# 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:** 2199
**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 27, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43966 "2016-05-27T15:22:41Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” As in “Uh… daddy this place is boring. When can we go?” “Soon.” ---
**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:** [May 27, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43967 "2016-05-27T15:25:04Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43968 "2016-05-27T15:43:02Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” ---
**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 27, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43969 "2016-05-27T15:44:39Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43970 "2016-05-27T16:01:20Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43971 "2016-05-27T16:17:08Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” 7. A good ten minutes ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43972 "2016-05-27T16:20:36Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” 7. A good ten minutes 8. “Two shakes of a lamb’s tail” ---
**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:** [May 27, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43973 "2016-05-27T16:24:31Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” 7. A good ten minutes 8. “Two shakes of a lamb’s tail” 9. “In a few…” ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43974 "2016-05-27T16:27:33Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” 7. A good ten minutes 8. “Two shakes of a lamb’s tail” 9. “In a few…” 10. “Hold your horses a minute.” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43975 "2016-05-27T16:30:08Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” 7. A good ten minutes 8. “Two shakes of a lamb’s tail” 9. “In a few…” 10. “Hold your horses a minute.” 11. “From sunup to sundown” ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43976 "2016-05-27T16:39:32Z")
The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” 7. A good ten minutes 8. “Two shakes of a lamb’s tail” 9. “In a few…” 10. “Hold your horses a minute.” 11. “From sunup to sundown” 12. “Half a mo” ---
**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 27, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43977 "2016-05-27T17:06:07Z")
> [@Iggy](#): > > Celebrities who are legally married to a same sex spouse > > … > 13. Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner… Huh. I had no idea that Lily Tomlin is gay!: [Lily Tomlin - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Tomlin#Personal_life). Ignorance fought. The Remains of the Day: colloquial divisions of time less than 1 day long 1. “… Before dinner” 2. “Soon” 3. “Jiffy” 4. “In a New York Minute” 5. “In a heartbeat” 6. “C’mere for a second” 7. A good ten minutes 8. “Two shakes of a lamb’s tail” 9. “In a few…” 10. “Hold your horses a minute.” 11. “From sunup to sundown” 12. “Half a mo” 13. “Just a sec” Next category: Repurpose a tune as theme music for a famous person (with link) 1. George Washington - “Orchard House,” Thomas Newman: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJL39\_YuUC0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJL39_YuUC0) Has a nice all-American, heroic, Coplandesque sound to it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43978 "2016-05-27T17:26:25Z")
Next category: Repurpose a tune as theme music for a famous person (with link) 1. George Washington - “Orchard House,” 2. Joseph “The Elephant Man” Merrick - [“I Wanna Be Like You”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr6FBaf03qQ) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43979 "2016-05-27T17:32:36Z")
Repurpose a tune as theme music for a famous person (with link) 1. George Washington - “Orchard House,” 2. Joseph “The Elephant Man” Merrick - “I Wanna Be Like You” 3. Dan Quayle - CCR’s “Fortunate Son” [Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec0XKhAHR5I) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43980 "2016-05-27T17:44:14Z")
Repurpose a tune as theme music for a famous person (with link) 1. George Washington - “Orchard House,” 2. Joseph “The Elephant Man” Merrick - “I Wanna Be Like You” 3. Dan Quayle - CCR’s “Fortunate Son” 4. Hillary Clinton - [“Rose’s Turn”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOTHRn_o5qE) ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43981 "2016-05-28T14:23:55Z")
Repurpose a tune as theme music for a famous person (with link) 1. George Washington - “Orchard House,” 2. Joseph “The Elephant Man” Merrick - “I Wanna Be Like You” 3. Dan Quayle - CCR’s “Fortunate Son” 4. Hillary Clinton - “Rose’s Turn” 5. Neil Patrick Harris [The Last Man in My Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAXVmHACdXw) ---
**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 28, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43982 "2016-05-28T15:46:23Z")
Repurpose a tune as theme music for a famous person (with link) 1. George Washington - “Orchard House,” 2. Joseph “The Elephant Man” Merrick - “I Wanna Be Like You” 3. Dan Quayle - CCR’s “Fortunate Son” 4. Hillary Clinton - “Rose’s Turn” 5. Neil Patrick Harris The Last Man in My Life 6. Cecil Adams - “It Ain’t Necessarily So” ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43983 "2016-05-29T02:22:17Z")
Repurpose a tune as theme music for a famous person (with link) 1. George Washington - “Orchard House,” 2. Joseph “The Elephant Man” Merrick - “I Wanna Be Like You” 3. Dan Quayle - CCR’s “Fortunate Son” 4. Hillary Clinton - “Rose’s Turn” 5. Neil Patrick Harris The Last Man in My Life 6. Cecil Adams - “It Ain’t Necessarily So” 7. Barack Obama – “Take this Job and Shove It” ---
**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 29, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43984 "2016-05-29T04:53:13Z")
Most of you don’t link, and none of you know how to quote to preserve the previous links. Really? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43985 "2016-05-29T13:20:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Most of you don’t link, and none of you know how to quote to preserve the previous links. Really? If a song title is sufficiently familiar to be effective in this context, a link to a version of it is unnecessary clutter. I ignored the request, for that reason. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2198) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2200)