# 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:** 2465

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**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49286 "2017-01-29T22:50:14Z")

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Animals Mentioned in songs:

1. Camel (Midnight at the Oasis)
2. Rabbit (Hound Dog)
3. Butterfly (Dog & Butterfly)
4. Dog (How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?)
5. Antelope (Home on the Range)
6. Lots of 'em (Talk to the Animals)
7. Horse (Wildfire)
8. Spider (Spiders & Snakes)
9. Any song from “Cats”

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49287 "2017-01-29T22:55:46Z")

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Animals Mentioned in songs:

1. Camel (Midnight at the Oasis)
2. Rabbit (Hound Dog)
3. Butterfly (Dog & Butterfly)
4. Dog (How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?)
5. Antelope (Home on the Range)
6. Lots of 'em (Talk to the Animals)
7. Horse (Wildfire)
8. Spider (Spiders & Snakes)
9. Any song from “Cats”
10. Muskrat Love (Captain and Tenille)

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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:** [January 29, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49288 "2017-01-29T23:46:38Z")

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Animals Mentioned in songs:

1. Camel (Midnight at the Oasis)
2. Rabbit (Hound Dog)
3. Butterfly (Dog & Butterfly)
4. Dog (How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?)
5. Antelope (Home on the Range)
6. Lots of 'em (Talk to the Animals)
7. Horse (Wildfire)
8. Spider (Spiders & Snakes)
9. Any song from “Cats”
10. Muskrat Love (Captain and Tenille)
11. Hippopotamus (I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas)

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49289 "2017-01-30T00:01:03Z")

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Animals Mentioned in songs:

1. Camel (Midnight at the Oasis)
2. Rabbit (Hound Dog)
3. Butterfly (Dog & Butterfly)
4. Dog (How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?)
5. Antelope (Home on the Range)
6. Lots of 'em (Talk to the Animals)
7. Horse (Wildfire)
8. Spider (Spiders & Snakes)
9. Any song from “Cats”
10. Muskrat Love (Captain and Tenille)
11. Hippopotamus (I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas)
12. Wild geese, kittens, dog, bee (My Favorite Things)

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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:** [January 30, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49290 "2017-01-30T00:33:30Z")

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Animals Mentioned in songs:

1. Camel (Midnight at the Oasis)

2. Rabbit (Hound Dog)

3. Butterfly (Dog & Butterfly)

4. Dog (How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?)

5. Antelope (Home on the Range)

6. Lots of 'em (Talk to the Animals)

7. Horse (Wildfire)

8. Spider (Spiders & Snakes)

9. Any song from “Cats”

10. Muskrat Love (Captain and Tenille)

11. Hippopotamus (I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas)

12. Wild geese, kittens, dog, bee (My Favorite Things)

13. Alligators (Shel Silverstein’s “The Unicorn”)  
Medical Nicknames

14. Julius Erving - Dr. J

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49291 "2017-01-30T00:36:20Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49292 "2017-01-30T00:47:41Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday

Famed for being in the gunfight at the OK Corral

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49293 "2017-01-30T00:50:52Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49294 "2017-01-30T00:54:22Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre

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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:** [January 30, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49295 "2017-01-30T00:55:17Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49296 "2017-01-30T00:55:24Z")

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1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre

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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:** [January 30, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49297 "2017-01-30T02:17:57Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)
7. Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49298 "2017-01-30T02:37:38Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)
7. Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier
8. Dr. I.Q., Lew Valentine, on the first radio quiz show, 1939.

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49299 "2017-01-30T03:34:05Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)
7. Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier
8. Dr. I.Q., Lew Valentine, on the first radio quiz show, 1939.
9. Doctor Dré, former MTV VJ (not to be confused with entry #5)

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49300 "2017-01-30T03:51:24Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)
7. Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier
8. Dr. I.Q., Lew Valentine, on the first radio quiz show, 1939.
9. Doctor Dré, former MTV VJ (not to be confused with entry #5)
10. Bones - Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, USS Enterprise

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49301 "2017-01-30T03:57:05Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)
7. Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier
8. Dr. I.Q., Lew Valentine, on the first radio quiz show, 1939.
9. Doctor Dré, former MTV VJ (not to be confused with entry #5)
10. Bones - Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, USS Enterprise
11. Dr Johnny Fever (aka John Caravella) - WKRP in Cincinnati

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49302 "2017-01-30T13:43:27Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)
7. Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier
8. Dr. I.Q., Lew Valentine, on the first radio quiz show, 1939.
9. Doctor Dré, former MTV VJ (not to be confused with entry #5)
10. Bones - Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, USS Enterprise
11. Dr Johnny Fever (aka John Caravella) - WKRP in Cincinnati
12. Doctor Octopus - Otto Octavius (Marvel Comics)

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49303 "2017-01-30T13:49:07Z")

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Medical Nicknames

1. Julius Erving - Dr. J
2. Doc Severinsen
3. Doc Holliday
4. Dwight Gooden - “Doctor K”
5. Dr. Dre
6. Linda Carter - The Night Nurse (Marvel Comics)
7. Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier
8. Dr. I.Q., Lew Valentine, on the first radio quiz show, 1939.
9. Doctor Dré, former MTV VJ (not to be confused with entry #5)
10. Bones - Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, USS Enterprise
11. Dr Johnny Fever (aka John Caravella) - WKRP in Cincinnati
12. Doctor Octopus - Otto Octavius (Marvel Comics)
13. Dr. Seuss

Pass

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**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49304 "2017-01-30T13:56:01Z")

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The earliest home telephone number you can remember your family having.

1. 7-W

Operator assist, long before there were dials. It was a party line – one ring for 7-J and two rings for 7-W.

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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:** [January 30, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49305 "2017-01-30T14:21:42Z")

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The earliest home telephone number you can remember your family having.

1. 7-W
2. 739-2693, long before area codes

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