# 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:** 2673
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53446 "2017-07-12T21:31:28Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53447 "2017-07-12T22:00:31Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53448 "2017-07-12T22:12:41Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake Not an autograph I sought out. I bought a copy of one of his books to read and I found he had signed it. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53449 "2017-07-12T22:59:29Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53450 "2017-07-13T00:09:06Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand 7. Bob Hope ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53451 "2017-07-13T00:28:32Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand 7. Bob Hope 8. Harry Kemelman, author of Rabbi Small mystery novels ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53452 "2017-07-13T04:22:52Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand 7. Bob Hope 8. Harry Kemelman, author of Rabbi Small mystery novels 9. Madeleine L’Engle, Newbery Award winning author (A Wrinkle in Time) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53453 "2017-07-13T09:53:22Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand 7. Bob Hope 8. Harry Kemelman 9. Madeleine L’Engle 10. Ernie Harwell ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53454 "2017-07-13T10:30:18Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand 7. Bob Hope 8. Harry Kemelman 9. Madeleine L’Engle 10. Ernie Harwell 11. Leo Delibes ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53455 "2017-07-13T12:49:59Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand 7. Bob Hope 8. Harry Kemelman 9. Madeleine L’Engle 10. Ernie Harwell 11. Leo Delibes 12. Hal Clement ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53456 "2017-07-13T13:16:04Z")
Famous deceased people you have autographs from: 1. Archibald Cox 2. Hermann Hesse 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Carl Sagan 5. Jay Lake 6. Ayn Rand 7. Bob Hope 8. Harry Kemelman 9. Madeleine L’Engle 10. Ernie Harwell 11. Leo Delibes 12. Hal Clement 13. Christopher Reeve Next up: Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53457 "2017-07-13T14:46:14Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53458 "2017-07-13T15:37:34Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53459 "2017-07-13T16:09:28Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53460 "2017-07-13T16:11:19Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) According to Taylor, King told him that the song was a response to a line in Taylor’s earlier song “Fire and Rain”: “I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.” ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53461 "2017-07-13T16:14:27Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53462 "2017-07-13T16:17:14Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 7. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Tom Waits) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53463 "2017-07-13T17:43:16Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 7. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Tom Waits) 8. Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talking’ at Me (Fred Neil) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53464 "2017-07-13T18:14:19Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 7. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Tom Waits) 8. Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talking’ at Me (Fred Neil) 9. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53465 "2017-07-13T19:28:48Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 7. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Tom Waits) 8. Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talking’ at Me (Fred Neil) 9. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) 10. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You (Rudy Clark) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2672) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2674)