# 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:** 2739
**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:** [September 17, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54767 "2017-09-17T20:36:35Z")
Um, this thread goes up to thirteen items in each list (hence the “Baker’s Dozen” name. And we generally only add one item at a time. And whoever finishes a Baker’s Dozen can start a new one or say “Pass.” ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54768 "2017-09-18T02:21:29Z")
Continuing the category with the first of CelticKnot’s entries Broadway Shows with Four or More Words in the Title 1. A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 5. The Book of Mormon 6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 7. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54769 "2017-09-18T03:07:34Z")
Broadway Shows with Four or More Words in the Title 1. A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 5. The Book of Mormon 6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 7. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 8. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54770 "2017-09-18T03:22:07Z")
Broadway Shows with Four or More Words in the Title 1. A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 5. The Book of Mormon 6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 7. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 8. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds 9. Sunday in the Park with George ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54771 "2017-09-18T03:31:09Z")
Broadway Shows with Four or More Words in the Title 1. A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 5. The Book of Mormon 6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 7. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 8. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds 9. Sunday in the Park with George 10. Stop the World - I Want to Get Off ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54772 "2017-09-18T04:07:17Z")
Broadway Shows with Four or More Words in the Title 1. A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 5. The Book of Mormon 6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 7. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 8. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds 9. Sunday in the Park with George 10. Stop the World - I Want to Get Off 11. Nice Work If You Can Get It ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54773 "2017-09-18T05:10:39Z")
Broadway Shows with Four or More Words in the Title 1. A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 5. The Book of Mormon 6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 7. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 8. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds 9. Sunday in the Park with George 10. Stop the World - I Want to Get Off 11. Nice Work If You Can Get It 12. The Phantom of the Opera ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54774 "2017-09-18T05:26:24Z")
Broadway Shows with Four or More Words in the Title 1. A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 5. The Book of Mormon 6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 7. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 8. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds 9. Sunday in the Park with George 10. Stop the World - I Want to Get Off 11. Nice Work If You Can Get It 12. The Phantom of the Opera 13. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (coming in 2018) In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54775 "2017-09-18T06:39:09Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54776 "2017-09-18T11:19:59Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54777 "2017-09-18T11:27:19Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54778 "2017-09-18T12:12:31Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54779 "2017-09-18T12:20:58Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54780 "2017-09-18T12:26:23Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov 7. Bip the Clown ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54781 "2017-09-18T12:29:17Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov 7. Bip the Clown 8. Pagliacci ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54782 "2017-09-18T12:55:10Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov 7. Bip the Clown 8. Pagliacci 9. Fizbo ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54783 "2017-09-18T13:04:24Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov 7. Bip the Clown 8. Pagliacci 9. Fizbo 10. Bello Nock ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54784 "2017-09-18T14:00:23Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov 7. Bip the Clown 8. Pagliacci 9. Fizbo 10. Bello Nock 11. Bozo the Clown ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54785 "2017-09-18T14:07:43Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov 7. Bip the Clown 8. Pagliacci 9. Fizbo 10. Bello Nock 11. Bozo the Clown 12. Pogo the Clown - AKA John Wayne Gacy ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54786 "2017-09-18T15:16:47Z")
In honor of IT, famous clowns 1. Pennywise the Dancing Clown 2. Ronald McDonald 3. Flunky, David Letterman’s Late Night Clown 4. Emmett Kelly 5. Homey the Clown 6. Oleg Popov 7. Bip the Clown 8. Pagliacci 9. Fizbo 10. Bello Nock 11. Bozo the Clown 12. Pogo the Clown - AKA John Wayne Gacy 13. Krusty the Clown “Hey hey!” Next category: Favorite John Williams tunes - with links 1. The Olympic Spirit - [The Olympic Spirit - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4QQ2SvQcE8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2738) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2740)