# 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:** ![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:** [June 7, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5781 "2011-06-07T13:05:32Z")

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Songs Frequently Used in War Movies

1. For What It’s Worth/Buffalo Springfield (Vietnam movies)
2. When This Cruel War is Over (Civil War)
3. “The Ride of the Valkyries”
4. “Paint it black”/Rolling Stones
5. “O Fortuna” by Carl Orff
6. “All Along the Watchtower”/Jimi Hendrix (Vietnam)
7. Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree/The Andrews Sisters (World War II)
8. La Vie En Rose/Edith Piaf (World War 2)
9. “The Bonnie Blue Flag” (American Civil War)
10. Dixie (American Civil War)
11. Lilli Marlene (WW II)
12. Over There (WWI)
13. “We’ll Meet Again” (WWII, Dr. Strangelove)

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “But I don’t wanna be a pirate!”

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5782 "2011-06-07T13:29:26Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “But I don’t wanna be a pirate!”
2. “I’m out!”

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5783 "2011-06-07T13:33:51Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “But I don’t wanna be a pirate!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5784 "2011-06-07T14:00:09Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “But I don’t wanna be a pirate!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5785 "2011-06-07T14:22:50Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “But I don’t wanna be a pirate!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”

Must be sneered.

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5786 "2011-06-07T14:31:37Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “But I don’t wanna be a pirate!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. [But I don’t want to be a pirate](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12864028&postcount=655)

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5787 "2011-06-07T16:17:12Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “No soup for you!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. “But I don’t want to be a pirate!”
7. “George is dead. Call me.”

Hard to keep a good idea down.

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**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:** [June 7, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5788 "2011-06-07T16:27:34Z")

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Way too late at this point, but in the Billy Joel song list I’d already posted “Uptown Girl” in post 5767. Please be careful to check that somebody hasn’t beaten you to a number before you submit, and edit accordingly! 🙂

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5789 "2011-06-07T17:07:25Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “No soup for you!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. “But I don’t want to be a pirate!”
7. “George is dead. Call me.”
8. “They’re real…and they are spectacular!!”

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5790 "2011-06-07T17:14:30Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “No soup for you!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. “But I don’t want to be a pirate!”
7. “George is dead. Call me.”
8. “They’re real…and they are spectacular!!”
9. “And you want to be my latex salesman.”

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5791 "2011-06-07T17:18:54Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “No soup for you!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. “But I don’t want to be a pirate!”
7. “George is dead. Call me.”
8. “They’re real…and they are spectacular!!”
9. “And you want to be my latex salesman.”
10. “Maybe the dingo ate your fi-an-ce.”

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5792 "2011-06-07T17:22:43Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “No soup for you!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. “But I don’t want to be a pirate!”
7. “George is dead. Call me.”
8. “They’re real…and they are spectacular!!”
9. “And you want to be my latex salesman.”
10. “Maybe the dingo ate your fi-an-ce.”
11. “She had man hands!”

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5793 "2011-06-07T18:39:36Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “No soup for you!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. “But I don’t want to be a pirate!”
7. “George is dead. Call me.”
8. “They’re real…and they are spectacular!!”
9. “And you want to be my latex salesman.”
10. “Maybe the dingo ate your fi-an-ce.”
11. “She had man hands!”
12. So many great ones unsaid from which to choose (hmmm…ya gotta see the baby; spare a square; i choose not to run; my good friend bob sakimanaw; the best jerry! the best!; who’s ever heard of the moops?). I’ll go with “Mulva?”

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5794 "2011-06-07T18:43:35Z")

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Favorite Seinfeld lines

1. “No soup for you!”
2. “I’m out!”
3. “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home…”
4. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that …”
5. “Hello, Newman.”
6. “But I don’t want to be a pirate!”
7. “George is dead. Call me.”
8. “They’re real…and they are spectacular!!”
9. “And you want to be my latex salesman.”
10. “Maybe the dingo ate your fi-an-ce.”
11. “She had man hands!”
12. So many great ones unsaid from which to choose (hmmm…ya gotta see the baby; spare a square; i choose not to run; my good friend bob sakimanaw; the best jerry! the best!; who’s ever heard of the moops?). I’ll go with “Mulva?”
13. “Significant shrinkage”

Why are there so many songs with rainbow in their titles?

1. The Rainbow Connection

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5795 "2011-06-07T18:50:25Z")

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Why are there so many songs with rainbow in their titles?

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Rainbow in the Dark

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5796 "2011-06-07T19:01:33Z")

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Why are there so many songs with rainbow in their titles?

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Rainbow in the Dark
3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5797 "2011-06-07T19:06:40Z")

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Why are there so many songs with rainbow in their titles?

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Rainbow in the Dark
3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
4. Rainbow Blues

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5798 "2011-06-07T19:51:36Z")

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Why are there so many songs with rainbow in their titles?

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Rainbow in the Dark
3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
4. Rainbow Blues
5. Rainbows All Over Your Blues

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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:** [June 7, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5799 "2011-06-07T20:29:38Z")

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Why are there so many songs with rainbow in their titles?

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Rainbow in the Dark
3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
4. Rainbow Blues
5. Rainbows All Over Your Blues
6. Rainbow Bridge

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5800 "2011-06-07T20:41:41Z")

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Why are there so many songs with rainbow in their titles?

1. The Rainbow Connection
2. Rainbow in the Dark
3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
4. Rainbow Blues
5. Rainbows All Over Your Blues
6. Rainbow Bridge
7. [Rainbow Trout](http://www.metrolyrics.com/rainbow-trout-lyrics-gordon-lightfoot.html)

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