# 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:** 2244

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**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:** [July 4, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44866 "2016-07-04T22:11:21Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks

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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:** [July 4, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44867 "2016-07-04T22:33:24Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!

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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:** [July 4, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44868 "2016-07-04T23:02:38Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain

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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:** [July 4, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44869 "2016-07-04T23:03:38Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire

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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:** [July 4, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44870 "2016-07-04T23:46:52Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire
6. St. Elmo’s fire

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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:** [July 4, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44871 "2016-07-04T23:59:57Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire
6. St. Elmo’s fire
7. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!

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**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44872 "2016-07-05T00:08:03Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire
6. St. Elmo’s fire
7. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
8. How 'bout a little fire, Scarecrow?

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44873 "2016-07-05T00:27:31Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire
6. St. Elmo’s fire
7. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
8. How 'bout a little fire, Scarecrow?
9. I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44874 "2016-07-05T01:12:53Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire
6. St. Elmo’s fire
7. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
8. How 'bout a little fire, Scarecrow?
9. I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
10. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

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**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:** [July 5, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44875 "2016-07-05T03:24:06Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire
6. St. Elmo’s fire
7. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
8. How 'bout a little fire, Scarecrow?
9. I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
10. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
11. Fight Fire with Fire

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44876 "2016-07-05T03:42:20Z")

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Time for fireworks! Phrases or titles with the words “fire” and / or “works” in them

1. Pale Fire
2. Ironworks
3. Fire in the hole!
4. Fire on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Fire
6. St. Elmo’s fire
7. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
8. How 'bout a little fire, Scarecrow?
9. I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
10. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
11. Fight Fire with Fire
12. Whatever works for you

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44877 "2016-07-05T03:45:20Z")

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Interesting results if you switch fire and works

1. Pale Works
2. Ironfire
3. Work in the hole!
4. Work on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Work
6. St. Elmo’s works
7. Look on my fire, ye mighty, and despair!
8. How 'bout a little work, Scarecrow?
9. I’ve Been Firin’ on the Railroad
10. The Complete Fire of William Shakespeare
11. Fight Work with Work
12. Whatever fires for you

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44878 "2016-07-05T04:49:58Z")

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Interesting results if you switch fire and works

1. Pale Works
2. Ironfire
3. Work in the hole!
4. Work on the Mountain
5. We Didn’t Start The Work
6. St. Elmo’s works
7. Look on my fire, ye mighty, and despair!
8. How 'bout a little work, Scarecrow?
9. I’ve Been Firin’ on the Railroad
10. The Complete Fire of William Shakespeare
11. Fight Work with Work
12. Whatever fires for you
13. Light my fire

Names of probes sent into space.

1. Juno

In tribute to the probe that just successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit Wow!

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44879 "2016-07-05T05:02:42Z")

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Names of probes sent into space.

1. Juno
2. Voyager 2

Which confusingly was launched before Voyager 1.

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44880 "2016-07-05T05:27:18Z")

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Names of probes sent into space.

1. Juno
2. Voyager 2
3. Mariner 9

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44881 "2016-07-05T05:27:48Z")

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Names of probes sent into space. (ETA: Probes that landed on planets, moons, asteroids are also allowed.)

1. Juno
2. Voyager 2
3. Mariner 9

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**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:** [July 5, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44882 "2016-07-05T05:56:09Z")

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Names of probes sent into space. (ETA: Probes that landed on planets, moons, asteroids are also allowed.)

1. Juno
2. Voyager 2
3. Mariner 9
4. New Horizons

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44883 "2016-07-05T06:36:07Z")

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Names of probes sent into space. (ETA: Probes that landed on planets, moons, asteroids are also allowed.)

1. Juno
2. Voyager 2
3. Mariner 9
4. New Horizons
5. Sputnik 1

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44884 "2016-07-05T08:21:15Z")

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Names of probes sent into space. (ETA: Probes that landed on planets, moons, asteroids are also allowed.)

1. Juno
2. Voyager 2
3. Mariner 9
4. New Horizons
5. Sputnik 1
6. Pioneer 11

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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:** [July 5, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44885 "2016-07-05T10:26:49Z")

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Names of probes sent into space. (ETA: Probes that landed on planets, moons, asteroids are also allowed.)

1. Juno
2. Voyager 2
3. Mariner 9
4. New Horizons
5. Sputnik 1
6. Pioneer 11
7. Cassini

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