# 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:** 2314
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46266 "2016-09-13T19:43:22Z")
Fiction with a mermaid: 1. The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler 2. Splash 3. The Little Mermaid 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. “Miranda,” a 1948 film starring Glynnis Johns 6. _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_, by C.S. Lewis 7. [_Mei Ren Yu_ (aka _The Mermaid_)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmk_NPeCk1I) 8. _Peter Pan_ 9. _To Catch a Mermaid_ ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46267 "2016-09-13T20:37:09Z")
Fiction with a mermaid: 1. The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler 2. Splash 3. The Little Mermaid 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. “Miranda,” a 1948 film starring Glynnis Johns 6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis 7. Mei Ren Yu (aka The Mermaid) 8. Peter Pan 9. To Catch a Mermaid 10. Ondine Well, a selkie, maybe, but that’s pretty close… > **[Ondine (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondine_(film))** > > Ondine is a 2009 Irish romantic drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda. The film was shot on location in Castletownbere, and it touches upon the possible existence of the mythological selkie bringing hope and love to humans they so much want to become. > The film had its North American premiere as part of the Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2009 in Toronto and European premiere as part of the Jameson Dublin International... > **[Selkie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie)** > > In Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies (also spelled silkies, sylkies, selchies) or selkie folk (Scots: selkie fowk) meaning 'seal folk'\[a\] are mythological beings capable of therianthropy, changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin. They are found in folktales and mythology originating from the Northern Isles of Scotland. > The folktales frequently revolve around female selkies being coerced into relationships with humans by someone stealing and hiding their sealskin, thus exhibit... ---
**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 13, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46268 "2016-09-13T21:50:35Z")
Fiction with a mermaid: 1. The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler 2. Splash 3. The Little Mermaid 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. “Miranda,” a 1948 film starring Glynnis Johns 6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis 7. Mei Ren Yu (aka The Mermaid) 8. Peter Pan 9. To Catch a Mermaid 10. Ondine 11. Superman (Lori Lemaris) ---
**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 13, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46269 "2016-09-13T22:01:24Z")
Fiction with a mermaid: 1. The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler 2. Splash 3. The Little Mermaid 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. “Miranda,” a 1948 film starring Glynnis Johns 6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis 7. Mei Ren Yu (aka The Mermaid) 8. Peter Pan 9. To Catch a Mermaid 10. Ondine 11. Superman (Lori Lemaris) 12. _Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides_ They weren’t in the original book 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 13, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46270 "2016-09-13T22:15:23Z")
Fiction with a mermaid: 1. The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler 2. Splash 3. The Little Mermaid 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. “Miranda,” a 1948 film starring Glynnis Johns 6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis 7. Mei Ren Yu (aka The Mermaid) 8. Peter Pan 9. To Catch a Mermaid 10. Movie Local Hero 11. Ondine 12. Superman (Lori Lemaris) 13. _Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides_ (putting Local Hero back in, as it got left out a few posts back) New: Singers with an extensive vocal range Define extensive as you wish–in the sense of being able to produce many notes from high to low, or being able to sing in a variety of types of music 1. Yma Sumac The Google Doodle celebrating her suggested the category to me–she had a 5 octave range ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46271 "2016-09-13T22:17:03Z")
New: Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury Four octave range. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46272 "2016-09-13T22:26:11Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney Four or five octaves, depending on who you believe. ---
**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 13, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46273 "2016-09-13T22:34:45Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46274 "2016-09-13T22:35:25Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey Garage doors open when you play certain songs. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46275 "2016-09-13T22:55:35Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46276 "2016-09-14T03:32:22Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Axl Rose ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46277 "2016-09-14T05:59:14Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Axl Rose 8. Prince ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46278 "2016-09-14T09:58:04Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Axl Rose 8. Prince 9. Christina Aguilera (Yes, I’m back.) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46279 "2016-09-14T12:18:47Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Axl Rose 8. Prince 9. Christina Aguilera 10. Julie Andrews at least, she did in _Victor/Victoria_ ---
**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 14, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46280 "2016-09-14T13:32:40Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Axl Rose 8. Prince 9. Christina Aguilera 10. Julie Andrews 11. Nicolai Gedda Opera singer ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46281 "2016-09-14T13:37:05Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Axl Rose 8. Prince 9. Christina Aguilera 10. Julie Andrews 11. Nicolai Gedda 12. Mike Patton The frontman for Faith No More: [http://www.spin.com/2014/05/mike-patton-biggest-vocal-range-octaves-chart-music/](http://www.spin.com/2014/05/mike-patton-biggest-vocal-range-octaves-chart-music/) ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46282 "2016-09-14T14:12:17Z")
Singers with an extensive vocal range, either high to low, or varied categories 1. Yma Sumac 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Paul McCartney 4. Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) 5. Mariah Carey 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Axl Rose 8. Prince 9. Christina Aguilera 10. Julie Andrews 11. Nicolai Gedda 12. Mike Patton 13. Steve Tyler Hobbies with a measurable ‘geek factor’ 1. ham radio ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46283 "2016-09-14T14:34:43Z")
Hobbies with a measurable ‘geek factor’ 1. ham radio 2. stamp collecting ---
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46284 "2016-09-14T14:59:53Z")
Hobbies with a measurable ‘geek factor’ 1. ham radio 2. stamp collecting 3. coin collecting ---
**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 14, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46285 "2016-09-14T15:04:22Z")
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