# 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:** 2633
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52646 "2017-06-07T19:55:23Z")
Cities That Start And End With the Same Letter 1. Ankara 2. Orlando 3. Rochester 4. Iscayachi, Bolivia 5. Warsaw, Poland 6. Atlanta 7. Liverpool, UK 8. Tamanrasset, Algeria 9. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 10. Accra, Ghana 11. Dortmund, Germany 12. Ybor City, Florida ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52647 "2017-06-07T19:57:31Z")
Cities That Start And End With the Same Letter 1. Ankara 2. Orlando 3. Rochester 4. Iscayachi, Bolivia 5. Warsaw, Poland 6. Atlanta 7. Liverpool, UK 8. Tamanrasset, Algeria 9. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 10. Accra, Ghana 11. Dortmund, Germany 12. Ybor City, Florida 13. Oslo, Norway Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52648 "2017-06-07T20:36:14Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52649 "2017-06-07T20:44:46Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. Beach Baby by First Class 2. Surfin’ U.S.A. - The Beach Boys 3. Surf City - Jan and Dean 4. Song on the Sand, from “La Cage aux Folles” ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52650 "2017-06-07T20:50:07Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean [/QUOTE] 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” Housekeeping. Please quote to preserve links. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52651 "2017-06-07T20:57:42Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52652 "2017-06-07T21:03:05Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland ETA: I didn’t realize the video was so creepy ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52653 "2017-06-07T21:24:21Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland 1. [Under the Boardwalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzCccndc2w) - The Drifters ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52654 "2017-06-07T21:35:40Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland 1. [Under the Boardwalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzCccndc2w) - The Drifters 2. [Beach Blanket Bingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3ZN3dSeDk) - Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52655 "2017-06-08T04:19:58Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland 1. [Under the Boardwalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzCccndc2w) - The Drifters 2. [Beach Blanket Bingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3ZN3dSeDk) - Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello 3. [Soak Up The Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYiGA_rIls) - Sheryl Crow ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52656 "2017-06-08T04:29:34Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland 1. [Under the Boardwalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzCccndc2w) - The Drifters 2. [Beach Blanket Bingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3ZN3dSeDk) - Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello 3. [Soak Up The Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYiGA_rIls) - Sheryl Crow 4. [Cabo Wabo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSrEMiox1c) - Van Halen ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52657 "2017-06-08T06:53:18Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland 1. [Under the Boardwalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzCccndc2w) - The Drifters 2. [Beach Blanket Bingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3ZN3dSeDk) - Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello 3. [Soak Up The Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYiGA_rIls) - Sheryl Crow 4. [Cabo Wabo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSrEMiox1c) - Van Halen 5. [Kokomo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJWmbLS2_ec) - The Beach Boys ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52658 "2017-06-08T11:04:24Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland 1. [Under the Boardwalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzCccndc2w) - The Drifters 2. [Beach Blanket Bingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3ZN3dSeDk) - Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello 3. [Soak Up The Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYiGA_rIls) - Sheryl Crow 4. [Cabo Wabo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSrEMiox1c) - Van Halen 5. [Kokomo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJWmbLS2_ec) - The Beach Boys 6. [Sea and Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-f3LnfdSC0) - The Who From Quadrophenia - A vastly underrated masterpiece of an album. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52659 "2017-06-08T12:17:01Z")
Songs of the beach, sand, sun and surf! 1. [Beach Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGPpwFpIAA) by First Class 2. [Surfin’ U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU) - The Beach Boys 3. [Surf City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI) - Jan and Dean 4. [Song on the Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAHkm0t-mY), from “La Cage aux Folles” 5. [The Girl From Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA) performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (among others) 6. [Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9Ou3-YyqU) performed by Brian Hyland 1. [Under the Boardwalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzCccndc2w) - The Drifters 2. [Beach Blanket Bingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3ZN3dSeDk) - Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello 3. [Soak Up The Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYiGA_rIls) - Sheryl Crow 4. [Cabo Wabo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSrEMiox1c) - Van Halen 5. [Kokomo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJWmbLS2_ec) - The Beach Boys 6. [Sea and Sand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-f3LnfdSC0) - The Who 7. “Just Like the Sun” Laurie Berkner Band Next: Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52660 "2017-06-08T12:59:55Z")
Next: Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. _The Old Man and the Sea_ - Ernest Hemingway ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52661 "2017-06-08T13:16:37Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52662 "2017-06-08T14:17:23Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52663 "2017-06-08T14:25:16Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52664 "2017-06-08T14:31:26Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen ---
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Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. Leiningen versus the Ants - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 7. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2632) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2634)