# 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\
**Page:** 2837

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56727 "2018-01-18T00:32:14Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games
8. Binge watching Netflix
9. Posting in this thread
10. Playing pen and paper RPGs
11. Fishing or cycling with my son
12. Playing cards

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56728 "2018-01-18T02:44:59Z")

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Leisure activities that you enjoy:

1. Crossword puzzles
2. Scuba diving
3. Reading
4. Solitaire (with real cards)
5. Walking/hiking
6. Listening to music
7. Playing board games
8. Binge watching Netflix
9. Posting in this thread
10. Playing pen and paper RPGs
11. Fishing or cycling with my son
12. Playing cards
13. Running

Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56729 "2018-01-18T02:48:16Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King

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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:** [January 18, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56730 "2018-01-18T02:52:36Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56731 "2018-01-18T03:37:00Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister

Lemmy wrote “Mama I’m Coming Home” and other songs for Ozzy Osbourne. He claimed to have earned more royalties from those Ozzy songs than he did for all of Motörhead.

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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:** [January 18, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56732 "2018-01-18T03:43:12Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson

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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:** [January 18, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56733 "2018-01-18T05:01:32Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56734 "2018-01-18T06:37:41Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson
7. Neil Diamond

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56735 "2018-01-18T12:57:39Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson
7. Neil Diamond
8. Jackson Browne

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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:** [January 18, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56736 "2018-01-18T13:23:19Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson
7. Neil Diamond
8. Jackson Browne
9. Jack White

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56737 "2018-01-18T13:27:28Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson
7. Neil Diamond
8. Jackson Browne
9. Jack White
10. Sia

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56738 "2018-01-18T14:26:03Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson
7. Neil Diamond
8. Jackson Browne
9. Jack White
10. Sia
11. David Bowie

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56739 "2018-01-18T14:29:58Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson
7. Neil Diamond
8. Jackson Browne
9. Jack White
10. Sia
11. David Bowie
12. Bruce Springsteen

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56740 "2018-01-18T16:12:00Z")

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Acts who have had great success both as singers AND as songwriters for other people

1. Prince
2. Carole King
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister
5. Kris Kristofferson
6. Willie Nelson
7. Neil Diamond
8. Jackson Browne
9. Jack White
10. Sia
11. David Bowie
12. Bruce Springsteen
13. Randy Newman

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Foods almost never served at picnics

1. Baked Alaska

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56741 "2018-01-18T16:16:55Z")

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Foods almost never served at picnics

1. Baked Alaskan
2. Cheese fondue

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56742 "2018-01-18T16:33:20Z")

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Foods almost never served at picnics

1. Baked Alaskan
2. Cheese fondue
3. Sushi

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56743 "2018-01-18T16:33:25Z")

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Foods almost never served at picnics

1. Baked Alaska
2. Cheese fondue
3. Sushi
4. Shrimp cocktail

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56744 "2018-01-18T17:13:16Z")

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Foods almost never served at picnics

1. Baked Alaska
2. Cheese fondue
3. Sushi
4. Shrimp cocktail
5. Pheasant Under Glass

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**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:** [January 18, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56745 "2018-01-18T17:45:05Z")

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Foods almost never served at picnics

1. Baked Alaska
2. Cheese fondue
3. Sushi
4. Shrimp cocktail
5. Pheasant Under Glass
6. Gagh

> **[Gagh](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Gagh)**
>
> Gagh was a Klingon delicacy made from serpent worms. Although most Klingons preferred to consume it alive, it could also be served stewed or cold. (ENT: "Sleeping Dogs") Live gagh required a supply of blood to survive. Scraping out the worm barrels...

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**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56746 "2018-01-18T18:06:25Z")

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Foods almost never served at picnics

1. Baked Alaska
2. Cheese fondue
3. Sushi
4. Shrimp cocktail
5. Pheasant Under Glass
6. Gagh
7. Turtle soup

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