# 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:** 2310
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46186 "2016-09-06T17:56:40Z")
Fiction about a sports come-from-behind victory (in a game or over a season) and the sport 1. Emergency, “The Firehouse Quintet” episode, basketball. 2. Major League, baseball 3. Dodgeball, dodgeball 4. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, basketball 5. The Bad News Bears, Little League baseball 6. Hoosiers, basketball 7. Miracle, Olympic hockey 8. Slap Shot, minor league hockey 9. Cinderella Man, boxing 10. Semi-Pro, basketball 11. Grand Prix, Formula 1 12. The Black Stallion, horse racing ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46187 "2016-09-06T19:10:57Z")
Fiction about a sports come-from-behind victory (in a game or over a season) and the sport 1. Emergency, “The Firehouse Quintet” episode, basketball. 2. Major League, baseball 3. Dodgeball, dodgeball 4. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, basketball 5. The Bad News Bears, Little League baseball 6. Hoosiers, basketball 7. Miracle, Olympic hockey 8. Slap Shot, minor league hockey 9. Cinderella Man, boxing 10. Semi-Pro, basketball 11. Grand Prix, Formula 1 12. The Black Stallion, horse racing 13. Fast Break, college basketball PS The Bad News Bears lost their final game. New topic: Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46188 "2016-09-06T19:18:31Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46189 "2016-09-06T19:30:14Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46190 "2016-09-06T20:00:24Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son I did not agree with this assessment, though. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46191 "2016-09-06T20:51:58Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello I don’t know if there was a marketing campaign but I do know that the “new Dylan” tag was applied to him by some of the critics. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46192 "2016-09-06T21:46:03Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46193 "2016-09-06T21:57:35Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LqmzLgoWl3w/hqdefault.jpg "Mouse & The Traps A PUBLIC EXECUTION") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqmzLgoWl3w) ---
**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:** [September 7, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46194 "2016-09-07T09:55:23Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss 8. Barry McGuire (although lyrics like “my blood’s so mad, feels like coagulatin’” did nothing to support the cause) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46195 "2016-09-07T16:29:11Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss 8. Barry McGuire 9. Morrissey ---
**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:** [September 7, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46196 "2016-09-07T19:43:34Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss 8. Barry McGuire 9. Morrissey 10. Jakob Dylan Right? ---
**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:** [September 7, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46197 "2016-09-07T20:11:08Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” > > 1. Donovan > 2. Bruce Springsteen > 3. Jonathan Richman > 4. Jakob Dylan, his son > 5. Elvis Costello > 6. John Prine > 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss > 8. Barry McGuire > 9. Morrissey > 10. Jakob Dylan > > Right? Already used (see #4) Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss 8. Barry McGuire 9. Morrissey 10. Gerry Rafferty [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q) ---
**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:** [September 7, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46198 "2016-09-07T20:46:43Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss 8. Barry McGuire 9. Morrissey 10. Gerry Rafferty 11. Patti Smith ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46199 "2016-09-08T17:41:22Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss 8. Barry McGuire 9. Morrissey 10. Gerry Rafferty 11. Patti Smith 12. Lin Manuel Miranda Okay, probably not, but it jump starts the thread. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46200 "2016-09-08T17:50:59Z")
Singer-Songwriters Marketed as “The New Dylan” 1. Donovan 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Jonathan Richman 4. Jakob Dylan, his son 5. Elvis Costello 6. John Prine 7. Ronnie “Mouse” Weiss 8. Barry McGuire 9. Morrissey 10. Gerry Rafferty 11. Patti Smith 12. Lin Manuel Miranda 13. Loudon Wainwright III Next: Fondly remembered extinct food item from your youth (with link to photo). 1. Kellogg’s Danish Go-Rounds [link](http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4519/3904/1600/574176/a-Danish-Go-Rounds.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46201 "2016-09-08T18:28:22Z")
Fondly remembered extinct food item from your youth (with link to photo). 1. Kellogg’s Danish Go-Rounds [link](http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4519/3904/1600/574176/a-Danish-Go-Rounds.jpg) 2. Wendy’s chicken Caesar pitas [https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg) Not exactly from my youth (more like late teens/early 20s), but close enough. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46202 "2016-09-08T19:15:36Z")
Fondly remembered extinct food item from your youth (with link to photo). 1. Kellogg’s Danish Go-Rounds [link](http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4519/3904/1600/574176/a-Danish-Go-Rounds.jpg) 2. Wendy’s chicken Caesar pitas [https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg) 3. Whip ‘n’ Chill [a mousse-like concoction](http://www.midcenturymenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Magical-Desserts-with-Whip-N-Chill-1965001_thumb.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46203 "2016-09-08T19:18:11Z")
Fondly remembered extinct food item from your youth (with link to photo). 1. Kellogg’s Danish Go-Rounds [link](http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4519/3904/1600/574176/a-Danish-Go-Rounds.jpg) 2. Wendy’s chicken Caesar pitas [https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg) 3. Whip ‘n’ Chill [a mousse-like concoction](http://www.midcenturymenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Magical-Desserts-with-Whip-N-Chill-1965001_thumb.jpg) 4. Wheat Stax [http://www.flickr.com/photos/29884868@N04/2944584652/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/29884868@N04/2944584652/) A tasty, crunchy cereal, not too sweet. According to some sites the commercials showing adults playing with it could have been responsible for its short life, 1966-1971. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46204 "2016-09-08T22:15:57Z")
Fondly remembered extinct food item from your youth (with link to photo). 1. Kellogg’s Danish Go-Rounds [link](http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4519/3904/1600/574176/a-Danish-Go-Rounds.jpg) 2. Wendy’s chicken Caesar pitas [https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg) 3. Whip ‘n’ Chill [a mousse-like concoction](http://www.midcenturymenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Magical-Desserts-with-Whip-N-Chill-1965001_thumb.jpg) 4. Wheat Stax [http://www.flickr.com/photos/29884868@N04/2944584652/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/29884868@N04/2944584652/) 5. Government Commodity cheese [http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/618297\_dysjvPXd.jpg](http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/618297_dysjvPXd.jpg) Man it was good. (I had an in since I had several senior relatives who couldn’t eat cheese- that stuff was so good there was a black market.) ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46205 "2016-09-08T22:50:06Z")
Fondly remembered extinct food item from your youth (with link to photo). 1. Kellogg’s Danish Go-Rounds [link](http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4519/3904/1600/574176/a-Danish-Go-Rounds.jpg) 2. Wendy’s chicken Caesar pitas [https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-02/22/19/enhanced/webdr10/grid-cell-30263-1456186034-4.jpg) 3. Whip ‘n’ Chill [a mousse-like concoction](http://www.midcenturymenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Magical-Desserts-with-Whip-N-Chill-1965001_thumb.jpg) 4. Wheat Stax [http://www.flickr.com/photos/29884868@N04/2944584652/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/29884868@N04/2944584652/) 5. Government Commodity cheese [http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/618297\_dysjvPXd.jpg](http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/618297_dysjvPXd.jpg) 6. McDonald’s McDLT: [http://kidofthe80s.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mcdlt-w-ad.jpg](http://kidofthe80s.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mcdlt-w-ad.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2309) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2311)