# 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\
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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 14, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47586 "2016-11-14T21:06:16Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing

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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 14, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47587 "2016-11-14T21:08:58Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow

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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 14, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47588 "2016-11-14T21:11:01Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly

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**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:** [November 14, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47589 "2016-11-14T21:19:02Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out

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**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:** [November 14, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47590 "2016-11-14T21:25:42Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out
7. To ferret (something) out

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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 14, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47591 "2016-11-14T21:28:51Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out
7. To ferret (something) out
8. horsing around

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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 14, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47592 "2016-11-14T21:38:55Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out
7. To ferret (something) out
8. horsing around
9. “Quit carping about it.”

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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 14, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47593 "2016-11-14T21:44:29Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out
7. To ferret (something) out
8. horsing around
9. “Quit carping about it.”
10. to weasel out

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**Author:** ![quimper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7c8e57/32.png) [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47594 "2016-11-14T21:49:27Z")

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1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out
7. To ferret (something) out
8. horsing around
9. “Quit carping about it.”
10. to weasel out
11. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

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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 14, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47595 "2016-11-14T21:58:20Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out
7. To ferret (something) out
8. horsing around
9. “Quit carping about it.”
10. to weasel out
11. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
12. To skunk someone

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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 14, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47596 "2016-11-14T23:22:42Z")

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Words or phrases where an animal name is also a verb

1. to dog
2. “He’s badgering the witness, Your Honor”
3. Outfoxing
4. to cow
5. Fly
6. Pig out
7. To ferret (something) out
8. horsing around
9. “Quit carping about it.”
10. to weasel out
11. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
12. To skunk someone
13. To crow about something

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47597 "2016-11-14T23:28:36Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)

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**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:** [November 14, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47598 "2016-11-14T23:51:20Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)

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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 15, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47599 "2016-11-15T00:07:46Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)

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**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:** [November 15, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47600 "2016-11-15T00:07:46Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)
5. E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) by Blue Oyster Cult (Three men in black said, “Don’t report this.”)

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**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47601 "2016-11-15T02:01:42Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)
5. E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) by Blue Öyster Cult (Three men in black said, “Don’t report this.”)  
6 Orinoco Flow by Enya (…far beyond the Yellow Sea.)

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**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:** [November 15, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47602 "2016-11-15T03:02:59Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)
5. E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) by Blue Öyster Cult (Three men in black said, “Don’t report this.”)
6. Orinoco Flow by Enya (…far beyond the Yellow Sea.)
7. Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland (Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue)

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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 15, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47603 "2016-11-15T04:49:13Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)
5. E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) by Blue Öyster Cult (Three men in black said, “Don’t report this.”)
6. Orinoco Flow by Enya (…far beyond the Yellow Sea.)
7. Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland (Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue)
8. Things Have Changed by Bob Dylan ("…There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinking champagne / Got white skin, got assassin’s eyes…")

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**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:** [November 15, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47604 "2016-11-15T04:57:39Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)
5. E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) by Blue Öyster Cult (Three men in black said, “Don’t report this.”)
6. Orinoco Flow by Enya (…far beyond the Yellow Sea.)
7. Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland (Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue)
8. Things Have Changed by Bob Dylan ("…There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinking champagne / Got white skin, got assassin’s eyes…")
9. Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd (“Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?”)

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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 15, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47605 "2016-11-15T08:08:00Z")

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A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.

1. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
3. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)
5. E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) by Blue Öyster Cult (Three men in black said, “Don’t report this.”)
6. Orinoco Flow by Enya (…far beyond the Yellow Sea.)
7. Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland (Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue)
8. Things Have Changed by Bob Dylan ("…There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinking champagne / Got white skin, got assassin’s eyes…")
9. Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd (“Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?”)
10. Wear Your Love Like Heaven by Donovan (Prussian blue, scarlet, alizarin crimson, havana lake, rose carmethene)

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