# 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:** 2580
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51586 "2017-04-25T03:47:31Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes (and also, what didn’t make it into the boxes) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51587 "2017-04-25T09:40:55Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy (wish it were every 20 years, not 10) (can you tell I’m due?) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51588 "2017-04-25T11:44:03Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51589 "2017-04-25T12:26:38Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51590 "2017-04-25T12:54:17Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen 7. Listen to people’s personal dramas Sometimes its a relief when it’s a robocall. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51591 "2017-04-25T13:03:56Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen 7. Listen to people’s personal dramas 8. Empty trash ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51592 "2017-04-25T13:39:46Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen 7. Listen to people’s personal dramas 8. Empty trash 9. Go to the bathroom ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51593 "2017-04-25T14:22:39Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen 7. Listen to people’s personal dramas 8. Empty trash 9. Go to the bathroom 10. Insulin injections ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51594 "2017-04-25T14:56:09Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen 7. Listen to people’s personal dramas 8. Empty trash 9. Go to the bathroom 10. Insulin injections 11. Go to work ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51595 "2017-04-25T17:16:38Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen 7. Listen to people’s personal dramas 8. Empty trash 9. Go to the bathroom 10. Insulin injections 11. Go to work 12. Read about Pres. Trump ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51596 "2017-04-25T17:27:50Z")
Things you wish you didn’t have to do quite so often 1. Mow the lawn 2. Laundry 3. Clean cats’ litter boxes 4. Get a colonoscopy 5. Wash the dishes 6. Clean the kitchen 7. Listen to people’s personal dramas 8. Empty trash 9. Go to the bathroom 10. Insulin injections 11. Go to work 12. Read about Pres. Trump 13. Drive in heavy traffic … NEW Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael _Written by a 17-year-old Michael and 18-year-old Andrew Ridgely in 1981._ ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51597 "2017-04-25T17:30:37Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51598 "2017-04-25T18:27:22Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51599 "2017-04-25T18:30:10Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51600 "2017-04-25T18:32:40Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 fixed ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51601 "2017-04-25T18:53:58Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51602 "2017-04-25T19:00:53Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51603 "2017-04-25T19:23:18Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) 7. “Angel Baby” (1960), Rosie (Hamlin) and the Originals (age 15) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51604 "2017-04-25T19:40:28Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) 7. “Angel Baby” (1960), Rosie (Hamlin) and the Originals (age 15) 8. “Strawberry Letter 23”, The Brothers Johnson _Written and originally recorded by 17-year-old Shuggie Otis in 1971._ . ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51605 "2017-04-25T19:51:21Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) 7. “Angel Baby” (1960), Rosie (Hamlin) and the Originals (age 15) 8. “Strawberry Letter 23”, The Brothers Johnson 9. “Up, Up and Away”, The Fifth Dimension written by 17 year old Jimmy Webb [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2579) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2581)