# 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:** 2695
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Train-themed songs. 1. [City of New Orleans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ATpP9lsVw) 2. [Canadian Railroad Trilogy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjoU1Qkeizs) 3. [Train Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBP15lRprPs) 4. [Last Train to Clarksville](https://youtu.be/ZcXpKiY2MXE) 5. [Long Black Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFuUReZD57Q) 6. [Starlight Express](https://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/starlightexpress/starlightexpress.htm) and every other song from that musical 7. [Love Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT9jTW7MHc) 8.[Train for Auschwitz](http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Paxton:Train_For_Auschwitz) 8. [Last Train Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vQ_y9JJ1E) 9. “Down at the Station” [http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/down-at-the-station-train-songs/](http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/down-at-the-station-train-songs/) 10. [Rock Island Line](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1BPItDcDo) 11. [This Train](https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-rotz-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=rotz&p=this+train+is+bound+for+glory+peter%26paul+and+mary#id=1&vid=f06c183c5d17d88aa82532030be9e6c6&action=click) ---
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Train-themed songs. 1. [City of New Orleans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ATpP9lsVw) 2. [Canadian Railroad Trilogy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjoU1Qkeizs) 3. [Train Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBP15lRprPs) 4. [Last Train to Clarksville](https://youtu.be/ZcXpKiY2MXE) 5. [Long Black Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFuUReZD57Q) 6. [Starlight Express](https://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/starlightexpress/starlightexpress.htm) and every other song from that musical 7. [Love Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT9jTW7MHc) 8.[Train for Auschwitz](http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Paxton:Train_For_Auschwitz) 8. [Last Train Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vQ_y9JJ1E) 9. “Down at the Station” [http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/down-at-the-station-train-songs/](http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/down-at-the-station-train-songs/) 10. [Rock Island Line](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1BPItDcDo) 11. [This Train](https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-rotz-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=rotz&p=this+train+is+bound+for+glory+peter%26paul+and+mary#id=1&vid=f06c183c5d17d88aa82532030be9e6c6&action=click) 12. [The Lightning Express](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWohCzFT3Vc) PASS ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson (Basketball) ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards 7. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards 7. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych 8. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards 7. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych 8. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods 9. George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards 7. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych 8. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods 9. George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. 10. Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards 7. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych 8. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods 9. George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. 10. Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah 11. Covelli Loyce “Coco” Crisp He officially changed his name a few years ago, but while he was active in MLB, Coco was still just a nickname ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards 7. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych 8. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods 9. George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. 10. Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah 11. Covelli Loyce “Coco” Crisp 12. Mildren “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias ---
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Athletes known pretty much only by a nickname. 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson 2. “Pistol Pete” Maravich 3. Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage 4. Pele (I know his real name, Edson Arantes, but most people don’t) 5. Rocco Francis “Rocky” Marc[heg]iano 6. “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards 7. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych 8. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods 9. George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. 10. Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah 11. Covelli Loyce “Coco” Crisp 12. Mildren “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias 13. Jay “Dizzy” Dean Next: Hobby you have spent the most money on in your lifetime 1. Photography ---
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Hobby you have spent the most money on in your lifetime 1. Photography 2. Golf ---
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Hobby you have spent the most money on in your lifetime 1. Photography 2. Golf 3. Reading ---
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Hobby you have spent the most money on in your lifetime 1. Photography 2. Golf 3. Reading 4. Writing/Self-Publishing ---
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Hobby you have spent the most money on in your lifetime 1. Photography 2. Golf 3. Reading 4. Writing/Self-Publishing 5. Stamp collecting Probably reading, actually, but that was already taken. ---
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