zuniga
9. Mum Jokmok
10. Daisy Duke
11. Princess Buttercup
12. Heather Mills
13. St. Rose of Lima

New: Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43403 "2016-05-10T13:14:45Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)

2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)  
Your Soap Opera name (your middle name and the street on which you grew up)

3. Ellen Southgate

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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 10, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43404 "2016-05-10T13:25:40Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)

2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)

3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)  
Your Soap Opera name (your middle name and the street on which you grew up)

4. Ellen Southgate

5. Carol Burnett

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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 10, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43405 "2016-05-10T13:41:09Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)

Your Soap Opera name (your middle name and the street on which you grew up)

1. Ellen Southgate
2. Carol Burnett
3. Gilbert Main

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