# 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:** 2587
**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 30, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51726 "2017-04-30T22:33:19Z")
Inventors who quite probably changed the course of the future. 1. Thomas Edison 2. László Bíró 3. Guglielmo Marconi 4. Alexander Graham Bell 5. Johannes Gutenberg 6. Emmett “Doc” Brown 7. George Washington Carver 8. Grace Hopper 9. Charles Babbage 10. James Watt 11. Cai Lun (reputed inventor of paper) 12. J. Robert Oppenheimer 13. Fritz Haber I’ll pass ---
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> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Inventors who quite probably changed the course of the future. > > 1. Thomas Edison > 2. László Bíró > 3. Guglielmo Marconi > 4. Alexander Graham Bell > 5. Johannes Gutenberg > 6. Emmett “Doc” Brown > 7. George Washington Carver > 8. Grace Hopper > 9. Charles Babbage > 10. James Watt > 11. Cai Lun (reputed inventor of paper) > 12. J. Robert Oppenheimer > 13. Fritz Haber > > I’ll pass I’ll step in. Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - [“Stupid Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GhPUAVgHZc) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51728 "2017-05-01T00:35:07Z")
Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - [“Stupid Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GhPUAVgHZc) 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - [“Leaves”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5PySbFS6Tg) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51729 "2017-05-01T00:50:55Z")
Ross Perot was left-handed, too. In 1992 all three of the major-party candidates were southpaws. ---
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Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - [“Stupid Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GhPUAVgHZc) 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - [“Leaves”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5PySbFS6Tg) 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) She died way too early, age 33, in 1996, but reached the top of the charts in the UK 5 years after she died: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXU219b3Zdw) ---
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Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) ---
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Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - [“Stupid Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GhPUAVgHZc) 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - [“Leaves”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5PySbFS6Tg) 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - [“Why”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG7I4oniOyA) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51733 "2017-05-01T05:44:19Z")
Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - [“Stupid Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GhPUAVgHZc) 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - [“Leaves”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5PySbFS6Tg) 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - [“Why”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG7I4oniOyA) 6. Frederica von Stade - [“Moon Song from Dvorak’s _Rusalka_”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVYFpY3VL4) She was more active in the 1970s and 80s but this performance was in 1993 ---
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Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - “Why” 6. Frederica von Stade - “Moon Song from Dvorak’s Rusalka” 7. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) - [“Seether”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9AUR-iTo0) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51735 "2017-05-01T13:54:02Z")
Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - “Why” 6. Frederica von Stade - “Moon Song from Dvorak’s Rusalka” 7. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) - [“Seether”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9AUR-iTo0) 8. Toni Braxton (solo) - [“Un-Break My Heart”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Rch6WvPJE) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51736 "2017-05-01T14:02:14Z")
Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - “Why” 6. Frederica von Stade - “Moon Song from Dvorak’s Rusalka” 7. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) - [“Seether”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9AUR-iTo0) 8. Toni Braxton (solo) - [“Un-Break My Heart”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Rch6WvPJE) 9. Anita Baker, “I Apologize” - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-XQPoLakdg) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51737 "2017-05-01T14:19:04Z")
Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - “Why” 6. Frederica von Stade - “Moon Song from Dvorak’s Rusalka” 7. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) - “Seether” 8. Toni Braxton (solo) - “Un-Break My Heart” 9. Anita Baker, “I Apologize” - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-XQPoLakdg) 10. Tracey Thorn (Everything But the Girl), “Hatfield” - [EBTG - Hatfield (LP Version) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRjCJ9TEm54&ab) ---
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Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - “Why” 6. Frederica von Stade - “Moon Song from Dvorak’s Rusalka” 7. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) - “Seether” 8. Toni Braxton (solo) - “Un-Break My Heart” 9. Anita Baker, “I Apologize” - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-XQPoLakdg) 10. Tracey Thorn (Everything But the Girl), “Hatfield” - [EBTG - Hatfield (LP Version) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRjCJ9TEm54&ab) 11. Kim Deal – “Cannonball” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpoqzt2EHaA) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51739 "2017-05-01T16:52:22Z")
Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - “Why” 6. Frederica von Stade - “Moon Song from Dvorak’s Rusalka” 7. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) - “Seether” 8. Toni Braxton (solo) - “Un-Break My Heart” 9. Anita Baker, “I Apologize” - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-XQPoLakdg) 10. Tracey Thorn (Everything But the Girl), “Hatfield” - [EBTG - Hatfield (LP Version) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRjCJ9TEm54&ab) 11. Kim Deal – “Cannonball” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpoqzt2EHaA) 12. Sinead O’Connor - [“Nothing Compares 2 U”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhyAGyD4AF0) ---
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Female singers (both solo and band) from the 90s you liked (name and include video of one of their songs if possible): 1. Shirley Manson (Garbage) - “Stupid Girl” 2. Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - “Leaves” 3. Eva Cassidy (solo) - “Songbird” [Eva Cassidy - Songbird - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNLYeaL7No) 4. M’bilia Bel [La beaute d'une femme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4IxCCbahE) 5. Annie Lennox - “Why” 6. Frederica von Stade - “Moon Song from Dvorak’s Rusalka” 7. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) - “Seether” 8. Toni Braxton (solo) - “Un-Break My Heart” 9. Anita Baker, “I Apologize” - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-XQPoLakdg) 10. Tracey Thorn (Everything But the Girl), “Hatfield” - [EBTG - Hatfield (LP Version) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRjCJ9TEm54&ab) 11. Kim Deal – “Cannonball” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpoqzt2EHaA) 12. Sinead O’Connor - [“Nothing Compares 2 U”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhyAGyD4AF0) 13. Liz Phair – Never Said [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCP-UIs2kpM) Next: It’s [Surprise Penis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=825109) week here at SDMB, examples of entertainment mentioning the male genitalia. 1. King Missile – Detachable Penis [King Missile - Detachable Penis - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byDiILrNbM4) ---
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