# 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:** 2299
**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, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45966 "2016-08-23T18:09:50Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45967 "2016-08-23T18:13:48Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45968 "2016-08-23T18:30:17Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity ---
**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, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45969 "2016-08-23T18:33:13Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://www.suck.com/) ---
**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, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45970 "2016-08-23T18:47:27Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://www.suck.com/) 7. Napster ---
**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, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45971 "2016-08-23T19:01:32Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://Suck.com) 7. Napster 8. Lycos Still around, but was the search engine of choice once upon a long long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45972 "2016-08-23T19:19:54Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://Suck.com) 7. Napster 8. Lycos 9. [Bianca’s Smut Shack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianca.com) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45973 "2016-08-23T19:27:46Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://Suck.com) 7. Napster 8. Lycos 9. Bianca’s Smut Shack 10. [etoys.com](http://etoys.com) Bought out and now run by former rival Toys R Us: [The Rise and Fall of eToys - ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=88548&page=1). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45974 "2016-08-23T19:58:47Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://Suck.com) 7. Napster 8. Lycos 9. Bianca’s Smut Shack 10. [etoys.com](http://etoys.com) 11. Jumptheshark ---
**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, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45975 "2016-08-23T21:18:51Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://Suck.com) 7. Napster 8. Lycos 9. Bianca’s Smut Shack 10. [etoys.com](http://etoys.com) 11. Jumptheshark 12. Yahoo Auctions ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45976 "2016-08-23T21:40:13Z")
Name formerly popular websites that have seen better days or are gone 1. Altavista 2. Myspace 3. Geocities 4. Ask Jeeves 5. Television Without Pity 6. [Suck.com](http://Suck.com) 7. Napster 8. Lycos 9. Bianca’s Smut Shack 10. [etoys.com](http://etoys.com) 11. Jumptheshark 12. Yahoo Auctions 13. MovieTome Next: Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - [Afternoon Delight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) (1976) ---
**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 23, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45977 "2016-08-23T22:58:34Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) Pop music was in a deep funk during this era, with Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men crap plaguing the airwaves pretty much nonstop. Go find this “classic” on YouTube yourself if you really want to hear it; I’m not linking to it. ---
**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 24, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45978 "2016-08-24T00:58:32Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - [Afternoon Delight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) (1976) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) 3. Barry Manilow, “Mandy” [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) (1975) Click on the link at your own risk. I can’t get the tearjerker chorus out of my head now. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45979 "2016-08-24T01:43:13Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) [Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8) 3. Barry Manilow - Mandy (1975) [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) (links fixed) ---
**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 24, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45980 "2016-08-24T02:38:09Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) [Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8) 3. Barry Manilow - Mandy (1975) [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) 4. King Uszniewicz & The Usniewicztones: Surfin’ School (1963) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiow5SDouZs) ---
**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 24, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45981 "2016-08-24T04:12:30Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) [Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8) 3. Barry Manilow - Mandy (1975) [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) 4. King Uszniewicz & The Usniewicztones: Surfin’ School (1963) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiow5SDouZs) 5. Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County (1979) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJniCCuqR4) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45982 "2016-08-24T11:54:29Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) [Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8) 3. Barry Manilow - Mandy (1975) [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) 4. King Uszniewicz & The Usniewicztones: Surfin’ School (1963) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiow5SDouZs) 5. Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County (1979) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJniCCuqR4) 6. Air Supply - Even the Nights are better (1982) [Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Better - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRx58DgOxeg) ---
**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 24, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45983 "2016-08-24T13:25:10Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) [Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8) 3. Barry Manilow - Mandy (1975) [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) 4. King Uszniewicz & The Usniewicztones: Surfin’ School (1963) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiow5SDouZs) 5. Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County (1979) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJniCCuqR4) 6. Air Supply - Even the Nights are better (1982) [Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Better - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRx58DgOxeg) 7. Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know it’s True (1989) - [Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk) A lot to choose from for 1989 but I have to go with Milli Vanilli. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45984 "2016-08-24T16:42:42Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) [Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8) 3. Barry Manilow - Mandy (1975) [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) 4. King Uszniewicz & The Usniewicztones: Surfin’ School (1963) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiow5SDouZs) 5. Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County (1979) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJniCCuqR4) 6. Air Supply - Even the Nights are better (1982) [Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Better - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRx58DgOxeg) 7. Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know it’s True (1989) - [Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk) 8. “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes, 1979 [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyaf1yMHx54) ---
**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 25, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45985 "2016-08-25T14:11:48Z")
Name (and link to) the worst song released the year you graduated high school (also state the year): 1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUkhMq_iRo) 2. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995) [Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8) 3. Barry Manilow - Mandy (1975) [Mandy - barry manilow - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfcD5qycQY) 4. King Uszniewicz & The Usniewicztones: Surfin’ School (1963) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiow5SDouZs) 5. Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County (1979) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJniCCuqR4) 6. Air Supply - Even the Nights are better (1982) [Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Better - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRx58DgOxeg) 7. Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know it’s True (1989) - [Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk) 8. “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes, 1979 [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyaf1yMHx54) 9. Morris Albert, “Feelings” (1975) [Feelings - Morris Albert - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaI7ZOmTr4) I know I already posted a song above but I don’t know how I overlooked this one, tied with my earlier entry as just as bad [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2298) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2300)