# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55667 "2017-11-04T00:14:05Z")

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Singers (both solo and band members) you like not only because of their music but also because you have a bit of crush on:

1. Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
2. Melanie Oesch, the Swiss yodeler
3. Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) link
4. Susannah Hoffs
5. Lee Aaron, The Metal Queen!
6. Shirley Manson
7. Katharine McPhee
8. Adele
9. Andy Allo
10. Josh Groban
11. Anneke van Giersbergen
12. Belinda Carlisle
13. Gavin DeGraw

Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine.

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55668 "2017-11-04T00:36:02Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55669 "2017-11-04T00:51:14Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. [Olcott Light, Olcott, NY](http://nyfalls.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Olcott-Beach-lighthouse.jpg)

It’s not the original 19th century lighthouse. It’s a 2003 replica.

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55670 "2017-11-04T01:04:57Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. [Olcott Light, Olcott, NY](http://nyfalls.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Olcott-Beach-lighthouse.jpg)
4. Cape Hatteras, NC

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55671 "2017-11-04T01:38:24Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. [Olcott Light, Olcott, NY](http://nyfalls.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Olcott-Beach-lighthouse.jpg)
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. [Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefish_Point_Light)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55672 "2017-11-04T04:31:51Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. Olcott Light, Olcott, NY
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan
6. Cape Race, Newfoundland

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55673 "2017-11-04T04:33:12Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. [Olcott Light, Olcott, NY](http://nyfalls.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Olcott-Beach-lighthouse.jpg)
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. [Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefish_Point_Light)
6. [Heceta Head Lighthouse](http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/35923_oprd_heceta_head_brochure_rev_WEB_ONLY094929.pdf), Oregon

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55674 "2017-11-04T04:47:32Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. [Olcott Light, Olcott, NY](http://nyfalls.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Olcott-Beach-lighthouse.jpg)
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. [Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefish_Point_Light)
6. Cape Race, Newfoundland
7. [Heceta Head Lighthouse](http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/35923_oprd_heceta_head_brochure_rev_WEB_ONLY094929.pdf), Oregon  
8.[Cape Enrage Light Station, New Brunswick](https://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/Products/C/CapeEnrageLightStation.aspx)

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55675 "2017-11-04T07:11:31Z")

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I don’t care about your newfangled list. I just want to say: Stevie Nicks.

Carry on now.

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**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:** [November 4, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55676 "2017-11-04T17:47:58Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. [Olcott Light, Olcott, NY](http://nyfalls.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Olcott-Beach-lighthouse.jpg)
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. [Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefish_Point_Light)
6. Cape Race, Newfoundland
7. [Heceta Head Lighthouse](http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/35923_oprd_heceta_head_brochure_rev_WEB_ONLY094929.pdf), Oregon  
8.[Cape Enrage Light Station, New Brunswick](https://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/Products/C/CapeEnrageLightStation.aspx)
8. Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook, NJ

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55677 "2017-11-04T23:04:47Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. Olcott Light, Olcott, NY
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan
6. Cape Race, Newfoundland
7. Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon  
8.Cape Enrage Light Station, New Brunswick
8. Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook, NJ
9. Quintero, Chile

Didn’t exactly visit it, but lived between the lighthouse and the beach. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.771408,-71.535813,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s126323364!2e1!3e10!6s%2F%2Flh6.googleusercontent.com%2Fproxy%2F0uQoPOHChUDfuF8a2yxkAKz6F80nQ7bXGvKQmMI8A9lwut9WvITjSd-NoqkkVW41US1V7OmXfT5CNaEH9uQZvuFVZ14PD-E%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i3072!8i2304)

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**Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55678 "2017-11-05T03:50:14Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> I don’t care about your newfangled list. I just want to say: Stevie Nicks.
> 
> Carry on now.

Just because she spins around in circles and is often lit, there’s no reason call her names.

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**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:** [November 5, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55679 "2017-11-05T18:04:08Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. [Olcott Light, Olcott, NY](http://nyfalls.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Olcott-Beach-lighthouse.jpg)
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. [Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefish_Point_Light)
6. Cape Race, Newfoundland
7. [Heceta Head Lighthouse](http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/35923_oprd_heceta_head_brochure_rev_WEB_ONLY094929.pdf), Oregon  
8.[Cape Enrage Light Station, New Brunswick](https://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/Products/C/CapeEnrageLightStation.aspx)
8. Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook, NJ
9. Quintero, Chile
10. Montauk Point Light, NY

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55680 "2017-11-05T23:04:41Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. Olcott Light, Olcott, NY
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan
6. Cape Race, Newfoundland
7. Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon  
8.Cape Enrage Light Station, New Brunswick
8. Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook, NJ
9. Quintero, Chile
10. Montauk Point Light, NY
11. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

On a lake only 30 miles long. About a mile from where I was born five years after it was constructed. [https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscape/Wisconsin/i-HSpVTSK/1/e9468ce4/S/5D3\_5023-HDR-S.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscape/Wisconsin/i-HSpVTSK/1/e9468ce4/S/5D3_5023-HDR-S.jpg)

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**Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55681 "2017-11-06T02:05:53Z")

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Lighthouses you’ve visited

1. Marshall Point Lighthouse. Maine
2. Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
3. Olcott Light, Olcott, NY
4. Cape Hatteras, NC
5. Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, Michigan
6. Cape Race, Newfoundland
7. Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon  
8.Cape Enrage Light Station, New Brunswick
8. Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook, NJ
9. Quintero, Chile
10. Montauk Point Light, NY
11. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
12. Corregidor Island Lighthouse, Philippines

A 1950s reconstruction of the 1902 lighthouse which was destroyed during World War II  
New category  
We put in an order today at our local supermarket for their Thanksgiving package dinner, so…

Must-haves for your Thanksgiving feast

1. Pigs in blankets (appetizer)

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**Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55682 "2017-11-06T03:03:25Z")

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Must-haves for your Thanksgiving feast

1. Pigs in blankets (appetizer)
2. Cranberry sauce . . .

. . . made from whole fresh cranberries, cooked with half the sugar called for on the package.

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**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:** [November 6, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55683 "2017-11-06T03:19:24Z")

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Must-haves for your Thanksgiving feast

1. Pigs in blankets (appetizer)
2. Cranberry sauce . . .
3. Turkey

Let’s not overlook the obvious

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**Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55684 "2017-11-06T03:51:50Z")

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Must-haves for your Thanksgiving feast

1. Pigs in blankets (appetizer)
2. Cranberry sauce . . .
3. Turkey
4. Green bean casserole topped with fried onions

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55685 "2017-11-06T04:52:37Z")

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Must-haves for your Thanksgiving feast

1. Pigs in blankets (appetizer)
2. Cranberry sauce . . .
3. Turkey
4. Green bean casserole topped with fried onions
5. Pecan pie

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**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55686 "2017-11-06T06:01:27Z")

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Must-haves for your Thanksgiving feast

1. Pigs in blankets (appetizer)
2. Cranberry sauce . . .
3. Turkey
4. Green bean casserole topped with fried onions
5. Pecan pie
6. Baked macaroni and cheese

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