# 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:** 2298
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45946 "2016-08-22T15:15:33Z")
Songs that are obvious ripoffs (and the song they ripped off) 1. “She’s About a Mover,” Sir Douglas Quintet (“She’s a Woman,” the Beatles) 2. “Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five (“I’m a Man” by The Yardbirds) 3. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie) 4. “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry God He’s Right on Time” hymn) 5. “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin (“You Need Love” by Willie Dixon) 6. “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees (“Paperback Writer” by the Beatles) 7. “Sun King,” the Beatles (“Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac) Just to show the Fabs weren’t above stealing themselves from time to time. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45947 "2016-08-22T15:31:18Z")
Songs that are obvious ripoffs (and the song they ripped off) 1. “She’s About a Mover,” Sir Douglas Quintet (“She’s a Woman,” the Beatles) 2. “Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five (“I’m a Man” by The Yardbirds) 3. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie) 4. “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry God He’s Right on Time” hymn) 5. “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin (“You Need Love” by Willie Dixon) 6. “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees (“Paperback Writer” by the Beatles) 7. “Sun King,” the Beatles (“Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac) 8. “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke (“Got to Give It Up,” Marvin Gaye) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45948 "2016-08-22T18:18:55Z")
Songs that are obvious ripoffs (and the song they ripped off) 1. “She’s About a Mover,” Sir Douglas Quintet (“She’s a Woman,” the Beatles) 2. “Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five (“I’m a Man” by The Yardbirds) 3. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie) 4. “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry God He’s Right on Time” hymn) 5. “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin (“You Need Love” by Willie Dixon) 6. “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees (“Paperback Writer” by the Beatles) 7. “Sun King,” the Beatles (“Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac) 8. “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke (“Got to Give It Up,” Marvin Gaye) 9. “Rock ‘n’ Me” by the Steve Miller Band (Free’s “All Right Now”) ---
**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:** [August 22, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45949 "2016-08-22T18:23:25Z")
Songs that are obvious ripoffs (and the song they ripped off) 1. “She’s About a Mover,” Sir Douglas Quintet (“She’s a Woman,” the Beatles) 2. “Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five (“I’m a Man” by The Yardbirds) 3. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie) 4. “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry God He’s Right on Time” hymn) 5. “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin (“You Need Love” by Willie Dixon) 6. “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees (“Paperback Writer” by the Beatles) 7. “Sun King,” the Beatles (“Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac) 8. “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke (“Got to Give It Up,” Marvin Gaye) 9. “Rock ‘n’ Me” by the Steve Miller Band (Free’s “All Right Now”) 10. “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison (The Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine”) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45950 "2016-08-22T19:54:03Z")
Songs that are obvious ripoffs (and the song they ripped off) 1. “She’s About a Mover,” Sir Douglas Quintet (“She’s a Woman,” the Beatles) 2. “Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five (“I’m a Man” by The Yardbirds) 3. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie) 4. “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry God He’s Right on Time” hymn) 5. “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin (“You Need Love” by Willie Dixon) 6. “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees (“Paperback Writer” by the Beatles) 7. “Sun King,” the Beatles (“Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac) 8. “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke (“Got to Give It Up,” Marvin Gaye) 9. “Rock ‘n’ Me” by the Steve Miller Band (Free’s “All Right Now”) 10. “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison (The Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine”) 11. “Anybody Seen My Baby,” Rolling Stones (“Constant Craving,” k. d. lang) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45951 "2016-08-23T04:24:02Z")
Songs that are obvious ripoffs (and the song they ripped off) 1. “She’s About a Mover,” Sir Douglas Quintet (“She’s a Woman,” the Beatles) 2. “Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five (“I’m a Man” by The Yardbirds) 3. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie) 4. “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry God He’s Right on Time” hymn) 5. “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin (“You Need Love” by Willie Dixon) 6. “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees (“Paperback Writer” by the Beatles) 7. “Sun King,” the Beatles (“Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac) 8. “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke (“Got to Give It Up,” Marvin Gaye) 9. “Rock ‘n’ Me” by the Steve Miller Band (Free’s “All Right Now”) 10. “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison (The Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine”) 11. “Anybody Seen My Baby,” Rolling Stones (“Constant Craving,” k. d. lang) 12. “Surfin’ USA,” Beach Boys (“Sweet Little Sixteen”, Chuck Berry) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45952 "2016-08-23T12:13:20Z")
Songs that are obvious ripoffs (and the song they ripped off) 1. “She’s About a Mover,” Sir Douglas Quintet (“She’s a Woman,” the Beatles) 2. “Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five (“I’m a Man” by The Yardbirds) 3. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie) 4. “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry God He’s Right on Time” hymn) 5. “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin (“You Need Love” by Willie Dixon) 6. “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees (“Paperback Writer” by the Beatles) 7. “Sun King,” the Beatles (“Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac) 8. “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke (“Got to Give It Up,” Marvin Gaye) 9. “Rock ‘n’ Me” by the Steve Miller Band (Free’s “All Right Now”) 10. “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison (The Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine”) 11. “Anybody Seen My Baby,” Rolling Stones (“Constant Craving,” k. d. lang) 12. “Surfin’ USA,” Beach Boys (“Sweet Little Sixteen”, Chuck Berry) 13. “Make 'Em Laugh” Arthur Freed (“Be a Clown”, Cole Porter) Next: Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45953 "2016-08-23T13:51:06Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45954 "2016-08-23T13:53:19Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45955 "2016-08-23T13:57:44Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45956 "2016-08-23T14:07:03Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45957 "2016-08-23T14:12:33Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45958 "2016-08-23T14:45:48Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) 7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Francois Perrin) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45959 "2016-08-23T14:47:32Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) 7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Francois Perrin) 8. The Man With the Golden Arm (Frankie “Dealer” Machine) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45960 "2016-08-23T14:59:30Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) 7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Francois Perrin) 8. The Man With the Golden Arm (Frankie “Dealer” Machine) 9. The Man With One Red Shoe (Richard Drew) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45961 "2016-08-23T15:41:31Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) 7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Francois Perrin) 8. The Man With the Golden Arm (Frankie “Dealer” Machine) 9. The Man With One Red Shoe (Richard Drew) 10. The Last of the Mohicans (Chingachgook) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45962 "2016-08-23T15:57:31Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) 7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Francois Perrin) 8. The Man With the Golden Arm (Frankie “Dealer” Machine) 9. The Man With One Red Shoe (Richard Drew) 10. The Last of the Mohicans (Chingachgook) 11. The Third Man (Harry Lime) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45963 "2016-08-23T16:31:48Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) 7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Francois Perrin) 8. The Man With the Golden Arm (Frankie “Dealer” Machine) 9. The Man With One Red Shoe (Richard Drew) 10. The Last of the Mohicans (Chingachgook) 11. The Third Man (Harry Lime) 12. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Sirius Black) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45964 "2016-08-23T17:58:47Z")
Name the fictional character who’s listed in the title 1. The Man with the Golden Gun (Scaramanga) 2. The Man Who knew Too Much (Dr. Ben McKenna) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Lisbeth Salander) 4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Schmuel) 5. The Best Little Girl in the World (Francesca “Kessa” Dietrich in the book; Casey Powell in the TV movie) 6. The Graduate (Ben Braddock) 7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Francois Perrin) 8. The Man With the Golden Arm (Frankie “Dealer” Machine) 9. The Man With One Red Shoe (Richard Drew) 10. The Last of the Mohicans (Chingachgook) 11. The Third Man (Harry Lime) 12. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Sirius Black) 13. The Man Who Came To Dinner (Sheridan Whiteside) Next! Since today is the 25th Anniversary of the launching of the World Wide Web (Internaut Day), Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45965 "2016-08-23T18:06:38Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2299)