# 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:** 2364

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47266 "2016-11-02T05:21:52Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47267 "2016-11-02T11:48:31Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47268 "2016-11-02T11:55:14Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47269 "2016-11-02T12:44:45Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha

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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:** [November 2, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47270 "2016-11-02T12:47:19Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha
7. “My Dewlap (Moose Song)” - Kim Soleski Ward

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47271 "2016-11-02T13:03:54Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha
7. “My Dewlap (Moose Song)” - Kim Soleski Ward
8. “Muskrat Love” by the Captain and Tenille

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47272 "2016-11-02T13:09:30Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha
7. “My Dewlap (Moose Song)” - Kim Soleski Ward
8. “Muskrat Love” by the Captain and Tenille
9. “Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People” --Frozen soundtrack

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47273 "2016-11-02T13:15:07Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha
7. “My Dewlap (Moose Song)” - Kim Soleski Ward
8. “Muskrat Love” by the Captain and Tenille
9. “Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People” --Frozen soundtrack
10. “Crocodile Rock” - Elton John

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47274 "2016-11-02T13:17:49Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha
7. “My Dewlap (Moose Song)” - Kim Soleski Ward
8. “Muskrat Love” by the Captain and Tenille
9. “Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People” --Frozen soundtrack
10. “Crocodile Rock” - Elton John
11. “See You Later, Alligator” - Bill Haley and His Comets

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47275 "2016-11-02T13:45:12Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha
7. “My Dewlap (Moose Song)” - Kim Soleski Ward
8. “Muskrat Love” by the Captain and Tenille
9. “Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People” --Frozen soundtrack
10. “Crocodile Rock” - Elton John
11. “See You Later, Alligator” - Bill Haley and His Comets
12. “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47276 "2016-11-02T13:52:01Z")

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Songs with names of WILD animals in their titles or lyrics

1. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
2. “Wild Horses” - Rolling Stones
3. “The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders & Swann
4. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” - Rolf Harris
5. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran
6. “Dinosaur” - Kesha
7. “My Dewlap (Moose Song)” - Kim Soleski Ward
8. “Muskrat Love” by the Captain and Tenille
9. “Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People” --Frozen soundtrack
10. “Crocodile Rock” - Elton John
11. “See You Later, Alligator” - Bill Haley and His Comets
12. “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
13. Rock Lobster - B-52s

Next: Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either or the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47277 "2016-11-02T13:55:00Z")

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Next: Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either or the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year

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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:** [November 2, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47278 "2016-11-02T14:05:11Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either or the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47279 "2016-11-02T14:17:10Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either or the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League
4. The Natural

The first club for which the young Roy Hobbs tries out is the Chicago Cubs. If memory serves, the Cubs also appear at least once more in the movie as a game-day opponent of Hobbs’ New York Knights.

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47280 "2016-11-02T15:12:11Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either or the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League
4. The Natural
5. The Break-Up

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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:** [November 2, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47281 "2016-11-02T16:30:15Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either or the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League
4. The Natural
5. The Break-Up
6. Taking Care of Business (Jim Belushi breaks out of jail to see Cubs in World Series)

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47282 "2016-11-02T17:30:01Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either or the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League
4. The Natural
5. The Break-Up
6. Taking Care of Business (Jim Belushi breaks out of jail to see Cubs in World Series)
7. The Blues Brothers (Elwood give a cop the address for Wrigley as his home address)

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47283 "2016-11-02T17:40:30Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either of the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League
4. The Natural
5. The Break-Up
6. Taking Care of Business
7. The Blues Brothers
8. The Kid from Cleveland

Many of the 1948 World Series champion Indians have cameos in the movie: [The Kid from Cleveland - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kid_from_Cleveland)

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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:** [November 2, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47284 "2016-11-02T18:09:08Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either of the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League
4. The Natural
5. The Break-Up
6. Taking Care of Business
7. The Blues Brothers
8. The Kid from Cleveland
9. Major League II

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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:** [November 2, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47285 "2016-11-02T18:57:08Z")

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Tonight’s the last game of the World Series. Name a movie featuring either of the participating teams.

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Rookie of the Year
3. Major League
4. The Natural
5. The Break-Up
6. Taking Care of Business
7. The Blues Brothers
8. The Kid from Cleveland
9. Major League II
10. Opportunity Knocks (Dana Carvey pretends to be President Bush, in the men’s room at Wrigley Field)

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